Patents by Inventor Michael P. Magner

Michael P. Magner 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).

  • Self-lubricating ropes useful in the isolation sections of ocean-bottom cables
    Patent number: 8020480
    Abstract: A rope having an outer jacket made of braided fibers surrounding a PTFE core and a method for making the rope. The rope is useful in high-tension, high-friction applications, such as serving as a stress member in an isolation section of an instrumented ocean-bottom cable. The PTFE core, which may consist of one or more strings of PTFE valve packing material, squeezes through the braided jacket as the rope is deformed in high-stress regions such as around a bollard. The PTFE material squeezed through the outer jacket lubricates the outside of the rope in the high-stress region to lower the friction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: ION Geophysical Corporation
    Inventor: Michael P. Magner
  • SELF-LUBRICATING ROPES USEFUL IN THE ISOLATION SECTIONS OF OCEAN-BOTTOM CABLES AND A METHOD FOR MAKING SUCH ROPES
    Publication number: 20090245941
    Abstract: A rope having an outer jacket made of braided fibers surrounding a PTFE core and a method for making the rope. The rope is useful in high-tension, high-friction applications, such as serving as a stress member in an isolation section of an instrumented ocean-bottom cable. The PTFE core, which may consist of one or more strings of PTFE valve packing material, squeezes through the braided jacket as the rope is deformed in high-stress regions such as around a bollard. The PTFE material squeezed through the outer jacket lubricates the outside of the rope in the high-stress region to lower the friction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2008
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: ION GEOPHYSICAL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Michael P. Magner