Patents by Inventor Bobby C. Layman

Bobby C. Layman 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).

  • Patent number: 4128071
    Abstract: 1. In an improved paravane the combination comprising;A body unit,A charge housing,Means for slideably engaging said charge housing with said body unit,A mooring line engaging means pivotally connected to and extending from s charge housing,An explosive charge disposed in said charge housing,A detonation means attached to said body unit and connected to said explosive charge for actuating said explosive charge upon a predetermined amount of relative movement between said charge housing and said body unit, andA locking means disposed in said charge housing between said mooring line engaging means and said detonation means for preventing relative movement between said charge housing and said body unit prior to movement of said mooring line engaging means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1963
    Date of Patent: December 5, 1978
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Bobby C. Layman, Lanny G. Burdge