Patents by Inventor Frederick Joseph McNally

Frederick Joseph McNally 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 enabling work to be carried out on a submerged portion of a vessel
    Patent number: 6840189
    Abstract: The apparatus comprises a generally cylindrical or sleeve-like or tubular housing 2 having an opening at one end which is locatable to be in sealing engagement with the outer surface of part of the hull 3 of a submarine with said housing 2 forming a water evacuable space around the propulsor unit 1 of the submarine, and access passages or ducts 4,5 for work personnel in communication with said space and extending upwardly from said housing 2 such as to, in use, to be above the surface of the water in which the submarine is floating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Inventor: Frederick Joseph McNally
  • Method and apparatus for enabling work to be carried out on a submerged portion of a vessel
    Publication number: 20040182302
    Abstract: The apparatus comprises a generally cylindrical or sleeve-like or tubular housing 2 having an opening at one end which is locatable to be in sealing engagement with the outer surface of part of the hull 3 of a submarine with said housing 2 forming a water evacuable space around the propulsor unit 1 of the submarine, and access passages or ducts 4,5 for work personnel in communication with said space and extending upwardly from said housing 2 such as to, in use, to be above the surface of the water in which the submarine is floating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2003
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Inventor: Frederick Joseph McNally