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Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2015

Filed:

Jan. 31, 2014
Applicants:

Kevin Richard Hardy, San Diego, CA (US);

Jonas Dean Cochran, San Diego, CA (US);

Inventors:

Kevin Richard Hardy, San Diego, CA (US);

Jonas Dean Cochran, San Diego, CA (US);

Assignee:

Other;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63G 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63G 8/001 (2013.01);
Abstract

A free vehicle suitable to serve as a platform to carry a variety of equipment to the ocean floor, actuate devices at the floor and at intermediate points on the way to and returning from the ocean floor is described. The free vehicle includes standardized power, control electronics, navigation equipment and mechanical release mechanisms that can be used in conjunction with custom experiments. Exemplary experiments include sensors and sampling equipment used for deep-sea exploration. The free vehicle platform provides for scalable designs to meet scientific needs and surface vessel constraints.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Hardy, Kevin. (2015). Undersea free vehicle and components (U.S. Patent No. 9162740). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9162740

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