Patents by Inventor Brian Cox

Brian Cox 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: 8892582
    Abstract: A method and system and related computer program products are described for identifying an object of service comprising the initial step of generating and storing a static composite identifier representing a state of the object of service. Then, whenever it is desired to identify the object of service, the steps are carried out of: generating a dynamic composite identifier representing a current state of the object of service; locating and retrieving the stored static composite identifier, and searching a database for a match with an object of service recorded therein using either the static or the dynamic composite identifiers, or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Brian Cox, Brian Murphy
  • Patent number: 8868973
    Abstract: A technique includes using a computer agent to observe diagnoses of computer-related incidents. Based on the observation, patterns are identified in the diagnoses, and based at least in part on the patterns, the diagnoses are selectively automated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Dejan S. Milojicic, Brian Cox, Timothy F. Forell, Alan G. Nemeth, Jon Christopher Connelly
  • Publication number: 20140309254
    Abstract: There are provided according to the invention compounds of formula (I) in free or salt form, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, Q, W, X, m, n and p are as described in the specification, process for preparing them, and their use as pharmaceuticals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Inventors: Kamlesh Jagdis Bala, Catherine Leblanc, David Andrew Sandham, Katharine Louise Turner, Simon James Watson, Lyndon Nigel Brown, Brian Cox
  • Publication number: 20140235632
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, where R1-R3 and Y are defined in the description, and its use in the treatment of disorders in which pi3 kinase is implicated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: NOVARTIS AG
    Inventors: Graham Charles Bloomfield, Ian Bruce, Brian Cox, Lee Edwards, Judy Fox Hayler, Catherine Howsham
  • Patent number: 8791256
    Abstract: There are provided according to the invention compounds of formula (I) in free or salt form, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, Q, W, X, m, n and p are as described in the specification, process for preparing them, and their use as pharmaceuticals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Kamlesh Jagdis Bala, Catherine Leblanc, David Andrew Sandham, Katharine Louise Turner, Simon James Watson, Lyndon Nigel Brown, Brian Cox
  • Patent number: 8782349
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for maintaining cache coherency across a serial interface bus such as a Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) bus. The techniques include generating a snoop request (SNP) to determine whether first data stored in a local memory is coherent relative to second data stored in a data cache, the snoop request including destination information that identifies the data cache on the serial interface bus and causing the snoop request to be transmitted over the serial interface bus to a second processor. The techniques further include extracting a cache line address from the snoop request, determining whether the second data is coherent, generating a complete message (CPL) indicating that the first data is coherent with the second data, and causing the complete message to be transmitted over the bus to the first processor. The snoop request and complete messages may be vendor defined messages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Keith Langendorf, David B. Glasco, Michael Brian Cox, Jonah M. Alben
  • Publication number: 20140152848
    Abstract: A camera tuning engine within a digital camera includes a machine learning engine that generates a configuration file for the digital camera based on raw images captured by the digital camera. The digital camera implements a set of rendering algorithms that render trial images from the raw images based on parameters included in the configuration file. A training engine within the camera tuning engine then compares the trial images to target images provided from an external source. Based on differences between the trial images and the target images, the training engine adjusts weight values within the machine learning engine. By performing this process iteratively, the training engine trains the machine learning engine to generate a configuration file that may be used by the digital camera to render images that are similar to the target images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: NVIDIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Michael Brian COX
  • Publication number: 20140104450
    Abstract: A digital camera includes an image optimization engine configured to generate an optimized image based on a raw image captured by the digital camera. The image optimization engine implements one or more machine learning engines in order to select rendering algorithms and rendering algorithm arguments that may then be used to render the raw image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: NVIDIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Michael Brian COX
  • Publication number: 20140069476
    Abstract: The tent frame includes an upper hub with a plurality of ribs intended to extend outwardly and a lower hub having an equal number of stretchers. The ends of the stretchers are pivotally connected to the ribs. As the lower hub moves upwardly, the stretchers force the ribs outwardly to erect the tent. Flexible cords extend down from the upper hub through the lower hub and out apertures in the bottom of the lower hub. Pulling the cords apart from within the tent causes the lower hub to move upwardly toward the upper hub to erect the tent. Alternatively, the cords can be passed around pulleys in the lower hub and upwardly through apertures in the top of the upper hub. Pulling the cords apart from above the tent causes the lower hub to move upwardly toward the upper hub to erect the tent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: CRI 2000, L.P.
