Patents by Inventor Stuart Slater

Stuart Slater 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).

  • Transfer method and apparatus therefor
    Patent number: 5575378
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for transferring relatively light objects. The objects are supported on a cushion element having a multiplicity of extremely fine and relatively short flexible fibers packed at an ultra high density pile in a backing. The fibers are aligned at an angle or inclination with respect to the base so that when the cushion element or the object is vibrated the objects are transferred in the direction of lay of the fibers.The cushion element may be supported by a base with the object resting on the fibers, or the cushion element may be secured to the underside of the object so that the fibers rest on the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 19, 1996
    Assignee: British Nuclear Fuels plc
    Inventors: Alan J. Billington, Stephen C. N. Brown, Barry Snelson, Joseph H. Drayton, Stephen A. Wood, Paul H. Desborough, Stuart Slater