Patents by Inventor Peter Robinson
Peter Robinson 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: 8601544Abstract: A first machine (e.g., server VM) authenticates an untrusted second machine (e.g., new client VM) as a condition to performing or allowing a protected operation. An authentication identifier is written to a file of a file system using one mechanism, and then read from the file using another mechanism. One of the mechanisms is an untrusted mechanism employing the untrusted second machine, while the other is a trusted mechanism performed by the first machine either alone or in combination with a trusted management component that has privileged access to the file system. If the written and read values match, it can be inferred that the second machine is authentic, because the trusted management component has identified and accessed an existing file system that is also separately accessed by the second machine.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2011Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: EMC CorporationInventors: Peter A. Robinson, Eric Andrew Young, Michael Foley
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Patent number: 8472687Abstract: A method of processing a 3-dimensional Computed Tomography Colonography data set to remove tagged material is disclosed. The method involves the preliminary processing step of classifying voxels in the data set as corresponding to air, tagged material or colon tissue. Methods of overcoming erroneous classification of Partial Volume air/tagged material interface voxels are disclosed. The present invention also provides for methods of circumventing problems resulting from removal of tagged material from a CTC data set, which can result in the erosion of soft-tissue structures partially covered by tagged colonic fluid.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2009Date of Patent: June 25, 2013Assignee: Dublin City UniversityInventors: Mark Brendan Sugrue, Paul Francis Whelan, Kevin Peter Robinson, Tarik Ahmed Chowdhury
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Patent number: 8462397Abstract: Apparatus for supporting a scanner head, the apparatus comprising: a carrier assembly; a bogey assembly; and a scanner head assembly, comprising a mounting for holding a scanner head; wherein the scanner head assembly and the bogey assembly are both mounted on spring bearings on the carrier assembly such that they can both move in a vertical direction, and the scanner head assembly comprises at least two collinear vertical bearings which restrict movement of the scanner head assembly to vertical movement substantially perpendicular to a document path, and the bogey assembly comprises two laterally spaced bearings which allow rotational movement of the bogey assembly about the scanner head mounting.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2010Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: Neopost TechnologiesInventor: Peter Robinson
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Publication number: 20130024273Abstract: A Sales and Marketing Recommendation System comprises one or more software packages designed to run on various hardware platforms (Windows PC, Apple, iPad, Android, BlackBerry, iPhone) and access a secure website, where a corporation's users may configure, initiate, and track marketing and sales activities. Behind the website is a database to track activity occurring within the system, as well as data on activity and customers received from other integrated systems. Additionally, a recommendation engine analyzes the data to constantly provide updated suggestions to the users regarding which customers to target and what messages to use.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2011Publication date: January 24, 2013Inventors: Peter Stark, Peter Robinson
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Patent number: 8197134Abstract: A mounting terminal head of a thermocouple head unit having a metal casing for an end of a thermocouple wire, and thermocouple signal terminals 4 for connection to a thermocouple wire. The thermocouple head unit includes an insulating support member 8 extending around the outside of the thermocouple head unit and supporting the thermocouple signal terminals.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2008Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Assignee: Weston Aerospace LimitedInventor: Barry Peter Robinson
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Patent number: 8192776Abstract: A chewable animal toy having an edible core and a tearable outer shell molded around the edible core such that a portion of the edible core protrudes from the outer shell is provided. Further provided is a mold unit for making the chewable animal toy having a first mold half including a first mold cavity and a second mold half having a second mold cavity. The second mold half is engageable with the first mold half such that the first and second mold cavities cooperatively define an outer shell mold cavity. A first pocket is defined between the first and second mold halves that is adapted to receive a first protruding portion of the edible core. A first shut off defined within the first pocket is adapted to surround the first protruding portion of the edible core such that it is substantially isolated from the outer shell mold cavity.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2010Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignee: Summit Applied Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Bradley Ryan Vardy, Joel Clayton Yinger, Peter Robinson Brown
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Publication number: 20110209540Abstract: A method of testing the through cut of a pipeline comprising at least the steps of: (a) transmitting an electromagnetic signal through the pipeline; (b) monitoring any reflected signal(s); and (c) interpreting the or each reflected signal to test for the through cut of the pipeline. In this way, a non-invasive electromagnetic signal can be passed through, along, across or otherwise within the pipeline, and any reflected signal(s) can be interpreted and analysed based on one or more characteristics of the received signal(s) to ascertain the change in the conductivity of the pipeline due to the cutting thereof, in particular when or whether the cutting of the pipeline is complete or has been completed such that there is a through cut.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2009Publication date: September 1, 2011Applicant: GENESIS OIL & GAS CONSULTANTS LIMITEDInventors: Steve Banks, Peter Robinson, Anthony Peyton, David Armitage
