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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2010
Applicants:
Stuart Holley, Bristol, GB;
Nicholas Ellson, Bristol, GB;
Inventors:
Stuart Holley, Bristol, GB;
Nicholas Ellson, Bristol, GB;
Assignee:
Vetco Gray Controls Limited, Nailsea, Bristol, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/30 (2006.01); G08B 29/18 (2006.01); B63B 45/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for monitoring the condition of apparatus located at an underwater facility that includes sensing at least one parameter associated with the apparatus, providing a model of expected behavior of said at least one parameter, comparing said sensed parameter with said model, and assessing the condition of the apparatus based upon said comparison.