Patent · US Expired

Pelagic free swinging aquatic vehicle

US6138604A · kind A · utility

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24Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 26, 1998
Grant dateOct 31, 2000
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Expiry dateMay 26, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB63H1/36
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A pelagic free swimming aquatic vehicle includes a rigid forebody having a predetermined volume; a watertight chamber in the forebody; and a flexible afterbody having a lesser volume than the forebody and including a maneuvering and propulsion propulsion structure and a drive system for driving the structure with a traveling sinusoidal wave motion.

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