Patents by Inventor Joseph Van Ryzin

Joseph Van Ryzin 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).

  • Floating platform with detachable support modules
    Patent number: 8567194
    Abstract: A floating support that can be joined with a floating platform while the floating platform is at a deployment location is disclosed. The support provides functionality to the floating platform in order to change, augment, upgrade, or diversify the platform's overall capability. In some embodiments, the present invention eases the serviceability of the platform by enabling a first support that has diminished capability to be readily replaced by a second support having superior capability—without removing the floating platform from its deployment location. In some embodiments, the present invention enables platform operation that is analogous to “plug and play” electronics systems. Further, in some embodiments, hydrodynamic performance of the floating platform can be changed with the addition or removal of one or more floating supports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignees: Lockheed Martin Corporation, Makai Ocean Engineering
    Inventors: Stephen L. Bailey, Joseph Van Ryzin, Patrick D. Grandelli, Natalie Levings, John E. Halkyard
  • Floating Platform with Detachable Support Modules
    Publication number: 20100180924
    Abstract: A floating support that can be joined with a floating platform while the floating platform is at a deployment location is disclosed. The support provides functionality to the floating platform in order to change, augment, upgrade, or diversify the platform's overall capability. In some embodiments, the present invention eases the serviceability of the platform by enabling a first support that has diminished capability to be readily replaced by a second support having superior capability—without removing the floating platform from its deployment location. In some embodiments, the present invention enables platform operation that is analogous to “plug and play” electronics systems. Further, in some embodiments, hydrodynamic performance of the floating platform can be changed with the addition or removal of one or more floating supports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2010
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Stephen L. Bailey, Joseph Van Ryzin, Patrick D. Grandelli, Natalie Levings, John E. Halkyard