Patents by Inventor Anthony Patrick Needham

Anthony Patrick Needham 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).

  • Remote control and power system
    Patent number: 7026744
    Abstract: A remote device such as a control value (4) is powered and controlled by optical energy, supplied by an intensity-modulated light source (8) and optical fiber (10). After conversion into electrical form, the light is detected at (12) and applied to a piezoelectric transformer (14). The output of the transformer powers and control an actuator (16) of the control value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Assignee: Bookham Technology, PLC
    Inventors: Giles Humpston, Anthony Patrick Needham, Anthony John Salloway
  • Remote control and power system
    Publication number: 20040056562
    Abstract: A remote device such as a control value (4) is powered and controlled by optical energy, supplied by an intensity-modulated light source (8) and optical fibre (10). After conversion into electrical form, the light is detected at (12) and applied to a piezoelectric transformer (14). The output of the transformer powers and control an actuator (16) of the control value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Inventors: Giles Humpston, Anthony Patrick Needham, Anthony John Salloway