US Patent Issued to Royal IHC on Jan. 20 for "Device, method and assembly for providing an elongate element in a seabed" (British Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,529,205, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Royal IHC Ltd. (Stocksfield, Great Britain).

"Device, method and assembly for providing an elongate element in a seabed" was invented by Jonathan Ralph Manchester (Stocksfield, Great Britain) and Michael John Watchorn (Stocksfield, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for providing an elongated element in a seabed is disclosed. The device comprises a main body having trench forming means for forming a trench in a seabed, and a receiving section for receiving an elongated element. The main body is adapted to guide said elongated element, from said receiving section, into a trenc...