Patents by Inventor Peter Craig
Peter Craig 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).
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Publication number: 20250050983Abstract: An apparatus and methods for installation of an offshore platform for supporting equipment installations is provided. The apparatus includes a platform configured to support offshore equipment supported by a structure such as a modular column assembly. The modular column assembly can be comprised of main barrel joint bundles.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2024Publication date: February 13, 2025Applicant: Oil States Industries, Inc.Inventors: Peter Craig Masson, Jonathan Frederick Jury, Garry Robert Stephen, Ryan Aldus, Kirsten McNeill, Adnan Hossain, John Shanks
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Patent number: 12202007Abstract: Provided herein is a film and methods of producing the same. The film includes a substrate and a layer adjacent to the substrate, wherein a surface of the layer comprises spaced apart protrusions. The methods include providing a substrate, depositing a layer on at least a portion of the substrate, decomposing the layer to form at least a first phase of material and a second phase of material, and removing at least a portion of the second phase from the decomposed layer to form a structured layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2020Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: UNITED PROTECTIVE TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Peter Craig Venema, Brent William Barbee, Michael Raymond Greenwald
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Patent number: 12179890Abstract: An apparatus and methods for installation of an offshore platform for supporting equipment installations is provided. The apparatus includes a platform configured to support offshore equipment supported by a structure such as a modular column assembly. The modular column assembly can be comprised of main barrel joint bundles.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2023Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: Oil States Industries, Inc.Inventors: Peter Craig Masson, Jonathan Frederick Jury, Garry Robert Stephen, Ryan Aldus, Kirsten McNeill, Adnan Hossain, John Shanks
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Patent number: 12139108Abstract: The technology relates to a system for cleating a sensor cover. The system may comprise a wiper comprising a wiper support, a wiper blade, and a sensor cover. The wiper blade may be configured to clear the sensor cover of debris, and the sensor cover may be configured to house one or more sensors. A wiper motor may rotate the wiper and a sensor motor may rotate the sensor cover. The system wiper blade may comprise a first edge attached to the wiper support and a second edge which may be configured to be in contact with the sensor cover. The wiper blade may extend in a corkscrew shape around the wiper support. The wiper motor may be configured to rotate the wiper in a first direction and the sensor motor may be configured to rotate the sensor cover in a second direction opposite the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2022Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: Waymo LLCInventor: Peter Craig Lombrozo
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Patent number: 11975633Abstract: The disclosure provides for a system. The system may include a rotational control system configured to rotate a seat of a vehicle, and one or more computing devices. The one or more computing devices may have one or more processors that are configured to determine that an impact is imminent at a location on the vehicle along a collision axis. A most favorable orientation may be determined by the one or more processors based on the determined location and collision axis. Using the rotational control system, the one or more processors may rotate the seat of the vehicle to the most favorable orientation in order to reduce risks of serious injury to a passenger in the seat caused by the imminent impact. A translational control system may be used by the one or more processors to translate the seat of the vehicle to a position relative to the determined location.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2022Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Waymo LLCInventors: Daniel Lynn Larner, Courtney McCool, Thomas Daniel, Atul Gupta, Felix Jose Alvarez Rivera, Peter Craig Lombrozo
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Publication number: 20240140566Abstract: An apparatus and methods for installation of an offshore platform for supporting equipment installations is provided. The apparatus includes a platform configured to support offshore equipment supported by a structure such as a modular column assembly. The modular column assembly can be comprised of main barrel joint bundles.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: Oil States Industries, Inc.Inventors: Peter Craig Masson, Jonathan Frederick Jury, Garry Robert Stephen, Ryan Aldus, Kirsten McNeill, Adnan Hossain, John Shanks
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Patent number: 11867149Abstract: An apparatus and methods for installation of an offshore platform for supporting equipment installations is provided. The apparatus includes a vertical compression assembly and a counteracting tensioning tendon system. The vertical compression assembly may comprise multiple compression members, a column truss, or other configurations.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2023Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Oil States Industries, Inc.Inventors: Peter Craig Masson, Jonathan Frederick Jury
