Patents by Inventor Liangzhou MAO

Liangzhou MAO 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).

  • Recovery device and recovery method of unmanned underwater vehicles
    Patent number: 11319041
    Abstract: A recovery device for an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) includes a first recovery component arranged on an unmanned ship and a second recovery component arranged on the UUV. Two magnets are provided on an end of the first recovery component and an end of the second recovery component which are opposite to each other, respectively. A first cable of the unmanned ship is provided on an end of the first recovery component away from the magnet, and a second cable is provided on an end of the second recovery component away from the magnet. A thruster is provided on a side of the first recovery component. The UUV is recovered using the unmanned ship through the recovery components connected to the cables, which allows the locating and navigation errors to a large extent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignees: ZHEJIANG OCEAN UNIVERSITY, SHANGHAI ZHENHUA HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Huaming Wang, Liangzhou Mao, Xiaofei Wang, Lin Chen, Yongsheng Huang, Qiaorui Wu, Xiaojun Zhang, Zhenhuang Du, Guorong Wu, Junmei Liu, Xiaoyi Fang, Jiang Ying
  • RECOVERY DEVICE AND RECOVERY METHOD OF UNMANNED UNDERWATER VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20210284298
    Abstract: A recovery device for an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) includes a first recovery component arranged on an unmanned ship and a second recovery component arranged on the UUV. Two magnets are provided on an end of the first recovery component and an end of the second recovery component which are opposite to each other, respectively. A first cable of the unmanned ship is provided on an end of the first recovery component away from the magnet, and a second cable is provided on an end of the second recovery component away from the magnet. A thruster is provided on a side of the first recovery component. The UUV is recovered using the unmanned ship through the recovery components connected to the cables, which allows the locating and navigation errors to a large extent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2020
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Huaming WANG, Liangzhou MAO, Xiaofei WANG, Lin CHEN, Yongsheng HUANG, Qiaorui WU, Xiaojun ZHANG, Zhenhuang DU, Guorong WU, Junmei LIU, Xiaoyi FANG, Jiang YING