Patents by Inventor Ross E. Murray

Ross E. Murray 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).

  • Water bottom ore sampler and method of using the same
    Patent number: 7681662
    Abstract: A water bottom ore sampler includes a submersible housing for positioning on or near a water bottom, a riser duct mounted within the submersible housing and movable vertically relative to the submersible housing, a drilling assembly disposed within the riser duct for excavating the water bottom, a passage defined within the riser duct through which a particulate fluid mixture produced by the excavation can flow up the riser duct and into an interior of the submersible housing, and a sample container disposed within the submersible housing for collecting ore from the particulate fluid mixture received in the submersible housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Williamson Deep Ocean Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshio Asakawa, Ross E. Murray, Freshteh Ahmadian
  • WATER BOTTOM ORE SAMPLER AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20090218136
    Abstract: A water bottom ore sampler includes a submersible housing for positioning on or near a water bottom, a riser duct mounted within the submersible housing and movable vertically relative to the submersible housing, a drilling assembly disposed within the riser duct for excavating the water bottom, a passage defined within the riser duct through which a particulate fluid mixture produced by the excavation can flow up the riser duct and into an interior of the submersible housing, and a sample container disposed within the submersible housing for collecting ore from the particulate fluid mixture received in the submersible housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventors: Yoshio Asakawa, Ross E. Murray, Freshteh Ahmadian