Patents by Inventor Simon William ODLING

Simon William ODLING 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).

  • Manufacturing method and apparatus
    Patent number: 10695970
    Abstract: A method of manufacture of a product from a composite material is described, the method including winding a material onto a mandrel, monitoring the material, as it is wound onto the mandrel, to ascertain at least one dimension of the material being wound, and monitoring the mandrel as the material is wound thereon to ascertain the weight of the material being wound, and controlling the winding of the material onto the mandrel to take into account variations in the material being wound using the at least one dimension and the weight values derived during the monitoring. An apparatus suitable for use in the method is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: LENTUS COMPOSITES LIMITED
    Inventors: Paul Anthony Lewis, Simon William Odling, Micahel James Dewhirst
  • MANUFACTURING METHOD AND APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20180099450
    Abstract: A method of manufacture of a product from a composite material is described, the method including winding a material onto a mandrel, monitoring the material, as it is wound onto the mandrel, to ascertain at least one dimension of the material being wound, and monitoring the mandrel as the material is wound thereon to ascertain the weight of the material being wound, and controlling the winding of the material onto the mandrel to take into account variations in the material being wound using the at least one dimension and the weight values derived during the monitoring. An apparatus suitable for use in the method is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Applicant: LENTUS COMPOSITES LIMITED
    Inventors: Paul Anthony LEWIS, Simon William ODLING, Micahel James DEWHIRST