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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7784201 | System and method of utilizing monitoring data to enhance seafloor sulfide production for deepwater mining system Applicants have created a method and system of deep sea mining comprising mining SMS deposits from the sea floor with a subsea miner, pumping the solids from the subsea miner through a jumper and pumping the solids from the jumper up a riser to a surface vessel. Fur... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7690135 | Deep sea mining riser and lift system Applicants have created a method and system of deep sea mining comprising mining SMS deposits from the sea floor with a subsea miner, pumping the solids from the subsea miner through a jumper and pumping the solids from the jumper up a riser to a surface vessel. Fur... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7089693 | Dredging method and apparatus An improved hydraulic dredging apparatus for removing a sediment layer from an underlying substrate lying below a water surface includes a receptacle having an open-front portion through which is sediment is collected, means for attaching the dredging apparatus to t... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7011749 | Remediation with ozone of sediments containing organic contaminants A system for treating sediments contaminated with organic contaminants, such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and other contaminants polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) includes treating the sediments with ozone to react the... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6832465 | Aquatic weeding device An aquatic weeding device is provided for removing aquatic vegetation from a body of water and transporting the vegetation to a desired location. The weeder includes at least one weeding element connected with respect to a vessel for collecting aquatic vegetation, a... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6499239 | Method for extracting and grading sand A method for extracting and grading or sizing sand, gravel or a mixture thereof, from a pit formed in untouched ground. Liquid is sprayed into the ground, resulting in a fluidized state in the ground, in which state sand or gravel with a relatively high r... | 12/31/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6216367 | Classifying and air-stratifying gold separator with inclined sequential chute cone array and size-classifying screen A sluice comprising a series of sequential, interconnected chutes, each inverting a stratified slurry, discharges the slurry in each chute over a mesh screen in a subsequent chute and eventually out of the sluice, with each incremental stage designed to t... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6079130 | Portable gold mining dredge A portable gold mining dredge for use in collecting potentially gold containing aggregate from streambeds for subsequent classification and separation. The dredge has a receptacle, comprised of a drum with a water-tight lid, for receiving the aqueous dred... | 06/27/2000 |
| 5412884 | Waste material pond cleaning apparatus A dragline apparatus for cleaning waste material and sludge in clarifier and settling ponds and lagoons includes a pair of side walls and a back wall forming a frame supported on front and rear flotation rollers. Between the home member is at least one bl... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5328250 | Self-propelled undersea nodule mining system A self-propelled machine has an internal chamber having a conveyor mechanism extending through an opening in a wall. A buoyancy control allows admission of pressurized air into the chamber to allow adjustment of the buoyancy of the machine. A series of co... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5199767 | Method of lifting deepsea mineral resources with heavy media Heavy media, which are heavier than the bulk density of nodules of raw deepsea mineral resources, are used to discharge the nodules on a marine ship through a lifting pipe from a sea floor U-tube connecting with a downstream pipe laid to the deepsea botto... | 04/06/1993 |
| 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 |
| 4878711 | Method and apparatus for mining of ocean floors Suboceanic particulate solids containing useful metal values are recovered from ocean floors by extending a recovery tube from above an ocean surface to the ocean floor and confining a column of sea water therein, injecting a pressurized gas into the base... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4822106 | Golf ball dredge A golf ball dredge which comprises a shallow draft, buoyant support vessel in the form of a pontoon boat that provides a floating platform from which the dredging apparatus is supported. The pontoon boat has a small outboard motor mounted at its bow for p... | 04/18/1989 |
| 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 |
| 4685742 | Equipment for extracting ores from sea beds Apparatus for extracting ores from the sea bed, comprising a surface ship (1) supplying the power required for the operation of the under-water assembly and for storing the ore, a relay unit (30) connected to the ship (1) by a conduit (3, 4) for raising t... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4681372 | Deep sea mining apparatus An undersea mining apparatus including a hydraulically operated ejector pump for submerged use to provide a reduced pressure adjacent the outlet of a lift pipe, to thereby induce flow of mineral nodules from the ocean floor through the pipe. The jet flow ... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4652055 | Device for collecting manganese nodules on the ocean floor A device for collecting manganese nodules or the like from the ocean floor having a frame that is drawn across the ocean floor, a cylinder rotating around a horizontal axis which has on its circumference brushes for picking up manganese nodules in the cir... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4619762 | Devices for recovering polymetal compounds discharged from a submarine hydrothermal source Devices for recovering polymetal compounds discharged from a submarine hydrothermal source comprise a bell-shaped collector member provided with a flexible skirt and placed just above the hydrothermal source to cover it substantially tightly. The device i... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4585274 | Mineral and metal particle recovery apparatus and method Apparatus for recovering metallic particles from a recovery hole formed in a sub-surface formation containing said particles, comprises (a) a barge, (b) a rotating cutter head supported by the barge for controlled bodily movement at the recovery hole and for c... