GB2324821B - Improvements in or relating to underwater mining apparatus - Google Patents

Improvements in or relating to underwater mining apparatus

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Publication number
GB2324821B
GB2324821B GB9814557A GB9814557A GB2324821B GB 2324821 B GB2324821 B GB 2324821B GB 9814557 A GB9814557 A GB 9814557A GB 9814557 A GB9814557 A GB 9814557A GB 2324821 B GB2324821 B GB 2324821B
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Prior art keywords
relating
mining apparatus
underwater mining
underwater
mining
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Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Fee Related
Application number
GB9814557A
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GB2324821A (en
GB9814557D0 (en
Inventor
Hector Fillipus Alexand Susman
Kenneth Roderick Stewart
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LEDINGHAM CHALMERS TRUSTEE COM
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LEDINGHAM CHALMERS TRUSTEE COM
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Priority claimed from GBGB9600242.3A external-priority patent/GB9600242D0/en
Application filed by LEDINGHAM CHALMERS TRUSTEE COM filed Critical LEDINGHAM CHALMERS TRUSTEE COM
Priority to GB9814557A priority Critical patent/GB2324821B/en
Publication of GB9814557D0 publication Critical patent/GB9814557D0/en
Publication of GB2324821A publication Critical patent/GB2324821A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2324821B publication Critical patent/GB2324821B/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • 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
    • E02F3/92—Digging elements, e.g. suction heads
    • E02F3/9256—Active suction heads; Suction heads with cutting elements, i.e. the cutting elements are mounted within the housing of the suction head
    • E02F3/9268—Active suction heads; Suction heads with cutting elements, i.e. the cutting elements are mounted within the housing of the suction head with rotating cutting elements
    • E02F3/9275—Active suction heads; Suction heads with cutting elements, i.e. the cutting elements are mounted within the housing of the suction head with rotating cutting elements with axis of rotation parallel to longitudinal axis of the suction pipe
    • 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
    • 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
    • E02F3/92—Digging elements, e.g. suction heads
    • E02F3/9256—Active suction heads; Suction heads with cutting elements, i.e. the cutting elements are mounted within the housing of the suction head
    • E02F3/9262—Active suction heads; Suction heads with cutting elements, i.e. the cutting elements are mounted within the housing of the suction head with jets
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02F—DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING
    • E02F7/00—Equipment for conveying or separating excavated material
    • E02F7/005—Equipment for conveying or separating excavated material conveying material from the underwater bottom

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
  • Civil Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Structural Engineering (AREA)
  • Drilling And Exploitation, And Mining Machines And Methods (AREA)
GB9814557A 1996-01-06 1997-01-06 Improvements in or relating to underwater mining apparatus Expired - Fee Related GB2324821B (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9814557A GB2324821B (en) 1996-01-06 1997-01-06 Improvements in or relating to underwater mining apparatus

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GBGB9600242.3A GB9600242D0 (en) 1996-01-06 1996-01-06 Improvements in or relating to underwater mining apparatus
GB9814557A GB2324821B (en) 1996-01-06 1997-01-06 Improvements in or relating to underwater mining apparatus
PCT/GB1997/000018 WO1997025488A1 (en) 1996-01-06 1997-01-06 Improvements in or relating to underwater mining apparatus

Publications (3)

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GB9814557D0 GB9814557D0 (en) 1998-09-02
GB2324821A GB2324821A (en) 1998-11-04
GB2324821B true GB2324821B (en) 2000-02-16

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Families Citing this family (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
NL1013439C2 (en) * 1999-11-01 2001-05-08 Bos & Kalis Baggermaatsch Method and device for removing sediment material from a water bottom.

Citations (6)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3905137A (en) * 1974-02-21 1975-09-16 Caterpillar Tractor Co Underwater tractor and implement therefor
US4368923A (en) * 1981-02-17 1983-01-18 Director-General Of Agency Of Industrial Science & Technology Nodule collector
US4391468A (en) * 1978-04-07 1983-07-05 Kamyr, Inc. Method and apparatus for recovering mineral nodules from the ocean floor
EP0091264A1 (en) * 1982-03-29 1983-10-12 Alluvial Mining & Shaft Sinking Company Limited Submersible pumping equipment
AU7895287A (en) * 1986-09-25 1988-03-31 Johann Franz KAISER Improvements to dredges
US4979322A (en) * 1989-06-06 1990-12-25 Subaqueous Services, Inc. Apparatus and method for forming a crater in material beneath a body of water

Patent Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3905137A (en) * 1974-02-21 1975-09-16 Caterpillar Tractor Co Underwater tractor and implement therefor
US4391468A (en) * 1978-04-07 1983-07-05 Kamyr, Inc. Method and apparatus for recovering mineral nodules from the ocean floor
US4368923A (en) * 1981-02-17 1983-01-18 Director-General Of Agency Of Industrial Science & Technology Nodule collector
EP0091264A1 (en) * 1982-03-29 1983-10-12 Alluvial Mining & Shaft Sinking Company Limited Submersible pumping equipment
AU7895287A (en) * 1986-09-25 1988-03-31 Johann Franz KAISER Improvements to dredges
US4979322A (en) * 1989-06-06 1990-12-25 Subaqueous Services, Inc. Apparatus and method for forming a crater in material beneath a body of water

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GB9814557D0 (en) 1998-09-02

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Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
732E Amendments to the register in respect of changes of name or changes affecting rights (sect. 32/1977)
PCNP Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee

Effective date: 20040106