Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus having a buoyant structure that resists rotation
- Patent Title (中): 具有抵抗旋转的浮力结构的装置
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Application No.: US12422617Application Date: 2009-04-13
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Publication No.: US07862394B2Publication Date: 2011-01-04
- Inventor: Roger C. Larson , Nicholas L. Flacco , Gregory B. Hunter
- Applicant: Roger C. Larson , Nicholas L. Flacco , Gregory B. Hunter
- Applicant Address: US MA Braintree
- Assignee: Ultra Electronics Ocean Systems, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Ultra Electronics Ocean Systems, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Braintree
- Agency: Daly, Crowley, Mofford & Durkee, LLP
- Main IPC: B63B22/22
- IPC: B63B22/22

Abstract:
Apparatus includes a buoyant structure having a central vertical axis when floating in water and having at least one feature to reduce a rotation of the buoyant structure about the central vertical axis when floating in the water. The apparatus further includes an electronic camera assembly coupled to the buoyant structure. The electronic camera assembly is configured to generate an electronic image signal. The apparatus further includes a tubular structure coupled to the buoyant structure and configured to remain under the surface of the water. The tubular structure includes a watertight compartment and an electronic circuit assembly disposed within the watertight compartment. The electronic circuit assembly is coupled to receive the electronic image signal and is configured to generate an optical image signal representative of the electronic image signal. The apparatus further includes a fiber optic cable configured to carry the optical image signal.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090286432A1 Apparatus Having A Buoyant Structure That Resists Rotation Public/Granted day:2009-11-19
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