WO2009017554A3 - Method and apparatus for altering and/or minimizing underwater noise - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for altering and/or minimizing underwater noise Download PDF

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WO2009017554A3
WO2009017554A3 PCT/US2008/007994 US2008007994W WO2009017554A3 WO 2009017554 A3 WO2009017554 A3 WO 2009017554A3 US 2008007994 W US2008007994 W US 2008007994W WO 2009017554 A3 WO2009017554 A3 WO 2009017554A3
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63C—LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS; LIFE-SAVING IN WATER; EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER; MEANS FOR SALVAGING OR SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER OBJECTS
    • B63C11/00—Equipment for dwelling or working underwater; Means for searching for underwater objects
    • B63C11/02—Divers' equipment
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63C—LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS; LIFE-SAVING IN WATER; EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER; MEANS FOR SALVAGING OR SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER OBJECTS
    • B63C11/00—Equipment for dwelling or working underwater; Means for searching for underwater objects
    • B63C11/02—Divers' equipment
    • B63C11/18—Air supply
    • B63C11/22—Air supply carried by diver
    • B63C11/2227—Second-stage regulators

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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  • Ocean & Marine Engineering (AREA)
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Abstract

To reduce or eliminate the startle response in aquatic life, embodiments of the present invention alter the sound produced by a diver's exhaled bubbles by adjusting up or down the frequency of the sound produced by the bubbles.
PCT/US2008/007994 2007-06-26 2008-06-26 Method and apparatus for altering and/or minimizing underwater noise Ceased WO2009017554A2 (en)

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