US Patent Issued to United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy on May 5 for "Line sensor deployment and recovery apparatus and system with integrated level-wind" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,617,651, issued on May 5, was assigned to United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington).

"Line sensor deployment and recovery apparatus and system with integrated level-wind" was invented by Geno Christopher Flores (La Mesa, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A line sensor deployment and recovery apparatus and system with integrated level-wind. In one embodiment, a line deployment and recovery apparatus with an integrated level-wind, comprising a reel, having an external surface with helical grooves, wherein the grooves facilitate a line; a motor configured to axially rotate the reel; a level-wind shu...