Patents by Inventor Alan Gerard Vasey

Alan Gerard Vasey 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).

  • Patent number: 10119237
    Abstract: Provided is a fixation device having a shaft rotatable about a longitudinal axis with a first cutter at a first, distal end; a guide body on the shaft shaped to taper outwardly towards the first end of the shaft; an elongate sleeve disposed surroundingly about the shaft; and a flareable end formation at a first, distal end of the elongate sleeve. The guide body and the flareable end formation urge the sleeve towards the first end over the guide body and flare the end formation outward from the shaft. A tensioning mechanism forms part of the fixation device and is associated with a second end of the sleeve and operable selectively to urge the shaft relative to the sleeve back towards the second end. An associated method of installing a fixation device into a substrate is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: RAPTOR ANCHORING LIMITED
    Inventor: Alan Gerard Vasey
  • Publication number: 20170335537
    Abstract: A fixation device is described comprising a shaft rotatable about a longitudinal axis with a first cutter at a first, distal end; a guide body on the shaft shaped to taper outwardly towards the first end of the shaft; an elongate sleeve disposed surroundingly about the shaft to be rotatable separately from the shaft and translatable in a longitudinal direction relative to the shaft; a flareable end formation at a first, distal end of the elongate sleeve comprising one or more second cutters; the guide body and flareable end formation being arranged so that urging the sleeve towards the first end over the guide body flares the end formation outward from the shaft; and a tensioning mechanism associated with a second end of the sleeve operable selectively to urge the shaft relative to the sleeve back towards the second end. A method of installing a fixation device into a substrate is also described, for example to serve as an anchor and pile, for example for a submerged or floating object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventor: Alan Gerard Vasey