Patents by Inventor Royal M. Hagerty

Royal M. Hagerty 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).

  • Simulated testing of undersea apparatus
    Patent number: 4024758
    Abstract: This invention provides a means and method for testing of devices intended to operate in, or immediately beneath, the consolidated soil surface of the ocean floor. The mechanical and rheological properties of the consolidated soil surface are simulated by an electroconsolidation procedure which permits rapidly carrying out a series of tests on a surface which closely simulates the actual ocean floor surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1976
    Date of Patent: May 24, 1977
    Assignee: Deepsea Ventures, Inc.
    Inventors: John P. Latimer, Royal M. Hagerty, George A. Zahn