Patents by Inventor Andy Hills

Andy Hills 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: 9903783
    Abstract: A transportable test system having a control room module, a first IMR test module, and a second IMR test module. The test modules may have fasteners that permit assembly into a unitary package of predetermined overall dimension (i.e. size and shape) such as a standard shipping container dimension. A first IMR test module may have a clean fluid provider and/or supply reservoir, and a second IMR test module may have a used fluid collector and/or collection reservoir. The system may include pressurization, hose restraint, fluid containment, module stabilization/mobilization, lifting, cleaning, and control subsystems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: GATES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kim Henderson, Andy Hills, Jonathan Clark Swift, Robert Clifford Edlund
  • Publication number: 20150204754
    Abstract: A transportable test system having a control room module, a first IMR test module, and a second IMR test module. The test modules may have fasteners that permit assembly into a unitary package of predetermined overall dimension (i.e. size and shape) such as a standard shipping container dimension. A first IMR test module may have a clean fluid provider and/or supply reservoir, and a second IMR test module may have a used fluid collector and/or collection reservoir. The system may include pressurization, hose restraint, fluid containment, module stabilization/mobilization, lifting, cleaning, and control subsystems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Kim Henderson, Andy Hills, Jonathan Clark Swift, Robert Clifford Edlund
  • Publication number: 20140345738
    Abstract: A protective suppression system including one or more sleeves of expansion coil of energy-absorbing material wrapped around a hose and a blanket which can be wrapped loosely around the wrapped hose. The longitudinal edges of the blanket fasten together to form a protective cylindrical tube, and can be joined end-to-end with one or more additional blankets to extend the protective tube to a desired total length. The system thus can provide improved safety to personnel and the environment by shielding a hose under pressure to suppress bursts, block leaks and by redirecting or channeling test fluids and cleaning fluids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Jay Rick Hill, Jonathan James McKinley, Yelena Gray, Andy Hills, Kim Henderson, Jonathan Clark Swift
  • Patent number: 8172475
    Abstract: A liquid droplet ejecting device suitable for ejecting a droplet from a substrate onto a support at a distance greater than usual. A liquid droplet ejecting head that includes a plurality of actuating chambers is linked to a single common ejection nozzle through which a droplet is to be ejected from the head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Societe Bic
    Inventors: Alain Rosenzweig, Kurt Rath, Colin Philip Brooks, Andy Hills
  • Patent number: 7997719
    Abstract: A liquid droplet ejecting head designed to be mounted in a liquid ejecting instrument that includes ejection nozzles through which droplets are to be ejected from the head, and actuating chambers, each actuating chamber having at least one inlet to be in fluidic connection with a liquid reservoir for providing liquid to the actuating chamber. The ejecting head also includes at least one actuating unit suitable for creating a pulse wave in the liquid contained when activated by energy received from a control device and at least one outlet portion in fluidic connection with at least one ejection nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Societe BIC
    Inventors: Alain Rosenzweig, Kurt Rath, Colin Brooks, Andy Hills
  • Publication number: 20080204517
    Abstract: A liquid droplet ejecting head designed to be mounted in a liquid ejecting instrument that includes ejection nozzles through which droplets are to be ejected from the head, and actuating chambers, each actuating chamber having at least one inlet to be in fluidic connection with a liquid reservoir for providing liquid to the actuating chamber. The ejecting head also includes at least one actuating unit suitable for creating a pulse wave in the liquid contained when activated by energy received from a control device and at least one outlet portion in fluidic connection with at least one ejection nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2005
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: Societe BIC
    Inventors: Alain Rosenzweig, Kurt Rath, Colin Brooks, Andy Hills
  • Publication number: 20080170105
    Abstract: A liquid droplet ejecting device suitable for ejecting a droplet from a substrate onto a support at a distance greater than usual. A liquid droplet ejecting head that includes a plurality of actuating chambers is linked to a single common ejection nozzle through which a droplet is to be ejected from the head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2005
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Applicant: Societe BIC
    Inventors: Alain Rosenzweig, Kurt Rath, Colin Philip Brooks, Andy Hills