Patents by Inventor Bryan John Rossiter
Bryan John Rossiter 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: 8215256Abstract: A vessel mooring system which includes at least two mooring robots that can be secured to a terminal and/or a vessel, each robot includes an attractive force attachment element and a base structure. The attachment element can be engaged with a vertically extending side surface and to exert an attractive force normal to the surface. Each robot can measure the attractive force between the attachment element and the surface to provide an “attractive force capacity reading”. The force between the attachment element and the fixed structure of the mooring robot can be measured to provide a “normal force reading”. From monitoring of the relationship between the attractive force capacity reading and the normal force a control of the mooring robot can be provided such that if there is a tending to separate the attachment elements from said vessel the attractive force may be increased and/or alarm is sounded.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2009Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: Cavotec MoorMaster LimitedInventors: Peter James Montgomery, Bryan John Rossiter
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Publication number: 20100012009Abstract: A vessel mooring system which includes at least two mooring robots that can be secured to a terminal and/or a vessel, each robot includes an attractive force attachment element and a base structure. The attachment element can be engaged with a vertically extending side surface and to exert an attractive force normal to the surface. Each robot can measure the attractive force between the attachment element and the surface to provide an “attractive force capacity reading”. The force between the attachment element and the fixed structure of the mooring robot can be measured to provide a “normal force reading”. From monitoring of the relationship between the attractive force capacity reading and the normal force a control of the mooring robot can be provided such that if there is a tending to separate the attachment elements from said vessel the attractive force may be increased and/or alarm is sounded.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2009Publication date: January 21, 2010Applicant: Cavotec MSL Holdings LimitedInventors: Peter James Montgomery, Bryan John Rossiter
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Publication number: 20080156244Abstract: A vessel mooring system which includes at least two mooring robots secured to a terminal, each robot includes an attractive force attachment element eg. a vacuum cup and a base structure fixed relative to the terminal. The attachment element is able to be engaged with a vertically extending side vessel surface and to exert an attractive force normal to the vessel surface at where it is to be attached. Each robot can measure the attractive force between the attachment element and the vessel to provide an “attractive force capacity reading”. Also provided is capability to measure the force between the attachment element and the fixed structure of the mooring robot to provide a “normal force reading”. From monitoring of the relationship between the attractive force capacity reading and the normal force a control of the mooring robot can be provided such that if there is a tending to separate the attachment elements from said vessel the attractive force may be increased and/or alarm is sounded.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2007Publication date: July 3, 2008Applicant: Cavotec MSL Holdings LimitedInventors: Peter James Montgomery, Bryan John Rossiter
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Patent number: 7293519Abstract: A vessel mooring system which includes at least two mooring robots secured to a terminal, each robot includes an attractive force attachment element eg. a vacuum cup and a base structure fixed relative to the terminal. The attachment element is able to be engaged with a vertically extending side vessel surface and to exert an attractive force normal to the vessel surface at where it is to be attached. Each robot can measure the attractive force between the attachment element and the vessel to provide an “attractive force capacity reading”. Also provided is capability to measure the force between the attachment element and the fixed structure of the mooring robot to provide a “normal force reading”. From monitoring of the relationship between the attractive force capacity reading and the normal force a control of the mooring robot can be provided such that if there is a tending to separate the attachment elements from said vessel the attractive force may be increased and/or alarm is sounded.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2003Date of Patent: November 13, 2007Assignee: Cavotec MSL Holdings LimitedInventors: Peter James Montgomery, Bryan John Rossiter
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Patent number: 6938570Abstract: A mooring robot which can be dock-mounted, and can also include vacuum cups for engagement with the freeboard of a ship. The robot can position the vacuum cups within a three-dimensional operating envelope. A parallel arm linkage having two parallel arms pivoted about respective axes which are parallel to the longitudinal axis of the ship are fixed to the dock for extending and retracting the vacuum cups in the transverse direction. The parallel arms are fixed to a vertical elongate guide to which the vacuum cups are slidably fixed, the parallel arms raising and lowering the vacuum cups and maintaining the guide substantially vertical. The vacuum cups are mounted for sliding in substantially horizontal track aligned parallel with the longitudinal axis of the ship for fore and aft movement of the vacuum cups. A mooring system can also include a plurality of the mooring robots being remotely controlled.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2002Date of Patent: September 6, 2005Assignee: Mooring Systems LimitedInventors: Peter James Montgomery, Bryan John Rossiter
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Publication number: 20040182296Abstract: A mooring robot (100), in a preferred dock-mounted embodiment, includes vacuum cups (1, 1′) for engagement with the freeboard of a ship. The robot (100) can position the vacuum cups (1, 1′) within a three-dimensional operating envelope. A parallel arm linkage having two parallel arms (2, 2′) pivoted about respective axes which are parallel to the longitudinal axis of the ship are fixed to the dock (110) for extending and retracting the vacuum cups (1, 1′) in the transverse direction. The parallel arms (2, 2′) are fixed to a vertical elongate guide (10) to which the vacuum cups (1, 1′) are slidably fixed, the parallel arms (2, 2′) raising and lowering the vacuum cups (1, 1′) and maintaining the guide substantially vertical. The vacuum cups (1, 1′) are mounted for sliding in substantially horizontal track (22) aligned parallel with the longitudinal axis of the ship for fore and aft movement of the vacuum cups (1, 1′).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2004Publication date: September 23, 2004Inventors: Peter James Montgomery, Bryan John Rossiter