Patents by Inventor Brian T. Knight

Brian T. Knight 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).

  • Cable burying equipment
    Patent number: 5100260
    Abstract: A cable burying device (3) comprises several heavy hollow tapered elements (7, 8) coupled to each other (7A, 7B, 8A, 8B) to provide limited flexibility, which is towed along the seabed and which digs a trench, the cable (1) passing through the length of the device to become buried in the trench. A guide tube (2) to guide the cable (1) from the ship to the burying device (3) has a flexible lattice construction (FIGS. 6, 7, 8) which can be folded flat for ease of storage on the ship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1992
    Assignee: STC PLC
    Inventor: Brian T. Knight