Patents by Inventor Graham Shaun MIMMS

Graham Shaun MIMMS 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 method for analysing a surface
    Patent number: 10317345
    Abstract: Apparatus for analyzing a surface which, in use, is subject to drag, the apparatus comprising, a light source for generating light of at least one predetermined wavelength, a light source holder for holding and positioning the light source so as to direct it at the surface, a light detector for detecting reflected light from the surface and generating a signal in response thereto, a light detector holder for holding the light detector and positioning it so as to detect the reflected light, and a connector for connecting the light detector to a microprocessor to analyze the signal. Also disclosed is a method of analyzing a surface which, in use, is subject to drag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignees: INTERCEDE VENTURES LTD, UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND, BRISTOL
    Inventors: Richard William Luxton, Janice Helen Kiely, Timothy Ingram Cox, Ben de Lacy Costello, Graham Shaun Mimms
  • Apparatus and Method for Analysing a Surface
    Publication number: 20170328841
    Abstract: Apparatus for analysing a surface which, in use, is subject to drag, the apparatus comprising, a light source for generating light of at least one predetermined wavelength, a light source holder for holding and positioning the light source so as to direct it at the surface, a light detector for detecting reflected light from the surface and generating a signal in response thereto, a light detector holder for holding the light detector and positioning it so as to detect the reflected light, and a connector for connecting the light detector to a microprocessor to analyse the signal. Also disclosed is a method of analysing a surface which, in use, is subject to drag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Richard William LUXTON, Janice Helen KIELY, Timothy Ingram COX, Ben de Lacy COSTELLO, Graham Shaun MIMMS