Patents by Inventor Matthew Heintz

Matthew Heintz 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).

  • Mechanical tether system for a submersible vehicle
    Patent number: 9828068
    Abstract: A flexible lifting tether system for lifting a marine vehicle or object is described which is capable of significantly improving the primary characteristics of an existing cable by enhancing load-carrying capabilities (e.g. in air), modifying the tether to have altered specific gravities in water, and relieving torsional stresses when in operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
    Inventors: Andrew Bowen, Robert McCabe, Matthew Heintz
  • MECHANICAL TETHER SYSTEM FOR A SUBMERSIBLE VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20160375962
    Abstract: A flexible lifting tether system for lifting a marine vehicle or object is described which is capable of significantly improving the primary characteristics of an existing cable by enhancing load-carrying capabilities (e.g. in air), modifying the tether to have altered specific gravities in water, and relieving torsional stresses when in operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Andrew Bowen, Robert McCabe, Matthew Heintz
  • Mechanical tether system for a submersible vehicle
    Patent number: 9463849
    Abstract: A flexible lifting tether system for lifting a marine vehicle or object is described which is capable of significantly improving the primary characteristics of an existing cable by enhancing load-carrying capabilities (e.g. in air), modifying the tether to have altered specific gravities in water, and relieving torsional stresses when in operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
    Inventors: Robert McCabe, Andrew Bowen, Matthew Heintz
  • MECHANICAL TETHER SYSTEM FOR A SUBMERSIBLE VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20150274260
    Abstract: A flexible lifting tether system for lifting a marine vehicle or object is described which is capable of significantly improving the primary characteristics of an existing cable by enhancing load-carrying capabilities (e.g. in air), modifying the tether to have altered specific gravities in water, and relieving torsional stresses when in operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Robert McCabe, Andrew Bowen, Matthew Heintz