Patents by Inventor Gordon A. Jenner

Gordon A. Jenner 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).

  • Adaptive control systems
    Patent number: 5249117
    Abstract: An adaptive controller employing variable structure techniques being particularly applicable to the control of processes operated by a magnetostrictive actuator.The problem of accommodating the non-linearity and hysteresis in the magnetostrictive actuator's response is solved by this design of controller. Examples of the uses of a controller-magnetostrictive actuator combination include control of hydraulic valves and anti-vibration tables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1993
    Assignee: The Secretary of State for Defence in Her Britannic Majesty's Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
    Inventors: Rodney D. Greenough, Gordon A. Jenner, Ahmed Parvinmehir, Anthony J. Wilkinson