Patents by Inventor Edward SPARKS

Edward SPARKS 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).

  • Computer implemented methods for determining a dimension of a gap between an aerofoil and a surface of an engine casing
    Patent number: 10788315
    Abstract: A computer implemented method of determining a dimension of a gap between an edge of an aerofoil and a surface of an engine casing, the method comprising: receiving data; generating a three dimensional model of the surface of the engine casing from the received data; identifying the edge of the aerofoil in the received data; determining a three dimensional position of a first location along the edge of the aerofoil in the received data using the identified edge; and determining a distance between the determined three dimensional position of the first location and the three dimensional model of the surface of the engine casing using an algorithm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Adriano Pulisciano, Mohammad Dabbah, Harold M. Uzzell, Edward Sparks
  • COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED METHODS FOR DETERMINING A DIMENSION OF A GAP BETWEEN AN AEROFOIL AND A SURFACE OF AN ENGINE CASING
    Publication number: 20180094537
    Abstract: A computer implemented method of determining a dimension of a gap between an edge of an aerofoil and a surface of an engine casing, the method comprising: receiving data; generating a three dimensional model of the surface of the engine casing from the received data; identifying the edge of the aerofoil in the received data; determining a three dimensional position of a first location along the edge of the aerofoil in the received data using the identified edge; and determining a distance between the determined three dimensional position of the first location and the three dimensional model of the surface of the engine casing using an algorithm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Adriano PULISCIANO, Mohammad DABBAH, Harold M. UZZELL, Edward SPARKS
  • Spray dried vaccine preparation comprising aluminium adsorbed immunogens
    Patent number: 5902565
    Abstract: Vaccine preparations in stable particulate form are disclosed. An immediate-release preparation comprises an immunogen adsorbed to an aluminum adjuvant. A controlled- or delayed-release preparation comprises microspherical particles comprising a continuous matrix of biodegradable polymer containing discrete, immunogen-containing regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1999
    Assignee: CSL Limited
    Inventors: John Cooper Cox, Robert Edward Sparks, Irwin Clay Jacobs, Norbert Simon Mason