Patents by Inventor David Woolger

David Woolger 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: 12601801
    Abstract: An active magnetic shield system, including an array of magnetic field sensors arranged to sense a local magnetic field. An array of magnetic field elements are arranged produce a magnetic field. Each magnetic field element has a unit coil for mounting to a plurality of surfaces arranged in at least 3 planes to define an enclosed cancellation volume, and to produce a vector magnetic field pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Assignees: MAGNETIC SHIELDS LIMITED, UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM
    Inventors: David Woolger, James Chalmers, Joseph Farmer, Eliot Dawson, Richard Bowtell, Matthew Brookes, Niall Holmes, Paul Glover
  • Publication number: 20240280657
    Abstract: An active magnetic shield system, including an array of magnetic field sensors arranged to sense a local magnetic field. An array of magnetic field elements are arranged produce a magnetic field. Each magnetic field element has a unit coil for mounting to a plurality of surfaces arranged in at least 3 planes to define an enclosed cancellation volume, and to produce a vector magnetic field pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventors: David WOOLGER, James CHALMERS, Joseph FARMER, Eliot DAWSON, Richard BOWTELL, Matthew BROOKES, Niall HOLMES, Paul GLOVER
  • Patent number: 11782099
    Abstract: A magnetic shield apparatus for shielding magnetic field probes. The shield apparatus comprises an outer shield, and an inner shield contained within the outer shield. A magnetic field sensor is housed in the inner shield, and the outer shield and the inner shield comprise a magnetically permeable material, enclosing a volume and having at least a first end that is open.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Magnetic Shields Limited
    Inventor: David Woolger
  • Publication number: 20200064428
    Abstract: A magnetic shield apparatus for shielding magnetic field probes. The shield apparatus comprises an outer shield, and an inner shield contained within the outer shield. A magnetic field sensor is housed in the inner shield, and the outer shield and the inner shield comprise a magnetically permeable material, enclosing a volume and having at least a first end that is open.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicant: Magnetic Shields Limited
    Inventor: David Woolger