Patents Assigned to Marine Depth Control Engineering, LLC
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Publication number: 20210347444Abstract: Aquatic structures with adjustable buoyancy constructed in part with a vent valve for a buoyancy control device suitable for divers, where the vent valve may be opened by any combination of over-pressure, manual pressure relief or a powered means, where a force to a valve plug is applied by means of a spring that is constrained to prevent entirely lateral and angular movement but in which movement of the plug in the axis of the seat is unconstrained.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2021Publication date: November 11, 2021Applicant: Marine Depth Control Engineering, LLCInventors: Andrew Craig Sinclair, Christopher Charles Webb
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Publication number: 20210244005Abstract: An aquaculture system can include an aquafarm with one or more aquatic pods of aquatic organisms and a remote device to manage the aquafarm. An aquatic pod may be associated with an aquatic structure with a buoyancy system and a control device to automatically perform daily farming functions. The aquatic structure may include an enclosure to hold the aquatic organisms. The control device may be configured to use a smart buoyancy assistant to control the buoyancy system and to determine the farming task to perform in response to environmental stimuli. The remote device can receive data representing crop metrics, harvest results, and sensor data. The remote device can aggregate data from multiple aquatic pods and correlate the data to generate aquaculture models to improve the harvest results. The remote device can generate overview and maintenance reports for the aquafarm.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2021Publication date: August 12, 2021Applicant: Marine Depth Control Engineering LLCInventors: Andrew Craig Sinclair, Christopher Charles Webb
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Patent number: 10889355Abstract: Aquatic structures with adjustable buoyancy constructed in part with a vent valve for a buoyancy control device suitable for divers, where the vent valve may be opened by any combination of over-pressure, manual pressure relief or a powered means, where a force to a valve plug is applied by means of a spring that is constrained to prevent entirely lateral and angular movement but in which movement of the plug in the axis of the seat is unconstrained.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2019Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: Marine Depth Control Engineering, LLCInventors: Andrew Craig Sinclair, Christopher Charles Webb
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Patent number: 10518848Abstract: Aquatic structures with adjustable buoyancy constructed in part with a vent valve for a buoyancy control device suitable for divers, where the vent valve may be opened by any combination of over-pressure, manual pressure relief or a powered means, where a force to a valve plug is applied by means of a spring that is constrained to prevent entirely lateral and angular movement but in which movement of the plug in the axis of the seat is unconstrained.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2018Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: Marine Depth Control Engineering, LLCInventors: Andrew Sinclair, Christopher Webb
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Publication number: 20190367135Abstract: Aquatic structures with adjustable buoyancy constructed in part with a vent valve for a buoyancy control device suitable for divers, where the vent valve may be opened by any combination of over-pressure, manual pressure relief or a powered means, where a force to a valve plug is applied by means of a spring that is constrained to prevent entirely lateral and angular movement but in which movement of the plug in the axis of the seat is unconstrained.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Applicant: Marine Depth Control Engineering, LLCInventors: Andrew Craig Sinclair, Christopher Charles Webb
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Publication number: 20190367143Abstract: A diving system can include a smart buoyancy assistant to automatically adjusts the amount of air in the buoyancy control device (BCD) to maintain buoyancy control during the descent, level hold, or ascent of a dive. In some instances, the smart buoyancy assistant is automatically activated when the system is submerged to a predetermined activation depth. Additionally, the smart buoyancy assistant can add air to the BCD if the system drops below a predetermined maximum depth. The system can capture data representing dive metrics and sensor data and can report such data to a computing device to further aggregate the data and generate dive models to improve the performance of the system. The computing device can use the aggregated data to perform dive analysis and determine if the system is over or under adjusting the amount of air to improve the dive models.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Applicant: Marine Depth Control Engineering, LLCInventors: Andrew Craig Sinclair, Christopher Charles Webb