Patents by Inventor Terrence Jeffrey Corbishley

Terrence Jeffrey Corbishley 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).

  • Marine and submarine apparatus
    Patent number: 5795102
    Abstract: The invention relates to improvements in an apparatus, such as pipelines (2) and associated equipment and to a method of making, insulating, providing buoyancy to, recovering and installing submarine apparatus. The marine or submarine apparatus comprises an impermeable enclosure (1) associated with the apparatus (2), which enclosure is tightly packed with hollow microspheres (3) to a density where, when submerged in use, the internal pressure of the microspheres is greater than or substantially equal to the water pressure on the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Inventor: Terrence Jeffrey Corbishley