Patents by Inventor Philip Lawrence
Philip Lawrence 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: 9040928Abstract: A detector for detecting ionizing radiation comprises a scintillator 10 selected to emit light in response to incidence thereon of radiation to be detected, at least one detector 16 for detecting said emitted light, and at least one optical waveguide 12 for transmitting said emitted light to said detector 16. The optical waveguide typically comprises a flexible solid or hollow fiber that can be incorporated into a flexible mat or into a fiber-reinforced structure, so that the detector is integrated therewith.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2011Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: BAE SYSTEMS plcInventors: Michael Dunleavy, Sajad Haq, Douglas Beverley Stevenson King, Nicholas Robert Giacomo Colosimo, Jonathan Alexander Silvie, Philip Lawrence Webberley
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Publication number: 20140364021Abstract: A mooring retrieval device for retrieving a mooring rope in water, the device comprising a buoyant member adapted to be tethered to the end of the mooring rope. An elongate retrieval member having an end adapted to engage with the buoyant member whereby, in use, the end of a mooring rope tethered to the buoyant member can be more easily retrieved. Advantageously the end of the retrieval member engages with the buoyant member by magnetic attraction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2014Publication date: December 11, 2014Inventors: PHILIP LAWRENCE GOLDING, EDWARD KHOURY
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Patent number: 8796553Abstract: Composite structural components are disclosed that include electrically conducting fibers providing multiple signal or paths to electrical components disposed on or adjacent the material. The signal paths may therefore be embedded in the structural component as an intrinsic reinforcing element. Also disclosed are materials for making up the structure and fabrics and methods for the production thereof.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2009Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: BAE Systems PLCInventors: Martyn John Hucker, Sajad Haq, Michael Dunleavy, David William Gough, Jason Karl Rew, Philip Lawrence Webberley
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Publication number: 20140168093Abstract: A system and method for emulating pressure-sensitivity are presented. Embodiments of the present invention provide a novel solution to generate emulated pressure data in response to contact made with a touch sensitive device, in that embodiments of the present invention expose more information about the contact in the form of location information of the contact, surface area data associated with the contact at the time contact was made, as well as a surface area data and calculated rates of change between the surface areas touched over time. In response to the input received, an emulated pressure computation module may then produce emulated pressure data which may be received by applications operable to utilize pressure input through an application programming interface coupling these applications to the emulation pressure computation module.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2012Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: NVIDIA CORPORATIONInventor: Philip Lawrence
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Patent number: 8683875Abstract: A beta ratio changer is provided for a flow measurement device having a fluid displacement member. The beta ratio changer includes a flange and a sleeve extending axially from the flange. The sleeve may be inserted into a fluid conduit of the fluid measurement device, reducing the inner diameter of the fluid conduit around the fluid displacement member. A new beta ratio may be determined from the diameter of the edge of the fluid displacement member and the inner diameter of the sleeve.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2010Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: Cameron International CorporationInventor: Philip A. Lawrence
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Patent number: 8595241Abstract: A system and method for enhancing the number of page views of a web site or other digitally distributed interactive medium. A custom content hosting service allows a publisher to augment the contents of its own site with additional pages. The custom content hosting service provides content based on a topic supplied by the publisher, extracting data from a database of generic content. Generic content may include, for example, news feeds and news archives; news and archive photographs; links to blogs and other sites; etc. The publisher may customize the look and feel of the hosted pages to allow seamless integration into its own site.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2009Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: Newscred, Inc.Inventors: Anil Reddy Podduturi, Scott Ari Blumenthal, Brian Steven Schmitz, Patrick Allen Hensley, Philip Lawrence Schanely, Upendra Shardanand
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Patent number: 8576908Abstract: Quality settings established by an encoder are adjusted based on information associated with regions of interest (“ROIs”). For example, quantization step sizes can be reduced (to improve quality) or increased (to reduce bit rate). ROIs can be identified and quality settings can be adjusted based on input received from a user interface. An overlap setting can be determined for a portion of a picture that corresponds to an ROI overlap area. For example, an overlap setting is chosen from step sizes corresponding to a first overlapping ROI and a second overlapping ROI, or from relative reductions in step size corresponding to the first ROI and the second ROI. ROIs can be parameterized by information (e.g., using data structures) that indicates spatial dimensions of the ROIs and quality adjustment information (e.g., dead zone information, step size information, and quantization mode information).Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2012Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Chih-Lung Lin, Ming-Chieh Lee, Stacey Spears, Philip Lawrence Garrett, Anil Madhav Murching, Amy Jennifer Beauford, Thomas W. Holcomb, Xiping Zuo
