Patents by Inventor Steven Martin Fraser

Steven Martin Fraser 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).

  • Introduction or withdrawal of an elongate member to or from a free body
    Patent number: 9315332
    Abstract: A method of moving an elongate member (12) along a predetermined axis (A-A) for the introduction or withdrawal thereof to or from a free body (11). The method includes providing an elongate guide surface (18) extending parallel to the predetermined axis, and also providing a plurality of support elements (26) which are slidable on the support surface in a direction parallel to the predetermined axis. The elongate member is supported on the support elements so that at least a major portion of the mass is supported. The elongate member and the support elements are moved along the predetermined axis. Apparatus for moving an elongate member in this manner is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: BAE Systems plc
    Inventors: Tobias Jonathan Watson, Leigh Francis Heaton, Fraser Angus Bain, Steven Martin Fraser, Graham David Blair, Boyd Halley
  • INTRODUCTION OR WITHDRAWAL OF AN ELONGATE MEMBER TO OR FROM A FREE BODY
    Publication number: 20140332349
    Abstract: Introduction or Withdrawal of an Elongate Member to or from a Free Body A method of moving an elongate member (12) along a predetermined axis (A-A) for the introduction or withdrawal thereof to or from a free body (11). The method includes providing an elongate guide surface (18) extending parallel to the predetermined axis, and also providing a plurality of support elements (26) which are slidable on the support surface in a direction parallel to the predetermined axis. The elongate member is supported on the support elements so that at least a major portion of the mass is supported. The elongate member and the support elements are moved along the predetermined axis. Apparatus for moving an elongate member in this manner is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS PLC
    Inventors: Tobias Jonathan Watson, Leigh Francis Heaton, Fraser Angus Bain, Steven Martin Fraser, Graham David Blair, Boyd Halley