Patents by Inventor Charles B. Hansen

Charles B. Hansen 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).

  • Patent number: 11962717
    Abstract: Technology for determining a queue position of a call from a user can include receiving, at an enterprise, the call from a user device associated with the user. The user device includes an application associated with the enterprise. The call is placed into an on-hold queue. A weighted level of importance associated with the call is determined based on call history information associated with the user device and call frequency associated with the user. The weighted level of importance is compared to at least one weight threshold. A wait time for the call is decreased based on the weighted level of importance meeting or exceeding the at least one weight threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA
    Inventors: Gregory David Hansen, Megan Sarah Jennings, Emily Margaret Gray, Gregory B Yarbrough, Charles Balasingh, Janelle Denice Dziuk, Samip Dilip Mehra, David Patrick Dixon
  • Publication number: 20240101234
    Abstract: An adaptive tooling interface comprises a single motor, disposed at least partially within a housing, which is operatively in communication with a controller and where a first power output and a second power output are operatively in communication with the motor. A drive interface, comprising a external tool interface, is operatively in communication with the motor and configured to mate with and provide power to one or more external tools, which comprise a matching subsea external tool external tooling interface, via the first power output and the second power output. The adaptive tooling interface may be connected to or otherwise integrated into a subsea vehicle system comprising a subsea vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Oceaneering International, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles B. HANSEN, Torleif CARLSEN
  • Publication number: 20240010313
    Abstract: A small size subsea vehicle is designed to comprise the form of a subsea tool and include a common drive interface that allows quick connect/disconnect with the subsea vehicles (ROVs and AUVs). A subsea tool system comprising the small size subsea vehicle comprises a main vehicle 100 with a tool interface comprising a common drive interface 104a and a power interface 104b; and a subsea tool system 102 comprising predetermined footprint configured to fit within a predetermined space, e.g., one smaller than a narrow region or a constricted area where a larger subsea vehicle cannot enter due to size constraints of the larger subsea vehicle; a predetermined set of tools 103, each tool of the predetermined set of tools comprising a common drive interface 103a; and a tool repository 115.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: Oceaneering International, Inc.
    Inventors: Torleif CARLSEN, Charles B. Hansen
  • Patent number: 11648691
    Abstract: An adaptive tooling interface comprises a plurality of motors, disposed at least partially within a housing, which are operatively in communication with a controller and where a first power output is operatively in communication with a first motor of the plurality of motors and a second power output operatively in communication with a second motor of the plurality of motors. A drive interface, comprising a tooling adapter, is operatively in communication with the plurality of motors and configured to mate with and provide power to one or more tools, which comprise a matching subsea tool tooling interface, via the first power output and the second power output. The adaptive tooling interface may be connected to or otherwise integrated into a subsea vehicle system comprising a subsea vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Oceaneering International, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles B. Hansen, Torleif Carlsen
  • Publication number: 20190224858
    Abstract: An adaptive tooling interface comprises a plurality of motors, disposed at least partially within a housing, which are operatively in communication with a controller and where a first power output is operatively in communication with a first motor of the plurality of motors and a second power output operatively in communication with a second motor of the plurality of motors. A drive interface, comprising a tooling adapter, is operatively in communication with the plurality of motors and configured to mate with and provide power to one or more tools, which comprise a matching subsea tool tooling interface, via the first power output and the second power output. The adaptive tooling interface may be connected to or otherwise integrated into a subsea vehicle system comprising a subsea vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: Oceaneering International, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles B. Hansen, Torleif Carlsen