Patents by Inventor Daniel E. Frye

Daniel E. Frye 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).

  • Moored water profiling apparatus
    Patent number: 5869756
    Abstract: A water profiling apparatus having a streamlined body with a traction drive capable of repeatedly profiling along a moored or suspended cable or wire, for transporting sensing and sampling equipment through a body of water, such as an ocean, lake or river. The water profiling apparatus is able to operate unattended on a pre-programmed schedule over long periods of time, profiling to full ocean depth, with the option of changing its schedule depending on the observations it makes or operating situations encountered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1999
    Inventors: Kenneth W. Doherty, John M. Toole, Daniel E. Frye