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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7321529 | Shuffle device and central control device provided with the shuffle device A shuffle device for players with different types of storage medium such as CD, DVD, hard disk drive or random access memory. The shuffle device is provided in a particular central control device such as a remote control, a hand-held computer, a personal digital ass... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7246567 | Remote operated vehicles An ROV comprising a topside, a fish and an umbilical cable for connecting the topside and the fish together. The fish is adapted to be powered by an onboard battery inductively coupled to the fish. The cable is of a fine diameter to reduce drag through the water. RF... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7210556 | Method and apparatus for installing a sensor array An apparatus and method is provided for transporting, installing, retrieving, and replacing a sensor array of individual sensor pods at a geographically remote location, such as on the sea floor. The apparatus consists of a remotely operated vehicle (ROV), a carouse... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7199707 | Multi-channel wireless remote control system A multi-channel wireless remote control system, which has N (an integer greater than one) wireless receiving devices and N (an integer greater than one) wireless transmitting devices. The N wireless transmitting devices corresponds to the N wireless receiving device... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7190637 | Guided underwater object A guided underwater object (GUO) (100) comprises steering means, an on-board guidance system (200) for controlling the steering means, and a hydrophone unit or units (104A, 104B, 104C, 104D, 104E, 104F, 104 | 03/13/2007 |
| 7187623 | Underwater data communication and instrument release management system A data communications and underwater release management system for acquiring data from remote positively buoyant instrumentation packages moored underwater through the use of an intervening mechanical release coupled at one end to the buoyant instrumentation package... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7047861 | System, methods and apparatus for managing a weapon system A system for managing a weapon system is provided. The system includes a number of mobile robotic vehicles (MRVs), a number of squads, each squad having a lead MRV and member MRVs, a number of central control systems, a number of reactive control systems, a central ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7047733 | Compact electro-hydraulic generator to motorize cupola The present invention divulges a particularly compact electro-hydraulic generating set and its application in combination with a compact actuator to pilot the traverse movement of a close cupola head assembly or of one or several offset cupola head assemblies. | 05/23/2006 |
| 6975560 | Geophysical method and apparatus A method and apparatus is disclosed for performing a seismic survey below the surface of a body of water and on the seabed. In one embodiment, a plurality of seismic data receivers are removably loaded in a carrier located above the surface of the water and the carr... | 12/13/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6933884 | System for tracking and monitoring vessels A system for remotely tracking, monitoring and messaging vessels (14) utilizing a global positioning system satellite constellation, having a transceiver located on the vessel to be tracked and monitored, a monitoring center located remote from the vessel, a ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932185 | Acquisition method and device for seismic exploration of a geologic formation by permanent receivers set on the sea bottom A method and device for seismic exploration of a subsea geologic formation by pickups set on the sea bottom and intermittently connectable to active data acquisition stations (11) brought nearby. Permanent passive reception stations (1) comprising a he... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6803943 | Marine plant field survey method and survey system utilizing the survey method A marine plant field survey method includes the step of using a submarine mobile video system capable of taking images underwater to measure degree of macrophyte coverage in a marine plant field by taking wide-field images of macrophytes from above and a step of usi... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6680876 | Natator in water tank, controlling apparatus and position measuring apparatus thereon A radio wave transmitter transmits a transmission command to an artificial fish in a water tank. A radio wave receiver in the artificial fish outputs the received transmission command to an ultrasonic transmitter so that the ultrasonic transmitter is caus... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6484660 | Underwater nuclear material reconnaissance system An underwater nuclear material reconnaissance system includes an underwater vehicle propelled/steered by a plurality of propulsion pods distributed thereabout. The underwater vehicle includes nuclear material sensors for generating sensor data indicative ... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6414905 | Method and apparatus for communicating coded messages in a wellbore A method and apparatus for communicating coded messages in a wellbore between a transmission node and a reception node is provided. The coded messages are messages are impressed upon a fluid column which extends between the transmission node and the recep... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6359833 | Underwater small target weapon A small target weapon (STW) delivers a warhead to a remote target and detonates it in response to remote command signals from a swimmer delivery vehicle (SDV) and internal control signals generated by a self-contained internal electronics section. When de... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6359834 | Mine neutralization device A mine neutralization device (MND) is deployed from launch platform, such as an aircraft or surface craft, and travels several miles underwater to destroy a mine. Optical and/or acoustic command signals are coupled to the MND through an optical fiber and ... | 03/19/2002 |
