Patents by Inventor BRETT TREVOR LAWRENCE

BRETT TREVOR LAWRENCE 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).

  • MONITORING AND CONTROLLING THE MONITORING OF VACUUM SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20230220843
    Abstract: A method of controlling monitoring of a vacuum system, the vacuum system, and the monitoring control system are disclosed. The method comprises: selecting at least one of a plurality of processes for monitoring the vacuum system from a data store storing the plurality of processes. Executing the at least one selected process Wherein one of the at least one selected processes comprises a process for monitoring a parameter of the vacuum system and for responding to changes in the parameter to trigger at least one of: execution of a further one of the plurality of processes; output of an alarm or notification signal; and output of a control signal for controlling operation of at least one component of the vacuum system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Ioannis Ioannides, Christopher James Munnings Watts, Brett Trevor Lawrence
  • Detecting heater failure in a group of electric heaters in a process equipment heating system
    Patent number: 9888526
    Abstract: A process equipment heating system has a group of electric heaters and a heater checking system. The heater checking system is configured to determine a resistance value R1 for the group of electric heaters, compare the resistance value R1 with a reference resistance value RR and judge a fault condition if the resistance value R1 differs from the reference resistance value RR by more than a predetermined amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Edwards Vacuum LLC
    Inventors: Budd Edward Faulkner, Peter George Stammers, Brett Trevor Lawrence, Craig Richard Charles Turner, Brent Haslett, Nicholas Daniel Hutton, Matthew Demian Klepp, Mark Kollin Romeo
  • DETECTING HEATER FAILURE IN A GROUP OF ELECTRIC HEATERS IN A PROCESS EQUIPMENT HEATING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170034874
    Abstract: A process equipment heating system has a group of electric heaters and a heater checking system. The heater checking system is configured to determine a resistance value R1 for the group of electric heaters, compare the resistance value R1 with a reference resistance value RR and judge a fault condition if the resistance value R1 differs from the reference resistance value RR by more than a predetermined amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Applicant: Edwards Vacuum LLC
    Inventors: BUDD EDWARD FAULKNER, PETER GEORGE STAMMERS, BRETT TREVOR LAWRENCE, CRAIG RICHARD CHARLES TURNER, BRENT HASLETT, NICHOLAS DANIEL HUTTON, MATTHEW DEMIAN KLEPP, MARK KOLLIN ROMEO