Cleaning device for cleaning an underwater ground-working apparatus and method

US10246847B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-10246847-B2
Application numberUS-201715478073-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateApr 3, 2017
Priority dateApr 8, 2016
Publication dateApr 2, 2019
Grant dateApr 2, 2019

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Abstract

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The invention relates to a method for ground-working at a bottom of a body of water and a cleaning device for cleaning an underwater ground-working apparatus. The cleaning device has an enclosing body which extends substantially from a bottom of a body of water to above the water surface and enclosing an inner space, along which the ground-working apparatus can be moved, and a separating device, through which in the enclosing body an upper portion of the inner space can be separated off to form a cleaning area, in which the ground-working apparatus can be received and soil and contamination cleaned from it.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A cleaning device for cleaning an underwater ground-working apparatus, the cleaning device comprising: an enclosing body which extends substantially from a bottom of a body of water to above a water surface and encloses an inner space, wherein the inner space is configured so that a trench cutter or a drilling unit is movable within the inner space, and a separating device, through which in the enclosing body an upper portion of the inner space is co…

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What does patent US10246847B2 cover?
The invention relates to a method for ground-working at a bottom of a body of water and a cleaning device for cleaning an underwater ground-working apparatus. The cleaning device has an enclosing body which extends substantially from a bottom of a body of water to above the water surface and enclosing an inner space, along which the ground-working apparatus can be moved, and a separating device…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Bauer Spezialtiefbau
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification E02D15/06. Mapped technology areas include Fixed Constructions.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 02 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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