Patents by Inventor Frederick R. Driscoll

Frederick R. Driscoll 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).

  • Patent number: 7891309
    Abstract: A self contained integrated mooring system configured to contain items within a payload container in a water body is disclosed. The self contained integrated mooring system may include components for conveniently collecting and storing the components of the self contained integrated mooring system. The self contained integrated mooring system may be formed from the payload container, a mooring line handling and storage module, an anchor and a system container in a single system that eliminates having to work and rework anchor lines on a deck of a boat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Florida Atlantic University
    Inventors: Frederick R. Driscoll, Pierre-Philippe Beaujean, John Charles Frankenfield
  • Publication number: 20080245285
    Abstract: A self contained integrated mooring system configured to contain items within a payload container in a water body is disclosed. The self contained integrated mooring system may include components for conveniently collecting and storing the components of the self contained integrated mooring system. The self contained integrated mooring system may be formed from the payload container, a mooring line handling and storage module, an anchor and a system container in a single system that eliminates having to work and rework anchor lines on a deck of a boat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Frederick R. Driscoll, Pierre-Philippe Beaujean, John Charles Frankenfield
  • Patent number: 7179145
    Abstract: A self-mooring module. In particular, a self-mooring module that may be deployed by air, surface or underwater. The module includes a combination anchor/air brake, a buoy, and a mooring line. The module may also include a sensor module. The anchor, combination anchor/air brake and buoy may be used in combination as part of the module or may be used alone in different aspects. The anchor and combination anchor/air brake are foldable to conserve space. The buoy has reduced drag and increased stability versus regular buoys. The self-mooring module may also include an intelligent mooring line module that determines the amount of mooring line to be released for a particular mooring depth and does not release a substantive amount of extra or insufficient mooring line, thereby helping ensure proper placement of an sensor module. Other features include a release mechanism for releasing the anchor from the module and a mechanism for inflating the buoy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: Florida Atlantic Avenue
    Inventors: Frederick R. Driscoll, Thomas A. Pantelakis, Christophe Castanier, William A. Venezia