Patents by Inventor Walter E. Morton

Walter E. Morton 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).

  • Control for transfer system having inhaul and outhaul winches
    Patent number: 4750430
    Abstract: An automatic control system for operating the inhaul and overhaul winches of a high line transfer system automatically changes the velocity of a trolley between set landing and set transfer velocities and between set landing and set terminal velocities at a constant rate with respect to distance. Digital and graphic displays of trolley distance from a receiver ship and a supply ship and a graphic display of trolley velocity relative to the ship it is approaching are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 14, 1988
    Assignee: Hagglunds Denison Corporation
    Inventors: Walter E. Morton, Rudolf U. Scharte