Patents by Inventor Graeme Alexander Thomson

Graeme Alexander Thomson 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).

  • Actuator assist apparatus, actuator system and method
    Patent number: 10851805
    Abstract: An actuator assist apparatus for use with an actuator has a housing and a piston member slidably disposed in the housing. The piston member divides the interior of the housing into a first fluid chamber and a second fluid chamber. The actuator assist apparatus is configurable between a first, primed, configuration and an activated configuration. A force applicator is configured to store energy when the apparatus is in the primed configuration and release the energy to move the piston member relative to the housing. Movement of the piston member applies a force which assists in urging the actuator towards an extended configuration, thereby reducing the minimum operating pressure of the actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: GE OIL & GAS UK, LTD.
    Inventors: Graeme Alexander Thomson, Peter John Davey
  • ACTUATOR ASSIST APPARATUS, ACTUATOR SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20170343019
    Abstract: An actuator assist apparatus for use with an actuator has a housing and a piston member slidably disposed in the housing. The piston member divides the interior of the housing into a first fluid chamber and a second fluid chamber. The actuator assist apparatus is configurable between a first, primed, configuration and an activated configuration. A force applicator is configured to store energy when the apparatus is in the primed configuration and release the energy to move the piston member relative to the housing. Movement of the piston member applies a force which assists in urging the actuator towards an extended configuration, thereby reducing the minimum operating pressure of the actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Graeme Alexander Thomson, Peter John Davey