Patents by Inventor Adam G A Rushworth

Adam G A Rushworth 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).

  • Apparatus for insertion into a cavity of an object
    Patent number: 10633993
    Abstract: Apparatus for insertion into a cavity of an object, the apparatus comprising: a first tube comprising a first end, a second end, a first cavity extending between the first end and the second end, and an aperture at the second end; a member positioned within the first cavity of the first tube and adjacent the aperture of the first tube, the member being configured to enable an action to be performed; a plug coupled to the second end of the first tube; and an actuator configured to move the first tube relative to the object between a first position in which the plug seals the member from the cavity of the object, and a second position in which the member is exposed to the cavity of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Andrew D. Norton, James Kell, Adam G A Rushworth, Amir Rabani
  • APPARATUS FOR INSERTION INTO A CAVITY OF AN OBJECT
    Publication number: 20180058233
    Abstract: Apparatus for insertion into a cavity of an object, the apparatus comprising: a first tube comprising a first end, a second end, a first cavity extending between the first end and the second end, and an aperture at the second end; a member positioned within the first cavity of the first tube and adjacent the aperture of the first tube, the member being configured to enable an action to be performed; a plug coupled to the second end of the first tube; and an actuator configured to move the first tube relative to the object between a first position in which the plug seals the member from the cavity of the object, and a second position in which the member is exposed to the cavity of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Andrew D. NORTON, James KELL, Adam G A Rushworth, Amir Rabani