Subsea container transport system for deep-sea mining

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PATENT NO 9874096
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14909383

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A mining system includes:

    a vessel for processing mined ore,an upper platform coupled with the vessel,a lower platform supported by the ocean floor,a number of transport cables which extend between the upper and lower platform, anda container for containing ore which container is fixedly coupled to a container transporting cable such that the container moves vertically with the container transporting cable to transport the container in a container trajectory extending between the upper and lower platform.

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IHC HOLLAND IE B V3361 EP SLIEDRECHT

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
De, Jonge Laurens Jan Delft, NL 2 19
Lucieer, Pieter Abraham Barendrecht, NL 6 10
Stoffers, Harmen Derk Breda, NL 3 5

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