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Low drag dipping sonar

US11796675B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 11, 2020
Grant dateOct 24, 2023
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Expiry dateDec 8, 2040

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10K11/006
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A low-drag dipping sonar includes an antenna equipped with acoustic transmitters and receivers. The dipping sonar further comprises a motorized winch comprising a reel, and an actuator configured to rotate the reel and a cable wound on the reel, in that the winch is placed in the antenna, and in that the cable allows the antenna to be hooked to a carrier at its one free end of the cable.

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