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US 2011/0226173 A1Published application
Fleet protection attack craft
AssigneeJuliet Marine Systems, Inc.
InventorsGregory E. Sancoff, Joseph A. DiCarlo
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Abstract
A marine vessel comprising: a command module; first and second buoyant tubular foils; and first and second struts for connecting the first and second buoyant tubular foils to the command module, respectively; wherein the first and second buoyant tubular foils provide substantially all of the buoyancy required for the marine vessel; and wherein the marine vessel further comprises first and second engines enclosed within the first and second buoyant tubular foils, respectively, and first and second propulsion units connected to the first and second engines, respectively, for moving the marine vessel through the water.
Claims55
A marine vessel comprising:
- a command module;
- first and second buoyant tubular foils;
- and
- first and second struts for connecting the first and second buoyant tubular foils to the command module, respectively;
- wherein the first and second buoyant tubular foils provide substantially all of the buoyancy required for the marine vessel;
- wherein the first and second struts are pivotally connected to the command module and fixedly connected to the first and second buoyant tubular foils, respectively;
- and
- wherein the first and second struts comprise substantially rigid planar structures.
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A marine vessel comprising:
- a command module;
- first and second buoyant tubular foils;
- and
- first and second struts for connecting the first and second buoyant tubular foils to the command module, respectively;
- wherein the first and second buoyant tubular foils provide substantially all of the buoyancy required for the marine vessel;
- and
- wherein the marine vessel further comprises first and second engines enclosed within the first and second buoyant tubular foils, respectively, and first and second propulsion units connected to the first and second engines, respectively, for moving the marine vessel through the water.
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A marine vessel comprising:
- a command module;
- first and second buoyant tubular foils;
- and
- first and second struts for connecting the first and second buoyant tubular foils to the command module, respectively;
- wherein the first and second buoyant tubular foils provide substantially all of the buoyancy required for the marine vessel;
- and
- wherein the marine vessel further comprises first and second propeller mechanisms mounted on the leading ends of the first and second buoyant tubular foils, respectively, for moving the marine vessel through the water.
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A marine vessel comprising:
- a command module;
- first and second buoyant tubular foils;
- and
- first and second struts for connecting the first and second buoyant tubular foils to the command module, respectively;
- wherein the first and second buoyant tubular foils provide substantially all of the buoyancy required for the marine vessel;
- and
- wherein the marine vessel further comprises a plurality of spoilers mounted on the first and second buoyant tubular foils for steering the marine vessel as it moves through the water.
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A marine vessel comprising:
- a buoyant tubular foil;
- and
- a propeller mechanism mounted on the leading end of the buoyant tubular foil for moving the marine vessel through the water.
A marine vessel comprising:
- a buoyant tubular foil;
- and
- a plurality of spoilers mounted on the buoyant tubular foil for steering the marine vessel as it moves through the water.
A marine vessel comprising:
- a buoyant tubular foil;
- a propeller mechanism mounted on the leading end of the buoyant tubular foil for moving the marine vessel through the water;
- and
- a plurality of spoilers mounted on the buoyant tubular foil for steering the marine vessel through the water;
- wherein each of the spoilers comprises a plate movable between (i) an inboard position wherein the plate is substantially aligned with the skin of the buoyant tubular foil to which the spoiler is mounted, and (ii) an outboard position wherein the plate projects into, and deflects, the water flowing by the buoyant tubular foil to which the spoiler is mounted.
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A method for moving through water, the method comprising:
- providing a marine vessel comprising:
- a command module;
- first and second buoyant tubular foils;
- and
- first and second struts for connecting the first and second buoyant tubular foils to the command module, respectively;
- wherein the first and second buoyant tubular foils provide substantially all of the buoyancy required for the marine vessel;
- wherein the first and second struts are pivotally connected to the command module and fixedly connected to the first and second buoyant tubular foils, respectively;
- and
- wherein the first and second struts comprise substantially rigid planar structures;
- and
- moving the marine vessel through water and adjusting the position of the first and second struts relative to the command module.
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A method for moving through water, the method comprising:
- providing a marine vessel comprising:
- a command module;
- first and second buoyant tubular foils;
- and
- first and second struts for connecting the first and second buoyant tubular foils to the command module, respectively;
- wherein the first and second buoyant tubular foils provide substantially all of the buoyancy required for the marine vessel;
- and
- wherein the marine vessel further comprises first and second engines enclosed within the first and second buoyant tubular foils, respectively, and first and second propulsion units connected to the first and second engines, respectively, for moving the marine vessel through the water;
- and
- moving the marine vessel through water.
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A method for moving through water, the method comprising:
- providing a marine vessel comprising:
- a command module;
- first and second buoyant tubular foils;
- and
- first and second struts for connecting the first and second buoyant tubular foils to the command module, respectively;
- wherein the first and second buoyant tubular foils provide substantially all of the buoyancy required for the marine vessel;
- and
- wherein the marine vessel further comprises first and second propeller mechanisms mounted on the leading ends of the first and second buoyant tubular foils, respectively, for moving the marine vessel through the water;
- and
- moving the marine vessel through water.
7 more elements
A method for moving through water, the method comprising:
- providing a marine vessel comprising:
- a command module;
- first and second buoyant tubular foils;
- and
- first and second struts for connecting the first and second buoyant tubular foils to the command module, respectively;
- wherein the first and second buoyant tubular foils provide substantially all of the buoyancy required for the marine vessel;
- and
- wherein the marine vessel further comprises a plurality of spoilers mounted on the first and second buoyant tubular foils for steering the marine vessel as it moves through the water;
- and
- moving the marine vessel through water and adjusting the position of the spoilers.
7 more elements
A method for moving through water, the method comprising:
- providing a marine vessel comprising:
- a buoyant tubular foil;
- and
- a propeller mechanism mounted on the leading end of the buoyant tubular foil for moving the marine vessel through the water;
- and
- moving the marine vessel through water.
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A method for moving through water, the method comprising:
- providing a marine vessel comprising:
- a buoyant tubular foil;
- and
- a plurality of spoilers mounted on the buoyant tubular foil for steering the marine vessel as it moves through the water;
- and
- moving the marine vessel through water and adjusting the position of the spoilers.
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A method for moving through water, the method comprising:
- providing a marine vessel comprising:
- a buoyant tubular foil;
- a propeller mechanism mounted on the leading end of the buoyant tubular foil for moving the marine vessel through the water;
- and
- a plurality of spoilers mounted on the buoyant tubular foil for steering the marine vessel through the water;
- wherein each of the spoilers comprises a plate movable between (i) an inboard position wherein the plate is substantially aligned with the skin of the buoyant tubular foil to which the spoiler is mounted, and (ii) an outboard position wherein the plate projects into, and deflects, the water flowing by the buoyant tubular foil to which the spoiler is mounted;
- and
- moving the marine vessel through water and adjusting the position of the spoilers.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.