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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 04, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Daniel W French, Portsmouth, RI (US);
Theodore C Gagliardi, Somerset, MA (US);
John J Vaillancourt, Tiverton, RI (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
114121 ; 114317 ; 114330 ;
Abstract
A system for equalizing buoyancy of a submersible vehicle. The buoyancy elization system includes a submersible vehicle having a plurality of releasable objects. Ballast release means are positioned on the submersible vehicle, and a plurality of ballast vessels are joined to said submersible vehicle by the ballast release means. One ballast vessel is released upon release of one of said releasable objects in order to equalize buoyancy.