Patents by Inventor Michael Woolwright

Michael Woolwright 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).

  • Assembly for deploying a payload from a submarine
    Patent number: 8171873
    Abstract: A submarine (1) has an assembly (3) for deploying a life raft (5), the assembly (3) being located in a well (7) formed outside the submarine's pressure hull (11). The assembly includes a pressure vessel (4) for storing the life raft (5) in a pressurized state. To deploy underwater, a lid (71) covering an opening to the well (7) is released to permit the assembly (3), which is buoyant, to ascend towards the water surface. A sensor (43) determines proximity to the water surface, whereby a pneumatic ram (42) in the pressure vessel is activated to eject the life raft (5) from the pressure vessel (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Babcock Integrated Technology Limited
    Inventors: Michael Woolwright, Chris Murphy, James Dobbin
  • Assembly for Deploying a Payload from a Submarine
    Publication number: 20090126619
    Abstract: A submarine (1) has an assembly (3) for deploying a life raft (5), the assembly (3) being located in a well (7) formed outside the submarine's pressure hull (11). The assembly includes a pressure vessel (4) for storing the life raft (5) in a pressurized state. To deploy underwater, a lid (71) covering an opening to the well (7) is released to permit the assembly (3), which is buoyant, to ascend towards the water surface. A sensor (43) determines proximity to the water surface, whereby a pneumatic ram (42) in the pressure vessel is activated to eject the life raft (5) from the pressure vessel (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2006
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: Michael Woolwright, Chris Murphy, James Dobbin