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Submersible vehicle with swept hull

  • US 8,677,921 B2
  • Filed: 04/28/2011
  • Issued: 03/25/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/19/2005
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A submersible vehicle having an outer hull which defines a hull axis and appears substantially annular when viewed along the hull axis, the interior of the outer hull defining a duct which is open at both ends so that when the vehicle is submerged in a liquid, the liquid floods the duct, wherein the outer hull has a leading edge which is swept with respect to the hull axis and a trailing edge which is swept with respect to the hull axis.

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