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System and method for underway autonomous replenishment of ships

US11161572B1 · kind B1 · utility

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13References

20Claims

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Assignee

RAYTHEON BBN TECHNOLOGIES CORP. · US

Inventors

William B. Coney · Cambridge, US
John Philip Granville · Humble, US
Edin Insanic · Belmont, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 1, 2020
Grant date	Nov 2, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 1, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB63B27/34
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An autonomous loading/unloading system and method for transferring material includes: a buoy for releasing onto water; a messenger line coupled to the buoy for being pulled; a carrier line loop coupled to the messenger line for being pulled, where a payload is coupled to the carrier loop for transferring the material to or from an unmanned ship; a fetch/release platform to fetch or release the payload from or onto the water; a loading/unloading dock for the payload; a plurality of line guides for guiding the carrier loop; and a platform-to-payload interconnect for autonomous loading or unloading of the material from/to the payload.

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