Patents by Inventor Gordon H. Wood

Gordon H. Wood 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).

  • Sonobuoy
    Patent number: 4927396
    Abstract: A sonobuoy comprising: a container adapted to nest side-by-side and end-to-end with plural containers of the same configuration; and inflatable parafloat collapsed into an upper chamber of the container; compressed gas means in the container for inflating the parafloat; a hydrophone; a hydrophone suspending cable assembly; and release means for normally securing the hydrophone and the suspending cable assembly to the container and operable to release the hydrophone and suspending cable in response to deposition of the container in a body of water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 22, 1990
    Assignee: Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada as represented by the Minister of National Defence
    Inventor: Gordon H. Wood