Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Underwater watercraft
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Application No.: US16009112Application Date: 2018-06-14
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Publication No.: US11021222B2Publication Date: 2021-06-01
- Inventor: Ian Sheard
- Applicant: Ian Sheard
- Applicant Address: US CA Upland
- Assignee: Ian Sheard
- Current Assignee: Ian Sheard
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Upland
- Agency: Brook Law Group, P.C.
- Main IPC: B63G8/22
- IPC: B63G8/22 ; B63G8/00 ; B63G8/04 ; B63G8/38 ; B63H5/125

Abstract:
An underwater watercraft including a passenger compartment and an ingress/egress port in which the watercraft has buoyancy and center of gravity adjusted to maintain a generally level or other desired attitude when submerged, and an optionally angled attitude at a water surface for ingress/egress. The attitude is also adjustable via the placement of ballast and optionally including a movable ballast that adjusts the location of the center of gravity as desired. The ingress-egress port optionally includes an entry elevated from a main passenger compartment and including a riser and optionally removable or concealable handrails. The ingress-egress port has an angled orientation in a submerged mode, and an optional orientation generally parallel to the water surface or angled but above the surface in a surface mode.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180290718A1 UNDERWATER WATERCRAFT Public/Granted day:2018-10-11
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