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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2023
The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary of the Navy, Arlington, VA (US);
Stephen Shepherd, Arlington, VA (US);
Damien Bretall, Bethesda, MD (US);
The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
Example embodiments provide a deployment apparatus comprising a tube, a flexible member, a stopper plate, and at least one deployment stacking unit. The tube may have a diameter and having an opening into a water environment. The flexible member may have at least a portion residing within the tube and be configured to be deployed into a water environment. The stopper plate may be at the opening of the tube and be configured to allow the flexible member to deploy out of the tube. The at least one deployment stacking unit may surround the flexible member and be distributed along its length, the at least one deployment stacking unit may be configured to move about the tube. The at least one deployment stacking unit may be configured to receive an ejection force imparted on the tube, and facilitate the deployment of the flexible member out of the tube.