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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7390233 | Station keeping maneuverable articulating autonomous regenerative tactical (SMAART) buoy An articulating sonobuoy is provided. The articulating sonobuoy comprises a plurality of section, and a plurality of joints connecting each of the plurality of section to adjacent sections, wherein each of the plurality of sections self-aligns by rotating about one ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7165504 | Antenna linear extension and retraction apparatus for a submersible device, and method of use An antenna linear extension and retraction apparatus and method of use for a submersible device is provided. The apparatus includes a body having a cavity formed at an external surface. A bladder containing a core material is arranged within the cavity. The core mat... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7138603 | Device for remotely decoupling coupled objects with a fusible link underwater A device for remotely decoupling coupled objects with a fusible link underwater using a replaceable fusible link of appropriate electrical resistance, a method to supply a high-power charge of electricity across the fusible link, a mechanism held by the fusible link... | 11/21/2006 |
| 6183326 | Communication buoy with ice penetrating capabilities A deployable buoy having a nose cone and a tail section interconnected by a housing. The buoy comprises an outer shell and a canister with the outer shell axially moveable relative to the canister. An expansion chamber is provided between the outer shell ... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6018493 | Sonar suspension apparatus Sonar suspension apparatus comprising a flotation buoy and an underwater sonar array connected to the flotation buoy by a suspension cable, wherein the sonar array comprises a plurality of transducer-carrying elongate members including at least one rigid ... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5676576 | Submarine deployed sea-state sensor A submarine deployed sea-state sensor includes an elongated housing having nose cone and an aft end. The housing having a forward buoyant chamber for receiving an accelerometer and for causing the sensor to be buoyed up to the surface, where it will there... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5339288 | Underwater sound source with remote controlled actuator An underwater sound source with a remote controlled actuator comprising a oy having a buoyant portion, a plurality of launch tubes storing acoustic charges, a radio transceiver, control circuitry, hinged doors at the bottom of the tubes, and a safety rele... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5184328 | Underwater release mechanism An underwater acoustic release system includes a buoyed member with an attached line that is released from a preselected underwater location using an acoustic signal that activates a heating element to melt a volume of wax or like meltable substance. The ... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5175712 | Underwater sound source with timed actuator An autonomous underwater acoustic charge deployment buoy that can deploy ustic charges at preselected time periods. The device can operate away from any control vessels or structures. The device comprises a plurality of launch tubes disposed within a fra... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5022013 | Underwater release apparatus, underwater release system and method An improved underwater release apparatus, underwater release system and method of controlled release of an underwater object employing the underwater release apparatus. The underwater release apparatus comprises a housing release means mounted on a housin... | 06/04/1991 |
| 5020032 | Sonobuoy suspension system A sonobuoy suspension system is disclosed wherein a spring motor having a substantially constant output torque is mounted within an upper sonobouy unit secured to a buoyant flotation member. Formed from a coiled band, constant force extension spring wound... | 05/28/1991 |
| 4999816 | Hydrophone deployment system for a sonobuoy A sonobuoy is disclosed which has a linear array of hydrophones horizonta depolyable at sea by a metal hydride jet thruster. The thruster is powered by releasing hydrogen gas from iron-titanium hydride (FeTiH1.95) and igniting it in a mixture ... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4927396 | Sonobuoy A sonobuoy comprising: a container adapted to nest side-by-side and end-to-end with plural containers of the same configuration; and inflatable parafloat collapsed into an upper chamber of the container; compressed gas means in the container for inflating... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4924698 | Method and apparatus for remote monitoring of oceanographic conditions A method and apparatus for measuring profiles of ocean properties. The apparatus includes a stationary surface buoy to which a weight and cable are attached, the sensors traverse the cable by means of a hydrofoil the pitch of which is varied by a pressure... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4861297 | Releasable airborne buoy particularly for undersea listening A buoy released from an aircraft for carrying out under water listening includes a balloon fixed to a body by way of a set of halyards extending from the top to the base of the balloon and fixed inside the neck of the body of the buoy. The inflation air p... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4850915 | Apparatus for deploying and supporting a large aperture volumetric array in a medium An apparatus for supporting a large volumetric array of acoustic sensors in water is packaged in a standard configuration sonobuoy envelope and utilizes conventional sonobuoy deployment components. A housing within the envelope contains a plurality of tub... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4834684 | Ball lock release mechanism An instrumentation package and float are releasably joined to an anchor by connector that holds the float and anchor together until the anchor impacts the ocean bottom. Upon impact, the inertia of the float and package cause a connector shaft to continue ... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4725988 | System for deploying an array of sonar projectors A system for deploying an array of sonar projector transducers includes a housing in which a plurality of disk shaped projectors are stacked, a pair of small diameter cables are reeled from a powered drum for tethering the projectors, the cables being anc... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4673363 | Marine measurement device A sonobuoy having a terminal weight and sensor for deployment beneath the surface of the water after the buoy has been launched from an aircraft and impacted the water. A circuit assembly and antenna for processing output from the sensor and for transmitt... