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Wallsend, United Kingdom

Soil Machine Dynamics Limited

USPTO Granted Patents = 12

CIPO Patents = 2

EPO Patents = 8

Trademarks = 1

Forward Citations = 106

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7 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

Roger Paul White (5 out of 6 patents)

Alan R Reece (5 out of 11 patents)

John G Walker (4 out of 13 patents)

4. Timothy W Grinsted (3 out of 4 patents)

5. Simon Vivian Ranulf Bateson (1 out of 1 patent)

6. Jonathan Ralph Manchester (1 out of 10 patents)

7. Timothy W Grinstead (1 out of 1 patent)

8. Roland Gunter Berndt (9 patents)

9. Glen Robert Jones (4 patents)

10. Daal Hallam Jaffers (4 patents)

11. Michael Howitt (3 patents)

12. Nicholas William Ridley (2 patents)

13. Ian Maskell (1 patent)

14. Anthony Paul O'SULLIVAN (0 patent)

15. Antony Eliot Inglis (0 patent)

12 patents: Sort by Forward Citations

1. 12157986 - Apparatus and method for inserting an elongate object into a trench (2024-12-03),

2. 12074414 - Method and apparatus for inserting an elongate object into a trench in a sea floor (2024-08-27),

3. 12043979 - Apparatus for inserting an elongate object into a trench (2024-07-23),

4. 11613870 - Apparatus for locating elongate object in a trench in a floor of a body of water (2023-03-28),

5. 10711432 - Method and apparatus for forming a trench in a sea floor (2020-07-14),

6. 7441988 - Submerged power generating apparatus (2008-10-28),

7. 6435772 - Submarine plough (2002-08-20),

8. 4997331 - Aircraft ground handling vehicle (1991-03-05),

9. 4896998 - Submarine cable plough (1990-01-30),

10. 4802793 - Pipeline or cable plough (1989-02-07),

11. 4759138 - Plow steering system (1988-07-26),

12. 4585372 - Pipeline plough with lifting assemblies (1986-04-29),

Soil Machine Dynamics Limited (SMD) is a leading provider of subsea robotic solutions for multiple applications, including offshore energy, defence, and marine science. With a strong focus on innovation and engineering excellence, SMD designs and manufactures remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) and autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) that are used in some of the most challenging environments worldwide. The company has a proven track record of delivering cutting-edge technology and solutions to its global customer base.

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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Dec 16 2025

12 Patents

#1 in Wallsend

#1,433 in United Kingdom

#46,685 in the World

Wallsend, United Kingdom

Soil Machine Dynamics Limited

Forward Citations = 106

7 inventors:

Roger Paul White (5 out of 6 patents)

Alan R Reece (5 out of 11 patents)

John G Walker (4 out of 13 patents)

4. Timothy W Grinsted (3 out of 4 patents)

5. Simon Vivian Ranulf Bateson (1 out of 1 patent)

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