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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2023
Thales, Meudon, FR;
Michel Ricard, Sophia Antipolis, FR;
Philippe Lanoe, Brest, FR;
THALES, Meudon, FR;
Abstract
An underwater device intended to be towed by a surface ship, the surface ship being capable of including a handling system for stowing and deploying the underwater device. The handling system includes a tow cable and an attachment cable. The underwater device includes a flexible elongate body and a towed body, the towed body being capable of being arranged between the tow cable and the flexible elongate body. The underwater device also includes an intermediate element capable of being arranged between the towed body and the flexible elongate body. The intermediate element is connected to the towed body by a first connection. The intermediate element is connected to the flexible elongate body by a second connection, the first connection being an articulated mechanical connection. The intermediate element is a cable of low stiffness. The underwater device includes a recovery cord.
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