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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2016
Applicant:
Aqua Products, Inc., Cedar Grove, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Kameshwar Durvasula, Garfield, NJ (US);
Ethan Hanan, Teaneck, NJ (US);
William Londono, Wayne, NJ (US);
Assignee:
AQUA PRODUCTS, INC., Cedar Grove, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63G 8/00 (2006.01); B63H 19/08 (2006.01); B63H 21/17 (2006.01); B63H 11/02 (2006.01); B63C 11/42 (2006.01); E04H 4/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63G 8/001 (2013.01); B63C 11/42 (2013.01); B63H 11/02 (2013.01); B63H 19/08 (2013.01); B63H 21/17 (2013.01); E04H 4/1654 (2013.01); B63G 2008/004 (2013.01);
Abstract
A drive module for submersible autonomous vehicles is disclosed. The drive module includes a propulsion element configured to engage and rotate against a surface, a motor configured to drive the propulsion element, and a controller configured to cause the motor to drive the propulsion element. The drive module also includes a housing configured to be removably, releasably coupled to the exterior of a submersible autonomous vehicle. The motor and the controller are disposed within the housing.