Patents by Inventor James A. Watts
James A. Watts 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).
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Patent number: 9100436Abstract: A tracking system comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored therein data representing instructions executable by a programmed processor is provided. The storage medium of the tracking system includes instructions for receiving a request for content from a device using a first shortened content address, the first shortened content address including a shortened content address base and a first link identifier. The storage medium further includes instructions for determining a content address identifier associated with the first shortened content address and instructions for searching the device for a cookie associated with the content address identifier, the cookie including a cookie link identifier.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2015Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.Inventors: Daniel Gray Goldstein, Sharad Goel, Duncan James Watts
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Patent number: 9100286Abstract: A tracking system comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored therein data representing instructions executable by a programmed processor for monitoring a database is provided. The storage medium includes instructions for storing a plurality of link identifiers in a database, each link identifier associated with a content address identifier and instructions for receiving a current shortened content address with an appended link identifier from a requesting user. The storage medium further includes instructions for determining a requested content address identifier associated with the current shortened content address and instructions for determining if the tracking system has previously received any previous shortened content address associated with the requested content address identifier from the requesting user.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2015Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.Inventors: Daniel Gray Goldstein, Sharad Goel, Duncan James Watts
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Publication number: 20150199307Abstract: Techniques are shown for enabling a network system to receive collaborative edits from users at a first front end URL, and receive viewing requests from users at a second front end URL. The edits are processed using operational transformation techniques and stored as sets of edits. Multiple pluggable flattening utilities retrieve the sets of edits and convert them into structured data documents specifically tailored for different client devices or online services. The structured data documents are stored and retrieved by rendering servers upon receiving viewing requests. This Abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2012Publication date: July 16, 2015Applicant: Google Inc.Inventors: Eric Zhang, James Watts, Michael Verrilli
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Patent number: 9078814Abstract: An intrasnal spray device contains a composition for the intranasal delivery of fentanyl or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof to an animal includes an aqueous solution of fentanyl or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a pharmaceutically acceptable additive selected from (i) a pectin and (ii) a poloxamer and chitosan or a salt or derivative thereof; provided that when the composition comprises a pectin it is substantially free of divalent metal ions; and which, in comparison to a simple aqueous solution of fentanyl administered intranasally at the same dose, provides a peak plasma concentration of fentanyl (Cmax) that is from 10 to 80% of that achieved using a simple aqueous solution of fentanyl administered intranasally at an identical fentanyl dose. A method for treating or managing pain by intranasally administering the composition is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2012Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: DEPOMED, INC.Inventors: Peter James Watts, Jonathan David Castile, William Columbus Ian Lafferty, Alan Smith
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Publication number: 20150163193Abstract: A tracking system comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored therein data representing instructions executable by a programmed processor is provided. The storage medium of the tracking system includes instructions for receiving a request for content from a device using a first shortened content address, the first shortened content address including a shortened content address base and a first link identifier. The storage medium further includes instructions for determining a content address identifier associated with the first shortened content address and instructions for searching the device for a cookie associated with the content address identifier, the cookie including a cookie link identifier.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2015Publication date: June 11, 2015Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.Inventors: Daniel Gray Goldstein, Sharad Goel, Duncan James Watts
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Publication number: 20150156088Abstract: A tracking system comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored therein data representing instructions executable by a programmed processor for monitoring a database is provided. The storage medium includes instructions for storing a plurality of link identifiers in a database, each link identifier associated with a content address identifier and instructions for receiving a current shortened content address with an appended link identifier from a requesting user. The storage medium further includes instructions for determining a requested content address identifier associated with the current shortened content address and instructions for determining if the tracking system has previously received any previous shortened content address associated with the requested content address identifier from the requesting user.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2015Publication date: June 4, 2015Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.Inventors: Daniel Gray Goldstein, Sharad Goel, Duncan James Watts
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Publication number: 20150110579Abstract: Techniques for creasing a cover of a case are described herein. In an example, a creasing tool includes a first plate portion and a second plate portion substantially parallel to the first plate portion such that the first plate portion and the second plate portion define a slot between the first plate portion and the second plate portion for creasing a cover of a case.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2012Publication date: April 23, 2015Inventors: Eric Hoarau, Kimberly Ann Pratten, Gary James Watts
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Patent number: 8990341Abstract: A computer-implemented method tracks diffusion. The method includes receiving a tracking request from an initiating user to track diffusion of content located at a content address. A computer tracking system generates a first shortened content address for the content address, from which the content is provided to the initiating user. The method includes receiving content requests from one or more requesting users, and generating, for each requesting user, a unique subsequent shortened content address for the content address. Content is provided to each requesting user using the subsequent shortened content address generated for each requesting user respectively. Each content request from the requesting users is made using either the first shortened content address or one of the subsequent shortened content addresses.Type: GrantFiled: February 29, 2012Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.Inventors: Daniel Gray Goldstein, Sharad Goel, Duncan James Watts
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Patent number: 8946208Abstract: A composition for intranasal delivery of a drug comprising: includes: (i) the drug; and (ii) a non-aqueous vehicle containing (a) propylene glycol and at least one additional solvent selected from N-methylpyrrolidone, propylene carbonate, dimethyl sulfoxide and at least one propylene glycol fatty acid ester; (b) from about 40 to 100% by volume of N-methylpyrrolidone; or (c) from about 40 to 100% by volume of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO).Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2008Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: Archimedes Development LimitedInventors: Jonathan Castile, Alan Smith, Yu-Hui Cheng, Peter James Watts
