Patents by Inventor Neil Trevor Hubbard

Neil Trevor Hubbard 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).

  • Method of crosslinking polyolefins
    Patent number: 7204947
    Abstract: A method of forming an engineering component comprising the steps of: subjecting a workpiece or blank formed from polyolefin to gamma radiation at a total dose sufficient to cause a predetermined degree of crosslinking, wherein the total dose is applied at a dosage rate of less than 5 kGy/hour to cause crosslinking of the polymer and forming an engineering component from the crosslinked material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: Orthoplastics Limited
    Inventors: Neil Trevor Hubbard, Cherryl Ann Cooper
  • Irradiation apparatus
    Patent number: 6900445
    Abstract: Polymeric article irradiation apparatus comprising a radiation source and a carousel, the carousel including drive means and a plurality of carriers for polymeric articles, each carrier being mounted on the carousel and adapted to rotate about a respective axis, wherein the drive means is adapted to cause the carousel to rotate about a central axis in use and further adapted to cause each carrier to rotate about said respective axis during rotation of the carousel about said central axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2005
    Assignee: Ingleby (1472) Limited
    Inventor: Neil Trevor Hubbard
  • Method of crosslinking polyolefins
    Publication number: 20030139555
    Abstract: A method of forming an engineering component comprising the steps of:
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2002
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Inventors: Neil Trevor Hubbard, Cherryl Ann Cooper
  • Irradiation apparatus
    Publication number: 20010028041
    Abstract: Polymeric article irradiation apparatus comprising a radiation source and a carousel, the carousel including drive means and a plurality of carriers for polymeric articles, each carrier being mounted on the carousel and adapted to rotate about a respective axis, wherein the drive means is adapted to cause the carousel to rotate about a central axis in use and further adapted to cause each carrier to rotate about said respective axis during rotation of the carousel about said central axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2001
    Publication date: October 11, 2001
    Inventor: Neil Trevor Hubbard