Patent ID: 11879226
Assignee: USA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC E  A  H | IPC A  E  H

Claim 12:
13. A method of deploying a seafloor system, comprising:
providing an seafloor deployment system, comprising:
a release unit selectively coupled to a vessel;
a support frame connected to the release unit;
a plurality of mats, each of the plurality of mats having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein each proximal end is coupled to the support frame, each of the plurality of mats further comprising:
a hose mounted to the mat for unfurling the mat, said hose spanning the length of the mat, said hose bisecting the mat, wherein the hose has a pin hole at the distal end of the mat for gas evacuation;
a plurality of weighted bands for sinking each of the plurality of mats;

a gas supply coupled to the support frame for inflating the hose, said gas supply controlled by a pressure regulator;
a waterproof housing mounted to the support frame for housing electronics;
a timer housed by the waterproof housing for selectively releasing gas from the gas supply;

spooling the plurality of mats in a rolled-up position, each of said plurality of mats comprising a hose, wherein each mat is adjacent to a support frame;
submerging the seafloor device in a body of water;
releasing the seafloor device from a vessel via a release unit;
supplying gas to each hose of the plurality of mats;
unfurling each of the plurality of mats from the support frame; and
sinking the seafloor device to the seafloor.