Patents by Inventor Alan Wilkinson

Alan Wilkinson 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: 9757782
    Abstract: The current invention refers to a paintless dent removal tip having a rare earth magnetic sphere which is free to rotate within a mounting cup and attach itself to the inside of a motor vehicle panel at a point on the magnet dictated by its polarity, so that maximum magnetic flux attracts a ferromagnetic ball trace on the panel's outer surface, indicating the exact position of the part of the magnet touching the panel, regardless of the angle at which the tip is held, and so showing the user where to apply pressure to remove a dent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Inventor: Alan Wilkinson
  • Patent number: 9516479
    Abstract: A method of sending data from a first party participating in a telephone call to a second party participating in the telephone call, comprising, in the terminal of the first party, storing, as a consequence of the telephone call, identifier data that identifies the second party; using the stored identifier data to determine automatically a destination address for a data message; and sending, during the telephone call, the data message with the automatically determined destination address. A method for sending data from a first party participating in a telephone call to a second party participating in the telephone call, comprising, in the terminal of the first party: providing, while the telephone call is on-going, a user selectable option to transfer data to another party participating in the telephone call without user specification of a destination address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Peter J. Ford, Ian Nash, Ron Bird, Alan Wilkinson, Lee Cooper, Minna Asikainen, Inmaculada Espigares, Ari O. Tourunen, Vesa-Matti Hakkarainen
  • Patent number: 9299097
    Abstract: A method of using an information element to access functionality on a computing device, the method comprising: scanning the information element to retrieve data related to the information element; manipulating a scannable aspect of the information element; re-scanning the information element; wherein manipulation of the scannable aspect of the information element triggers different functionality in the computing device when the information element is re-scanned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Jaguar Land Rover Limited
    Inventors: Nathan Summers, Alan Wilkinson, John Davies
  • Publication number: 20150382161
    Abstract: A method of sending data from a first party participating in a telephone call to a second party participating in the telephone call, comprising, in the terminal of the first party, storing, as a consequence of the telephone call, identifier data that identifies the second party; using the stored identifier data to determine automatically a destination address for a data message; and sending, during the telephone call, the data message with the automatically determined destination address. A method for sending data from a first party participating in a telephone call to a second party participating in the telephone call, comprising, in the terminal of the first party: providing, while the telephone call is on-going, a user selectable option to transfer data to another party participating in the telephone call without user specification of a destination address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Peter J. Ford, Ian Nash, Ron Bird, Alan Wilkinson, Lee Cooper, Minna Asikainen, Inmaculada Espigares, Ari O. Tourunen, Vesa-Matti Hakkarainen
  • Publication number: 20150242925
    Abstract: A method of using an information element to access functionality on a computing device, the method comprising: scanning the information element to retrieve data related to the information element; manipulating a scannable aspect of the information element; re-scanning the information element; wherein manipulation of the scannable aspect of the information element triggers different functionality in the computing device when the information element is re-scanned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Nathan Summers, Alan Wilkinson, John Davies
  • Patent number: 9119044
    Abstract: A method of sending data from a first party participating in a telephone call to a second party participating in the telephone call, comprising, in the terminal of the first party, storing, as a consequence of the telephone call, identifier data that identifies the second party; using the stored identifier data to determine automatically a destination address for a data message; and sending, during the telephone call, the data message with the automatically determined destination address. A method for sending data from a first party participating in a telephone call to a second party participating in the telephone call, comprising, in the terminal of the first party: providing, while the telephone call is on-going, a user selectable option to transfer data to another party participating in the telephone call without user specification of a destination address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Peter J. Ford, Ian Nash, Ron Bird, Alan Wilkinson, Lee Cooper, Minna Asikainen, Inmaculada Espigares, Ari O. Tourunen, Vesa-Matti Hakkarainen
  • Publication number: 20140087774
