Patents by Inventor Derek Carr

Derek Carr 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: 11926855
    Abstract: An enzyme composition containing a protease combination or a protease mixture having neutral metalloprotease and serine alkaline protease activity, and an amylase. Feed compositions, additives and formulations containing the enzyme composition in methods for improving digestibility of proteins in an animal diet or animal feed, as well as optimizing the nutritional value of an animal diet or animal feed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Kerry Group Services International Limited
    Inventors: Niall Higgins, Jacques Georis, Sara Llamas Moya, Nathan Marshall, Derek Carr, Rachel Maloney, Laura Guaras
  • Publication number: 20220061354
    Abstract: An enzyme composition containing a protease combination or a protease mixture having neutral metalloprotease and serine alkaline protease activity, and an amylase. Feed compositions, additives and formulations containing the enzyme composition in methods for improving digestibility of proteins in an animal diet or animal feed, as well as optimizing the nutritional value of an animal diet or animal feed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Niall HIGGINS, Jacques GEORIS, Sara LLAMAS MOYA, Nathan MARSHALL, Derek CARR, Rachel MALONEY, Laura GUARAS
  • Publication number: 20070118538
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to deploying XForms in an enterprise environment and provide a method, system and computer program product for forms integration of an external data model not implemented through a DOM accessible API. In one embodiment of the invention, a method for forms integration of an external data model not implemented through a DOM accessible API can include generating a data graph for an external data model for a forms based application and transforming the data graph into a DOM representation of the data graph. Value changes for fields of a form in the forms based application can be applied to nodes of the DOM representation and mutations in the nodes of the DOM representation can be synchronized to corresponding nodes in the data graph.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2005
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Ahern, Derek Carr, Carol Jones, Ajamu Wesley, Cesar Wong
  • Publication number: 20070055923
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for processing large data sets in a forms-based application. In one embodiment of the invention, a data processing system configured for forms based application processing of large data sets can include a repeat directive disposed within form markup for the forms-based application. The system further can include one or more repeating items logically coupled to the repeat directive in the form markup for a data set in a forms instance in the form markup. Finally, the system can include a dynamic binding for a user interface control in the form markup to an indexed one of the repeating items specified by the repeat directive. Optionally, the system further can include a prototype for the repeating items disposed in the repeat directive, the prototype defining default values for fields in the repeating items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2005
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey Calow, Derek Carr, Ronny Pena, Mark Wallace, Ajamu Wesley
  • Publication number: 20070033595
    Abstract: A method, system and apparatus for interleaving XForms with JSF request processing can be provided. The system can include an XForms definition generated for a form configured for rendering in a Web application. Specifically, the XForms definition can specify a data model for data to be processed within the form. The system further can include a JSF code generation module programmed to process the forms model to produce a form bean, a faces configuration, and a JSF page for each navigable view defined in the XForms definition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2005
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Derek Carr, Carol Jones, Ajamu Wesley, Cesar Wong
  • Patent number: 7095494
    Abstract: A method and system for measuring the temporal response of a micromirror array to a variety of driving signals. A micromirror array is illuminated with a coherent light source so that a diffraction pattern is reflected from the micromirror array. One or more photodetectors are aligned with spots of light in the diffraction pattern that correspond to orders of the diffraction pattern. Diffraction pattern theory predicts that the intensity of these spots of light will vary as the tilt angle of the micromirrors is changed. Thus, by measuring the relative intensity of the spots of light as the micromirror array is provided with a variety of driving signals, many performance characteristics of the micromirror array can be measured. Some of these characteristics include the impulse response, the forced resonant frequency (i.e. the natural frequency), the damped resonant frequency, the quality factor of the micromirror response, the damping factor of the micromirror response, and the frequency transfer function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: David Joseph Mehrl, Kun Cindy Pan, Mark Henry Strumpell, Rand Derek Carr
  • Publication number: 20060080117
    Abstract: The present invention is a method, system and apparatus for maintaining transactional integrity within an adaptive value chain involving cross enterprise interactions. In the present invention, transactional integrity can be maintained in a cross-enterprise business process management system by managing business transformation operations among cross-enterprise interactions to produce an adaptive value chain. At the same time, atomicity can be enforced among the business transformation operations and the cross-enterprise interactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2004
    Publication date: April 13, 2006
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Derek Carr, Peter Eacmen, Ronny Pena, Ajamu Wesley
  • Publication number: 20060020948