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4654832 | Sonobuoy retaining and release apparatus Sonobuoy parachute shroud line ends are retained by a cup mounted in and adjacent one end of the sonobuoy outer casing. A heavy ejection spring is beneath the cup for forcibly ejecting the cup outwardly from the one end of the casing. The cup is retained ... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4631956 | Air deployed oceanographic mooring An Air Deployed Oceanographic Mooring when assembled for deployment has a multitude of components suitable for separation by explosive bolts upon deployment of the system. A parachute system is connected to a surface buoy. The components that separate fro... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4590590 | Sonobuoy multiple depth deployment apparatus A sonobuoy float canister is releasably latched to a wound cable pack container. The cable is attached at its upper end to the canister and at its lower end to a lower sonobuoy component. A rotor latches the canister and container together in one rotative... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4585190 | Water activated pressurized gas apparatus for rescue applications The compressed-gas device for the life-saving services which can be activated by water, more especially the automatic separating coupling for parachutes, comprises a channel (9) and two detector chambers (10, 11) which, via openings (12, 13), are connecte... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4571788 | Double action pressure release An apparatus for use in a fluid medium which activates at a deeper depth and then releases at a lesser depth. A rod depresses a spring in a housing. The rod is prevented from being ejected from the housing by a ball bearing which engages between openings ... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4497632 | Inflatable buoy An inflatable buoy assembly includes a flotation receptacle (12), a propellant breech (14), and an equipment container (16). These three components are designed for telescoping engagement and packaging in a single housing (78). When deployed, the breech i... | 02/05/1985 |
| 4494938 | Master buoy system for acoustic array deployment, using underwater glide bodies remotely launched from a submerged pod A method and apparatus deploys a hydrophone array in a predetermined patt. A master buoy includes a float and an anchor which hold a central portion at a predetermined depth in the water. A number of hydrodynamically shaped glide vehicles are disengaged ... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4493664 | Sonobuoy float inflation and depth selection initiators A shape-memory alloy initially configured to have engaging potential for a ance, guillotine or pin connected thereto is wrapped in a heating element powered by current from a water activated battery. When the alloy reaches a specific temperature it silentl... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4448068 | Shallow water environmental/oceanographic measurement system A shallow water environmental/oceanographic measurement system for real time monitoring of specific parameters at a particular location. A three point moored buoy is anchored over the particular location. Bottom mounted sensors to measure the specific par... | 05/15/1984 |
| 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 |
| 4406631 | Flotation device An air launchable sonobuoy having two separate liquid chemicals which react pon mixing to form an expanded, rigid foam flotation device. Upon deployment in the air, windflaps release a preloaded plate within a submersible housing and urge the chemicals to ... | 09/27/1983 |
| 4379534 | Cargo lift system A system for transferring cargo at sea by helicopter includes an automatily activated self inflatable apparatus for reducing the velocity of the cargo if jettisoned or inadvertently dropped into the sea and for keeping the cargo afloat until retrieval ma... | 04/12/1983 |
| 4279025 | Releasable airborne buoy A buoy capable of being dropped onto water from an aircraft, comprising a balloon which inflates during the descent through a forced intake of air through adjustable openings at the base of the balloon. Inside the balloon there is a flexible membrane allo... | 07/14/1981 |
| 4209151 | Banner stabilizer method and apparatus for air dropped articles A banner in the form of an elongated sheet of flexible material is attached to an air dropped sonobuoy for stabilization of the sonobuoy during descent as well as for descent speed control, entry angle control, and wave action damping once the sonobuoy is... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4208738 | Deployable sonar array with interconnected transducers operated in the bending mode A sonar array consists of a significant number of interconnected disk-shaped transducer projectors operating in the bending mode and packaged in a cylindrical housing including a first or lower section including an electronics and battery package for powe... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4193057 | Automatic deployment of horizontal linear sensor array A linear sensor array is deployed horizontally on the ocean floor by first deploying a vertical array, between an anchor and a float from which the array is suspended, and then decreasing the buoyancy of the float gradually as the float is carried away fr... | 03/11/1980 |
| 4189703 | System for deploying a sensor array from transiting vessel A system for deploying a vertical linear sensor array from a transiting vessel comprising a tubular deployment case closed at the bottom by a descent weight that is connected to a plurality of sensors packed in the case and connected in sequence by a cabl... | 02/19/1980 |
| 4186374 | Transducer housing with release mechanism A transducer housing for an air-dropped sonar transducer includes a smooth cylindrical case for stowage on board an aircraft. The case is formed with a separation device which permits ejection of the transducer from the case upon impact with the water of ... | 01/29/1980 |
| 4186370 | Stabilized sonobuoy suspension A suspension system for an air-dropped sonobuoy includes a transducer housing wherein the upper portion is emptied upon deployment of a float. The weight distribution of the transducer and housing provides for a center of mass and a center of buoyancy at ... | 01/29/1980 |
| 4161716 | Very low frequency sonobuoy (VLF sonobuoy) An apparatus hydromechanically decouples a hydrophone arrangement disposed n a water medium from the effects of current, wind and surface wave action. A first float carrying a transmitter-antenna assembly extends through the water-air interface and is teth... | 07/17/1979 |
| 4075725 | Sonobuoy casing A sonobuoy casing which comprises a split enclosure for a hydrophone, hinged at its base end. Upon deployment, the enclosure falls away, releasing the hydrophone to drop to its prescribed depth. A release mechanism which pushes the hydrophone out of its c... | 02/28/1978 |
