Patents by Inventor Patrick Fikes

Patrick Fikes 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).

  • Buoy with integrated motion compensation
    Patent number: 10202174
    Abstract: A floating buoy includes a buoy hull having a tower that extends outwardly from the hull. A plurality of sensors are mounted either on the buoy hull, within the buoy hull, and/or on the tower. The plurality of sensors includes at least one met-ocean sensor, at least one ecological sensor, and at least one wind speed measurement sensor. The floating buoy further includes an autonomous power system that is configured to provide electrical power to each of the plurality of sensors. The wind speed measurement sensor may be a Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) wind speed measurement sensor, a surface level wind speed sensor, an ultrasonic wind speed sensor, or SODAR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: University Of Maine System Board Of Trustees
    Inventors: Habib J. Dagher, Neal Pettigrew, Anthony M. Viselli, Rachael Joyce, John Wallinga, Patrick Fikes, Neil R. Fisher
  • Buoy With Integrated Motion Compensation
    Publication number: 20170225750
    Abstract: A floating buoy includes a buoy hull having a tower that extends outwardly from the hull. A plurality of sensors are mounted either on the buoy hull, within the buoy hull, and/or on the tower. The plurality of sensors includes at least one met-ocean sensor, at least one ecological sensor, and at least one wind speed measurement sensor. The floating buoy further includes an autonomous power system that is configured to provide electrical power to each of the plurality of sensors. The wind speed measurement sensor may be a Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) wind speed measurement sensor, a surface level wind speed sensor, an ultrasonic wind speed sensor, or SODAR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: University of Maine System Board of Trustees
    Inventors: Habib J. Dagher, Neal Pettigrew, Anthony M. Viselli, Rachael Joyce, John Wallinga, Patrick Fikes, Neal Fisher