Patents by Inventor Peter Reid
Peter Reid 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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Patent number: 11226203Abstract: This disclosure relates to an underground mining vehicle comprising a three-axis MEMS gyroscope rotatable about a rotation axis and a gyroscope interface that calculates a first rotation rate bias with respect to a first axis different to the rotation axis, a second rotation rate bias with respect to a second axis different to the first axis and different to the rotation axis, a rotation rate about the rotation axis based on the Earth rotation rate vector by correcting the rotational measurement data using the first rotation rate bias and the second rotation rate bias and a third rotation rate bias with respect to the rotation axis based on the calculated rotation rate about the rotation axis. A navigation unit receives the first rotation rate bias, the second rotation rate bias and the third rotation rate bias and calculates a pose of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2018Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATIONInventors: Peter Reid, John Malos, Mark Dunn, Alexander Pitt
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Publication number: 20210285301Abstract: Provided, in one aspect, is a downhole magnetic debris removal apparatus. The downhole magnetic debris removal apparatus, in one aspect, includes a housing having a longitudinal axis, and a plurality of magnets arranged as one or more Halbach arrays of magnets coupled to the housing, the one or more Halbach arrays of magnets having a strong side and a weak side.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2021Publication date: September 16, 2021Inventors: Peter Reid Maher, Robert W. Bennett, David Allen Dockweiler
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Patent number: 11060338Abstract: A door closer having an elongate housing for mounting in a door leaf or door frame, the elongate housing having opposite forward and rear end parts, a plunger disposed in and movable along the housing, the plunger including a ferromagnetic material, a spring biasing element disposed in the housing and applying a first biasing force to bias the plunger inwardly of the housing and away from the forward end part and towards the rear end part, a tension member having a first end connected to the plunger and a second end connected to an anchor element assembly, the anchor element assembly comprising a mounting member for mounting in the other of the door leaf or door frame, the tension member and anchor element forming a tension assembly which extends through the forward end part.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2018Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: GALEID LTD.Inventors: Alister Peter Reid, Philip Gallagher
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Patent number: 10931934Abstract: A watercraft may include a safety system having an imaging component and a control component. The control component may modify the operation of the watercraft based on images from the imaging component. The imaging component may include a thermal imaging component and a non-thermal imaging component. The watercraft may include more than one imaging component disposed around the periphery of the watercraft to monitor a volume surrounding the watercraft for objects in the water such as debris, a person, and/or dock structures. Operating the watercraft based on the images may include operating propulsion and/or steering systems of the watercraft based on a detected object. The control component may operate the propulsion and/or steering systems to disable a propeller when a swimmer is detected, to avoid detected debris, and/or to perform or assist in performing docking maneuvers. The imaging components may include compact thermal imaging modules mounted on or within the hull of the watercraft.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2015Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: FLIR Belgium BVBAInventors: Austin A. Richards, Peter A. Reid, Jay E. Robinson, Andrew C. Teich, Christopher Daniel Gatland, Gordon Pope
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Patent number: 10898815Abstract: Viewers of a video stream may generate video clips including different portions of the video stream. Popularity measures may be computed for the video clips, for example based on tracked actions associated with the video clips, such as frequency of playing and sharing of the video clips. The popularity measures may be used to select and provide video clips to viewers. Video items may be generated by streamers, such as may include selected portions of video of streamers playing a game. A video item generated by a particular streamer may be displayed to viewers only during times when that particular streamer is participating in an active game session. Viewers of the video item may provide input that allows viewers to receive a live stream of the streamer's active game session that it is being played simultaneously with the display of the video item.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2019Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Rose Jia, Vijay Jayaraman Duraiswamy, Mario V. Adoc, Ryan Peter Reid, Justin Taylor Manners
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Publication number: 20210017859Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system for controlling a mining machine within an underground mine. A rotatable laser source sends laser light and return light sensor receives reflected laser light and provides an indication of distance and return light intensity at multiple different rotation angles. A co-ordinate reference point comprises a pattern of varying reflectivity and provides at least a 2D co-ordinate position. A processor determines an absolute co-ordinate position in space of the mining machine as the mining machine moves through the underground mine. The processor collects intensity values of reflected laser light for multiple respective rotation angles and detects the pattern of the reference point in the multiple intensity values of reflected laser light, and determines the absolute co-ordinate position in space of the mining machine based on spatial information of the detected pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2020Publication date: January 21, 2021Inventors: Mark DUNN, Peter REID, Jeremy THOMPSON, Camrin PEACOCK, Kevin SARIC
