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Granted Patent B2
US 8,613,241 · App. 13/507,815 · Granted Dec 24, 2013

Aquatic restraint device

Inventors: Martin A Martinez (Phoenix, AZ); Patrick J. Barnhill (Phoenix, AZ); Steven A. Floyd (Petaluma, CA)
Assignee: Engineering Science Analysis Corp
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,613,241
App. No.
13/507,815
Granted
Dec 24, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A restraining device for use in a water environment includes a plurality of tendrils that can be launched from a submerged device when an unauthorized swimmer is proximate the restraining device. Data communication in a neural-network of restraining devices is facilitated by a central command that has the capability of directing restraining devices, normally, aquatic mines, to a target.

Claims (8)

1. An aquatic restraint device for use in a body of water providing non-lethal restraint of a water borne threat comprising:

a head;

a line attached to the head;

a housing attached to the line, the housing having a plurality of tendril tubes containing stored tendrils deployable from the housing;

a perimeter can, having apertures, the perimeter can housing the tendril containing tubes, the apertures in the perimeter aligned with the tendril containing tubes allowing the tendrils to be launched from the tendril containing tubes;

a manifold capable of being pressurized by a propulsion effect to launch the tendrils.

2. The invention in accordance with claim 1 further comprising a plurality of housings each strung together on the line and spaced apart from each other on the line.

3. The invention in accordance with claim 2 wherein each of the plurality of housings includes a head.

Continuity (4)
Continuation 12839911 · Jul 20, 2010
Continuation In Part 12185947 · Aug 5, 2008
Provisional Application 60963927 · Aug 7, 2007
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