Patents by Inventor Harry R. Menzel

Harry R. Menzel 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).

  • Shallow water moored buoy
    Patent number: 3949441
    Abstract: A shallow water moored buoy having an anchor retaining mechanism on a bot deck which automatically releases an anchor when the buoy strikes water. The buoy is filled with floatation material which encloses electronic and battery packages and has an antenna mounted on an upper deck and hydrophone sensors attached to a deployable anchor cable which is secured to the center of the bottom deck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1975
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1976
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Harry R. Menzel, Joseph F. Belzer