Patents by Inventor Richard Thorpe
Richard Thorpe 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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Patent number: 11891143Abstract: A pedal driven cycle comprising a belt drive connecting a power input sprocket to a driven sprocket along a chain line; an outer protective belt drive cover plate having a footprint which substantially coincides with a side profile of the belt drive along at least a major portion of its length of travel so that the outer cover plate does not extend beyond an outer surface of the belt drive; and fixtures for mounting the outer protective belt drive cover plate to the cycle in parallel with the chain line and laterally spaced apart from a side edge of the belt drive to provide a clearance, with fore and aft adjustment.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Karbon Kinetics LimitedInventor: Richard Thorpe
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Patent number: 11642268Abstract: A lifting system for a mobility device has a bracket fixed to the mobility device. A hoist connector is configured to removably connect to the bracket to provide lifting of the mobility device in use. One of the bracket and the hoist connector has a pin and the other of the bracket and the hoist connector comprises a clip, the pin having a head formation and a neck formation. The clip has an aperture configured to pass over the head formation in use and into engagement with the neck formation such that the clip is loosely held on the pin, and where the clip has a close fit with the head formation to prevent unintentional disengagement from the pin in use.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Autochair LimitedInventor: Andrew Richard Thorpe
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Patent number: 11646561Abstract: The utility pole mounted lightning rod may comprise a base plate, a housing tube, and a lightning rod. The utility pole mounted lightning rod may be a lightning protection system that is adapted to be mounted at the top of a utility pole. The utility pole mounted lightning rod may divert energy from a lightning strike to a grounding wire and away from primary wires and other power utility equipment. The base plate may be coupled to a side of the utility pole at the top of the utility pole. The housing tube may be coupled to the base plate at an oblique angle and may retain the lightning rod. The utility pole mounted lightning rod may be operable on three-phase posts where contact with one of the primary wires passing directly over the top of the utility pole must be avoided.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Inventors: Richard Thorpe, Angelina Thorpe
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Publication number: 20230071149Abstract: An injection moulded cantilevered single side mountable wheel for a bicycle, a rim; a central hub; and a plurality of hollow spokes connecting the rim to the central hub.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2021Publication date: March 9, 2023Applicant: Karbon Kinetics LimitedInventor: Richard Thorpe
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Publication number: 20220388597Abstract: A drive system for a side mounted cycle wheel, comprising a wheel hub for mounting the side mounted cycle wheel; a motor drive for driving the side mounted cycle wheel, the motor drive comprising an electric motor and a planetary gear reduction assembly positioned at least partially within the wheel hub and comprising one or more planetary gears; and, a rotary wheel hub bearing rotatably coupling the wheel hub to the motor drive, wherein the rotary wheel hub bearing is positioned laterally between the electric motor and the planetary gears.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2020Publication date: December 8, 2022Applicant: Karbon Kinetics LimitedInventor: Richard Thorpe
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Publication number: 20220153379Abstract: A pedal driven cycle comprising a cantilevered frame member coupled to a power input sprocket and a driven sprocket; a belt drive connecting the power input sprocket to the driven sprocket; and a side mounted rear wheel releasably coupled to a multi-speed gear hub that is coaxial with the side mounted rear wheel, wherein the multi-speed gear hub is coupled to the driven sprocket.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2022Publication date: May 19, 2022Applicant: Karbon Kinetics LimitedInventor: Richard Thorpe
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Publication number: 20220119064Abstract: A pedal driven cycle comprising a belt drive connecting a power input sprocket to a driven sprocket along a chain line; an outer protective belt drive cover plate having a footprint which substantially coincides with a side profile of the belt drive along at least a major portion of its length of travel so that the outer cover plate does not extend beyond an outer surface of the belt drive; and fixtures for mounting the outer protective belt drive cover plate to the cycle in parallel with the chain line and laterally spaced apart from a side edge of the belt drive to provide a clearance, with fore and aft adjustment.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2021Publication date: April 21, 2022Applicant: Karbon Kinetics LimitedInventor: Richard Thorpe
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Patent number: 11285060Abstract: A seat assembly for a mobility scooter has a seat portion for supporting an operator of the mobility scooter in use and a yoke arranged to receive the seat portion. The yoke has a mounting formation for mounting to a support member of the mobility scooter such that the yoke is removably mounted atop the support member and the seat portion is removably mounted atop the yoke in use. The yoke also has an attachment formation for releasable attachment of an arm-rest and a back-rest for the seat portion. The seat portion can be lifted off the yoke as a first component. The yoke can be lifted off the support member as a further component when removing the seat assembly from the mobility scooter.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2020Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: Autochair LimitedInventor: Andrew Richard Thorpe
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Publication number: 20210220199Abstract: A lifting system for a mobility device has a bracket fixed to the mobility device. A hoist connector is configured to removably connect to the bracket to provide lifting of the mobility device in use. One of the bracket and the hoist connector has a pin and the other of the bracket and the hoist connector comprises a clip, the pin having a head formation and a neck formation. The clip has an aperture configured to pass over the head formation in use and into engagement with the neck formation such that the clip is loosely held on the pin, and where the clip has a close fit with the head formation to prevent unintentional disengagement from the pin in use.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2021Publication date: July 22, 2021Inventor: Andrew Richard Thorpe
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Publication number: 20210137758Abstract: A seat assembly for a mobility scooter has a seat portion for supporting an operator of the mobility scooter in use and a yoke arranged to receive the seat portion. The yoke has a mounting formation for mounting to a support member of the mobility scooter such that the yoke is removably mounted atop the support member and the seat portion is removably mounted atop the yoke in use. The yoke also has an attachment formation for releasable attachment of an arm-rest and a back-rest for the seat portion. The seat portion can be lifted off the yoke as a first component.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2020Publication date: May 13, 2021Inventor: Andrew Richard Thorpe
