Trap for horizontal flow marine sediments
US11982600B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 17, 2020 |
| Grant date | May 14, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2001/1031
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A trap for horizontal flow marine sediment, useful for collecting and sampling marine sediments where horizontal currents are intense and turbulent; the trap is comprising a first inlet opening and a second outlet opening, configured to allow the inlet and the outlet of a marine current, the path between the two openings comprising: an inlet area with a divergent section, connected to the first inlet opening; a sedimentation area with a greater section with respect to the inlet area, in order to allow gravity separation of particles present in the marine current.The trap also has an outlet area whose section converges in terms of width between the section where the outlet area is connected to the sedimentation area and to the second outlet opening.
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