Patents by Inventor Martin W. Denmark

Martin W. Denmark 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).

  • Insertion tool
    Patent number: 11383335
    Abstract: An apparatus for securing an insert in a hole, the insert having an axis, a section comprising a thread disposed around the axis and a section comprising a plurality of splines, and the hole having a section comprising a corresponding thread and a section comprising a plurality of grooves corresponding to said splines, the apparatus comprising a driver arranged to rotate the insert, a torque measurement device arranged to measure the driving torque applied by the driver, and a controller arranged to cause the driver to drive the insert into the hole until the splines are level in the axial direction with the grooves by rotating the insert in a first direction, and align the splines with the grooves by causing the driver to further rotate the threaded insert whilst measuring the driving torque using the torque measuring device, and stopping the further rotation based on the measured driving torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventors: Martin C Bullock, George S Walsh, Martin W Denmark, Dejan Basu
  • INSERTION TOOL
    Publication number: 20210107101
    Abstract: An apparatus for securing an insert in a hole, the insert having an axis, a section comprising a thread disposed around the axis and a section comprising a plurality of splines, and the hole having a section comprising a corresponding thread and a section comprising a plurality of grooves corresponding to said splines, the apparatus comprising a driver arranged to rotate the insert, a torque measurement device arranged to measure the driving torque applied by the driver, and a controller arranged to cause the driver to drive the insert into the hole until the splines are level in the axial direction with the grooves by rotating the insert in a first direction, and align the splines with the grooves by causing the driver to further rotate the threaded insert whilst measuring the driving torque using the torque measuring device, and stopping the further rotation based on the measured driving torque.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Martin C. BULLOCK, George S. WALSH, Martin W. DENMARK, Dejan BASU
  • Valve assembly
    Patent number: 5564470
    Abstract: A valve assembly comprising a valve body, an obturator rotatably mounted in the body and a transducer connected to or located adjacent the obturator in order to determine the position thereof.The transducer may comprise e.g. a potentiometer or a Hall effect device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1996
    Assignee: BTR plc
    Inventors: Martin W. Denmark, Stephen M. Buchan