Patents by Inventor Simon Kidd

Simon Kidd 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: 20180054542
    Abstract: A digital video camera, including a heat management system, which includes at least one inlet and at least one outlet in the housing to enable air to flow through the housing. The heat management system also includes a first heat sink thermally connected to an image sensor(s), and a second heat sink thermally connected to a data processing unit(s), and a centrifugal fan. The centrifugal fan is configured to draw air into the front of the fan in an axial direction and push air radially out in a sideways direction, whereby air travels through the inlet(s) over the first heat sink and then over the second heat sink to the outlet(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Grant Petty, Simon Kidd, John Vanzella, Michael Cornish, Shannon Smith, Suan Heng Yeo, Nathan Lee
  • Patent number: 9838558
    Abstract: A digital video camera, including a heat management system, which includes at least one inlet and at least one outlet in the housing to enable air to flow through the housing. The heat management system also includes a first heat sink thermally connected to an image sensor(s), and a second heat sink thermally connected to a data processing unit(s), and a centrifugal fan. The centrifugal fan is configured to draw air into the front of the fan in an axial direction and push air radially out in a sideways direction, whereby air travels through the inlet(s) over the first heat sink and then over the second heat sink to the outlet(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Blackmagic Design Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Grant Petty, Simon Kidd, John Vanzella, Michael Cornish, Shannon Smith, Suan Heng Yeo, Nathan Lee
  • Publication number: 20170223239
    Abstract: A camera including an image capture module, and at least one other module. The image capture module is a sealed module and includes: a housing; at least one image sensor to convert light into electrical signals; an optical system associated with the image sensor and arranged to transmit light through the housing to the at least one image sensor; the image capture module and the at least one other module being directly or indirectly mounted to each other, and interoperable with each other to capture images. An image capture module and method of construction of a camera are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Grant Petty, Simon Kidd, Michael Cornish, Stuart Elford, David Lunn, John Vanzella, Carsten Buettner, Patrick Tolcher
  • Patent number: 9661235
    Abstract: A camera including an image capture module, and at least one other module. The image capture module is a sealed module and includes: a housing; at least one image sensor to convert light into electrical signals; an optical system associated with the image sensor and arranged to transmit light through the housing to the at least one image sensor; the image capture module and the at least one other module being directly or indirectly mounted to each other, and interoperable with each other to capture images. An image capture module and method of construction of a camera are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Blackmagic Design Pty Ltd.
    Inventors: Grant Petty, Simon Kidd, Michael Cornish, Stuart Elford, David Lunn, John Vanzella, Carsten Buettner, Patrick Tolcher
  • Publication number: 20160301819
    Abstract: A digital video camera, including a heat management system, which includes at least one inlet and at least one outlet in the housing to enable air to flow through the housing. The heat management system also includes a first heat sink thermally connected to an image sensor(s), and a second heat sink thermally connected to a data processing unit(s), and a centrifugal fan. The centrifugal fan is configured to draw air into the front of the fan in an axial direction and push air radially out in a sideways direction, whereby air travels through the inlet(s) over the first heat sink and then over the second heat sink to the outlet(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Grant Petty, Simon Kidd, John Vanzella, Michael Cornish, Shannon Smith, Suan Heng Yeo, Nathan Lee
  • Publication number: 20150070557
    Abstract: A camera including an image capture module, and at least one other module. The image capture module is a sealed module and includes: a housing; at least one image sensor to convert light into electrical signals; an optical system associated with the image sensor and arranged to transmit light through the housing to the at least one image sensor; the image capture module and the at least one other module being directly or indirectly mounted to each other, and interoperable with each other to capture images. An image capture module and method of construction of a camera are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Grant Petty, Simon Kidd, Michael Cornish, Stuart Elford, David Lunn, John Vanzella, Carsten Buettner, Patrick Tolcher
  • Patent number: 7768253
    Abstract: A sampling module, for sampling one or more analog characteristics of a power transmission system, including at least one input circuit for sampling a respective analog characteristic. Each input circuit includes: a scaling circuit for reducing the magnitude of the analog characteristic to a desired level; an isolating circuit for creating an electrical barrier between respective upstream and downstream portions of the input circuit; and an analog to digital converter for digitizing the analog characteristic to produce a digital data stream. The scaling circuit is electrically connected to an input of the analog to digital converter, and the isolating circuit is electrically connected directly to an output thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Areva T&D UK Limited
    Inventor: Simon Kidd
  • Publication number: 20090315537
    Abstract: A sampling module, for sampling one or more analog characteristics of a power transmission system, including at least one input circuit for sampling a respective analog characteristic. Each input circuit includes: a scaling circuit for reducing the magnitude of the analog characteristic to a desired level; an isolating circuit for creating an electrical barrier between respective upstream and downstream portions of the input circuit; and an analog to digital converter for digitizing the analog characteristic to produce a digital data stream. The scaling circuit is electrically connected to an input of the analog to digital converter, and the isolating circuit is electrically connected directly to an output thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2006
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: AREVA T & D UK LIMITED
    Inventor: Simon Kidd
  • Patent number: D493452
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2004
    Assignee: Marconi Communications Limited
    Inventors: Sean Devane, Jim Orkney, Simon Kidd
  • Patent number: D677280
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Blackmagic Design Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Grant Petty, Simon Kidd, Stuart Elford
  • Patent number: D708642
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Blackmagic Design Pty. Ltd.
    Inventors: Grant Petty, Simon Kidd, Stuart Elford, John Vanzella
  • Patent number: D711952
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Blackmagic Design Pty. Ltd.
    Inventors: Grant Petty, Simon Kidd, Stuart Elford, Michawl Cornich, Andrew Howley, John Vanzella, Kristian Lam
  • Patent number: D744022
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Blackmagic Design Pty. Ltd.
    Inventors: Grant Petty, Simon Kidd, Michael Cornish, Stuart Elford, Shannon Smith, John Vanzella, Andrew Howley, Ryan Harper
  • Patent number: D744568
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Blackmagic Design Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Grant Petty, Simon Kidd, Michael Cornish, Stuart Elford, Shannon Smith, Ryan Harper, Chee Yau Lye, Joel Noble
  • Patent number: D752673
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Blackmagic Design Pty. Ltd.
    Inventors: Grant Petty, Simon Kidd, Stuart Elford, Michael Cornish, Chee Yau Lye, Ryan Harper, Kristian Lam
  • Patent number: D764561
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Blackmagic Design Pty. Ltd.
    Inventors: Grant Petty, Simon Kidd, Stuart Elford, Michael Cornish, Chee Yau Lye, Ryan Harper, Kristian Lam
  • Patent number: D797177
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Blackmagic Design Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Grant Petty, Simon Kidd, Stuart Elford, Shannon Smith, Michael Cornish, Joel Noble
  • Patent number: D798363
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Blackmagic Design Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Grant Petty, Simon Kidd, Stuart Elford, Shannon Smith, Michael Cornish, Joel Noble
  • Patent number: D798937
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Blackmagic Design Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Grant Petty, Simon Kidd, Stuart Elford, Shannon Smith, Michael Cornish, Joel Noble