Patents by Inventor Christopher P Fell

Christopher P Fell 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: 20240101553
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds that inhibit KRas G12C. In particular, the present invention relates to compounds that irreversibly inhibit the activity of KRas G12C, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds and methods of use therefor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Matthew Arnold MARX, James Gail CHRISTENSEN, Christopher Ronald SMITH, James F. BLAKE, Laurence E. BURGESS, Mark Joseph CHICARELLI, Adam COOK, Jay Bradford FELL, John P. FISCHER, Macedonio J. MEJIA, Martha E. RODRIGUEZ, Pavel SAVECHENKOV, Tony P. TANG, Guy P.A. VIGERS
  • Patent number: 7637156
    Abstract: A vibrator 10, which is formed in a silicon wafer 1 by means of MEMS technique, has eight beam portions (beams) 12 supported at a central portion 11 and extending in the radial direction while mutually keeping the same angle and has a ring portion 13 connected to the eight beam portions 12. Outside the ring portion 13, eight electrodes 21a to 21h for electrostatic actuation, capacitance detection, or the like are spaced uniformly with a gap 22 created between the ring portion 13 and the electrodes 21a to 21h. Inside the ring portion 13, sixteen electrodes 23 for frequency adjustment are spaced uniformly with a gap 24 created between the ring portion 13 and the electrodes 23.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignees: Sumitomo Precision Products, Atlantic Inertial Systems Limited
    Inventors: Ryuta Araki, Osamu Torayashiki, Toru Kitamura, Hiroshi Kawasaki, Tsuyoshi Takemoto, Koji Nakamura, Christopher P. Fell, Kevin Townsend, Ian Sturland
  • Patent number: 7219529
    Abstract: Apparatus for measuring variation in scalefactor from a predetermined value for a vibrating structure gyroscope has a vibrating structure (R), fixed primary and fixed secondary drives (1, 13) for putting and maintaining the vibrating structure (R) in vibrating resonance, fixed primary and fixed secondary pick offs (2, 6) for detecting vibration of the vibrating structure (R), with the drives and pick offs (1, 13, 2, 6) being located radially around the vibrating structure (R), quadrature component and real component loop systems (7, 8), automatic gain control and phase locked loop systems (5, 22), a sin/cos pick off resolver (38) for receiving signals from the primary and secondary pick offs (2, 6) and for outputting signals to the quadrature component and real component loop systems (7, 8) and to the automatic gain control and phase locked loop systems (5, 22), a sin/cos drive resolver (37) for receiving output signals from the quadrature component and real component loop systems (7, 8) and from the automati
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Assignee: BAE Systems plc
    Inventors: Christopher P Fell, Kevin Townsend, Andrew Kazar
  • Patent number: 6978674
    Abstract: A two axis gyroscope including a substantially planar vibratory resonator (5) having a substantially ring or hoop-like structure with inner and other peripheries extending around a common axis, carrier mode drive (22) for causing the resonator (5) to vibrate in a cosn? vibration mode, carrier mode pick-off (23) for sensing movement of the resonator (5) in response to the carrier mode drive (22), X-axis response mode pick-off (25) for detecting movement of the resonator in response to rotation about the X-axis, X-axis response mode drive (24) for nulling said motion, y-axis response mode pick-off (27) for detecting movement of the resonator in response to rotation about the y-axis, y-axis response mode drive (26) for nulling said motion, and a support (9) for flexibly supporting the resonator (5) and for allowing the resonator to vibrate relative to the support (9) in response to the carrier mode drive (22) and to applied rotation, wherein the support (9) comprises only L legs, where, when L is even: L=2N/K,
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: BAE Systems plc
    Inventors: Christopher P Fell, Rebecka Eley, Colin H. J. Fox, Stewart McWilliam
  • Patent number: 6883374
    Abstract: A three axis rate sensor includes a substantially planar vibratory resonator having a substantially ring or hoop-like structure with inner and outer peripheries extending around a common axis, drive means for causing the resonator to vibrate in a Cos 2? vibration mode, carrier mode pick-off means for sensing movement of the resonator in response to the applied drive z-axis response mode, pick-off means for detecting movement of the resonator in response to rotation about the z-axis, z-axis response mode drive means for nulling said motion, x-axis response mode pick-off mean for detecting movement of the resonator in response to rotation about the x-axis, x-axis response mode drive means for nulling said motion, y-axis response mode pick-off mean for detecting movement of the resonator in response to rotation about the y-axis, y-axis response mode drive means for nulling said motion, and support means for flexibly supporting the resonator and for allowing the resonator to vibrate relative to the support means
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Assignee: BAE Systems plc
    Inventors: Christopher P Fell, Rebecka Eley, Colin H. J. Fox, Stewart McWilliam
  • Patent number: 6848305
    Abstract: A three axis sensor including a substantially planar vibrator resonator or having a substantially ring or hoop like structure with inner and outer peripheries e tending around a common axis, drive means for causing the resonator to vibrate in an in lane cos 2? vibration mode, carrier mode pick-off means for sensing movement of the resonator in response to said drive means, pick-off means for sensing in plane sin 2? resonator motion induced by rotation about the z-axis, drive means for nulling said motion, pick-off means for sensing out of plane sin 3? resonator motion induced by rotation about the x-axis, drive means for nulling said motion, pick-off means for sensing out of plane cos 3? resonator motion induced by rotation about the y-axis, drive means for nulling said motion, and support means for flexibly supporting the resonator and for allowing the resonator to vibrate relative to the support means in response to the drive means and to applied rotations, wherein the support means comprises only L support
