Patents by Inventor Ian Edward Mitchell

Ian Edward Mitchell 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).

  • Fluidised bed treatment
    Patent number: 9182174
    Abstract: A component is treated in a fluidized bed by insertion of only a treatment part of the component into the treatment chamber of a fluidized bed apparatus. The non-treatment part of the component is located substantially outside the treatment chamber and out of contact with the fluidized bed. The boundary between the treatment part and the non-treatment part of the component is defined by a boundary containment surface at a fixed location with respect to the component. The boundary containment surface may be a seal which seals between the component to be treated and an aperture in a side wall of the treatment chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Bhrami Jegatheeswaram Pillai, Daniel Clark, Paul Anthony Goulding, Daniel Jason Howe, Kin Keung Chan, Ian Edward Mitchell
  • Gas heater
    Patent number: 8617460
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for heat treating an article by delivering a heating flow of fluid to a localized region of the article, and simultaneously delivering a cooling flow of fluid to a further region of the article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce PLC
    Inventors: Ian Edward Mitchell, Daniel Clark, Stephen John Tuppen
  • GAS HEATER
    Publication number: 20090173416
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for heat treating an article by delivering a heating flow of fluid to a localised region of the article, and simultaneously delivering a cooling flow of fluid to a further region of the article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventors: Ian Edward Mitchell, Daniel Clark, Stephen John Tuppen