Patents by Inventor Martin A. Taylor

Martin A. Taylor 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: 20240174145
    Abstract: A seat for a vehicle and having: a cushion, which is configured to be fixed to a floorboard of the vehicle and is provided with a bearing structure, which is elastically yielding and has a net-like conformation, and with an upholstery, which covers the bearing structure; a diffuser, which at least partially engages a front wall of the bearing structure of the cushion and can be connected to a conditioned air supply duct in order to introduce conditioned air into the bearing structure of the cushion; and at least one insulating element, which is arranged along a lower wall and/or a side wall of the bearing structure of the cushion and is impermeable to air in order to prevent air from flowing out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: Daniel Martin TAYLOR, Andrea MOSCARDI
  • Publication number: 20230254914
    Abstract: Network slicing allows a network operator to divide up their network into different network slices. The operator can assign specific users or classes of users to 5 each slice. Network functions (NFs) comprising a network slice may be placed in different locations in a network (for example, nearer the network edge), may be configured or tuned for different traffic profiles, and/or may be implemented by different vendors from those in other slices. A network, configured to perform network slicing, receives information from a Session Management Function, SMF, relating to a 10 given packet data session belonging to a given network slice. Based on the information received from the SMF, the network signals to a UPF instance that the given packet data session belongs to the given network slice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Matthew Ian Ronald WILLIAMS, Colin TREGENZA DANCER, Martin TAYLOR, David REEKIE, Richard HEWITT
  • Patent number: 11665098
    Abstract: User traffic is processed in a virtualised network. First and second VNFs are initialised in the same network namespace as each other in user space in a host and have access to a shared memory region of the host. The first VNF processes user traffic and the second VNF provides a user plane service in relation to user traffic processed by the first VNF. The first VNF is used to establish a point-to-point, shared-memory interface between the first and second VNFs and is used to classify incoming user traffic. In response to the first VNF determining based on the classifying, that the incoming user traffic is to be subject to the user plane service, the first VNF is used to store the incoming user traffic in the shared memory region of the host to enable the second VNF to provide the user plane service in relation to the incoming trier traffic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: METASWITCH NETWORKS LTD.
    Inventors: Martin Taylor, James Robert Andrew, Matthew Ian Ronald Williams
  • Publication number: 20230150408
    Abstract: A seat for a vehicle comprising a bearing structure, which is elastically deformable, is divided into a cushion and a backrest and is obtained by means of a foam having a net-like structure. The bearing structure of the cushion has: an outer zone, which extends along the entire periphery of the cushion and has a first bearing capacity; and an inner zone, which extends at the centre, is completely surrounded – on all sides – by the outer zone and has a second bearing capacity smaller than the first bearing capacity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventor: Daniel Martin TAYLOR
  • Patent number: 11617015
    Abstract: A method for identifying a product which appears in a video stream. The method includes playing the video stream on a video playback device, identifying key scenes in the video stream containing product images, selecting product images identified by predetermined categories of trained neural-network object identifiers stored in training datasets. Object identifiers of identified product images are stored in a database. Edge detection and masking is then performed based on at least one of shape, color and perspective of the object identifiers. A polygon annotation of the object identifiers is created using the edge detection and masking. The polygon annotation is annotated to provide correct object identifier content, accuracy of polygon shape, title, description and URL of the object identifier for each identified product image corresponding to the stored object identifiers. Also disclosed is a method for an end user to select and interact with an identified product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: GRABIT INTERACTIVE MEDIA, INC.
