Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Autonomous anchor device and methods using deployable blades
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Application No.: US16149230Application Date: 2018-10-02
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Publication No.: US10676162B2Publication Date: 2020-06-09
- Inventor: Leif Roth , Josh Bianchi , Adam White , Brian Daniel Shook
- Applicant: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Applicant Address: US DC Washington
- Assignee: United States Government as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Current Assignee: United States Government as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Current Assignee Address: US DC Washington
- Agency: Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific
- Agent Kyle Eppele; J. Eric Anderson
- Main IPC: B63B21/26
- IPC: B63B21/26 ; B63B21/38

Abstract:
An autonomous anchor device, involving a streamlined body configured to freefall through a water column and to drive itself into sediment of an aquatic environment and a plurality of blades operably coupled with the streamlined body and configured to deploy itself into the sediment as well as retract itself from the sediment.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200102054A1 Autonomous Anchor Device and Methods Using Deployable Blades Public/Granted day:2020-04-02
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