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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8056461 | Methods and apparatus for marine deployment Methods and apparatus for marine deployment according to various aspects of the present invention may operate in conjunction with a floatable housing adapted to be deployed by a marine vehicle. The floatable housing may be adapted to be launched from a marine vehicl... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7581481 | Capsule for releasably retaining a missile A capsule adapted for disposition in a submarine launch tube for retaining the missile until launch thereof. The capsule includes a cylindrically shaped housing including a plurality of layers of glass fibers and layers of graphite, the layers including an outer lay... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7337741 | Pre-positioning deployment system for small unmanned underwater vehicles A system is disclosed for pre-positioning a canister assembly at an undersea location. A transporter deploys to and releases the assembly proximate to the desired location. Once the assembly has fallen a safe distance after release, spring bands of the assembly are ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7243609 | Telescoping buoyancy capsule The present invention relates to a capsule sized to contain a weapon for launching and to withstand depth pressures. A telescoping nose section of the capsule, normally unextended around the weapon, extends at launch along a longitudinal axis of the capsule to provi... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7237353 | Muzzle break with gas relief membrane for an underwater gun A muzzle break for a gun comprising a baffle, a series of slots in the housing of the muzzle break in which the slots exhaust gas of a pressure wave deflected by the baffle during firing of the gun. A membrane seals the slots for underwater use and is separable by t... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7219859 | Multipurpose modular spacecraft A reentry vehicle includes a nose section, a modular section comprised of two or more connected modules, a flared section. The nose section is connected to a first end of the modular section, and the flared section is positioned proximate a second end of the modular... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7165917 | Apparatus for disposal of toxic and radioactive waste A new system for underwater waste disposal is disclosed, consisting of a high-speed, hardened penetrator, optional rocket motor (or other compact propulsion device) and alternative mechanisms for eliminating water drag by surrounding the projectile with a gas layer.... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7159501 | Stackable in-line surface missile launch system for a modular payload bay An underwater missile launch system includes one or more missile loading modules for supporting a plurality of missiles in a stackable, in-line configuration within a pressure vessel. The missiles are arranged inside the modules, which may be stacked in groups insid... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7140289 | Stackable in-line underwater missile launch system for a modular payload bay An underwater missile launch system includes one or more missile loading modules for supporting a plurality of missiles disposed within protective capsules in a stackable, in-line configuration within a pressure vessel. The missiles are arranged inside the modules, ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7097136 | Immersible unmanned air vehicle and system for launch, recovery, and re-launch at sea A sea-launched and recovered unmanned aircraft is disclosed. The aircraft is jet-powered and has features and systems to maintain watertight integrity such that it may be released from a submerged submarine or dropped into a body of water by a ship or an aircraft. T... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7032530 | Submarine air bag launch assembly An air bag launch assembly is disclosed which allows for modular loading onto a submarine, the launch of weapons or vehicles external to the submarine pressure hull, while also achieving greater packing density. The air bag launch assembly includes a large, watertig... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7030820 | Antenna elements for a missile The invention relates to antenna elements for the UHF and VHF range for antennas of an airborne vehicle with empennage parts. These antenna elements are integrated into the empennage parts (L) which are made of a dielectric material and are configured in such a way ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6951138 | Method and apparatus for an ocean bottom seismic acquisition technique A seismometer having a hydrodynamically efficient shaped body containing a seismic sensor or source, having a propulsion unit located and a control unit for directional control of the propulsion unit for guiding the seismometer to and from an ocean floor. The seismo... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6904859 | Inlet free torpedo launch system A launcher for torpedoes and underwater vehicles includes an inlet recess in fluid communication with a shutterway recess. A primary shutterway is provided both for ejection of the vehicle and for supplying fluid intake to the launcher. A pump circulates fluid from ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6871610 | Assembly for launching bodies from an underwater platform An assembly for launching bodies from an underwater platform having a pressure hull, and an outer hull subject to free flooding. The assembly includes a module having a proximal end outboard of the pressure hull portion of the platform, a distal end disposed proxima... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6834608 | Assembly of underwater bodies and launcher therefor An assembly of underwater bodies and a launcher therefor. The assembly is adapted for mounting on a submarine outside the pressure hull. The assembly includes a launcher having a housing for enclosing an underwater body, a body support structure within the housing f... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6779460 | Support vessel for self-burying mines The disclosure relates to a supply vessel for transporting a plurality of payload carrying containers having powered self-burying mechanism to enable the containers to bury themselves in the seabed when released from the vessel. Each container is connected to the ve... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6776079 | Asymetrically contoured elastomeric disk An elastomeric disk for use in an elastomeric ejection system in which a thickened curvature protrudes from both sides of a central plane of the disk. Integral to each curvature is an annulet which dovetails from the curvatures to a periphery of the disk. The thickn... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6595098 | Missile launch assembly A missile launch assembly for underwater vehicles includes a launch tank having mounted therein an expandable elastomeric disc and a turbine, a water inlet conduit, an impulse tank interconnecting the water inlet conduit and a missile launch tube, and a p... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6584924 | Apparatus for controlling pressure recovery An apparatus for controlling fluid pressure recovery includes an elongated housing having an opening at a first end thereof, an opening at a second end thereof, an inner peripheral surface, and a fluid flow passageway therethrough. The apparatus further i... