Patents by Inventor Jason HECKATHORN

Jason HECKATHORN 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).

  • Cloud-based autonomous aquaculture system
    Patent number: 11559046
    Abstract: A system and method for remote monitoring and command and control of one or many offshore aquafarms is provided. Operators are able to securely access web applications and services hosted in the cloud through which husbandry functions such as feeding fish, cleaning the cage and removing mortalities can be automatically scheduled and executed. Offshore aquafarms relay information, such as environmental sensor data and video feeds back to the cloud to be viewed by the operators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Forever Oceans Corporation
    Inventors: Mathew Goldsborough, Jason Heckathorn, Joseph Chop
  • Lagoon system and method for mooring a net pen
    Patent number: 11459066
    Abstract: Mooring systems and methods are provided. One system may include at least one object partially or fully submerged in a body of water. The system may also include a semi-rigid outer ring that is adrift or moored to at least one sea anchor or to the sea floor by at least one mooring line. At least one object may be connected or tethered by bridle lines to the semi-rigid outer ring to form an array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Forever Oceans Corporation
    Inventors: Neil Anthony Sims, Jason Heckathorn, Gavin Key
  • Automated aquaculture mortality removal system and method
    Patent number: 11278012
    Abstract: A system is provided for automatically removing deceased fish from an aquaculture cage. The system may include an underwater robotic vehicle configured to traverse the aquaculture cage to collect mortalities. The mortalities, once collected, may be brought to a system dock and then removed from the cage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Forever Oceans Corporation
    Inventors: Mathew Goldsborough, Gavin Key, Neil Sims, Joseph Denny, Jason Heckathorn
  • LAGOON
    Publication number: 20210114693
    Abstract: Mooring systems and methods are provided. One system may include at least one object partially or fully submerged in a body of water. The system may also include a semi-rigid outer ring that is adrift or moored to at least one sea anchor or to the sea floor by at least one mooring line. At least one object may be connected or tethered by bridle lines to the semi-rigid outer ring to form an array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Neil Anthony Sims, Jason Heckathorn, Gavin Key
  • System and method for mooring a lagoon array within a ring
    Patent number: 10766576
    Abstract: Mooring systems and methods are provided. One system may include at least one object partially or fully submerged in a body of water. The system may also include a semi-rigid outer ring that is adrift or moored to at least one sea anchor or to the sea floor by at least one mooring line. At least one object may be connected or tethered by bridle lines to the semi-rigid outer ring to form an array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: FOREVER OCEANS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Neil Anthony Sims, Jason Heckathorn, Gavin Key
  • Automated aquaculture harvesting system
    Patent number: 10602727
    Abstract: A system and method for automatically harvesting fish from an aquaculture cage is provided. Underwater robotic rovers draw out a large net from a protective enclosure. The net is manipulated to corral or concentrate the fish into a smaller volume. Transponders installed at strategic locations throughout the cage facilitate navigation of the rovers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: FOREVER OCEANS CORPORATlON
    Inventors: Mathew Goldsborough, Gavin Key, Neil Sims, Joseph Denny, Jason Heckathorn
  • AUTOMATED AQUACULTURE MORTALITY REMOVAL SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20190124894
    Abstract: A system is provided for automatically removing deceased fish from an aquaculture cage. The system may include an underwater robotic vehicle configured to traverse the aquaculture cage to collect mortalities. The mortalities, once collected, may be brought to a system dock and then removed from the cage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Mathew GOLDSBOROUGH, Gavin KEY, Neil SIMS, Joseph DENNY, Jason HECKATHORN
  • CLOUD-BASED AUTONOMOUS AQUACULTURE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180064071
    Abstract: A system and method for remote monitoring and command and control of one or many offshore aquafarms is provided. Operators are able to securely access web applications and services hosted in the cloud through which husbandry functions such as feeding fish, cleaning the cage and removing mortalities can be automatically scheduled and executed. Offshore aquafarms relay information, such as environmental sensor data and video feeds back to the cloud to be viewed by the operators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Mathew GOLDSBOROUGH, Jason HECKATHORN, Joseph CHOP
  • AUTOMATED AQUACULTURE HARVESTING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180042205
    Abstract: A system and method for automatically harvesting fish from an aquaculture cage is provided. Underwater robotic rovers draw out a large net from a protective enclosure. The net is manipulated to corral or concentrate the fish into a smaller volume. Transponders installed at strategic locations throughout the cage facilitate navigation of the rovers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Mathew GOLDSBOROUGH, Gavin KEY, Neil SIMS, Joseph DENNY, Jason HECKATHORN
  • LAGOON
    Publication number: 20170247087
    Abstract: Mooring systems and methods are provided. One system may include at least one object partially or fully submerged in a body of water. The system may also include a semi-rigid outer ring that is adrift or moored to at least one sea anchor or to the sea floor by at least one mooring line. At least one object may be connected or tethered by bridle lines to the semi-rigid outer ring to form an array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Neil Anthony SIMS, Jason HECKATHORN, Gavin KEY