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Publication number: 20230365136Abstract: The disclosure relates to assessing and responding to wheel slippage and estimating road friction for a road surface. For instance, a vehicle may be controlled in an autonomous driving mode in order to follow a trajectory. A wheel of the vehicle may be determined to be slipping such that the vehicle has limited steering control. In response to determining that the wheel is slipping, steering of one or more wheels may be controlled in order to orient the one or more wheels towards the trajectory in order to allow the vehicle to proceed towards the trajectory when the wheel is no longer slipping. In addition, the road friction may be estimated based on the determination that the wheel is slipping. The vehicle may be controlled in the autonomous driving mode based on the estimated road friction.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2023Publication date: November 16, 2023Inventors: Peter Craig Lombrozo, Courtney McCool, Daniel Lynn Larner
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Patent number: 11766982Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to deployable structures, such as airbag systems, for vehicles. A system is disclosed for reducing likelihood of injury to a passenger in a collision. The system may include a seat configured to accommodate the passenger and an airbag system. At least a portion of the airbag system may be incorporated into a vehicle prior to deployment of the airbag system. The airbag system may include an airbag and a locking feature. The locking feature may be configured to lock the airbag with a locking portion of a vehicle when the airbag system has been deployed. The locking feature may be attached to the airbag. Aside from airbags, other confining structures, such as nets, shades, curtains, etc., may also be used as deployable structures.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2022Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: Waymo LLCInventors: Felix Jose Alvarez Rivera, Daniel Lynn Larner, Thomas Daniel, Courtney McCool, Atul Gupta, Peter Craig Lombrozo
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Publication number: 20230296080Abstract: An apparatus and methods for installation of an offshore platform for supporting equipment installations is provided. The apparatus includes a vertical compression assembly and a counteracting tensioning tendon system. The vertical compression assembly may comprise multiple compression members, a column truss, or other configurations. The methods of fabrication, load out, and installation provide for cost-effective port and installation vessel requirements.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2023Publication date: September 21, 2023Applicant: Oil States Industries, Inc.Inventors: Peter Craig Masson, Jonathan Frederick Jury
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Publication number: 20230296081Abstract: An apparatus and methods for installation of an offshore platform for supporting equipment installations is provided. The apparatus includes a vertical compression assembly and a counteracting tensioning tendon system. The vertical compression assembly may comprise multiple compression members, a column truss, or other configurations. The methods of fabrication, load out, and installation provide for cost-effective port and installation vessel requirements.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2023Publication date: September 21, 2023Applicant: Oil States Industries, Inc.Inventors: Peter Craig Masson, Jonathan Frederick Jury
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Patent number: 11697418Abstract: The disclosure relates to assessing and responding to wheel slippage and estimating road friction for a road surface. For instance, a vehicle may be controlled in an autonomous driving mode in order to follow a trajectory. A wheel of the vehicle may be determined to be slipping such that the vehicle has limited steering control. In response to determining that the wheel is slipping, steering of one or more wheels may be controlled in order to orient the one or more wheels towards the trajectory in order to allow the vehicle to proceed towards the trajectory when the wheel is no longer slipping. In addition, the road friction may be estimated based on the determination that the wheel is slipping. The vehicle may be controlled in the autonomous driving mode based on the estimated road friction.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2018Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: Waymo LLCInventors: Peter Craig Lombrozo, Courtney McCool, Daniel Lynn Larner
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Patent number: 11624813Abstract: The disclosure relates to determining whether an optical interferent is located on a sensor window and providing a way to identify and discard erroneous sensor data. An example system includes a housing, having a first sensor window and a second sensor window, a laser light source, and an optical sensor. The first window has a first property for deflecting water, and the second window has a second property for deflecting water different from the first property. The source is configured to generate a beam of light through the first window. One or more processors are configured to receive sensor data from the optical sensor and determine that an optical interferent is located on a surface of at least one of the first window and the sensor window based on a comparison between sensor data corresponding to the first window and sensor data corresponding to the second window.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2020Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: Waymo LLCInventors: Peter Craig Lombrozo, Felix Jose Alvarez Rivera
