Patents by Inventor John T. Shelton, III

John T. Shelton, III 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).

  • Method for installation of gravity installed anchor and mooring assembly
    Patent number: 8381383
    Abstract: Apparatus and method of placement of gravity installed anchors in offshore environments, for the mooring of structures thereto In the preferred embodiment, a gravity installed anchor has an outwardly extending load arm, which is preferably rotatable around the longitudinal axis of the anchor A load line is attached to the load arm, and a subsea connector is attached to the distal end of the load line The subsea connector is held in a staging device, which rests on the seabed and supports the subsea connector in a desired position to facilitate subsea connection thereto A deployment/recovery line is attached to the rearward end of the gravity installed anchor This gravity installed anchor and mooring assembly is lowered from the installation vessel on a lowering line, by a release hook on the end of the lowering line engaging the deployment/recovery line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Delmar Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew W. Smith, John T. Shelton, III
  • Method for Installation of Gravity Installed Anchor and Mooring Assembly
    Publication number: 20110154636
    Abstract: Apparatus and method of placement of gravity installed anchors in offshore environments, for the mooring of structures thereto In the preferred embodiment, a gravity installed anchor has an outwardly extending load arm, which is preferably rotatable around the longitudinal axis of the anchor A load line is attached to the load arm, and a subsea connector is attached to the distal end of the load line The subsea connector is held in a staging device, which rests on the seabed and supports the subsea connector in a desired position to facilitate subsea connection thereto A deployment/recovery line is attached to the rearward end of the gravity installed anchor This gravity installed anchor and mooring assembly is lowered from the installation vessel on a lowering line, by a release hook on the end of the lowering line engaging the deployment/recovery line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2009
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: DELMAR SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew W. Smith, John T. Shelton, III
  • Hanging fluorescent lighting fixture
    Patent number: D286917
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1984
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1986
    Inventor: John T. Shelton, III