Patents by Inventor Alastair Gordon
Alastair Gordon 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).
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Publication number: 20240136169Abstract: A nebuliser comprises an outlet aperture and a liquid capillary. A method of operating the nebuliser comprises supplying a gas to the outlet aperture, measuring a flow rate of the gas supplied to the outlet aperture, and determining a position of the liquid capillary relative to the outlet aperture based on the measured flow rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: Micromass UK LimitedInventors: Alastair Booth, Ian Trivett, Anthony Hesse, Mark Walford, David Gordon, Haydn Murray, Stephen Aryton
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Publication number: 20200366239Abstract: An ambient heat collection panel (2) comprising an outer surface (4), an inner surface (6) opposite the outer surface (4), substantially parallel internal ducts (12,14) between the outer and inner surfaces and for defining flow and return paths for a heat transfer fluid and a photo-voltaic module (18) attached to the outer surface (4).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2016Publication date: November 19, 2020Inventors: Alastair Gordon Laurence Hunter, Arron Grist
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Publication number: 20180306451Abstract: The remote control of networks of heat-pump systems, in particular where thermal stores are used, for the purpose of demand side management. A heat generating system comprising a heat pump, electrical immersion elements, thermal stores, pumps, heat exchangers, a solar collector, a software driven control system, a 5 means of remote control and a local control network linking local systems. This provides the means to be able to remotely control the timing and quantity of energy drawn from the grid in order to provide instantaneously controllable electrical demand for the purposes of grid balancing whilst maintaining a continuous supply of heat to the building or process for which it is built.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2016Publication date: October 25, 2018Inventors: Alastair Gordon Laurence Hunter, Arron Grist
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Publication number: 20170322003Abstract: A remote treatment system may include a cone assembly including a spine and a cone body at least partially surrounding the spine, a marking payload, a syringe coupled to a portion of the cone assembly and adapted to store a syringe payload for treating a target, and a vanes cup. The vanes cup may have an inner diameter sized to receive an outer diameter of the syringe. The vanes cup may also include stabilization means for stabilizing the remote treatment system. Further, a pressure means within the vanes cup may be configured to apply a pressure against the payload within the syringe. In response to an impact between the cone assembly and the target, the payloads are expressed from the remote treatment system.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2017Publication date: November 9, 2017Inventors: Alastair Gordon Scott, Andrew Haywood Smith
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Patent number: 9664486Abstract: A remote treatment system may include a cone assembly including a spine and a cone body at least partially surrounding the spine, a marking payload, a syringe coupled to a portion of the cone assembly and adapted to store a syringe payload for treating a target, and a vanes cup. The vanes cup may have an inner diameter sized to receive an outer diameter of the syringe. The vanes cup may also include stabilization means for stabilizing the remote treatment system. Further, a pressure means within the vanes cup may be configured to apply a pressure against the payload within the syringe. In response to an impact between the cone assembly and the target, the payloads are expressed from the remote treatment system.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2015Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: Coolgardie LLCInventors: Alastair Gordon Scott, Andrew Haywood Smith
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Patent number: 9647302Abstract: A battery pack assembly. Each assembly includes a battery cell and a cooling fin assembly positioned in thermal communication with the battery cell for thermal cooling thereof. The cooling fin assembly includes a generally planar cooling fin defining a compliant structure and at least one foot defining a flat surface along an edge of the cooling fin. A heat sink and a frame structure contain the battery cells and the cooling fin assemblies such that upon placement of the cooling fin assemblies and the battery cells in the frame structure, a substantial entirety of the flat surfaces of the feet of the cooling fin assemblies are aligned to define a generally planar surface with which to thermally engage the heat sink. A vehicle propulsion system having a battery pack assembly and methods of assembling a battery pack assembly is also described.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2012Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Alastair Gordon Anderson, Karsten Reinhard Spaeter
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Patent number: 9400786Abstract: A computer-implemented method for use in natural language translation comprises performing in software processes, the steps of: comparing source material with stored material in a first natural language, said stored material having previously been translated from said first natural language to at least a second natural language, identifying at least a part of said source material which has a relationship with at least a part of said stored material, outputting said identified part of source material and said identified part of stored material in a form suitable for review by a user, and replacing said identified part of source material with said identified part of stored material to assist full translation of said source material from said first natural language to at least said second natural language.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2013Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: SDL PLCInventors: Mark Lancaster, Alastair Gordon, Keith Mills
