DEVICE WITH WATER-ACTIVATED, AUTOMATIC DISCONNECT

    公开(公告)号:US20210214049A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-15

    申请号:US16854533

    申请日:2020-04-21

    Abstract: A technique for managing an attachment between first and second portions of a device. The technique includes a retaining component having a first state in which the retaining component maintains the attachment between the first and second portions by virtue of a rigid characteristic and a second state in which the retaining component loses the rigid characteristic and no longer maintains the attachment. The retaining component transitions from the first state to the second state upon exposure to liquid water.

    DEPLOYING A RIGID INFLATABLE STRUCTURE

    公开(公告)号:US20240410724A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-12

    申请号:US18735773

    申请日:2024-06-06

    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.

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