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United States Patent | 9,518,564 |
Dagher , et al. | December 13, 2016 |
A wind turbine platform is configured for floating in a body of water and includes a hull defining a hull cavity therein. The hull is formed from reinforced concrete. A tower is configured to mount a wind turbine and is also connected to the hull. An anchor member is connected to the hull and to the seabed.
Inventors: | Dagher; Habib J. (Veazie, ME), Viselli; Anthony M. (Bangor, ME), Goupee; Andrew J. (Ellsworth, ME) | ||||||||||
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UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM BOARD OF TRUSTEE
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ME)
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Family ID: | 46025132 | ||||||||||
Appl. No.: | 13/883,652 | ||||||||||
Filed: | November 4, 2011 | ||||||||||
PCT Filed: | November 04, 2011 | ||||||||||
PCT No.: | PCT/US2011/059335 | ||||||||||
371(c)(1),(2),(4) Date: | May 06, 2013 | ||||||||||
PCT Pub. No.: | WO2012/061710 | ||||||||||
PCT Pub. Date: | May 10, 2012 |
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US 20130224020 A1 | Aug 29, 2013 | |
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Current U.S. Class: | 1/1 |
Current CPC Class: | B63B 5/14 (20130101); B63B 5/24 (20130101); B63B 35/44 (20130101); F03D 13/20 (20160501); F03D 13/25 (20160501); B63B 1/107 (20130101); B63B 3/04 (20130101); B63B 2035/442 (20130101); B63B 2035/446 (20130101); B63B 2231/04 (20130101); B63B 2231/50 (20130101); B63B 2231/52 (20130101); B63B 2231/66 (20130101); B63B 2231/68 (20130101); F05B 2240/912 (20130101); F05B 2240/93 (20130101); F05B 2240/95 (20130101); Y02E 10/727 (20130101); Y02E 10/728 (20130101); F03D 1/006 (20130101) |
Current International Class: | B63B 35/44 (20060101); B63B 5/14 (20060101); B63B 5/24 (20060101); B63B 1/10 (20060101); B63B 3/04 (20060101); F03D 1/00 (20060101) |
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