EP2464564A4 - A controllable buoyancy system - Google Patents

A controllable buoyancy system

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EP2464564A4
EP2464564A4 EP09831313.3A EP09831313A EP2464564A4 EP 2464564 A4 EP2464564 A4 EP 2464564A4 EP 09831313 A EP09831313 A EP 09831313A EP 2464564 A4 EP2464564 A4 EP 2464564A4
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Prior art keywords
buoyancy system
controllable buoyancy
controllable
buoyancy
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French (fr)
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EP2464564A1 (en
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Tim Lyons
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63C—LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS; LIFE-SAVING IN WATER; EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER; MEANS FOR SALVAGING OR SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER OBJECTS
    • B63C7/00—Salvaging of disabled, stranded, or sunken vessels; Salvaging of vessel parts or furnishings, e.g. of safes; Salvaging of other underwater objects
    • B63C7/06—Salvaging of disabled, stranded, or sunken vessels; Salvaging of vessel parts or furnishings, e.g. of safes; Salvaging of other underwater objects in which lifting action is generated in or adjacent to vessels or objects
    • B63C7/10—Salvaging of disabled, stranded, or sunken vessels; Salvaging of vessel parts or furnishings, e.g. of safes; Salvaging of other underwater objects in which lifting action is generated in or adjacent to vessels or objects using inflatable floats external to vessels or objects
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64D—EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
    • B64D25/00—Emergency apparatus or devices, not otherwise provided for
    • B64D25/08—Ejecting or escaping means
    • B64D25/18—Flotation gear
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B19/00—Handling rods, casings, tubes or the like outside the borehole, e.g. in the derrick; Apparatus for feeding the rods or cables
    • E21B19/002—Handling rods, casings, tubes or the like outside the borehole, e.g. in the derrick; Apparatus for feeding the rods or cables specially adapted for underwater drilling
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63G—OFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS ON VESSELS; MINE-LAYING; MINE-SWEEPING; SUBMARINES; AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
    • B63G8/00—Underwater vessels, e.g. submarines; Equipment specially adapted therefor
    • B63G8/14—Control of attitude or depth

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
  • Geology (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • Business, Economics & Management (AREA)
  • Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
  • Emergency Management (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Ocean & Marine Engineering (AREA)
  • Filling Or Discharging Of Gas Storage Vessels (AREA)
  • Safety Valves (AREA)
EP09831313.3A 2008-12-09 2009-12-09 A controllable buoyancy system Withdrawn EP2464564A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AU2008906353A AU2008906353A0 (en) 2008-12-09 Bouyancy System
AU2009903837A AU2009903837A0 (en) 2009-08-14 Buoyancy System
PCT/AU2009/001599 WO2010065999A1 (en) 2008-12-09 2009-12-09 A controllable buoyancy system

Publications (2)

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EP2464564A1 EP2464564A1 (en) 2012-06-20
EP2464564A4 true EP2464564A4 (en) 2013-04-17

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EP (1) EP2464564A4 (en)
JP (1) JP2012519114A (en)
CN (1) CN102639394B (en)
AU (1) AU2009326856A1 (en)
WO (1) WO2010065999A1 (en)

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CN102639394B (en) 2016-09-28
AU2009326856A1 (en) 2012-03-15

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