Patents by Inventor Susanne E. Chess

Susanne E. Chess 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).

  • Desalination system
    Patent number: 11097962
    Abstract: A desalination system that is deployable in a body of water having a surface and a seafloor and which includes a vessel structure that is capable of travel in water, a reverse osmosis system disposed within an internal space of the vessel structure and a tank connected to the reverse osmosis system, the tank configured to receive filtered water from the reverse osmosis system. A positioning system is provided for controlling the travel of the vessel structure, and a ballast system is configured to control the buoyancy of the vessel structure. A controller is operably associated with the positioning system and the ballast system to control the position of the vessel below the surface of the body of water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Inventors: Robert B. Evans, Susanne E. Chess
  • DESALINATION SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20200361791
    Abstract: A desalination system that is deployable in a body of water having a surface and a seafloor and which includes a vessel structure that is capable of travel in water, a reverse osmosis system disposed within an internal space of the vessel structure and a tank connected to the reverse osmosis system, the tank configured to receive filtered water from the reverse osmosis system. A positioning system is provided for controlling the travel of the vessel structure, and a ballast system is configured to control the buoyancy of the vessel structure. A controller is operably associated with the positioning system and the ballast system to control the position of the vessel below the surface of the body of water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Robert B. Evans, Susanne E. Chess
  • Desalination system and method
    Patent number: 10737955
    Abstract: A desalination system that is deployable in a body of water having a surface and a seafloor and which includes a vessel structure that is capable of travel in water, a reverse osmosis system disposed within an internal space of the vessel structure and a tank connected to the reverse osmosis system, the tank configured to receive filtered water from the reverse osmosis system. A positioning system is provided for controlling the travel of the vessel structure, and a ballast system is configured to control the buoyancy of the vessel structure. A controller is operably associated with the positioning system and the ballast system to control the position of the vessel below the surface of the body of water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Inventors: Robert B. Evans, Susanne E. Chess
  • DESALINATION SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20190047879
    Abstract: A desalination system that is deployable in a body of water having a surface and a seafloor and which includes a vessel structure that is capable of travel in water, a reverse osmosis system disposed within an internal space of the vessel structure and a tank connected to the reverse osmosis system, the tank configured to receive filtered water from the reverse osmosis system. A positioning system is provided for controlling the travel of the vessel structure, and a ballast system is configured to control the buoyancy of the vessel structure. A controller is operably associated with the positioning system and the ballast system to control the position of the vessel below the surface of the body of water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Robert B. Evans, Susanne E. Chess