Patents by Inventor Ryan Dennis Beech

Ryan Dennis Beech 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).

  • MICROWAVE-BASED MINING SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH ROBOTIC ARM WAVEGUIDE
    Publication number: 20260071543
    Abstract: A system for excavating a rock face using microwaves. The system may include a microwave generator, an articulable robotic arm with a plurality of rotatably connected rigid waveguide segments, an applicator attached to a distal end of the robotic arm, and a robotic control system. The system produces microwaves with the microwave generator and moves the robotic arm such that the applicator moves along the rock face as the microwaves exit the applicator to precondition the rock face for excavation. Various patterns of microwave treatment, and controls based on sensor feedback, may be implemented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2025
    Publication date: March 12, 2026
    Inventors: James Jason Murray, Jeandré du Plessis, Petroné Hester Bezuidenhout, Ryan Dennis Beech, Marco Delport, Mohsen Yazdani, Sergio Pieiga, III
  • Microwave-based mining systems and methods with robotic arm waveguide
    Patent number: 12252988
    Abstract: A system for excavating a rock face using microwaves. The system may include a microwave generator, an articulable robotic arm with a plurality of rotatably connected rigid waveguide segments, an applicator attached to a distal end of the robotic arm, and a robotic control system. The system produces microwaves with the microwave generator and moves the robotic arm such that the applicator moves along the rock face as the microwaves exit the applicator to precondition the rock face for excavation. Various patterns of microwave treatment, and controls based on sensor feedback, may be implemented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Off-World, Inc.
    Inventors: James Jason Murray, Jeandré du Plessis, Petroné Hester Bezuidenhout, Ryan Dennis Beech, Marco Delport, Mohsen Yazdani, Sergio Pieiga, III
  • MICROWAVE-BASED MINING SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH ROBOTIC ARM WAVEGUIDE
    Publication number: 20220268156
    Abstract: A system for excavating a rock face using microwaves. The system may include a microwave generator, an articulable robotic arm with a plurality of rotatably connected rigid waveguide segments, an applicator attached to a distal end of the robotic arm, and a robotic control system. The system produces microwaves with the microwave generator and moves the robotic arm such that the applicator moves along the rock face as the microwaves exit the applicator to precondition the rock face for excavation. Various patterns of microwave treatment, and controls based on sensor feedback, may be implemented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: James Jason Murray, Jeandré du Plessis, Petroné Hester Bezuidenhout, Ryan Dennis Beech, Marco Delport, Mohsen Yazdani, Sergio Pieiga