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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2006
Applicants:
Michael D. Farinella, Belmont, MA (US);
Mads Christian Schmidt, Cambridge, MA (US);
Scott Quigley, Abington, MA (US);
Inventors:
Michael D. Farinella, Belmont, MA (US);
Mads Christian Schmidt, Cambridge, MA (US);
Scott Quigley, Abington, MA (US);
Assignee:
Foster-Miller, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A watercraft arresting system and method including an entanglement subsystem including at least two arms in a V-configuration. A deployment subsystem deploys the entanglement subsystem so the arms are spread apart in the water in the path of the watercraft to arrest it.