Patents by Inventor William F. Mudge, III

William F. Mudge, III 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).

  • Submersible connector with secondary sealing device
    Patent number: 7695301
    Abstract: A submersible connector has releasably mateable first and second connector units. The first connector unit has at least one electrical pin extending through a bore in a retaining base and projecting outward from the forward end of the base. The second connector unit has at least one electrical socket module which receives a forward portion of the electrical pin when the units are mated. A pin seal device is located in one of the connector units and has a through bore which engages part of the pin at least in the mated condition of the units. The seal device has a first and second seals in sealing engagement with portions of the connector units when mated, and a chamber between the seals extends over an opposing portion of the pin at least in the mated condition of the units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Teledyne ODI, Inc.
    Inventors: William F. Mudge, III, Stewart M. Barlow
  • SUBMERSIBLE CONNECTOR WITH SECONDARY SEALING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20100035452
    Abstract: A submersible connector has releasably mateable first and second connector units. The first connector unit has at least one electrical pin extending through a bore in a retaining base and projecting outward from the forward end of the base. The second connector unit has at least one electrical socket module which receives a forward portion of the electrical pin when the units are mated. A pin seal device is located in one of the connector units and has a through bore which engages part of the pin at least in the mated condition of the units. The seal device has a first and second seals in sealing engagement with portions of the connector units when mated, and a chamber between the seals extends over an opposing portion of the pin at least in the mated condition of the units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2008
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicant: OCEAN DESIGN, INC.
    Inventors: William F. Mudge, III, Stewart M. Barlow