Patents by Inventor Dwayne Tannant

Dwayne Tannant 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).

  • Array-type underwater apparatus and method for monitoring deformation of reservoir landslide
    Patent number: 11719838
    Abstract: In an array-type underwater apparatus for monitoring deformation of a reservoir landslide, an anchor is buried at an underwater monitoring point in a landslide mass, and a floating shell is configured to float on a water surface. A GPS sensor is configured to transmit and receive a GPS signal to obtain a real-time position of the floating shell, a water temperature sensor is used to obtain a water temperature-time relationship, and a gravity wave gauge is used to obtain a wave height-time relationship. An upper end of a pull cord is securely connected to the floating shell via a displacement compensation mechanism, and a lower end of the pull cord is securely connected to the anchor. The displacement compensation mechanism compensates for a displacement after the floating shell floats with a wave. An encoder-type displacement meter measures a real-time distance between the encoder-type displacement meter and the anchor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES (WUHAN)
    Inventors: Junrong Zhang, Huiming Tang, Yongquan Zhang, Chengyuan Lin, Dwayne Tannant, Changdong Li, Tao Wen, Bocheng Zhang, Sixuan Sun
  • ARRAY-TYPE UNDERWATER APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING DEFORMATION OF RESERVOIR LANDSLIDE
    Publication number: 20220334278
    Abstract: In an array-type underwater apparatus for monitoring deformation of a reservoir landslide, an anchor is buried at an underwater monitoring point in a landslide mass, and a floating shell is configured to float on a water surface. A GPS sensor is configured to transmit and receive a GPS signal to obtain a real-time position of the floating shell, a water temperature sensor is used to obtain a water temperature-time relationship, and a gravity wave gauge is used to obtain a wave height-time relationship. An upper end of a pull cord is securely connected to the floating shell via a displacement compensation mechanism, and a lower end of the pull cord is securely connected to the anchor. The displacement compensation mechanism compensates for a displacement after the floating shell floats with a wave. An encoder-type displacement meter measures a real-time distance between the encoder-type displacement meter and the anchor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES (WUHAN)
    Inventors: Junrong ZHANG, Huiming TANG, Yongquan ZHANG, Chengyuan LIN, Dwayne Tannant, Changdong LI, Tao WEN, Bocheng ZHANG, Sixuan SUN