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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2020
Applicant:
Boston Engineering Corporation, Waltham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Robert Lee Cardenas, Framingham, MA (US);
Michael Conry, Beverly, MA (US);
Michael Rufo, Hanover, MA (US);
Assignee:
Boston Engineering Corporation, Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 11/24 (2006.01); B63B 22/00 (2006.01); B63B 22/08 (2006.01); G01D 21/02 (2006.01); G06F 8/61 (2018.01); B63C 7/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 11/245 (2013.01); B63B 22/003 (2013.01); B63B 22/08 (2013.01); G01D 21/02 (2013.01); G06F 8/61 (2013.01); B63B 2022/006 (2013.01); B63C 7/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
A technique for managing an attachment between first and second portions of a device. The technique includes a retaining component having a first state in which the retaining component maintains the attachment between the first and second portions by virtue of a rigid characteristic and a second state in which the retaining component loses the rigid characteristic and no longer maintains the attachment. The retaining component transitions from the first state to the second state upon exposure to liquid water.