Patents by Inventor Ivan F. Confield

Ivan F. Confield 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).

  • Lift measurement
    Publication number: 20080196508
    Abstract: A method of determining the lift generated by a lift-generating member, the lift-generating member being coupled to a component within the lift load path with the lift load path component experiencing strain as a result of the lift generated by the lift-generating member; characterised in that the method comprises the steps of: g) Coupling at least one strain measurement means to the lift load path component; h) Obtaining strain measurements from the at least one strain measurement means; and i) Calculating the lift generated by the lift-generating member from the at least one strain measurements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2008
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventors: Ivan F. Confield, Derek G. MacKay, Robert G.A. Melville, David Harvey