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Air-dropped miniature sonobuoy
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1960-02-29
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Granted: 1963-06-11
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Expires: 1980-02-29
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 George J Tatnall
- 👤 Albert F Scarcelli
- 👤 George A Gimber
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 15:05
CPC Classifications
G; G10; G10K; G10K11/00; G10K11/004; G10K11/006; B; B63; B63B; B63B22/00; B63B2022/006
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
109 words
AN AIR-DROPPED MINIATURE SONOBUOY FOR ACOUSTOELECTRIC TRANSPONDING WHEN IMMERSED IN WATER, COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION: A CASING OF A NOSE ASSEMBLY, A TRANSMITTER MOUNTED IN A BODY SEPARABLY CONNECTED TO SAID CASING, FIRST SQUIB-ACTUATED MEANS ON SAID BODY OPERABLE TO RELEASE SAID TRANSMITTER BODY FROM SAID CASING, A WEIGHT SEATED IN SAID CASING, HANGER MEANS, A DETECTING MEANS SEATED IN SAID WEIGHT AND CONNECTED THERETO BY SAID HANGER MEANS, MEANS CONNECTING SAID TRANSMITTER TO SAID DETECTING MEANS, AN INFLATABLE MEANS ATTACHED TO SAID TRANSMITTER BODY, AN ANTENNA ATTACHED IN SAID INFLATABLE MEANS AND CONNECTED TO SAID TRANSMITTER, AND SECOND SQUIB-ACTUATED MEANS ON SAID BODY OPERABLE TO INFLATE SAID INFLATABLE MEANS.
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