Patents by Inventor Bernard Hebert

Bernard Hebert 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).

  • Device designed to keep a towed underwater vehicle submerged and method for the use of said device
    Patent number: 4991534
    Abstract: A depresser designed to keep a fish, towed by a ship, submerged comprises a flat swept wing joined to the towing cable by means of three suspenders making it possible to set it at an optimal angle of incidence. This enables a fish to be towed at a high speed which may go up to 30 knots while, at the same time, keeping it at a substantially constant depth of submersion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 12, 1991
    Assignee: Thomson-CSF
    Inventors: Francois Warnan, Bernard Hebert