US Patent Issued to United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy on Sept. 1 for "Remote launcher for unmanned water-based deployables" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,722,745, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington).

"Remote launcher for unmanned water-based deployables" was invented by Ralph David Hooper (Lemon Grove, Calif.), William Chambers (Jamul, Calif.), Christopher Zirkle (Oceanside, Calif.), Taylor Doolittle (San Diego), Kelly Fisher (Imperial Beach, Calif.), Karl Anders Lindman (Chula Vista, Calif.), Joshua James Erick (San Diego) and Kelly Krueger (La Mesa, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A remote launcher includes a base frame, a cradle, a cradle actuator, and a launch control system. The cradle is pivotabl...