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EP 2776310 B1 20160608 - AUTONOMOUS VARIABLE BUOYANCY DEVICE

Title (en)

AUTONOMOUS VARIABLE BUOYANCY DEVICE

Title (de)

AUTONOME VORRICHTUNG MIT VERÄNDERLICHEM AUFTRIEB

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF DE FLOTTABILITÉ VARIABLE AUTONOME

Publication

EP 2776310 B1 20160608 (EN)

Application

EP 12790681 A 20121107

Priority

IT FI20110246 A 20111110
IB 2012056228 W 20121107

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2013068941A1] The present invention refers to a device, that is autonomous or that can be associated with another structure, for the passive and the cyclical variation of the buoyancy configuration, which can be used in particular, but not exclusively, in the field of equipment for monitoring the environment.

IPC 8 full level

B63B 22/18 (2006.01); B63G 8/24 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B63B 22/18 (2013.01); B63G 8/24 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2013068941 A1 20130516; EP 2776310 A1 20140917; EP 2776310 B1 20160608; IT FI20110246 A1 20130511

DOCDB simple family (application)

IB 2012056228 W 20121107; EP 12790681 A 20121107; IT FI20110246 A 20111110