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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:
Sep. 09, 1997
Filed:
May. 17, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenneth W Doherty, Falmouth, MA (US);
John M Toole, North Falmouth, MA (US);
Robert C Millard, Waquoit, MA (US);
Assignee:
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
7317034 ; 7317029 ;
Abstract
A frame, freely-falling on a cable or wire, for transporting sensing and sampling equipment at a near constant velocity through a body of water, such as an ocean, lake or river. Said apparatus' downward motion is stopped at or near the end of the cable or wire, and the apparatus is subsequently retrieved by raising the cable or making the frame buoyant.