Patents by Inventor Ian Sean Bennell

Ian Sean Bennell 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).

  • Sample positioning stage and method of operation
    Patent number: 8254022
    Abstract: A sample positioning stage for positioning a sample to be inspected relative to an optical inspection device. The stage includes a first generally planar body on which a sample to be inspected can be carried and a second body directly coupled to the first body via bearings extending between them which constrain movement of the first body relative to the second body to a first plane that is substantially parallel to the plane of the first body. There is also provided a drive system being selectively operable in a first mode and a second mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Renishaw PLC
    Inventors: David Roberts McMurtry, Ian Sean Bennell
  • SAMPLE POSITIONING STAGE AND METHOD OF OPERATION
    Publication number: 20100073672
    Abstract: A sample positioning stage for positioning a sample to be inspected relative to an optical inspection device. The stage includes a first generally planar body on which a sample to be inspected can be carried and a second body directly coupled to the first body via bearings extending between them which constrain movement of the first body relative to the second body to a first plane that is substantially parallel to the plane of the first body. There is also provided a drive system being selectively operable in a first mode and a second mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2008
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: RENISHAW PLC
    Inventors: David Roberts McMurtry, Ian Sean Bennell