Patents by Inventor Fraser James Milne

Fraser James Milne 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).

  • Spring
    Publication number: 20230045865
    Abstract: A spring (5;105;205;305;404;505) for a clamp suitable for attachment to a tubular member, the spring comprising a resilient body (6;106;206;306;406;506) having first and second ends (8;108;208;308;408;508) and an internal surface (7;107;207;307;407;507) adapted to seat within a clamp member and an external surface (9;109;209;309;409;509) adapted to contact the outer surface of a tubular member, the internal and external surfaces extending between the first and second ends and wherein the stiffness of the resilient body of the spring varies over the length of the body between the first and second ends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Fraser James Milne, William Henry Lannagan
  • Cylindrical element profiled to reduce vortex induced vibration (VIV) and/or drag
    Patent number: 10962035
    Abstract: A generally cylindrical element 10 that is adapted for immersion in water is described. The generally cylindrical element 10 has an outer surface 11 that is in contact with the water in use. The outer surface 11 has at least two rows of repeating shapes 20, for example hexagons 20, provided on the surface 11, where each row of repeating shapes 20 is separated from the other or the adjacent row(s) by a groove arrangement 30. Each shape 20 within a row is separated from the, or each, adjacent shape 20 by at least one groove 30. This configuration of the surface 11 reduces Vortex Induced Vibration (VIV) and/or drag that may act upon the generally cylindrical element 10 when it is immersed in a body of water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Balmoral Comtec Limited
    Inventors: Brian John Bakewell, Fraser James Milne, Aneel Gill
  • A Cylindrical Element Profiled To Reduce Vortex Induced Vibration (VIV) and/or Drag
    Publication number: 20200248731
    Abstract: A generally cylindrical element 10 that is adapted for immersion in water is described. The generally cylindrical element 10 has an outer surface 11 that is in contact with the water in use. The outer surface 11 has at least two rows of repeating shapes 20, for example hexagons 20, provided on the surface 11, where each row of repeating shapes 20 is separated from the other or the adjacent row(s) by a groove arrangement 30. Each shape 20 within a row is separated from the, or each, adjacent shape 20 by at least one groove 30. This configuration of the surface 11 reduces Vortex Induced Vibration (VIV) and/or drag that may act upon the generally cylindrical element 10 when it is immersed in a body of water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Brian John Bakewell, Fraser James Milne, Aneel Gill