Patents by Inventor David Towers

David Towers 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: 20140054244
    Abstract: A filtering chip conveyor comprises: a conveyor tank arranged to retain a cutting fluid containing chips; and a continuous hinge belt at least party disposed inside the conveyor tank, the belt being arranged to rotate and to make turns at a tail end and at a discharge end, leaving a space between an upper flight and a lower flight of the belt. The chips are arranged to be transported by the belt to the discharge end to be discharged off the conveyor. The conveyor further comprises at least one filter box for filtering the cutting fluid that is to be discharged off the conveyor through the filter box. The filter box comprises a filter plate having photo etched or chemically milled orifices having a minimum aperture dimension of less than 0.3 mm and an open proportion of at least 15%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2011
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: LNS MANAGEMENT SA
    Inventor: Jamie David Towers
  • Publication number: 20100177319
    Abstract: A method for combining shape data from multiple views in a common co-ordinate system to define the 3-D shape and/or colour of an object, the method comprising: projecting one or more optical datum(s)/markers onto the object surface; projecting light over an area of the object surface; capturing light reflected from the surface; using the optical datum(s)/markers as reference points in multiple views of the object, and using the multiple views and the reference points to determine the shape of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2007
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS
    Inventors: David Towers, Catherine Towers, Zonghua Zhang
  • Publication number: 20060033929
    Abstract: The invention provides a novel method for absolute fringe order identification in multi-wavelength interferometry based on optimum selection of the wavelengths to be used. A theoretical model of the process is described which allows the process reliability to be quantified. The methodology produces a wavelength selection which is optimum with respect to the minimum number of wavelengths required to achieve a target dynamic measurement range. Conversely, the maximum dynamic range is produced from a given number of optimally selected wavelengths utilised in a sensor. The new concept introduced for optimum wavelength selection is scalable, i.e. from a three wavelength system to a four wavelength system, from four wavelengths to five, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2003
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Inventors: David Towers, Catherine Towers, Julian David Jones
  • Patent number: D864516
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Intercontinental Great Brands LLC
    Inventors: Falguni Dharmendrakumar Chauhan, Maura E. Collins Titone, Priya Kalwani, Meredith Ann Keiling, Daniel H. Levison, Mihaelos N. Mihalos, Janelle Marie Myers, Nimesh K. Patel, Timothy David Towers