METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSTALLING A COFFERDAM, E.G. AGAINST THE HULL OF A SHIP - Patent 4143081

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EP 4 143 081 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	08.03.2023 Bulletin 2023/10

(21)	Application number: 20724919.4

(22)	Date of filing: 30.04.2020

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

B63B 17/00^(2006.01)

B63B 81/00^(2020.01)

(52)	Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
	B63B 17/0018; B63B 81/00

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/GB2020/051063

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2021/219970 (04.11.2021 Gazette 2021/44)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	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 States:
	BA ME
	Designated Validation States:
	KH MA MD TN

(71)	Applicant: E M & I (Maritime) Limited
	St Helier, Jersey JE2 3QA (GB)

(72)	Inventor:
	MORTLOCK, David Michael Lye Green Sussex TN6 1UT (GB)

(74)	Representative: Finch, Steven Caffall
	Novagraaf UK 3rd Floor 77 Gracechurch Street London EC3V 0AS London EC3V 0AS (GB)

(54)	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSTALLING A COFFERDAM, E.G. AGAINST THE HULL OF A SHIP