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Self-propelled manned submersible vehicles for under-sea excursions

CA 1319297 C · Owner: Onofri, Jean-Michel · Inventors: Onofri, Jean-Michel

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A self-propelled manned submersible vehicle of the type comprising a pressure-resistant capsule (1) serving as a cabin ballast tanks ( 3, 8), releasable ballast (7) propulsion units, (4) having propellars driven by electric motors and storage, batteries (42), the vehicle being characterized in that said pressure-resistant capsule comprises a peripheral window constituted by a vertical cylindrical sleeve (19) which is entirely transparent, said sleeve being of sufficient diameter to house a plurality of people sitting side-by-side said, sleeve being extended downwardly by a hemispherical bottom (14) and upwardly by a spherical cap (16) which is extended by a cylindrical conning tower (21) …

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  • Granted June 22, 1993. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended June 22, 2010.
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FiledDecember 16, 1988
GrantedJune 22, 1993
Term endedJune 22, 2010
Patent numberCA 1319297 C
Classification (IPC)B63G8/00 +1 more

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19891992199519982001200420072010Application filedDec 16, 1988Patent grantedJune 22, 1993Term endedJune 22, 2010

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