公开(公告)号：US20240425147A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-26

申请号：US18431500

申请日：2024-02-02

Applicant: Boston Engineering Corporation

Inventor： David J. Shane ,  Andrew Hoener

IPC: B63B21/22 ,  B63B21/00 ,  B63B21/18 ,  B63B79/40

Abstract: A technique of managing an anchor in a surface vessel includes receiving, by a computerized apparatus aboard the surface vessel, a geographical bounding box within which an anchor of the surface vessel is to be dropped, and applying, by the computerized apparatus, a plurality of filters to the geographical bounding box, the plurality of filters excluding regions within the geographical bounding box at which conditions are unsuitable for anchoring. After the surface vessel has navigated to a region within the geographical bounding box that is not excluded by the plurality of filters, the technique further includes electronically initiating a drop-anchor procedure to drop the anchor automatically within said region.

公开(公告)号：US20240410724A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-12

申请号：US18735773

申请日：2024-06-06

Applicant: Boston Engineering Corporation

Inventor： David J. Shane ,  Michael Rufo ,  Todd Scrimgeour ,  Jonathan Osman

IPC: G01D11/30

Abstract: An underwater, expandable structure includes first and second helical coaxial tubes wound in opposite directions and bound together by a plurality of cords. The structure includes sensors placed on the structure at various locations, and relative spacing among the sensors remains stable once the tubes are inflated with water. The structure as well as assemblies and methodologies for deploying the structure are disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US20240383589A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-21

申请号：US18665029

申请日：2024-05-15

Applicant: Boston Engineering Corporation

Inventor： David J. Shane ,  Robert Lee Cardenas ,  Steven James Simas ,  Michael Rufo

IPC: B63C11/04 ,  B63C11/28

Abstract: A technique for delivering heating or cooling to a diver includes a suit that includes a water-impermeable outer layer, an insulating layer having a channel extending along a diver-facing surface thereof, and a tube disposed within the channel of the insulating layer. The tube is constructed and arranged for carrying heat-transfer fluid to a proximity of the diver's skin.