Patents by Inventor Clive Edwin Ceney

Clive Edwin Ceney 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 and apparatus for clearing a blockage in a pitot or static pressure line of a duct of a pressure sensor
    Patent number: 9239336
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for providing the apparatus, the apparatus including: a duct; and a non-return valve; wherein the duct has a first portion and a second portion; the first portion has a first end and a second end; the first end is open to a fluid (e.g. air); the second end is connected to the second portion such that fluid is permitted to flow between the first portion and the second portion; the non-return valve is positioned at or proximate to the second end; and the non-return valve is arranged such that, upon application of a suction force to the first portion at the first end, fluid flows into the first portion via the non-return valve from outside the duct, and through the first portion from the second end to the first end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: BAE SYSTEMS PLC
    Inventors: William Frank Ellison, Clive Edwin Ceney
  • DUCT
    Publication number: 20140096618
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for providing the apparatus, the apparatus including: a duct; and a non-return valve; wherein the duct has a first portion and a second portion; the first portion has a first end and a second end; the first end is open to a fluid (e.g. air); the second end is connected to the second portion such that fluid is permitted to flow between the first portion and the second portion; the non-return valve is positioned at or proximate to the second end; and the non-return valve is arranged such that, upon application of a suction force to the first portion at the first end, fluid flows into the first portion via the non-return valve from outside the duct, and through the first portion from the second end to the first end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS plc
    Inventors: William Frank Ellison, Clive Edwin Ceney