Patent ID: 7559288
Filing Date: 2009-07-14
Classification: B63B,B63G,B65H,G02B

Abstract:
1. A recoverable tethered buoy assembly for use with an underwater vehicle comprising: a housing joined to the exterior of said underwater vehicle; a means for paying out and retrieving a tether, said means for paying out and retrieving said tether contained in said housing; a tether having two ends, said tether joined at a first end to said means for paying out and retrieving a tether; a buoy having a cylindrically shaped body with a first end having a hemispherical shape and a second end having a conical shape, said buoy being joined to a second end of said tether; a sensor integrated into said buoy; a means for mating said buoy to said housing; a means for powering said recoverable tethered buoy assembly from a power source internal to the underwater vehicle; and a means for user command and control of said assembly.