Patents by Inventor Peter Andrew Roberts
Peter Andrew Roberts 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).
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Patent number: 11485026Abstract: A manipulator configured for transferring a block having a core, the manipulator includes an end effector including an elongated member including a tip; and a resilient member configured for assuming a first state in which the resilient member has a first hardness and first size and a second state in which the resilient member is configured for assuming a second state in which the resilient member has a second hardness and second size, the resilient member is disposed on the tip, wherein the elongated member is configured to be disposed such that the tip is disposed within the core and the resilient member is disposed in the first state before the resilient member is disposed in the second state to engage the core and the elongated member is moved to transfer the block.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2020Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Spherical Block LLCInventors: Peter Andrew Roberts, Nolan Kramer, Sara Perez, Jared Mason, Naqib Shahan, Nicholas Risley, Eric Chindamo, Patrick Palmer
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Patent number: 11441312Abstract: A rectangular block having a front surface, a rear surface, a bottom surface, a top surface defined by a pair of lengthwise edges and a pair of side edges connecting the lengthwise edges, the rectangular block including: a first channel disposed along a left side surface, the first channel extending in a direction from the front surface to the rear surface; and a second channel along a plane parallel to the left side surface, the plane disposed at an offset distance from the left side surface, the second channel extending in a direction from the front surface to the rear surface, wherein the left side surface is configured to be positionable so as to mate with a left side surface of an adjacently disposed block to form a full channel to receive a rebar, whereby walls are constructible from a plurality of such blocks.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2021Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Spherical Block LLCInventor: Peter Andrew Roberts
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Patent number: 11292563Abstract: Multiple systems and methods for providing supervised control of subsea vehicles for offshore asset management as well as supplemental autonomous control behaviors are described herein. These systems and methods provide offshore support and alternative supervised control of one or more vehicle generally irrespective of where the vehicle resides in an oil and gas offshore field.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2018Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: Oceaneering International, Inc.Inventors: Jami Joseph Cherami, Peter Andrew Robert Moles, Todd Newell, Lance Michael Williams
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Publication number: 20210069913Abstract: A manipulator configured for transferring a block having a core, the manipulator includes an end effector including an elongated member including a tip; and a resilient member configured for assuming a first state in which the resilient member has a first hardness and first size and a second state in which the resilient member is configured for assuming a second state in which the resilient member has a second hardness and second size, the resilient member is disposed on the tip, wherein the elongated member is configured to be disposed such that the tip is disposed within the core and the resilient member is disposed in the first state before the resilient member is disposed in the second state to engage the core and the elongated member is moved to transfer the block.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Inventors: Peter Andrew Roberts, Nolan Kramer, Sara Perez, Jared Mason, Naqib Shahan, Nicholas Risley, Eric Chindamo, Patrick Palmer
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Patent number: 10870979Abstract: A method for laying a plurality of objects to form a polyhedron, the method including: determining a pattern for each of a plurality of courses constituting the polyhedron based on the type of the polyhedron and the frequency of the polyhedron; determining a unique group from each of the plurality of courses; determining members of the unique group and orientation of each the member of the unique group from the plurality of objects; and laying the plurality of objects as determined from the above steps to form the polyhedron.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2019Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: Spherical Block LLCInventors: Peter Andrew Roberts, Nolan Kramer, Sara Perez, Jared Mason, Naqib Shahan, Nicholas Risley, Eric Chindamo, Patrick Palmer
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Publication number: 20200354949Abstract: A method for laying a plurality of objects to form a polyhedron, the method including: determining a pattern for each of a plurality of courses constituting the polyhedron based on the type of the polyhedron and the frequency of the polyhedron; determining a unique group from each of the plurality of courses; determining members of the unique group and orientation of each the member of the unique group from the plurality of objects; and laying the plurality of objects as determined from the above steps to form the polyhedron.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2019Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: Peter Andrew Roberts, Nolan Kramer, Sara Perez, Jared Mason, Naqib Shahan, Nicholas Risley, Eric Chindamo, Patrick Palmer
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Patent number: 10538295Abstract: A floating base comprising a shell constructed from a plurality of blocks reinforced using a plurality of tensile elements. The shell includes an inner space, a length, a width and at least one bulkhead disposed across the width along the length of the shell within the shell to strengthen the shell. In one embodiment, the shell further includes a spine disposed substantially at right angle to the at least one bulkhead to further strengthen the shell.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2018Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: Spherical Block LLCInventors: Peter Andrew Roberts, Stephen M. Bonan, Benjamin L. Cleaver, Matthew P. Frietag, Charles A. Heulitt, IV, Ryan P. Miller, Michael J. McGrath
