Patents by Inventor Josh Bianchi

Josh Bianchi 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).

  • Autonomous anchor device and methods using deployable blades
    Patent number: 10676162
    Abstract: An autonomous anchor device, involving a streamlined body configured to freefall through a water column and to drive itself into sediment of an aquatic environment and a plurality of blades operably coupled with the streamlined body and configured to deploy itself into the sediment as well as retract itself from the sediment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: United States Government as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Leif Roth, Josh Bianchi, Adam White, Brian Daniel Shook
  • Autonomous Anchor Device and Methods Using Deployable Blades
    Publication number: 20200102054
    Abstract: An autonomous anchor device, involving a streamlined body configured to freefall through a water column and to drive itself into sediment of an aquatic environment and a plurality of blades operably coupled with the streamlined body and configured to deploy itself into the sediment as well as retract itself from the sediment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Leif Roth, Josh Bianchi, Adam White, Brian Daniel Shook
  • Self-contained burying device for submerged environments
    Patent number: 7736094
    Abstract: A system includes a body portion having rear portion having a fluid intake port and a nose portion having a fluid discharge port. The body portion contains an omni-directional vibratory device, a pump, a fluid conduit that is coupled to the pump and the fluid discharge port, and a power source that is electrically connected to the vibratory device and the pump. The body portion may also contain control circuitry and two end caps rigidly fixed therein, wherein the fluid conduit passes through each end cap. The vibratory device and the pump may be activated by a sensor such as a hydrostatic pressure sensor, an accelerometer, or an altimeter. The body portion may also contain communications circuitry that remotely controls the vibratory device and the pump. The body portion is configured to house a payload such as a sensor system, a battery pack, or a ballast for anchoring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Josh Bianchi, Timothy J. Keenan