Assembly for deploying a payload from a submarine

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8171873
APP PUB NO 20090126619A1
SERIAL NO

12089562

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A submarine (1) has an assembly (3) for deploying a life raft (5), the assembly (3) being located in a well (7) formed outside the submarine's pressure hull (11). The assembly includes a pressure vessel (4) for storing the life raft (5) in a pressurized state. To deploy underwater, a lid (71) covering an opening to the well (7) is released to permit the assembly (3), which is buoyant, to ascend towards the water surface. A sensor (43) determines proximity to the water surface, whereby a pneumatic ram (42) in the pressure vessel is activated to eject the life raft (5) from the pressure vessel (4).

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BABCOCK IP MANAGEMENT (NUMBER ONE) LIMITED33 WIGMORE STREET LONDON W1U 1QX

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dobbin, James Bath, GB 1 9
Murphy, Chris Bristol, GB 21 181
Woolwright, Michael Bristol, GB 1 9

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