Patent · US Active

Mechanical tether system for a submersible vehicle

US9828068B2 · kind B2 · utility

4Cited by

3References

19Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution · US

Inventors

Andrew Bowen · Woods Hole, US
Robert McCabe · Swisher, US
Matthew Heintz · Woods Hole, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 9, 2016
Grant date	Nov 28, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 9, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB63G2008/007
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A flexible lifting tether system for lifting a marine vehicle or object is described which is capable of significantly improving the primary characteristics of an existing cable by enhancing load-carrying capabilities (e.g. in air), modifying the tether to have altered specific gravities in water, and relieving torsional stresses when in operation.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.