Patents by Inventor Duncan CORNES

Duncan CORNES 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).

  • Apparatus and methods for determining location of at least a part of an object
    Patent number: 10024761
    Abstract: Apparatus for determining location of at least a part of a first object, the apparatus comprising: a controller configured to: control an actuator to move an optical arrangement relative to the first object; control the optical arrangement to transmit an electromagnetic wave; receive a signal from the optical arrangement; and determine a location of an edge of the first object by determining whether a change in a parameter of the signal satisfies at least one criterion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Duncan Cornes, Harold Heyworth, Joseph Reynolds
  • APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING LOCATION OF AT LEAST A PART OF AN OBJECT
    Publication number: 20170059450
    Abstract: Apparatus for determining location of at least a part of a first object, the apparatus comprising: a controller configured to: control an actuator to move an optical arrangement relative to the first object; control the optical arrangement to transmit an electromagnetic wave; receive a signal from the optical arrangement; and determine a location of an edge of the first object by determining whether a change in a parameter of the signal satisfies at least one criterion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Duncan CORNES, Harold HEYWORTH, Joseph REYNOLDS