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Buoyancy method and device for stabilizing and controlling lowering or raising of a structure between the surface and the sea floor
EP 1606159 B1 · Applicant: SAIPEM S.A.
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- Filed March 25, 2004 and granted March 12, 2008. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended March 25, 2024.
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FiledMarch 25, 2004
PublishedDecember 21, 2005
GrantedMarch 12, 2008
Term endedMarch 25, 2024
Application numberEP 04742349
Classification (CPC)B63B27/08 +2 more
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