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4503629 | System for collecting and conveying undersea mineral resources A system for collecting mineral resources on the ocean floor, having an automotive collector for collecting mineral resources, a collection vessel which is connected to the automotive collector so that the collected mineral resources are fed to the collec... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4446636 | Oceanic mining system An oceanic mining system. A sea bulldozer is movable across the bottom of the ocean by means of driven wheels to scrape up sediment from the ocean floor. The wheels are driven by an engine of the type which uses electrolysis to convert sea water into hydr... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4423559 | Gold dredge suction nozzle An elongated tubular member including inlet and outlet end sections is provided and each section includes inlet and outlet ends. The inlet end of the outlet section and the outlet end of the inlet section include coacting structure universally coupling th... | 01/03/1984 |
| 4408404 | Pivotable articulated support shoe for hydraulic nozzle This invention provides means for supporting a hydraulic nozzle (of the type utilized, for example, to obtain valuable mineral ores from ocean depths) with a support surface in a manner so that the attitude of the support surface relative to the ocean flo... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4407716 | Liquid flow system including multi-axial liquid flow screening means for excluding oversized slender objects carried by a liquid A liquid flow system which comprises means to screen long slender objects from a liquid flowing in a conduit. The screening means comprises a set of opposed, aligned, undulating surfaces, each having axes of curvature extending in at least two directions.... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4398362 | Oceanic seaplow system An oceanic seaplow system comprising a plurality of vessels forming a mini fleet wherein a flexible hose is joined at one end to a suction turbine associated with a mothership and the other end is connected to a suction stud on a seaplow travelling on the... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4394841 | Vessel for recovering material A vessel to recover material in the form of oil and timber from the surface or bottom of the sea comprises a conveyor, which projects down below the water level and is mounted to the vessel in an elevatable manner in order to enable variation of the level... | 07/26/1983 |
| 4391468 | Method and apparatus for recovering mineral nodules from the ocean floor A method of recovering mineral nodules deposited on the ocean floor which comprises the steps of pumping a continuous flow of ocean water along a first confined path through an exchange position within the vicinity of the ocean floor where the mineral nod... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4387518 | Separable liquid flow screening means for excluding oversized, slender objects carried by a liquid, and dredge means including same This invention provides means to screen long, slender objects from a flowing fluid, and more particularly provides means to clear jammed objects therefrom. The screening means comprises a set of opposed, aligned, undulating surfaces, preferably formed as ... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4368923 | Nodule collector A nodule collector for deep sea mining includes an outer sledge and an inner sledge disposed in and connected to the outer sledge for trailing movement therewith. The inner sledge is provided with a transversely extending cutting blade, a plurality of jet... | 01/18/1983 |
| 4367601 | Separable means for excluding oversized slender objects For screening oversized objects and especially long slender particles wherein the long dimension of the particle is aligned in the direction of flow through a fluid-flow conduit, there is provided a screen comprising a pair of opposing corrugated surfaces... | 01/11/1983 |
| 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 |
| 4354777 | High pressure feeder deflection prevention A high pressure transfer device and method of continuously conveying hard particulate material using the high pressure transfer device ensure proper operation even under high pressure differential. The high pressure transfer device includes a pocketed rot... | 10/19/1982 |
| 4347675 | Dredging means having means for excluding oversized slender objects This invention provides dredging means having means to screen long slender particles wherein the long dimension extends in the direction of flow through a fluid-flow conduit. The screening means comprises a pair of opposing corrugated surfaces, the folds ... | 09/07/1982 |
| 4343098 | Apparatus for mining nodules beneath the sea Polymetallic nodules are collected by means of a plurality of self-propelled vehicles which move upwards and downwards between the sea floor and a surface platform under the action of excess ballast which is partially and progressively released as the veh... | 08/10/1982 |
| 4340970 | Power wheel Power wheel comprises a heat engine consisting of several expansion valves rigidly situated around the circumference of a stationary side gear and centralized to a axis which rotates through the work out put by expanding a fluid centralized inside a valve... | 07/20/1982 |
| 4338043 | Method for depositing material on the ocean bed and apparatus for performing the same Method and installation for depositing materials on an ocean bed in accordance with a given line in which the autonomous vehicle is displaced on the ocean bed by accurately following said line whereby the vehicle is provided with a hopper, a ship is moved... | 07/06/1982 |
| 4336662 | Apparatus for collecting and raising materials from the ocean floor An apparatus and a related method for deep sea mining utilizing an underwater collection device for gathering material from the ocean floor, containers with a repository for holding gathered material and with a convex lid for receiving a buoyant body, mea... | 06/29/1982 |
| 4333828 | Automatic dump valve A valve for automatically dumping a load of solids entrained within a fluid transport medium in response to flow interruption is disclosed. The automatic dump valve is particularly well-suited for use in combination with a nodule transport riser in deep o... | 06/08/1982 |
