Aerodynamically shaped, active towed body
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Dec 26, 2017
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Dec 4, 2015
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Dec 15, 2014
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Abstract
An aerodynamically shaped, active towed body includes a fuselage curved along its vertical and horizontal longitudinal plane. The fuselage has a unit chamber and a load chamber. A transverse plane of the fuselage is triangular, two upper corners being located on an upper face of the fuselage and a lower corner being located on a lower face of the fuselage. Each of two wings is subdivided into a small and a large segment. The small segment points downwards and is attached to the fuselage in a region of the lower corner and the large segment points upwards and is attached to the small segment. Each of the small segments comprise an additional load chamber. The towed body further includes a tail fin, rudders that are each adjustable by the control device and a coupling for the towing cable.
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- 8 Japan
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- 5 Korea
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Patent Owner | Address | |
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ALFRED-WEGENER-INSTITUT HELMHOLTZ-ZENTRUM FUER POLAR- UND MEERESFORSCHUNG | AM HANDELSHAFEN 12 BREMERHAVEN 27570 |
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- 2015 Application Filing Year
- F41J Class
- 69 Applications Filed
- 55 Patents Issued To-Date
- 79.72 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Bayer, Hans-Joerg | Wettstetten, DE | 1 | 9 |
# of filed Patents : 1 Total Citations : 9 | |||
Gerdes, Ruediger | Loxstedt, DE | 2 | 16 |
# of filed Patents : 2 Total Citations : 16 | |||
Herber, Andreas | Nordholz, DE | 3 | 18 |
# of filed Patents : 3 Total Citations : 18 | |||
Kalmbach, Dirk | Bremerhaven, DE | 2 | 16 |
# of filed Patents : 2 Total Citations : 16 |
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- 5 Citation Count
- F41J Class
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