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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2016
Applicant:
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA (US);
Inventors:
Andrew Bowen, Woods Hole, MA (US);
Robert McCabe, North Falmouth, MA (US);
Matthew Heintz, Woods Hole, MA (US);
Assignee:
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63C 7/00 (2006.01); B63B 21/20 (2006.01); B63G 8/00 (2006.01); B63B 21/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 21/20 (2013.01); B63B 21/16 (2013.01); B63G 8/001 (2013.01); B63B 2205/00 (2013.01); B63B 2205/02 (2013.01); B63B 2207/02 (2013.01); B63B 2209/00 (2013.01); B63G 2008/002 (2013.01); B63G 2008/007 (2013.01);
Abstract
A flexible lifting tether system for lifting a marine vehicle or object is described which is capable of significantly improving the primary characteristics of an existing cable by enhancing load-carrying capabilities (e.g. in air), modifying the tether to have altered specific gravities in water, and relieving torsional stresses when in operation.