Patents by Inventor Jean-Paul Frechette

Jean-Paul Frechette 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).

  • Patent number: 3943869
    Abstract: A submarine boat of the engineless type wherein the propulsion and vertical displacement thereof are distinctively obtained by cooperatively changing the longitudinal angle of inclination or pitch attitude and the buoyancy thereof. This submarine boat includes an elongated shell having apertures allowing water in and out thereof, an air-tight cabin, a pair of bellows extending lengthwise longitudinally of the shell and each having an open end communicating with the cabin, hydraulic cylinders extending into the bellows and connected to the other end of the latter respectively, and separate two-way valves connected to the hydraulic cylinders respectively to selectively actuate the latter, thereby producing selective expansion or contraction of the bellows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1975
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1976
    Inventor: Jean-Paul Frechette
  • Patent number: D415464
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Inventor: Jean-Paul Frechette