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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2017
Applicant:
The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary of the Navy, Crane, IN (US);
Inventors:
Aaron B. Cole, Bloomington, IN (US);
Donald R. Thompson, Zionsville, IN (US);
Manda Schaeffer, Bloomington, IN (US);
Steven M. Seghi, Bloomington, IN (US);
Travis W. Vincent, Owensburg, IN (US);
Zachary P. Steffes, Bloomington, IN (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/40 (2015.01); B63C 11/26 (2006.01); B63B 22/00 (2006.01); H04M 1/15 (2006.01); H04M 1/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63C 11/26 (2013.01); B63B 22/00 (2013.01); H04M 1/15 (2013.01); H04M 1/18 (2013.01); B63B 2203/00 (2013.01); B63B 2211/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
Exemplary systems enable operation of mobile devices underwater. Antennas on a buoy assembly allow a mobile device to maintain wireless communications. A series of cable segments connect a buoy assembly to a waterproof case capable of sealing a mobile device.