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Patent number: 11535204Abstract: The technology relates to a system for clearing a sensor cover. The system may comprise a wiper comprising a wiper support, a wiper blade, and a sensor cover. The wiper blade may be configured to clear the sensor cover of debris, and the sensor cover may be configured to house one or more sensors. A wiper motor may rotate the wiper and a sensor motor may rotate the sensor cover. The system wiper blade may comprise a first edge attached to the wiper support and a second edge which may be configured to be in contact with the sensor cover. The wiper blade may extend in a corkscrew shape around the wiper support. The wiper motor may be configured to rotate the wiper in a first direction and the sensor motor may be configured to rotate the sensor cover in a second direction opposite the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2016Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: Waymo LLCInventor: Peter Craig Lombrozo
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Patent number: 11524608Abstract: The disclosure provides for a system. The system may include a rotational control system configured to rotate a seat of a vehicle, and one or more computing devices. The one or more computing devices may have one or more processors that are configured to determine that an impact is imminent at a location on the vehicle along a collision axis. A most favorable orientation may be determined by the one or more processors based on the determined location and collision axis. Using the rotational control system, the one or more processors may rotate the seat of the vehicle to the most favorable orientation in order to reduce risks of serious injury to a passenger in the seat caused by the imminent impact. A translational control system may be used by the one or more processors to translate the seat of the vehicle to a position relative to the determined location.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2020Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: Waymo LLCInventors: Daniel Lynn Larner, Courtney McCool, Thomas Daniel, Atul Gupta, Felix Jose Alvarez Rivera, Peter Craig Lombrozo
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Patent number: 11305740Abstract: This technology relates to a system for clearing sensors. The system may include an air knife, a sensor cover, and a sensor motor. The sensor cover may be configured to house one or more sensors. The sensor motor may be used to rotate the sensor cover. The air knife may be configured to clear the sensor cover of debris by providing a pressurized stream of fluid against the sensor cover as the sensor motor rotates the sensor cover.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2017Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: Waymo LLCInventor: Peter Craig Lombrozo
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Patent number: 11292418Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to deployable structures, such as airbag systems, for vehicles. A system is disclosed for reducing likelihood of injury to a passenger in a collision. The system may include a seat configured to accommodate the passenger and an airbag system. At least a portion of the airbag system may be incorporated into a vehicle prior to deployment of the airbag system. The airbag system may include an airbag and a locking feature. The locking feature may be configured to lock the airbag with a locking portion of a vehicle when the airbag system has been deployed. The locking feature may be attached to the airbag. Aside from airbags, other confining structures, such as nets, shades, curtains, etc., may also be used as deployable structures.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2020Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: Waymo LLCInventors: Felix Jose Alvarez Rivera, Daniel Lynn Larner, Thomas Daniel, Courtney McCool, Atul Gupta, Peter Craig Lombrozo
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Patent number: 11097695Abstract: This technology relates to a system for clearing sensors. The system may include an air knife configured to clear a sensor housing of debris. The air knife may be attached to a bearing comprising a bearing ring. The system may also include a motor, wherein the motor is configured to rotate the bearing ring around the sensor housing.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2018Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: Waymo LLCInventors: Kimberley Mae Richardson, Peter Craig Lombrozo, Felix Jose Alvarez Rivera
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Patent number: 11046718Abstract: Provided herein is a multifunctional particle and methods of forming the same. The multifunctional particle includes a surface of the particle; a first moiety coupled to the surface and having at least one substantially hydrophobic appendage; and a second moiety coupled to the surface and having at least one appendage comprising a reactive functional group and a substantially hydrophilic repeating unit, whereby the particle is substantially superhydrophobic as a result of the substantially hydrophobic appendage, chemically reactive as a result of the reactive functional group, and migratory to a surface of a substantially hydrophobic matrix in which the particle may be included as a result of the substantially hydrophilic repeating unit. Additionally, antimicrobial functional groups may be coupled to the surface.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2020Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: VELOX FLOW, LLCInventor: Peter Craig Venema
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Patent number: 11041080Abstract: Provided herein is a multifunctional particle and methods of forming the same. The multifunctional particle includes: a silica particle; a hydrophobic silane; and a silane coupling agent; where each of the hydrophobic silane and the silane coupling agent are chemically bonded to the surface of the silica particle; where the multifunctional particle is superhydrophobic and chemically reactive.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2016Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: Velox Flow, LLCInventors: Peter Craig Venema, Brent William Barbee, Jordan Moriah Larson