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Publication number: 20110156307Abstract: A chewable animal toy having an edible core and a tearable outer shell molded around the edible core such that a portion of the edible core protrudes from the outer shell is provided. Further provided is a mold unit for making the chewable animal toy having a first mold half including a first mold cavity and a second mold half having a second mold cavity. The second mold half is engageable with the first mold half such that the first and second mold cavities cooperatively define an outer shell mold cavity. A first pocket is defined between the first and second mold halves that is adapted to receive a first protruding portion of the edible core. A first shut off defined within the first pocket is adapted to surround the first protruding portion of the edible core such that it is substantially isolated from the outer shell mold cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2010Publication date: June 30, 2011Applicant: SUMMIT APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Bradley Ryan Vardy, Joel Clayton Yinger, Peter Robinson Brown
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Publication number: 20100309531Abstract: Apparatus for supporting a scanner head, the apparatus comprising: a carrier assembly; a bogey assembly; and a scanner head assembly, comprising a mounting for holding a scanner head; wherein the scanner head assembly and the bogey assembly are both mounted on spring bearings on the carrier assembly such that they can both move in a vertical direction, and the scanner head assembly comprises at least two collinear vertical bearings which restrict movement of the scanner head assembly to vertical movement substantially perpendicular to a document path, and the bogey assembly comprises two laterally spaced bearings which allow rotational movement of the bogey assembly about the scanner head mounting.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2010Publication date: December 9, 2010Applicant: NEOPOST TECHNOLOGIESInventor: Peter Robinson
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Publication number: 20100303322Abstract: A method of formatting data for detecting flat polyps in a Computed Tomography Colonography, CTC, dataset comprising the steps of: extracting colon surface data, from the CTC dataset, within a sub-volume centred on a candidate polyp seed point; identifying individual sets of points corresponding to the candidate polyp's body and the candidate polyp's base within that sub-volume; projecting the set of points corresponding to the candidate polyp's body on to a tangent plane via a normal vector, wherein the normal vector is calculated from the best fitting plane to the set of points corresponding to the candidate polyp's base; isolating a new seed point for the candidate polyp from the projected data; locating the nearest surface point to the new seed in the extracted dataset above, and region-growing the surface ab initio from this point; identifying individual sets of points corresponding to the candidate polyp's body and the candidate polyp's base in the region-grown surface, and determining the normal vectorType: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2008Publication date: December 2, 2010Inventors: Paul Francis Whelan, Kevin Peter Robinson, Nicolas Sezille
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Publication number: 20090151649Abstract: A chewable animal toy having an edible core and a tearable outer shell molded around the edible core such that a portion of the edible core protrudes from the outer shell is provided. Further provided is a mold unit for making the chewable animal toy having a first mold half including a first mold cavity and a second mold half having a second mold cavity. The second mold half is engageable with the first mold half such that the first and second mold cavities cooperatively define an outer shell mold cavity. A first pocket is defined between the first and second mold halves that is adapted to receive a first protruding portion of the edible core. A first shut off defined within the first pocket is adapted to surround the first protruding portion of the edible core such that it is substantially isolated from the outer shell mold cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2007Publication date: June 18, 2009Applicant: SUMMIT APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Bradley Ryan Vardy, Joel Clayton Yinger, Peter Robinson Brown
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Publication number: 20090141772Abstract: A mounting terminal head of a thermocouple head unit having a metal casing for an end of a thermocouple wire, and thermocouple signal terminals 4 for connection to a thermocouple wire. The thermocouple head unit includes an insulating support member 8 extending around the outside of the thermocouple head unit and supporting the thermocouple signal terminals.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2008Publication date: June 4, 2009Applicant: WESTON AEROSPACE LIMITEDInventor: Barry Peter Robinson
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Publication number: 20070209417Abstract: A method and apparatus for compositing putrescible waste material, the apparatus including a stationary elongated compositing chamber which is mounted to be generally horizontal in orientation or slightly inclined from an inlet end to an outlet end and includes at least one rotatable shaft therein with paddles or tines that extend therefrom in a generally helical pattern. Rotation of the shaft causes the composting material to move along the chamber. Air is injected into the compositing chamber and accumulates in a headspace above the compositing material where it is measured for flow rate, gas content and temperature and eventually removed from near an inlet end of the chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2007Publication date: September 13, 2007Inventors: Julian Watson, Murray Taylor, Gillian Worth, Peter Robinson
