Patents by Inventor Neil Stuart WHITFIELD

Neil Stuart WHITFIELD 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: 20240295256
    Abstract: An actuator includes an input shaft, a wave generator, a pair of flex splines, a pair of earth annuli, and an output annulus. Each of the pair of flex splines are earthed to an earth annulus. The output annulus comprises a circular spline. The wave generator is configured to be activated by rotation of the input shaft, and the wave generator is configured to elastically deform both of the pair of flex splines when the input shaft activates the wave generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2024
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Inventors: Jack William TIMMS, Neil Stuart WHITFIELD, Jonathan Alan DARBY
  • Publication number: 20240288058
    Abstract: A strain wave gear includes a wave generator configured to contact a spline, the wave generator being rotatable. The strain wave gear also includes a coupler configured to couple a driver shaft to the wave generator. The coupler permits displacement of the driver shaft relative to the strain wave generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2024
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: David John HOLMAN, Neil Stuart WHITFIELD