Patents by Inventor Nicholas William Ridley

Nicholas William Ridley 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).

  • Method and apparatus for auxilary seafloor mining
    Patent number: 9260964
    Abstract: A seafloor auxiliary mining tool for use in a seafloor mining system. The seafloor auxiliary mining tool has a seafloor locomotion system enabling traversal of the seafloor. Umbilical connections receive power and control signals from a surface source. A boom mounted auxiliary cutting tool is configured to cut extremities of a seafloor deposit. Cuttings produced by the auxiliary cutting tool are sized by sizing means, to ensure such cuttings are no greater than a desired size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Nautilus Minerals Pacific Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Glen Robert Jones, Antony Eliot Inglis, Anthony Paul O'Sullivan, Michael Howitt, Glen Smith, Roland Gunter Berndt, Daal Hallam Jaffers, Nicholas William Ridley
  • Method and apparatus for bulk seafloor mining
    Patent number: 9243496
    Abstract: A seafloor bulk mining tool for production cutting of a seafloor bench. The tool uses a tracked locomotion system to travel across a seafloor bench. Power and control interfaces receive power and control signals from a surface source. The tool has a drum cutter for cutting the bench, and a sizing grill adjacent the drum cutter for sizing cuttings as they are produced by the drum cutter. A drum shroud may also be provided to help contain cuttings. A suction inlet can be used to capture cuttings as they are produced, for example in conjunction with a spade and augers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Nautilus Minerals Pacific Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Glen Robert Jones, Antony Eliot Inglis, Anthony Paul O'Sullivan, Michael Howitt, Glen Smith, Roland Gunter Berndt, Daal Hallam Jaffers, Nicholas William Ridley, Ian Maskell
  • Method And Apparatus For Bulk Seafloor Mining
    Publication number: 20130298430
    Abstract: A seafloor bulk mining tool for production cutting of a seafloor bench. The tool uses a tracked locomotion system to travel across a seafloor bench. Power and control interfaces receive power and control signals from a surface source. The tool has a drum cutter for cutting the bench, and a sizing grill adjacent the drum cutter for sizing cuttings as they are produced by the drum cutter. A drum shroud may also be provided to help contain cuttings. A suction inlet can be used to capture cuttings as they are produced, for example in conjunction with a spade and augers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: Nautilus Minerals Pacific Pty Ltd.
    Inventors: Glen Robert Jones, Antony Eliot Inglis, Anthony Paul O'Sullivan, Michael Howitt, Glen Smith, Roland Gunter Berndt, Daal Hallam Jaffers, Nicholas William Ridley, Ian Maskell
  • Method And Apparatus For Auxilary Seafloor Mining
    Publication number: 20130241263
    Abstract: A seafloor auxiliary mining tool for use in a seafloor mining system. The seafloor auxiliary mining tool has a seafloor locomotion system enabling traversal of the seafloor. Umbilical connections receive power and control signals from a surface source. A boom mounted auxiliary cutting tool is configured to cut extremities of a seafloor deposit. Cuttings produced by the auxiliary cutting tool are sized by sizing means, to ensure such cuttings are no greater than a desired size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: Nautilus Minerals Pacific Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Glen Robert Jones, Antony Eliot Inglis, Anthony Paul O'sullivan, Michael Howitt, Glen Smith, Roland Gunter Berndt, Daal Hallam Jaffers, Nicholas William Ridley