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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2003
Applicants:
Terrence W. Schmidt, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Gary M. Noland, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Anthony J. Mannino, Twain Harte, CA (US);
Inventors:
Terrence W. Schmidt, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Gary M. Noland, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Anthony J. Mannino, Twain Harte, CA (US);
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B68B 35/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for outfitting a vessel such as a water ship for a particular mission includes maneuvering the vessel toward a mission module, capturing the mission module with the vessel, and coupling the mission module to the vessel. Such method allows one to interchange mission modules, and thus outfit a vessel for different missions, quickly and easily.