Device, system and method for collecting samples from a bed of a waterbody
US11939831B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 12, 2019 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63B27/08
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A pin point corer for collecting samples from a seabed of a sea, having a control unit to be positioned on a vessel or similar remote position,a top lift unit, which can be attached to a lifting and lowering unit of a vessel via an cable, such that it can be lifted and lowered relative to the seabed, a corer unit, releasable attached to the top lift unit by a fixation unit and arranged for being at least partly driven into layers of the seabed to collect the samples from there, e.g. when released from the top lift unit, wherein the top lift unit comprises a positioning unit bi-directionally communicating with the control unit for controlling the position of the corer unit. The invention also relates to a respective system and a method for collecting samples by use of such a pin point corer.
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