1984 – NEWTSUIT – R. T. “Phil” Nuytten (Canadian)

The NEWTSUIT by R. T. "Phil" Nuytten.   Phil Nuytten poses with his NEWTSUIT. Jacques Cousteau with a Newtsuit.     Phil Nuytten has been instrumental in the development and current acceptance of Atmospheric Diving System technology. In 1977, he began work on a revolutionary new one-atmosphere diving suit that resulted in a patented break-through …

1977 – Deep Diving Apparatus – Alistair Carnegie (American)

  Patent name: Wall structures such as for use in deep diving apparatus Publication number    US4164042 A Publication type    Grant Application number    US 05/851,416 Publication date    Aug 14, 1979 Filing date    Nov 14, 1977 Priority date    Nov 18, 1976 Also published as    CA1060500A1, CA1098651A1, DE2751344A1, DE2751345A1, US4167792 Inventors    Alistair L. Carnegie Original Assignee    Normalair-Garrett (Holdings) …

1954 – Pressure Suit – James Hart and Theodore Hart (American)

1954 – Pressure Suit by James Hart and Theodore Hart Patent Name: Pressurized suit Publication number    US2939148 A Publication type    Grant Publication date    Jun 7, 1960 Filing date    Dec 15, 1954 Priority date    Dec 15, 1954 Inventors    James F Hart, Theodore H Hart Original Assignee    James F Hart, Theodore H Hart This invention relates to …

1965 – “XU-1” Deep Sea Diving Suit – Fonda-Bonardi / Buckley for Litton Systems (American)

Figure 17: Conceptual drawing of the Litton atmospheric diving suit. In the late 1960's Litton Industries Space Science Laboratories announced the development of a new design of an atmospheric diving suit (Figure 17) capable of operating to depths of 600 feet (Fonda-Bonardi, 1967). The UX-1, for underwater experimental, suit was to use a combination of …

1965 – Diving Suit – Henry Martinez and Charles Opalek (American)

  1965 – Diving Suit – Henry Martinez and Charles Opalek Publication number    US3329967 A Publication type    Grant Publication date    Jul 11, 1967 Filing date    Mar 31, 1965 Priority date    Mar 31, 1965 Inventors    Martinez Henry J, Opalek Charles S Original Assignee    Martinez Henry J, Opalek Charles S The invention relates to diving apparatus or …