Shock mitigating universal launch and recovery system
NSWCCD
A universal launch and recovery system that may be used to launch or recover/receive water vessels. The launch and recovery system including a deployable ramp having a shock mitigating arrangement, including bumpers, fenders and a bow stopping guard arranged to accommodate vessels of different geometries.
Inventors:
Caccamo, Matthew P.; Gaston, Gregory V.
Patent Number:
Technical domain:
Handling and Transportation
FIle Date:
2012-06-28
Grant Date:
2014-09-02
Grant time:
796 days
Grant time percentile rank:
14
Claim count percentile rank:
3
Citations percentile rank:
2
'Cited by' percentile rank:
1
Assignee:
US NAVY