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Patent number: 8909596Abstract: Solutions, systems, and techniques for applying 2-dimensional changes to a shared document are discussed. The document is divided into vertical columns of a particular width, each column represented as a one-dimensional vector that is a sequential list of blocks in that column, each block representing a content item included in the document. Each block has a starting column, a block height, and a block width indicated by how many columns the block occupies. Each block has row indexes that represent a relative position of the block in each column it occupies. A document modification command is represented as transfer functions, each transfer function corresponding to a document column. The transfer functions are applied to the document columns to alter a row index of block(s) in the corresponding column(s), thereby altering the relative position of a block with respect to other blocks in that column.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2013Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Eric Zhang, Santos Cordon, Kevin Markman, James Watts, Michael Verrilli, Olga Sergeyevna Belomestnykh
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Patent number: 8889176Abstract: A composition for the intranasal delivery of fentanyl or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof to an animal includes an aqueous solution of fentanyl or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a pharmaceutically acceptable additive selected from (i) a pectin and (ii) a poloxamer and chitosan or a salt or derivative thereof; provided that when the composition comprises a pectin it is substantially free of divalent metal ions; and which, in comparison to a simple aqueous solution of fentanyl administered intranasally at the same dose, provides a peak plasma concentration of fentanyl (Cmax) that is from 10 to 80% of that achieved using a simple aqueous solution of fentanyl administered intranasally at an identical fentanyl dose. A method for treating or managing pain by intranasally administering the composition is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2012Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: Depomed, Inc.Inventors: Peter James Watts, Jonathan David Castile, William Columbus Lafferty, Alan Smith
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Patent number: 8710028Abstract: A powder composition for intranasal delivery includes a benzodiazepine drug and chitosan, a salt of chitosan, a derivative of chitosan or a salt of a derivative of chitosan.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2008Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Archimedes Development LimitedInventors: Peter James Watts, Yu-Hui Cheng, Alan Smith, Jonathan Castile
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Publication number: 20140079464Abstract: A case assembly of a media binder includes a front surface board and a back surface board. Each surface board includes an inwardly facing surface and an outwardly facing surface and a cover sheet, and each cover sheet is wrapped around the outwardly facing surface of one of the surface boards. A marginal edge is attached to the inwardly facing surface of the surface board, and another marginal edge is unattached to the inwardly facing surface of the surface board. An end of the unattached marginal edge includes an extra edge extended from the unattached marginal edge, and the extra edge is folded against the unattached marginal edge. The unattached marginal edge is attached to the inwardly facing surface of an adjacent surface board to form a corner wrap around a corner of the adjacent surface board.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2012Publication date: March 20, 2014Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Eric Hoarau, Kimberly Ann Pratten, Gary James Watts, Keely Van Patten
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Publication number: 20140040385Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein may relate to determining individual experts to answer user queries utilizing computing platform in a communication system.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2012Publication date: February 6, 2014Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.Inventors: Jake Hofman, Sharad Goel, Duncan James Watts
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Publication number: 20140006523Abstract: Methods, system and computer readable medium for discovering social groups include extracting activity related data associated with a user's social interactions from a source. The activity related data identifies information related to social contacts used during the social interactions at the source. The activity related data of the user is analyzed to identify co-occurrences of the social contacts. The co-occurrences determine a set of related contacts. The set of related contacts identified from the activity related data are clustered into distinct social groups. The social groups are used by a user to facilitate subsequent interactions.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2012Publication date: January 2, 2014Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.Inventors: Jake Hofman, Winter Mason, Duncan James Watts
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Publication number: 20130283816Abstract: A turboprop-powered medium altitude long endurance aircraft, having a gas turbine engine; a heat scavenging device to scavenge heat from the gas turbine engine; and a heating device to use the scavenged heat to provide heating to the aircraft. The heat scavenging device may be placed on an engine casing and/or on or in an engine exhaust duct. The heating device may include a circulation path routed directly to a location in the aircraft where heating is to be performed, for example a leading edge of an engine support pylon or a leading edge of an engine-carrying wing. The heating device can include a heat exchanger.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2012Publication date: October 31, 2013Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS plcInventors: Stephen John Richard Smith, Kieran James Watt, Andrew Charles White
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Publication number: 20130255873Abstract: A technique comprising: securing a device substrate (8) to a carrier (1) using one or more adhesive elements (6); forming electronic elements (10) on the device substrate with the device substrate thus secured to the carrier; and thereafter reducing the adhesion strength of at least one of the one or more adhesive elements to facilitate the release of the substrate from the carrier.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2011Publication date: October 3, 2013Applicant: PLASTIC LOGIC LIMITEDInventor: James Watts
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Publication number: 20130251480Abstract: A system for unloading inventory items includes an inventory holder, an unloading station, and a mobile drive unit. The inventory holder stores inventory items. The unloading station includes a barrier that is operable to prevent inventory items from moving past the barrier as the inventory holder moves past the barrier. The mobile drive unit is operable to move the inventory holder toward the unloading station and to move the inventory holder past the barrier.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2013Publication date: September 26, 2013Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: William James Watt, Timothy Bragg, Andrew Stubbs, Matthew D. Verminski, John P. Dugan
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Publication number: 20130227057Abstract: A computer-implemented method tracks diffusion. The method includes receiving a tracking request from an initiating user to track diffusion of content located at a content address. A computer tracking system generates a first shortened content address for the content address, from which the content is provided to the initiating user. The method includes receiving content requests from one or more requesting users, and generating, for each requesting user, a unique subsequent shortened content address for the content address. Content is provided to each requesting user using the subsequent shortened content address generated for each requesting user respectively. Each content request from the requesting users is made using either the first shortened content address or one of the subsequent shortened content addresses.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 29, 2012Publication date: August 29, 2013Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.Inventors: Daniel Gray Goldstein, Sharad Goel, Duncan James Watts
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Patent number: D706324Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2012Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Inventor: James Watts