Patents by Inventor Alan Phizacklea

Alan Phizacklea 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).

  • Method of manufacturing a pressure vessel
    Patent number: 11953151
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a pressure vessel (10) comprising the steps of dividing a wall (104) of a section (100) of the pressure vessel (10) into a first segment (120) and a second segment (150), separating the first segment (120) from the second segment (150), fitting apparatus (400) onto the first segment (120), and then re-attaching the first segment (120) and the second segment (150).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: BAE SYSTEMS PLC
    Inventors: Andrew Sadler, Alan Phizacklea, Anthony Craig Robinson, James William Spain, Adam William Rawlinson
  • A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A PRESSURE VESSEL
    Publication number: 20230250921
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a pressure vessel (10) comprising the steps of dividing a wall (104) of a section (100) of the pressure vessel (10) into a first segment (120) and a second segment (150), separating the first segment (120) from the second segment (150), fitting apparatus (400) onto the first segment (120), and then re-attaching the first segment (120) and the second segment (150).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS plc
    Inventors: Andrew Sadler, Alan Phizacklea, Anthony Craig Robinson, James William Spain, Adam William Rawlinson
  • ALIGNMENT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20230242385
    Abstract: An alignment jig (10) configured to support and orient a load (500). The alignment jig (10) may form part of an alignment system (300). The alignment jig (10) comprises a first base unit (100) configured to carry a first support unit (200), the first support unit (200) being configured to support the load (500) and to space the first base unit (100) apart from the load (500). The first support unit (200) is moveable relative to the first base unit (100). The first base unit (100) comprises a first base unit actuation system (110) operable to act on the first support unit (200) along a first base unit operational axis X1. The first support unit (200) comprises a first support unit actuation system (210) operable to act on the load (500) along a first support unit operational axis Y1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS plc
    Inventor: Alan Phizacklea