Patents by Inventor Mark Alan Stevens

Mark Alan Stevens 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).

  • Publication number: 20260178027
    Abstract: A system implements techniques for executing a collaboration session between at least one human participant, at least one robotic device participant, and at least one artificial intelligence agent participant. The collaboration session can be executed in relation to a mission to be completed within a geographical environment. A mission defines one or more goals. Accordingly, a mission typically includes a set of tasks to be completed to achieve the goals. The system is configured to execute, within the interaction environment, a mechanism for a human participant to provide input that describes a task that is part of the mission and that causes an artificial intelligence agent participant to assist with completion of the task that is part of the mission. The artificial intelligence agent participant is configured to assist with completion of the task by generating an instruction and transmitting the instruction to the robotic device participant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2024
    Publication date: June 25, 2026
    Inventors: Daniel ROSENSTEIN, Mark Alan STEVENS, Newman CHENG, Timothy Hahndeut CHUNG, Christopher Scott GUAGLIANO, Richard Jason ORTEGA, Gordon Parry BROADBENT, IV, Aashish GHIMIRE
  • Publication number: 20190178433
    Abstract: A tool system comprises a crawler, one or more tool interfaces, one or more tools operatively in communication with at least one the tool interface and adapted to perform a predetermined function in an interior of a predefined space, and a power interface. The tool system is deployed within the interior of the predefined space, e.g. a drilling riser, typically after operatively attaching a tool to a tool interface. Power is to the tool system which is moved to a position within the interior of where a predetermined function is to occur and the tool used to perform the predetermined function at the position within the interior of the predefined space where the predetermined function is to occur. In an embodiment, tool system comprises a first tool adapted to perform a first predefined function, e.g. a cleaning function, and second tool adapted to perform a second predefined function, e.g. an inspection function, where the two functions may be performed in a single pass of the tool system in the interior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: Oceaneering International, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick J Donovan, Michael William Killeen, Daniel J. Scoville, Mark Alan Stevens, Rajashekar Venkatachalam
  • Patent number: 9923629
    Abstract: A self-deploying and self-healing subsea network comprises one or more homing vehicles, one or more data repeaters, and one or more independent guidable homing systems configured to assist the homing vehicles in localization of and docking with the data repeaters. A plurality of data repeaters are deployed in a body of water and, at a predetermined time, a homing vehicle released from a first data repeater and instructed to transit to and dock with a predetermined second data repeater. After docking, a network cable is operatively placed into communication between the first data repeater and the second data repeater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: OCEANEERING INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Knight Tolman, Gary Wieboldt, Louis Hromada, Thomas Burke, Dustin Whipple, Mark Alan Stevens
  • Patent number: 9869998
    Abstract: A remote control system for controlling a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) may comprise an ROV wireless transceiver operatively in communication with one or more wireless transceivers deployed at a distance from the ROV. The remote wireless transceivers are operatively in communication with one or more ROV consoles and ROV may be operated from the remote location by operatively connecting the first ROV console to a second wireless data transceiver; establishing wireless data communications between the second wireless data transceiver and the ROV wireless transceiver; and controlling a predetermined ROV function at the ROV from the first ROV console via communications established between the second wireless data transceiver and the ROV wireless transceiver. Two or more such remote wireless data transceivers and/or remote ROV consoles may be provided for redundancy, ancillary functions, or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: OCEANEERING INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Peter Moles, Mark Alan Stevens, Kevin Frances Kerins
  • Publication number: 20160006501
    Abstract: A self-deploying and self-healing subsea network comprises one or more homing vehicles, one or more data repeaters, and one or more independent guidable homing systems configured to assist the homing vehicles in localization of and docking with the data repeaters. A plurality of data repeaters are deployed in a body of water and, at a predetermined time, a homing vehicle released from a first data repeater and instructed to transit to and dock with a predetermined second data repeater. After docking, a network cable is operatively placed into communication between the first data repeater and the second data repeater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Applicant: OCEANEERING INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Knight TOLMAN, Gary Wieboldt, Louis Hromada, Thomas Burke, Dustin Whipple, Mark Alan Stevens
  • Publication number: 20150192925
    Abstract: A remote control system for controlling a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) may comprise an ROV wireless transceiver operatively in communication with one or more wireless transceivers deployed at a distance from the ROV. The remote wireless transceivers are operatively in communication with one or more ROV consoles and ROV may be operated from the remote location by operatively connecting the first ROV console to a second wireless data transceiver; establishing wireless data communications between the second wireless data transceiver and the ROV wireless transceiver; and controlling a predetermined ROV function at the ROV from the first ROV console via communications established between the second wireless data transceiver and the ROV wireless transceiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2015
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Applicant: OCEANEERING INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Peter Moles, Mark Alan Stevens, Kevin Frances Kerins