Tá feiste nua cruthaithe ag foireann innealtóireachta ag bunáit chabhlaigh i gCalifornia chun cumas iompair ualaigh mullaird a thástáil, a úsáidtear chun longa móra a fheistiú sa chalafoirt agus a gcaithfidh na céadta tonna brú a sheasamh.
Coinníonn Cabhlach na SA na mílte mullard ar fud an domhain. Chun iad a thástáil, tá an gléas nua, dronuilleogach i gcruth agus déanta go príomha as feadán cruach cearnach, suite timpeall an mhullaird. Tá a teanntóga inchoigeartaithe ceangailte leis an gcé.
Cuirtear cábla thart ar an mullard. Crosbhaill inchoigeartaithe agus bioráin ghlais suite an cábla ag uillinneacha éagsúla. Gníomhaíonn an t-oibreoir tástála lámh hiodrálach nó winch (teannsóir) chun an cábla a tharraingt, agus cuireann sé fórsa i bhfeidhm ar an mullard ag na tomhais atá ag teastáil.
For their work, U.S. Patent 11,215,541, titled In-situ Bollard Tester, was assigned to the U.S. Navy on January 4, 2022. It is the first patent assigned to the Navy this year, which typically receives over 250 patents per year, and makes them available for commercialization by private companies through technology transfer agreements.
Is ó Cheannasaíocht Innealtóireachta Áiseanna an Chabhlaigh i bPort Hueneme na hinnealtóirí a thóg an gléas. Is iad Gerritt Lang, Elaina Ryan, Juan Carrillo, Ricardo Contreras, Zachary Harwood, agus Benjamin Hulbert.
De réir a n-iarratas ar phaitinn:
"In-situ tests are the preferred method in determining whether bollards and other mooring hardware are performing at their design capacity. There is, however, no accepted standard testing device and procedure. If a bollard is degraded, a ship's mooring line may break the bollard, resulting in damage to the ship and creating a dangerous situation.
"Past bollard test procedures have included the use of tugboats, which is dangerous and not representative of vertical mooring line angles that may cause uplift on the bollards. In this regard, there is a need for improvement to develop a safe device and procedure for testing bollards in-situ."
Interested in using this device? It's not yet available or for sale, but the newly issued 20-year utility patent can now be licensed by the Navy to private companies who can then commercialize it.
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