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Patent number: 9379365Abstract: A support frame assembly for holding a plurality of battery cells includes a first end frame having a first plurality of protruding strips, a second end frame having a second plurality of protruding strips, and a structural frame having a plurality of grooves for receiving the first plurality of protruding strips and the second plurality of protruding strips. The first end frame and the second end frame attach to the structural frame to hold a first battery cell, a second battery cell and a foam pad positioned between the first battery cell and the second battery cell. The structural frame has curved features therein for receiving a cooling assembly and a chamfered slot for receiving a cooling fin from the cooling assembly. The support frame assembly also includes interlocking features that mate to another support frame with a gap defined between adjacent support frames.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2013Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Ulrich Schmieder, Alastair Gordon Anderson, Reiner Essinger, Karsten Reinhard Spaeter, Ralf Lerch
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Patent number: 9261312Abstract: A propulsion system for an electric vehicle includes a battery pack having at least one battery cell. A cooling system includes a cooling plate abutting the battery cell. A heat sink is in thermal communication with the cooling plate by at least one carbon fiber brush coupled to at least one of the cooling plate and the heat sink.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2014Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Axel Heise, Alastair Gordon Anderson, Stefan Toepfer
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Publication number: 20160015499Abstract: A remote treatment system may include a cone assembly including a spine and a cone body at least partially surrounding the spine, a marking payload, a syringe coupled to a portion of the cone assembly and adapted to store a syringe payload for treating a target, and a vanes cup. The vanes cup may have an inner diameter sized to receive an outer diameter of the syringe. The vanes cup may also include stabilization means for stabilizing the remote treatment system. Further, a pressure means within the vanes cup may be configured to apply a pressure against the payload within the syringe. In response to an impact between the cone assembly and the target, the payloads are expressed from the remote treatment system.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2015Publication date: January 21, 2016Inventors: Alastair Gordon Scott, Andrew Haywood Smith
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Patent number: 9151582Abstract: A remote treatment system may include a syringe assembly and a cone assembly. The syringe assembly may further include a cannula that has a solid bevel tip and an exit port on a longitudinal side of the cannula. The cone assembly may include a fore-end ring at the cone assembly apex and a base ring at a center of the cone assembly base. The fore-end ring and base ring may carry the cannula and the fore-end ring may be shiftable along the longitudinal axis of the cannula between an extended first position and a retracted second position. The fore-end ring may be in a sealing relation with the cannula exit port in the extended first position, while the exit port may be unsealed in the retracted second position. In response to an impact between the cone assembly and a target, the fore-end ring may shift to its second position.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignee: Coolgardie, LLCInventor: Alastair Gordon Scott
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Publication number: 20150104688Abstract: A propulsion system for an electric vehicle includes a battery pack having at least one battery cell. A cooling system includes a cooling plate abutting the battery cell. A heat sink is in thermal communication with the cooling plate by at least one carbon fiber brush coupled to at least one of the cooling plate and the heat sink.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2014Publication date: April 16, 2015Inventors: Axel Heise, Alastair Gordon Anderson, Stefan Toepfer
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Publication number: 20150072194Abstract: A support frame assembly for holding a plurality of battery cells includes a first end frame having a first plurality of protruding strips, a second end frame having a second plurality of protruding strips, and a structural frame having a plurality of grooves for receiving the first plurality of protruding strips and the second plurality of protruding strips. The first end frame and the second end frame attach to the structural frame to hold a first battery cell, a second battery cell and a foam pad positioned between the first battery cell and the second battery cell. The structural frame has curved features therein for receiving a cooling assembly and a chamfered slot for receiving a cooling fin from the cooling assembly. The support frame assembly also includes interlocking features that mate to another support frame with a gap defined between adjacent support frames.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2013Publication date: March 12, 2015Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: ULRICH SCHMIEDER, ALASTAIR GORDON ANDERSON, REINER ESSINGER, KARSTEN REINHARD SPAETER, RALF LERCH
