Patents by Inventor Kenneth Hammond

Kenneth Hammond 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: 20240115161
    Abstract: An apparatus for monitoring neural response and/or providing treatment includes an electrical stimulator configured to apply electrical stimulation, and one or more processors configured to analyze stimulation response. The one or more processors can be further configured to operate the electrical stimulator, adjust the electrical stimulation, and determine one or more wound characteristics based at least in part on at least one of the electrical stimulation or the stimulation response, e.g. a movement of a patient, a color absorption characteristic, or other physiological responses. An indication of the one or more wound characteristics can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Varuni Rachindra Brownhill, Victoria Jody Hammond, Allan Kenneth Frazer Grugeon Hunt, Charlotte Urwin
  • Publication number: 20230290525
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a stellarator comprising two sets of coils, namely a set of encircling coils which encircle the plasma axis, and a set of shaping coils which do not encircle any other coil or the plasma. In some embodiments, the encircling coils include a structural element to maintain their shape under magnetic forces. In some embodiments, the shaping coils are mounted onto one or more structural elements which, together with the shaping coils, constitute a field shaping unit. Also disclosed is a controller which may modify the electrical current flowing in one or more subsets of the coils in order to achieve target plasma parameters. Also disclosed is a method of designing a set of shaping coils by discretizing a surface dipole or current potential distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: DAVID GATES, CAOXIANG ZHU, KENNETH HAMMOND
  • Publication number: 20080057332
    Abstract: A method for the manufacture of hollow metal spheres is provided. The method includes stamping appropriately-shaped hemispherical components and subsequently laser welding of the hemispheres. Metal spheres made by the method of the invention are substantially uniformly symmetrical in their mass distribution, and can provide superior performance in applications, such as golf ball cores and light-weight ball bearings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Inventors: Timothy Owens, Douglas DuFaux, Gary Bockman, Scott Brockman, Kenneth Hammond
  • Patent number: 7317662
    Abstract: Gas Projection Device that can take many external forms that simulate military munitions being exploded and that contain features that enhance the sound of the explosion and the appearance of smoke and attendant percussion. Such device can be controlled by many different means including electronic remote control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Inventors: John D. Unsworth, Kenneth Hammond
  • Publication number: 20060233050
    Abstract: Gas Projection Device that can take many external forms that simulate military munitions being exploded and that contain features that enhance the sound of the explosion and the appearance of smoke and attendant percussion. Such device can be controlled by many different means including electronic remote control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2005
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Inventors: John Unsworth, Kenneth Hammond
  • Patent number: 6962031
    Abstract: A door comprises a framework formed from lengths of pultruded synthetic material having a low coefficient of thermal expansion, the space defined by the framework may be at least partially occupied by a core comprising a body of synthetic, structural-density, foam material and skins may be secured to opposed faces thereof to leave edges of the framework exposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2005
    Assignee: Polymer Doors Limited
    Inventors: Nicholas Guy Clarke, Ernest Kenneth Hammond
  • Publication number: 20020108337
    Abstract: A door comprises a framework formed from lengths of pultruded synthetic material having a low coefficient of thermal expansion, the space defined by the framework may be at least partially occupied by a core comprising a body of synthetic, structural-density, foam material and skins may be secured to opposed faces thereof to leave edges of the framework exposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2002
    Publication date: August 15, 2002
    Inventors: Nicholas Guy Clarke, Ernest Kenneth Hammond