Patents by Inventor Ian Platt

Ian Platt 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).

  • Publication number: 20240123960
    Abstract: A aircraft braking system is disclosed including a plurality of brakes each for braking one of a plurality of aircraft wheels using hydraulic pressure, a first hydraulic pressure supply unit, and a second hydraulic pressure supply unit. The first hydraulic pressure supply unit is connected to only a first subset of the plurality of brakes, such that the first hydraulic pressure supply unit can enable only the first subset of the plurality of brakes to provide braking. The second hydraulic pressure supply unit is connected to only a second subset of the plurality of brakes, the second subset not including any of the brakes of the first subset, such that the second hydraulic pressure supply unit can enable only the second subset of the plurality of brakes to provide braking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Ian PLATT, Andrew David SADLER
  • Publication number: 20020178948
    Abstract: A method for storing printing plates (4) in a stacker (5) comprises the steps of detecting a printing plate (8) exiting a processor (1) or exiting a baking station, activating a conveying mechanism (2) of a stacker, conveying (A) the printing plate to a rear side (18) of the stacker and deactivating the conveying mechanism when the printing plate reaches the rear side of the stacker. Then further steps comprise tilting (B) the printing plate by means of rotating tilting bars (6) into a plate trolley (5) and returning the tilting bars back to a home position (19) on the stacker. Herein, the tilting the printing plate comprises the substeps of releasing a forcing means from the stacker, and forcing (P) the printing plate away from the tilting bars against a rest position (21) in the trolley.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2001
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Inventors: Ian Platt, Frans Hammersma