Patents by Inventor Dale Michael Jeffreys

Dale Michael Jeffreys has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Payload deployment system for a submarine
    Patent number: 7997224
    Abstract: A payload deployment system for a vessel, such as a submarine, which includes a cable extending between a piston in a piston tube and an ejection element in an ejection tube, wherein the ejection tube is suitable for holding the payload, such as a torpedo. The system is arranged such that movement of the piston in the piston tube causes movement of the cable which, in turn, exerts a force on the ejection element to move it in the ejection tube to eject the payload from the ejection tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Babcock Integrated Technology Limited
    Inventors: Bryan Jeffery Owen, Dale Michael Jeffreys, Peter David Clarke, Jeremy William Smith
  • PAYLOAD DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM FOR A SUBMARINE
    Publication number: 20090158990
    Abstract: A payload deployment system for a vessel, such as a submarine, which includes a cable extending between a piston in a piston tube and an ejection element in an ejection tube, wherein the ejection tube is suitable for holding the payload, such as a torpedo. The system is arranged such that movement of the piston in the piston tube causes movement of the cable which, in turn, exerts a force on the ejection element to move it in the ejection tube to eject the payload from the ejection tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2006
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Applicant: STRACHAN & HENSHAW LIMITED
    Inventors: Bryan Jeffery Owen, Dale Michael Jeffreys, Peter David Clarke, Jeremy William Smith