Patents by Inventor Ian Webb
Ian Webb 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).
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Patent number: 11984781Abstract: An electric machine includes a rotor rotatable about a rotational axis, by which an axial direction is defined, and a stator with stator windings, a coolant distributor space and a coolant collector space. The coolant distributor space communicates fluidically with the coolant collector space to cool the stator windings with a cooling duct. The stator includes stator teeth supporting the stator windings and protruding radially inward from a stator body of the stator. A stator groove is formed between two stator teeth which has a radially outer groove zone extending radially inward away from the stator body into a radially inner groove zone, the radially inner zone width of which is smaller than the radially outer zone width, when measured along the circumferential direction, of the radially outer groove zone. At least one stator winding is embedded, for thermal coupling, into an electrically insulating plastic arranged in the stator groove.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2020Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: MAHLE INTERNATIONAL GMBHInventors: John Cunningham, Philip Grabherr, Ian Webb, Tim Male, Stojan Markic, Graham Sentance, Peter Sever, Josef Sonntag, Jon Witcombe
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Publication number: 20240154399Abstract: Hardware components for the termination and/or splicing of overhead electrical cables that have optical fibers associated with the cable. The hardware components enable access to the optical fibers for connecting to interrogation devices or for connecting to telecommunications equipment. The hardware components also enable the optical fibers to pass through terminations and splices without damaging the optical fibers.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2022Publication date: May 9, 2024Inventors: William Webb, Ian M. Pilling, Christopher Wong, Douglas A. Pilling
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Patent number: 11977109Abstract: Systems, methods and tools for the interrogation of fiber-reinforced composite strength members to assess the structural integrity of the strength members. The systems and methods utilize the transmission of light through optical fibers that are embedded along the length of the strength members. The inability to detect light through one or more of the optical fibers may be an indication that the structural integrity of the A strength member is compromised. The systems and methods may be implemented without great difficulty and may be implemented at any time in the life cycle of the strength member, from production through installation. The systems and methods have particular applicability to bare overhead electrical cables that include a fiber-reinforced strength member.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2019Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: CTC Global CorporationInventors: Xiaoyuan Dong, William Webb, Christopher Wong, Ian Pilling
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Publication number: 20240103239Abstract: Electrical transmission and distribution lines and methods for the installation and interrogation of such electrical lines. The electrical lines include overhead electrical cables that include a strength member and at least one optical fiber coupled to the strength member. Termination arrangements are configured to secure the electrical cables to a support tower while enabling the passage of the optical fiber(s) through the termination arrangement without damaging the optical fibers. Optical fibers from two adjacent electrical cable segments may also be fused to enable the interrogation of the two cable segments from a single interrogation device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2021Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: William Webb, Ian M. Pilling, Christopher Wong
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Patent number: 11943341Abstract: Example methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture (e.g., physical storage media) to implement contextual key management for data encryption are disclosed. Example apparatus disclosed are to determine whether a key mapping is associated with a combination of two or more context rules defined for a set of context values associated with input data to be encrypted. Disclosed example apparatus are also to, in response to a determination that no key mapping is associated with the combination of two or more context rules, map a key identifier to the combination of two or more context rules and generate a key corresponding to the key identifier. Disclosed example apparatus are further to encrypt the input data based on the key to obtain encrypted data.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: McAfee, LLCInventors: Mark Ian Gargett, Shashank Visweswara, Wayne Helm Gibson, David Paul Webb
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Patent number: 11819780Abstract: Fittings for capillaries, such as those in chromatographic systems, can be difficult to reliably assemble. The invention relates to a connector for providing a fluid connection between a capillary and a fluid conduit, said connector comprising: a capillary holder for receiving an end of the capillary, said capillary comprising inner capillary tubing, wherein the inner capillary tubing of the received end of the capillary is located within a compliant material sleeve; a deformable portion configured for deforming so that the compliant material of the sleeve in the capillary holder is deformed to create a seal between the inner capillary tubing and the connector; and a receiving portion configured to receive a fitting at an end of the fluid conduit; wherein the capillary holder and the receiving portion are connected so that the connector is configured to fluidly connect the capillary and the fluid conduit.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2019Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Ion Opticks Research Pty Ltd.Inventors: Andrew Ian Webb, Jarrod John Sandow
