Patents by Inventor States CHIWANGA

States CHIWANGA 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 insertion into a cavity of an object
    Patent number: 10472984
    Abstract: Apparatus for insertion into a cavity of an object, the apparatus comprising: a first tube comprising a first end, a second end and a first cavity extending between the first end and the second; a member positioned within the first cavity of the first tube and configured to enable an action to be performed; a heat pipe including a first end, a second end, and a second cavity extending between the first end and the second end, the first tube being positioned within the second cavity of the heat pipe; and an actuator configured to move the first tube relative to the heat pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Andrew D Norton, Amir Rabani, States Chiwanga
  • APPARATUS FOR INSERTION INTO A CAVITY OF AN OBJECT
    Publication number: 20180163561
    Abstract: Apparatus for insertion into a cavity of an object, the apparatus comprising: a first tube comprising a first end, a second end and a first cavity extending between the first end and the second; a member positioned within the first cavity of the first tube and configured to enable an action to be performed; a heat pipe including a first end, a second end, and a second cavity extending between the first end and the second end, the first tube being positioned within the second cavity of the heat pipe; and an actuator configured to move the first tube relative to the heat pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventors: Andrew D NORTON, Amir RABANI, States CHIWANGA