    Abstract: A method of sending data from a first party participating in a telephone call to a second party participating in the telephone call, comprising, in the terminal of the first party, storing, as a consequence of the telephone call, identifier data that identifies the second party; using the stored identifier data to determine automatically a destination address for a data message; and sending, during the telephone call, the data message with the automatically determined destination address. A method for sending data from a first party participating in a telephone call to a second party participating in the telephone call, comprising, in the terminal of the first party: providing, while the telephone call is on-going, a user selectable option to transfer data to another party participating in the telephone call without user specification of a destination address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Peter J. Ford, Ian Nash, Ron Bird, Alan Wilkinson, Lee Cooper, Minna Asikainen, Inmaculada Espigares, Ari O. Tourunen, Vesa-Matti Hakkarainen
  • Patent number: 8670790
    Abstract: A method of sending data from a first party participating in a telephone call to a second party participating in the telephone call, comprising, in the terminal of the first party, storing, as a consequence of the telephone call, identifier data that identifies the second party; using the stored identifier data to determine automatically a destination address for a data message; and sending, during the telephone call, the data message with the automatically determined destination address. A method for sending data from a first party participating in a telephone call to a second party participating in the telephone call, comprising, in the terminal of the first party: providing, while the telephone call is on-going, a user selectable option to transfer data to another party participating in the telephone call without user specification of a destination address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Peter J. Ford, Ian Nash, Ron Bird, Alan Wilkinson, Lee Cooper, Minna Asikainen, Inmaculada Espigares, Ari Tourunen, Vesa-Matti Hakkarainen
  • Publication number: 20130244543
    Abstract: A masking stencil to protect the surface surrounding a high spot to be abraded which, due to its minimal thickness and resistance to abrasive action, allows the abrasive to work over the stencil resulting in the requirement of a sufficiently fine abrasive to finish the process after stencil removal, that damage to the surrounding surface is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Inventor: Alan Wilkinson
  • Publication number: 20130025336
    Abstract: The current invention refers to a pdr tip comprised of a rare earth magnetic sphere which is free to rotate within a mounting cup and attach itself to the inside of a motor vehicle panel at a point on the magnet dictated by its polarity, so that maximum magnetic flux attracts a ferromagnetic ball trace on the panel's outer surface, indicating the exact position of the part of the magnet touching the panel, regardless of the angle at which the tip is held, and so showing the user where to apply pressure to remove a dent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Inventor: Alan Wilkinson
  • Publication number: 20120183950
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of tissue analysis, disease modelling or drug development comprising the steps of providing a tissue sample comprising cells of at least two different cell types; exposing cells in the tissue sample to an agent ex vivo; exposing the cells to three or more detection means arranged to distinguish between three or more different cell types and/or different cell states; detecting the detection means in order to determine the different cell types and/or different cell states in the sample. The invention further provides a kit for performing the method of the invention and uses of the method of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Inventors: Benjamin-Leo Nicholas, Karl James Staples, Thomas Michael Alan Wilkinson, Ratko Djukanovic
  • Publication number: 20110010658
    Abstract: A method for displaying data items in a display window, including detecting a user input action, including receiving a first user input signal via user input device, the signal being indicative of a velocity of the user action; and depending on the velocity, entering one of a plurality of display states, in which states a respective number of data items are displayed in the display window is provided. A device and computer program product thereof is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2007
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ian Nash, Aki Vanhatalo, Alan Wilkinson, Edward Guest
  • Publication number: 20090229416
    Abstract: A method of refining molten metal in a vessel by the reaction of oxygen with impurities in the molten metal comprises the steps of: a) ejecting at least one primary jet of oxygen from a lance positioned above the molten metal into the molten metal to react with impurities therein and to form a layer of molten slag; b) continuing to eject the primary jet of oxygen from the lance and thereby causing the primary bet of oxygen to pass through the slag layer into the molten metal; c) ejecting a plurality of secondary jets of oxygen from the lance, the secondary jet of oxygen travelling for a distance separately from the primary jet of oxygen; and d) entraining the secondary jets of oxygen into the primary jet of oxygen upstream of the entry of the primary jet of oxygen into the molten metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2005
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Inventors: Andrew M. Cameron, Michael James Strelbisky, Andrew Peter Richardson, John Batham, Mark Alan Wilkinson
  • Publication number: 20080272524
    Abstract: A method of controlling total jet pressure from the head of a metallurgical lance for introducing gas into a volume of metal in a vessel. The lance head has at least one ejector, which has a nozzle located in a bore of the lance head and has an annular gas passage between at least one nozzle and the wall of the bore. The method proceeds by adjusting the annular gas velocity from a first Mach number to a second mach number to effect change of the total jet pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2008
