Patents by Inventor Michael CHIVERS

Michael CHIVERS 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).

  • Detecting objects submerged in a body of water or at least partly buried in a bed of the body of water
    Patent number: 12345846
    Abstract: The invention provides an apparatus (10, 14) for detecting objects that are submerged in a body of water or at least partly buried in a bed of the body of water. According to a first aspect, the apparatus comprises a support structure (16) adapted to be mounted to a remotely operated towed vehicle, ROTV (12), a plurality of acoustic transducers (27.x) mounted to the support structure (16), and at least one magnetic sensor (28.x) mounted to the support structure (16). According to a second aspect, the apparatus comprises a remotely operated towed vehicle, ROTV (12), the ROTV (12) comprising at least one control flap (38.x) operable to control a sub-surface depth of the ROTV (12) when the ROTV (12) is towed in the body of water, a support structure (16) mounted to the ROTV (12), and a plurality of acoustic transducers (27.x) mounted to the support structure (16). The invention further provides a method, a computer system, and a machine-readable medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: Fugro N.V.
    Inventors: Anne Marie Chabert, Laurent Jaunet, Michael Chivers, David Holland
  • DETECTING OBJECTS SUBMERGED IN A BODY OF WATER OR AT LEAST PARTLY BURIED IN A BED OF THE BODY OF WATER
    Publication number: 20210124085
    Abstract: The invention provides an apparatus (10, 14) for detecting objects that are submerged in a body of water or at least partly buried in a bed of the body of water. According to a first aspect, the apparatus comprises a support structure (16) adapted to be mounted to a remotely operated towed vehicle, ROTV (12), a plurality of acoustic transducers (27.x) mounted to the support structure (16), and at least one magnetic sensor (28.x) mounted to the support structure (16). According to a second aspect, the apparatus comprises a remotely operated towed vehicle, ROTV (12), the ROTV (12) comprising at least one control flap (38.x) operable to control a sub-surface depth of the ROTV (12) when the ROTV (12) is towed in the body of water, a support structure (16) mounted to the ROTV (12), and a plurality of acoustic transducers (27.x) mounted to the support structure (16). The invention further provides a method, a computer system, and a machine-readable medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2019
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Applicant: FUGRO N.V.
    Inventors: Anne Marie CHABERT, Laurent JAUNET, Michael CHIVERS, David HOLLAND