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6530305 | Telescoping pressure-balanced gas generator launchers for underwater use A launching apparatus including a launch tube having fore and aft ends, each end having an opening formed therein. A muzzle cap is fitted to the fore end and a breech mounting is formed at the aft end. A primary housing is seated in the aft end, the prima... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6502528 | Pressure-balanced gas turbine underwater launcher An underwater launcher of a vehicle in a launching tube outside the pressure hull of a submerged launch platform is unaffected by launch depth. A muzzle cap at one end of the tube communicates with ambient water and a ram plate at the other end communicat... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6484618 | Marine countermeasures launch assembly A marine countermeasures launch assembly includes a cylindrical body including first and second members having, respectively, first and second surfaces engageable with each other to form the body, the first surface having first and second recesses therein... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6415211 | Weapon and launcher test set (WALT) A portable data acquisition system for use in certifying torpedo tube-launched weapons such as a Mark 48/ADCAP, a Tomahawk missile or a Harpoon and the like. The system includes a portable computer, a rugged four slot chassis, a 32 channel multiplexing mo... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6405653 | Supercavitating underwater projectile A supercavitating underwater projectile adapted to be fired from a gun or the like, comprising a front end or nose portion and a rear end portion. An auxiliary rocket motor is disposed within the rear end portion of the projectile for providing additional... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6401645 | Vehicle launch assembly for underwater platforms A vehicle launch assembly for underwater platforms includes a water tank mounted on the platform, and a plunger movably disposed in the tank and dividing the tank into first and second zones, the first zone being in communication with a. water environment... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6388184 | Deployable nose for an underwater vehicle A deployable nose is used on an underwater vehicle to provide a shorter length when in a retracted position and to provide a reduced drag when in the deployed position. The deployable nose includes a plurality of nose sections and a deployment mechanism t... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6371003 | Enclosures for installation on the seabed The disclosure relates to an enclosure for installation in the seabed comprising an elongate container for holding a payload. The container has a plurality of passages extending lengthwise of the container and an impeller at the lower end of the container... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6305263 | Appended pod underwater gun mount An appended pod underwater gun mount for a submersible host vessel includes a strut member having a base end fixed to an outer hull of the submersible host vessel and a distal end protruding outwardly from the host vessel, the distal end being angled with... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6286410 | Buoyantly propelled submerged canister for air vehicle launch The invention features a self-contained enclosure-plus-enclosed contexture and the implementation thereof in a multi-phase launching system, according to which the waterborne first phase entails naturally (buoyantly) induced motion, and at least the airbo... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6164179 | Submarine deployable vertical launch spar buoy The present invention relates to a system and a method for launching an anautical vehicle from a submerged platform such as a submarine. The system includes a buoy configured to be deployed from a launching tube onboard the submerged platform, which buoy... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6112667 | Underwater mine placement system A mine placement system is provided for determining mine launch parameters ased on launcher vehicle position, speed, and direction and on latitude. The system includes an input module for receiving launcher vehicle position, speed, and direction having a s... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6044745 | Seabed enclosures The disclosure relates to an enclosure for weaponry, listening, identifying, recording, communications equipment or the like for use in or on the seabed. The enclosure comprises an outer cylindrical container (10) having a buoyancy chamber (34) to render ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6024006 | Method for transferring a horizontally arranged rocket from a vessel to a floating structure located at sea In a method for transferring a horizontally arranged rocket from a vessel to a floating structure, a ramp is provided in a position projecting out from the vessel, entirely or partially below a lifting device provided on a floating structure, and is conne... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5964175 | Conformal detachable platform array The invention provides a system for attaching one or more unmanned, hydroamically shaped, autonomous, undersea platforms to the bow of a submarine. An array of depressions, each matching the shape of the platforms, is provided in the bow of the submarine... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5942712 | Method and apparatus for retaining wires in a cylindrical tube A submarine signal launcher is disclosed for preventing pinched control ws therein. The submarine signal launcher includes a gas generator, an acoustic device countermeasure, a launch tube for housing the gas generator and the countermeasure, and a ram p... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5908999 | Floatable platform rocket launcher A device for transporting and launching rockets carrying a payload for transportation into space includes a floatable structure. The floatable structure includes a hoist for moving the rocket in a horizontal orientation from a ship to a deck of the floata... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5886285 | Variable range timer impact safety system An arming system for a missile which prevents destruction of the missile side of a specified area. The missile may be launched from a submarine, and follow a water-air-trajectory, and includes a variable-range timer acting in conjunction with an impact d... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5837917 | Cooling apparatus for a missile launcher system A cooling system for a missile launcher having a plurality of missile-containing cells connected to a common plenum. Disposed in the plenum beneath each missile is an impingement plate in the path of hot exhaust gas from the missile. A cooling water injec... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5834674 | Device for ejecting a weapon from a submegible launch tube and method A device for ejecting a weapon from a submergible launch tube includes a nt door and a rear door. The device has an inner tube inside the launch tube and shaped to receive a weapon. The device also has holder elements for holding the inner tube in the la... | 11/10/1998 |
