Patents by Inventor Michael Chorley

Michael Chorley 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).

  • Deployment of mines and other objects at sea
    Patent number: 5163379
    Abstract: An object deployment unit for use under various sea states which allows deployment of objects (1) in any required sequence the deployment unit comprising a flexible tube shaped elongate body, means (2) to releasably attach objects to the body, one or more ballast members (3a, b), one or more buoyancy members (4) and a means for automatic buoyancy control. Preferably the deployment unit also includes a remotely actuated release mechanism for the release of objects. The automatic buoyancy control means ensures maintenance of depth. Typical usage is the deployment of mines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1992
    Assignee: The Secretary of State for Defence in Her Britannic Majesty's Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
    Inventor: Michael Chorley