Patents by Inventor Gerald M. Santos

Gerald M. Santos 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).

  • Underwater mooring system using an underwater traction winch
    Patent number: 5095841
    Abstract: An underwater mooring system using an underwater traction winch for adjusg an underwater sensor array is provided. A main mooring buoy, moored to the sea bed by a plurality of mooring cables, serves as the mounting point for an underwater traction winch as well as the mooring point for a sensor array maintained afloat above the main mooring buoy. In one embodiment, depth adjustment is achieved by using the traction winch to alter the length of the mooring cable connecting the sensor array to the main mooring buoy. In another embodiment, depth adjustment is achieved by using the traction winch to alter the length of one of the mooring cables fixed to the sea bed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1992
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Gerald M. Santos, Robert A. Connerney