    Inventors: Martin Taylor Pate, Marika Roque, Andrew Welch
  • Patent number: 11614111
    Abstract: A clamp assembly that may be used for securing to a raised portion of a surface. The clamp assembly comprising a mounting body of a general block shape having a slot for receiving the raised portion formed in a bottom surface of the mounting body attaching the clamp assembly thereto. The clamp assembly is configured with one or more pins that may be formed in a substantially elongated cylindrical shape. The pins may be configured to be received in one or more push-pin holes formed in the mounting body, whereby the push-pin holes extend to the slot from a side surface of push-pin holes. The clamp assembly includes a fastening element adapted to be received in a fastener hole formed adjacent the push-pin holes in the side surface of the mounting body. The fastening element is configured to secure, attach and hold the clamp assembly to the standing seam by forcing the pins against the raised portion of the surface disposed in the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: PMC Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Tamas Kovacs, Alan Wasley, Jim Bailey, Martin Taylor
  • Patent number: 11536330
    Abstract: A caliper guide assembly having a guide pin, a guide bore, a cap, and a sensor arrangement. The guide bore is arranged to receive the guide pin. The cap may be secured to an open end of the guide bore proximate a free end of the guide pin. The sensor arrangement may include a first sensor component that is configured to provide an output indicative of relative axial displacement between a first sensor component and a second sensor component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Meritor Heavy Vehicle Braking Systems (UK) Limited
    Inventors: Martin Taylor, Sean Cleary, Matthew McGinn, Sanjeev Kulkarni, Vadiraj Pavaman
  • Publication number: 20220299072
    Abstract: A disc brake assembly that includes first and second brake pads for contacting a rotor, a brake carrier for receiving at least the first brake pad, a brake caliper arranged to slide with respect to the brake carrier, and an actuating arrangement. The actuating arrangement is configured to selectively move the brake caliper and is electrically operated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: Meritor Heavy Vehicle Braking Systems (UK) Limited
    Inventors: Paul Thomas, Sean Cleary, Martin Taylor, Hywel Woodward, Timothy Smith, Simon Duggan, Alex Szafnauer
  • Publication number: 20220205279
    Abstract: A lock for securing to a movable body (1) and for cooperating with a strike plate (12) on a stationary body (11), which lock is movable away from the strike plate (12) for opening the movable body (11), which lock is movable into juxtaposition with the strike plate (12) for closing the movable body (11) and which lock comprises a casing (3) which includes a rotatable trigger (8) which is positioned in the casing (3) and a locking member (7) which is also positioned in the casing (3) and wherein; the rotatable trigger (8) projects from the casing (3); the rotatable trigger (8) rotates about an axis of rotation positioned on a front working plane of the casing (3) such that the rotatable trigger (8) rotates into the casing (3) and out of the casing (3) with the rotatable trigger (8) being spring biased to rotate out of the casing (3); the locking member (7) is movable between a projected position in which the locking member (7) projects from the casing (3) and a retracted position in which the locking member (7
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Timothy Christopher Finn, Andrew Martin Taylor
  • Publication number: 20220141534
    Abstract: A method for identifying a product which appears in a video stream. The method includes playing the video stream on a video playback device, identifying key scenes in the video stream containing product images, selecting product images identified by predetermined categories of trained neural-network object identifiers stored in training datasets. Object identifiers of identified product images are stored in a database. Edge detection and masking is then performed based on at least one of shape, color and perspective of the object identifiers. A polygon annotation of the object identifiers is created using the edge detection and masking. The polygon annotation is annotated to provide correct object identifier content, accuracy of polygon shape, title, description and URL of the object identifier for each identified product image corresponding to the stored object identifiers. Also disclosed is a method for an end user to select and interact with an identified product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Martin Taylor PATE, Marika ROQUE, Andrew Welch
  • Patent number: 11272256
    Abstract: A method for identifying a product which appears in a video stream. The method includes playing the video stream on a video playback device, identifying key scenes in the video stream containing product images, selecting product images identified by predetermined categories of trained neural-network object identifiers stored in training datasets. Object identifiers of identified product images are stored in a database. Edge detection and masking is then performed based on at least one of shape, color and perspective of the object identifiers. A polygon annotation of the object identifiers is created using the edge detection and masking. The polygon annotation is annotated to provide correct object identifier content, accuracy of polygon shape, title, description and URL of the object identifier for each identified product image corresponding to the stored object identifiers. Also disclosed is a method for an end user to select and interact with an identified product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: GRABIT INTERACTIVE MEDIA, INC.
