Patents by Inventor Stephen Daynes

Stephen Daynes 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).

  • Device which is subject to fluid flow
    Patent number: 8191826
    Abstract: A device such as an aerofoil which in use is subject to fluid flow, includes an outer surface part the geometry of which is variable to affect the fluid flow, the device including a support structure which supports the outer surface part, the support structure being internal of the device and including a plurality of support members of composite material the geometry of the support structure being changeable by an actuating apparatus, between a first stable geometry and a second stable geometry to effect variation in the geometry of the outer surface part, the support members providing structure stiffness to the outer surface part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Westland Helicopters Limited
    Inventors: Stephen Daynes, Paul Weaver, Kevin Potter
  • DEVICE WHICH IS SUBJECT TO FLUID FLOW
    Publication number: 20100213320
    Abstract: A device such as an aerofoil which in use is subject to fluid flow, includes an outer surface part the geometry of which is variable to affect the fluid flow, the device including a support structure which supports the outer surface part, the support structure being internal of the device and including a plurality of support members of composite material the geometry of the support structure being changeable by an actuating apparatus, between a first stable geometry and a second stable geometry to effect variation in the geometry of the outer surface part, the support members providing structure stiffness to the outer surface part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Inventors: Stephen Daynes, Paul Weaver, Kevin Potter