James Robert Philp
Physician at E 39, Bellevue, WA
License number
Colorado 15731
Issued Date
Jan 9, 1968
Renew Date
Jun 1, 2005
Expiration Date
May 31, 2007
Type
Physician
Address
Address
13000 N 39Th St, Bellevue, WA 98005
Professional information
Undersea Mining And Separating Vehicle Having Motor-Powered Water Jet
US Patent:
3975054, Aug 17, 1976
Filed:
Dec 11, 1974
Appl. No.:
5/531754
Inventors:
Frank Howard Brockett - Bellevue WA
James E. Philp - Bellevue WA
Arthur Francis Sullivan - Redmond WA
James E. Philp - Bellevue WA
Arthur Francis Sullivan - Redmond WA
Assignee:
The International Nickel Company, Inc. - New York NY
International Classification:
E02F 394, E02F 700
US Classification:
299 8
Abstract:
Vehicle constructed for being towed along undersea floor area where desired mineral aggregates, such as manganese nodules, are dispersed on ocean bottom carries apparatus utilizing power from towed motion, hydraulic suction and vehicle-borne motor for acquiring, concentrating and transmitting desired aggregates to conduit for upward transport. Vehicle has motor-powered water impeller, ducting and nozzle for directing pressurized sheet-jet of water rearwardly downward near undersea floor, enclosed ramp inclined rearwardly upward with entrance behind sheet-jet to receive solids dislodged from sea floor by jet, hopper and trough to receive solids moved up ramp by flow of water up ramp when vehicle is towed forward, and separating screens and ducting to direct desired sizes of solids into conduit for delivery to surface ship. Operationally effective path can be widened with horizontally fenestrated sweeps disposed in rearwardly diverging and converging V-patterns.