Patents by Inventor Robert Barret-Yates

Robert Barret-Yates 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).

  • Levitation systems
    Patent number: 5955800
    Abstract: A levitation system which comprises: (a) a high conductivity body member having a greatest dimension of less than 1500 .mu.m; (b) a force generator for producing a levitating force on the body member; and (c) a miniature system adapted for rotation which further comprises: a rotating magnetic field such that the body member is rotated in the applied field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1999
    Assignee: University of Sheffield
    Inventors: Christopher Shearwood, Connel Brett Williams, Robert Barret-Yates, Phillip Henry Mellor