System for arresting a seagoing vessel

US6325015A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force · US

Inventors

• Felipe Garcia · Panama City, US
• Robert Woodall · Panama City, US
• Christopher Doyle · Panama City Beach, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 30, 2000
• Grant date: Dec 4, 2001
• Expiry date: Oct 30, 2020

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B63H25/50
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A system for arresting a fleeing seagoing vessel deploys a net using one or more self-propelled vehicles from a platform. The net is flown over and draped onto a seagoing vessel of interest such that a portion of the net's periphery resides in the water. Drag devices are coupled to the net to generate drag forces at the portion of the net's periphery in the water as the seagoing vessel moves through the water. The system can also include a variety of non-lethal weapon systems that are coupled to or incorporated with the net, and designed to subdue the crew of the vessel and/or the vessel's engine and electronic components.