Patents by Inventor David Douglas Sampson

David Douglas Sampson 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 for characterising a mechanical property of a material
    Patent number: 11246487
    Abstract: A method for characterising a mechanical property of a material. The method comprises the steps of providing the material having a deformable portion and providing a device having an optical element that is arranged to detect electromagnetic radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: The University of Western Australia
    Inventors: Robert Ainsley McLaughlin, Kelsey Marie Kennedy, Brendan Francis Kennedy, David Douglas Sampson
  • Device and a method for evaluating a mechanical property of a material
    Patent number: 10228297
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a device for evaluating a mechanical property of a material. The device comprises a sensing layer that has a contact surface for contacting a surface area of the material. The sensing layer has a property or dimension that is pressure sensitive. The device also comprises a detector arranged to detect electromagnetic radiation that propagates through at least the sensing layer. The device is arranged such that, when the contact surface of the sensing layer is in contact with the surface area of the material and a load is applied on at least a portion of the surface area of the material, the detected electromagnetic radiation can be used to determine stress within a portion of the sensing layer, the determined stress being indicative of the mechanical property of the material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: The University of Western Australia
    Inventors: Robert Ainsley McLaughlin, David Douglas Sampson, Brendan Francis Kennedy, Kelsey Marie Kennedy
  • A DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR EVALUATING A MECHANICAL PROPERTY OF A MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20170328794
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a device for evaluating a mechanical property of a material. The device comprises a sensing layer that has a contact surface for contacting a surface area of the material. The sensing layer has a property or dimension that is pressure sensitive. The device also comprises a detector arranged to detect electromagnetic radiation that propagates through at least the sensing layer. The device is arranged such that, when the contact surface of the sensing layer is in contact with the surface area of the material and a load is applied on at least a portion of the surface area of the material, the detected electromagnetic radiation can be used to determine stress within a portion of the sensing layer, the determined stress being indicative of the mechanical property of the material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Robert Ainsley McLaughlin, David Douglas Sampson, Brendan Francis Kennedy, Kelsey Marie Kennedy
  • METHOD FOR CHARACTERISING A MECHANICAL PROPERTY OF A MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20140316237
    Abstract: A method for characterising a mechanical property of a material. The method comprises the steps of providing the material having a deformable portion and providing a device having an optical element that is arranged to detect electromagnetic radiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    Inventors: Robert Ainsley McLaughlin, Kelsey Marie Kennedy, Brendan Francis Kennedy, David Douglas Sampson