Patents by Inventor Christopher Shearwood

Christopher Shearwood 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).

  • METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL GROWTH AND DEVICE THEREFROM
    Publication number: 20160010045
    Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a device for supporting biological material growth, including forming a first platform layer through a molding process, the first base layer including a central chamber; and a plurality of elongate channels coupling the central chamber to the periphery of the first platform layer; forming a second platform layer through a molding process; and coupling the first platform layer to the second platform layer. Accordingly, a device for supporting biological material growth is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Yehuda COHEN, Christopher SHEARWOOD, Vishal PRAJAPATI
  • Levitation systems
    Patent number: 5955800
    Abstract: A levitation system which comprises: (a) a high conductivity body member having a greatest dimension of less than 1500 .mu.m; (b) a force generator for producing a levitating force on the body member; and (c) a miniature system adapted for rotation which further comprises: a rotating magnetic field such that the body member is rotated in the applied field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1999
    Assignee: University of Sheffield
    Inventors: Christopher Shearwood, Connel Brett Williams, Robert Barret-Yates, Phillip Henry Mellor