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Patent number: 11004129Abstract: An image processing method includes partitioning an image under test to form a plurality of contiguous image segments having similar image properties, deriving feature data from a subset including one or more of the image segments, and comparing the feature data from the subset of image segments with feature data derived from respective image segments of one or more other images so as to detect a similarity between the image under test and the one or more other images.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2018Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: Sony Europe B.V.Inventors: Mikael Carl Lang, Robert Mark Stefan Porter, Paul Edward Prayle, Ratna Beresford, Jonathan Richard Thorpe, Michael John Williams
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Patent number: 10360221Abstract: A method of producing the results of a search for content for display on a client is described.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2015Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Alan Hogg Turner, Jonathan Richard Thorpe, Thomas Hugh Pierce
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Publication number: 20180225736Abstract: An image processing method includes partitioning an image under test to form a plurality of contiguous image segments having similar image properties, deriving feature data from a subset including one or more of the image segments, and comparing the feature data from the subset of image segments with feature data derived from respective image segments of one or more other images so as to detect a similarity between the image under test and the one or more other images.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2018Publication date: August 9, 2018Applicant: SONY EUROPE LIMITEDInventors: Mikael Carl LANG, Robert Mark Stefan Porter, Paul Edward Prayle, Ratna Beresford, Jonathan Richard Thorpe, Michael John Williams
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Patent number: 9940655Abstract: An image processing method includes partitioning an image under test to form a plurality of contiguous image segments having similar image properties, deriving feature data from a subset including one or more of the image segments, and comparing the feature data from the subset of image segments with feature data derived from respective image segments of one or more other images so as to detect a similarity between the image under test and the one or more other images.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2016Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: SONY EUROPE LIMITEDInventors: Mikael Carl Lang, Robert Mark Stefan Porter, Paul Edward Prayle, Ratna Beresford, Jonathan Richard Thorpe, Michael John Williams
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Patent number: 9716777Abstract: A case is provided for a portable Radio Frequency (RF) communications device having an RF antenna. The case includes a base and a plurality of walls, extending from the base. The base and the plurality of walls have requisite dimensions to receive a portable Radio (RF) having an outer surface with a first portion and a second portion. First dielectric characteristics adjacent to the first portion having a relatively low effect on a frequency characteristic of an RF antenna arrangement and second dielectric characteristics adjacent to the second portion having a relatively high effect on the frequency characteristic of the RF antenna arrangement. When the communications device is disposed in the case, the case is adapted to cover part of the first portion of the communications device so as to cause a dielectric parameter adjacent a part of the first portion of the communications device to be relatively high, and a dielectric parameter adjacent the second portion to be relatively low.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2016Date of Patent: July 25, 2017Assignee: TECH 21 LICENSING LIMITEDInventors: Jason Lloyd Roberts, Wilhelm Marschall, Benjamin Richard Thorpe
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Patent number: 9712203Abstract: A case is provided for a portable Radio Frequency (RF) communications device in which the portable RF communications device has an RF antenna arrangement internal to or integrated with an outer housing, the outer housing having an outer surface having a first portion, dielectric characteristics adjacent to which having a relatively low effect on a frequency characteristic of the RF antenna arrangement; and a second portion, dielectric characteristics adjacent to which having a relatively high effect on the frequency characteristic of the RF antenna arrangement. The case has a base, dimensioned to fit a back of the RF communications device; and a plurality of walls, extending from the base and dimensioned to fit corresponding walls of the RF communications device. The case is configured to cover part of the first portion so as to cause a dielectric parameter adjacent a part of the first portion to be relatively high.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2016Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: TECH 21 LICENSING LIMITEDInventors: Jason Lloyd Roberts, Wilhelm Marschall, Benjamin Richard Thorpe
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Publication number: 20160359517Abstract: A case is provided for a portable Radio Frequency (RF) communications device in which the portable RF communications device has an RF antenna arrangement internal to or integrated with an outer housing, the outer housing having an outer surface having a first portion, dielectric characteristics adjacent to which having a relatively low effect on a frequency characteristic of the RF antenna arrangement; and a second portion, dielectric characteristics adjacent to which having a relatively high effect on the frequency characteristic of the RF antenna arrangement. The case has a base, dimensioned to fit a back of the RF communications device; and a plurality of walls, extending from the base and dimensioned to fit corresponding walls of the RF communications device. The case is configured to cover part of the first portion so as to cause a dielectric parameter adjacent a part of the first portion to be relatively high.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2016Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventors: Jason Lloyd ROBERTS, Wilhelm MARSCHALL, Benjamin Richard THORPE
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Publication number: 20160352875Abstract: A case is provided for a portable Radio Frequency (RF) communications device having an RF antenna. The case includes a base and a plurality of walls, extending from the base. The base and the plurality of walls have requisite dimensions to receive a portable Radio (RF) having an outer surface with a first portion and a second portion. First dielectric characteristics adjacent to the first portion having a relatively low effect on a frequency characteristic of an RF antenna arrangement and second dielectric characteristics adjacent to the second portion having a relatively high effect on the frequency characteristic of the RF antenna arrangement. When the communications device is disposed in the case, the case is adapted to cover part of the first portion of the communications device so as to cause a dielectric parameter adjacent a part of the first portion of the communications device to be relatively high, and a dielectric parameter adjacent the second portion to be relatively low.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2016Publication date: December 1, 2016Inventors: Jason Lloyd ROBERTS, Wilhelm MARSCHALL, Benjamin Richard THORPE
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Patent number: D826808Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2016Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Inventor: Richard Thorpe
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Patent number: D938522Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2018Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Inventors: Alexander Flatt, Samuel John Mortimer, Mark Parling, Richard Thorpe