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Publication number: 20200249058Abstract: Described herein is a device (1) for measuring parameters of a material (3) flowing along a passage (5), the passage having two longitudinally spaced apart ends and transverse sides defined by one or more sidewalls (7, 9). The device (1) includes a laser source (15) positioned at a first location within or adjacent a side of the passage (5) and configured to generate a laser beam (17) at one or more predetermined frequencies. A beam projection element (21, 27) projects the laser beam (17) transversely across the passage (5) to irradiate the material (3) within a measuring zone (19). The measuring zone (19) includes a transverse region extending greater than 50% of the width of the passage (5). An optical imaging device (29) is positioned at a second location within or adjacent the passage (5) and configured to capture images of backscattered light from material (3) within the measuring zone (19).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2018Publication date: August 6, 2020Inventors: John MALOS, Mark DUNN, Peter REID
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Publication number: 20200123828Abstract: A door closer having an elongate housing for mounting in a door leaf or door frame, the elongate housing having opposite forward and rear end parts, a plunger disposed in and movable along the housing, the plunger including a ferromagnetic material, a spring biasing element disposed in the housing and applying a first biasing force to bias the plunger inwardly of the housing and away from the forward end part and towards the rear end part, a tension member having a first end connected to the plunger and a second end connected to an anchor element assembly, the anchor element assembly comprising a mounting member for mounting in the other of the door leaf or door frame, the tension member and anchor element forming a tension assembly which extends through the forward end part.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2018Publication date: April 23, 2020Inventors: Alister Peter REID, Philip GALLAGHER
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Publication number: 20200033131Abstract: This disclosure relates to an underground mining vehicle comprising a three-axis MEMS gyroscope rotatable about a rotation axis and a gyroscope interface that calculates a first rotation rate bias with respect to a first axis different to the rotation axis, a second rotation rate bias with respect to a second axis different to the first axis and different to the rotation axis, a rotation rate about the rotation axis based on the Earth rotation rate vector by correcting the rotational measurement data using the first rotation rate bias and the second rotation rate bias and a third rotation rate bias with respect to the rotation axis based on the calculated rotation rate about the rotation axis. A navigation unit receives the first rotation rate bias, the second rotation rate bias and the third rotation rate bias and calculates a pose of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2018Publication date: January 30, 2020Inventors: Peter Reid, John Malos, Mark Dunn, Alexander Pitt
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Patent number: 9429608Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for capacitive sensing are disclosed. In one example, a conductive material is arranged on the mobile device exterior surface outside of a capacitive coupling area undesirably coupling underlying electrodes beneath the surface.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2011Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: Plantronics, Inc.Inventors: Gregor Magnusson, Peter Reid, Andrew Knowles, Jacob Meyberg, Douglas Rosener
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Publication number: 20160214534Abstract: A watercraft may include a safety system having an imaging component and a control component. The control component may modify the operation of the watercraft based on images from the imaging component. The imaging component may include a thermal imaging component and a non-thermal imaging component. The watercraft may include more than one imaging component disposed around the periphery of the watercraft to monitor a volume surrounding the watercraft for objects in the water such as debris, a person, and/or dock structures. Operating the watercraft based on the images may include operating propulsion and/or steering systems of the watercraft based on a detected object. The control component may operate the propulsion and/or steering systems to disable a propeller when a swimmer is detected, to avoid detected debris, and/or to perform or assist in performing docking maneuvers. The imaging components may include compact thermal imaging modules mounted on or within the hull of the watercraft.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2015Publication date: July 28, 2016Inventors: Austin A. Richards, Peter A. Reid, Jay E. Robinson, Andrew C. Teich, Christopher Daniel Gatland, Gordon Pope
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Patent number: 8912403Abstract: The cotton variety FM 9160B2F is disclosed. The invention relates to seeds, plants, plant cells, plant tissue, harvested products and cotton lint as well as to hybrid cotton plants and seeds obtained by repeatedly crossing plants of variety FM 9160B2F with other plants. The invention also relates to plants and varieties produced by the method of essential derivation from plants of FM 9160B2F and to plants of FM 9160B2F reproduced by vegetative methods, including but not limited to tissue culture of regenerable cells or tissue from FM 9160B2F.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2010Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: Bayer Cropscience AGInventors: Michael Swindle, Peter Reid, Greg Constable, Warwick Stiller
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Publication number: 20140231654Abstract: A radiation detector that can be used to detect the intensity of radiation fields and provide feedback to the user about the location of radiation fields. The radiation detector has a number of radiation detection volumes that are arranged in a staggered pattern relative to a sweeping direction of the radiation detector. The staggered arrangement of the detection volumes allows a large gap-free detection volume that is composed of smaller detection volumes in order to provide adequate sensitivity.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2013Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: NORDION (Canada) Inc.Inventors: PETER REID, NIGEL VEZEAU
