Patents by Inventor H. Nicolas Weyman

H. Nicolas Weyman 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).

  • Fairing for a towed cable
    Patent number: 6244204
    Abstract: A fairing for a towed cable is described that comprises a pliable material folded over the cable and stitched together, to give a substantially drop shaped cross section, wherein the flexible material is segmented into individual sections in the longitudinal direction of the cable, wherein each section being fastened to a free-rotating, but along the cable non-sliding, fastening device and wherein each section independent of each other may rotate around the cable together with its is fastening device. A faired tow cable is also described that has a fairing comprising a pliable material folded over the cable and stitched together to give a substantially drop shaped cross section, wherein the fairing is segmented into individual sections where each section at its upstream end is fastened to a free-rotating, but non-sliding, fastening device attached to the cable and wherein each section independent of each other may rotate around the cable together with its fastening device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2001
    Assignee: Odim Holding ASA
    Inventor: H. Nicolas Weyman