Patent ID: 11965492
Assignee: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  B  D | IPC B  D  F

Claim 7:
8. A method of use for a hybrid one-person articulated anthropomorphic submersible diving suit wherein the suit includes a plurality of joints in each of a right arm, a left arm, a right leg and a left leg of the suit and at least one of the plurality of joints in at least one of the right arm, the left arm, the right leg and the left leg includes a shape memory alloy composite fabric, said method of use comprising the steps of:
maintaining the at least one of the plurality of composite fabric joints in an austenite phase to maintain a pressure in the suit at one atmosphere; and
transiting a human being underwater within the suit to an underwater work site.