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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2022
The United States of America As Represented BY the Secretary of the Navy, Newport, RI (US);
Bryon A Nelson, Charlestown, RI (US);
Abstract
An afloat structure configured to launch and recover a vehicle includes a ramp having a first end and a second end distal from the first end, a transverse member coupled between a left side and a right side of the ramp at the second end, a plurality of spaced apart longitudinal members extending from the transverse member between the left side and the right side of the ramp, and a plurality of spaced apart arcuate members, each arcuate member coupled to each of the plurality of spaced apart longitudinal members. The longitudinal members and the arcuate members form a guide structure configured to guide the vehicle away or toward the second end of the ramp. A kit may include all of the components of the structure packaged into one or more containers.