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Patent number: 11781304Abstract: This disclosure relates to a toilet and components thereof, including a toilet bowl, a toilet seat, a toilet lid, and flushing apparatus. Also described are methods for manufacturing such toilets and components, and materials suitable therefore. A disclosed toilet may be used in a squatting posture and includes toilet a bowl including a flat base for contacting a floor, the base including an outlet, the flat base defining a plane that includes a forward direction and a transverse direction perpendicular to the forward direction. The toilet bowl is shaped to define a rearward portion including the base and an elongate frontal extension for a user to straddle, the frontal extension extending generally in the forward direction from the rearward portion; and at least some of the frontal extension is elevated or inclined relative to the base to provide a clearance between the toilet bowl and the floor.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2017Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: PROJECT NO. 2 LIMITEDInventors: Ian Webb, Andre De Koning
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Publication number: 20230263318Abstract: A display device is disclosed. The display device comprises a backpiece, hingeably mounted by one or more hinge elements to a frontispiece, enabling the frontispiece to be pivoted along a first edge between a closed, display position and an open position allowing insertion/removal of a display article. The frontispiece has a border section and a transparent viewing section, the viewing section and border section secured together to form the frontispiece. Additionally, a catch releasably securing the frontispiece to the backpiece is included, the catch comprising an actuator movable within the backpiece and in a direction through the body of the backpiece, to respectively engage and release the frontispiece, whereby movement of the actuator causes a retaining element to raise and lower to respectively engage and disengage from a retaining element barrier mounted on the frontispiece, said engagement preventing pivoting of the frontispiece from the closed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2021Publication date: August 24, 2023Inventors: Andrew Nicholas HEEPS, Ian WEBB
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Patent number: 11730680Abstract: According to a first embodiment, a feeding bottle comprises a vessel, collar, and nipple. The nipple comprises a base portion, a teat portion, an areola portion allowing movement of the teat portion towards and away from the base portion. According to a second embodiment, a feeding bottle comprises a vessel, collar, nipple and handle portion removeably secured to the vessel by the collar. The invention includes a flexible region or regions to provide a more natural feeding by closely mimicking the human breast.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Mayborn (UK) LimitedInventors: Arnold Rees, Ian Webb, Mark Armstrong, Tom Cotton
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Publication number: 20230052802Abstract: According to a first embodiment, a feeding bottle comprises a vessel, collar, and nipple. The nipple comprises a base portion, a teat portion, an areola portion allowing movement of the teat portion towards and away from the base portion. According to a second embodiment, a feeding bottle comprises a vessel, collar, nipple and handle portion removeably secured to the vessel by the collar. The invention includes a flexible region or regions to provide a more natural feeding by closely mimicking the human breast.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2022Publication date: February 16, 2023Inventors: Arnold Rees, Ian Webb, Mark Armstrong, Tom Cotton
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Publication number: 20230050779Abstract: According to a first embodiment, a feeding bottle comprises a vessel, collar, and nipple. The nipple comprises a base portion, a teat portion, an areola portion allowing movement of the teat portion towards and away from the base portion. According to a second embodiment, a feeding bottle comprises a vessel, collar, nipple and handle portion removeably secured to the vessel by the collar. The invention includes a flexible region or regions to provide a more natural feeding by closely mimicking the human breast.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2022Publication date: February 16, 2023Inventors: Arnold Rees, Ian Webb, Mark Armstrong, Tom Cotton
