Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Unmanned marine vehicle retrieval apparatus and methods
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Application No.: US16779553Application Date: 2020-01-31
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Publication No.: US11148769B2Publication Date: 2021-10-19
- Inventor: Jamie Childress
- Applicant: The Boeing Company
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Agency: von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
- Main IPC: B63C1/02
- IPC: B63C1/02

Abstract:
Methods and apparatus for retrieving an unmanned marine vehicle from water are disclosed. The unmanned marine vehicle includes a float and a glider connected by a tether. The apparatus includes a buoyant frame having spaced frame arms defining a receiving bay sized to receive the float, and the buoyant frame includes a front end defining an opening of the receiving bay. A glider recovery assembly is coupled to the buoyant frame and includes a first tether guide coupled to the buoyant frame, and a second tether guide coupled to the buoyant frame, wherein the first tether guide and the second tether guide are cooperatively shaped to define a tether capture gap having a tether inlet adjacent the front end of the buoyant frame and a tether stop positioned rearward of the tether inlet.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210237836A1 Unmanned Marine Vehicle Retrieval Apparatus and Methods Public/Granted day:2021-08-05
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