Walter Lincoln Hawkins (March 21, 1911 August 20, 1992) was an African-American scientist and inventor who, while working at Bell Laboratories in the 1940s,
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Company / Classification
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Walter B. Lincoln Owner, Principal
Lincoln Maritime Llc Mechanical or Industrial Engineering · Consulting Engineer
14 Holmes St STE 2, Mystic, CT 06355 129 School St, West Mystic, CT 06388 860 536-6920
Peter J. Legnos - Groton CT, US Walter B. Lincoln - Waterford CT, US
International Classification:
B63B 22/00
US Classification:
441 11
Abstract:
An Air-Deployable Expendable Ice Buoy (AXIB) that can withstand multiple freeze-thaw cycles and operate equally well in ice prone ocean or fresh water. The AXIB can be dropped from an airborne platform, land on an ice surface, right itself to the vertical position, anchor and stabilize itself in the ice, withstand several freeze-thaw cycles and continue to transmit data while anchored to the ice or floating in the ocean. The unique hull design of the AXIB allows it to withstand multiple freeze-thaw cycles and continue to function. The AXIB is particularly well suited for deployment and utilization in any ice zone where repeated freeze-thaw cycles occur.