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Publication number: 20130120005Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for capacitive sensing are disclosed. In one example, a conductive material is arranged on the mobile device exterior surface outside of a capacitive coupling area undesirably coupling underlying electrodes beneath the surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2011Publication date: May 16, 2013Applicant: Plantronics, Inc.Inventors: Gregor Magnusson, Peter Reid, Andrew Knowles, Jacob Mayberg, Douglas Rosener
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Publication number: 20120304333Abstract: The cotton variety FM 2484B2F is disclosed. The invention relates to seeds, plants, plant cells, plant tissue, harvested products and cotton lint as well as to hybrid cotton plants and seeds obtained by repeatedly crossing plants of variety FM 2484B2F with other plants. The invention also relates to plants and varieties produced by the method of essential derivation from plants of FM 2484B2F and to plants of FM 2484B2F reproduced by vegetative methods, including but not limited to tissue culture of regenerable cells or tissue from FM 2484B2F.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2012Publication date: November 29, 2012Inventors: Peter Reid, Warwick Stiller, Greg Constable, Margaret Shields, David Becker
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Publication number: 20110078811Abstract: The cotton variety FM 9160B2F is disclosed. The invention relates to seeds, plants, plant cells, plant tissue, harvested products and cotton lint as well as to hybrid cotton plants and seeds obtained by repeatedly crossing plants of variety FM 9160B2F with other plants. The invention also relates to plants and varieties produced by the method of essential derivation from plants of FM 9160B2F and to plants of FM 9160B2F reproduced by vegetative methods, including but not limited to tissue culture of regenerable cells or tissue from FM 9160B2F.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2010Publication date: March 31, 2011Applicants: Bayer CropScience AG, Cotton Seed International Proprietary LimitedInventors: Michael SWINDLE, Peter Reid, Greg Constable, Warwick Stiller
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Patent number: 7667102Abstract: A novel cotton variety, designated as FM 989B2R, is disclosed. The invention relates to seeds, plants, plant cells, plant tissue, harvested products and cotton lint as well as to hybrid cotton plants and seeds obtained by crossing plants of variety FM 989B2R with other plants. The invention also relates to plants and varieties produced by the method of essential derivation from plants of FM 989B2R and to plants of FM 989B2R reproduced by vegetative methods, including but not limited to tissue culture of regenerable cells or tissue from FM 989B2R.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2006Date of Patent: February 23, 2010Assignee: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research OrganizationInventors: Peter Reid, Greg Constable, Warwick Stiller
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Patent number: 7667103Abstract: A novel cotton variety, designated as FM 991B2R, is disclosed. The invention relates to seeds, plants, plant cells, plant tissue, harvested products and cotton lint as well as to hybrid cotton plants and seeds obtained by crossing plants of variety FM 991B2R with other plants. The invention also relates to plants and varieties produced by the method of essential derivation from plants of FM 99IB2R and to plants of FM 991B2R reproduced by vegetative methods, including but not limited to tissue culture of regenerable cells or tissue from FM 991B2R.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2006Date of Patent: February 23, 2010Assignee: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research OrganizationInventors: Peter Reid, Greg Constable, Warwick Stiller
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Patent number: 7626092Abstract: A novel cotton variety, designated as FM 960B2R, is disclosed. The invention relates to seeds, plants, plant cells, plant tissue, harvested products and cotton lint as well as to hybrid cotton plants and seeds obtained by crossing plants of variety FM 960B2R with other plants. The invention also relates to plants and varieties produced by the method of essential derivation from plants of FM 960B2R and to plants of FM 960B2R reproduced by vegetative methods, including but not limited to tissue culture of regenerable cells or tissue from FM 960B2R.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2006Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO)Inventors: Peter Reid, Greg Constable, Warwick Stiller
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Publication number: 20090241287Abstract: A door closer comprising: (a) a housing for fitting into a door, the housing having a mounting plate with an opening adjacent to a central bore of the housing; (b) a tension member extending longitudinally within the central bore of the housing and extending outwardly of the housing through the opening to define an end thereof for fitting to a door frame; (c) a movable body within the housing and adapted for longitudinal movement within the central bore, the movable body being connected to the tension member; (d) a spring within the housing and biasing the movable body in a first direction away from the mounting plate so as to urge the tension member inwardly of the housing in a door closing motion; and (e) a hydraulic damping assembly for damping the longitudinal movement of the movable body at least in the first direction, the hydraulic damping assembly being disposed within the central bore of the housing, wherein the hydraulic damping assembly comprises a piston, coupled to the housing by a piston shafType: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2007Publication date: October 1, 2009Applicant: ASTRA DOOR CONTROLS LIMITEDInventors: Alister Peter Reid, Mark Richard Hesketh