Patents by Inventor PATRICK JAMES O'ROURKE

PATRICK JAMES O'ROURKE 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).

  • Underwater cable repair habitat
    Patent number: 10777990
    Abstract: A submersible habitat chamber providing a contained environment for repairing subsea cable is provided. The habitat chamber includes first and second shell parts assembled to at least partly define the contained environment, a first seal provided between the first and second shell parts, a cable seal provided for engagement with the cable, and at least one access port through at least one of the shell parts to allow a user to access the contained environment from outside the habitat. A method of using the habitat chamber and a kit for assembly of the chamber are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: MOYLE INTERCONNECTOR LIMITED
    Inventors: Stephen James Hemphill, Michael John McGuckin, Maurice Patrick Smith, Gerard Joseph Rathborne, Patrick James O'Rourke
  • UNDERWATER CABLE REPAIR HABITAT
    Publication number: 20190027916
    Abstract: A submersible habitat chamber providing a contained environment for repairing subsea cable is provided. The habitat chamber includes first and second shell parts assembled to at least partly define the contained environment, a first seal provided between the first and second shell parts, a cable seal provided for engagement with the cable, and at least one access port through at least one of the shell parts to allow a user to access the contained environment from outside the habitat. A method of using the habitat chamber and a kit for assembly of the chamber are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: STEPHEN JAMES HEMPHILL, MICHAEL JOHN MCGUCKIN, MAURICE PATRICK SMITH, GERARD JOSEPH RATHBORNE, PATRICK JAMES O'ROURKE