Patents by Inventor Roger C. Norris

Roger C. Norris 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).

  • Lateral force device for underwater towed array
    Patent number: 5443027
    Abstract: A lateral force device for displacing a towed underwater acoustic cable piding displacement in the horizontal and vertical directions having a spool and a rotationally mounted winged fuselage. The hollow spool is mounted on a cable with cable elements passing therethrough. The winged fuselage is made with the top half relatively positively buoyant and the bottom half relatively negatively buoyant. The winged fuselage is mounted about the hollow spool with clearance to allow rotation of the fuselage. The difference in buoyancy between the upper and lower fuselage maintains the device in the correct operating position. The wings are angled to provide lift in the desired direction as the fuselage is towed through the water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 22, 1995
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Norman L. Owsley, John F. Law, Robert D. Vanasse, Stephen P. Ebner, Richard K. Knutson, Roger C. Norris