Patents by Inventor Nicholas J.J.F. Macphail

Nicholas J.J.F. Macphail 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).

  • Mechanical device
    Publication number: 20040250636
    Abstract: A mechanical device, comprising: a gyroscopic element (9), (10) constrained to rotate around a central axis (3) and spaced apart therefrom, the gyroscopic element (9), (10) having an axis of rotation and being moveable between a first orientation, in which the axis of rotation thereof passes through or close to the central axis (3), and a second orientation, in which the axis of rotation thereof is substantially perpendicular to the displacement of the gyroscopic element form the central axis (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2004
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Inventor: Nicholas J.J.F. Macphail