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(88) Date of publication A3: 30.04.2015 (43) Date of publication: 18.05.2016 Bulletin 2016/20 (21) Application number: 14840676.2 (22) Date of filing: 10.07.2014

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B63H 21/20(2006.01) B63G 8/40(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2014/046102 (87) International publication number: WO 2015/030938 (05.03.2015 Gazette 2015/09)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME (30) Priority: 10.07.2013 US 201361844767 P 12.09.2013 US 201361876829 P 01.04.2014 US 201414231887 (71) Applicant: Juliet Marine Systems, Inc. Portsmouth, NH 03801 (US)	(72) Inventors: SANCOFF, Gregory E. North Hampton, NH 03862 (US) CURCIO, Joseph Gray, ME 04039 (US) NORMAN, David Standish, ME 04084 (US) (74) Representative: Engelhardt & Engelhardt  Patentanwälte Montafonstraße 35 88045 Friedrichshafen 88045 Friedrichshafen (DE)