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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:
Mar. 16, 1976
Filed:
May. 13, 1974
Applicant:
Inventor:
Raymond J Sanders, Vancouver, CA;
Assignee:
British Columbia Research Council, Vancouver, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1142 / ; 114 / ; 214 / ;
Abstract
A method of launching and recovering self-propelled submersibles by using a drogue below the surface of the water where comparatively stable conditions exist. A probe on the submersible is unlatched from or latched to the drogue during relative movement therebetween when it is desired to release or recover the submersible. The apparatus includes a suitable drogue, a probe connected to the submersible, and releasable latching device in the drogue and on the probe.