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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.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2024

Filed:

Nov. 12, 2020
Applicant:

Eagle Technology, Llc, Melbourne, FL (US);

Inventors:

Donna M. Kocak, Indian Harbour Beach, FL (US);

Mario Miranda, Edgewater, FL (US);

Fraser R. Dalgleish, Vero Beach, FL (US);

Assignee:

EAGLE TECHNOLOGY, LLC, Melbourne, FL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/00 (2013.01); B63B 21/50 (2006.01); B63B 22/00 (2006.01); B63B 35/04 (2006.01); B63B 49/00 (2006.01); B63B 79/15 (2020.01); B63B 79/40 (2020.01); B63G 8/00 (2006.01); G01S 1/04 (2006.01); G01S 1/08 (2006.01); G01S 1/70 (2006.01); G01S 1/74 (2006.01); G01S 1/76 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); H04B 10/25 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63G 8/001 (2013.01); B63B 21/50 (2013.01); B63B 22/003 (2013.01); B63B 35/04 (2013.01); B63B 49/00 (2013.01); B63B 79/15 (2020.01); B63B 79/40 (2020.01); G01S 1/0426 (2019.08); G01S 1/08 (2013.01); G01S 1/7036 (2019.08); G01S 1/752 (2019.08); G01S 1/76 (2013.01); G05D 1/0692 (2013.01); H04B 10/25 (2013.01);
Abstract

An underwater communications network may include spaced apart nodes on a bottom of a body of water. The underwater communications network may also include fiber optic cabling connecting the spaced apart nodes. Each node may include a frame, a node short-range navigation device carried by the frame, and an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) carried by the frame after delivering a fiber optic cable along a navigation path from an adjacent node. The UUV may be configured to cooperate with the node short-range navigation device during an end portion of the navigation path adjacent the frame.


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