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Patent number: 8561480Abstract: An erosion-resistant insert is provided for a flow measurement device having a fluid displacement member. The insert includes a flange and a sleeve extending axially from the flange. The sleeve may be inserted into a recess machined into a fluid conduit of the fluid measurement device to protect the inner wall of the conduit. The insert maintains a property of the flow measurement device.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2011Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: Cameron International CorporationInventor: Philip A. Lawrence
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Patent number: 8534133Abstract: A structural health monitoring arrangement includes a component formed of fiber reinforced composite material with a plurality of electrical conducting fibers intrinsic to the composite defining electrical paths that run through the composite. The paths act as sensing paths running through the material and a detector watches for changes in electrical property indicative of a structural event. The paths may be configured as an open or a closed node grid whose electrical continuity is monitored directly or indirectly. Alternatively they may be fibers having a piezoresistive property and the changes in resistance may be monitored.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2009Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: BAE Systems PLCInventors: Martyn John Hucker, Sajad Haq, Michael Dunleavy, David William Gough, Jason Karl Rew, Philip Lawrence Webberley
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Patent number: 8387438Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for differential pressure meters having a constant beta edge boundary defined by fluid displacement members of the meter. In some embodiments, a differential pressure meter may have an interchangeable fluid displacement member, such that each fluid displacement member replaced in the meter maintains a constant beta edge boundary. In other embodiments, a family of differential pressure meters having permanent fluid displacement members may maintain a constant beta edge boundary for each meter of the family of differential pressure meters.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2011Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: Cameron International CorporationInventor: Philip A. Lawrence
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Publication number: 20120297893Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for differential pressure meters having a constant beta edge boundary defined by fluid displacement members of the meter. In some embodiments, a differential pressure meter may have an interchangeable fluid displacement member, such that each fluid displacement member replaced in the meter maintains a constant beta edge boundary. In other embodiments, a family of differential pressure meters having permanent fluid displacement members may maintain a constant beta edge boundary for each meter of the family of differential pressure meters.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2012Publication date: November 29, 2012Applicant: CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventor: Philip A. Lawrence
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Publication number: 20120269266Abstract: Quality settings established by an encoder are adjusted based on information associated with regions of interest (“ROIs”). For example, quantization step sizes can be reduced (to improve quality) or increased (to reduce bit rate). ROIs can be identified and quality settings can be adjusted based on input received from a user interface. An overlap setting can be determined for a portion of a picture that corresponds to an ROI overlap area. For example, an overlap setting is chosen from step sizes corresponding to a first overlapping ROI and a second overlapping ROI, or from relative reductions in step size corresponding to the first ROI and the second ROI. ROIs can be parameterized by information (e.g., using data structures) that indicates spatial dimensions of the ROIs and quality adjustment information (e.g., dead zone information, step size information, and quantization mode information).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2012Publication date: October 25, 2012Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Chih-Lung Lin, Ming-Chieh Lee, Stacey Spears, Philip Lawrence Garrett, Anil Madhav Murching, Amy Jennifer Beauford, Thomas W. Holcomb, Xiping Zuo
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Patent number: 8243797Abstract: Quality settings established by an encoder are adjusted based on information associated with regions of interest (“ROIs”). For example, quantization step sizes can be reduced (to improve quality) or increased (to reduce bit rate). ROIs can be identified and quality settings can be adjusted based on input received from a user interface. An overlap setting can be determined for a portion of a picture that corresponds to an ROI overlap area. For example, an overlap setting is chosen from step sizes corresponding to a first overlapping ROI and a second overlapping ROI, or from relative reductions in step size corresponding to the first ROI and the second ROI. ROIs can be parameterized by information (e.g., using data structures) that indicates spatial dimensions of the ROIs and quality adjustment information (e.g., dead zone information, step size information, and quantization mode information).Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2007Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Chih-Lung Lin, Ming-Chieh Lee, Stacey Spears, Philip Lawrence Garrett, Anil Madhav Murching, Amy Jennifer Beauford, Thomas W. Holcomb, Xiping Zuo
