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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2013
Clearpath Robotics, Inc., Kitchener, CA;
Ryan Christopher Gariepy, Kitchener, CA;
Patrick William Martinson, Waterloo, CA;
Mark Julian Podbevsek, Brampton, CA;
Matthew Allen Rendall, Waterloo, CA;
Todd Willick, Edmonton, CA;
Clearpath Robotics, Inc., Kitchener, CA;
Abstract
A water vessel having variable geometry is described. The water vessel comprises: a frame; a plurality of hulls coupled to the frame, each one of the plurality of hulls coupled to the frame by a folding mechanism and configured to move, relative to the frame, between a deployed configuration and a stowed configuration in which at least one dimension of the water vessel is reduced in respect of the deployed configuration; a plurality of thruster assemblies configured to provide thrust to the water vessel, each one of the plurality of thruster assemblies being coupled to a respective one of the plurality of hulls; and a protective device coupled to a respective one of the plurality of thruster assemblies, the protective device for preventing intake of foreign objects into the respective one of the plurality of thruster assemblies.