US3096739A
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Method and apparatus for steering underwater bodies
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1960-06-20
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Granted: 1963-07-09
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Expires: 1980-06-20
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Kenneth E Smith
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 20:28
CPC Classifications
F; F42; F42B; F42B19/00; F42B19/01; B; B63; B63H; B63H25/00; B63H25/46
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
58 words
IN COMBINATION, A TORPEDO HAVING A PAIR OF DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSED SURFACES OF REVOLUTION SYMMETRICALLY DISPOSED WITH RESPECT TO ITS LONGITUDINAL AXIS ABOUT WHICH WATER IS ADAPTED TO FLOW REARWARDLY TO PRODUCE OPPOSED BALANCED HYDRODYNAMIC LIFT FORCES, AND MEANS FOR STEERING SAID TROPEDO IN THE PLANE OF SAID SURFACES COMPRISING A PAIR OF PORTS ASSOCIATED THEREWITH FOR SELECTIVELY DISCHARG-
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