Patents by Inventor Ian Thompson

Ian Thompson 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: 20160244145
    Abstract: An aircraft comprises a wing, a wing tip device at the tip of the wing and an actuator. The actuator is arranged to effect movement of the wing tip device between a flight configuration for use during flight and a ground configuration in which the wing tip device is moved away from the flight configuration such that the span of the aircraft is reduced. The aircraft comprises a carriage guide, such as a track assembly, fixed relative to the wing, and a carriage arranged to move along the track assembly as the wing tip device moves between the flight and ground configurations. The carriage carries the wing tip device on a pivot, such that the wing tip device is rotatable relative to the carriage, about the pivot, as the carriage moves along the track assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventor: Robert Ian THOMPSON
  • Patent number: 9422696
    Abstract: A system is provided for mounting a mixing valve on a support surface to connect the mixing valve (101) to supply pipes (109, 111) projecting from the support surface. The system includes a mounting plate (103) for securing to the support surface so that the supply pipes (109, 111) pass through openings in the mounting plate (103). Sleeves (159, 161) fit over the projecting ends of the supply pipes (109, 111) for reception in inlets of the mixing valve (101) to thereby compress the sleeves (159, 161) to grip and retain the pipes (109, 111) in the inlets. The mixing valve (101) is releasably secured to the mounting plate (103) allowing the mixing valve (101) to be detached and the sleeves (159, 161) and mounting plate (103) to be removed from the pipes (109, 111).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: KOHLER MIRA LIMITED
    Inventors: Nigel Paul Sansum, Richard William Dauncey, Christopher Ian Thompson
  • Patent number: 9320853
    Abstract: An administering device for administering an active substance from a multi-chamber container comprising a first chamber holding a solid active substance and a second chamber holding a dissolving liquid for the active substance, wherein the administering device comprises a mixing device for mixing the active substance with the dissolving liquid and a housing accommodating the mixing device, the container being moveable relative to the housing, and the administering device further comprising a first indicator for indicating a position of the container relative to the housing upon completion of a mixing step, and a second indicator for indicating a position of the container relative to the housing upon completion of a venting step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: TecPharma Licensing AG
    Inventors: Sofia Galbraith, Ulrich Moser, Juerg Hirschel, Ian Thompson
  • Publication number: 20160090170
    Abstract: An aircraft comprises a foldable wing, the wing comprising an inner region and an outer region, such as a wing tip. The outer region is moveable relative to the inner region between a flight configuration and a ground configuration in which the span is reduced. The aircraft comprises a control system and a control interface. The control interface comprises a selector for selecting the desired configuration of the outer region, and is arrange to provide: a first output, such as a light, when the flight configuration is selected and the outer region is in the flight configuration; a second output, such an amber light, when the ground configuration is selected and the outer region is in the ground configuration; and a third output, such as a red light, when the outer region is not in the selected configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventor: Robert Ian THOMPSON
  • Publication number: 20160030179
    Abstract: An implantable medical apparatus comprising a control unit, a bladder containing a fluid, a ram configured to compress the fluid in the bladder, and a pressure sensor configured to detect a pressure of the fluid in the inflatable bladder. The bladder, ram, pressure sensor and control unit are located in a unitary implant configured for placement within a corporeal body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Ian THOMPSON, Yusheng FENG, Luis DAVILA, Dustin WILSON, Michael LASCH
  • Publication number: 20160023750
    Abstract: An aircraft landing gear including: a sprung arm mounted to a main pivot and carrying one or more wheels; leaf springs; a transfer arm attached to each of the leaf springs; and a swinging link with a first end which is pivotally coupled to the sprung arm via a first swinging link pivot and a second end which is pivotally coupled to the transfer arm via a second swinging link pivot. The leaf springs are arranged to provide a resilient biasing force via the transfer arm and the swinging link which opposes rotation of the sprung arm about the main pivot. Each leaf spring only absorbs a portion of the landing loads, so load and stress levels in each individual spring are lower. The swinging link enables the leaf springs to be positioned remotely from the sprung arm, in a suitable position to optimise the use of space and distribute loads efficiently into the airframe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventor: Robert Ian THOMPSON
  • Publication number: 20160016656
