Patents by Inventor John Little
John Little 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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Publication number: 20230349444Abstract: A mounting device for an elongate member, comprising: an elongate housing having an elongate axis; an internal passageway passing through the elongate housing parallel to the elongate axis; an elongate sleeve located within the internal passageway and being configured for longitudinal movement along the passageway; a plurality of ball-receiving recesses in the wall of the internal passageway, each recess having a ball-guiding surface inclined to the longitudinal axis; a plurality of apertures in the sleeve; a ball located in each of the ball-receiving recesses and engaged with a respective aperture in the sleeve, the balls and the apertures being configured to allow the balls to project partially through the apertures but to prevent balls from passing through; biasing means configured to bias the sleeve in a direction to urge the balls to project radially inwardly through their respective apertures in the sleeve and into the internal passageway.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2020Publication date: November 2, 2023Inventors: Craig Richard THOMSON, Anthony John LITTLE, Stephen BENNETT, Daniel Mark GIDDINGS
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Publication number: 20220185675Abstract: Various embodiments provide a zinc oxide graphene composite. A zinc oxide graphene composite includes zinc oxide crystallites and graphene. A method of forming the composite includes combining graphene and zinc oxalate to form a mixture and heating the mixture to produce the zinc oxide graphene composite.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2020Publication date: June 16, 2022Inventors: Seth Thomas King, Daniel John Little
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Patent number: 11362500Abstract: A mounting device (110) for an elongate flexible member extending through an aperture (102), comprising: an elongate body (130) having a longitudinal axis; an internal passageway passing through the elongate body (130) parallel to the longitudinal axis, for receipt of the elongate flexible member; a plurality of apertures (132) in the elongate body (130); an engagement member (136) in each apertures (132) and constrained to move along a displacement axis inclined to the longitudinal axis of the elongate body (130); a plurality of actuation members (142), each engaged with a respective engagement member (136), whereby displacement of the actuation member (142) in a first direction displaces the engagement members (136) outwardly to project beyond the periphery of the elongate body (130) and displacement of the actuations members (142) in a second, opposite direction displaces the engagement members (136) inwardly; and biasing means (182) biasing the actuation members (142) in the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2019Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: First Subsea LimitedInventors: Anthony John Little, Craig Richard Thomson, Stephen James Bennett
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Patent number: 11219537Abstract: A system and method of processing bone is disclosed. A tissue separator is utilized to separate tissue comprising at least one of muscle, periosteum and connective tissue from bone in a safe, sterile and efficient manner. In one aspect, the particle reducer can include an impeller positioned with respect to a cutting surface on a drum. At least one of the impeller and the drum is rotated by a power source such that harvested tissue frictionally engages the cutting surface. In another aspect, a source of pressurized fluid can be directed at tissue to separate bone from non-bone tissue.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2019Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: MEDTRONIC XOMED, INC.Inventors: Michael L. Koltz, Louis M. Shadeck, David John Little, II, Gerould Winthrop Norman, Dana A. Oliver
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Publication number: 20210169663Abstract: A system and method of processing bone is disclosed. A tissue separator is utilized to separate tissue comprising at least one of muscle, periosteum and connective tissue from bone in a safe, sterile and efficient manner. In one aspect, the particle reducer can include an impeller positioned with respect to a cutting surface on a drum. At least one of the impeller and the drum is rotated by a power source such that harvested tissue frictionally engages the cutting surface. In another aspect, a source of pressurized fluid can be directed at tissue to separate bone from non-bone tissue.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2021Publication date: June 10, 2021Applicant: MEDTRONIC XOMED, INC.Inventors: Michael L. Koltz, Louis M. Shadeck, David John Little, II, Gerould Winthrop Norman, Dana A. Oliver
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Patent number: 11032301Abstract: A forensic analysis method performed in respect of an endpoint device connected to a computer network. The forensic analysis method comprises collecting file system call data from the endpoint device. The file system call data corresponds to a plurality of system calls relating to file system operations arising from activity performed on the endpoint device. The forensic analysis method also comprises collecting network communication metadata from the endpoint device. The network communication metadata is based on a plurality of system calls relating to communication operations over the computer network arising from activity performed on the endpoint device.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2018Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: Fortinet, Inc.Inventors: Oleksii Mandrychenko, Darren Hart, Jamie Robert Graves, Matthew John Little
