Patents by Inventor Forest E. Block

Forest E. Block 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).

  • Docking head and plate
    Patent number: 4717353
    Abstract: A docking head and plate assembly suitable for supplying services to pipeline laying equipment. A docking head which supplies services to welding and other equipment inside the pipeline has service connections attached to a bushing plate assembly which causes the service connections to engage or disengage with corresponding connections in a docking plate which is aligned adjacent the docking head and locked in position while the service connections are engaged. A drive assembly in the docking plate engages the bushing plate assembly to cause movement of the bushing plate assembly and service connections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1988
    Assignee: McDermott Incorporated
    Inventor: Forest E. Block