Patents by Inventor STEPHEN WILLIAM MCLAREN

STEPHEN WILLIAM MCLAREN 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 connecting first and second waveguide sections comprising an adhesive disposed in cavities between circumferential ridges and a sleeve member
    Patent number: 10673109
    Abstract: A waveguide comprising first and second waveguide sections, each waveguide section comprising a main body portion (12) and a connecting portion (14) at its distal end, said first and second waveguide sections being longitudinally aligned to define a conduit therethrough with a butted interface (28) therebetween, the connecting portion of each waveguide section having: (i) a first circumferential ridge (16) on its outer surface located adjacent its distal end, (ii) a second circumferential ridge (18) on its outer surface spaced apart from the first circumferential ridge, and (iii) a third circumferential ridge (20) on its outer surface located between said first and second circumferential ridges, such that a first respective recess (19) is defined between said second and third circumferential ridges and a second respective recess (17) is defined between said first and third circumferential ridges; the waveguide further comprising a sleeve member (22) over said butted interface (28), such that a respective firs
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: BAE SYSTEMS plc
    Inventors: Richard John Harper, Thomas Mark Plucinski, Stephen William McLaren
  • WAVEGUIDES
    Publication number: 20190044205
    Abstract: A waveguide comprising first and second waveguide sections, each waveguide section comprising a main body portion (12) and a connecting portion (14) at its distal end, said first and second waveguide sections being longitudinally aligned to define a conduit therethrough with a butted interface (28) therebetween, the connecting portion of each waveguide section having: (i) a first circumferential ridge (16) on its outer surface located adjacent its distal end, (ii) a second circumferential ridge (18) on its outer surface spaced apart from the first circumferential ridge, and (iii) a third circumferential ridge (20) on its outer surface located between said first and second circumferential ridges, such that a first respective recess (19) is defined between said second and third circumferential ridges and a second respective recess (17) is defined between said first and third circumferential ridges; the waveguide further comprising a sleeve member (22) over said butted interface (28), such that a respective firs
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS plc
    Inventors: RICHARD JOHN HARPER, THOMAS MARK PLUCINSKI, STEPHEN WILLIAM MCLAREN