USA As Represented by Secretary of the Navy

Tyler J Browe

William A Chambers

Robert M Lee

Bret R Thomson

Ronald Allen Skala

Jeffery Towns Gilchrist

Paul C Wade

Steven K Whiteside

Daniel T Bridge

A modular damage control system and portable damage control apparatus for integrating damage control monitoring information with a transport vessel's centralized monitoring system. The modular damage control system includes a centralized monitoring system, portable equipment installation, at least one alarm, and a relay enclosure. The portable damage control apparatus includes at least one alarm and a relay enclosure, further comprising an external power supply, relay, end of line resistor, and alert device. The portable damage control apparatus allows for plug-and-play type integration with a centralized monitoring system, wherein the system described herein can enable the monitoring of hazards to a portable equipment installation by interfacing with a transport vessel's damage control network. The invention may also include a maritime vessel, intermodal containers, a potentiometer, discrete resistors, and an interface panel for displaying information specifying the alarm state to a crew member of the transport vessel.

Portable damage control apparatus for modular networks

The present invention provides a means by which an underwater plow can avoid large obstacles that otherwise would prevent the plow from executing its desired path. The underwater plow is released into the water, drops to the sea floor, orients itself, and begins to deploy the sensor array along a pre-programmed path. If the plow encounters a sea floor obstacle, the plowautomatically maneuvers to overcome the obstacle and continues deployment of the sensor array. The buoyancy shifting apparatusallows the plow to automatically maneuver. The present invention shifts the center of buoyancy of the underwater plow, thereby allowing the plow to float over obstructions.

Buoyancy shifting apparatus for underwater plow

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San Diego, CA, United States of America

Tyler J Browe