Granted Patent B2

US 12,336,514 · App. 18/149,840 · Granted Jun 24, 2025

Inventors: Matthew Messana (Sunnyvale, CA); Kyle James Cormany (Atascadero, CA); Christopher Thornton (Vancouver, CA); Barnaby John James (Campbell, CA); Neil Davé (San Mateo, CA); Shane Washburn (Oakland, CA)

Assignee: TidalX AI Inc.

A01K61/10A01K61/65A01K61/85B25J13/085B25J13/087B25J13/089B25J19/021G03B17/08

Abstract

Claims (16)

1. An underwater sensor system for monitoring aquatic cargo within an aquaculture system, the system comprising:

a dual point attachment bracket that comprises only two points of attachment for attaching two lines to one or more pulleys of a winch system; and

a panning motor coupled to the dual point attachment bracket, the panning motor configured to rotate a portion of the underwater sensor system relative to the dual point attachment bracket,

wherein horizontal forces of the two attaching lines through the two points of attachment move the underwater sensor system horizontally when the horizontal forces are unequal or create a stabilized interface for the underwater sensor system about a vertical axis when the horizontal forces are equal, and wherein vertical forces of the two attaching lines through the two points of attachment move the underwater sensor system vertically underwater through the aquaculture system.

2. The system of claim 1 , comprising an imaging system coupled to the panning motor, wherein the panning motor is configured to control a movement of the imaging system.

3. The system of claim 2 , comprising a remote actuation server communicatively coupled to the panning motor, wherein the actuation server is configured to:

receive sensor data from the underwater sensor system that illustrates aquatic cargo viewed from the underwater sensor system;

generate object recognition data from the sensor data that indicates a location of the underwater sensor system to the aquatic cargo; and

based on the generated object recognition data from the sensor data that indicates the location of the underwater sensor system to the aquatic cargo, transmit an instruction to the panning motor to move the imaging system.

4. The system of claim 2 , comprising a frame coupling the dual point attachment bracket and the imaging system.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the panning motor is configured to rotate the imaging system in a range of approximately 0 degrees to approximately 360 degrees about a Z-axis of the frame.

6. The system of claim 2 , wherein the imaging system is rotatable about one or more of X, Z, and Y axes.

7. The system of claim 2 , comprising a winch system comprising one or more pulley systems coupled to the dual attachment bracket, the winch system communicatively coupled to the panning motor and configured to send instructions to the panning motor to move the imaging system.

8. The system of claim 2 , wherein the panning motor is configured to adjust a tilt angle in a range of approximately 45 degrees to approximately-45 degrees along a Z-axis of the panning motor.

9. The system of claim 2 , wherein the panning motor is configured to adjust a pan angle in a range of approximately 60 degrees to approximately-60 degrees along an X-axis of the panning motor.

10. The system of claim 2 , wherein the dual point attachment bracket forms an upper part of the underwater sensor system.

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