Patents by Inventor Ian Mays

Ian Mays 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: 7086803
    Abstract: A thimble providing a first convex surface about a first axis and a second convex surface about a second axis, the first and second axes being substantially perpendicular to each other and the first and second surfaces being opposite each other, the thimble being such that a first length of elongate material can be wrapped over said first convex surface and back on itself to form a first loop around the thimble and a second length of elongate material can then be wrapped over said second convex surface through said first loop and back on itself to form a second loop around the thimble.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: Amsafe Bridport Limited
    Inventors: David Ackerman, Ian Mays, Stephen Mark Trafford
  • Publication number: 20050141663
    Abstract: A thimble providing a first convex surface about a first axis and a second convex surface about a second axis, the first and second axes being substantially perpendicular to each other and the first and second surfaces being opposite each other, the thimble being such that a first length of elongate material can be wrapped over said first convex surface and back on itself to form a first loop around the thimble and a second length of elongate material can then be wrapped over said second convex surface through said first loop and back on itself to form a second loop around the thimble.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2005
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Inventors: David Ackerman, Ian Mays, Stephen Trafford