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Patent No.:

US 9291438 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016

Filed:

Nov. 26, 2013

Catamaran surface vessel with removable mission-specific payload module

Applicant:

Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);

Inventor:

Erik F. Item, W Barnstable, MA (US);

Assignee:

Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:

Stephen Avila

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.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Item, Erik. (2016). Catamaran surface vessel with removable mission-specific payload module (U.S. Patent No. 9291438). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9291438

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