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Patent number: 8945749Abstract: A cooling system includes a cooling plate configured to abut a battery cell. A heat sink is in thermal communication with the cooling plate by at least one carbon fiber brush, the carbon fiber brush coupled to one of the cooling plate and the heat sink and flexible at a free end.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2011Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Axel Heise, Alastair Gordon Anderson, Stefan Toepfer
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Patent number: 8845762Abstract: Exemplary embodiments include method of sealing battery cooling plates, and methods of assembling battery using battery cooling plate racks and a single component including multiple cooling plates and connection portions therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2009Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Derek R. Weber, Alastair Gordon Anderson, Steven J. Spencer, Paul F. Spacher
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Patent number: 8841016Abstract: A battery module is described. The battery module includes a plurality of battery cells; a plurality of cooling fin assemblies, each cooling fin assembly positioned between two battery cells, the cooling fin assemblies comprising at least one cooling fin and a foot on at least one side of the cooling fin assemblies, the foot having a bottom and interlocking profiles on each end, the interlocking profiles on adjacent feet of the cooling fin assemblies interlocking the feet and forming a surface; and a heat sink contacting the surface of the interlocked feet. A method of cooling a battery module is also described.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2011Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Alastair Gordon Anderson, Reiner Essinger, Peter Gross, Axel Heise, Joachim Lauk, Ralf Lerch, Manfred Mohr, Stefan Toepfer
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Publication number: 20140261045Abstract: A remote treatment system may include a syringe assembly and a cone assembly. The syringe assembly may further include a cannula that has a solid bevel tip and an exit port on a longitudinal side of the cannula. The cone assembly may include a fore-end ring at the cone assembly apex and a base ring at a center of the cone assembly base. The fore-end ring and base ring may carry the cannula and the fore-end ring may be shiftable along the longitudinal axis of the cannula between an extended first position and a retracted second position. The fore-end ring may be in a sealing relation with the cannula exit port in the extended first position, while the exit port may be unsealed in the retracted second position. In response to an impact between the cone assembly and a target, the fore-end ring may shift to its second position.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Inventor: Alastair Gordon Scott
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Publication number: 20140154547Abstract: A battery pack assembly. Each assembly includes a battery cell and a cooling fin assembly positioned in thermal communication with the battery cell for thermal cooling thereof. The cooling fin assembly includes a generally planar cooling fin defining a compliant structure and at least one foot defining a flat surface along an edge of the cooling fin. A heat sink and a frame structure contain the battery cells and the cooling fin assemblies such that upon placement of the cooling fin assemblies and the battery cells in the frame structure, a substantial entirety of the flat surfaces of the feet of the cooling fin assemblies are aligned to define a generally planar surface with which to thermally engage the heat sink. A vehicle propulsion system having a battery pack assembly and methods of assembling a battery pack assembly is also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2012Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Alastair Gordon Anderson, Karsten Reinhard Spaeter
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Patent number: 8592069Abstract: Systems and apparatus for securing a battery within a vehicle, such as a battery for an electric vehicle. In some embodiments, a vehicle battery system may be provided that comprises a battery frame for housing a vehicle battery. A tray may be provided that is configured for receiving the battery frame housing the vehicle battery. One or more securement members may be coupled with the tray and configured to engage an upper surface of a portion, such as a foot section, of the battery. The securement member(s) may be configured to engage the battery so as to at least substantially prevent the battery from moving relative to the tray. The securement member may thereby accommodate batteries of different sizes to allow for decreased tolerance requirements.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2012Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Alastair Gordon Anderson, Ralf Lerch, Stefan Toepfer
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Patent number: 8563154Abstract: A battery assembly includes a casing with a casing wall having inner and outer surfaces and an opening therethrough and being shaped such that a coolant chamber is formed within the casing adjacent to the opening. A sleeve including a compressible material is inserted through the opening. The sleeve is shaped such that a sealing portion thereof is positioned over the outer surface of the casing wall. A battery cell is inserted into the sleeve such that at least a portion of the battery cell is positioned within the coolant chamber. A sealing member is coupled to the casing such that a force is applied onto the sealing portion of the sleeve causing the sealing portion of the sleeve to at least partially compress and seal the coolant chamber.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2009Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Robert Graban, Keith E. Newman, Alastair Gordon Anderson