Patents by Inventor Samuel L. Simpson

Samuel L. Simpson 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).

  • Displacement amplifier
    Patent number: 8117761
    Abstract: A displacement amplifier 10 comprises first and second longitudinally extending elements 12, 22, each having a free portion 14, 24 and a constrained portion 16, 26. The constrained portions 16, 26 of the first and second elements 12, 22 are constrained to move together such that longitudinal displacement of a free portion 14 of one element with respect to the free portion 24 of the other element results in an amplified displacement of the constrained portions 16, 26 relative to a resting position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce PLC
    Inventors: Samuel L. Simpson, Jeffrey C. Bishop
  • DISPLACEMENT AMPLIFIER
    Publication number: 20110094437
    Abstract: A displacement amplifier 10 comprises first and second longitudinally extending elements 12, 22, each having a free portion 14, 24 and a constrained portion 16, 26. The constrained portions 16, 26 of the first and second elements 12, 22 are constrained to move together such that longitudinal displacement of a free portion 14 of one element with respect to the free portion 24 of the other element results in an amplified displacement of the constrained portions 16, 26 relative to a resting position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2010
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventors: Samuel L. SIMPSON, Jeffrey C. Bishop