Patents Assigned to SCI Industries, Inc.
  • Fiber-optic cable dispenser and remotely controlled vehicle using same
    Patent number: 5678785
    Abstract: Fiber-optic cable is wound on a cylindrical bobbin without adhesive and is situated in the vehicle so that the cable, attached to a relatively stationary control computer station, is pulled freely off of the bobbin as the vehicle, such as a missile or torpedo, travels rapidly away from the station. In one embodiment, a propulsion engine is located within the hollow interior of the bobbin and the cable flows outwardly in a helix around the plume of the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 21, 1997
    Assignee: SCI Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: David R. Porter