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignee: BAE Systems plc
    Inventors: Christopher P Fell, Rebecka Eley, Colin H. J. Fox, Stewart McWilliam
  • Patent number: 6805007
    Abstract: A vibrating structure gyroscope comprises a resonant body, a drive transducer for driving resonant motion of the body, a pick-off for producing signals representative of the resonant motion, and a signal processor for extracting z-axis orientation information and x- and y-axis rate information from the signals. The resonant body is planar and the resonant motion takes place in a vibration mode pattern whose orientation angle with respect to the body varies in accordance with z-axis orientation of the body and couples energy into an out-of-plane response mode motion in accordance with rotation of the body about the x- or y-axis. The signal processor resolves the out-of-plane response mode motion with reference to a z-axis orientation signal to extract the x- and y-axis rate information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Assignee: BAE Systems plc
    Inventors: Christopher P Fell, Kevin Townsend
  • Publication number: 20040144174
    Abstract: A three axis rate sensor includes a substantially planar vibratory resonator (5) having a substantially ring or hoop-like structure with inner (6) and outer peripheries extending around a common axis, drive means (22) for causing the resonator to vibrate in a Cos 2&thgr; vibration mode, carrier mode pick-off means (23) for sensing movement of the resonator (5) in response to the applied drive means, x-axis, y-axis and z-axis response mode, pick-off means (25, 27, 31) for detecting movement of the resonator in response to rotation about the x-axis, y-axis and z-axis, x-axis, y-axis and z-axis response mode drive means (24, 26, 30) for nulling said motion and support means (9) for flexibly supporting the resonator and for allowing the resonator (5) to vibrate relative to the support means (9) in response to the drive means (22) and the applied rotation wherein the support means (9) comprises only L support beams, where L≠2 k, and k=0, 1, 2 or 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2003
    Publication date: July 29, 2004
    Inventors: Christopher P Fell, Rebecka Eley, Colin H.J. Fox, Stewart McWilliam
  • Publication number: 20040134278
    Abstract: A two axis gyroscope including a planar vibratory resonator (5) having a ring or hoop-like structure, carrier mode drive means (22) for causing the resonator (5) to vibrate in a cos n&thgr; vibration mode, carrier mode pick-off means (23) for sensing movement of the resonator (5), X-axis response mode pick-off means (25; 27) for detecting movement of the resonator in response to rotation about the x-axis and y-axis; x-axis and y-axis response mode drive means (24; 26) for nulling said motions and support means (9) for flexibly supporting the resonator (5) and for allowing the resonator to vibrate relative to the support means (9) in response to the drive means (22) and to applied rotation; wherein the support (9) means comprises only L legs, where, when L is even: L=2N/K, and where, when L is odd: L=N/K, where K is an integer, L>2 and N is the carrier mode order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Inventors: Christopher P Fell, Rebecka Eley, Colin H J Fox, Stewart McWilliam
  • Publication number: 20040118205
    Abstract: A single axis rate sensor including a substantially planar vibratory resonator (1) having a substantially ring or hoop-like structure with inner and outer peripheries (1a, 1b) extending around a common axis (z) drive means (6) for causing the resonator (1) to vibrate in a Cos 2&thgr; vibration mode, carrier mode pick-off means (7) for sensing movement of the resonator (1) in response to said drive means pick-off means (9) for detecting Sin 2&thgr; vibration mode motion induced by rotation around the Z-axis, Sin 2&thgr; vibration mode drive means (8) for nulling said motion and support means (2) for flexibly supporting the resonator (1) and for allowing the resonator (1) to vibrate relative to the support means (2) in response to the drive means, or to applied rotation wherein the support means comprises only L support beams, where L≠2K, and K=0, 1,2 or 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2003
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Inventors: Christopher P Fell, Rebecka Eley, Colin H J Fox
  • Patent number: 6651499
    Abstract: A vibrating structure gyroscope having a vibrating structure (3) primary drive means (4) and secondary drive means (7) and primary pick-off means (2) an secondary pick-off means (6) is provided with a control system. The control system includes a primary closed control loop (1) for controllably varying the drive signal applied to the primary drive means (4), a secondary closed control loop (5) for controllably varying the drive signal applied to the secondary drive means (7) in order to maintain a null value of the secondary pick-off means (6) and means (30) for actively adjusting the scalefactor in the primary and secondary closed control loops (1, 5). The means (30) includes means (34) for dividing a rate response signal from the loop (5) by a signal indicative of the amplitude of the primary mode vibration. The output form the means (34) is filtered to provide an applied rate output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: BAE Systems plc
