Patents by Inventor Gordon Barksdale

Gordon Barksdale 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).

  • Shallow water pipeline tracker system
    Patent number: 5035540
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for conducting a survey to determine the location and elevation of a buried pipeline located in a shallow water environment. The method includes determining whether submerged obstacles are located between the ends of that portion of the line being measured and measuring the depth of the line by taking magnetic sounding of the buried line at spaced intervals by crossing the line at longitudinally spaced points with the magnetic survey apparatus. The apparatus includes a towed sled for carrying the magnetic sensing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1991
    Assignee: Eastport International
    Inventors: Robert M. Hill, Gordon Barksdale