Maritime factory ship manufacturing systems and methods
US12187392B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 20, 2024 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 20, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63B2035/4473
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A factory ship for manufacturing products includes a plurality of factory units onboard and supported by the factory ship, each of the factory units including production machinery configured to perform at least a portion of a manufacturing process. The factory ship includes a stabilization mechanism that one of supports a first factory unit of the plurality of factory units and supports the production machinery within the first factory unit, and a computing device configured to receive a plurality of measurement signals indicating movement of at least one of the factory ship and the first factory unit and control one or more operating parameters of the production machinery based on the plurality of measurement signals and constraints of the stabilization mechanism.
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