    Inventors: Christopher P Fell, Kevin Townsend
  • Publication number: 20030074968
    Abstract: A vibrating structure gyroscope having a vibrating structure (3) primary drive means (4) and secondary drive means (7) and primary pick-off means (2) and secondary pick-off means (6) is provided with a control system. The control system includes a primary closed control loop (1) for controllably varying the drive signal applied to the primary drive means (4), a secondary closed control loop (5) for controllably varying the drive signal applied to the secondary drive means (7) in order to maintain a null value of the secondary pick-off means (6) and means (30) for actively adjusting the scalefactor in the primary and secondary closed control loops (1, 5). The means (30) includes means (34) for dividing a rate response signal from the loop (5) by a signal indicative of the amplitude of the primary mode vibration. The output form the means (34) is filtered to provide an applied rate output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2002
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Inventors: Christopher P Fell, Kevin Townsend
  • Publication number: 20030056588
    Abstract: A vibrating structure gyroscope comprises a resonant body, drive transducer means for driving resonant motion of the body, pick-off means for producing signals representative of the resonant motion, and signal processing means for extracting z-axis orientation information and x- and y-axis rate information from the signals. The resonant body is planar and the resonant motion takes place in a vibration mode pattern whose orientation angle with respect to the body varies in accordance with z-axis orientation of the body and couples energy into an out-of-plane response mode motion in accordance with rotation of the body about the x- or y-axis. Signal processing means resolves the out-of-plane response mode motion with reference to a z-axis orientation signal to extract the x- and y-axis rate information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2002
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Inventors: Christopher P Fell, Kevin Townsend
  • Publication number: 20030000306
    Abstract: An angular rate sensor device (10) such as a micro-machined vibrating structure gyroscope, comprises a resonator (16), drive means (18), sensing means (20) and associated electronic control means. The resonator (16), drive means (18), sensing means (20) and control means are fabricated from a layer of crystalline silicon (12) having a [100] principal crystal plane. In order to make the resonator (16) operate in this type of material without degrading its performance, the resonator (16) is arranged to be operated by the drive and sensing means (18, 20) under the control of the electronic control means with a vibration mode pair having modal parameters, such as Young's Modulus, matched to provide a consistent resonator response. In particular, the resonator (16) is arranged to be operated with a Sin 3&thgr;/Cos 3&thgr; (vibration mode pair providing degenerate carrier and response parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2002
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Inventor: Christopher P Fell
  • Patent number: 6471883
    Abstract: A vibrating structure gyroscope having a silicon substantially planar ring vibrating structure (1) capacitive means for imparting drive motion to and sensing motion of the vibrating structure (1), and a screen layer (15) surrounding the capacitive means is made by depositing photoresist material (9) on a glass or silicon substrate (7), hardening, patterning and developing the photoresist (9) to expose areas of the substrate (7), etching the exposed areas to form cavities (10) therein, stripping any remaining photoresist material (9) attaching a silicon layer (8) to the cavitated substrate (7) depositing a layer of aluminium on the silicon layer (8), depositing photoresist material on the aluminium layer, hardening, patterning and developing the photoresist layer to expose areas of the aluminium layer, etching the exposed areas of the aluminium layer to leave regions of aluminium on the silicon layer providing bond pads (11, 12, 13 and 14), stripping the remaining photoresist from the aluminium layer, depositi
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Assignee: BAE Systems PLC
    Inventors: Christopher P Fell, Kevin Townsend, Ian Sturland
  • Patent number: 6282958
    Abstract: An angular rate sensor or gyro includes a ring-like resonator (1) mounted by support beams (2) extending from the inner periphery of the ring (1) to a boss (4) on a base (3). The support beams (2) are flexible and allow the resonator (1) to vibrate in response to an electrostatic drive (6, 8) in a substantially undamped oscillation mode to permit the resonator to move relative to the support in response to turning rate. The support beams (2) and resonator (1) are made from crystalline silicon. Electrostatic sensors (7, 9) are provided for sensing movement of the resonator (1). The drive (6, 8) and sensors (7, 9) have plate-like elements made from crystalline silicon having surfaces located substantially normal to the plane of the resonator (1) at a spacing from the adjacent outer periphery of the resonator (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: BAE Systems plc
    Inventors: Christopher P Fell, Kevin Townsend, Ian D Hopkin
  • Patent number: 5739410
    Abstract: Vibration mode frequencies of a vibrating structure gyroscope sensing element are matched by removing and/or adding a desired variable amount of material from or to the sensing element (1) at at least one point (4) on or in the vicinity of the neutral axis (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1998
    Assignee: British Aerospace Public Limited Company
    Inventor: Christopher P. Fell