Patents by Inventor Cameron Johnstone

Cameron Johnstone 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: 9828069
    Abstract: A mooring system (10) for use in mooring a marine device (24) within a fluid (12) subject to flow comprises a mooring line (16) to be secured to an anchor (18) and defining a tether point for a marine device (24), and a loading assembly (20) secured to the mooring line (16) and configured to generate hydrodynamic lift when exposed to flow to apply tension to the mooring line (16). In embodiments of the invention the loading assembly (20) is configured to also generate a buoyancy force, such that tension is applied to the mooring line (16) by a combination of the hydrodynamic lift force and the buoyancy force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Inventors: Cameron Johnstone, Dave Pratt
  • Publication number: 20140038479
    Abstract: A mooring system (10) for use in mooring a marine device (24) within a fluid (12) subject to flow comprises a mooring line (16) to be secured to an anchor (18) and defining a tether point for a marine device (24), and a loading assembly (20) secured to the mooring line (16) and configured to generate hydrodynamic lift when exposed to flow to apply tension to the mooring line (16). In embodiments of the invention the loading assembly (20) is configured to also generate a buoyancy force, such that tension is applied to the mooring line (16) by a combination of the hydrodynamic lift force and the buoyancy force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: Nautricity Limited
    Inventors: Cameron Johnstone, Dave Pratt
  • Patent number: 8070444
    Abstract: A turbine (5) having at least two sets of co-axially mounted, rotatable blades (10, 15) arranged so that one set cannot eclipse another. Preferably, the sets of blades (10, 15) are contra-rotatable. Each set of blades (10, 15) may be operable to extract similar amounts of energy, thereby to minimise the net reactive torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: University of Strathclyde
    Inventors: Joe Clarke, Cameron Johnstone, Gary Connor, Andrew Douglas Grant
  • Publication number: 20080226450
    Abstract: A turbine (5) having at least two sets of co-axially mounted, rotatable blades (10, 15) arranged so that one set cannot eclipse another. Preferably, the sets of blades (10, 15) are contra-rotatable. Each set of blades (10, 15) may be operable to extract similar amounts of energy, thereby to minimise the net reactive torque.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2006
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Inventors: Joe Clarke, Cameron Johnstone, Gary Connor, Andrew Douglas Grant
  • Patent number: 6291235
    Abstract: This invention relates to isolated proteins and to peptides which are found on the surface of colon cells and colon cancer cells, as well as to nucleic acid molecules encoding said protein and peptides. The protein and peptides bind to tumor associated antibodies, such as mAb 33. The monomeric protein has a molecular weight of about 43 kD as determined by SDS gel electrophoresis under non-reducing conditions. In addition, this invention relates to the use of said nucleic acid molecules, protein, in monomeric or multimeric form, and to antibodies to said peptides in diagnostic, screening and therapeutic methods. This invention further relates to antibodies specific for said protein, in monomeric or multimeric form, and to antibodies to said peptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Assignee: Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research
    Inventors: Sydney Welt, Sara White, Cameron Johnstone, Lloyd J Old, Gerd Ritter, Bruno Catimel, Hong Ji, Antony Burgess, Joan Heath, Richard J Simpson, Edouard Nice, R. L Moritz
  • Patent number: 5712369
    Abstract: This invention relates to isolated protein and to peptides which are found on the surface of colon cells and colon cancer cells, as well as to nucleic acid molecules encoding said protein and peptides. The protein and peptides bind to tumor-associated antibodies, such as mAb A33. The monomeric protein has a molecular weight of about 43 kD as determined by SDS gel electrophoresis under non-reducing conditions. In addition, this invention relates to the use of said nucleic acid molecules, protein, in monomeric or multimeric form, and to antibodies to said peptides in diagnostic, screening and therapeutic methods. This invention further relates to antibodies specific for said protein, in monomeric or multimeric form, and to antibodies to said peptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research
    Inventors: Lloyd J. Old, Sydney Welt, Gerd Ritter, Richard J. Simpson, Edouard Nice, R. L. Moritz, B. Catimel, Hong Ji, Anthony W. Burgess, Joan K. Heath, Sara J. White, Cameron Johnstone