Apparatus for mechanically guiding a water vehicle that is being released or retrieved
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The broken lines shown herein are for illustrative purposes and form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for an apparatus for mechanically guiding a water vehicle that is being released or retrieved, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 13, 2009
Date of Patent: Jan 18, 2011
Assignee: Vehicle Control Technologies, Inc. (Reston, VA)
Inventors: Thomas F. Tureaud (Fairfax, VA), Douglas E. Humphreys (Great Falls, VA), Ronald D. Russell (Shady Side, MD), Raymond K. Russell (Shady Side, MD)
Primary Examiner: Cynthia M Chin
Attorney: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC
Application Number: 29/315,638