US3864924A - Diving bell for wellhead placing and maintenance in shallow water - Google Patents

Diving bell for wellhead placing and maintenance in shallow water Download PDF

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US3864924A
US3864924A US407392A US40739273A US3864924A US 3864924 A US3864924 A US 3864924A US 407392 A US407392 A US 407392A US 40739273 A US40739273 A US 40739273A US 3864924 A US3864924 A US 3864924A
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Maurice Joseph Piotin
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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
    • B63C11/00—Equipment for dwelling or working underwater; Means for searching for underwater objects
    • B63C11/34—Diving chambers with mechanical link, e.g. cable, to a base
    • B63C11/44—Diving chambers with mechanical link, e.g. cable, to a base of open type, e.g. diving-bells

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JP (1) JPS5529237B2 (de)
CA (1) CA1002875A (de)
DE (1) DE2351889C3 (de)
FR (1) FR2155706A5 (de)
GB (1) GB1427418A (de)
IT (1) IT995917B (de)
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US4117688A (en) * 1974-04-01 1978-10-03 Vickers-Intertek Limited Apparatus for working under water
US4192384A (en) * 1978-04-21 1980-03-11 Cameron Iron Works, Inc. Subsea production chamber
US4865490A (en) * 1988-09-08 1989-09-12 Henry Wallace Portable wellhead and welder protector system
US5324140A (en) * 1991-03-18 1994-06-28 Lopez Jose De Jesus F S Flexible submersible compartment
US5823708A (en) * 1996-01-16 1998-10-20 Dwight; John M. Device which provides an underwater dry workshop environment for ship propeller inspection and repair
US8196665B2 (en) * 2010-06-24 2012-06-12 Subsea IP Holdings LLC Method and apparatus for containing an oil spill caused by a subsea blowout
CN110615082A (zh) * 2019-09-30 2019-12-27 广州黄船海洋工程有限公司 一种潜水钟转移机构
CN111271028A (zh) * 2020-04-02 2020-06-12 中国船舶科学研究中心（中国船舶重工集团公司第七0二研究所） 一种浅深度海底干式采油装置人员进出舱系统

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EP0146336A3 (de) * 1983-12-16 1987-10-14 George Alexander Hogg Steckverbindung
JPS60136297U (ja) * 1984-02-23 1985-09-10 三菱重工業株式会社 索端末金物嵌合装置
JPS6153191U (de) * 1984-09-11 1986-04-10
JPS6372085U (de) * 1986-10-30 1988-05-14
US4724790A (en) * 1986-11-04 1988-02-16 Blanc Max A Submersible bell
JPH01258999A (ja) * 1988-04-08 1989-10-16 Ogawa Kako Kk マーキングペン

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US530398A (en) * 1894-12-04 Diving apparatus
US1803526A (en) * 1928-05-02 1931-05-05 Finn Anna May Submergible apparatus
US2519453A (en) * 1947-01-13 1950-08-22 Goodman Charles Traveling underwater compressed air working chamber
US3589133A (en) * 1969-05-15 1971-06-29 Combustion Eng Method of and means for mounting equipment at a subsea location
US3609981A (en) * 1969-07-08 1971-10-05 North American Rockwell Ocean descent system method and means
US3626703A (en) * 1969-11-18 1971-12-14 Twanoh Marine Charters Inc Underwater exploration and recovery vehicle

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US530398A (en) * 1894-12-04 Diving apparatus
US1803526A (en) * 1928-05-02 1931-05-05 Finn Anna May Submergible apparatus
US2519453A (en) * 1947-01-13 1950-08-22 Goodman Charles Traveling underwater compressed air working chamber
US3589133A (en) * 1969-05-15 1971-06-29 Combustion Eng Method of and means for mounting equipment at a subsea location
US3609981A (en) * 1969-07-08 1971-10-05 North American Rockwell Ocean descent system method and means
US3626703A (en) * 1969-11-18 1971-12-14 Twanoh Marine Charters Inc Underwater exploration and recovery vehicle

Cited By (10)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4117688A (en) * 1974-04-01 1978-10-03 Vickers-Intertek Limited Apparatus for working under water
US4192384A (en) * 1978-04-21 1980-03-11 Cameron Iron Works, Inc. Subsea production chamber
US4865490A (en) * 1988-09-08 1989-09-12 Henry Wallace Portable wellhead and welder protector system
US5026219A (en) * 1988-09-08 1991-06-25 Henry Wallace Portable wellhead and welder protector system
US5324140A (en) * 1991-03-18 1994-06-28 Lopez Jose De Jesus F S Flexible submersible compartment
US5823708A (en) * 1996-01-16 1998-10-20 Dwight; John M. Device which provides an underwater dry workshop environment for ship propeller inspection and repair
US8196665B2 (en) * 2010-06-24 2012-06-12 Subsea IP Holdings LLC Method and apparatus for containing an oil spill caused by a subsea blowout
CN110615082A (zh) * 2019-09-30 2019-12-27 广州黄船海洋工程有限公司 一种潜水钟转移机构
CN111271028A (zh) * 2020-04-02 2020-06-12 中国船舶科学研究中心（中国船舶重工集团公司第七0二研究所） 一种浅深度海底干式采油装置人员进出舱系统
CN111271028B (zh) * 2020-04-02 2022-02-18 中国船舶科学研究中心（中国船舶重工集团公司第七0二研究所） 一种浅深度海底干式采油装置人员进出舱系统

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JPS49125201A (de) 1974-11-30
CA1002875A (fr) 1977-01-04
NL7306946A (de) 1974-04-19
GB1427418A (en) 1976-03-10
DE2351889C3 (de) 1979-04-12
DE2351889B2 (de) 1978-08-10
FR2155706A5 (de) 1973-05-18
DE2351889A1 (de) 1974-04-18
NO146191B (no) 1982-05-10
NO146191C (no) 1982-08-18
JPS5529237B2 (de) 1980-08-01
IT995917B (it) 1975-11-20
AU6083973A (en) 1975-04-10
NL153137B (nl) 1977-05-16

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