CA2617444A1 - Method and apparatus for ballast-assisted reconfiguration of a variable-draft vessel - Google Patents
Method and apparatus for ballast-assisted reconfiguration of a variable-draft vessel Download PDFInfo
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- CA2617444A1 CA2617444A1 CA002617444A CA2617444A CA2617444A1 CA 2617444 A1 CA2617444 A1 CA 2617444A1 CA 002617444 A CA002617444 A CA 002617444A CA 2617444 A CA2617444 A CA 2617444A CA 2617444 A1 CA2617444 A1 CA 2617444A1
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- B63B43/06—Improving safety of vessels, e.g. damage control, not otherwise provided for reducing risk of capsizing or sinking by improving stability using ballast tanks
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Applications Claiming Priority (5)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US71004905P | 2005-08-22 | 2005-08-22 | |
| US60/710,049 | 2005-08-22 | ||
| US11/278,027 US20070039537A1 (en) | 2005-08-22 | 2006-03-30 | Method and Apparatus for Ballast-Assisted Reconfiguration of a Variable-Draft Vessel |
| US11/278,027 | 2006-03-30 | ||
| PCT/US2006/032684 WO2007126413A2 (en) | 2005-08-22 | 2006-08-21 | Method and apparatus for ballast-assisted reconfiguration of a variable-draft multihull vessel |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| CA2617444A1 true CA2617444A1 (en) | 2007-11-08 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| CA002617444A Abandoned CA2617444A1 (en) | 2005-08-22 | 2006-08-21 | Method and apparatus for ballast-assisted reconfiguration of a variable-draft vessel |
Country Status (7)
| Country | Link |
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| US (1) | US20070039537A1 (pt) |
| EP (1) | EP1919766B1 (pt) |
| BR (1) | BRPI0614947A2 (pt) |
| CA (1) | CA2617444A1 (pt) |
| MX (1) | MX2008002328A (pt) |
| NO (1) | NO20081373L (pt) |
| WO (1) | WO2007126413A2 (pt) |
Families Citing this family (12)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR2934842A1 (fr) * | 2008-08-07 | 2010-02-12 | Jean Michel Pons | Navire comportant des flotteurs immerges permettant de maintenir la coque au dessus du niveau de la mer |
| ES2361881B1 (es) * | 2009-12-11 | 2012-05-16 | Grupo De Ingenieria Oceanica, S.L. | Buque de cascos sumergibles. |
| GB201006805D0 (en) * | 2010-04-23 | 2010-06-16 | Bmt Nigel Gee Ltd | A landing craft |
| GB2489935A (en) * | 2011-04-08 | 2012-10-17 | Ocean Surveys Sciences And Engineering Associates Ltd | A vessel with a buoyancy device movable with respect to the vessel's hull |
| CN102372075B (zh) * | 2011-08-19 | 2013-12-25 | 上海船舶研究设计院 | 一种无压载水的船舶结构及其操作方法 |
| CA2876427C (en) | 2012-06-14 | 2021-04-27 | Martin Kuster | Semi submarine |
| FR2997919A1 (fr) * | 2012-11-15 | 2014-05-16 | Marie Francois Herve Berguerand | Dispositif de navigation rapide a flottaison variable par flotteurs immerges et bras extensibles |
| CN103318386B (zh) * | 2013-07-11 | 2014-08-20 | 王韧 | 一种两用船 |
| DK178739B1 (en) * | 2015-03-04 | 2016-12-19 | Csl Entpr Holdings Ltd | System for vessel control |
| FR3039127B1 (fr) * | 2015-07-21 | 2022-01-07 | Acri In Sas | Dispositif de relevage et de maintien de l'horizontalite de l'assiette des navires multicoques a flot et a l'amarrage |
| GB2549092B (en) * | 2016-03-31 | 2018-10-24 | Johnston Edward | A marine vessel with a body section movably supported above a submerged hull section |
| EE01389U1 (et) | 2016-04-29 | 2017-02-15 | Buinco Innovation Oü | Moodulliigend katamaraan-tüüpi laeva platvormi ja kere ühendamiseks |
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| US2540878A (en) * | 1948-08-17 | 1951-02-06 | John T Hayward | Submergible drilling rig foundation and method of constructing same |
| US2589146A (en) * | 1949-10-06 | 1952-03-11 | Charles T Samuelson | Submersible deepwater drilling apparatus |
| US3099912A (en) * | 1955-10-21 | 1963-08-06 | Kerr Mc Gee Oil Ind Inc | Submersible barge for submarine operations |
| PL82468B1 (pt) * | 1972-09-29 | 1975-10-31 | ||
| US3872679A (en) * | 1973-12-21 | 1975-03-25 | Chevron Res | Apparatus and method for reducing the forces on extendible legs of a floating vessel |
| AU644152B2 (en) * | 1990-04-26 | 1993-12-02 | Cofordo 311 Pty Limited | Underwater viewing craft |
| MXPA05004830A (es) * | 2002-11-12 | 2005-11-17 | Lockheed Corp | Embarcacion de calado variable. |
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- 2006-03-30 US US11/278,027 patent/US20070039537A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2006-08-21 BR BRPI0614947-2A patent/BRPI0614947A2/pt not_active IP Right Cessation
- 2006-08-21 WO PCT/US2006/032684 patent/WO2007126413A2/en active Application Filing
- 2006-08-21 CA CA002617444A patent/CA2617444A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2006-08-21 EP EP06851126A patent/EP1919766B1/en not_active Not-in-force
- 2006-08-21 MX MX2008002328A patent/MX2008002328A/es active IP Right Grant
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- 2008-03-14 NO NO20081373A patent/NO20081373L/no not_active Application Discontinuation
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
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| MX2008002328A (es) | 2008-03-14 |
| WO2007126413A3 (en) | 2008-04-17 |
| EP1919766A2 (en) | 2008-05-14 |
| US20070039537A1 (en) | 2007-02-22 |
| WO2007126413A2 (en) | 2007-11-08 |
| NO20081373L (no) | 2008-03-14 |
| BRPI0614947A2 (pt) | 2011-04-26 |
| EP1919766B1 (en) | 2009-10-07 |
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| EEER | Examination request | ||
| FZDE | Discontinued |