Patents by Inventor Robert Lewis REUBEN

Robert Lewis REUBEN 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 determining viscoelastic characteristics of an object, and method thereof
    Patent number: 11391718
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for determining viscoelastic characteristics of at least a portion of an object. The apparatus comprises a fluidly sealable housing, comprising at least one aperture and at least one fluid inlet port and at least one resilient membrane that is operatively coupled to the housing so as to sealingly engage with the at least one aperture. The apparatus further comprises at least one actuator that is operatively coupled to the at least one inlet port and adapted to actuate the at least one resilient membrane via a working fluid that is contained within the housing, so that the at least one resilient membrane is moved towards and into engagement with at least a portion of an object at a predetermined pressure. Furthermore, the apparatus comprises at least one first sensor that is operably coupled to the membrane and that is adapted to determine at least a deformation of the at least one resilient membrane during actuation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Paul Scanlan, Robert Lewis Reuben, Steven James Hammer, Wenmiao Shu, Simon Phipps, Stuart Alan McNeill, Daniel W. Good
  • APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING VISCOELASTIC CHARACTERISTICS OF AN OBJECT, AND METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20180238856
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for determining viscoelastic characteristics of at least a portion of an object. The apparatus comprises a fluidly sealable housing, comprising at least one aperture and at least one fluid inlet port and at least one resilient membrane that is operatively coupled to the housing so as to sealingly engage with the at least one aperture. The apparatus further comprises at least one actuator that is operatively coupled to the at least one inlet port and adapted to actuate the at least one resilient membrane via a working fluid that is contained within the housing, so that the at least one resilient membrane is moved towards and into engagement with at least a portion of an object at a predetermined pressure. Furthermore, the apparatus comprises at least one first sensor that is operably coupled to the membrane and that is adapted to determine at least a deformation of the at least one resilient membrane during actuation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicant: Heriot-Watt University
    Inventors: Paul Scanlan, Robert Lewis Reuben, Steven James Hammer, Wenmiao Shu, Simon Phipps, Stuart Alan McNeill, Daniel W. Good
  • APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING VISCOELASTIC CHARACTERISTICS OF AN OBJECT, AND METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20160066832
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for determining viscoelastic characteristics of at least a portion of an object. The apparatus comprises a fluidly sealable housing, comprising at least one aperture and at least one fluid inlet port and at least one resilient membrane that is operatively coupled to the housing so as to sealingly engage with the at least one aperture. The apparatus further comprises at least one actuator that is operatively coupled to the at least one inlet port and adapted to actuate the at least one resilient membrane via a working fluid that is contained within the housing, so that the at least one resilient membrane is moved towards and into engagement with at least a portion of an object at a predetermined pressure. Furthermore, the apparatus comprises at least one first sensor that is operably coupled to the membrane and that is adapted to determine at least a deformation of the at least one resilient membrane during actuation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Applicant: Heriot-Watt University
    Inventors: Paul SCANLAN, Robert Lewis REUBEN, Steven James HAMMER, Wenmiao SHU, Simon PHIPPS, Stuart Alan MCNEILL, Daniel W. GOOD