1914-1937 – Various Diving Armour – Neufeldt and Kuhnke (German)

Various Diving Armour by Neufeldt and Kuhnke. Introductory note: I've [i.e. cyberneticzoo] had a lot of difficulty in arranging found images into the three generations of suit as mentioned in other sites featuring Neufeldt and Kuhnke armoured suits. Some of this is due to the difficulty in dating some of the images, as well as …

1906 – Diving Armour – Friedrich Gall (German)

1906 –  Diving Armour by- Friedrich Gall   Invention name: Aus einem Panzer bestehende Taucherrüstung, deren Glieder durch wasserdicht abschliessende Kugelgelenke miteinander verbunden sind. [Google translation- From an existing tank armor diver whose members are connected by waterproof final ball joints.] Publication number    DE193397 C Publication date    Dec 19, 1907 Filing date    Feb 13, 1906 …

1969 – JIM Atmospheric Diving Suit – Mike Humphrey, Mike Borrow, Richard Tuson and Joseph Salim Peress (British)

1969 –  JIM Atmospheric Diving Suit by Mike Humphrey, Mike Borrow, Richard Tuson and Joseph Salim Peress. The original Peress Tritonia suit is in the middle, surrounded by type 2's with type 3 arms, then standard type 2 JIM suits on the outer. Image from www.DiveScrap.com. The Canadian Diving Symposium 31 October – 1 November 1977 …

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 …