Patents by Inventor ANDREW WORSFOLD

ANDREW WORSFOLD has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11937919
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for the visualisation of a print on an object, the apparatus comprising: a base comprising a heating element in thermal communication with a receptacle for storing an agent, a housing to provide a sealed chamber; and a port for applying a vacuum to, or releasing a vacuum from, the sealed chamber. The invention is particularly for the visualisation of a fingerprint such as a latent fingerprint. The invention also relates to a system incorporating the apparatus with a cartridge and agent, and associated methods and uses for visualising a print on an object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: The Secretary of State for Defence
    Inventors: Roberto Stefano Pasquale King, Martin Wayne Millington, Andrew Worsfold
  • Publication number: 20210393169
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for the visualisation of a print on an object, the apparatus comprising: a base comprising a heating element in thermal communication with a receptacle for storing an agent, a housing to provide a sealed chamber; and a port for applying a vacuum to, or releasing a vacuum from, the sealed chamber. The invention is particularly for the visualisation of a fingerprint such as a latent fingerprint. The invention also relates to a system incorporating the apparatus with a cartridge and agent, and associated methods and uses for visualising a print on an object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: ROBERTO STEFANO PASQUALE KING, MARTIN WAYNE MILLINGTON, ANDREW WORSFOLD