Patents by Inventor David C. Mauck

David C. Mauck 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).

  • Lifting floor for bodies of water
    Patent number: 8978570
    Abstract: A lifting platform for use in a body of water has (a) a plurality of float modules, each float module having a buoyancy compartment, and each float module being attached to adjacent float modules by means of flexible joints; (b) at least one container disposed in each float module for retaining a buoyancy fluid; and (c) a discharge apparatus for discharging buoyancy fluid to the buoyancy compartments of the float modules, so as to fill each buoyancy compartment with buoyancy fluid, thereby causing the plurality of modules to float to a position at or near the surface of the body of water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Oceaneering International, Inc.
    Inventors: David C. Mauck, William Bryan, Ronald H. Garber, Clifford A. Jennings, Nicholas K. Miller, John Linn
  • SEMI-AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20130204464
    Abstract: A semi-autonomous underwater vehicle has (a) a hull; (b) one or more thruster motors; (c) a preprogrammed controller for controlling the motors and/or separate steering components to carry out a plurality of different maneuvers; and (d) a wireless signal receiver for providing instructions to the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Inventors: David C. MAUCK, John LINN, David WEAVER, Thomas TOLMAN
  • LIFTING FLOOR FOR BODIES OF WATER
    Publication number: 20130174770
    Abstract: A lifting platform for use in a body of water has (a) a plurality of float modules, each float module having a buoyancy compartment, and each float module being attached to adjacent float modules by means of flexible joints; (b) at least one container disposed in each float module for retaining a buoyancy fluid; and (c) a discharge apparatus for discharging buoyancy fluid to the buoyancy compartments of the float modules, so as to fill each buoyancy compartment with buoyancy fluid, thereby causing the plurality of modules to float to a position at or near the surface of the body of water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2013
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Inventors: David C. Mauck, William Bryan, Ronald H. Garber, Clifford A. Jennings, Nicholas K. Miller, John Linn