Patents by Inventor Michael Gordon Johnson

Michael Gordon Johnson 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).

  • OUTBOARD MARINE ENGINE WITH INTEGRATED PERCEPTION SENSOR
    Publication number: 20230348034
    Abstract: An outboard engine unit for a marine vessel may, in addition to including an engine and a thrust unit, be outfitted with one or more perception sensors configured to capture images of a field of view, where the field of view maintains a fixed spatial relationship with the thrust direction in which the thrust unit is providing thrust for the marine vessel. Further, the outboard engine unit may further include an orientation sensor configured to sense the orientation of the thrust direction relative to the vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventor: Michael Gordon Johnson
  • NAVIGATION BY MIMIC AUTONOMY
    Publication number: 20230071338
    Abstract: A journey through a waterway along which a sea-faring vessel manually piloted is identified and stored. A second vessel is later autonomously navigated along the same journey based on the stored data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventor: Michael Gordon Johnson
  • AUTOMATED MARINE NAVIGATION
    Publication number: 20220291682
    Abstract: Autonomously piloting a sea-faring vessel traveling on a pre-defined course at a nominal speed includes: measuring a slamming parameter of the vessel; determining that the slamming parameter is outside an acceptable range; and autonomously decreasing the speed of the vessel until the slamming parameter is within the acceptable range, thereby causing the vessel to enter a reduced-speed mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Gordon Johnson, Lauren Anne Lamm
  • Automated marine navigation
    Patent number: 11175663
    Abstract: Autonomously piloting a sea-faring vessel traveling on a pre-defined course at a nominal speed includes: measuring a slamming parameter of the vessel; determining that the slamming parameter is outside an acceptable range; and autonomously decreasing the speed of the vessel until the slamming parameter is within the acceptable range, thereby causing the vessel to enter a reduced-speed mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Sea Machines Robotics, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Gordon Johnson, Lauren Anne Lamm
  • Autonomous boat design for tandem towing
    Patent number: 10467908
    Abstract: A boat that operate autonomously or by remote control, and may be operated without on-board personnel (unmanned) or may be operated in conjunction with onboard personnel, and to methods of using such boats at sea.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Sea Machines Robotics, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Gordon Johnson
  • AUTONOMOUS BOAT DESIGN FOR MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20170293302
    Abstract: A boat that operate autonomously or by remote control, and may be operated without on-board personnel (unmanned) or may be operated in conjunction with onboard personnel, and to methods of using such boats at sea.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Applicant: Texas Marine & Offshore Projects LLC
    Inventor: Michael Gordon Johnson
  • AUTONOMOUS WORKBOATS AND METHODS OF USING SAME
    Publication number: 20170291670
    Abstract: A sea-surface vessel configured to operate in an autonomous mode and to implement autonomous operation of one or more undersea autonomous vehicles is described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Applicant: Texas Marine & Offshore Projects LLC
    Inventor: Michael Gordon Johnson