USA As Represented by Secretary of the Navy

Daniel Troy Renfroe

Martin John Stacy

A sub-surface sensor housing for remote underwater vehicle deployment and recovery. Moreover, a housing for a sub-surface sensor, comprising a housing body, having a top side, a bottom side, and a sensor cavity in which a sub-surface sensor is placed, wherein the housing body further comprises a plurality of slots through its walls slightly larger than a clamp tie; an attachment hoop coupled to the top side of the housing body, configured to receive a gripping hook from an aquatic vehicle, wherein the attachment hoop has a vertical height that extend above an interference zone; and a plurality of outriggers, coupled to the bottom side of the housing body, configured to disperse the weight of the housing the subsurface sensor.

Mardan sub-surface sensor housing for remote underwater vehicle deployment and recovery

A line-handling retrofit kit for improving a submersible conveyance includes a mounting skid, a pair of storage containers, respective pliable caps for the storage containers, a line, and a hook configured to be held in a gripper. A respective pliable cap covers a mouth of each storage container and applies a drag on the line passing through an aperture in the respective pliable cap. The pair of storage containers are symmetrically arranged on the mounting skid with an in-between space. The in-between space aligns with an opening in the mounting skid and enables sensing through both the opening and the in-between space. The line is storable within the storage containers. The line has a first and second end, with the first end affixable to the submersible conveyance or the mounting skid. The hook is affixed to the second end of the line.

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Temecula, CA, United States of America

Daniel Troy Renfroe