Ships – Ballasting
Patent
1999-10-04
2000-12-12
Avila, Stephen
Ships
Ballasting
114317, 114330, B63B 908
Patent
active
061583707
ABSTRACT:
A system for equalizing buoyancy of a submersible vehicle. The buoyancy elization system includes a submersible vehicle having a plurality of releasable objects. Ballast release means are positioned on the submersible vehicle, and a plurality of ballast vessels are joined to said submersible vehicle by the ballast release means. One ballast vessel is released upon release of one of said releasable objects in order to equalize buoyancy.
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patent: 4721055 (1988-01-01), Pado
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patent: 5675117 (1997-10-01), Hillenbrand
French Daniel W.
Gagliardi Theodore C.
Vaillancourt John J.
Avila Stephen
Kasischke James M.
Lall Prithvi C.
McGowan Michael J.
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of
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