Patents by Inventor Jacob Thomas Roberts

Jacob Thomas Roberts 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: 20220364577
    Abstract: An ejector device comprises a housing (110) having a motive fluid inlet (111) to receive motive fluid, a suction fluid inlet (112) to receive suction fluid and a fluid outlet (113) to output the motive fluid and the suction fluid. The ejector device comprises a nozzle and diffuser assembly (150) configured to fit within the housing (110). The nozzle and diffuser assembly (150) comprises a nozzle (160), a diffuser (170) and a connecting structure (180) connecting the nozzle (160) to the diffuser 170. The connecting structure (180) is configured to permit fluid flow between the nozzle (160) and the diffuser (170). The connecting structure (180) has apertures (182) configured to allow fluid to be drawn into the fluid flow between the nozzle 160 and the diffuser (170).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Gary Anthony SHORT, Jacob Thomas ROBERTS
  • Patent number: 11274680
    Abstract: An ejector device (1), e.g., for pumping a gas using a liquid motive fluid, has an injector portion (100), and a diffuser portion (50), the injector portion (100) being arranged for injecting a flow of motive fluid from a motive fluid inlet (10) into an inlet section (52) of the diffuser portion (50) thereby to draw a suction fluid from a suction fluid inlet (20) into the inlet section (52) of the diffuser portion (50). The injector portion (100) includes a flow-modifying arrangement with at least one rotational deflector element (104), e.g., three vanes (104V1, 104V2, 104V3) each at a desired twist angle, constructed and arranged to deflect motive fluid into a helical path as it moves over or through the rotational deflector element (104), and at least one baffle element (103), e.g., a baffle plate (103), downstream of the rotational deflector element (104).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Transvac Systems Limited
    Inventors: Gary Anthony Short, Jacob Thomas Roberts, Thomas Peter More
  • Publication number: 20190331139
    Abstract: An ejector device (1), e.g. for pumping a gas using a liquid motive fluid, comprising: an injector portion (100), and a diffuser portion (50), the injector portion (100) being arranged for injecting a flow of motive fluid from a motive fluid inlet (10) into an inlet section (52) of the diffuser portion (50) thereby to draw a suction fluid from a suction fluid inlet (20) into the inlet section (52) of the diffuser portion (50); wherein the injector portion (100) comprises a flow-modifying arrangement comprising: at least one rotational deflector element (104), e.g. comprising three vanes (104V1, 104V2, 104V3) each at a desired twist angle, constructed and arranged to deflect motive fluid into a helical path as it moves over or through the rotational deflector element (104), and at least one baffle element (103), e.g. a baffle plate (103), located downstream of the rotational deflector element (104).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Gary Anthony Short, Jacob Thomas Roberts, Thomas Peter More