Global Patent Index - EP 3261918 A2

EP 3261918 A2 20180103 - METHOD USING A FLOATABLE OFFSHORE DEPOT

Title (en)

METHOD USING A FLOATABLE OFFSHORE DEPOT

Title (de)

VERFAHREN MIT VERWENDUNG EINES SCHWIMMFÄHIGEN OFFSHORE-LAGERS

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ UTILISANT UN DÉPÔT OFFSHORE FLOTTANT

Publication

EP 3261918 A2 20180103 (EN)

Application

EP 16756029 A 20160127

Priority

  • US 201514630576 A 20150224
  • US 2016015163 W 20160127

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2016137644A2] A method using a floatable offshore depot to provide sheltered area using a tunnel for safe and easy launching or docking of watercraft and embarkation or debarkation of personnel. The method can be used to transfer equipment between the watercraft and the floatable offshore depot using an internal dock side of the tunnel. The floatable offshore depot can have a buoyant hull, a keel, a main deck, and at least two connected sections between the keel and the main deck. The connected sections can extend downwardly from the main deck toward the keel and can have an upper cylindrical side section, a transition section, and a lower cylindrical section. The method uses the tunnel at an operational depth, with a tunnel opening to an exterior of the buoyant hull to receive the watercraft.

IPC 8 full level

B63B 35/44 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR RU)

B63B 1/041 (2013.01 - EP KR); B63B 1/048 (2013.01 - EP KR); B63B 19/08 (2013.01 - EP KR); B63B 27/30 (2013.01 - EP); B63B 35/44 (2013.01 - KR RU); B63C 1/02 (2013.01 - EP); B63C 1/10 (2013.01 - EP); B63H 25/42 (2013.01 - EP KR); B63B 2021/001 (2013.01 - EP KR); B63B 2035/4486 (2013.01 - EP KR); B63B 2039/067 (2013.01 - EP KR)

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

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2016137644 A2 20160901; WO 2016137644 A3 20161020; AU 2016223269 A1 20170518; AU 2016223269 B2 20200123; BR 112017017982 A2 20180410; BR 112017017982 B1 20230328; BR 112017017982 B8 20230502; CA 2966036 A1 20160901; CA 2966036 C 20221213; CN 107249978 A 20171013; CN 107249978 B 20200313; EP 3261918 A2 20180103; EP 3261918 A4 20181107; EP 3261918 B1 20230607; IL 251983 A0 20170629; KR 102365572 B1 20220221; KR 20170121183 A 20171101; MX 2017006313 A 20180216; MY 192128 A 20220729; PH 12017500847 A1 20171030; RU 2017133090 A 20190325; RU 2017133090 A3 20190325; RU 2683920 C2 20190402; SG 11201706647R A 20170928

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2016015163 W 20160127; AU 2016223269 A 20160127; BR 112017017982 A 20160127; CA 2966036 A 20160127; CN 201680011965 A 20160127; EP 16756029 A 20160127; IL 25198317 A 20170427; KR 20177023457 A 20160127; MX 2017006313 A 20160127; MY PI2017703053 A 20160127; PH 12017500847 A 20170505; RU 2017133090 A 20160127; SG 11201706647R A 20160127