    Abstract: An assembly providing an abutment member for a door. The assembly is arranged to hold the abutment member remotely from a side of an opening which is closed by the door. The abutment member is moveable between deployed and retracted configurations to allow objects to pass through the opening while providing an abutment when the door is closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Robert Ian THOMPSON, Nicholas John HANCOCK
  • Publication number: 20150308089
    Abstract: A water delivery device includes a body, a user interface, a micro-mixing valve, first and second capacitive sensors, and a controller. The body includes a base and a spout. The user interface is provided on the spout. The micro-mixing valve is contained within the body and is in fluid communication with a hot water source and a cold water source. The first capacitive sensor is provided below the user interface. The second capacitive sensor is provided below the user interface and is spaced apart from the first capacitive sensor. The controller is operatively connected to the first capacitive sensor, the second capacitive sensor, and the micro-mixing valve. Each of the first and second capacitive sensors is configured to be independently activated by a user to transmit a signal to the controller to increase or decrease a temperature of a flow of water flowing from the micro-mixing valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: Christopher Ian Thompson, Xiangzhen Zhu
  • Publication number: 20150308084
    Abstract: A control system includes a water delivery device and a communications bridge. The water delivery device includes a mixing valve, a controller configured to control the mixing valve, and a first optical communications interface coupled to the controller. The communications bridge includes a second optical communications interface and a separate data communications interface. The communications bridge is configured to exchange information with the water delivery device using optical communications via the first and second optical communications interfaces, and to exchange information with a user device using electronic data communications between the user via and the data communications interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: Christopher Ian Thompson, Xiangzhen Zhu
  • Patent number: 9155836
    Abstract: An injection device including a housing, a needle guard sleeve displaceable relative to the housing, and a spring coupled to the guard sleeve such that the guard sleeve can be moved by the spring distally from a proximal position to an end position, the spring also being coupled to a forward drive element displaceable relative to the housing in a drive direction wherein the spring is tensioned upon a movement of the forward drive element in the forward drive direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Inventors: Edgar Hommann, Benjamin Scherer, Ian Thompson
  • Patent number: 8651594
    Abstract: A bedside cabinet comprises a body (10) carrying two drawers (12) and (14) all made from synthetic plastics material by rotational molding. The body (10) comprises a proximal wall (16) and a distal wall (18) each extending upward from a generally horizontal platform (20), and a horizontal top (22) extending between the proximal wall (16) and the distal wall (18). An upstand (28) carries a horizontal shelf (30) extending partly over the top (22) and both the top (22) and the shelf (30) are directed towards the proximal side of the cabinet, having raised lips (32) and (34) respectively around their distal edges and their ends. The cabinet lacks dirt traps and is easily cleaned. In addition the drawers (12) and (14) are reversible so as to open forwards whether the cabinet is on the right-hand side or the left-hand side of a bed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Hospital Metalcraft Limited
    Inventors: Bryn Jones, Paul Open, Mark Bevis, Christopher Ian Thompson, Craig Ian Wightman
  • Patent number: D708302
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Kohler Mira Limited
    Inventors: David Antony Pixton, Christopher Ian Thompson, Simon Mark Browning
  • Patent number: D733260
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: KOHLER MIRA LIMITED
    Inventors: Christopher Ian Thompson, David Antony Pixton
  • Patent number: D740399
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: KOHLER MIRA LIMITED
    Inventors: Christopher Ian Thompson, David Antony Pixton
  • Patent number: D746949
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: KOHLER MIRA LIMITED
    Inventors: Christopher Ian Thompson, David Antony Pixton
  • Patent number: D757909
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: KOHLER MIRA LIMITED
    Inventors: Christopher Ian Thompson, David Antony Pixton
  • Patent number: D757910
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: KOHLER MIRA LIMITED
    Inventors: Christopher Ian Thompson, David Antony Pixton
  • Patent number: D758548
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: KOHLER MIRA LIMITED
    Inventors: Christopher Ian Thompson, David Antony Pixton
  • Patent number: D758549
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: KOHLER MIRA LIMITED
    Inventors: Christopher Ian Thompson, David Antony Pixton
  • Patent number: D758550
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: KOHLER MIRA LIMITED
    Inventors: Christopher Ian Thompson, David Antony Pixton