Patents by Inventor James Collie

James Collie 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: 20240425162
    Abstract: Disclosed is a sail comprising a head, a tack, and a luff extending between the head and the tack; a luff region extending along the luff; wherein the luff region has a significantly higher degree of elasticity compared to the average elasticity of a remainder of the sail. Also disclosed is a method of making a sail comprising laying out material to form the sail; arranging material in a luff region of the sail and in the remainder of the sail such that in the direction of the luff, the luff region has a higher degree of elasticity compared to the remainder of the sail; curing or sewing the sail to form a cohesive structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventor: Stephen James Collie
  • Patent number: 12110089
    Abstract: Disclosed is a sail comprising a head, a tack, and a luff extending between the head and the tack; a luff region extending along the luff; wherein the luff region has a significantly higher degree of elasticity compared to the average elasticity of a remainder of the sail. Also disclosed is a method of making a sail comprising laying out material to form the sail; arranging material in a luff region of the sail and in the remainder of the sail such that in the direction of the luff, the luff region has a higher degree of elasticity compared to the remainder of the sail; curing or sewing the sail to form a cohesive structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: TEAM NEW ZEALAND LIMITED
    Inventor: Stephen James Collie
  • Patent number: 11631317
    Abstract: An electronic monitoring bracelet, comprising a ring-shaped body configured so as to be mounted around a limb or an object, and an electronic monitoring system positioned in the body, the electronic monitoring system comprising an integrity detection system and an internal source of energy. The ring-shaped body is in the form of a rigid shell containing a chamber or several chamber sections in which are positioned components of the electronic monitoring system, the ring-shaped body entirely encircling the bracelet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: GEOSATIS SA
    Inventors: Vincent Praplan, Edmund James Colli-Vignarelli, Urs Hunkeler, José Carlos Fernandes Demétrio
  • Publication number: 20200005627
    Abstract: An electronic monitoring bracelet, comprising a ring-shaped body configured so as to be mounted around a limb or an object, and an electronic monitoring system positioned in the body, the electronic monitoring system comprising an integrity detection system and an internal source of energy. The ring-shaped body is in the form of a rigid shell containing a chamber or several chamber sections in which are positioned components of the electronic monitoring system, the ring-shaped body entirely encircling the bracelet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: GEOSATIS SA
    Inventors: Vincent Praplan, Edmund James Colli-Vignarelli, Urs Hunkeler, José Carlos Fernandes Demétrio
  • Patent number: 10446015
    Abstract: An electronic monitoring bracelet, comprising a ring-shaped body (2) configured so as to be mounted around a limb or an object, and an electronic monitoring system positioned in the body, the electronic monitoring system comprising an integrity detection system (4) and an internal source of energy (12). The ring-shaped body (2) is in the form of a rigid shell containing a chamber or several chamber sections in which are positioned components of the electronic monitoring system, the ring-shaped body entirely encircling the bracelet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: GEOSATIS SA
    Inventors: Vincent Praplan, Edmund James Colli-Vignarelli, Urs Hunkeler, José Carlos Fernandes Demétrio
  • Patent number: 8933756
    Abstract: A generator of very short pulses where a cascade of inverters of arbitrary length characterized in that said inverters are adapted to produce pulses on their power supply line instead of their usual output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL)
    Inventors: Edmund James Colli-Vignarelli, Catherine Dehollain, Jean-Yves Le Boudec
  • Publication number: 20120319784
    Abstract: A generator of very short pulses where a cascade of inverters of arbitrary length characterized in that said inverters are adapted to produce pulses on their power supply line instead of their usual output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE (EPFL)
    Inventors: Edmund James COLLI-VIGNARELLI, Catherine DEHOLLAIN, Jean-Yves LE BOUDEC
  • Patent number: D397273
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1998
    Inventor: James Collie