Patents by Inventor Oliver Wallace
Oliver Wallace 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: 20240076734Abstract: The invention relates to a method for detection of analyte interaction with a channel molecule held in a membrane, comprising the optical detection of a modification in the flux of a signal molecule as it passes through the channel molecule by the action of a membrane potential, wherein the modification in the flux is caused by at least partial blockage of the channel molecule by the analyte. The invention further relates to bilayer arrays, components, methods of manufacture and use.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Applicant: OXFORD UNIVERSITY INNOVATION LIMITEDInventors: Mark WALLACE, Hagan Bayley, Shuo Huang, Oliver Castell, Mercedes Romero-Ruiz
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Patent number: 9442982Abstract: Various embodiments provide a Web browser that employs a relevancy algorithm to make an educated guess as to the likelihood of a user's intended destination when the user begins to enter text into a browser's address bar. In one or more embodiments, the relevancy algorithm employs various parameters and assigns weights to the parameters to arrive at a collection of suggestions to provide to the user. By using various rules, associated weightings, and the relevancy algorithm, relevant suggestions can be provided to a user to facilitate their navigation activities.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2013Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Christopher M. Vaughan, Oliver Wallace, Carlos Yeung, Amit Gupta, Christophe Marle
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Patent number: 9292578Abstract: Various embodiments provide a Web browser that employs a relevancy algorithm to make an educated guess as to the likelihood of a user's intended destination when the user begins to enter text into a browser's address bar. In one or more embodiments, the relevancy algorithm employs various parameters and assigns weights to the parameters to arrive at a collection of suggestions to provide to the user. By using various rules, associated weightings, and the relevancy algorithm, relevant suggestions can be provided to a user to facilitate their navigation activities.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2013Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Christopher M. Vaughan, Oliver Wallace, Carlos Yeung, Amit Gupta, Christophe Marle
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Publication number: 20130304750Abstract: Various embodiments provide a Web browser that employs a relevancy algorithm to make an educated guess as to the likelihood of a user's intended destination when the user begins to enter text into a browser's address bar. In one or more embodiments, the relevancy algorithm employs various parameters and assigns weights to the parameters to arrive at a collection of suggestions to provide to the user. By using various rules, associated weightings, and the relevancy algorithm, relevant suggestions can be provided to a user to facilitate their navigation activities.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2013Publication date: November 14, 2013Inventors: Christopher M. Vaughan, Oliver Wallace, Carlos Yeung, Amit Gupta, Christophe Marle
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Publication number: 20130275415Abstract: Various embodiments provide a Web browser that employs a relevancy algorithm to make an educated guess as to the likelihood of a user's intended destination when the user begins to enter text into a browser's address bar. In one or more embodiments, the relevancy algorithm employs various parameters and assigns weights to the parameters to arrive at a collection of suggestions to provide to the user. By using various rules, associated weightings, and the relevancy algorithm, relevant suggestions can be provided to a user to facilitate their navigation activities.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2013Publication date: October 17, 2013Inventors: Christopher M. Vaughan, Oliver Wallace, Carlos Yeung, Amit Gupta, Christophe Marle
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Patent number: 8510313Abstract: Various embodiments provide a Web browser that employs a relevancy algorithm to make an educated guess as to the likelihood of a user's intended destination when the user begins to enter text into a browser's address bar. In one or more embodiments, the relevancy algorithm employs various parameters and assigns weights to the parameters to arrive at a collection of suggestions to provide to the user. By using various rules, associated weightings, and the relevancy algorithm, relevant suggestions can be provided to a user to facilitate their navigation activities.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2012Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Christopher M. Vaughan, Oliver Wallace, Carlos Yeung, Amit Gupta, Christophe Marle
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Publication number: 20120150875Abstract: Various embodiments provide a Web browser that employs a relevancy algorithm to make an educated guess as to the likelihood of a user's intended destination when the user begins to enter text into a browser's address bar. In one or more embodiments, the relevancy algorithm employs various parameters and assigns weights to the parameters to arrive at a collection of suggestions to provide to the user. By using various rules, associated weightings, and the relevancy algorithm, relevant suggestions can be provided to a user to facilitate their navigation activities.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2012Publication date: June 14, 2012Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Christopher M. Vaughan, Oliver Wallace, Carlos Yeung, Amit Gupta, Christophe Marle
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Patent number: 8131731Abstract: Various embodiments provide a Web browser that employs a relevancy algorithm to make an educated guess as to the likelihood of a user's intended destination when the user begins to enter text into a browser's address bar. In one or more embodiments, the relevancy algorithm employs various parameters and assigns weights to the parameters to arrive at a collection of suggestions to provide to the user. By using various rules, associated weightings, and the relevancy algorithm, relevant suggestions can be provided to a user to facilitate their navigation activities.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2007Date of Patent: March 6, 2012Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Christopher M. Vaughan, Oliver Wallace, Carlos Yeung, Amit Gupta, Christophe Marle
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Publication number: 20100058167Abstract: Live update display techniques associated with displaying subscribable content live consumed outside of a Web page are described. In at least some embodiments, information received on the device is used to determine that subscribable content from a Web source has been updated. This information, however, may not represent the source to be used for consumption. Therefore, the content to be used for consumption that includes display markup can be retrieved from a source other than the device, such as a display Web page, and used to display subscribable content on the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2008Publication date: March 4, 2010Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Jane T. Kim, Oliver Wallace, Reza A. Nourai, Miladin Pavlicic, Benjamin N. Truelove, Walter V. von Koch
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Publication number: 20090171930Abstract: Various embodiments provide a Web browser that employs a relevancy algorithm to make an educated guess as to the likelihood of a user's intended destination when the user begins to enter text into a browser's address bar. In one or more embodiments, the relevancy algorithm employs various parameters and assigns weights to the parameters to arrive at a collection of suggestions to provide to the user. By using various rules, associated weightings, and the relevancy algorithm, relevant suggestions can be provided to a user to facilitate their navigation activities.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2007Publication date: July 2, 2009Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Christopher M. Vaughan, Oliver Wallace, Carlos Yeung, Amit Gupta, Christophe Marle
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Publication number: 20060184375Abstract: Configuration of an application module to utilize branded content is described. In an implementation, a method includes identifying one of a plurality of business relationships which correspond to a request sent by a client over a network. A configuration file is the formed for communication to the client and for configuration of an application module of the client to utilize branded content which corresponds to the identified business relationship.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2005Publication date: August 17, 2006Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Brion Stone, Eric Hebenstreit, Emmanuel Miranda-Steiner, Lucius Fleuchaus, Oliver Wallace, Scott Stacey, Arnold Blinn