Patents by Inventor Stephen Blair Slaughter

Stephen Blair Slaughter 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).

  • Port security barrier system
    Patent number: RE40616
    Abstract: A port security system comprising a continuous modular, floating barrier that is installed in lengths ranging from a few hundred feet to over a mile. The port security system is designed to stop high speed explosive laden waterborne craft traveling at speeds of fifty knots or greater from penetrating a military or commercial port. Each module of the port security system includes a capture net and net support structure which operates to stop the waterborne craft and prevent entry into the port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Laurence G. Nixon, Robert J. Taylor, William Seelig, Stephen Blair Slaughter