Patent ID: 6706966
Filing Date: 2004-03-16
Classification: G07C

Abstract:
A hardened voyage recorder for use on a marine vessel, comprising:(a) a first module including a mountable base mountable on the marine vessel and containing electronics for receiving data from data sensors located on the marine vessel and for writing data to a memory module; (b) a removable memory module removably coupled to said first module, said memory module including (i) an outer housing including an inner cavity for containing a solid state memory; (ii) a cover for said outer housing; (iii) a thermal insulator located within said inner cavity defining at least a portion of a second interior cavity, with said solid state memory being located within said second inner cavity; and (iv) a boiler located within said second interior cavity including a containment compartment for containing a thermal mass, a protective compartment within which said solid state memory is located and means for interconnecting said containment compartment and said protective compartment, wherein said means for interconnecting, when open, provides a passageway between said containment compartment and said protective compartment.