Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Naval platform provided with at least one hull comprising steerable thrusters
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Application No.: US15026572Application Date: 2014-10-01
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Publication No.: US09676466B2Publication Date: 2017-06-13
- Inventor: Sofien Kerkeni , Xavier Dal Santo
- Applicant: DCNS
- Applicant Address: FR Paris
- Assignee: DCNS
- Current Assignee: DCNS
- Current Assignee Address: FR Paris
- Agency: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP
- Priority: FR1359479 20131001
- International Application: PCT/EP2014/071058 WO 20141001
- International Announcement: WO2015/049296 WO 20150409
- Main IPC: B63B35/08
- IPC: B63B35/08 ; B63H25/46 ; B63H25/42 ; B63B35/44 ; B63B43/18 ; B63B49/00 ; B63H21/17

Abstract:
This naval platform (1) of the type including at least one hull (2) equipped with steerable thrusters (3, 4, 5, 6) distributed on the latter and means (7, 8, 9, 10, 11) for controlling the orientation and the actuation of the latter, is characterized in that the control means comprise means (12) for illustrating at least one portion of the surface of the water around the naval platform (13) in proximity to the latter, associated with the means (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21) for controlling at least one portion of the steerable thrusters (3, 4, 5, 6) for generating and directing a waterflow towards this portion of the surface.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160244138A1 NAVAL PLATFORM PROVIDED WITH AT LEAST ONE HULL COMPRISING STEERABLE THRUSTERS Public/Granted day:2016-08-25
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