Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus for bi-directionally mining manganese nodule
- Patent Title (中): 锰结核双向开采装置
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Application No.: US14439198Application Date: 2013-10-04
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Publication No.: US09574445B2Publication Date: 2017-02-21
- Inventor: Tae-Kyeong Yeu , Sup Hong , Hyung-Woo Kim , Jong-Su Choi
- Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
- Applicant Address: KR Ansan-si
- Assignee: Korea Instutite of Ocean Science & Technology
- Current Assignee: Korea Instutite of Ocean Science & Technology
- Current Assignee Address: KR Ansan-si
- Agency: Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP
- Priority: KR10-2012-0121026 20121030
- International Application: PCT/KR2013/008902 WO 20131004
- International Announcement: WO2014/069803 WO 20140508
- Main IPC: E21C50/00
- IPC: E21C50/00

Abstract:
An apparatus for bi-directionally mining a manganese nodule includes a traveling device to travel in a predetermined traveling direction, collecting devices installed at both ends of the traveling device, respectively, to collect the manganese nodule, and a control device to sense the traveling direction of the traveling device and to drive one of the collecting devices installed at both ends of the traveling device, which is placed in the sensed traveling direction.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150300167A1 APPARATUS FOR BI-DIRECTIONALLY MINING MANGANESE NODULE Public/Granted day:2015-10-22
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