Inventor
SEELEY ERIC
US41 patents
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US NAVY
37 patentsUS11745840B1Sep 5, 2023
Apparatus and method for joining modules in a field configurable autonomous vehicle
US NAVY13 citations94
US11541801B1Jan 3, 2023
Method and apparatus for positioning the center of mass on an unmanned underwater vehicle
US NAVY10 citations86
US11505296B1Nov 22, 2022
Method and apparatus for transporting ballast and cargo in an autonomous vehicle
US NAVY7 citations86
US11505283B1Nov 22, 2022
Apparatus for coupling and positioning elements on a configurable vehicle
US NAVY5 citations84
US12258109B1Mar 25, 2025
Methods for managing buoyancy of a field configurable vehicle
US NAVY1 citations75
US12244352B1Mar 4, 2025
Optical communications for autonomous vehicles
US NAVY2 citations75
US12258108B1Mar 25, 2025
Systems and methods for joining swarm-communication modules
US NAVY0 citations73
US12162576B1Dec 10, 2024
Systems and methods for joining mass-controlling modules
US NAVY0 citations73
US12162577B1Dec 10, 2024
Systems and methods for joining buoyancy-controlling modules
US NAVY0 citations73
US12151790B1Nov 26, 2024
Systems and methods for joining door modules
US NAVY0 citations73
US12151789B1Nov 26, 2024
Systems and methods for joining counter-rotating propeller assemblies
US NAVY0 citations73
US12151792B1Nov 26, 2024
Systems and methods for joining light-communication modules
US NAVY0 citations73
US12151791B1Nov 26, 2024
Systems and methods for joining charged scuttle modules
US NAVY0 citations73
US12151793B1Nov 26, 2024
Systems and methods for configuring mission-dependent vehicle assemblies
US NAVY0 citations73
US12145703B1Nov 19, 2024
Systems and methods for releasable attachment mechanisms
US NAVY0 citations73
US12128999B1Oct 29, 2024
Systems and methods for joining ferry modules
US NAVY0 citations73
US12128997B1Oct 29, 2024
Systems and methods for joining magnetically coupled modules
US NAVY0 citations73
US12128998B1Oct 29, 2024
Systems and methods for mounting mechanisms
US NAVY0 citations73
US12129002B1Oct 29, 2024
Systems and methods for joining modules having integrated capillaries
US NAVY0 citations73
US12129001B1Oct 29, 2024
Systems and methods for joining propulsion modules
US NAVY0 citations73
US12129000B1Oct 29, 2024
Systems and methods for joining movably coupled modules
US NAVY0 citations73
US12122494B1Oct 22, 2024
Module joining systems and methods of use
US NAVY0 citations73
US12122493B1Oct 22, 2024
Systems and methods for joining modules of surface vehicles
US NAVY0 citations73
US11760454B1Sep 19, 2023
Methods of forming field configurable underwater vehicles
US NAVY1 citations73
US11745841B2Sep 5, 2023
Methods for vehicle propulsion
US NAVY1 citations72
US11524757B1Dec 13, 2022
System and apparatus for attaching and transporting an autonomous vehicle
US NAVY1 citations71
US11511836B1Nov 29, 2022
Field configurable spherical underwater vehicle
US NAVY2 citations71
US11319042B2May 3, 2022
System and apparatus for attaching and transporting an autonomous vehicle
US NAVY5 citations71
US12246808B1Mar 11, 2025
Methods for operating a field configurable vehicle
US NAVY0 citations62
US12097939B1Sep 24, 2024
Field configurable vehicle having an integral bladder
US NAVY0 citations62
US11858597B1Jan 2, 2024
Methods for coupling and positioning elements on a configurable vehicle
US NAVY0 citations62
US11801925B1Oct 31, 2023
Vehicle propulsion systems
US NAVY0 citations62
US11608149B1Mar 21, 2023
Buoyancy control module for field configurable autonomous vehicle
US NAVY1 citations62
US11904993B1Feb 20, 2024
Supplemental techniques for vehicle and module thermal management
US NAVY1 citations60
US11738839B1Aug 29, 2023
Magnetically configurable spherical autonomous underwater vehicles
US NAVY0 citations60
US11724785B1Aug 15, 2023
Configurable spherical autonomous underwater vehicles
US NAVY0 citations60
US12522330B2Jan 13, 2026
Systems and methods for the modular attachment of additively manufactured components on vehicles
US NAVY0 citations36