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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2012
Applicants:
Martin a Martinez, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Patrick J. Barnhill, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Steven A. Floyd, Petaluma, CA (US);
Inventors:
Martin A Martinez, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Patrick J. Barnhill, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Steven A. Floyd, Petaluma, CA (US);
Assignee:
Engineering Science Analysis Corp, Tempe, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 38/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A restraining device for use in a water environment includes a plurality of tendrils that can be launched from a submerged device when an unauthorized swimmer is proximate the restraining device. Data communication in a neural-network of restraining devices is facilitated by a central command that has the capability of directing restraining devices, normally, aquatic mines, to a target.