Patents by Inventor Gordon Shields Gower

Gordon Shields Gower 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).

  • Submarine pipelines
    Patent number: 3940942
    Abstract: A structure for propelling a pipeline as it is continuously formed at a construction site, wherein the formed pipeline is cap sealed at its leading end and is sealed adjacent its other end by a piston on which the pipeline slides as it is formed. The pipeline is propelled by admitting pressurized fluid through the piston from a delivery tube communicating through the piston with the interior of the seal pipeline and a stop or stops are provided to engage the delivery tube whereby thrust is applied to the cap sealed end of the pipeline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1974
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1976
    Assignee: Nabalco Engineering Pty. Limited
    Inventor: Gordon Shields Gower