Patents by Inventor Angus Norman Whitty

Angus Norman Whitty 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: 10247211
    Abstract: A device comprising a plurality of hollow units (11), each unit comprising a circumferential wall (12) having a first end region (5) and a second end region (13), wherein the first end region is narrower than the second end region and the plurality of units are in an interconnected arrangement, such that the first end region of a first unit (14) of the plurality of units is received within the second end region of a second unit (15) of the plurality of units, and a flexible elongate member (3) extends longitudinally through the interconnected units, whereby the circumferential walls of the interconnected first and second units abut each other and the interconnected units are secured together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Inventor: Angus Norman Whitty
  • Publication number: 20180142712
    Abstract: A device comprising a plurality of hollow units (11), each unit comprising a circumferential wall (12) having a first end region (5) and a second end region (13), wherein the first end region is narrower than the second end region and the plurality of units are in an interconnected arrangement, such that the first end region of a first unit (14) of the plurality of units is received within the second end region of a second unit (15) of the plurality of units, and a flexible elongate member (3) extends longitudinally through the interconnected units, whereby the circumferential walls of the interconnected first and second units abut each other and the interconnected units are secured together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventor: Angus Norman Whitty
  • Patent number: D453789
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2002
    Inventor: Angus Norman Whitty