Patents by Inventor James O. Pate

James O. Pate 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).

  • Bouyant electrode with anti-birdnesting device
    Patent number: 4117447
    Abstract: A towable cable type electrode has a bouyant core covered by a layer of hcally laid wire strands and is characterized by a slide member near the aft end of the electrode to which the aft ends of the wire strands are secured. The slide member is constrained by guides to axial movement along the core so as to accommodate excess length in the wire strands that works its way aft along the electrode during use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1977
    Date of Patent: September 26, 1978
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Paul F. Gould, James O. Pate