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Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025

Filed:

Apr. 06, 2023
Applicant:

The United States of America As Represented BY the Secretary of the Navy, San Diego, CA (US);

Inventors:

Daniel Renfroe, Temecula, CA (US);

Martin Stacy, San Diego, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/18 (2006.01); B63G 8/00 (2006.01); G01C 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/1886 (2013.01); B63G 8/001 (2013.01); G01C 13/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

A sub-surface sensor housing for remote underwater vehicle deployment and recovery. Moreover, a housing for a sub-surface sensor, comprising a housing body, having a top side, a bottom side, and a sensor cavity in which a sub-surface sensor is placed, wherein the housing body further comprises a plurality of slots through its walls slightly larger than a clamp tie; an attachment hoop coupled to the top side of the housing body, configured to receive a gripping hook from an aquatic vehicle, wherein the attachment hoop has a vertical height that extend above an interference zone; and a plurality of outriggers, coupled to the bottom side of the housing body, configured to disperse the weight of the housing the subsurface sensor.


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