GPS assisted torpedo recovery system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9213077
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13563268

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A method of locating an underwater based system, the method including determining the underwater based system's geo-location, encoding the underwater based system's geo-location for RF transmission, encoding the underwater based system's geo-location for acoustic transmission, and transmitting RF and acoustic signals containing the encoded geo-location to a receiving station. A locator for locating an underwater based system including a buoy, a global positioning system having an antenna and a receiver, an RF transmission system including an antenna and a transmitter, an underwater acoustic transducer, and a locator control unit adapted to determine the underwater based system's geo-location, encode the underwater based system's geo-location for RF transmission, encode the underwater based system's geo-location for acoustic transmission, and transmit RF and underwater acoustic signals containing the encoded geo-location.

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L3 TECHNOLOGIES INC1025 W NASA BLVD MELBOURNE FL 32919

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Allensworth, Walter Poolesville, US 15 47
Herdman, Jeffrey Bethesda, US 2 11
Kieffer, Kevin Germantown, US 9 49
Owen, Peter Monrovia, US 12 66
Wiggins, James Thurmont, US 17 82
Zeglin, Conrad Rockville, US 19 66

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