Patents by Inventor Tristan Goronwy Thomas

Tristan Goronwy Thomas 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).

  • Patent number: 7521001
    Abstract: A method of treating a surface for the removal of a surface portion comprising irradiating the surface with laser light, wherein the irradiation is effected by covering said surface in a sequential manner with a plurality of discrete spots of laser light. The spots of laser light overlap and may be arranged in a geometric arrangement defined by the locations of the centers of the spots of laser light. The spots of laser light may be applied sequentially.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
    Inventors: Stephen Christopher Neil Brown, Julian Timothy Spencer, Andrew William Benjamin, Tristan Goronwy Thomas