Delivery systems for pressure protecting and delivering a submerged payload and methods for using the same
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1. A payload delivery system for protecting and delivering a payload submerged in a submersion medium, the payload delivery system comprising a containment system including:
- a container including a pressure-resistant shell defining a sealed containment chamber;
a dehiscing system operative to dehisce the shell to open the containment chamber to the submersion medium responsive to a prescribed event and/or a prescribed environmental condition;
a secondary object operable to retain and selectively release the container; and
a link between the dehiscing system and the secondary object to transmit force, energy and/or signals between the dehiscing system and the secondary object.
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Abstract
A payload delivery system for protecting and delivering a payload submerged in a submersion medium includes a containment system. The containment system includes a container and a dehiscing system. The container includes a pressure-resistant shell defining a sealed containment chamber. The dehiscing system is operative to dehisce the shell to open the containment chamber to the submersion medium responsive to a prescribed event and/or a prescribed environmental condition.
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33 Claims
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1. A payload delivery system for protecting and delivering a payload submerged in a submersion medium, the payload delivery system comprising a containment system including:
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a container including a pressure-resistant shell defining a sealed containment chamber; a dehiscing system operative to dehisce the shell to open the containment chamber to the submersion medium responsive to a prescribed event and/or a prescribed environmental condition; a secondary object operable to retain and selectively release the container; and a link between the dehiscing system and the secondary object to transmit force, energy and/or signals between the dehiscing system and the secondary object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for protecting and delivering a payload submerged in a submersion medium, the method comprising:
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providing a containment system including; a container including a pressure-resistant shell defining a sealed containment chamber; and a dehiscing system; mounting the payload in the containment chamber; submerging the container with the payload mounted in the containment chamber at a first depth;
thereafterpermitting the container with the payload mounted in the containment chamber to buoyantly rise to a second depth shallower than the first depth; and automatically dehiscing the shell at the second depth using the dehiscing system to open the containment chamber to the submersion medium responsive to a prescribed event and/or a prescribed environmental condition. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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28. A payload delivery system for protecting and delivering a payload submerged in a submersion medium, the payload delivery system comprising a containment system including:
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a container including a pressure-resistant shell defining a sealed containment chamber; and a dehiscing system operative to dehisce the shell to open the containment chamber to the submersion medium responsive to a prescribed event and/or a prescribed environmental condition; wherein the dehiscing system includes a pressure generator operable to generate an increase in pressure in the containment chamber to cause the container to dehisce; and wherein the pressure generator includes a heating element to heat a gas in the containment chamber to increase the pressure in the containment chamber.
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29. A payload delivery system for protecting and delivering a payload submerged in a submersion medium, the payload delivery system comprising a containment system including:
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a container including a pressure-resistant shell defining a sealed containment chamber; and a dehiscing system operative to dehisce the shell to open the containment chamber to the submersion medium responsive to a prescribed event and/or a prescribed environmental condition; wherein the dehiscing system includes a magnet dehiscing actuator including at least one magnet.
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30. A payload delivery system for protecting and delivering a payload submerged in a submersion medium, the payload delivery system comprising a containment system including:
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a container including a pressure-resistant shell defining a sealed containment chamber; and a dehiscing system operative to dehisce the shell to open the containment chamber to the submersion medium responsive to a prescribed event and/or a prescribed environmental condition; wherein the dehiscing system includes a heating element to selectively melt the shell.
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31. A payload delivery system for protecting and delivering a payload submerged in a submersion medium, the payload delivery system comprising a containment system including:
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a container including a pressure-resistant shell defining a sealed containment chamber; a dehiscing system operative to dehisce the shell to open the containment chamber to the submersion medium responsive to a prescribed event and/or a prescribed environmental condition; and a link between the dehiscing system and the payload to transmit force, energy and/or signals between the dehiscing system and the payload.
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32. A payload delivery system for protecting and delivering a payload submerged in a submersion medium, the payload delivery system comprising a containment system including:
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a container including a pressure-resistant shell defining a sealed containment chamber; and a dehiscing system operative to dehisce the shell to open the containment chamber to the submersion medium responsive to a prescribed event and/or a prescribed environmental condition; wherein the containment system is operative to emit a signal confirming activation of the dehiscing system and/or the payload.
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33. A payload delivery system for protecting and delivering a payload submerged in a submersion medium, the payload delivery system comprising a containment system including:
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a container including a pressure-resistant shell defining a sealed containment chamber; a dehiscing system operative to dehisce the shell to open the containment chamber to the submersion medium responsive to a prescribed event and/or a prescribed environmental condition; and a destructor to selectively destroy a component of at least one of the containment system and the payload.
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