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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2021
Applicant:
Saipem S.p.a., Milan, IT;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SAIPEM S.P.A., Milan, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63G 8/00 (2006.01); B63G 8/04 (2006.01); B63G 8/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63G 8/001 (2013.01); B63G 8/04 (2013.01); B63G 8/08 (2013.01); B63G 2008/007 (2013.01);
Abstract
An unmanned underwater vehicle for the maintenance and inspection of permanent underwater installations has a frame; a plurality of motorized thrusters directable to navigate in a body of water; a tether to supply power and control the underwater vehicle from a remote location; and a tether management device to selectively wind and unwind the tether on board the underwater vehicle.