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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2013
Applicant:
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Inventor:
Erik F. Item, W Barnstable, MA (US);
Assignee:
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 35/40 (2006.01); F42B 19/00 (2006.01); F41F 3/10 (2006.01); B63G 5/00 (2006.01); B63B 3/08 (2006.01); B63B 35/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 19/00 (2013.01); B63G 5/00 (2013.01); F41F 3/10 (2013.01); B63B 2003/085 (2013.01); B63B 2035/006 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49117 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49716 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01);
Abstract
A system includes a catamaran configured for use in a body of water and having twin hulls, the catamaran comprising an opening between the twin hulls, the opening having a size and shape substantially the same as a payload module. The system also includes the payload module removably coupled to the catamaran in the opening between the twin hulls. The system further includes a common interface coupled to the payload module and the catamaran, the common interface configured to exchange utilities between the payload module and the catamaran.