US PATENT SUBCLASS 405 / 205
.~.~ With ballasting means to sink or position structure at site

Current as of: June, 1999
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405 /   HD   HYDRAULIC AND EARTH ENGINEERING

195.1  DF  MARINE STRUCTURE OR FABRICATION THEREOF {11}
203  DF  .~ Floatable to site and supported by marine floor {3}
205.~.~ With ballasting means to sink or position structure at site {2}
206  DF  .~.~.~> Detachable from structure
207  DF  .~.~.~> Compartment in base {1}

DEFINITION

Classification: 405/205

With ballasting means to sink or position structure at site:

(under subclass 203) Method or apparatus wherein the construction includes or has attached thereto one or more buoyant compartments into which a material is selectively introduced to decrease the buoyancy of said compartment(s), whereby the construction can be submerged or its orientation can be regulated.

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

23, for wave or flow dissipating structures which are floated to a site and sunk.

171, for submerging a line of pipe or cable by controlling the buoyancy thereof.

200, for marine platforms which are adjusted vertically through buoyancy control.