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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:
Oct. 25, 1977
Filed:
Sep. 10, 1968
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert E Jasperson, Annapolis, MD (US);
Charles G Erb, Falls Church, VA (US);
Donald F Haber, Cape St. Clair, MD (US);
Andrew A Pouring, Edgewater, MD (US);
Assignee:
Trident Engineering Assoc., Inc., Annapolis, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
102 14 ;
Abstract
A tethered naval mine adapted automatically to maintain a predetermined depth below the surface of a body of water despite changes in water level. Provision is made for safeguarding operating personnel prior to deployment of the mine and to cause self-destruction thereof upon expiration of a predetermined period. The mine arrangement is such as to effect detonation either upon contact with a craft or by disturbances produced by the wake of a vessel or by mine-sweeping apparatus.