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Patent No.:

US 11946442 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2024

Filed:

Mar. 01, 2018

Autonomous underwater vehicles

Applicant:

Ocean Renewable Power Company, Inc., Portland, ME (US);

Inventors:

Jarlath McEntee, Castine, ME (US);

Nathanial Hayes, Topsham, ME (US);

Millard Firebaugh, Annapolis, MD (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:

Pierce Atwood LLP

Christopher A. Baxter

Primary Examiner:

Pedro J Cuevas

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03B 17/06 (2006.01); B63G 8/08 (2006.01); B63H 1/08 (2006.01); F03B 13/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03B 17/065 (2013.01); B63G 8/08 (2013.01); B63H 1/08 (2013.01); F03B 13/10 (2013.01); F03B 17/067 (2013.01); F05B 2220/32 (2013.01); F05B 2240/40 (2013.01); F05B 2240/97 (2013.01); F05B 2260/70 (2013.01); F05B 2260/72 (2013.01); F05B 2260/87 (2020.08); Y02E 10/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

Underwater vehicles capable of self-propulsion are described. An underwater vehicle includes a cross-flow turbine including two or more foils spaced apart from a main shaft. The foils have a pitch that is adjustable under control of a pitch control mechanism. The underwater vehicle also includes a frame supporting the main shaft. The frame enables rotation of the cross-flow turbine. The underwater vehicle additionally includes a generator-motor set including rotor and stator elements. The rotor element is in rotary communication with the main shaft.

Find Patent Forward Citations

McEntee, Jarlath. (2024). Autonomous underwater vehicles (U.S. Patent No. 11946442). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11946442

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