Unmanned underwater vehicle sea floor separation device

US9586661B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• The United States of America, as represented by Secretary of the Navy · US

Inventors

• Daniel Braun · Ossining, US
• Wayne P. Liu · Honolulu, US
• Peter Sullivan · Solana Beach, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 4, 2016
• Grant date: Mar 7, 2017
• Expiry date: Jan 4, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B63G2008/002
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A device comprising a first plate disposed on top of a second plate where the first and second plates are parallel and separated by a fixed distance with a spacer, and wherein the spacer fits around the perimeter of the first and second plates creating a void space, and wherein the second plate has a plurality of pin-sized holes, and wherein a pump sits in the void space and is operably coupled to the plates, wherein the plates are operably coupled to the bottom, exterior hull of an Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV), and wherein the pump is configured to pump liquid into the void space between the parallel plates.