Patents by Inventor Hannah C. Kish

Hannah C. Kish 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).

  • SUBMERGED CONTAINER SYSTEM FOR STABILIZING ENVIRONMENTALLY-INDUCED MOTION OF A MARITIME STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20230406460
    Abstract: A motion stabilizing system includes at least one stabilizer coupled to a structure in a water environment. Each stabilizer includes a tension member, an open-ended container having a set of holes, and at least one one-way valve associated with the holes. For each stabilizer, the tension member has a first end and a second end with the first end coupled to a portion of the structure and the second end disposed in the water environment; the container is coupled to the tension member and is suspended in the water environment; and the one or more one-way valves are operable to seal the holes when the portion of the structure moves away from the container and unseal the holes when the portion of the structure moves towards the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Rebecca L. Williams, Jeffrey L. Lindner, Frederick S. Gant, Hannah C. Kish, John S. Townsend
  • Submerged container system for stabilizing environmentally-induced motion of a maritime structure
    Patent number: 11834139
    Abstract: A motion stabilizing system includes at least one stabilizer coupled to a structure in a water environment. Each stabilizer includes a tension member, an open-ended container having a set of holes, and at least one one-way valve associated with the holes. For each stabilizer, the tension member has a first end and a second end with the first end coupled to a portion of the structure and the second end disposed in the water environment; the container is coupled to the tension member and is suspended in the water environment; and the one or more one-way valves are operable to seal the holes when the portion of the structure moves away from the container and unseal the holes when the portion of the structure moves towards the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: LINC RESEARCH, INC.
    Inventors: Rebecca L. Williams, Jeffrey L. Lindner, Frederick S. Gant, Hannah C. Kish, John S. Townsend