ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,474,317, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington).

"Mardan sub-surface sensor housing for remote underwater vehicle deployment and recovery" was invented by Daniel Renfroe (Temecula, Calif.) and Martin Stacy (San Diego).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sub-surface sensor housing for remote underwater vehicle deployment and recovery. Moreover, a housing for a sub-surface sensor, comprising a housing body, having a top side, a bottom side, and a sensor cavity in which a sub-surface sensor is placed, wherein the housing body further comprises a plurality of slots thr...