Patents by Inventor Michael Horrocks

Michael Horrocks 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).

  • Smart power supply
    Patent number: 7429806
    Abstract: A power supply includes an input component that receives power from a source and an automatic load sense (ALS) component associated with the power supply that monitors and regulates at least two or more of current and power output from the power supply. An output component that provides power from the ALS component to one or more variable load components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2008
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Gregg M. Bainbridge, George E. Baker, Franciscus Gerardus Joahannes Claassen, Michael Horrocks, Larry Schuster
  • Smart power supply
    Publication number: 20070096562
    Abstract: A power supply includes an input component that receives power from a source and an automatic load sense (ALS) component associated with the power supply that monitors and regulates at least two or more of current and power output from the power supply. An output component that provides power from the ALS component to one or more variable load components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Inventors: Gregg Bainbridge, George Baker, Franciscus Gerardus Claassen, Michael Horrocks, Larry Schuster
  • Method and device for assessing the state of blood vessels
    Patent number: 5715826
    Abstract: A method and device for use in assessing the state of blood vessels within the human or animal body is provided. A vessel segment is identified for investigation, and at least one blood pressure responsive device is used to obtain pulse volume recordings of different sites, representing pressure at sites proximal and distal to the vessel segment. From the waveform signals obtained, Fourier transform spectra are determined for the respective sites and the transfer function between them is calculated. This is then analyzed to determine a clinically significant parameter, such as the integral of the transfer function, and this can be compared with a predetermined value to provide an indication as to the state of the vessel segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Assignee: British Technology Group Limited
    Inventors: Michael Horrocks, Robert Skidmore