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Deployable and autonomous mooring system
| Title: | Deployable and autonomous mooring system. |
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| Name(s): |
Driscoll, Fredrick R., creator Pantelakis, Thomas A., creator Castanier, Christophe, creator Venezia, William A., creator Florida Atlantic University, creator |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Patent | |
| Date Issued: | 2004-11 | |
| Extent: | 22p. | |
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| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | 15806 (digitool), FADT15806 (IID), fau:7175 (fedora) | |
| Note(s): | PATENT STATUS: Pending. A self-mooring module. In particular, a self-mooring module that may be deployed by air, surface or underwater. The module includes a combination anchor/air brake, a buoy, and a mooring line. The module may also include a sensor module. The anchor, combination anchor/air brake and buoy may be used in combination as part of the module or may be used alone in different aspects. The anchor and combination anchor/air brake are foldable to conserve space. The buoy has reduced drag and increased stability versus regular buoys. The self-monitoring module may also include and intelligent mooring line module that determines the amount of mooring line to be released for a particular mooring depth and does not release a substantive amount of extra or insufficient mooring line, thereby helping ensure proper placement of an sensor module. Other features include a release mechanism for releasing the anchor from the module and a mechanism for inflating the buoy. | |
| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15806 | |
| Host Institution: | FAU | |
| Has Part: | Florida Atlantic University. | |
| Has Part: | Office of Technology Transfer. | |
| Has Part: | Patents. |
