Patents by Inventor Grant David Paul Westgarth

Grant David Paul Westgarth 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).

  • Patent number: 11834990
    Abstract: A tool for inserting into a cavity is provided. The tool includes a plurality of segments moveably coupled to one another, each segment moveable relative to an adjacent segment between a bent position and a coupled position, the plurality of segments including a first segment, the first segment including: a core formed of a first material; and a shell formed of a second material and comprising or defining a guide feature, a drive feature, a line guide, or a combination thereof; wherein the first material defines a greater stiffness than the second material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Oliver Crispin Robotics Limited
    Inventors: Trevor Owen Hawke, Andrew Crispin Graham, Jason Ralph Gordon Curle, Grant David Paul Westgarth
  • Publication number: 20220290608
    Abstract: A tool for inserting into a cavity is provided. The tool includes a plurality of segments moveably coupled to one another, each segment moveable relative to an adjacent segment between a bent position and a coupled position, the plurality of segments including a first segment, the first segment including: a core formed of a first material; and a shell formed of a second material and comprising or defining a guide feature, a drive feature, a line guide, or a combination thereof; wherein the first material defines a greater stiffness than the second material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Trevor Owen Hawke, Andrew Crispin Graham, Jason Ralph Gordon Curle, Grant David Paul Westgarth
  • Patent number: 11371437
    Abstract: A tool for inserting into a cavity is provided. The tool includes a plurality of segments moveably coupled to one another, each segment moveable relative to an adjacent segment between a bent position and a coupled position, the plurality of segments including a first segment, the first segment including: a core formed of a first material; and a shell formed of a second material and comprising or defining a guide feature, a drive feature, a line guide, or a combination thereof; wherein the first material defines a greater stiffness than the second material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Oliver Crispin Robotics Limited
    Inventors: Trevor Owen Hawke, Andrew Crispin Graham, Jason Ralph Gordon Curle, Grant David Paul Westgarth
  • Publication number: 20210285374
    Abstract: A tool for inserting into a cavity is provided. The tool includes a plurality of segments moveably coupled to one another, each segment moveable relative to an adjacent segment between a bent position and a coupled position, the plurality of segments including a first segment, the first segment including: a core formed of a first material; and a shell formed of a second material and comprising or defining a guide feature, a drive feature, a line guide, or a combination thereof; wherein the first material defines a greater stiffness than the second material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Trevor Owen Hawke, Andrew Crispin Graham, Jason Ralph Gordon Curle, Grant David Paul Westgarth