US3522670A - Apparatus for underwater mining - Google Patents

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US3522670A
US3522670A US652622A US3522670DA US3522670A US 3522670 A US3522670 A US 3522670A US 652622 A US652622 A US 652622A US 3522670D A US3522670D A US 3522670DA US 3522670 A US3522670 A US 3522670A
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John E Flipse
Robert M Donaldson
John L Stevens Jr
John L Mero
Joseph D Deal Jr
Norman D Birrell
Nicholas E Oresko
Luther E Spencer
Alfred E Graham
Archer L Jones
Ira L Hirshman
Frederick S Todd
William A Himes
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02F—DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING
    • E02F3/00—Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines
    • E02F3/04—Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines mechanically-driven
    • E02F3/88—Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines mechanically-driven with arrangements acting by a sucking or forcing effect, e.g. suction dredgers
    • E02F3/90—Component parts, e.g. arrangement or adaptation of pumps
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02F—DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING
    • E02F3/00—Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines
    • E02F3/04—Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines mechanically-driven
    • E02F3/88—Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines mechanically-driven with arrangements acting by a sucking or forcing effect, e.g. suction dredgers
    • E02F3/8858—Submerged units
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21C—MINING OR QUARRYING
    • E21C50/00—Obtaining minerals from underwater, not otherwise provided for

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US3693272A (en) * 1969-04-30 1972-09-26 Paul Gariel A floating tower for underwater dredging
US3811730A (en) * 1971-06-01 1974-05-21 E Dane Deep sea mining system
US3908290A (en) * 1972-06-22 1975-09-30 Alsthom Cgee Hydraulic dredging system and method for collecting and removing material from deep sea beds
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US3975841A (en) * 1974-04-20 1976-08-24 Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Aktiengesellschaft Hamburg Und Kiel Ship and pier for extraction of valuable materials from the sea bed
US4010560A (en) * 1975-05-14 1977-03-08 Diggs Richard E Deep sea mining apparatus and method
US4040667A (en) * 1974-08-16 1977-08-09 Hans Tax Apparatus for recovering particulate material from the sea bottom
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US4123858A (en) * 1971-07-06 1978-11-07 Batchelder George W Versatile submersible device for dredging or other underwater functions
US4232903A (en) * 1978-12-28 1980-11-11 Lockheed Missiles & Space Co., Inc. Ocean mining system and process
US4391468A (en) * 1978-04-07 1983-07-05 Kamyr, Inc. Method and apparatus for recovering mineral nodules from the ocean floor
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US5782020A (en) * 1996-11-13 1998-07-21 Shumaker; L. Wade Method and equipment for simultaneous excavation and land refill with minimum operating labor
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US20090284068A1 (en) * 2007-09-23 2009-11-19 Technip France System and method of utilizing monitoring data to enhance seafloor sulfide production for deepwater mining system
US20100139130A1 (en) * 2008-12-08 2010-06-10 Wagenaar Dirk C Underwater Excavation Tool
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US9102504B1 (en) * 2014-11-05 2015-08-11 Finfrock Industries, Inc. Truss lifting apparatus and process
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US20160281314A1 (en) * 2016-06-10 2016-09-29 Shahriar Eftekharzadeh Stretch Dam
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US3638338A (en) * 1969-11-04 1972-02-01 Arthur J Nelson Apparatus and method for deep sea dredging
US3811730A (en) * 1971-06-01 1974-05-21 E Dane Deep sea mining system
US4123858A (en) * 1971-07-06 1978-11-07 Batchelder George W Versatile submersible device for dredging or other underwater functions
US3908290A (en) * 1972-06-22 1975-09-30 Alsthom Cgee Hydraulic dredging system and method for collecting and removing material from deep sea beds
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US9102504B1 (en) * 2014-11-05 2015-08-11 Finfrock Industries, Inc. Truss lifting apparatus and process
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