Patents by Inventor Norbert C. Cupp

Norbert C. Cupp 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).

  • Automatic man overboard sensor and rescue system
    Patent number: 4305143
    Abstract: A system, which automatically or manually signals and senses the event of a person falling overboard from a vessel (12) into water (14), comprises a portable transmitter (16) coupled to a sound-producing transducer carried by the person (10) for transmitting ultrasonic and/or audible sound waves (18) through the water to a receiver (20) carried by the vessel. The receiver thereby permits rescue operations of the person to be initiated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1979
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1981
    Inventors: Larry L. Simms, Steve P. Moisen, Norbert C. Cupp