Patents by Inventor Hugh Cameron Ferguson

Hugh Cameron Ferguson 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).

  • Tools and sensors deployed by unmanned underwater vehicles
    Patent number: 10315740
    Abstract: An inspection, monitoring, maintenance or construction task is performed on a subsea structure by using an underwater vehicle to carry a submersible package to the subsea structure. The package comprises a tool or sensor arranged to perform the required task on the subsea structure, and an on-board power unit and controller arranged to power and control the tool or sensor. The package is transferred from the underwater vehicle to be supported by the subsea structure. The underwater vehicle can then stand off from the package. While the package is supported by the subsea structure, the tool or sensor of the package performs the required task on the subsea structure, powered and controlled by the on-board power unit and controller of the package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Subsea 7 Limited
    Inventors: Hugh Cameron Ferguson, James Andrew Jamieson
  • Tools and Sensors Deployed by Unmanned Underwater Vehicles
    Publication number: 20160264223
    Abstract: An inspection, monitoring, maintenance or construction task is performed on a subsea structure by using an underwater vehicle to carry a submersible package to the subsea structure. The package comprises a tool or sensor arranged to perform the required task on the subsea structure, and an on-board power unit and controller arranged to power and control the tool or sensor. The package is transferred from the underwater vehicle to be supported by the subsea structure. The underwater vehicle can then stand off from the package. While the package is supported by the subsea structure, the tool or sensor of the package performs the required task on the subsea structure, powered and controlled by the on-board power unit and controller of the package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Hugh Cameron Ferguson, James Andrew Jamieson