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GB2327911B - A buoyancy device - Google Patents

A buoyancy device

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Publication number
GB2327911B
GB2327911B GB9824733A GB9824733A GB2327911B GB 2327911 B GB2327911 B GB 2327911B GB 9824733 A GB9824733 A GB 9824733A GB 9824733 A GB9824733 A GB 9824733A GB 2327911 B GB2327911 B GB 2327911B
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Prior art keywords
buoyancy device
buoyancy
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Expired - Fee Related
Application number
GB9824733A
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GB2327911A (en
GB9824733D0 (en
Inventor
Arthur Graham Abraham
Ian James Murray
Stephen Halden Johnson
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Controlled Variable Buoyancy Systems Ltd
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Controlled Variable Buoyancy Systems Ltd
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Priority claimed from GBGB9610216.5A external-priority patent/GB9610216D0/en
Application filed by Controlled Variable Buoyancy Systems Ltd filed Critical Controlled Variable Buoyancy Systems Ltd
Priority to GB9824733A priority Critical patent/GB2327911B/en
Publication of GB9824733D0 publication Critical patent/GB9824733D0/en
Publication of GB2327911A publication Critical patent/GB2327911A/en
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Publication of GB2327911B publication Critical patent/GB2327911B/en
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B35/00—Vessels or similar floating structures specially adapted for specific purposes and not otherwise provided for
    • B63B35/28—Barges or lighters
    • B63B35/285—Flexible barges, e.g. bags
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B35/00—Vessels or similar floating structures specially adapted for specific purposes and not otherwise provided for
    • B63B35/34—Pontoons
    • B63B35/36—Pontoons foldable
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B43/00—Improving safety of vessels, e.g. damage control, not otherwise provided for
    • B63B43/02—Improving safety of vessels, e.g. damage control, not otherwise provided for reducing risk of capsizing or sinking
    • B63B43/10—Improving safety of vessels, e.g. damage control, not otherwise provided for reducing risk of capsizing or sinking by improving buoyancy
    • B63B43/14—Improving safety of vessels, e.g. damage control, not otherwise provided for reducing risk of capsizing or sinking by improving buoyancy using outboard floating members
    • 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

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Ocean & Marine Engineering (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Transportation (AREA)
  • Earth Drilling (AREA)
GB9824733A 1996-05-16 1997-05-16 A buoyancy device Expired - Fee Related GB2327911B (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9824733A GB2327911B (en) 1996-05-16 1997-05-16 A buoyancy device

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GBGB9610216.5A GB9610216D0 (en) 1996-05-16 1996-05-16 Inflatable lifting device
GB9824733A GB2327911B (en) 1996-05-16 1997-05-16 A buoyancy device
PCT/GB1997/001350 WO1997043172A1 (en) 1996-05-16 1997-05-16 A buoyancy device

Publications (3)

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GB9824733D0 GB9824733D0 (en) 1999-01-06
GB2327911A GB2327911A (en) 1999-02-10
GB2327911B true GB2327911B (en) 2000-11-29

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GB9824733A Expired - Fee Related GB2327911B (en) 1996-05-16 1997-05-16 A buoyancy device

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Citations (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3067712A (en) * 1956-09-19 1962-12-11 Container Patent Company G M B Floating tank
US3289721A (en) * 1964-05-07 1966-12-06 Albert H Benson Collapsible vessels
US3512493A (en) * 1968-04-23 1970-05-19 Us Navy Adjustable buoyancy lift device
US4063526A (en) * 1975-08-27 1977-12-20 Bridgestone Tire Company Limited Composite pneumatic marine fender
GB2120606A (en) * 1982-05-27 1983-12-07 Babcock Anlagen Ag Lifting of support framework of offshore structures
FR2654409A1 (en) * 1989-11-14 1991-05-17 Bellamy Claude Device making it possible to raise heavy and bulky objects from the bottom of water
DE9414255U1 (en) * 1994-09-02 1994-11-03 Voigtländer, Sven, 80799 München Inflatable, buoyant hollow body
FR2721579A1 (en) * 1994-06-24 1995-12-29 Zodiac Int Inflatable craft with rigid bottom

Patent Citations (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3067712A (en) * 1956-09-19 1962-12-11 Container Patent Company G M B Floating tank
US3289721A (en) * 1964-05-07 1966-12-06 Albert H Benson Collapsible vessels
US3512493A (en) * 1968-04-23 1970-05-19 Us Navy Adjustable buoyancy lift device
US4063526A (en) * 1975-08-27 1977-12-20 Bridgestone Tire Company Limited Composite pneumatic marine fender
GB2120606A (en) * 1982-05-27 1983-12-07 Babcock Anlagen Ag Lifting of support framework of offshore structures
FR2654409A1 (en) * 1989-11-14 1991-05-17 Bellamy Claude Device making it possible to raise heavy and bulky objects from the bottom of water
FR2721579A1 (en) * 1994-06-24 1995-12-29 Zodiac Int Inflatable craft with rigid bottom
DE9414255U1 (en) * 1994-09-02 1994-11-03 Voigtländer, Sven, 80799 München Inflatable, buoyant hollow body

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GB2327911A (en) 1999-02-10
GB9824733D0 (en) 1999-01-06

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Effective date: 20040516