Patents by Inventor Benjamin C. Tisdale, III

Benjamin C. Tisdale, 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 and apparatus for reeling pipeline
    Patent number: 4274799
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for loading pipeline from the shore onto a reel mounted on a vessel adjacent to the shore whereby the reel may be pivoted from its normal operational position in which the reel axis is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the vessel to a position in which the reel axis is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vessel so as to thereby permit the vessel to be anchored parallel to the shore while the pipe-loading operation is being conducted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1978
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1981
    Assignee: Martech International, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin C. Tisdale, III, William B. Nicholson