Patents by Inventor Richard Lee Phillips

Richard Lee Phillips 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).

  • Manatee warning system
    Patent number: 6845062
    Abstract: A system (100) and method for identifying a presence of a creature (140) disposed in water (135). This system includes a transducer (105) for receiving at least one vibrational wave and generating at least one transformed signal responsive to the vibrational wave. The system also includes a signal processor (110) for processing the transformed signal to indicate a presence of a particular type of creature which is disposed in water. The system can be included with a buoy, a mooring, an underwater structure and/or a watercraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2005
    Assignee: University of Florida Reasearch Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Niezrecki, Richard Lee Phillips, Michael Meyer, Deidrich Beusse
  • Manatee warning system
    Publication number: 20040076080
    Abstract: A system (100) and method for identifying a presence of a creature (140) disposed in water (135). This system includes a transducer (105) for receiving at least one vibrational wave and generating at least one transformed signal responsive to the vibrational wave. The system also includes a signal processor (110) for processing the transformed signal to indicate a presence of a particular type of creature which is disposed in water. The system can be included with a buoy, a mooring, an underwater structure and/or a watercraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2003
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Inventors: Christopher Niezrecki, Richard Lee Phillips, Michael Meyer, Deidrich Beusse