Class 37/338 - Endless

Subclass of Class 37 - Excavating
Definition: Apparatus in which the dredger includes a continuous conveying
No. of patents: 36
Last issue date: 04/22/2008

Number	Title	Issue Date
7360801	Door latching system A latching system comprising a base having a first keeper secured thereto, a closable member adapted to engage the base, an elongated member rotatably secured to the closable member, said elongated member including a first connector adapted to engage the first keepe...	04/22/2008
7360655	Material handling system having a scoop wheel A material handling system is provided. The material handling system includes a tank defining a reservoir for receiving a solid material, and a wheel including a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart scoops for scooping solid material from the tank and subsequ...	04/22/2008
7357259	Material classifier having a scoop wheel A material classifier for classifying a liquid-solid mixture containing solid material to be separated is provided. The material classifier includes a tank defining a reservoir for receiving the liquid-solid mixture, and a scoop wheel including a plurality of circum...	04/15/2008
7326020	Multi-purpose vessel and method for recovering, storing and/or offloading material in a dredging operation A method of building a levee or an island is disclosed. The method includes dredging material from a surface of a body of water with a dredge assembly mounted to a hull and supporting a hopper with the hull. The hopper is adapted to receive the material. The hopper ...	02/05/2008
7051664	Retrieval mechanism for an underwater vehicle An apparatus and related method of operation for collection of material by an underwater vehicle makes use of a number of arms extending outward from a body of the vehicle. The ends of the arms form an aperture for passing material into the body of the vehicle. One ...	05/30/2006
6994393	Trailer A trailer including an inner frame that is made of metal, an outer shell that is made of a non-metal and that at least partially surrounds the inner frame, and at least one wheel rotatably secured to the inner frame. In a preferred embodiment, the outer shell is mad...	02/07/2006
6343559	Transportation system for dredged material and method of levy building A system for transporting material recovered in a dredging operation performed by a dredge is disclosed. The system includes a water-borne material distribution vessel including a conveyor system for receiving and depositing the recovered material. It als...	02/05/2002
6108947	Bucket dredger Bucket dredger, comprising: a swivelling ladder connected to a vessel, a driven upper wheel at the top end and a polygonal lower wheel (7) at the lower end of the ladder, one or more endless chains (6) which are guided along both wheels, and buckets (9) c...	08/29/2000
5960570	Apparatus and method for removing silt from under a body of water A silt removal apparatus is provided for removing silt from under a body of water. The silt removing apparatus includes a silt removing wheel rotatably mounted on a floatation arrangement. The silt removing wheel has a plurality of silt retaining chambers...	10/05/1999
5778568	Carry scraper ships A carry scraper ship having a tug lighter for towing, a device for scraping and lifting earth and sand accumulated on ground under water, a bucket conveyor for conveying earth and sand scraped and lifted from ground under water to an atmospheric environme...	07/14/1998
5638620	Dredging vessel, dredging assembly and method of dredging The present invention discloses a dredging assembly which includes a vessel having at least one opening therein. A dredging pole of a predetermined length is positioned in and extends through the opening and is positioned substantially perpendicular to th...	06/17/1997
5598688	Apparatus for clearing water creepers An apparatus for clearing water creepers, including a base, a crashing machine fixed on the base and a conveyor having a conveying belt surrounding a head shaft, a tail shaft and multiple intermediate shafts. The base is adapted to be located on a boat or...	02/04/1997
5259130	Floating grab installation for the recovery of sand and gravel A floating grab installation for recovery of sand and gravel is disclosed. The installation includes a catamaran-type float or pontoon having a gripper and gripper support thereon. The gripper transfers the sand and gravel to an underwater tank having an ...	11/09/1993
4937956	Ocean floor dredging A system of ocean floor dredging comprises a first vessel, two rotatable rollers on the vessel, a third roller lying on the ocean floor, and an endless net extending around the three rollers....	07/03/1990
4802292	Continuous mining device for crust deposits, etc. and continuous line bucket method with turning movement Apparatus suitable for mining cobalt rich crust deposits existing on or near the surfaces of seamounts on the bottom of the sea uses a continuous line bucket method with a mining ship which mounts said device thereon. The device is equipped at optimal loc...	02/07/1989
4721409	Method and device for progressively producing an underwater laying-out channel A method for progressively producing an underwater laying-out channel (3) for an object (53) to be laid out, like a cable or the like, in an underwater ground by flushing and by mechanically loosening ground formations (7) which are resistive against flus...	01/26/1988
4470720	Underwater trenching & pipelaying apparatus The apparatus will include a support sled portion having a pair of spaced apart elongated pontoon sections. The pontoons are interconnected by a plurality of I-beam spacer members. A cutter apparatus, including an endless cutter chain projecting into the ...	09/11/1984
