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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2016
Applicant:
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Inventors:
Jordan T. Ledford, Baltimore, MD (US);
Rikard K. Haraldsson, Elkton, MD (US);
Robert B. Williams, Parkville, MD (US);
Assignee:
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION, Bethesda, MD (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 35/40 (2006.01); B63B 23/48 (2006.01); B63B 27/14 (2006.01); B63B 27/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 23/48 (2013.01); B63B 27/143 (2013.01); B63B 27/36 (2013.01);
Abstract
A launch, recovery, and handling system includes a track system arranged on a deck of a ship and a stern door of the ship. The launch, recovery, and handling system also includes an aft cradle and a forward cradle that are connected to the track system and moveable in first and second directions along the track system. The aft cradle is moveable from a first position at a first area inside the ship to a second position on the stern door for at least one of launching and recovering a payload.