Patents by Inventor David R. Coughlan

David R. Coughlan 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).

  • Efficient undersea charging of undersea autonomous vehicles
    Patent number: 11945561
    Abstract: A docking/charging module for an undersea autonomous vehicle comprises a housing allowing the undersea autonomous vehicle to dock, thereby establishing both a data connection and a power connection between the module and the vehicle, the module being equipped with the battery which is charged from an undersea cable having a power conductor which may charge the undersea autonomous vehicle via the power connection when the undersea autonomous vehicle is docked with or in proximity to the docking/charging module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: SubCom, LLC
    Inventors: David R. Coughlan, Stanley C. Wisniewski, II, Lara Denise Garrett, Christopher Carobene
  • EFFICIENT UNDERSEA CHARGING OF UNDERSEA AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20210394879
    Abstract: A docking/charging module for an undersea autonomous vehicle comprises a housing allowing the undersea autonomous vehicle to dock, thereby establishing both a data connection and a power connection between the module and the vehicle, the module being equipped with the battery which is charged from an undersea cable having a power conductor which may charge the undersea autonomous vehicle via the power connection when the undersea autonomous vehicle is docked with or in proximity to the docking/charging module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: SUBCOM, LLC
    Inventors: David R. Coughlan, Stanley C. Wisniewski, II, Lara Denise Garrett, Christopher Carobene