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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2005
Applicant:
Steven J. Schmitz, Sr., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventor:
Steven J. Schmitz, Sr., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vessel that varies its draft by adopting any one of three primary hull forms or configurations is disclosed. The primary hull forms include: a catamaran configuration, a barge configuration, and a SWATH configuration. The vessel is capable of reconfiguring between these hull forms while underway. Reconfiguration is accomplished by vertical movement of a center hull and/or at least one of two side-hull members.