Patents by Inventor Norman H. Wood

Norman H. Wood 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).

  • Method and apparatus for aligning underwater components
    Patent number: 4661017
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for aligning a component with an underwater receptacle is disclosed. The component is attached to one end of a swing arm having a hook attached to the other end. The swing arm is lowered in the water until the hook engages a pivot attached to an underwater base at a selected distance from the receptacle. Following such contact, the component is lowered in an arcuate path defined by the rotation of the swing arm about the pivot until the component is aligned with the receptacle. In another embodiment of the invention, a stop is attached to a vertical guidepost at a selected distance from the receptacle and a guidepost engaging hook pivots to lower the component into alignment with the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1985
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1987
    Assignee: Exxon Production Research Co.
    Inventors: Norman H. Wood, Walter E. Gray, Charles R. Yemington, Bill G. Louis