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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2019
Applicant:
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Inventors:
Austin C. Fikes, Pasadena, CA (US);
Seyed Ali Hajimiri, La Canada, CA (US);
Assignee:
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Pasadena, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 5/15 (2006.01); B64G 1/40 (2006.01); B63G 8/16 (2006.01); B63G 8/22 (2006.01); B63G 8/39 (2006.01); B64G 1/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 5/15 (2013.01); B63G 8/16 (2013.01); B63G 8/22 (2013.01); B63G 8/39 (2013.01); B64G 1/405 (2013.01); B64G 1/443 (2013.01); B63B 2207/02 (2013.01); B63B 2221/22 (2013.01); B63B 2221/24 (2013.01); B63B 2241/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various embodiments are directed to interconnectable tiles configured for operation in an aquatic environment or a near-zero/zero gravity environment. The interconnectable tiles are configured to interconnect relative to one another to form interconnected surfaces, and individual interconnectable tiles provide thrust, ballast, and/or buoyancy to the overall interconnected surface so as to move the interconnected surface in a desired configuration.