Patents by Inventor Andrew Stratton

Andrew Stratton 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).

  • Publication number: 20200022417
    Abstract: A vaporization device includes a cartridge having a reservoir that holds a vaporizable material, a heating element, and a wicking element that can draw the vaporizable material to the heating element to be vaporized. The wicking element can include two ends in contact with the reservoir. The cartridge can include an airflow control feature for controlling airflow in the cartridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Ariel Atkins, Adam Bowen, Steven Christensen, Nicholas J. Hatton, Esteban Leon Duque, James Monsees, Christopher J. Rosser, Andrew Stratton
  • Patent number: 4680590
    Abstract: Three fixed reference stations having known positions comprise Omega receivers. Phase measurements made at all three stations are assembled at a master station, utilizing landlines or radio links and, using the known positions of the stations, a central processing unit calculates not merely the offset of the master station as measured from the true position but also the errors in the azimuths of the propagation directions of the received signals. The position measurement of a vehicle with an Omega receiver is corrected on the basis of the offset and also the errors in the said azimuths. Sufficient accuracy is achieved for finding the position of land based vehicles whose position may be calculated subject to the corrections in the master station on the basis of raw data transmitted to the master station over a link. Alternatively the azimuth corrections may be transmitted to the vehicle over the link. Two fixed stations suffice if they can measure absolute phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1984
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1987
    Assignee: Terrafix Limited
    Inventors: Eric Lowe, Martin C. Poppe, Andrew Stratton
  • Patent number: 4419933
    Abstract: Separate electrical timing and load activation devices are provided for each of plural electrical loads and each device is connected to receive reference timing signals from a central unit. Each of the separate timing and load activation devices measures a reference time interval accurately defined by the reference timing signals and subsequently activates its associated electrical load after a respectively corresponding predetermined time delay which is determined as a function of the locally measured reference time interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1981
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1983
    Assignee: Imperial Chemical Industries Limited
    Inventors: Ian J. Kirby, Michael I. Mitchell, Andrew Stratton
  • Patent number: 4409897
    Abstract: Separate electrical timing and load activation devices are provided for each of plural electrical loads and each device is connected to receive reference timing signals from a central unit. Each of the separate timing and load activation devices measures a reference time interval accurately defined by the reference timing signals and subsequently activates its associated electrical load after a respectively corresponding predetermined time delay which is determined as a function of the locally measured reference time interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1981
    Date of Patent: October 18, 1983
    Assignee: Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ian J. Kirby, Michael I. Mitchell, Andrew Stratton
  • Patent number: 4324182
    Abstract: Separate electrical timing and load activation devices are provided for each of plural electrical loads and each device is connected to receive reference timing signals from a central unit. Each of the separate timing and load activation devices measures a reference time interval accurately defined by the reference timing signals and subsequently activates its associated electrical load after a respectively corresponding predetermined time delay which is determined as a function of the locally measured reference time interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1979
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1982
    Assignee: Imperial Chemical Industries Limited
    Inventors: Ian J. Kirby, Michael I. Mitchell, Andrew Stratton
  • Patent number: 4273051
    Abstract: An electrically ignited load such as a fusehead is connected to the secondary winding of a transformer. The secondary winding is magnetically linked to a primary winding through a magnetic circuit and the transformer is constructed so as to provide a substantial leakage inductance associated with the secondary winding and effectively connected in series with the load to be ignited. The structure selectively passes electrical ignition energy to the load only in response to input electrical energy having predetermined magnitude and frequency characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 1979
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1981
    Assignee: Imperial Chemical Industries Limited
    Inventor: Andrew Stratton
  • Patent number: RE32888
    Abstract: Separate electrical timing and load activation devices are provided for each of plural electrical loads and each device is connected to receive reference timing signals from a central unit. Each of the separate timing and load activation devices measures a reference time interval accurately defined by the reference timing signals and subsequently activates its associated electrical load after a respectively corresponding predetermined time delay which is determined as a function of the locally measured reference time interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 14, 1989
    Assignee: Imperial Chemical Industries PLC
    Inventors: Ian J. Kirby, Michael I. Mitchell, Andrew Stratton
  • Patent number: RE33004
    Abstract: Separate electrical timing and load activation devices are provided for each of plural electrical loads and each device is connected to receive reference timing signals from a central unit. Each of the separate timing and load activation devices measures a reference time interval accurately defined by the reference timing signals and subsequently activates its associated electrical load after a respectively corresponding predetermined time delay which is determined as a function of the locally measured reference time interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 1, 1989
    Assignee: Imperial Chemical Industries PLC
    Inventors: Ian Kirby, Michael Mitchell, Andrew Stratton