Patents by Inventor Miguel Cardoza

Miguel Cardoza 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 surface watercraft
    Patent number: 6854406
    Abstract: An autonomous surface watercraft is disclosed. The watercraft may include a control module, a communications module, a power management module, a differential thrust propulsion system, and a navigation module. One or more sensors may be provided internal to the watercraft and/or coupled to a sensor module coupling point on the watercraft. An operator may provide the watercraft with mission parameters such as but not limited to station point(s), a sensing location or area, a sensing duration, and/or a sensing time. The watercraft may determine a course heading to reach a station point or sensing area. The control module may control the propulsion system to reach the station point and for station keeping. The watercraft may gather sensor data. The sensor data may be analyzed, filtered, stored in memory and/or transmitted to a control center. The control center may receive real-time data from a plurality of such watercraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2005
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Miguel A. Cardoza, Sarah Benedict, Anne Mayoral, Matthew Bennett, J. Clark Hughes, Donald Tucker
  • Autonomous surface watercraft
    Publication number: 20050016430
    Abstract: An autonomous surface watercraft is disclosed. The watercraft may include a control module, a communications module, a power management module, a differential thrust propulsion system, and a navigation module. One or more sensors may be provided internal to the watercraft and/or coupled to a sensor module coupling point on the watercraft. An operator may provide the watercraft with mission parameters such as but not limited to station point(s), a sensing location or area, a sensing duration, and/or a sensing time. The watercraft may determine a course heading to reach a station point or sensing area. The control module may control the propulsion system to reach the station point and for station keeping. The watercraft may gather sensor data. The sensor data may be analyzed, filtered, stored in memory and/or transmitted to a control center. The control center may receive real-time data from a plurality of such watercraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2004
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Inventors: Miguel Cardoza, Sarah Benedict, Anne Mayoral, Matthew Bennett, J. Clark Hughes, Donald Tucker
  • Autonomous surface watercraft
    Publication number: 20040015277
    Abstract: An autonomous surface watercraft is disclosed. The watercraft may include a control module, a communications module, a power management module, a differential thrust propulsion system, and a navigation module. One or more sensors may be provided internal to the watercraft and/or coupled to a sensor module coupling point on the watercraft. An operator may provide the watercraft with mission parameters such as but not limited to station point(s), a sensing location or area, a sensing duration, and/or a sensing time. The watercraft may determine a course heading to reach a station point or sensing area. The control module may control the propulsion system to reach the station point and for station keeping. The watercraft may gather sensor data. The sensor data may be analyzed, filtered, stored in memory and/or transmitted to a control center. The control center may receive real-time data from a plurality of such watercraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Inventors: Miguel A. Cardoza, Sarah Benedict, Anne Mayoral, Matthew Bennett, J. Clark Hughes, Donald Tucker