Patents by Inventor Joel N. Harris

Joel N. Harris 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).

  • Hull robot
    Patent number: 9440717
    Abstract: A hull cleaning robot includes at least one cleaning apparatus for cleaning the hull of a vessel, at least one drive track holding the robot on the hull as the robot maneuvers about the hull, and at least one turbine actuatable by water flowing past the hull for operating the at least one drive track and, optionally, the cleaning apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: James H. Rooney, III, Jonathan T. Longley, Joel N. Harris, Fraser Smith, Stephen C. Jacobsen
  • Hull robot with rotatable turret
    Patent number: 9254898
    Abstract: A hull robot includes a turbine subsystem actuatable by fluid moving past the hull, a drive subsystem for maneuvering the robot about the hull, and an adjustment subsystem for either the turbine subsystem or the drive subsystem. A controller is configured to operate the adjustment subsystem to adjust the position of the turret subsystem relative to the drive subsystem until fluid flowing past the hull results in an optimal flow of fluid with respect to the turbine subsystem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: James H. Rooney, III, Timothy I. Mann, Howard R. Kornstein, Joel N. Harris, Jonathan T. Longley, Scott H. Allen
  • Hull robot drive system
    Patent number: 9233724
    Abstract: A hull robot includes a robot body, at least one drive module for maneuvering the robot about the hull, an on-board power source, and a motive subsystem for the drive module powered by the on-board power source. A plurality of permanent magnet elements are associated with the drive module and each are switchable between a non-shunted state when adjacent the hull and a shunted state when not adjacent the hull.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Howard R. Kornstein, James H Rooney, III, Jeremy C. Hermann, Jonathan T. Longley, Joel N. Harris, Wen-te Wu
  • Hull Robot Drive System
    Publication number: 20140090906
    Abstract: A hull robot includes a robot body, at least one drive module for maneuvering the robot about the hull, an on-board power source, and a motive subsystem for the drive module powered by the on-board power source. A plurality of permanent magnet elements are associated with the drive module and each are switchable between a non-shunted state when adjacent the hull and a shunted state when not adjacent the hull.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Howard R. Kornstein, James H. Rooney, III, Jeremy C. Hermann, Jonathan T. Longley, Joel N. Harris, Wen-te Wu
  • Hull robot drive system
    Patent number: 8393421
    Abstract: A hull robot includes a robot body, at least one drive module for maneuvering the robot about the hull, an on-board power source, and a motive subsystem for the drive module powered by the on-board power source. A plurality of permanent magnet elements are associated with the drive module and each are switchable between a non-shunted state when adjacent the hull and a shunted state when not adjacent the hull.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Howard R. Kornstein, James H. Rooney, III, Jeremy C. Hermann, Jonathan T. Longley, Joel N. Harris, Wen-Te Wu
  • Hull robot drive system
    Publication number: 20110083599
    Abstract: A hull robot includes a robot body, at least one drive module for maneuvering the robot about the hull, an on-board power source, and a motive subsystem for the drive module powered by the on-board power source. A plurality of permanent magnet elements are associated with the drive module and each are switchable between a non-shunted state when adjacent the hull and a shunted state when not adjacent the hull.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Inventors: Howard R. Kornstein, James H. Rooney, III, Jeremy C. Hermann, Jonathan T. Longley, Joel N. Harris, Wen-Te Wu
  • Hull robot with rotatable turret
    Publication number: 20100131098
    Abstract: A hull robot includes a turbine subsystem actuatable by fluid moving past the hull, a drive subsystem for maneuvering the robot about the hull, and an adjustment subsystem for either the turbine subsystem or the drive subsystem. A controller is configured to operate the adjustment subsystem to adjust the position of the turret subsystem relative to the drive subsystem until fluid flowing past the hull results in an optimal flow of fluid with respect to the turbine subsystem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2009
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventors: James H. Rooney, III, Timothy I. Mann, Howard R. Kornstein, Joel N. Harris, Jonathan T. Longley, Scott H. Allen
  • Hull Robot
    Publication number: 20100126403
    Abstract: A hull cleaning robot includes at least one cleaning apparatus for cleaning the hull of a vessel, at least one drive track holding the robot on the hull as the robot maneuvers about the hull, and at least one turbine actuatable by water flowing past the hull for operating the at least one drive track and, optionally, the cleaning apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventors: James H. Rooney, III, Jonathan T. Longley, Joel N. Harris, Fraser Smith, Stephen C. Jacobsen