Patents by Inventor Mark Lwin

Mark Lwin 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).

  • Apparatus for and a method of characterising mechanical properties of a sample
    Patent number: 9857278
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an apparatus for characterizing mechanical properties of a sample. The apparatus comprises a structure for supporting the sample and applying a first pressure in a first direction to the sample and an actuator for modulating the first pressure. The apparatus also comprises a pressure applicator containing a liquid and arranged to apply a second pressure to the sample in a second direction that is transversal to the first direction. Further, the apparatus comprises a pore pressure applicator arranged to apply a flow of a fluid through a porous sample such that a pore pressure is applied to the porous sample. In addition, the apparatus comprises a sensor for sensing a change in the sample in response to a change in a pressure experienced by the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Curtin University of Technology
    Inventors: Maxim Lebedev, Vassily Mikhaltsevitch, Mark Lwin, Boris Gurevich
  • APPARATUS FOR AND A METHOD OF CHARACTERISING MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF A SAMPLE
    Publication number: 20130213120
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an apparatus for characterising mechanical properties of a sample. The apparatus comprises a structure for supporting the sample and applying a first pressure in a first direction to the sample and an actuator for modulating the first pressure. The apparatus also comprises a pressure applicator containing a liquid and arranged to apply a second pressure to the sample in a second direction that is transversal to the first direction. Further, the apparatus comprises a pore pressure applicator arranged to apply a flow of a fluid through a porous sample such that a pore pressure is applied to the porous sample. In addition, the apparatus comprises a sensor for sensing a change in the sample in response to a change in a pressure experienced by the sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: Curtin University of Technology
    Inventors: Maxim Lebedev, Vassily Mikhaltsevitch, Mark Lwin, Boris Gurevich