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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2022
Applicant:
Subseasail Llc, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventor:
Chris Todter, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
SubSeaSail, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63G 8/22 (2006.01); B63G 8/00 (2006.01); B63G 8/16 (2006.01); B63G 8/39 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63G 8/22 (2013.01); B63G 8/001 (2013.01); B63G 8/16 (2013.01); B63G 8/39 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various embodiments of an apparatus and method for achieving and maintaining a desired depth of a submersible vessel are disclosed. The submersible vessel has both a ballast control system designed to alter a buoyancy of the submersible vessel and one or more vertical marine thrusters, designed to position the submersible vessel at a desired depth. Using the combination of the ballast control system and one or more thrusters, a desired depth may be achieved and maintained more quickly, more quietly and more accurately than vessels using only a ballast control system or one or more thrusters, respectively, alone.