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Inventors: Michael Strelbisky, Andrew Peter Richardson, Mark Alan Wilkinson, Andrew Miller Cameron, John Kelvin Batham
  • Patent number: 7438848
    Abstract: A metallurgical lance for introducing gas into a volume of molten material in a furnace includes a head having a bore extending therethrough, a mounting assembly at the head in the bore, and a nozzle detachably secured to the mounting assembly by a connection, the nozzle adapted to coact with a tool releasably engagable with the nozzle to insert and withdraw same from the lance head through the bore without dismantling the nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: The BOC Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael James Strelbisky, Andrew Peter Richardson, Mark Alan Wilkinson
  • Patent number: 7409333
    Abstract: A communication system for human communication comprises a sending computer system 11, a receiving computer system 21a and a translation web site 31. The sending system 11 is arranged, when sending a communication, to determine a first human perceptible language associated with the sender and a second human perceptible language associated with the recipient and, if the first and second languages are different, to send the communication to the translation system 31 for translation. The address of the receiving system is sent with the communication. The diverted communication is translated, and forwarded by the translation system 31 to the receiving system. If the first and second languages are the same, the communication is sent by the sending system 11 directly to the receiving system 21a. The receiving system checks the language of incoming communications against that of the recipient and, if necessary, sends the communication to the translation site 31 for translation and return.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: Translution Holdings PLC
    Inventors: Alan Wilkinson, Edward Charles Marshall
  • Patent number: 7387770
    Abstract: A process is provided for the production of liquid ferric sulfate from finely-divided ferric oxide, sulfuric acid and water in a reaction system comprising at least one closed reaction vessel at temperatures ranging from about 120° C. to about 150° C. and pressures from about 25 psi to about 70 psi. Iron oxide streams are fed countercurrent to the ferric sulfate reaction product stream and to the sulfuric acid and water feeds. The continuity of the reaction is effected by re-circulating fractions while withdrawing a fraction of the liquid ferric sulfate having a trivalent iron concentration of at least 10% from the reaction vessel. Yield and efficiency are provided by controlling the rate of iron ore, sulfuric acid and specific gravity and by counter current cycling the waste stream from the reaction through the dilution water and use of a polymeric settling agent to remove unreacted iron content from the digester output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignee: General Chemical Performance Products Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Alan Wilkinson, Joseph Hurd, David Stone
  • Publication number: 20080024452
    Abstract: A method for enabling a user to enter data into an electronic device, the method comprising: determining one or more characters as being likely to be selected next by the user; displaying the one or more characters on a display screen of the electronic device as suggested next characters; and providing the user with means for scrolling through the suggested next characters and a plurality of other symbols and selecting one or more of the suggested next characters, or alternatively one or more of the other symbols, as data to be entered into the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2004
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Inventors: Peter J. Ford, Ian Nash, Ron Bird, Alan Wilkinson, Lee Cooper, Adam Johnson
  • Patent number: 7162474
    Abstract: A presence system 4 manages communications in a network 2 between initiating parties 8 and recipient parties 6. The system 4 has a database 10 storing entries each relating to recipient parties 6. Each entry is stored according to a unique identifier assigned to the corresponding recipient party 6 and includes at least one rule specifying the manner of communications between the corresponding recipient party 6 and an initiating party 8.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventors: Andrew N Harker, Alan Wilkinson
  • Patent number: 7137599
    Abstract: A system and method for interconnecting analog legacy stores to both legacy and modern aircraft. One aspect of the invention provides for a dual mode launcher having a first interface for interfacing with a modern aircraft and a second interface for interfacing with a legacy aircraft. Either the first or the second interface is connected to the aircraft depending on the hardware platform supported by the aircraft. Signals received from either interface are converted to digital and placed on a digital input/output bus and converted to analog for use by the store. Likewise, signals transmitted by the store to the aircraft are converted to digital and placed on the digital input/output bus for transmission to the aircraft. The signals are further acted upon depending upon which interface is connected to the dual mode launcher assembly. The dual mode launcher provides seamless operation of the store interface regardless of which type of aircraft is equipped to carry the analog store.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Richard Lee Sitzmann, Gregory Alan Wilkinson