US3415247A
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Sequential programmers for automatic decompression
Assignee: Societe Nationale des Petroles dAquitaine SA
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Filing: 1966-04-13
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Granted: 1968-12-10
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Expires: 1986-04-13
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Louvel Bernard
- 👤 Lacoste Michel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 18:49
CPC Classifications
B; B63; B63C; B63C11/00; B63C11/34; B63C11/44; B63C11/02; B63C11/32; G; G05; G05B; G05B19/00; G05B19/02; G05B19/04; G05B19/08; G05B19/10; G05B19/106; G05D; G05D16/00; G05D16/20; G05B2219/00; G05B2219/20; G05B2219/23; G05B2219/23199; G05B2219/23201; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/7722; Y10T137/7758; Y10T137/7761
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
147 words
AUTOMATIC DECOMPRESSION APPARATUS HAVING A DECOMPRESSION CHAMBER, AND A SEQUENTIAL PROGRAMMER THAT COMPRISES (A) A MEMBER FOR CONTROLLING THE INTERNAL PRESSURE OF SAID CHAMBER, MEANS FOR CYCLICALLY OPENING AND CLOSING SAID MEMBER TO PERMIT THE EXECUTION OF A PROGRAMME OF DEGREES OF DECOMPRESSION AND LINEAR DECOMPRESSIONS, AND A DIODE MATRIX FOR SETTING UP AND INDICATING SAID PROGRAMME; (B) MEANS FOR COMPARING THE VOLTAGE PROPORTIONAL TO THE PRESSURE PREVAILING IN SAID CHAMBER WITH A VOLTAGE DELIVERED BY AN ANALOGUE-DIGITAL-CONVERTER CONNECTED TO A DIGITAL COUNTER WHOSE CONTENTS VARY BY ONE UNIT AT PERIODS OF TIME DEFINED BY A MULTIVIBRATOR, WHEN THE VALUE OF THE CONTENTS OF SAID COUNTER AND THE PROGRAMMED VALUE FOR THE FOLLOWING DECOMPRESSION STEP ARE NOT EQUAL; AND (C) AN ALARM SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH SAID COMPARISON SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING THE COMPLETE STOPPING OF DECOMPRESSION IN THE CASE OF ASCERTAINED ANOMALY, AND FOR EFFECTING AN OPTIONAL RECOMPRESSION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
147 words
AUTOMATIC DECOMPRESSION APPARATUS HAVING A DECOMPRESSION CHAMBER, AND A SEQUENTIAL PROGRAMMER THAT COMPRISES (A) A MEMBER FOR CONTROLLING THE INTERNAL PRESSURE OF SAID CHAMBER, MEANS FOR CYCLICALLY OPENING AND CLOSING SAID MEMBER TO PERMIT THE EXECUTION OF A PROGRAMME OF DEGREES OF DECOMPRESSION AND LINEAR DECOMPRESSIONS, AND A DIODE MATRIX FOR SETTING UP AND INDICATING SAID PROGRAMME; (B) MEANS FOR COMPARING THE VOLTAGE PROPORTIONAL TO THE PRESSURE PREVAILING IN SAID CHAMBER WITH A VOLTAGE DELIVERED BY AN ANALOGUE-DIGITAL-CONVERTER CONNECTED TO A DIGITAL COUNTER WHOSE CONTENTS VARY BY ONE UNIT AT PERIODS OF TIME DEFINED BY A MULTIVIBRATOR, WHEN THE VALUE OF THE CONTENTS OF SAID COUNTER AND THE PROGRAMMED VALUE FOR THE FOLLOWING DECOMPRESSION STEP ARE NOT EQUAL; AND (C) AN ALARM SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH SAID COMPARISON SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING THE COMPLETE STOPPING OF DECOMPRESSION IN THE CASE OF ASCERTAINED ANOMALY, AND FOR EFFECTING AN OPTIONAL RECOMPRESSION.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1971-12-10 | 1972-06-10 | 1972-12-10 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1975-12-10 | 1976-06-10 | 1976-12-10 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1979-12-10 | 1980-06-10 | 1980-12-10 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |