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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2008
Applicants:
Ray Sampson, Dartmouth, CA;
David E. Bossert, Tucson, AZ (US);
Jeffrey N. Zerbe, Oro Valley, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Ray Sampson, Dartmouth, CA;
David E. Bossert, Tucson, AZ (US);
Jeffrey N. Zerbe, Oro Valley, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 35/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for marine deployment according to various aspects of the present invention may operate in conjunction with a floatable housing adapted to be deployed by a marine vehicle. The floatable housing may be adapted to be launched from a marine vehicle and rise to the surface. Assets, such as an unmanned aerial vehicle, may be deployed from the surfaced floatable housing.