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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2008
Applicant:
James Andrew Jamieson, Aberdeenshire, GB;
Inventor:
James Andrew Jamieson, Aberdeenshire, GB;
Assignee:
Subsea 7 Limited, Aberdeen, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63G 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus of operating an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) may include receiving an AUV in a receptacle of a submersible station. The AUV and the submersible station may be launched to an underwater location. The AUV may engage with the submersible station before, after or during a mission, and may return to the same or a different submersible station after part, or all, of the mission has been completed.