ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,741,260, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to Dow Global Technologies LLC (Midland, Mich.).
"Supported riser apparatuses" was invented by Matthew T. Pretz (Freeport, Texas), Donald F. Shaw (Denville, N.J.), Fermin Alejandro Sandoval (Houston), Richard Edwards Walter (Long Valley, N.J.) and Albert Meza (Houston).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A supported riser apparatus may be housed at least partially within a vessel. The supported riser apparatus may include a riser including a non-vertical riser segment, a non-linear riser segment, and a vertical riser segment. The supported riser apparatus may further include a support member comprisin...