Patents by Inventor Eric Seeley
Eric Seeley 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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Publication number: 20250206423Abstract: A field configurable autonomous airplane comprising modular elements and attachable components. The airplane can be assembled from these modular elements and components to meet desired mission and performance characteristics without the need to purchase specially designed airplane for each mission.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2025Publication date: June 26, 2025Applicant: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: Eric Seeley, Tyler Paine, Jacob Snow, Logan Harris, Jose Ruiz, Wade Kempf, Andrew Roth
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Patent number: 12258109Abstract: A field configurable vehicle includes bladders located interior of the vehicle hull walls. One or more of the bladders can be filled with fluids of varying densities to manage the buoyancy, mass properties, and thermal heat dissipation of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2023Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventor: Eric Seeley
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Patent number: 12258108Abstract: A system for joining swarm-communication modules comprising modular elements and attachable components, including a male end adapted to join a single-piece female end by rotating the male end into the single-piece female end such that data bus terminals align and power bus terminals align. The system can be assembled from these modular elements and components to meet desired mission and performance characteristics without the need to purchase specially designed systems for each mission. The joints connecting the modules are designed such that power and data connections between modules are reliably made.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2023Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: Eric Seeley, Jacob Snow
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Patent number: 12246808Abstract: A field configurable vehicle includes bladders located interior of the vehicle hull walls. One or more of the bladders can be filled with fluids of varying densities to manage the buoyancy, mass properties, and thermal heat dissipation of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2023Date of Patent: March 11, 2025Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventor: Eric Seeley
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Patent number: 12244352Abstract: A field configurable autonomous vehicle includes modular elements and attachable components. The vehicle can be assembled from these modular elements and components to meet desired mission and performance characteristics without the need to purchase specially designed vehicles for each mission. The vehicle can include a module that enables the vehicle to communicate optically with other vehicles or personnel.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2020Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventor: Eric Seeley
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Patent number: 12162577Abstract: A system for joining buoyancy-controlling modules comprising modular elements and attachable components, including a male end adapted to join a single-piece female end by rotating the male end into the single-piece female end such that data bus terminals align and power bus terminals align. The system can be assembled from these modular elements and components to meet desired mission and performance characteristics without the need to purchase specially designed systems for each mission. The joints connecting the modules are designed such that power and data connections between modules are reliably made.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2023Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: Eric Seeley, Jacob Snow
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Patent number: 12162576Abstract: A system for joining mass-controlling modules comprising modular elements and attachable components, including a male end adapted to join a single-piece female end by rotating the male end into the single-piece female end such that data bus terminals align and power bus terminals align. The system can be assembled from these modular elements and components to meet desired mission and performance characteristics without the need to purchase specially designed systems for each mission. The joints connecting the modules are designed such that power and data connections between modules are reliably made.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2023Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: Eric Seeley, Jacob Snow
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Patent number: 12151790Abstract: A system for joining door modules comprising modular elements and attachable components, including a male end adapted to join a single-piece female end by rotating the male end into the single-piece female end such that data bus terminals align and power bus terminals align. The system can be assembled from these modular elements and components to meet desired mission and performance characteristics without the need to purchase specially designed systems for each mission. The joints connecting the modules are designed such that power and data connections between modules are reliably made.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2023Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: Eric Seeley, Jacob Snow
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Patent number: 12151793Abstract: A system for configuring mission-dependent vehicle assemblies comprising modular elements and attachable components, including a male end adapted to join a single-piece female end by rotating the male end into the single-piece female end such that data bus terminals align and power bus terminals align. The system can be configured from these modular elements and components to meet desired mission and performance characteristics without the need to purchase specially designed systems for each mission. The joints connecting the modules are designed such that power and data connections between modules are reliably made.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2023Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: Eric Seeley, Jacob Snow
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Patent number: 12151791Abstract: A system for joining charged scuttle modules comprising modular elements and attachable components, including a male end adapted to join a single-piece female end by rotating the male end into the single-piece female end such that data bus terminals align and power bus terminals align. The system can be assembled from these modular elements and components to meet desired mission and performance characteristics without the need to purchase specially designed systems for each mission. The joints connecting the modules are designed such that power and data connections between modules are reliably made.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2023Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: Eric Seeley, Jacob Snow
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Patent number: 12151789Abstract: A system for joining counter-rotating propeller assemblies comprising modular elements and attachable components, including a male end adapted to join a single-piece female end by rotating the male end into the single-piece female end such that data bus terminals align and power bus terminals align. The system can be assembled from these modular elements and components to meet desired mission and performance characteristics without the need to purchase specially designed systems for each mission. The joints connecting the modules are designed such that power and data connections between modules are reliably made.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2023Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: Eric Seeley, Jacob Snow
