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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2015
The United States of America As Represented BY the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Brian J Granger, San Diego, CA (US);
William A Chambers, Jamul, CA (US);
Kelly G Krueger, La Mesa, CA (US);
John E Hoopes, San Diego, CA (US);
United States of America as represented by Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A system for deterring pinnipeds comprising a plurality of connected tracks interspersed with expansion joints, wherein the tracks and expansion joints are operatively coupled via connector keys that fit into a recessed channel running underneath the tracks and expansion joints, the tracks and expansion joints having electrically insulated recessed channels allowing for conductive wire to run throughout the tracks and expansion joints, the expansion joints further comprising two wells allowing for excess wire to be coiled and housed, acting as a spring and allowing for expansion, and the wire is connected to a power source.