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Publication number: 20200366074Abstract: A mounting device (110) for an elongate flexible member extending through an aperture (102), comprising: an elongate body (130) having a longitudinal axis; an internal passageway passing through the elongate body (130) parallel to the longitudinal axis, for receipt of the elongate flexible member; a plurality of apertures (132) in the elongate body (130); an engagement member (136) in each apertures (132) and constrained to move along a displacement axis inclined to the longitudinal axis of the elongate body (130); a plurality of actuation members (142), each engaged with a respective engagement member (136), whereby displacement of the actuation member (142) in a first direction displaces the engagement members (136) outwardly to project beyond the periphery of the elongate body (130) and displacement of the actuations members (142) in a second, opposite direction displaces the engagement members (136) inwardly; and biasing means (182) biasing the actuation members (142) in the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2019Publication date: November 19, 2020Inventors: Anthony John Little, Craig Richard Thomson, Stephen James Bennett
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Patent number: 10652255Abstract: The present invention relates to a forensic analysis method performed on a Distributed Computing System (DCS) (10) comprising a server (18) and at least one client machine (14). The method comprises collecting data in a client machine (14) of the DCS (10) to form a first data set, the collected data being a function call to a resource comprised in the DCS. The method further comprises applying a data reduction model to the first data set to form a second data set and processing the second data set in the server (18) of the DCS (10) to provide for detection of suspect behaviour at the client machine (14). The data reduction model is configured to extract a subset of data from the first data set to form the second data set, the subset of data comprising: user account identifier; and process and object identifier.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2016Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: Fortinet, Inc.Inventors: Jamie Robert Graves, Matthew John Little, Oleksii Mandrychenko, Carson Leonard
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Publication number: 20200121475Abstract: A system and method of processing bone is disclosed. A tissue separator is utilized to separate tissue comprising at least one of muscle, periosteum and connective tissue from bone in a safe, sterile and efficient manner. In one aspect, the particle reducer can include an impeller positioned with respect to a cutting surface on a drum. At least one of the impeller and the drum is rotated by a power source such that harvested tissue frictionally engages the cutting surface. In another aspect, a source of pressurized fluid can be directed at tissue to separate bone from non-bone tissue.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2019Publication date: April 23, 2020Applicant: MEDTRONIC XOMED, INC.Inventors: Michael L. Koltz, Louis M. Shadeck, David John Little II, Gerould Winthrop Norman, Dana A. Oliver
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Publication number: 20190272892Abstract: Complex genotypes, especially multiple single nucleotide variances, that may differentially distributed among alleles can be efficiently mapped in each allele of the gene using next generation sequencing of RNA transcripts from the alleles and the allele fraction information of RNA transcripts. Such reconstructed single nucleotide variances among alleles can be associated with the expected effectiveness of the cancer therapy to update or generate the patient's record or adjust the dose and schedule of the cancer therapy to reduce the undesirable effect of the cancer therapy.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2019Publication date: September 5, 2019Inventors: Camille R. Schwartz, John Little, Charles Joseph Vaske, John Zachary Sanborn
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Patent number: 10214985Abstract: There is disclosed a connector which is sometimes referred to as a pitless unit in industry for use in a pumping system including a pump, well casing, a discharge pipe to guide liquid horizontally away from the pump, and a drop pipe to guide the liquid up from the pump towards the discharge pipe. The connector acts to connect the drop pipe and discharge pipe in fluidic communication while allowing the pump there beneath to be accessed from the surface of the ground. The connector features an outer housing and internal spool which is locatable in the housing in a seated position. An interior surface of the housing and surfaces of the spool which collectively define a chamber through which the liquid flows, when the spool is in the seated position, are weld cladded with a metallic cladding material so as to resist corrosion and erosion of these wetted surfaces of the connector.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2017Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: Sim Enterprises Ltd.Inventors: John Waldner, James Waldner, Silas Waldner, John Little, Eugene Gala
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Publication number: 20180357368Abstract: Complex genotypes, especially multiple single nucleotide variances, that may differentially distributed among alleles can be efficiently mapped in each allele of the gene using next generation sequencing of RNA transcripts from the alleles and the allele fraction information of RNA transcripts. Such reconstructed single nucleotide variances among alleles can be associated with the expected effectiveness of the cancer therapy to update or generate the patient's record or adjust the dose and schedule of the cancer therapy to reduce the undesirable effect of the cancer therapy.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2018Publication date: December 13, 2018Inventors: Camille R. Schwartz, John Little, Charles Joseph Vaske, John Zachary Sanborn
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Publication number: 20180351979Abstract: A forensic analysis method performed in respect of an endpoint device connected to a computer network. The forensic analysis method comprises collecting file system call data from the endpoint device. The file system call data corresponds to a plurality of system calls relating to file system operations arising from activity performed on the endpoint device. The forensic analysis method also comprises collecting network communication metadata from the endpoint device. The network communication metadata is based on a plurality of system calls relating to communication operations over the computer network arising from activity performed on the endpoint device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2018Publication date: December 6, 2018Inventors: Oleksii MANDRYCHENKO, Darren HART, Jamie Robert GRAVES, Matthew John LITTLE
