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Beacon Deployment
The Beacon Deployment is a deployment release system for low, relief, and self-orienting payloads, such as beacons, markers, hydrophones, sensors, mines, munitions, and communication modules from marine vehicles. Utilizing a vacuum base mechanism, compared to a mechanical one, the release is capable of reducing noise associated with release activities....
Published: 10/23/2024   |   Inventor(s): Chris Rauch, Frederic Jaffre, Glenn McDonald, Gwyneth Packard, Mike Purcell, Robin Littlefield, Tom Austin
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Category(s): Applications > Instrument Deployment/Recovery, Product Types > Marine Vehicles
Light Fiber Tether Management for Underwater Vehicles
Background: Lightweight tethers are used on underwater vehicles to minimize drag and maintain mobility, but their range is limited due to the fragile physical communications link. To extend range, fiber optics are deployed in a free payout configuration from the vehicle. However, these fiber tethers can become lofted in the water column and carried...
Published: 3/24/2025   |   Inventor(s): Mike Jakuba, Robin Littlefield, Eric Hayden
Keywords(s): Underwater Vehicles
Category(s): Product Types > Tethers and Tether Management, Product Types > Marine Vehicles, Product Types > Tools and Equipment
Rapid Seeding Spool
The Rapid Seeding Spool is effectively designed to reduce operation and labor costs in maricultural farming. The spool uses two thrusters to propel and evenly rotate around the seed string at a specified number of wraps per distance. The seeding can be done underwater and reduces the time seed spools spend in the air; this reduces exposure time to the...
Published: 7/10/2024   |   Inventor(s): Robin Littlefield, David Bailey, Scott Lindell, Ben Weiss
Keywords(s): Aquaculture
Category(s): Product Types > Tools and Equipment, Applications, Applications > Aquaculture