| 5903883 | Phase detection using neural networks A likelihood of detecting a reflected signal characterized by phase discontinuities and background noise is enhanced by utilizing neural networks to identify coherency intervals. The received signal is processed into a predetermined format such as a digit... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5894450 | Mobile underwater arrays An oceanographic sampling system includes two or more underwater vehicles disposed in an array and an array controller for controlling the array of underwater vehicles as data is acquired. Each underwater vehicle includes a propulsion system for moving th... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5734121 | Long-range sensor system, particularly for heavy torpedoes A long-range sensor system, particularly for heavy torpedoes, comprising a group of high and medium frequency sensors (2) disposed on the forward part of the torpedo (1) and an additional group of low frequency sensors (3) distributed along the sides of t... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5701276 | Underwater communication system by means of coded pulses An underwater communication system by coded pulses, includes a transmitter placed at a surface of a body of water, for transmitting coded pulses, the transmitter having a transmitter circuit for generating the coded pulses, the transmitter circuit includi... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5687137 | Methods and apparatus for adaptive oceanographic sampling An adaptive oceanographic sampling system includes several stationary acoustic tomography units distributed in an ocean volume, a processing and control system and at least one underwater vehicle movable within the ocean volume. Each of the acoustic tomog... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5579285 | Method and device for the monitoring and remote control of unmanned, mobile underwater vehicles A method and a device for remotely controlling and monitoring partially autonomous manned submersibles. The device comprises at least one manned floating vehicle (2) which is drifting and/or autonomous and comprises at least one first one-way communicatio... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5572485 | Underwater acoustic transmission method and equipment to improve the intelligibility of such transmissions A method for underwater, acoustic transmission, characterized in that at the transmitting side, the signal to be transmitted first is sampled, digitized and stored and then un-sampled and un-digitized at a frequency less than the sampling frequency and is... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5377165 | Communication system for submarines Submarines are provided with underwater self-propelled vehicles that are nched from the submarines and guided by trailing fiber optic cables. Each underwater vehicle has a hull that is separable, and that defines a socket for mating with one end of the s... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5099746 | Method and device for discovering and destructing submarine vessels from an aircraft The invention relates to a method for locating and destructing submarine vehicles from airborne vehicles disposed above the water surface, wherein a device (10) suspended from said airborne vehicle comprises sensing means (14) scanning generally in the ho... | 03/31/1992 |
| 4839873 | Subsea acoustic relocation system A subsea acoustic relocation system provides an apparatus that includes in one embodiment an anchor, and in another embodiment a weighted frame having in part a casing which has an inner bore with an open top portion. A line canister connected to the anch... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4692906 | Ocean bottom seisometer An improved ocean bottom seismometer is disclosed wherein a skirted spherical configuration provides bottom weight and provides a sealed area for seawater ballast which may be ejected to provide positive buoyancy for retrieval.... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4664559 | Remotely operated magnetic release for anchored aquatic instrumentation A latch mechanism (release) for use in anchoring equipment and devices submerged in water, held closed by a permanent magnet and which can be automatically or remotely opened by diverting the magnetic field. The release is held closed by the magnetic attr... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4621262 | Method of and a system for remote control of electronic equipments A method of and a system for remote control of individual electronic equipments which are spread out across a large geographical area. Particularly activation of radio transmitters spread over the water surface and cooperating with hydrophones for picking... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4541079 | Marine streamer cable recovery system Selected sections of a seismic streamer cable are provided with an acoustically-triggered compressed gas supply. The acoustic triggering devices associated with each compressed gas supply may be individually addressed by a coded signal. In the event that ... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4535430 | Subsea acoustic relocation system A subsea acoustic relocation system provides an apparatus that includes in one embodiment an anchor, and in another embodiment a weighted frame having in part a casing which has an inner bore with an open top portion. A line canister connected to the anch... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4480323 | Remote self-contained undersea monitor A remote oceanographic data recording system which is self-contained batt operated and removably attachable to an external surface of a submerged hull without a need to penetrate said hull is presented. The system is capable of gathering and recording oc... | 10/30/1984 |
| 4462094 | Method and apparatus for determining angle of inclination of seismometer and leveling seismic motion detectors A geophone is hung from a ball bearing in a pendular fashion so that it is free to swing in any direction. Because it is weighted, it will assume the correct positioning for operation. A clamp, carried with the pendular geophone in a seismometer designed ... | 07/24/1984 |
| 4430552 | Thermal release device A thermal release device made up of a heating element in contact with a thermally fusible connective link which upon supplying electric current to the heating element melts through the link and parts the linkage.... | 02/07/1984 |
| 4408308 | Sound actuated light switch A sound actuated switch including a microphone coupled via an audio amplifier to a reset circuit. When a sound of sufficient intensity is received by the microphone a reset signal is supplied to the counter portion of an oscillator and counter circuit. Th... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4372239 | Undersea weapon with hydropulse system and periodical seawater admission An undersea weapon comprising a warhead, a rocket motor, detection, homing and control systems and a hydropulse underwater propulsion system in an integral unit. The weapon is launched at a previously detected target, such as a submarine, on a ballistic t... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4344071 | Light switching mechanism An electronic sensing device, operates to actuate a household lighting fixture in response to a sensed environmental condition such as sound or movement within a room. The device is provided with a receiver for sensing the particular environmental conditi... | 08/10/1982 |
| 4318508 | Room temperature controller The room temperature controller of the present invention is adapted for use in a room in which the temperature is controlled by a thermostat coupled to an air conditioner unit. The room temperature controller includes a detector positioned within the room... | 03/09/1982 |