    Inventors: ZACH ZIMMER, BRIAN COX
  • Publication number: 20140061420
    Abstract: A gimbal is disclosed having a base with a bottom and a support structure extending up from the bottom. Two or more mounts connected to the base and a stiffener connects to two or more mounts. A slit diaphragm flexure connects to the stiffener around at least an outer circumference of the slit diaphragm flexure and one or more adjustors are provided to move the flexure. The stiffener may be two separate elements which releasably connect and secure the outer area of the flexure there between. The adjustors are configured to move upward or downward and contact the slit diaphragm flexure to thereby move the slit diaphragm flexure in response to movement of the adjustor. The flexure includes two or more slits that allow movement of a center area relative to an outer ring. The slit includes relieved areas that provide stress relief and increase orthogonal of movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: National Security Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Morris Kaufman, Brian Cox
  • Publication number: 20140051698
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, where R1-R3 and Y are defined in the description, and its use in the treatment of disorders in which pi3 kinase is implicated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: NOVARTIS AG
    Inventors: Ian Bruce, Judy Fox Hayler, Graham Charles Bloomfield, Lee Edwards, Brian Cox, Catherine Howsham
  • Patent number: 8645634
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for reducing the copying of data between memory allocated to a primary processor and a coprocessor is disclosed. The system memory is aliased as device memory to allow the coprocessor and the primary processor to share the same portion of memory. Either device may write and/or read the shared portion of memory to transfer data between the devices rather than copying data from a portion of memory that is only accessible by one device to a different portion of memory that is only accessible by the other device. Removal of the need for explicit primary processor memory to coprocessor memory and coprocessor memory to primary processor memory copies improves the performance of the application and reduces physical memory requirements for the application since one portion of memory is shared rather than allocating separate private portions of memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Brian Cox, Nicholas Patrick Wilt, Richard Hough
  • Publication number: 20140022177
    Abstract: Input device configurations are described. In one or more implementations, an input device includes a sensor substrate having one or more conductors and a flexible contact layer spaced apart from the sensor substrate. The flexible contact layer is configured to flex to contact the sensor substrate to initiate an input of a computing device. The flexible contact layer includes a force concentrator pad that is configured to cause pressure to be channeled through the force concentrator pad to cause the flexible contact layer to contact the sensor substrate to initiate the input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Inventors: Timothy C. Shaw, James Charles Marshall, Brian Cox, Carl E. Picciotto, Aric Fitz-Coy
  • Publication number: 20130267518
    Abstract: There are provided according to the invention compounds of formula (I) in free or salt form, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, Q, W, X, m, n and p are as described in the specification, process for preparing them, and their use as pharmaceuticals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventors: Kamlesh Jagdis Bala, Catherine Leblanc, David Andrew Sandham, Katherine Louise Turner, Simon James Watson, Lyndon Nigel Brown, Brian Cox
  • Patent number: 8511075
    Abstract: A combustion device for an exhaust treatment system is disclosed. The combustion device may have a fuel injector configured to inject fuel toward an exhaust flow. The combustion device may also have an ignition source configured to ignite the injected fuel. The combustion device may further have a deflector configured to redirect at least a portion of the ignited fuel towards a center of the exhaust flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Cory Andrew Brown, Glenn Brian Cox, Yung T. Bui
  • Patent number: 8499739
    Abstract: A fluid injector for an exhaust treatment device is disclosed. The fluid injector may have a housing at least partially forming a fluid chamber. The housing may have a central axis, and a fluid passageway configured to supply fluid to the fluid chamber. The supply of fluid may be in a tangential direction relative to the central axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Glenn Brian Cox, Stephen Michael Wiley, Alan R. Stockner, Thomas Randall McClure, Xiaohui Gong, Qiang Chen, Robert Lowell Miller
  • Patent number: 8487781
    Abstract: Sensor nodes are disclosed that act like inductive loops to detect the presence and/or movement of vehicles on at least one roadway. Processors are disclosed using at least one sensor node to communicate vehicle detection that is statistically compatible with the inductive loop response to the vehicles. Installation may configure at least one of the sensor nodes to implement the inductive loop compatibility. Sensor clusters of sensor nodes installed in a roadway may act as inductive loops. Computer readable memories, installation devices and/or servers may deliver a program system and/or a Finite State Machine (FSM) configuration to implement the compatibility and/or an installation package to install the program system and/or the FSM configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Sensys Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Anthony Fuller, Michael T. Volling, Kenneth Brian Cox
  • Patent number: 8484947
    Abstract: A fluid injector for an exhaust treatment system is disclosed. The fluid injector may have a body, a pin member, and a heater. The pin member may be disposed within the body and have a fluid receiving end and a fluid injecting end. The heater may be disposed about the fluid injecting end of the pin member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Roger Leroy Urven, Jr., Stephan Donald Roozenboom, James Richard Weber, Glenn Brian Cox, Stephen Michael Wiley
  • Patent number: 8473750
    Abstract: A bridge is disclosed having a security engine to protect digital content at insecure interfaces of the bridge. The bridge permits cryptographic services to he offloaded from a central processing unit to the bridge. The bridge receives a clear text input from a central processing unit. The bridge encrypts the clear text input as cipher text for storage in a memory. The bridge provided the cipher text to a graphics processing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Nvidia Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Brian Cox, Henry Packard Moreton, Brian Keith Langendorf, David G. Reed
  • Patent number: 8470848
    Abstract: There are provided according to the invention compounds of formula (I), in free or salt form, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, Q, W, X, m, n and p are as described in the specification, process for preparing them, and their use as pharmaceuticals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Kamlesh Jagdis Bala, Catherine Leblanc, David Andrew Sandham, Katharine Louise Turner, Simon James Watson, Lyndon Nigel Brown, Brian Cox