    Abstract: The present invention is a method, system and apparatus for real-time multi-business modal business process transformation interaction in a cross-enterprise business process management system. In accordance with the present invention, a method for real-time multi-modal interaction in a cross-enterprise business process management system can include the steps of handling an event in a business process specification document processing engine and forwarding the event through a gateway interface to a real-time interaction client. A responsive instruction can be received from the real-time interaction client through the gateway interface. In consequence, the execution of a business process transformation script can be triggered based upon the responsive instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2004
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Derek Carr, Peter Eacmen, Ronny Pena, Ajamu Wesley
  • Publication number: 20060004783
    Abstract: The present invention is a method, system and apparatus for dynamically binding principal services to activities in a business process in a cross-enterprise business process management system. In a preferred aspect of the invention, the system can include a business process specification document processing engine configured to process business process specification documents in which each of the documents defines a business process. A deployment service can be coupled to the engine and programmed to generate and deploy partner link instances for corresponding partner links specified in the documents. Finally, a link base authority can be configured to notify each partner link instance when an endpoint reference to a principal service has changed. Notably, the business process specification documents can include BPEL documents. As such, the business process specification document processing engine can include a BPEL4WS run-time engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2004
    Publication date: January 5, 2006
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Derek Carr, Peter Eacmen, Ronny Pena, Ajamu Wesley
  • Publication number: 20050273503
    Abstract: The present invention is a system, method and apparatus for for real-time blogging. In a preferred aspect of the invention, a real-time bi-directional blogging system can include a blog and a bi-directional syndication interface to the blog. Importantly, an instant messaging system can be coupled to the syndication interface of the blog. The instant messaging system of the present invention can include a chat server and at least one chat client. Notably, a bot can be coupled to the chat server. The bot can be programmed to communicate blog postings received in the chat server to the chat client or clients. The bot can be further programmed to communicate responses to the blog postings received from the chat client or clients to the blog through the syndication interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2004
    Publication date: December 8, 2005
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Derek Carr, Peter Eacmen, Ronny Pena, Rodney Smith, Ajamu Wesley
  • Publication number: 20050261918
    Abstract: The present invention is a method, system and apparatus for for dynamic business protocol based policy injection in a cross-enterprise business process management system. In accordance with the present invention, a defined business process can be re-factored to permit the handling of business process transformation events. Moreover, one or more mappings to the event handlers can be registered as can one or more business transformation operatives configured to specify the activation of specific business activities at particular places within the business process. Once re-factored, the business process can be “seeded” with a business process transformation policy. Subsequently, upon receipt of a business process transformation event, the instance of the business transformation operative can be located and the specific business activities can be activated and the business process can be suitably configured according to the mapped business transformation operatives and through the operation of the event handlers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2004
    Publication date: November 24, 2005
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Derek Carr, Peter Eacmen, Ronny Pena, Ajamu Wesley
  • Publication number: 20040042000
    Abstract: A method and system for measuring the temporal response of a micromirror array to a variety of driving signals. A micromirror array is illuminated with a coherent light source so that a diffraction pattern is reflected from the micromirror array. One or more photodetectors are aligned with spots of light in the diffraction pattern that correspond to orders of the diffraction pattern. Diffraction pattern theory predicts that the intensity of these spots of light will vary as the tilt angle of the micromirrors is changed. Thus, by measuring the relative intensity of the spots of light as the micromirror array is provided with a variety of driving signals, many performance characteristics of the micromirror array can be measured. Some of these characteristics include the impulse response, the forced resonant frequency (i.e. the natural frequency), the damped resonant frequency, the quality factor of the micromirror response, the damping factor of the micromirror response, and the frequency transfer function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2002
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: David Joseph Mehrl, Kun Cindy Pan, Mark Henry Strumpell, Rand Derek Carr
  • Patent number: 5641057
    Abstract: The bucket conveyor system is made up of buckets which are pivotally suspended between two chains and run around an endless circuit. The claims are made up of links being connected by pins in elongated holes. This chain can be compressed to make its length less than when it is under tension. The chain is compressed at the loading station to force the buckets into direct contact with each other and allow continuous 10 loading. At the discharge station the chain is put under tension to space the buckets and allow them to be rotated through 360.degree. to empty out their contents. Guides are positioned at the areas where the chain is under compression to stop buckling from occurring. The system is driven by a motor and sprockets which also control the compression or tension of the chain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 24, 1997
    Assignee: Gough Holdings (Engineering) Limited
    Inventor: Derek Carr Chorlton