Patents by Inventor Ronald Lu

Ronald Lu 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).

  • Publication number: 20250079739
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an outer shell having a first passageway therethrough, an inner housing mounted within the first passageway and having a second passageway therethrough and a terminal module mounted within the second passageway. The terminal module includes first and second inserts, a plurality of first terminals extending through the first insert, a plurality of second terminals extending through the second insert, a first seal between the first and second inserts and engaged thereagainst, and a second separate seal extending around an outer perimeter of the first and second inserts and the first seal. The second seal is engaged against the first and second inserts, the first seal and the inner housing. A method of forming the connector is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventors: Chiuming Lu, Ronald C. Hodge, Pierre Perez
  • Patent number: 12234003
    Abstract: A device for supporting a propulsor on a marine vessel. The device includes a base that is fixable to the marine vessel and a pivot arm for coupling the propulsor to the base. An actuator is configured to pivot the pivot arm relative to the base into and between a retracted position and a deployed position. A fastener is engageable to couple the actuator to the pivot arm, where when the fastener is engaged the pivot arm is prevented from pivoting other than by the actuator, and where applying a predetermined force on the pivot arm disengages the fastener to allow the pivot arm to pivot other than by the actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Brunswick Corporation
    Inventors: Jeremy J. Kraus, Andres Perdomo Tornbaum, Tom Geng, Steven Lu, Matthew Z. Seta, Keith W. Schmidt, James E. Erickson, Ronald L. Hall
  • Patent number: 11401766
    Abstract: A versatile flying lead (VHL) termination head system comprises an underwater vehicle interface, an interface plate, a termination frame, and an adjuster, disposed proximate the termination frame's connection end, which is configured to provide a configurable declination angle which sets a hang-off angle of a device connected to the interface plate with respect to the underwater vehicle interface. A subsea termination head may be manufactured and assembled by obtaining a predetermined set of standardized structural building blocks that fit together to form a complete termination frame which is as described herein, using the predetermined set of standardized structural building blocks to construct a subsea termination head from the predetermined set of standardized structural building blocks substantially in parallel and connecting the underwater vehicle interface to the frame at a predetermined angle using the adjuster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Oceaneering International, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald Lu, Jason Duncan, Sunil Prakash, Christopher Williams
  • Publication number: 20200340323
    Abstract: A versatile flying lead (VHL) termination head system comprises an underwater vehicle interface, an interface plate, a termination frame, and an adjuster, disposed proximate the termination frame's connection end, which is configured to provide a configurable declination angle which sets a hang-off angle of a device connected to the interface plate with respect to the underwater vehicle interface. A subsea termination head may be manufactured and assembled by obtaining a predetermined set of standardized structural building blocks that fit together to form a complete termination frame which is as described herein, using the predetermined set of standardized structural building blocks to construct a subsea termination head from the predetermined set of standardized structural building blocks substantially in parallel and connecting the underwater vehicle interface to the frame at a predetermined angle using the adjuster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicant: Oceaneering International, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald Lu, Jason Duncan, Sunil Prakash, Christopher Williams
  • Patent number: 10801289
    Abstract: A versatile flying lead (VHL) termination head system comprises an underwater vehicle interface, an interface plate, a termination frame, and an adjuster, disposed proximate the termination frame's connection end, which is configured to provide a configurable declination angle which sets a hang-off angle of a device connected to the interface plate with respect to the underwater vehicle interface. A subsea termination head may be manufactured and assembled by obtaining a predetermined set of standardized structural building blocks that fit together to form a complete termination frame which is as described herein, using the predetermined set of standardized structural building blocks to construct a subsea termination head from the predetermined set of standardized structural building blocks substantially in parallel and connecting the underwater vehicle interface to the frame at a predetermined angle using the adjuster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Oceaneering International, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald Lu, Jason Duncan, Sunil Prakash, Christopher Williams
  • Publication number: 20190257170
    Abstract: A diagnostic system may utilize telemetry from a monitored system to infer information about the operation of various components systems within the monitored system. In embodiments, inferences may be drawn from a comparison of various component systems using a system of implication and exoneration. Exoneration is utilized to isolate faulty components from functioning components by comparing information between the systems, which may run in parallel. A dynamic grouping algorithm may eventually isolate faulty components and suggest the root cause as well as multiple distinct faults.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicant: Oceaneering International, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald Lu, Jason Duncan, Sunil Prakash, Christopher Williams