Patents by Inventor Heather Reed

Heather Reed 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).

  • System, device and method for in-water inspection of maritime vessel acoustic treatments
    Patent number: 11131759
    Abstract: A system for inspecting an acoustic treatment applied to the hull of a maritime vessel includes an underwater inspection system including at least one signal emitter configured to emit a signal, at least one receiver configured to receive the signal after the signal has come into contact with the acoustic treatment applied to the hull of the maritime vessel, wherein the signal provides information about the integrity of the acoustic treatment and a processor configured to perform signal processing on the received signal and generate an output comprising information about one or more parameters of the acoustic treatment. The inspection system thereby allows for in-water inspection of acoustic treatments applied to a maritime vessel thus avoiding the need for a costly and time-consuming inspection of such a vessel while in dry-dock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: THORNTON TOMASETTI, INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Cipolla, Heather Reed
  • SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD FOR IN-WATER INSPECTION OF MARITIME VESSEL ACOUSTIC TREATMENTS
    Publication number: 20180329046
    Abstract: A system for inspecting an acoustic treatment applied to the hull of a maritime vessel includes an underwater inspection system including at least one signal emitter configured to emit a signal, at least one receiver configured to receive the signal after the signal has come into contact with the acoustic treatment applied to the hull of the maritime vessel, wherein the signal provides information about the integrity of the acoustic treatment and a processor configured to perform signal processing on the received signal and generate an output comprising information about one or more parameters of the acoustic treatment. The inspection system thereby allows for in-water inspection of acoustic treatments applied to a maritime vessel thus avoiding the need for a costly and time-consuming inspection of such a vessel while in dry-dock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Cipolla, Heather Reed