Patents by Inventor Simon Sykes

Simon Sykes 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).

  • Centre line multidimensional suspension system
    Patent number: 7328475
    Abstract: There is described a novel apparatus for use in connection with pipe cleaning and monitoring systems. The apparatus is a suspension system adapted to fit a pipeline pig shaft, the pig being provided with a plurality of wheels. The wheels are concentrically mounted around a biasing means which is operable in a direction coplanar with the pig shaft. There is also described a pipeline pig comprising the suspension system and a method of cleaning a pipeline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: FLT Seals Technology Limited
    Inventors: Steve Smith, Simon Sykes
  • Apparatus
    Publication number: 20070174983
    Abstract: There is described a novel apparatus for use in connection with pipe cleaning and monitoring systems. The apparatus is a suspension system adapted to fit a pipeline pig shaft, the pig being provided with a plurality of wheels. The wheels are concentrically mounted around a biasing means which is operable in a direction coplanar with the pig shaft. There is also described a pipeline pig comprising the suspension system and a method of cleaning a pipeline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2006
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Inventors: Steve Smith, Simon Sykes