US 12,263,917 B2
Parachute sea anchor
Simon Phillip Newby, Barrow-in-Furness (GB); Jason Michael Dobb, Barrow-in-Furness (GB); David Charles Alexander Ritchie, Barrow-in-Furness (GB); and Adam Benedict Bruce Cowley, Barrow-in-Furness (GB)
Assigned to BAE SYSTEMS PLC, London (GB)
Appl. No. 17/755,561
Filed by BAE SYSTEMS plc, London (GB)
PCT Filed Nov. 2, 2020, PCT No. PCT/GB2020/052763
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date May 2, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/089989, PCT Pub. Date May 14, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 1915988 (GB), filed on Nov. 4, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0266956 A1, Aug. 25, 2022
Int. Cl. B63B 21/48 (2006.01); B63B 22/00 (2006.01)
CPC B63B 21/48 (2013.01) [B63B 22/003 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A parachute sea anchor system, the parachute sea anchor system being suitable for launch from a vessel, the parachute sea anchor system comprising at least one payload tube, said payload tube comprising a payload canister that includes a parachute sea anchor, wherein said parachute sea anchor comprises a buoy tethered thereto, wherein said parachute sea anchor comprises an anchor tether attached to said vessel,
wherein the payload canister comprises an active release mechanism to allow the parachute sea anchor and the buoy to be deployed, the active release mechanism comprising a mechanical, explosive or electrical actuator to cause rupture and/or separation of the payload canister, and
wherein the anchor tether comprises an electrical and/or optical conductor to allow transmission of activation commands to the active release mechanism of the payload canister.