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Patent number: 10523047Abstract: A resident remotely operated vehicle may be deployed subsea by deploying a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) (200) configured to be disposed and remain resident subsea for an extended time where the ROV comprises an ROV electrical power connector port (202) to be operatively connected to an electrical power supply (700) dedicated to the ROV. An RTMS configured to be disposed subsea for an extended time is also deployed subsea (210), typically proximate the ROV. A subsea docking hub subsea is also deployed subsea proximate the RTMS and operatively connected to the ROV and the RTMS. In addition, an umbilical is connected from the subsea docking hub to a subsea structure and a signal supplied from the subsea structure to the ROV.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2017Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: Oceaneering International, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Chance, Kevin Francis Kerins, Christopher S. Mancini, Peter Andrew Robert Moles
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Patent number: 10487494Abstract: An architectural building block system including a block having three side walls, each having an inside surface and an outside surface, the three side walls cooperate to form a triangular tube, the outside surface of each of the three side walls extending from the inner surface to the outer surface and the inside surface of each of the three walls is disposed substantially at right angle to each of the inner surface and the outer surface; and three channels, each channel disposed on one of the three side walls on the inner surface, wherein each channel extending from the inside surface to the outside surface of one of the three side walls and each pair of the three channels configured to receive a rebar.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2019Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: Spherical Block LLCInventors: Peter Andrew Roberts, Ryan Hall, Isis Cable, Nolan Kramer, Steven Lock, Jared Mason, Naqib Shahan, Nicholas Risley, Eric Chindamo, Sara Perez, Tyler Miller, Patrick Palmer
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Publication number: 20190322337Abstract: A floating base comprising a shell constructed from a plurality of blocks reinforced using a plurality of tensile elements. The shell includes an inner space, a length, a width and at least one bulkhead disposed across the width along the length of the shell within the shell to strengthen the shell. In one embodiment, the shell further includes a spine disposed substantially at right angle to the at least one bulkhead to further strengthen the shell.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2018Publication date: October 24, 2019Inventors: Peter Andrew Roberts, Stephen M. Bonan, Benjamin L. Cleaver, Matthew P. Frietag, Charles A. Heulitt, IV, Ryan P. Miller, Michael J. McGrath
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Publication number: 20190176944Abstract: Multiple systems and methods for providing supervised control of subsea vehicles for offshore asset management as well as supplemental autonomous control behaviors are described herein. These systems and methods provide offshore support and alternative supervised control of one or more vehicle generally irrespective of where the vehicle resides in an oil and gas offshore field.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2018Publication date: June 13, 2019Applicant: Oceaneering International, Inc.Inventors: Jami Joseph Cherami, Peter Andrew Robert Moles, Todd Newell, Lance Michael Williams
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Patent number: 10036161Abstract: An architectural building block system including a block having three side walls, each having an inside surface and an outside surface, the three side walls cooperate to form a triangular tube having three corners, the outside surface of each of the three side walls extending outwardly from the inner surface to the outer surface and the inside surface of each of the three walls is disposed substantially at right angle to each of the inner surface and the outer surface; and three channel pairs, each configured to receive a rebar, each channel pair including a first channel disposed on one of the three side walls on the inner surface and a second channel disposed on a corner of the three corners that is opposingly disposed from one of the three side walls.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2017Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignee: Spherical Block LLCInventors: Peter Andrew Roberts, Stephen M. Bonan, Benjamin L. Cleaver, Matthew P. Frietag, Charles A. Heulitt, IV
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Patent number: 9828076Abstract: A power management system comprises a remotely operated vehicle (ROV), a tether management system (TMS), and an umbilical operatively in communication with the TMS external electrical power interface and the TMS-to-ROV umbilical interface. The system can be configured to provide electrical power management that moves some or all of the electrical power required for ROV propulsion and tooling to the ROV and/or TMS, and maximizes available power and manages loads across all systems as necessary and by priority. Power management may also be required that features intelligent routing of power to subsystems and integration of variable frequency drives (VFDs).Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2015Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: OCEANEERING INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Peter Andrew Robert Moles, Kevin Frances Kerins, Scott Beggs
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Patent number: 9809971Abstract: An architectural building block including a generally triangular block having an outer wall, an inner wall disposed in substantially parallel configuration with respect to the outer wall and three side walls, each adjoining the outer wall and the inner wall. One of the side walls includes dual inverse mirror planes and each of the other two of which includes a single inverse mirror plane. At least one the side walls is configured to be positionable so as to mate with a side wall of an abuttingly disposed block, whereby curved structures may be constructed from a plurality of such blocks to form a dihedral angle between each set of two blocks. In one embodiment, the inner wall further includes at least one depression disposed on the inner wall of the block.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2016Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: Spherical Block LLCInventors: Peter Andrew Roberts, Wanrui He, Nolan Andrew Jessop, Sanket T. Patel, Alexander Karl Wessner, Nicholas Stephen Roberts, Patrick Richard Byrne, Pavel Boyuk, Martin Monk