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Publication number: 20180223618Abstract: There is disclosed a connector which is sometimes referred to as a pitless unit in industry for use in a pumping system including a pump, well casing, a discharge pipe to guide liquid horizontally away from the pump, and a drop pipe to guide the liquid up from the pump towards the discharge pipe. The connector acts to connect the drop pipe and discharge pipe in fluidic communication while allowing the pump therebeneath to be accessed from the surface of the ground. The connector features an outer housing and internal spool which is locatable in the housing in a seated position. An interior surface of the housing and surfaces of the spool which collectively define a chamber through which the liquid flows, when the spool is in the seated position, are weld cladded with a metallic cladding material so as to resist corrosion and erosion of these wetted surfaces of the connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2017Publication date: August 9, 2018Inventors: John Waldner, James Waldner, Silas Waldner, John Little, Eugene Gala
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Patent number: 9931079Abstract: A clamp for securing a terminal end of a wire to a surface electrode formed on a cylindrical tube includes a first semicylindrical element. A second semicylindrical element is configured to be attached to the first semicylindrical element to form a tubular clamp structure that is adapted to be clamped around the cylindrical tube. The tubular clamp structure includes an interior surface configured to securely hold a terminal end of a wire against a surface electrode formed on the cylindrical tube.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2012Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: Medtronic Xomed, Inc.Inventors: Wenjeng Li, Steven W. Bennett, David John Little, II, Maria Charles Vijay Stanislaus, David C. Hacker
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Publication number: 20180069881Abstract: The present invention relates to a forensic analysis method performed on a Distributed Computing System (DCS) (10) comprising a server (18) and at least one client machine (14). The method comprises collecting data in a client machine (14) of the DCS (10) to form a first data set, the collected data being a function call to a resource comprised in the DCS. The method further comprises applying a data reduction model to the first data set to form a second data set and processing the second data set in the server (18) of the DCS (10) to provide for detection of suspect behaviour at the client machine (14). The data reduction model is configured to extract a subset of data from the first data set to form the second data set, the subset of data comprising: user account identifier; and process and object identifier.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2016Publication date: March 8, 2018Inventors: Jamie Robert GRAVES, Matthew John LITTLE, Oleksii MANDRYCHENKO, Carson LEONARD
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Publication number: 20160250116Abstract: Disclosed are methods and uses for conditioning the scalp against the onset, return or worsening of symptoms associated with dandruff, comprising applying glycerol or a composition comprising glycerol to the scalp of an individual.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2014Publication date: September 1, 2016Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVERInventors: Xiaoying BIAN, Clive Roderick HARDING, Christopher John LITTLE, Ritu NIRULA, Graham Andrew TURNER, Susan WELCH
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Patent number: 9393533Abstract: A blender including (i) a base with an interior space; (ii) a hollow central column extending upwardly from the base; (iii) a top housing mounted to the top of the column, a motor, drive transmission means and a drive shaft; (iv) an auger attached to a distal end of the drive shaft (v) a mixing bowl in coaxial alignment with the auger, (vi) a mixing bowl holder for releasably holding the mixing bowl in coaxial alignment; (vii) a ball screw drive mechanism housed within the column and for moving the mixing bowl in linear movement toward and away from the auger; and (viii) a splash guard positioned above the auger.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2011Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: LITTLE JEM (NEW ZEALAND) LIMITEDInventors: Dennis James Little, Christopher John Little
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Patent number: 8960583Abstract: A fixed spool fishing reel having a handle shaft connected to a handle to be rotated thereby and coupled to a bail arm drive of the wheel so that rotation of the handle shaft causes rotation of the bail arm. The handle shaft is coupled to the bail arm drive via a gear mechanism that enables the gear ratio between rotation of the handle shaft and rotation of the bail arm drive to be selectively altered. Also, a fixed spool fishing reel having a spool shaft and two gear wheels respectively on opposite sides of the spool shaft, both gear wheels being coupled to be driven by a rotary handle of the reel and both being selectable to be the one which drives a spool shaft oscillatory mechanism of the reel, the coupling between each of the said two gear wheels and the mechanism being via respective gearing arrangements to impart different respective ratios of handle rotary speed to oscillatory speed of the spool shaft.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2010Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Fox International Group LimitedInventors: Andrew John Little, Adam Richard Ellis Taylor
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Publication number: 20140263778Abstract: A system and method of processing bone is disclosed. A tissue separator is utilized to separate tissue comprising at least one of muscle, periosteum and connective tissue from bone in a safe, sterile and efficient manner. In one aspect, the particle reducer can include an impeller positioned with respect to a cutting surface on a drum. At least one of the impeller and the drum is rotated by a power source such that harvested tissue frictionally engages the cutting surface. In another aspect, a source of pressurized fluid can be directed at tissue to separate bone from non-bone tissue.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: MEDTRONIC XOMED, INC.Inventors: Michael L. Koltz, Louis M. Shadeck, David John Little, II, Gerould Winthrop Norman, Dana A. Oliver