US PATENT SUBCLASS 166 / 338
.~ Connection or disconnection of submerged members remotely controlled

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166 /   HD   WELLS

335  DF  SUBMERGED WELL {10}
338.~ Connection or disconnection of submerged members remotely controlled {6}
339  DF  .~.~> With provision for removal or repositioning of member without removal of other well structure
340  DF  .~.~> Disconnection
341  DF  .~.~> With orienting or aligning of member for connection {2}
344  DF  .~.~> Connection to provide fluid flow path {3}
348  DF  .~.~> Connection of pipe hanging
349  DF  .~.~> Connection of guide means

DEFINITION

Classification: 166/338

Connection or disconnection of submerged members remotely controlled:

(under subclass 335) Process, apparatus, or device including an actuatable tool or well element functioning to secure together or release two well elements, with means above the water surface to actuate the tool or well element.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

285, Pipe Joints or Couplings, for a pipe joint adapted to be operated from a remote location, and particularly

18+, for a pipe joint or coupling with an assembly means or feature.

405, Hydraulic and Earth Engineering,

169+, for assembling conduit underwater to a fixed structure wherein the fixed structure is not limited to be a well; subclasses 190+ for diving combined with remote control of the diving apparatus.

901, Robots, appropriate subcollections for robots adapted to work in an under water environment.