Patent ID: 9248894
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: B63B,B63G,C23F

Claim Text:
1. A payload release system, comprising: a housing; a clip attached to said housing, said clip comprising an anode; a retaining ring secured to said clip, said retaining ring being configured to secure the payload to said retaining ring, said housing capable of maintaining the payload submerged in a medium; a power source contained within said housing, a positive terminal of said power source connected to said anode, a negative terminal of said power source connected to said housing, wherein said power source, said anode, said medium, and said housing form a circuit, and wherein said housing is a cathode in said circuit; and a controller disposed within said circuit and operable to modulate a current in said circuit in response to a release signal, wherein the rate of corrosion of said anode is proportional to the magnitude of said current.