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| 8074592 | Submarine with a propulsion drive with an electric motor ring In one aspect, a submarine with a boat hull and a propulsion drive for the submarine the propulsion drive is arranged outside the boat hull and comprises a housing and a first electric motor, with the housing embodying a channel for a flow of water through the chann... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7533625 | Unmanned underwater vessel With an unmanned underwater vessel having a pressure hull, drive assembly and at least one ancillary device arranged on the pressure hull, for example a propeller protection apparatus (15), the at least one ancillary device (15) is fixedly connected to... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7441509 | Ice fish casting submarine having bait/lure carrying compartment An ice fishing submarine for carrying an end portion of a fishing line radially away from an ice fishing hole comprising: i) a hull enclosing a propulsion system which includes a battery which powers an electric motor which turns a propeller; ii) a power switch to b... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7388145 | Unmanned underwater vehicle tailcone assembly A tailcone assembly for an undersea vehicle includes a first tailcone portion having a cavity and a second tailcone portion positionable in and axially extensible from the cavity. An extensible drive shaft is provided for joining the vehicle's engine to a propeller.... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7262394 | Mortar shell ring tail and associated method There is provided a ring tail for a ballistic projectile and an associated method that facilitate maneuverability of the ballistic projectile. The ring tail comprises a ring member having a generally cylindrical wall and at least one rod joined to an aft section of ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7125297 | Continuously variable transmission A variable speed transmission having a plurality of tilting balls and opposing input and output discs is illustrated and described that provides an infinite number of speed combinations over its transmission ratio range. The use of a planetary gear set allows minimu... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121506 | Remotely controlled model airplane having deflectable centrally biased control surface A remotely controlled model airplane includes a receiver responsive to signals from a transmitter to control the direction of flight of the model airplane. The receiver, powered by a battery, demodulates the signal transmitted by the transmitter to selectively energ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7101237 | Propellor blade adjustment system for propulsion through fluid environments under changing conditions The stern end of a seawater hull has a rotor hub with propeller blades thereon. The rotor hub is rotated for propulsion of the hull by means of a propeller shaft extending through a sealed compartment within the hull. Such sealed compartment and an electrically powe... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7048506 | Method and apparatus for magnetic actuation of variable pitch impeller blades An integrated propulsion and guidance system for a vehicle includes an engine coupled to an impeller via a driveshaft to produce propulsive force. The impeller includes a hub and a plurality of blades, including at least one control blade pivotably mounted to the hu... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7026736 | Turbine generator vibration damper system The invention relates to the vibration damper systems (here, method and apparatus) for active removal of beyond-normal internal vibrations from turbine-generator-sets [T-G-Ss*]. The invention relies on dynamic forces generated by a pair of “wings” and associated... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7004803 | Outboard trolling motor deployment and control system An outboard trolling motor deployment assembly and control system for a boat which is afloat in a body of water includes an outboard trolling motor assembly having at least one, but preferably, one pair of outboard trolling motors. A deployment assembly is disposed ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6978617 | Power generation system using a combustion system and a fuel cell A regenerative fuel cell is combined with a combustion engine such as a Pulse Detonation Engine (PDE) to create a closed-loop power generation system. Stored hydrogen and oxygen are used by the regenerative fuel cell, and by the combustion engine, in which the react... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6976445 | Submarine A submarine is comprised of a hull with an external seat on top and a backrest behind the seat. A control column and a grab handle are positioned in front of the seat. External drive motors attached to the hull drive propellers housed in protective cages. Servo driv... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6926566 | Method and apparatus for synchronous impeller pitch vehicle control An integrated propulsion and guidance system for a vehicle includes an engine coupled to an impeller via a driveshaft to produce propulsive force. The impeller includes a hub and a plurality of blades, wherein one or more of the blades is pivotably mounted to the hu... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6771563 | Apparatus for deploying a load to an underwater target position with enhanced accuracy and a method to control such apparatus Apparatus (50) for deploying an object to an underwater target position, the apparatus being provided with a beacon to transmit acoustic rays, a plurality of thrusters (56(i), i=1, 2, . . . I, I being an integer) to control positioning of the ap... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6701862 | Bow mounted system and method for jet-propelling a submarine or torpedo through water A jet propulsion system for a submersible vehicle, such as a submarine includes a propulsion unit mounted away from the stern of the submersible. Generally, the propulsion system consists of a set of blades secured to a hub within a shroud. Combining such... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6443087 | Underwater dive vehicle The underwater vehicle disclosed has a selectively energizable propulsion unit for forcible driving the vehicle through the water and at least one resilient gas filled buoyancy element and at least one rigid buoyancy element which is in open contact with ... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6427618 | Bow mounted system and method for jet-propelling a submarine or torpedo through water A jet propulsion system for an underwater vehicle, such as a submarine or torpedo is disclosed. The propulsion system includes a plurality of blades secured to a hub, in the front, which is rotated by a shaft connected to an engine through a transmission.... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6349665 | Drone vessel for an ROV A drone vessel for an ROV. The drone vessel utilizes dynamic positioning. The drone vessel is remotely controlled by radio telemetry, preferably modular in construction, and may be semi-submersible. The vessel contains a radio telemetry package, one or mo... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6220906 | Marine propulsion assembly A marine propulsion assembly comprises a drive shaft, a first propeller fixed to the drive shaft and turnable therewith in a first direction, an annular array of gear teeth disposed on the first propeller and turnable therewith, a second propeller aligned... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6109985 | Propeller deflection snubber A deflection snubber assembly for preventing damage to a propeller which is subjected to instances of high force is disclosed. The propeller includes a hub for mounting the propeller on a shaft and a number of blades exteng radially outward from the hu... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6065419 | Underwater dive vehicle The underwater dive vehicle disclosed has a selectively energizable propulsion unit for forcible driving the vehicle through the water and at least one resilient gas filled buoyancy element which is in open contact with the surrounding water when the vehi... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6016763 | Submersible unit and diving position control method therefor A submersible unit having thrusters for changing a diving position based on a total work quantity, which is the sum of a first work quantity and a second work quantity. A proportional controller generates and outputs the first work quantity based on a dif... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5713299 | Submersible boat Submersible boat is capable of navigating both on the water surface and submerged, the diving taking place by dynamic effect when the operator requires it, the boat having a catamaran type structure, comprising two side floats which are maintained partial... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5687670 | Circumferential circulation control system Disclosed is a device used to maneuver a vehicle consisting of a tubular y with suction circumferential slots adjacent its forward end and exhaust circumferential slots adjacent its aft end on both the outer and inner peripheral surfaces. Fluid is convey... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5574246 | Underwater vehicle with improved jet pump propulsion configuration An underwater vehicle such as a torpedo has a jet pump propulsion system. A high speed pump is located inside a rigid cylindrical housing of the torpedo near an end thereof. A water inlet communicates with the pump as does a water outlet provided at the a... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5505155 | Submarine propulsion system A submarine propulsion system for a submersible vehicle has two motors mounted on respective support arms able to rotate about two axes relative to the submersible vehicle. Rotation of each arm about its first axis moves its respective motor out of a stor... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5445105 | Torque balanced postswirl propulsor unit and method for eliminating torque on a submerged body A torque balanced propulsor unit for a submersible vehicle of the type having a bow, a stern, a longitudinally extending central section axisymmetric about a longitudinal axis of the vehicle and including therein a maximum diameter of the vehicle, and a t... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5377613 | Submersible boat A submersible boat is provided which utilizes a planing boat hull with a sharp bow and blunt stern. The submersible boat performs as a planing boat until it nears the target location. Then, the boat submerges in order to avoid detection. After this vessel... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5365868 | Underwater propulsion system having reduced weight penalty and variable angle of thrust A propeller driven underwater propulsion system for use by a scuba diver, comprising at least one elongate air tank to be carried on the back of the diver, with the longitudinal centerline of the tank residing in a plane approximately perpendicular to the... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5343823 | Large diameter low RPM propeller for torpedoes A propulsion system for a submerged vehicle which operates at a relatively low RPM includes a pair of coaxial drive shafts for producing counterrotating torques. A first propeller unit is attached for rotation with one of the drive shafts and a second pro... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5257952 | Deployment system for secondary propulsor unit A system is provided for deploying a propulsor unit from the hull of a water vehicle, such as a submarine. The system comprises an opening in a submerged portion of the hull that leads to a chamber for storing the propulsor unit, a cover for covering the ... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5237952 | Variable attitude submersible hydrofoil A watercraft having positive static buoyancy is provided which is operable both as a hydrofoil and submersible vessel. It is generally shaped in the form of a dolphin or porpoise, with the equivalent of fins acting as both navigation and attitude control ... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5235931 | Inflatable undersea vehicle system of special utility as a daughter vessel to a mother vessel The submersible vehicle system of the present invention comprises a unitary ndersea vehicle composed of a rigid hull submersible mated to an inflated auxiliary submersible. Both the rigid hull submersible and the auxiliary submersible may be initially stor... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5119753 | Articulatable mechanism This invention is an articulatable mechanism applicable to a wide variety of situations. The device provides a rotational component as well as a pivotal component providing practical propulsion in polar coordinates instead of customary linear transmission... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5108323 | Deployment system for secondary propulsor unit A system is provided for deploying a propulsor unit from the hull of a water vehicle, such as a submarine. The system comprises an opening in a submerged portion of the hull that leads to a chamber for storing the propulsor unit, a cover for covering the ... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5078628 | Marine propulsor A marine propulsor for submersible vessels or surface vessels powered by underwater propulsion units. A shaftless motor with disk-shaped rotor and stator(s) is mounted in the vessel structure with a blade hub mounted on the rotor, the hub including propel... | 01/07/1992 |
| 4979455 | Control surfaces A control surface design for submerged vehicles. The control surfaces are vably mounted or radially extending support members such that the wake created by the deflection of the control surfaces will not be transmitted to the propeller. The support member... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4947782 | Remotely operated vehicle A remotely operated vehicle (ROV) provided with not less than three thrusters arranged in the longitudinal direction of a vehicle body. The center of gravity G of the vehicle body excluding a pendulum and the center of buoyancy B of the vehicle body inclu... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4938164 | Self-propelled manned submersible vehicles for under-sea excursions A self-propelled manned submersible vehicle of the type comprising a pressure-resistant capsule (1) serving as a cabin, ballast tanks (3, 8), releasable ballast (7), propulsion units (4) having propellers driven by electric motors, and storage batteries (... | 07/03/1990 |
