Patents by Inventor Jonathon MITCHELL-SMITH

Jonathon MITCHELL-SMITH 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).

  • Nozzle
    Publication number: 20240001468
    Abstract: A nozzle for an electrochemical machining device. The nozzle defining a body with first and second releasably attachable body portions forming an electrolyte cavity therebetween, when the first and second body portions are attached. The body includes an inlet port upstream of the cavity, and an outlet port for dispensing a jet of electrolyte towards a surface of a workpiece, in use, where a flow path is defined from the inlet port through the cavity to the outlet port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Jonathon MITCHELL-SMITH, Simon TAYLOR, Jack FOSTER, Patrick BOINTON
  • Electrolyte Solution
    Publication number: 20230065692
    Abstract: An electrolyte solution is provided for an electrochemical machining process. The electrolyte solution includes a substantially water free ionic solvent, an ionisable material in the form of an inorganic salt; and a viscosity modifier. The electrolyte has a viscosity in the range of 1 to 50 mPa·s at 20° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Jonathon MITCHELL-SMITH, Alistair SPEIDEL, Ivan BISTEROV
  • Electro-discharge machining tool and a method of using the same
    Patent number: 11511361
    Abstract: An electro-discharge machining (EDM) device that includes a housing, an erosion electrode, a ground electrode, and a dielectric inlet. The housing is configured to be positioned on a surface of a workpiece and proximal to a fastener to be eroded. The planar erosion electrode is positioned at least partially within the housing, with the erosion electrode being movable relative to the housing in a first axis. The first axis is substantially normal to a longitudinal axis of the fastener. The ground electrode is conductively connected to the fastener. The dielectric inlet is configured to deliver a dielectric fluid to a region between the erosion electrode and the fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Shamraze Ahmed, Jonathon Mitchell-Smith, Alexander Jackson-Crisp, Adam Clare
  • ELECTRO-DISCHARGE MACHINING TOOL AND A METHOD OF USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20200122253
    Abstract: An electro-discharge machining (EDM) device comprises a housing, an erosion electrode, a ground electrode, and a dielectric inlet. The housing is configured to be positioned on a surface of a workpiece and proximal to a fastener to be eroded. The planar erosion electrode is positioned at least partially within the housing, with the erosion electrode being movable relative to the housing in a first axis. The first axis is substantially normal to a longitudinal axis of the fastener. The ground electrode is conductively connected to the fastener. The dielectric inlet is configured to deliver a dielectric fluid to a region between the erosion electrode and the fastener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Shamraze AHMED, Jonathon MITCHELL-SMITH, Alexander JACKSON-CRISP, Adam CLARE