Lonnie A Hamme

8047590, Nov 1, 2011

Jun 17, 2009

12/485989

Lonnie Hamme - Jamul CA, US

The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy - Washington DC

B66C 1/00

294 661, 294 8233

An underwater load release device for a deployed underwater load comprising a fixed support member having a hinge end and a fixed end, a rotating member connected to the first hinge end, the rotating member initially held in a closed position by a rotatable bail to hold the underwater load, the bail initially held in the closed position by a galvanic timed release link, the galvanic link applying a predetermined bail tension to the bail during load deployment, a spring mechanism for applying a predetermined back tension to the bail during the load deployment, the galvanic release link corroding over a predetermined timed release when immersed underwater whereby the back tension overrides the bail tension of the galvanic link so that the galvanic link releases, the bail rotates into an open bail position and the rotating member then rotates into an open load position, thereby releasing the load.

8274861, Sep 25, 2012

Dec 8, 2009

12/632866

William H. Marn - San Diego CA, US
James Ben Penney - San Diego CA, US
Lonnie Allen Hamme - Jamul CA, US
Christopher Lawson Fletcher - San Diego CA, US
Robert Kevin Creber - San Diego CA, US
James Gabriel Buescher - San Diego CA, US

The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy - Washington DC

H04B 13/02
H04B 7/14

367134

An underwater wireless network can include plurality of nodes, each node having a cylindrical housing, a repeater, a transducer and a buoy. The housing defines a void and encloses the repeater. The transducer can be tethered to the housing and a buoy can be tethered to said transducer. Each node also includes at least two hemi-cylindrical flukes that can be pivotably attached to the housing. The housing can further be formed with at least two flood ports, and corresponding plugs are inserted into a respective fill port. Lanyards interconnect each flukes with a respective plug. During transport, the flukes can surround the transducer and the void is empty, which renders the node neutrally buoyant for ease of transport. For deployment, the flukes are pivoted away from each other to tighten the lanyards, which pull the plugs out of the flood ports, to further flood the void and deploy the node.

7854569, Dec 21, 2010

Dec 11, 2008

12/333184

Ryan Michael Stenson - Washington DC, US
Daniel J. Braun - San Diego CA, US
Lonnie A. Hamme - Jamul CA, US
Christopher D. Mailey - Durham NC, US

The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy - Washington DC

B63G 8/41

405188, 405191, 114322

In various embodiments, an apparatus for use in the recovery of unmanned underwater vehicles includes a recovery vehicle configured to be coupled to a winch via a tether. The recovery vehicle includes one or more sensors for locating the unmanned underwater vehicle, a first mechanical linking device for coupling the recovery vehicle to the unmanned underwater vehicle, and a plurality of steering mechanisms for actively guiding the unmanned underwater vehicle in such a way as to allow the first mechanical linking device to capture the unmanned underwater vehicle by locking onto a second mechanical linking device of the unmanned underwater vehicle.