Patents by Inventor Michael Spooner
Michael Spooner 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).
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Publication number: 20230329638Abstract: The present invention relates to a combination of sensors, a system and a method for monitoring incontinence and physiological parameters. The system includes a plurality of electrodes on an absorbent article including an absorbent core to be worn by a wearer being monitored, a device for electrical connection with the electrodes and for monitoring one or more electrical properties of the electrodes indicative of the occurrence of an incontinence event, an oxygen saturation sensor for monitoring the oxygen saturation of the blood of the wearer, and wherein the operation of the oxygen saturation sensor is controlled according to the body position of the wearer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2021Publication date: October 19, 2023Applicant: Fred Bergman Healthcare Pty LtdInventors: Peter CURRAN, Michael SPOONER
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Patent number: 8156746Abstract: A lean direct injection fuel nozzle for a gas turbine is disclosed which includes a radially outer main fuel delivery system including a main inner air swirler defined in part by a main inner air passage having a radially inner wall with a diverging downstream surface, an intermediate air swirler radially inward of the main inner air swirler for providing a cooling air flow along the downstream surface of the radially inner wall of the main inner air passage, and a radially inner pilot fuel delivery system radially inward of the intermediate air swirler.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2010Date of Patent: April 17, 2012Assignee: Delavan IncInventors: Philip E. O. Buelow, Brandon P. Williams, David H. Bretz, Michael Spooner, Caroline Mohamed, Helen Gill
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Publication number: 20100287946Abstract: A lean direct injection fuel nozzle for a gas turbine is disclosed which includes a radially outer main fuel delivery system including a main inner air swirler defined in part by a main inner air passage having a radially inner wall with a diverging downstream surface, an intermediate air swirler radially inward of the main inner air swirler for providing a cooling air flow along the downstream surface of the radially inner wall of the main inner air passage, and a radially inner pilot fuel delivery system radially inward of the intermediate air swirler.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2010Publication date: November 18, 2010Applicant: DELAVAN INCInventors: Philip E.O. Buelow, Brandon P. Williams, David H. Bretz, Michael Spooner, Caroline Mohamed, Helen Gill
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Patent number: 7779636Abstract: A lean direct injection fuel nozzle for a gas turbine is disclosed which includes a radially outer main fuel delivery system including a main inner air swirler defined in part by a main inner air passage having a radially inner wall with a diverging downstream surface, an intermediate air swirler radially inward of the main inner air swirler for providing a cooling air flow along the downstream surface of the radially inner wall of the main inner air passage, and a radially inner pilot fuel delivery system radially inward of the intermediate air swirler.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2006Date of Patent: August 24, 2010Assignee: Delavan IncInventors: Philip E. O. Buelow, Brandon P. Williams, David H. Bretz, Michael Spooner, Caroline Mohamed, Helen Gill
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Publication number: 20070028619Abstract: A fuel injector for a gas turbine engine has a swirl slot that supplies fuel to a prefilmer. The swirl slot has an upstream lip and a downstream lip that are arranged eccentrically. The slot is thus provided with an area of high static pressure and an area of low static pressure caused by the flowing over the eccentrically arranged lips.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2006Publication date: February 8, 2007Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLCInventor: Michael Spooner
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Publication number: 20060248898Abstract: A lean direct injection fuel nozzle for a gas turbine is disclosed which includes a radially outer main fuel delivery system including a main inner air swirler defined in part by a main inner air passage having a radially inner wall with a diverging downstream surface, an intermediate air swirler radially inward of the main inner air swirler for providing a cooling air flow along the downstream surface of the radially inner wall of the main inner air passage, and a radially inner pilot fuel delivery system radially inward of the intermediate air swirler.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2006Publication date: November 9, 2006Inventors: Philip Buelow, Brandon Williams, David Bretz, Michael Spooner, Caroline Mohamed, Helen Gill
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Publication number: 20060117755Abstract: A wall element (29) for a wall structure (21) of a gas turbine engine combustor (15). The wall element (29) comprises a main member (36) with an upstream edge region (30) and a downstream edge region (31). A plurality of heat removal members (38) are provided on the main member (36). The downstream edge (35) of the wall element and/or the downstream facing surface of the heat removal members closest to the downstream edge (35) are provided with a thermally resistant coating.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2003Publication date: June 8, 2006Inventors: Michael Spooner, Anthony Pidcock, Desmond Close
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Publication number: 20050262846Abstract: A wall element for use as part of an inner wall of a gas turbine engine combustor wall structure is of cast construction and includes a plurality of cooling apertures provided therethrough and formed during the casting process. The cooling apertures may be located in positions where they could not be conventionally formed by laser drilling.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2004Publication date: December 1, 2005Inventors: Anthony Pidcock, Desmond Close, Michael Spooner
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Patent number: 4056827Abstract: An optical display system for a craft navigation simulator providing a wide angle display of greater than 3:1 width/height format derived from a closed circuit television camera viewing a terrain model. A wide-angle scene viewed is divided into three or more parts at vertical boundaries all of which are off-center and folded by a first optical system into substantially square format, in which format the composite image is processed from camera tube to display tube. A second optical system reconstructs the original wide angle image. By this means, high definition of the image in the center region and, particularly, near the horizon, is maintained.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 1975Date of Patent: November 1, 1977Assignee: Redifon LimitedInventors: Archer Michael Spooner, Paul Michael Murray
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Patent number: 4048653Abstract: Head-coupled visual display apparatus for a sole observer, particularly in craft flight simulation apparatus, for providing to a pilot a view simulating that seen from an actual craft. The apparatus includes an image generator of known type, such as closed circuit television or computer generated image types, an image projector, a helmet with a binocular viewer attached and a movable optical path linking the image projector with the helmet viewer. The helmet binocular viewer comprises a beam-splitter, which splits the image beam into left-eye and right-eye beams, and left-eye and right-eye mirrors, which reflect the corresponding image beams onto a retro-reflective screen, and which permit the pilot to view the cockpit and the reflected image therethrough. Sensing means detect head movements of the pilot and the generated image is changed correspondingly, to permit voluntary scanning of a wide angle field of simulated view.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 1975Date of Patent: September 13, 1977Assignee: Redifon LimitedInventor: Archer Michael Spooner
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Patent number: 3932702Abstract: An optical display system, particularly for providing the visual display of terrain overflown to the trainee crew of a flight simulator, and including an optical probe, closed-circuit television system and projection monitor providing a visual display scene upon a projection screen viewed by trainee crew, in which the displayed scene and the scene viewed by the probe are wide-angle and optical means are included to dissect the image into two parts, without image reduction on either axis, and to reassemble the image parts into a composite image of substantially square format, for transmission and reproduction by the television system, further optical means being used to rearrange the composite image parts to reproduce the original wide-angle scene.Image-splitting prism devices are used to provide the square format and to reproduce the wide-angle format.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 1972Date of Patent: January 13, 1976Assignee: Redifon LimitedInventors: Melville Leslie Shelley, Archer Michael Spooner