Title (en)

A BARRIER COMPONENT AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A BARRIER COMPONENT

Title (de)

BARRIEREKOMPONENTE UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINER BARRIEREKOMPONENTE

Title (fr)

COMPOSANT BARRIÈRE ET PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION D'UN COMPOSANT BARRIÈRE

Publication

EP 4019385 A1 20220629 (EN)

Application

EP 21217136 A 20211222

Priority

GB 202020620 A 20201224

Abstract (en)

The present disclosure relates to a barrier component (10) for a sonar system and a method of manufacturing a barrier component for a sonar system. At least a part of the outer surface (18) of the barrier component (10) comprises a repeating pattern, wherein the repeating pattern comprises surface features (16) formed in rows, wherein the surface features have a height of less than 10µm.

IPC 8 full level

B63B 1/36 (2006.01); B63G 8/42 (2006.01); B63G 9/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP GB)

B63B 1/36 (2013.01 - GB); B63G 8/42 (2013.01 - GB); B63G 9/00 (2013.01 - GB); B63G 13/02 (2013.01 - EP); B63G 2009/005 (2013.01 - EP); B63G 2013/022 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

• [XI] US 2017100332 A1 20170413 - TONKIN LEAH [US], et al
• [XI] US 2006219143 A1 20061005 - BRENNAN ANTHONY B [US], et al
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• [XI] DE 102011121796 A1 20120816 - UNIV BONN [DE]
• [XI] CN 109625154 A 20190416 - UNIV WUHAN
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• [A] EP 3088290 A1 20161102 - BOEING CO [US]
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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)

EP 4019385 A1 20220629; AU 2021286450 A1 20220714; AU 2021286450 B2 20230518; CA 3143842 A1 20220624; GB 202020620 D0 20210210; GB 2602354 A 20220629

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 21217136 A 20211222; AU 2021286450 A 20211217; CA 3143842 A 20211223; GB 202020620 A 20201224