    Inventors: Martin Taylor Pate, Marika Roque, Andrew Welch
  • Publication number: 20210344606
    Abstract: User traffic is processed in a virtualised network. First and second VNFs are initialised in the same network namespace as each other in user space in a host and have access to a shared memory region of the host. The first VNF processes user traffic and the second VNF provides a user plane service in relation to user traffic processed by the first VNF. The first VNF is used to establish a point-to-point, shared-memory interface between the first and second VNFs and is used to classify incoming user traffic. In response to the first VNF determining based on the classifying, that the incoming user traffic is to be subject to the user plane service, the first VNF is used to store the incoming user traffic in the shared memory region of the host to enable the second VNF to provide the user plane service in relation to the incoming trier traffic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Martin TAYLOR, James Robert ANDREW, Matthew Ian Ronald WILLIAMS
  • Publication number: 20210270334
    Abstract: A caliper guide assembly having a guide pin, a guide bore, a cap, and a sensor arrangement. The guide bore is arranged to receive the guide pin. The cap may be secured to an open end of the guide bore proximate a free end of the guide pin. The sensor arrangement may include a first sensor component that is configured to provide an output indicative of relative axial displacement between a first sensor component and a second sensor component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: Meritor Heavy Vehicle Braking Systems (UK) Limited
    Inventors: Martin Taylor, Sean Cleary, Matthew McGinn, Sanjeev Kulkarni, Vadiraj Pavaman
  • Patent number: 11040303
    Abstract: Systems and methods for removing elemental sulfur from a hydrocarbon fluid using an adsorbent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: BECHTEL HYDROCARBON TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Martin A Taylor, Charles L Kimtantas
  • Publication number: 20210180627
    Abstract: A clamp assembly that may be used for securing to a raised portion of a surface. The clamp assembly comprising a mounting body of a general block shape having a slot for receiving the raised portion formed in a bottom surface of the mounting body attaching the clamp assembly thereto. The clamp assembly is configured with one or more pins that may be formed in a substantially elongated cylindrical shape. The pins may be configured to be received in one or more push-pin holes formed in the mounting body, whereby the push-pin holes extend to the slot from a side surface of push-pin holes. The clamp assembly includes a fastening element adapted to be received in a fastener hole formed adjacent the push-pin holes in the side surface of the mounting body. The fastening element is configured to secure, attach and hold the clamp assembly to the standing seam by forcing the pins against the raised portion of the surface disposed in the slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: PMC Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Tamas Kovacs, Alan Wasley, Jim Bailey, Martin Taylor
  • Patent number: 10907670
    Abstract: A clamp assembly that may be used for securing to a raised portion of a surface. The clamp assembly comprising a mounting body of a general block shape having a slot for receiving the raised portion formed in a bottom surface of the mounting body attaching the clamp assembly thereto. The clamp assembly is configured with one or more pins that may be formed in a substantially elongated cylindrical shape. The pins may be configured to be received in one or more push-pin holes formed in the mounting body, whereby the push-pin holes extend to the slot from a side surface of push-pin holes. The clamp assembly includes a fastening element adapted to be received in a fastener hole formed adjacent the push-pin holes in the side surface of the mounting body. The fastening element is configured to secure, attach and hold the clamp assembly to the standing seam by forcing the pins against the raised portion of the surface disposed in the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Inventors: Tamas Kovacs, Alan Wasley, Jim Bailey, Martin Taylor
  • Publication number: 20210015327
    Abstract: A suction nozzle includes a casing which defines a suction chamber, and an agitator rotatably mounted within the suction chamber. The agitator is supported in the suction chamber by a support member. A drive assembly arranged to rotate the agitator about an axis is mounted to the casing via the support member, and is mounted to the support member via a first soft mounting member. The support member is mounted to the casing via a second soft mounting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Daniel Martin TAYLOR, Martin Deric CUTTING, Oliver Rayleigh STRUTT, Samuel Fraser TWIST
  • Patent number: 10895296
    Abstract: An operating shaft and an actuation mechanism for a disc brake. The actuation mechanism may include a wear adjuster mechanism and the operating shaft. The operating shaft may include opposed pairs of arcuate surfaces arranged with offset axes of rotation and a recess therebetween for accommodating a portion of the wear adjuster mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Meritor Heavy Vehicle Braking Systems (UK) Limited
    Inventors: Sanjeev Kulkarni, Martin Taylor, Arun Kumar
  • Patent number: 10850226
    Abstract: Systems and methods for removing CO2 from an ammonia stream using a warm water wash in a multi-stage water wash with varying temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: BECHTEL HYDROCARBON TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Arlin Peters, Jr., Martin Taylor
  • Patent number: 10843122
    Abstract: Systems and methods for removing hydrogen sulfide from an ammonia stream in the NH3 purification and liquefaction stage of a conventional two-column sour water stripping system using an adsorbent bed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: BECHTEL HYDROCARBON TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventor: Martin Taylor