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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 9321510 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016

Filed:

Mar. 13, 2014

Systems and methods for deploying autonomous underwater vehicles from a ship

Applicant:

Hadal, Inc., Oakland, CA (US);

Inventors:

Richard J. Rikoski, Alameda, CA (US);

Robert S. Damus, Alameda, CA (US);

Assignee:

Hadal, Inc., Oakland, CA (US);

Attorney:

Ropes & Gray LLP

Primary Examiner:

Lars A Olson

Assistant Examiner:

Jovon Hayes

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 35/40 (2006.01); B22D 31/00 (2006.01); F17C 1/00 (2006.01); B63G 8/00 (2006.01); B63G 8/39 (2006.01); B29C 44/34 (2006.01); B63B 3/13 (2006.01); H01M 2/02 (2006.01); H01M 10/052 (2010.01); H01M 10/42 (2006.01); B63B 27/16 (2006.01); B63B 27/36 (2006.01); G01S 7/52 (2006.01); G01S 15/10 (2006.01); G01S 15/60 (2006.01); G01S 15/02 (2006.01); G01S 15/58 (2006.01); G01S 15/89 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 35/40 (2013.01); B22D 31/00 (2013.01); B29C 44/3415 (2013.01); B63B 3/13 (2013.01); B63B 27/16 (2013.01); B63B 27/36 (2013.01); B63G 8/00 (2013.01); B63G 8/001 (2013.01); B63G 8/39 (2013.01); F17C 1/00 (2013.01); G01S 7/52004 (2013.01); G01S 15/02 (2013.01); G01S 15/104 (2013.01); G01S 15/588 (2013.01); G01S 15/60 (2013.01); H01M 2/024 (2013.01); H01M 2/025 (2013.01); H01M 10/052 (2013.01); H01M 10/4257 (2013.01); B63B 2027/165 (2013.01); B63B 2035/405 (2013.01); B63G 2008/004 (2013.01); B63G 2008/008 (2013.01); G01S 15/107 (2013.01); G01S 15/8904 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49117 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49893 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49989 (2015.01); Y10T 29/5176 (2015.01); Y10T 428/1352 (2015.01); Y10T 428/1376 (2015.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods are described herein for launching, recovering, and handling a large number of vehicles on a ship to enable lower cost ocean survey. In one aspect, the system may include a shipping container based system with an oil services vessel. The vessel may include rolling systems through end to end shipping containers. One or more columns of containers may be accessed using a crane, an A-frame, or any other suitable transportation system. The system may enable the ability to launch or recover more than one vehicle using the launch and recovery system (e.g., AUVs, buoys, seaplanes, autonomous surface vessels, etc.). In one configuration, the system includes a stacking/elevator system to place the vehicles onto a second or higher layer of containers. The system may allow for modularized deployment of the vehicles, launch and recovery system, operation center, and more from self-contained shipping containers.

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