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Deep water radio-acoustic buoy

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-01-14
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Granted: 1967-01-17
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Expires: 1985-01-14
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 John B Hersey
  • 👤 Dow Willard

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 14:41
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01V; G01V1/00; G01V1/38

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 91 words
A RADIO-ACOUSTIC BUOY FOR MARKING A PREDESIGNATED BOTTOM LOCATION IN EXTREMELY DEEP WATER COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A SUBSURFACE FLOAT POSITIONED ABOVE SAID LOCATION; A BOTTOM ANCHOR POSITIONED AT SAID PREDESIGNATED BOTTOM LOCATION; A FIRST ELECTRIC CABLE HAVING A LENGTH SUFFICIENT TO EXTEND FROM SAID SUBSURFACE FLOAT TO A SHORT DISTANCE ABOVE THE OCEAN BOTTOM; MEANS FOR CONNECTING THE UPPER END OF SAID ELECTRIC CABLE TO SAID SUBSURFACE FLOAT AND THE LOWER END TO SAID BOTTOM ANCHOR, SAID LAST-MENTIONED MEANS INCLUDING A PAIR OF SWIVELS FOR PREVENTING TWISTING OF SAID ELECTRIC CABLE;
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 91 words
A RADIO-ACOUSTIC BUOY FOR MARKING A PREDESIGNATED BOTTOM LOCATION IN EXTREMELY DEEP WATER COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A SUBSURFACE FLOAT POSITIONED ABOVE SAID LOCATION; A BOTTOM ANCHOR POSITIONED AT SAID PREDESIGNATED BOTTOM LOCATION; A FIRST ELECTRIC CABLE HAVING A LENGTH SUFFICIENT TO EXTEND FROM SAID SUBSURFACE FLOAT TO A SHORT DISTANCE ABOVE THE OCEAN BOTTOM; MEANS FOR CONNECTING THE UPPER END OF SAID ELECTRIC CABLE TO SAID SUBSURFACE FLOAT AND THE LOWER END TO SAID BOTTOM ANCHOR, SAID LAST-MENTIONED MEANS INCLUDING A PAIR OF SWIVELS FOR PREVENTING TWISTING OF SAID ELECTRIC CABLE;

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-01-16 1970-07-18 1971-01-17 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-01-16 1974-07-18 1975-01-17 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-01-16 1978-07-18 1979-01-17 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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