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Publication number: 20120180572Abstract: An erosion-resistant insert is provided for a flow measurement device having a fluid displacement member. The insert includes a flange and a sleeve extending axially from the flange. The sleeve may be inserted into a recess machined into a fluid conduit of the fluid measurement device to protect the inner wall of the conduit. The insert maintains a property of the flow measurement device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2011Publication date: July 19, 2012Applicant: CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventor: Philip A. Lawrence
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Publication number: 20120180547Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for differential pressure meters having a constant beta edge boundary defined by fluid displacement members of the meter. In some embodiments, a differential pressure meter may have an interchangeable fluid displacement member, such that each fluid displacement member replaced in the meter maintains a constant beta edge boundary. In other embodiments, a family of differential pressure meters having permanent fluid displacement members may maintain a constant beta edge boundary for each meter of the family of differential pressure meters.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2011Publication date: July 19, 2012Applicant: Cameron International CorporationInventor: Philip A. Lawrence
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Publication number: 20120096949Abstract: A beta ratio changer is provided for a flow measurement device having a fluid displacement member. The beta ratio changer includes a flange and a sleeve extending axially from the flange. The sleeve may be inserted into a fluid conduit of the fluid measurement device, reducing the inner diameter of the fluid conduit around the fluid displacement member. A new beta ratio may be determined from the diameter of the edge of the fluid displacement member and the inner diameter of the sleeve.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2010Publication date: April 26, 2012Applicant: CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventor: Philip A. Lawrence
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Publication number: 20120061575Abstract: A detector for detecting ionising radiation comprises a scintillator 10 selected to emit light in response to incidence thereon of radiation to be detected, at least one detector 16 for detecting said emitted light, and at least one optical waveguide 12 for transmitting said emitted light to said detector 16. The optical waveguide typically comprises a flexible solid or hollow fibre that can be incorporated into a flexible mat or into a fibre-reinforced structure, so that the detector is integrated therewith.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2011Publication date: March 15, 2012Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS plcInventors: Michael DUNLEAVY, Sajad Haq, Douglas Beverley Stevenson King, Nicholas Glacomo Robert Colosimo, Jonathan Alexander Silive, Philip Lawrence Webberley
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Publication number: 20120061574Abstract: A detector for detecting ionising radiation comprises a scintillator 10 selected to emit light in response to incidence thereon of radiation to be detected, at least one detector 16 for detecting said emitted light, and at least one optical waveguide 12 for transmitting said emitted light to said detector 16. The optical waveguide typically comprises a flexible solid or hollow fibre that can be incorporated into a flexible mat or into a fibre-reinforced structure, so that the detector is integrated therewith.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2011Publication date: March 15, 2012Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS plcInventors: Michael Dunleavy, Sajad Haq, Douglas Beverley Stevenson King, Nicholas Giacomo Robert Colosimo, Jonathan Alexander Silive, Philip Lawrence Webberley
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Patent number: 7992453Abstract: An erosion-resistant insert is provided for a flow measurement device having a fluid displacement member. The insert includes a flange and a sleeve extending axially from the flange. The sleeve may be inserted into a recess machined into a fluid conduit of the fluid measurement device to protect the inner wall of the conduit. The insert maintains the inner diameter of the conduit and the beta ratio of the flow measurement device.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2011Date of Patent: August 9, 2011Assignee: Cameron International CorporationInventor: Philip A. Lawrence
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Publication number: 20110120750Abstract: Composite structural components are disclosed that include electrically conducting fibres providing multiple signal or paths to electrical components disposed on or adjacent the material. The signal paths may therefore be embedded in the structural component as an intrinsic reinforcing element. Also disclosed are materials for making up the structure and fabrics and methods for the production thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2009Publication date: May 26, 2011Inventors: Martyn John Hucker, Sajad Haq, Michael Dunleavy, David William Gouch, Jason Karl Rew, Philip Lawrence Webberley