4430812	Endless belt dredger A dredging apparatus comprising a floating device and a frame suspended adjustably therein. The frame supports reversing wheels 1,2 for an endless conveying member 3 provided with blades 4 for loosening and feeding upwards the soil material. The apparatus...	02/14/1984
4409747	Digging apparatus An apparatus for digging a trench under a pipeline or cable which has been placed on the sea bottom. A carriage moves along the pipeline. Two forward digging chains are mounted on the carriage so as to be disposed on each side of the pipeline, and so that...	10/18/1983
4357764	Submarine vehicle for dredging and raising minerals resting on the sea bed at great depths A submarine vehicle for collecting and raising materials resting on the sea bed at great depths, of the type comprising a load-bearing structure, collecting elements for the materials, storage silos for storing the materials collected and/or the ballast m...	11/09/1982
4236857	Apparatus for the continuous unloading of ships An apparatus for the continuous unloading of ships, having a traveling crane and a boom disposed for raising and lowering thereon and bearing a feeder for bulk material that is to be unloaded comprise a bucket elevator including a main frame and a lower s...	12/02/1980
4226035	Apparatus for continuously dredging submarine mineral deposit An apparatus for continuously dredging submarine mineral deposit comprising plural pairs of pulleys, each of which is pivoted coaxially at a preset distance. Plural pairs of specific endless ropes are adapted to be brought into contact with said pulleys a...	10/07/1980
4202119	Waterway cleaner with endless bucket conveyor A waterway cleaner comprising a hull supporting an extendable and swingable ladder mounted at one end, or bow, of the hull, a power driven endless chain of spaced scoops mounted on the ladder for scraping and excavating material from the bottom of a water...	05/13/1980
4185404	Nodule dredging bucket A bucket using a box-like parallel-sided basket open at the front for dredging the sea bottom to collect nodules. The basket has a bottom wall with front and rear cross-bars and a plurality of parallel spaced rods extending longitudinally of the basket be...	01/29/1980
4184583	Device for use in the emptying of dredging buckets A guide is provided for the buckets of an endless dredging line comprising an emptying station incorporated into the guide. A system comprising a pair of trolleys and a pulley system is provided to hold each bucket stationary at the emptying station for d...	01/22/1980
4155491	Arrangement for transporting solid materials from the bottom of basins The arrangement is mainly designed for transporting solid minerals from the floor of the ocean to a support vessel. The arrangement comprises an endless flexible carrier which is made of interconnected container sections. Each section has two chambers -- ...	05/22/1979
4133120	Dredging apparatus with spring-supported bucket ladder Dredging apparatus has a bucket ladder pivotally mounted thereon for vertical swinging movement about a horizontal axis. To stabilize the bucket ladder, the free end of the ladder is supported by a pulley and cable assembly which at its upper end is suppo...	01/09/1979
4055006	Deep-sea ore collecting and hoisting apparatus An apparatus for hoisting ores from the deep-sea comprises a flexible endless member such as ropes or chains hanging from a buoyant ore-collecting vessel down to the bottom of the sea, a number of baggy nets fitted along the flexible endless member, a dri...	10/25/1977
4000568	Bucket dredger A bucket dredger has a bucket chain guided over a rocker, the buckets being pivotally interconnected by links of a length shorter than the length of the frame member of the buckets. Each link has an elongated opening with rounded ends in which the pivot p...	01/04/1977
3999313	Towed sled for deep-sea particle harvest A method and apparatus for harvesting the ocean floor is disclosed. A sled connected to a vessel is towed over the ocean floor. The sled is supported by spaced apart runners that mount an upwardly open container in which particles to be harvested are coll...	12/28/1976
3968579	Apparatus for sediment dredging and ocean mineral gathering An underwater mining or dredging apparatus having a supporting vessel and a continuous loop to which is attached a number of containers. In one embodiment, the loop is hollow and has a ballasted fluid in a lower portion while the descending portion is buo...	07/13/1976
3955294	Elevator apparatus for towed deep-sea particle harvester An elevator apparatus for emptying a towed deep-sea particle harvesting sled is disclosed. The sled is towed over the bottom surface of a deep-sea ocean bed by a strip. The strip is connected at its lower end to the sled, at its upper end to the vessel, a...	05/11/1976
3951234	Pin bearings A pin bearing lubrication system is described which comprises a pin bearing having a bush recessed each end thereof; a sealing ring disposed in each recess in the bush; a bearing pin passing through the bush and forming seals with the sealing rings; a res...	04/20/1976
3947980	Process and apparatus for deep-sea particle harvesting An apparatus and process for harvesting deep-sea particles, such as nodules, from a substantially planar deep-sea bottom is disclosed. A vessel on the surface tows a heavier than water sled along the ocean bottom. Towing occurs through a single towing str...	04/06/1976
3943644	Mining dredge having endless bucket conveyor and flexible guide train A device for mining the bottom of a body of water for ores and minerals, having a flexible combined guide train and conveying train assembly suspended between a drive unit on board a ship and a receiving unit. The latter is towed along the bottom, so as t...	03/16/1976

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