ICE PENETRATING COMMUNICATION BUOY
Assignee
SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION, A CORP. OF DE
Filed
Sep 20, 1988
Granted
Jan 14, 1997
Location
S. ELGIN IL US
Abstract
A signal buoy is provided which is ejectable from a submarine vehicle. The buoy is also provided with an internal heat source that raises the temperature of a portion of the buoy to a magnitude sufficient to melt ice. The buoy is provided with sufficient buoyancy to cause it to rise upward through the water above a submarine vehicle and, eventually, to make contact with the undersurface of a body of ice. The attitude of the buoy is maintained in such a way that the internally generated heat causes the ice to melt and, in cooperation with the buoyancy of the buoy, moves the buoy upward through a hole melted in the ice. The buoy is provided with a means for transmitting a signal to a land based or airborne receiving station. Either one way or two way communication are possible, with two way communications being provided by a signal line connecting the buoy with the submarine vehicle.
Source: Google Patents
35 USC §181 Secrecy Order
Imposed
Mar 17, 1989
Rescinded
Jul 23, 1996
Duration
7 years, 4 months
Inventor
- 1JEFFRY H. GREEN
Record Details
- Patent number
- US 5593332
- Application
- 07247123
- Aerospace match
- No
- Dataset source
- 35 USC §181 SO records