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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2020
Applicant:
Continental Shelf Associates, Inc., Stuart, FL (US);
Inventor:
Kevin Clyde Peterson, Stuart, FL (US);
Assignee:
Continental Shelf Associates, Inc., Stuart, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 22/20 (2006.01); B63B 22/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 22/20 (2013.01); B63B 2022/006 (2013.01); B63B 2203/00 (2013.01); B63B 2207/02 (2013.01); B63B 2211/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
An underwater data capture and transmission system has a base configured to sink in water, at least one sensor configured to capture data while submerged in water, a processing unit configured to receive data collected by the sensor, and a variable buoy. The variable buoy has a ballast system configured to adjust a depth of the variable buoy in the water, and a communication device configured to transmit data to a remote communications device. The system further has at least one tether connecting at least the base, the processing unit, and the variable buoy.