No - the Turtle was invented during the Revolutionary War, and as such, the United States as a country (and patents) did not exist at that time.
The first submarine to use patented designs was the SS-1, the U.S. Navy's first Diesel-Electric submarine, designed and built by John P. Holland.
Simon Lake
turtle
David Bushnell created and used the Turtle
1776
The Turtle was brown.
The Turtle was made mostly of wood, with a few metal parts.
david bushnell
It was invented by David Bushnell.
Turtle
It was a submarine in World War 1 or 2
David Bushnell
It is named that because the top of the sub looks like a turtle's shell.