Patents by Inventor Christopher A. Cull

Christopher A. Cull 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).

  • Patent number: 10641048
    Abstract: A condition of a flexible pipeline may be monitored by scanning a section of the flexible pipeline with an ultrasonic scanner and using the ultrasonic scanner to produce a first ultrasonic signal that penetrates the section of the flexible pipeline and is used to create a set of condition data indicative of a condition present near or within an annulus of the flexible pipeline, the condition comprising pressure on or within the flexible pipeline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Oceaneering International, Inc.
    Inventors: James Dennett, Christopher Cull, Robert Jenkins, Abhishek Shukla
  • Publication number: 20190352974
    Abstract: A condition of a flexible pipeline may be monitored by scanning a section of the flexible pipeline with an ultrasonic scanner and using the ultrasonic scanner to produce a first ultrasonic signal that penetrates the section of the flexible pipeline and is used to create a set of condition data indicative of a condition present near or within an annulus of the flexible pipeline, the condition comprising pressure on or within the flexible pipeline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: Oceaneering International, Inc.
    Inventors: James Dennett, Christopher Cull, Robert Jenkins, Abhishek Shukla
  • Publication number: 20180180577
    Abstract: A scanning carriage, useful to perform simultaneous or concurrent subsea Time of Flight Diffraction (ToFD) and Phased Array Ultrasonic Testing (PAUT) of a subsea structure, comprises a housing machined to provide an incident angle for producing a predetermined set of desired refraction angles to help provide volumetric coverage of a weld in a one pass inspection; a Time of Flight Diffraction (ToFD) tool disposed proximate the housing and comprising a ToFD probe; a phased array ultrasonic testing tool, disposed proximate the ToFD tool, comprising a phased array ultrasonic probe and configured to produce multiple refracted angles with one probe placement; and a data communication link configured to interface with a data collection tool and operatively connected to the ToFD tool and the phased array ultrasonic testing tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: Oceaneering International, Inc.
    Inventors: Stuart Kenny, Christopher Cull, Michael William Killeen, Lukasz Korziuk, Colin Leggett, Leon Tripp
  • Patent number: 8144320
    Abstract: The static MMS spectral reconstruction process is optimized using algorithmic methods. Because the static MMS encodes spectral information across the detector plane in a highly non-local way, optical errors have a non-local effect on the reconstruction which introduces noise and errors at regions throughout the spectral range. Mathematical signal processing techniques are used to condition and deconvolve the spectral image to compensate for non-ideal system behavior. Spectral signal-to-noise and accuracy are both improved, while the inherent resolution and etendue advantages of the static MMS technique are retained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Optopo, Inc.
    Inventors: Prasant Potuluri, Mehran Ghofrani, Evan Christopher Cull, John Edward Stranzl, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20080118181
    Abstract: The static MMS spectral reconstruction process is optimized using algorithmic methods. Because the static MMS encodes spectral information across the detector plane in a highly non-local way, optical errors have a non-local effect on the reconstruction which introduces noise and errors at regions throughout the spectral range. Mathematical signal processing techniques are used to condition and de-convolve the spectral image to compensate for non-ideal system behavior. Spectral signal-to-noise and accuracy are both improved, while the inherent resolution and etendue advantages of the static MMS technique are retained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2007
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Applicant: OPTOPO, INC. DBA CENTICE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Prasant Potuluri, Mehran Ghofrani, Evan Christopher Cull, John Edward Stranzl
  • Patent number: 7117135
    Abstract: Control panels of a simulated complex system are displayed as a texture mask over a three-dimensional visual representation of an environment in which the complex system is operating. The three-dimensional visual representation is displayed in an inactive window to a user practicing or training on the simulated system. An active window underlying the visual display is used to track user inputs to the control panels. Smart graphics translate the user inputs into data elements that are sent to a full-scope simulation, and simulation conditions are returned and used to update the display of the control panels and the visual representation of the environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: CAE Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher A. Cull, Yves Riel, Pierre Gagnon, Philippe Boisvert, Jean Daigle
  • Publication number: 20030214533
    Abstract: Control panels of a simulated complex system are displayed as a texture mask over a three-dimensional visual representation of an environment in which the complex system is operating. The three-dimensional visual representation is displayed in an inactive window to a user practicing or training on the simulated system. An active window underlying the visual display is used to track user inputs to the control panels. Smart graphics translate the user inputs into data elements that are sent to a full-scope simulation, and simulation conditions are returned and used to update the display of the control panels and the visual representation of the environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicant: CAE Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher A. Cull, Yves Riel, Pierre Gagnon, Philippe Boisvert, Jean Daigle