Patents by Inventor Malcolm A. Wood

Malcolm A. Wood 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).

  • Publication number: 20240144396
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer storage media for providing a concentrate grade recommendation using a concentrate grade optimization engine in a material processing engine of a material processing system. The concentrate grade recommendation refers to a quantified value for concentrate grade that corresponds to an economic value for ore of a mining process. In operation, input data comprising material processing planning data and economic data associated with a recovery process are accessed. The input data is analyzed using a grade recovery relationship machine learning model. The grade recovery relationship machine learning model is trained on historical material processing data features associated with concentrate grade and recovery of the material recovery process. The historical data includes data on produced concentrate (e.g., achieved grades and corresponding recovery). Based on analyzing the input data, a concentrate grade that corresponds to an economic value is generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Rohin Wood, Ric Zong-Yang Porteous, Artem Vladimirov, Malcolm James Walsh, Julian Edwin Lovett Cooper
  • Patent number: 10391197
    Abstract: A wound dressing having anti-microbial activity comprises a first fiber capable of bonding with silver (1) cations. The wound dressing comprises a blend of the first fiber to which silver (1) cations are bonded and a second fiber which is substantially free from silver. The wound dressing comprises from 0.01 to 5.0 percent by weight of silver (1) cations, based on the weight of fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: ConvaTec Technologies Inc.
    Inventor: David Malcolm Woods
  • Publication number: 20180289852
    Abstract: A wound dressing having anti-microbial activity comprises a first fibre capable of bonding with silver (1) cations. The wound dressing comprises a blend of the first fibre to which silver (1) cations are bonded and a second fibre which is substantially free from silver. The wound dressing comprises from 0.01 to 5.0 percent by weight of silver (1) cations, based on the weight of fibre.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventor: David Malcolm WOODS
  • Patent number: 10010647
    Abstract: A wound dressing having anti-microbial activity comprises a first fiber capable of bonding with silver (1) cations. The wound dressing comprises a blend of the first fiber to which silver (1) cations are bonded and a second fiber which is substantially free from silver. The wound dressing comprises from 0.01 to 5.0 percent by weight of silver (1) cations, based on the weight of fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: CONVATEC TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventor: David Malcolm Woods
  • Publication number: 20160263274
    Abstract: A wound dressing having anti-microbial activity comprises a first fibre capable of bonding with silver (1) cations. The wound dressing comprises a blend of the first fibre to which silver (1) cations are bonded and a second fibre which is substantially free from silver. The wound dressing comprises from 0.01 to 5.0 percent by weight of silver (1) cations, based on the weight of fibre.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventor: David Malcolm WOODS
  • Patent number: 9345805
    Abstract: A wound dressing having anti-microbial activity comprises a first fiber capable of bonding with silver (1) cations. The wound dressing comprises a blend of the first fiber to which silver (1) cations are bonded and a second fiber which is substantially free from silver. The wound dressing comprises from 0.01 to 5.0 percent by weight of silver (1) cations, based on the weight of fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: CONVATEC TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventor: David Malcolm Woods
  • Publication number: 20150224223
    Abstract: A wound dressing having anti-microbial activity comprises a first fibre capable of bonding with silver (1) cations. The wound dressing comprises a blend of the first fibre to which silver (1) cations are bonded and a second fibre which is substantially free from silver. The wound dressing comprises from 0.01 to 5.0 percent by weight of silver (1) cations, based on the weight of fibre.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventor: David Malcolm WOODS
  • Patent number: 9104743
    Abstract: A system and method determines the differences between versions of an object, such as a file. The object versions are compared using a differencing tool to identify the differences between the versions. A scoring algorithm may be selected for the object based on one or more attributes of the object. The scoring algorithm is used to compute a difference score for the object. The difference score may be a function of the differences between the object versions and the characteristics or qualities of those differences. The difference score provides an indication of the relative importance of the changes made to the object. The difference scores from multiple objects may be presented in an interactive report, and sorted to identify those objects that underwent the most significant or noteworthy changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: The Mathworks, Inc.
