Patents by Inventor Gregory S. Rosche

Gregory S. Rosche has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Submersible towed body deployment and recovery device
    Patent number: 9359046
    Abstract: A submersible towed body deployment and recovery device is disclosed. The device can include a support structure supportable by a surface watercraft, and configured for rotational and translational movement relative to the watercraft. Additionally, the device can include a towed body interface structure supported by the support structure and configured to interface with and support a wing and a forward end of a towed body. The support structure can be movable between a deploy/recovery position in which at least a portion of the towed body interface structure extends into water about the watercraft and a stowed position in which the towed body interface structure positions the towed body out of the water. Coordinated rotational and translational movement of the support structure can utilize buoyancy of the towed body in the water to minimize loading on the deployment and recovery device when moving between the deploy/recovery position and the stowed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventor: Gregory S. Rosche
  • Sonar systems and sonar methods that use a tow body having a towed acoustic projector for which an orientation can be changed while being towed
    Patent number: 9001623
    Abstract: A tow body and associated method have an acoustic projector that can be rotated about a vertical plane while the tow body is being towed through the water. In some embodiments, the tow body and method allow the tow body to be coupled to a tow cable while the tow cable is being towed through the water and under tension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: David A. Sharp, Joseph Ricci, Patrick M. Brogan, Gregory S. Rosche, Michael A. Gonzalez, James R. Sturges, Arthur J. Pedro
  • SUBMERSIBLE TOWED BODY DEPLOYMENT AND RECOVERY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20150093218
    Abstract: A submersible towed body deployment and recovery device is disclosed. The device can include a support structure supportable by a surface watercraft, and configured for rotational and translational movement relative to the watercraft. Additionally, the device can include a towed body interface structure supported by the support structure and configured to interface with and support a wing and a forward end of a towed body. The support structure can be movable between a deploy/recovery position in which at least a portion of the towed body interface structure extends into water about the watercraft and a stowed position in which the towed body interface structure positions the towed body out of the water. Coordinated rotational and translational movement of the support structure can utilize buoyancy of the towed body in the water to minimize loading on the deployment and recovery device when moving between the deploy/recovery position and the stowed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: Raytheon Company
    Inventor: Gregory S. Rosche