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Patent number: 12151792Abstract: A system for joining light-communication modules comprising modular elements and attachable components, including a male end adapted to join a single-piece female end by rotating the male end into the single-piece female end such that data bus terminals align and power bus terminals align. The system can be assembled from these modular elements and components to meet desired mission and performance characteristics without the need to purchase specially designed systems for each mission. The joints connecting the modules are designed such that power and data connections between modules are reliably made.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2023Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: Eric Seeley, Jacob Snow
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Patent number: 12145703Abstract: A system for releasable attachment mechanisms comprising modular elements and attachable components, including a male end adapted to join a single-piece female end by rotating the male end into the single-piece female end such that data bus terminals align and power bus terminals align. The system can be assembled from these modular elements and components to meet desired mission and performance characteristics without the need to purchase specially designed systems for each mission. The joints connecting the modules are designed such that power and data connections between modules are reliably made.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2023Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: Eric Seeley, Jacob Snow
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Patent number: 12129001Abstract: A system for joining propulsion modules comprising modular elements and attachable components, including a male end adapted to join a single-piece female end by rotating the male end into the single-piece female end such that data bus terminals align and power bus terminals align. The system can be assembled from these modular elements and components to meet desired mission and performance characteristics without the need to purchase specially designed systems for each mission. The joints connecting the modules are designed such that power and data connections between modules are reliably made.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2023Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: Eric Seeley, Jacob Snow
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Patent number: 12129000Abstract: A system for joining movably coupled modules comprising modular elements and attachable components, including a male end adapted to join a single-piece female end by rotating the male end into the single-piece female end such that data bus terminals align and power bus terminals align. The system can be assembled from these modular elements and components to meet desired mission and performance characteristics without the need to purchase specially designed systems for each mission. The joints connecting the modules are designed such that power and data connections between modules are reliably made.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2023Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: Eric Seeley, Jacob Snow
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Patent number: 12128998Abstract: A system for mounting mechanisms comprising modular elements and attachable components, including a male end adapted to join a single-piece female end by rotating the male end into the single-piece female end such that data bus terminals align and power bus terminals align. The system can be assembled from these modular elements and components to meet desired mission and performance characteristics without the need to purchase specially designed systems for each mission. The joints connecting the modules are designed such that power and data connections between modules are reliably made.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2023Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: Eric Seeley, Jacob Snow
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Patent number: 12128999Abstract: A system for joining ferry modules comprising modular elements and attachable components, including a male end adapted to join a single-piece female end by rotating the male end into the single-piece female end such that data bus terminals align and power bus terminals align. The system can be assembled from these modular elements and components to meet desired mission and performance characteristics without the need to purchase specially designed systems for each mission. The joints connecting the modules are designed such that power and data connections between modules are reliably made.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2023Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: Eric Seeley, Jacob Snow
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Patent number: 12129002Abstract: A system for joining modules having capillaries integrated in the module walls that may be fluidly coupled to the interior volume of modules comprising modular elements and attachable components, including a male end adapted to join a single-piece female end by rotating the male end into the single-piece female end such that data bus terminals align and power bus terminals align. The system can be assembled from these modular elements and components to meet desired mission and performance characteristics without the need to purchase specially designed systems for each mission. The joints connecting the modules are designed such that power and data connections between modules are reliably made.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2023Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: Eric Seeley, Jacob Snow
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Patent number: 12128997Abstract: A system of magnetically coupled modules comprising modular elements and attachable components, including a male end adapted to join a single-piece female end by rotating the male end into the single-piece female end such that data bus terminals align and power bus terminals align. The system can be assembled from these modular elements and components to meet desired mission and performance characteristics without the need to purchase specially designed systems for each mission. The joints connecting the modules are designed such that power and data connections between modules are reliably made.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2023Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: Eric Seeley, Jacob Snow
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Patent number: 12122494Abstract: A module joining system comprising modular elements and attachable components, including a male end adapted to join a single-piece female end by rotating the male end into the single-piece female end such that data bus terminals align and power bus terminals align. The system can be assembled from these modular elements and components to meet desired mission and performance characteristics without the need to purchase specially designed systems for each mission. The joints connecting the modules are designed such that power and data connections between modules are reliably made.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2023Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: Eric Seeley, Jacob Snow