US 12,151,787 B2
Subsurface multi-mission diver transport vehicle
Charles Louis Fuqua, Woodbridge, VA (US); and Steven Scott Kahre, Spotsylvania, VA (US)
Assigned to Patriot3, Inc., Fredericksburg, VA (US)
Filed by Patriot3, Inc., Fredericksburg, VA (US)
Filed on Jun. 30, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/216,961.
Application 18/216,961 is a continuation of application No. 17/828,420, filed on May 31, 2022, granted, now 11,745,839.
Application 17/828,420 is a continuation of application No. 16/979,260, granted, now 11,352,109, issued on Jun. 7, 2022, previously published as PCT/US2019/021626, filed on Mar. 11, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/640,905, filed on Mar. 9, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0339584 A1, Oct. 26, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B63C 11/46 (2006.01); B63G 8/00 (2006.01); B63G 8/08 (2006.01)
CPC B63C 11/46 (2013.01) [B63G 8/001 (2013.01); B63G 8/08 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A subsurface diver transport vehicle, comprising:
a vehicle body comprising a plurality of individual mission modules mechanically assembled together to define a substantially continuous hull and deck of said vehicle, and wherein said plurality of mission modules comprises at least one detachable battery module adapted for supplying electrical current to electrical subsystems of said vehicle;
at least one thruster residing adjacent said vehicle body and capable of propelling said vehicle through a body of water; and
a pivoting hydrofoil adjustably attaching said thruster to said vehicle body.