Patents by Inventor Nate Dieringer

Nate Dieringer 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).

  • Patent number: 10746673
    Abstract: An inspection system may be deployed as part of a routine crew transfer diving (“CTV”) or service operation vessel (SOV) deployment to perform inspections for analyses which can be conducted while carrying out other inspection tasks. A marinized digital detector array and betatron source may be maneuvered proximate a first detector plate, which can be of a plurality of detector plates and a first exposure generated at the first detector plate which is then used to aid in generating one or more images comprising each such exposure. The images are then reconstructed to identify defects in the grout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Oceaneering International, Inc.
    Inventors: Rajashekar Venkatachalam, Nate Dieringer, Todd Newell
  • Publication number: 20190137420
    Abstract: An inspection system may be deployed as part of a routine crew transfer diving (“CTV”) or service operation vessel (SOV) deployment to perform inspections for analyses which can be conducted while carrying out other inspection tasks. A marinized digital detector array and betatron source may be maneuvered proximate a first detector plate, which can be of a plurality of detector plates and a first exposure generated at the first detector plate which is then used to aid in generating one or more images comprising each such exposure. The images are then reconstructed to identify defects in the grout.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: Oceaneering International, Inc.
    Inventors: Rajashekar Venkatachalam, Nate Dieringer, Todd Newell
  • Publication number: 20190136477
    Abstract: A system for subsea inspection of grout in a subsea jacket such as jacket pin piles on offshore wind turbines comprises a subsea vehicle subsea which can be deployed in a cage style TMS which may comprise a radiographic assembly and a marinized digital detector array and betatron source which comprises an X-Ray source and an X-Ray detector plate. The subsea vehicle exits the cage style TMS and docks to the marinized digital detector array and betatron source, then is flown to a subsea structure to be inspected where the marinized digital detector array and betatron source is used to bombard the subsea structure to be inspected with x-rays, a portion of which are reflected and detecting, allowing an image to be generated of the structure to be inspected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: Oceaneering International, Inc.
    Inventors: Rajashekar Venkatachalam, Nate Dieringer, Todd Newell