Patents by Inventor Christopher P. GIBSON

Christopher P. GIBSON 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: 10589392
    Abstract: A fixture for locating a straight edge of a curved surface of a part and holding the part in a fixed position during performance of a machining operation on the straight edge is described. The fixture includes: one or more supports for seating a convex curved surface of the part, one or more detachable end stops arranged to extend in a plane orthogonal to that in which the supports sit and against which, in use, the straight edge can be aligned, and a clamp arranged, in use, to push the convex curved surface against the supports such that the straight edge contacts the supports without obstruction of the straight edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: George Durrant, Alistair Buchanan, Christopher P. Gibson
  • Publication number: 20170334029
    Abstract: A fixture for locating a straight edge of a curved surface of a part and holding the part in a fixed position during performance of a machining operation on the straight edge is described. The fixture includes: one or more supports for seating a convex curved surface of the part, one or more detachable end stops arranged to extend in a plane orthogonal to that in which the supports sit and against which, in use, the straight edge can be aligned, and a clamp arranged, in use, to push the convex curved surface against the supports such that the straight edge contacts the supports without obstruction of the straight edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: George DURRANT, Alistair BUCHANAN, Christopher P. GIBSON