Patent SG-11201805908P-A (SG)
Title: Modular-type very large floating structures
Inventor: NANDIGAMA CHAITANYA PRAVEEN
IPC: B63B9/06
Filed: 2017-01-20
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property -, Organization 111111110111101110101011111010111110111011101111101111111011001111101111011111 International Bureau .. .... ..Yejd (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date .... ...,,, WO 2017/125953 Al 27 July 2017 (27.07.2017) WIPO I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: Prakriti Apartments, Thindlu Main road, Kodigehalli, Ban- B63B 9/06 (2006.01) galore 560097 (IN). (21) International Application Number: (74) Agents: PHILLIPS, Prashant et al.; Lakshmikumaran & PCT/IN2017/050032 Sridharan, B-6/10, Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi 110029 (IN). (22) International Filing Date: 20 January 2017 (20.01.2017) (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, (25) Filing Language: English AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, (26) Publication Language: English BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, (30) Priority Data: HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, 201641002183 20 January 2016 (20.01.2016) IN KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, (71) Applicant: SEA6 ENERGY PVT. LTD. [IN/IN]; Sea6 MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, Energy Pvt. Ltd., NO.843, Sahakar Nagar Main Road, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, Karnataka, Bangalore 560092 (IN). RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, (72) Inventors: NANDIGAMA, Chaitanya Praveen; Plot no ZA, ZM, ZW. 102, Vinayak Nagar, Gachibowli, Hyderabad 500032 (IN). KATREDDY, Rajesh Kumar Reddy; B-007, Brindha (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every Residency, Doddammadevi Temple Road, Bellandur, Ban- kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, galore 560103 (IN). VADASSERY, Nelson; D1-204, Shri GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, [Continued on next page] = (54) Title: MODULAR-TYPE VERY LARGE FLOATING STRUCTURES 1700 (57) : A floating structure based on the tensegrity principle is described. A planar closed loop structure (1700) has a plurality of beams (300) and a plurality of beam adapters (700). Each of the = plurality of beams (300) is formed by coupling mul- = - 700 0 S, 0 tiple n-strut twisted prism units. Each of the multiple n-strut twisted prism units includes n-sided planar polygonal surfaces on opposite sides through which the respective n-strut twisted prism unit is coupled to another n-strut twisted prism unit or a beam adapter. _ — — — = = 700 .....--.---------.- 0 s Each of the plurality of beam adapters (700) is an m- strut twisted prism unit having planar polygonal side faces for coupling to an n-sided planar polygonal sur- face of a beam (300). = _ = — = — = — 1 702 = _ . = - 300 1 M kin tz kin ei ,-1 F g. 17 700 IN ,-1 © ei O WO 2017/125953 Al MIDEDIMOMOIDEIRMEMOMOHOHIHIMOODEVOIS TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, Published: TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BG, CH, CY, CZ, BE, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, LT, SE, — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) before the expiration of the time limit for amending the SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, CF, CG, CI, CM, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, BJ, NE, SN, TD, TG). GA, claims and to be republished in amendments (Rule 48.2(h)) the event of receipt of Declarations under Rule 4.17: — of inventorship (Rule 4.17(iv))