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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2006
Applicant:
Steven J. Schmitz, Sr., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventor:
Steven J. Schmitz, Sr., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Manassas, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 22/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An articulating sonobuoy is provided. The articulating sonobuoy comprises a plurality of section, and a plurality of joints connecting each of the plurality of section to adjacent sections, wherein each of the plurality of sections self-aligns by rotating about one or more of said plurality of joints changing the shape of the buoy from a stowed configuration to a streamlined deployed configuration.