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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2015
Applicant:
Ocean Lab, Llc, Glendale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Tyler MacCready, Pasadena, CA (US);
Anthony White, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Assignee:
Ocean Lab, LLC, Glendale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 22/18 (2006.01); B63B 49/00 (2006.01); B63H 5/15 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2006.01); G01P 5/06 (2006.01); G01C 21/20 (2006.01); G01S 19/14 (2010.01); G01P 5/02 (2006.01); G01S 19/39 (2010.01); B63B 22/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 22/18 (2013.01); B63B 49/00 (2013.01); B63H 5/15 (2013.01); G01C 21/20 (2013.01); G01P 5/02 (2013.01); G01P 5/06 (2013.01); G01S 19/14 (2013.01); G01S 19/39 (2013.01); G05D 1/0206 (2013.01); B63B 2022/006 (2013.01);
Abstract
A variable frontal area craft for performing drift measurements. The craft includes a variable frontal area mechanism and a propulsion assembly, and is configured to operate at least partially submerged in a liquid. The variable frontal area mechanism is configured to operate in a first, high frontal area state and in a second, low frontal area state.