Patents by Inventor Alan Richard Wilson

Alan Richard Wilson 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).

  • Degradation sensor
    Patent number: 8400172
    Abstract: A sensor for monitoring a structure or material. The sensor has a continuous elongate conducting member embedded in an insulating material and a conductivity or resistance meter. The insulating material has one or more gaps that expose the conducting member without allowing direct contact between the insulating material and the structure or material when the sensor is placed against the structure or material. The meter is arranged to monitor conductivity or resistance between the conducting member and the structure or material being monitored, and/or between two regions of the conducting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: The Commonwealth of Australia, Department of Defense
    Inventor: Alan Richard Wilson
  • DEGRADATION SENSOR
    Publication number: 20110050259
    Abstract: A sensor for monitoring a structure or material, comprising: an elongate conducting member; and an insulating material within which is embedded the conducting material. The insulating material has one or more gaps located along the insulating material that expose the conducting member without allowing direct contact between the insulating material and the structure or material when the sensor is placed against the structure or material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
    Inventor: Alan Richard Wilson
  • Strain gauges
    Patent number: 7116209
    Abstract: The present invention provides a strain gauge comprising a resistive layer. The resistive layer comprises metallic or semiconducting nanoparticles or aggregates thereof in which the nanoparticles or aggregates thereof are separated by insulating and/or semiconducting material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignees: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, The Commonwealth of Australia as represented by The Defence Science and Technology Organization of the Dept. of Defence
    Inventors: Jan Hermann, Burkhard Raguse, Torsten Reda, Alan Richard Wilson
  • Strain gauges
    Publication number: 20040239475
    Abstract: The present invention provides a strain gauge comprising a resistive layer. The resistive layer comprises metallic or semiconducting nanoparticles or aggregates thereof in which the nanoparticles or aggregates thereof are separated by insulating and/or semiconducting material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventors: Jan Hermann, Burkhard Raguse, Torsten Reda, Alan Richard Wilson