Patents by Inventor Gordon M. West

Gordon M. West 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).

  • Making measurements on a body
    Patent number: 4779629
    Abstract: A method of making measurements on a body includes the steps of placing a body in a space which is divided along a plane into adjacent regions of contrasting illumination with the dividing plane intersecting the body, rotating the body relative to the dividing plane about an axis and sensing the position on the dividing plane of at least a part of the exterior surface of the body with a sensor sensitive to the illumination at a plurality of rotational positions of the body. The axis about which the body is rotated lies in the dividing plane and light sources which divide the space into adjacent regions of contrasting illumination are located on the dividing plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1986
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1988
    Assignee: Loughborough Consultants Limited
    Inventors: Gordon M. West, Peter R. M. Jones
  • Two-piece tube support assembly
    Patent number: 4523264
    Abstract: This invention relates to supports for cylindrical tubes, in particular the glass tubes used as the envelopes for fluorescent or other gas-filled lamps. The invention has particular applicability to the support of neon sign tubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1984
    Date of Patent: June 11, 1985
    Assignee: West & Associates, Inc.
    Inventor: Gordon M. West