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Publication number: 20170271911Abstract: Electrical power may be provided to a subsea system, which may include one or more battery packs, from a subsea power system comprising a surface buoy which comprises an electrical power generator and a surface buoy power outlet operatively in communication with the power generator; a subsea battery bank which comprises a predetermined set of batteries, a subsea battery bank power inlet operatively in communication with the surface buoy power outlet and with the predetermined set of batteries, and a subsea battery bank power outlet operatively in communication with the predetermined set of batteries. The subsea power system is deployed at sea, by way of example and not limitation including by use of an autonomous vehicle, and generates electrical power at the power generator which may be provided to the subsea battery bank or other structures requiring electrical power subsea.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2017Publication date: September 21, 2017Applicant: Oceaneering International, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Chance, Kevin Francis Kerins, Christopher S. Mancini, Peter Andrew Robert Moles
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Publication number: 20170271916Abstract: A resident remotely operated vehicle may be deployed subsea by deploying a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) (200) configured to be disposed and remain resident subsea for an extended time where the ROV comprises an ROV electrical power connector port (202) to be operatively connected to an electrical power supply (700) dedicated to the ROV. An RTMS configured to be disposed subsea for an extended time is also deployed subsea (210), typically proximate the ROV. A subsea docking hub subsea is also deployed subsea proximate the RTMS and operatively connected to the ROV and the RTMS. In addition, an umbilical is connected from the subsea docking hub to a subsea structure and a signal supplied from the subsea structure to the ROV.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2017Publication date: September 21, 2017Applicant: Oceaneering International, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Chance, Kevin Francis Kerins, Christopher S. Mancini, Peter Andrew Robert Moles
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Publication number: 20170247874Abstract: An architectural building block including a generally triangular block having an outer wall, an inner wall disposed in substantially parallel configuration with respect to the outer wall and three side walls, each adjoining the outer wall and the inner wall. One of the side walls includes dual inverse mirror planes and each of the other two of which includes a single inverse mirror plane. At least one the side walls is configured to be positionable so as to mate with a side wall of an abuttingly disposed block, whereby curved structures may be constructed from a plurality of such blocks to form a dihedral angle between each set of two blocks. In one embodiment, the inner wall further includes at least one depression disposed on the inner wall of the block.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2016Publication date: August 31, 2017Inventors: Peter Andrew Roberts, Wanrui He, Nolan Andrew Jessop, Sanket T. Patel, Alexander Karl Wessner, Nicholas Stephen Roberts, Patrick Richard Byrne, Pavel Boyuk, Martin Monk
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Publication number: 20170026085Abstract: A subsea umbilical and signal distribution hub (SDH) comprises a signal source, the signal comprising power and/or data; one or more signal carriers operatively in communication with the signal source; and a subsea signal distribution hub, which comprises a signal input connector operatively in communication with the signal carrier and a signal output connector operatively in communication with the signal input connector. Signals may be provided by deploying a device such as remotely operated vehicle (ROV) subsea; deploying a riser tension and mounting system (RTMS) with a resident ROV (RROV) installed; deploying a jumper from the RTMS to the RROV; operatively connecting the jumper to a signal distribution hub with such as via an ROV; and once in place, switching the signal on at the signal distribution hub.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2016Publication date: January 26, 2017Applicant: Oceaneering International, Inc.Inventors: Kevin Francis Kerins, Christopher Francis Mancini, Peter Andrew Robert Moles
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Publication number: 20150307173Abstract: A power management system comprises a remotely operated vehicle (ROV), a tether management system (TMS), and an umbilical operatively in communication with the TMS external electrical power interface and the TMS-to-ROV umbilical interface. The system can be configured to provide electrical power management that moves some or all of the electrical power required for ROV propulsion and tooling to the ROV and/or TMS, and maximizes available power and manages loads across all systems as necessary and by priority. Power management may also be required that features intelligent routing of power to subsystems and integration of variable frequency drives (VFDs).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2015Publication date: October 29, 2015Applicant: OCEANEERING INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Peter Andrew Robert MOLES, Kevin Frances KERINS, Scott BEGGS
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Patent number: 6260504Abstract: A TMS, cage type or top hat type incorporates a deployment frame. The TMS may be operated by a winch from a surface vessel. The TMS delivers a main ROV and a smaller mini ROV. The main ROV is fully functional to accomplish the necessary task subsea. However, in the event there is an operational failure of the main ROV, the mini ROV can be deployed. The mini ROV may have fewer functionalities than the main ROV, but can at least offer video and lighting to allow monitoring of a particular location subsea. All the necessary positioning capabilities are available on the mini ROV.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2000Date of Patent: July 17, 2001Assignee: Oceaneering International, Inc.Inventors: Peter Andrew Robert Moles, Donald Wayne Hammond, Kevin F. Kerins, Govind Shil Srivastava