    Inventors: Malcolm A. Wood, Gavin W. Walker
  • Patent number: 9066989
    Abstract: A wound dressing having anti-microbial activity comprises a first fiber capable of bonding with silver (1) cations. The wound dressing comprises a blend of the first fiber to which silver (1) cations are bonded and a second fiber which is substantially free from silver. The wound dressing comprises from 0.01 to 5.0 percent by weight of silver (1) cations, based on the weight of fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Convatec Technologies Inc.
    Inventor: David Malcolm Woods
  • Publication number: 20140256676
    Abstract: A wound dressing having anti-microbial activity comprises a first fibre capable of bonding with silver (1) cations. The wound dressing comprises a blend of the first fibre to which silver (1) cations are bonded and a second fibre which is substantially free from silver. The wound dressing comprises from 0.01 to 5.0 percent by weight of silver (1) cations, based on the weight of fibre.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: CONVATEC TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventor: David Malcolm WOODS
  • Patent number: 8728513
    Abstract: A wound dressing having anti-microbial activity comprises a first fiber capable of bonding with silver (1) cations. The wound dressing comprises a blend of the first fiber to which silver (1) cations are bonded and a second fiber which is substantially free from silver. The wound dressing comprises from 0.01 to 5.0 percent by weight of silver (1) cations, based on the weight of fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Convatec Technologies Inc.
    Inventor: David Malcolm Woods
  • Patent number: 8386504
    Abstract: A system and method determines the differences between versions of an object, such as a file. The object versions are compared using a differencing tool to identify the differences between the versions. A scoring algorithm may be selected for the object based on one or more attributes of the object. The scoring algorithm is used to compute a difference score for the object. The difference score may be a function of the differences between the object versions and the characteristics or qualities of those differences. The difference score provides an indication of the relative importance of the changes made to the object. The difference scores from multiple objects may be presented in an interactive report, and sorted to identify those objects that underwent the most significant or noteworthy changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: The MathWorks, Inc.
    Inventors: Malcolm A. Wood, Gavin W. Walker
  • Publication number: 20040171325
    Abstract: The invention provides stretch fabrics and articles from the fabrics comprising at least a region consisting of a single thickness of the fabric. The fabric comprises synthetic bicomponent polymer filaments, wherein the fabric has been calendered on at least one surface thereof to obtain a chintzed appearance. The fabric has an air permeability of less than 6 cubic centimeters per second per square centimeter, (cm3/cm2/sec), at 10 millimeters water gauge pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2003
    Publication date: September 2, 2004
    Inventor: Malcolm Woods
  • Publication number: 20040067706
    Abstract: The invention provides a garment comprising at least a region consisting of a single thickness of a fabric comprising synthetic polymer filaments, wherein the fabric has been calendered on at least one surface thereof and the fabric has an ultraviolet protection factor as determined according to AATCC Test Method 183-1999 of at least 30. The invention also provides a layered fabric comprising a layer of the above fabric to provide UV protection and a layer of a second fabric or film such as a material that is sensitive to ultraviolet radiation. The invention also provides a process to prepare an ultraviolet light protective fabric comprising the steps of: forming a fabric from one or more multifilament yarns and calendering the fabric; followed by measuring the Ultraviolet Protection Factor (UPF) of the calendered fabric by AATCC Test Method 183-1998.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2003
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Inventor: Malcolm Woods
  • Publication number: 20030180346
    Abstract: A wound dressing having anti-microbial activity comprises a first fibre capable of bonding with silver (1) cations. The wound dressing comprises a blend of the first fibre to which silver (1) cations are bonded and a second fibre which is substantially free from silver. The wound dressing comprises from 0.01 to 5.0 percent by weight of silver (1) cations, based on the weight of fibre.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventor: David Malcolm Woods