Global Patent Index - EP 2931594 A4

EP 2931594 A4 20160810 - PRODUCTION SUPPORT AND STORAGE VESSEL

Title (en)

PRODUCTION SUPPORT AND STORAGE VESSEL

Title (de)

PRODUKTIONSUNTERSTÜTZUNGS- UND LAGERUNGSSCHIFF

Title (fr)

VAISSEAU DE SUPPORT ET DE STOCKAGE DE PRODUCTION

Publication

EP 2931594 A4 20160810 (EN)

Application

EP 13861955 A 20131128

Priority

  • AU 2012905437 A 20121211
  • AU 2013001380 W 20131128

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2014089599A1] A production support and storage vessel is provided, as well as a method of processing material, such as ore, gathered from the seafloor using such a vessel. The production support and storage vessel has facilities to receive ore from the seafloor, process it, and store the ore in bulk storage silos. Additionally, the production support and storage vessel has a ballast capability and system to ballast the vessel down to a full operational draft. When needed, typically approximately weekly, a transport vessel is moored to the production support and storage vessel and the production support and storage vessel offloads the stored ore using a conveyor system.

IPC 8 full level

B63B 27/00 (2006.01); B63B 25/04 (2006.01); B63B 27/10 (2006.01); B63B 27/16 (2006.01); B63B 27/22 (2006.01); B63B 27/30 (2006.01); B63B 35/44 (2006.01); B63B 43/06 (2006.01); E02F 7/00 (2006.01); E21C 50/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B63B 25/04 (2013.01 - EP US); B63B 27/10 (2013.01 - EP US); B63B 27/22 (2013.01 - EP US); B63B 27/30 (2013.01 - EP US); B63B 35/00 (2013.01 - EP US); B63B 35/44 (2013.01 - EP US); B63B 35/4413 (2013.01 - EP US); B63B 43/06 (2013.01 - EP US); E02F 3/885 (2013.01 - US); E02F 3/8858 (2013.01 - US); E02F 3/8866 (2013.01 - EP US); E02F 3/90 (2013.01 - US); E02F 7/005 (2013.01 - EP US); E02F 7/023 (2013.01 - EP US); E02F 7/04 (2013.01 - EP US); E02F 7/065 (2013.01 - EP US); E02F 9/06 (2013.01 - EP US); E21C 50/00 (2013.01 - EP US); B63B 2003/147 (2013.01 - EP US); B63B 2027/165 (2013.01 - EP US); B63B 2035/4486 (2013.01 - EP US); B63B 2207/02 (2013.01 - EP US); B63H 2025/425 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

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 2014089599 A1 20140619; AU 2013359998 A1 20150528; CN 104870305 A 20150826; CN 104870305 B 20171110; EP 2931594 A1 20151021; EP 2931594 A4 20160810; JP 2016501772 A 20160121; JP 2019034739 A 20190307; JP 6455842 B2 20190123; KR 102214432 B1 20210209; KR 20150086282 A 20150727; US 2015367917 A1 20151224

DOCDB simple family (application)

AU 2013001380 W 20131128; AU 2013359998 A 20131128; CN 201380064968 A 20131128; EP 13861955 A 20131128; JP 2015545597 A 20131128; JP 2018231543 A 20181211; KR 20157013778 A 20131128; US 201314651217 A 20131128