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- Patent Title: Sonobuoy deployable resources
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Application No.: US17154441Application Date: 2021-01-21
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Publication No.: US11591050B2Publication Date: 2023-02-28
- Inventor: Tom Graham , Robert Eschbach , Robert E. Hammerquist , Brian K. Elliott
- Applicant: Eagle Technology, LLC
- Applicant Address: US FL Melbourne
- Assignee: Eagle Technology, LLC
- Current Assignee: Eagle Technology, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US FL Melbourne
- Agency: Edell, Shapiro & Finnan, LLC
- Main IPC: B63B22/24
- IPC: B63B22/24 ; B63C1/12 ; B63G8/00 ; B64C39/02 ; B63B35/50

Abstract:
Disclosed is a sonobuoy that houses at least one unmanned vehicle that may be launched from the sonobuoy. The sonobuoy may include a canister, a parachute, an unmanned vehicle, and a launch mechanism. The parachute may be disposed within an interior cavity of the canister proximate to a first end of the canister. The unmanned vehicle may be disposed within the interior cavity of the canister proximate to a second end of the canister. The launch mechanism may be disposed within the interior cavity of the canister and operatively coupled to the unmanned vehicle. The launch mechanism may be configured to launch the unmanned vehicle from the canister. The sonobuoy may further include a launch deployment mechanism that may be configured to orient the canister with respect to a surface after the sonobuoy impacts the surface in order to facilitate the launch of the unmanned vehicle.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220227463A1 Sonobuoy Deployable Resources Public/Granted day:2022-07-21
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