Patents by Inventor MICHAEL JOHN DAVID SPENCER

MICHAEL JOHN DAVID SPENCER 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).

  • Rotary vane device having magnet arranged in rotor and stator
    Patent number: 10612544
    Abstract: This invention relates to a rotary vane device and more particularly but not exclusively, to a rotary vane engine or pump. The invention also relates to a rotor assembly suitable for use in such a rotary vane device. The rotor assembly includes a cylindrical rotor body including a plurality of longitudinally extending receiving slots, the cylindrical rotor body further including a hollow core located radially inwardly of the receiving slots; and a plurality of vanes, with each vane being slidingly locatable inside a receiving slot. The rotor assembly is characterized in that the vanes are biased away from the cylindrical rotor by way of a magnet arrangement including vane magnets located in the vanes, and opposing rotor magnets located inside the hollow core of the rotor body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: AZAMOUR INVESTMENT CORPORATION INCORPORATED C/O OCRA ARABIA FZC
    Inventors: Michael John David Spencer, Stephen Reuben Nicholson
  • ROTARY VANE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20180087506
    Abstract: This invention relates to a rotary vane device and more particularly but not exclusively, to a rotary vane engine or pump. The invention also relates to a rotor assembly suitable for use in such a rotary vane device. The rotor assembly includes a cylindrical rotor body including a plurality of longitudinally extending receiving slots, the cylindrical rotor body further including a hollow core located radially inwardly of the receiving slots; and a plurality of vanes, with each vane being slidingly locatable inside a receiving slot. The rotor assembly is characterized in that the vanes are biased away from the cylindrical rotor by way of a magnet arrangement including vane magnets located in the vanes, and opposing rotor magnets located inside the hollow core of the rotor body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: MICHAEL JOHN DAVID SPENCER, STEPHEN REUBEN NICHOLSON