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Patent number: 11527932Abstract: A method for producing a stator may include providing an annular stator body including a plurality of stator teeth arranged spaced apart from one another. The method may also include at least partially overmoulding at least two adjacent stator teeth with a first plastic mass. The method may further include arranging at least one stator winding on at least one stator tooth of the at least two stator teeth and fixing the at least one stator winding on the at least one stator tooth via at least partially overmoulding the at least one stator winding with a second plastic mass. The method may additionally include, prior to fixing the at least one stator winding, introducing a mask into an intermediate space defined between the at least two stator teeth to cover a surface portion of the stator body bounding the intermediate space radially outside.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2018Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Inventors: John Cunningham, Philip Grabherr, Ian Webb, Tim Male, Stojan Markie, Sentance Graham, Peter Sever, Josef Sonntag, Jon Witcombe
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Publication number: 20220192928Abstract: According to a first embodiment, a feeding bottle comprises a vessel, collar, and nipple. The nipple comprises a base portion, a teat portion, an areola portion allowing movement of the teat portion towards and away from the base portion. According to a second embodiment, a feeding bottle comprises a vessel, collar, nipple and handle portion removeably secured to the vessel by the collar. The invention includes a flexible region or regions to provide a more natural feeding by closely mimicking the human breast.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2021Publication date: June 23, 2022Inventors: Arnold Rees, Ian Webb, Mark Armstrong, Tom Cotton
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Patent number: 11207244Abstract: According to a first embodiment, a feeding bottle comprises a vessel, collar, and nipple. The nipple comprises a base portion, a teat portion, an areola portion allowing movement of the teat portion towards and away from the base portion. According to a second embodiment, a feeding bottle comprises a vessel, collar, nipple and handle portion removeably secured to the vessel by the collar. The invention includes a flexible region or regions to provide a more natural feeding by closely mimicking the human breast.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2021Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: Mayborn (UK) LimitedInventors: Arnold Rees, Ian Webb, Mark Armstrong, Tom Cotton
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Publication number: 20210244622Abstract: According to a first embodiment, a feeding bottle comprises a vessel, collar, and nipple. The nipple comprises a base portion, a teat portion, an areola portion allowing movement of the teat portion towards and away from the base portion. According to a second embodiment, a feeding bottle comprises a vessel, collar, nipple and handle portion removeably secured to the vessel by the collar. The invention includes a flexible region or regions to provide a more natural feeding by closely mimicking the human breast.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2021Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventors: Arnold Rees, Ian Webb, Mark Armstrong, Tom Cotton
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Patent number: 10952930Abstract: According to a first embodiment, a feeding bottle comprises a vessel, collar, and nipple. The nipple comprises a base portion, a teat portion, an areola portion allowing movement of the teat portion towards and away from the base portion. According to a second embodiment, a feeding bottle comprises a vessel, collar, nipple and handle portion removeably secured to the vessel by the collar. The invention includes a flexible region or regions to provide a more natural feeding by closely mimicking the human breast.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2014Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: Maybom (UK) LimitedInventors: Arnold Rees, Ian Webb, Mark Armstrong, Tom Cotton
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Patent number: 10934071Abstract: A method of producing a container for retaining fluid, the method comprises the steps of: providing a blank which, when assembled, forms a container; folding the blank along one or more fold lines across the blank's width to form a substantially rectangular side wall such that first and second ends of the substantially rectangular side wall are brought into close proximity; sealing the first and second ends of the substantially rectangular side wall to one another; deforming one or more deformable portions which span across the one or more fold lines such that the deformable portions are disposed inwardly in order to force the remainder of the side wall outwards to create an opening within the blank; and sealing a base around the circumference of a first edge of the side wall.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2016Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: HYGIENIUS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY BV.Inventor: Ian Webb
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Patent number: D913492Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2019Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: HYGIENIUS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY B.V.Inventor: Ian Webb
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Patent number: D918517Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2019Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Inventor: Ian Webb
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Patent number: D1017030Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2019Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: HYGIENIUS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY B.V.Inventor: Ian Webb