Patents Assigned to Sea Machines Robotics, Inc.
  • Geolocating an object using a single camera
    Patent number: 11423667
    Abstract: A camera mounted on a seafaring vessel obtains an image showing an object. The distance to the object is computed using, in part, a normal vector of the plane containing the camera and the horizon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Sea Machines Robotics, Inc.
    Inventors: Fang Hua, Peng Zhao, Trevor Vieweg
  • Automated marine navigation
    Patent number: 11175663
    Abstract: Autonomously piloting a sea-faring vessel traveling on a pre-defined course at a nominal speed includes: measuring a slamming parameter of the vessel; determining that the slamming parameter is outside an acceptable range; and autonomously decreasing the speed of the vessel until the slamming parameter is within the acceptable range, thereby causing the vessel to enter a reduced-speed mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Sea Machines Robotics, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Gordon Johnson, Lauren Anne Lamm
  • Autonomous boat design for tandem towing
    Patent number: 10467908
    Abstract: A boat that operate autonomously or by remote control, and may be operated without on-board personnel (unmanned) or may be operated in conjunction with onboard personnel, and to methods of using such boats at sea.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Sea Machines Robotics, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Gordon Johnson