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Water submersible electronics assembly and methods of use

US7496002B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 28, 2006
Grant dateFeb 24, 2009
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Expiry dateOct 6, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB63B22/08
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A submersible electronics device for use in a body of water and a substratum floor below the body of water includes a submersible housing, an operational electronics system, and a mobility system. The operational electronics system is mounted in and/or on the housing. The operational electronics system is adapted to communicate with another device and/or to sense at least one of a physical signal and an environmental parameter. The mobility system is selectively operable to fluidize the substratum, vibrate the housing, and/or adjust a buoyancy of the submersible electronics device to selectively move the housing into the substratum to at least partially bury the housing in the substratum and/or to selectively move the housing out of the substratum to at least partially unbury the housing from the substratum.

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