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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2013
Applicant:
Scott M. Petersen, Virginia Beach, VA (US);
Inventor:
Scott M. Petersen, Virginia Beach, VA (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 3/04 (2006.01); B67D 7/42 (2010.01); B67D 7/04 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D 7/42 (2013.01); B67D 7/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fueling system including a ship or air deployable automated fueling station and one or more sea surface water vessels. The fueling station including a ballast arrangement to maintain an optimal freeboard for fueling the one or more water vessels, the fueling station and the one or more water vessels including a communication arrangement for communications between the fueling station and the one or more water vessels. The fueling station including a plurality of nozzles for simultaneously fueling a plurality of water vessels.