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Publication number: 20070172379Abstract: A frangible projectile for expelling from an industrial ballistic tool may be formed by a powder metallurgy process. A preferred embodiment of slug consists essentially of compacted and optionally sintered material and comprises up to 35% ferrotungsten in particulate form, up to 3% lubricant, and the balance iron in particulate form with inevitable impurities.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2007Publication date: July 26, 2007Inventors: Peter Robinson, Jack Dippold
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Publication number: 20070131315Abstract: A copper alloy having an improved combination of yield strength and electrical conductivity consists essentially of, by weight, from 1% to 2.5% of nickel, from 0.5% to 2.0% of cobalt, with a total nickel plus cobalt content of from 1.7% to 4.3%, from 0.5% to 1.5% of silicon with a ratio of (Ni+Co)/Si of between 3.5 and 6, and the balance copper and inevitable impurities wherein the wrought copper alloy has an electrical conductivity in excess of 40% IACS. A further increase in the combination of yield strength and electrical conductivity as well as enhanced resistance to stress relaxation is obtained by a further inclusion of up 1% of silver. A process to manufacture the alloys of the invention as well as other copper-nickel-silicon alloys includes the sequential steps of (a). casting the copper alloy; (b). hot working the cast copper-base alloy to effect a first reduction in cross-sectional area; (c).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2006Publication date: June 14, 2007Inventors: Frank Mandigo, Peter Robinson, Derek Tyler, Andreas Boegel, Hans-Achim Kuhn, Frank Keppeler, Joerg Seeger
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Publication number: 20070079482Abstract: A device (10) is shown for attachment to a rope (12), constructed from twisted strands (13,14,15). The device (10) includes a rope holding arrangement in the form of a holding section (16), which has a first member (18) and a second opposing member (20). The rope (12) fitted between the members (18 and 20) in a holding arrangement that deforms the twisted construction of the rope (12) so the strands (13,14,15) are laid inline to each other in the holding section (16).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2006Publication date: April 12, 2007Inventor: Peter Robinson
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Publication number: 20060076090Abstract: A copper alloy having an improved combination of yield strength and electrical conductivity consists essentially of, by weight, from 1% to 2.5% of nickel, from 0.5% to 2.0% of cobalt, with a total nickel plus cobalt content of from 1.7% to 4.3%, from 0.5% to 1.5% of silicon with a ratio of (Ni+Co)/Si of between 3.5 and 6, and the balance copper and inevitable impurities wherein the wrought copper alloy has an electrical conductivity in excess of 40% IACS. A further increase in the combination of yield strength and electrical conductivity as well as enhanced resistance to stress relaxation is obtained by a further inclusion of up 1% of silver. A process to manufacture the alloys of the invention as well as other copper-nickel-silicon alloys includes the sequential steps of (a). casting the copper alloy; (b). hot working the cast copper-base alloy to effect a first reduction in cross-sectional area; (c).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2005Publication date: April 13, 2006Inventors: Frank Mandigo, Peter Robinson, Derek Tyler, Andreas Boegel, Hans-Achim Kuhn, Frank Keppeler, Joerg Seeger
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Publication number: 20050133172Abstract: A process for deinking paper being recycled in a carbonate pulping procedure which is performed in the absence of hydroxides and peroxides is improved by the addition of (a) a non-ionic surfactant deinking agent having a cloud point of about 55 to 85, preferably 60-70, and (b) at least two different fatty acid ink collectors: (i) a C16 to C20 fatty acid and (ii) a C22 to C30 fatty acid, the ink collectors being used in a weight ratio of from about 98:2 to 70:30.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2004Publication date: June 23, 2005Inventors: Peter Robinson, John Presley
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Publication number: 20050106408Abstract: A coated electrically conductive substrate has particular utility where there are multiple closely spaced leads and tin whiskers constitute a potential short circuit. Such substrates include leadframes, terminal pins and circuit traces such as on printed circuit boards and flexible circuits. This electrically conductive substrate has a plurality of leads separated by a distance capable of bridging by a tin whisker, a silver or silver-base alloy layer coating at least one surface of at least one of the plurality of leads, and a fine grain tin or tin-base alloy layer directly coating said silver layer. An alternative coated electrically conductive substrate has particular utility where debris from fretting wear may oxidize and increase electrical resistivity, such an in a connector assembly. This electrically conductive substrate has a barrier layer deposited on the substrate that is effective to inhibit diffusion of constituents the substrate into a plurality of subsequently deposited layers.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2004Publication date: May 19, 2005Inventors: Szuchain Chen, Nicole Lasiuk, John Gerfen, Peter Robinson, Abid Khan
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Patent number: 6783744Abstract: A method for the recovery of high purity zinc oxide products, and optionally iron-carbon feedstocks, from industrial waste streams containing zinc oxide and/or iron. The waste streams preliminary can be treated by adding carbon and an ammonium chloride solution, separating any undissolved components from the solution, displacing undesired metal ions from the solution using zinc metal, treating the solution to remove therefrom zinc compounds, and further treating the zinc compounds and the undissolved components, as necessary, resulting in the zinc products and the optional iron-carbon feedbacks. Once the zinc oxide has been recovered, the purification process is used to further purify the zinc oxide to obtain zinc oxide which is at least 99.8% pure and which has predeterminable purity and particle characteristics. Various zinc compounds may then be quickly, easily, and economically produced from this recovered zinc oxide.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2003Date of Patent: August 31, 2004Inventors: Allan S Myerson, Peter Robinson, Stephan Tabah