Patents by Inventor Alan Coles
Alan Coles 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: 20180371694Abstract: A method for preparing an aqueous suspension may include providing a fibrous substrate comprising cellulose having a Canadian Standard freeness equal to or less than 450 cm3, and microfibrillating the fibrous substrate in an aqueous environment by grinding in the presence of a grinding medium consisting essentially of mullite. The grinding may be carried out in the absence of grindable inorganic particulate material. The grinding medium may be present in an amount of at least about 10% by volume of the aqueous environment. The microfibrillated cellulose may have a fibre steepness of from about 20 to about 50.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2018Publication date: December 27, 2018Applicant: FiberLean Technologies LimitedInventors: John Claude Husband, Per Svending, David Robert Skuse, Tafadzwa Motsi, Mikko Likitalo, Alan Coles
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Publication number: 20180350471Abstract: Cloud-based clinical information system apparatus and associated methods are disclosed. An example cloud-based clinical information system includes a processor to receive a referral order including trauma case information for a first patient from a first local information system of a first healthcare entity to refer the first patient to a second healthcare entity, the referral order to include a portion of the first patient's information from the first local information system. The cloud-based clinical information system is to notify the second healthcare entity of the referral and provide a second local information system of the second healthcare entity with the referral order. The second local information system of the second healthcare entity is to process the referral order and accept or reject the referral order from the first local information system via the cloud-based clinical information system.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2018Publication date: December 6, 2018Inventors: Nimrod Ohad, Mark Alan Cole, Mike Lowell Sharland, Ronen Gans, Patrick Leo Hughes, Todd McNitt
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Patent number: 10100464Abstract: A method for preparing an aqueous suspension may include providing a fibrous substrate comprising cellulose having a Canadian Standard freeness equal to or less than 700 cm3, and microfibrillating the fibrous substrate in an aqueous environment by grinding in the presence of a grinding medium which is to be removed after completion of grinding. The grinding may be carried out in the absence of grindable inorganic particulate material, wherein the grinding medium is present in an amount of at least about 10% by volume of the aqueous environment, and wherein the microfibrillated cellulose has a fiber steepness of from about 20 to about 50.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2015Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: FiberLean Technologies LimitedInventors: John Claude Husband, Per Svending, David Robert Skuse, Tafadzwa Motsi, Mikko Likitalo, Alan Coles
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Publication number: 20180277257Abstract: An example method includes storing healthcare information related to a patient on the cloud-based clinical information system and determining if a first local information system of a first healthcare entity includes a first existing patient record associated with the patient. The example method also includes communicating a first command from the cloud-based clinical information system to an edge device located at a facility associated with the first healthcare entity and in communication with the first local information system. The edge device is to automatically attach a first portion of the healthcare information to the first existing patient record if the first local information system includes the first existing patient record or automatically generate a first new patient record to be populated by the first portion of the healthcare information if the first local information system does not include the first existing patient record based on the first command.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2018Publication date: September 27, 2018Inventors: Nimrod Ohad, Mark Alan Cole, Mike Lowell Sharland, Ronen Gans, Patrick Leo Hughes, Todd McNitt
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Publication number: 20180252611Abstract: Methods and apparatus to analyze recordings in leak detection are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a leak detection sensor to record a plurality of recordings and a memory. The example apparatus also includes a processor to convert one ore of the plurality of recordings to a corresponding one or more spectral representations, calculate a spectral average based, at least in part, on the one or more spectral representations, store the spectral average to the memory, and generate a data packet based, at least in part, on the spectral average. The example apparatus also includes a transceiver to transmit the data packet to another device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2017Publication date: September 6, 2018Inventor: Philip Alan Cole
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Publication number: 20180254094Abstract: An example method includes monitoring healthcare information employed by a local information system of a first healthcare entity via an edge device located at a facility of the first healthcare entity and in communication with a local information system. The edge device is to implement a local cloud system. The local cloud system is to be accessible by only the first healthcare entity and healthcare entities affiliated with the first healthcare entity. The example method also includes determining if the healthcare information has a first characteristic via the edge device, determining if the healthcare information has a second characteristic via the edge device, and automatically uploading the healthcare information onto the local cloud system if the healthcare information has the first characteristic. The example method also includes automatically uploading the healthcare information onto a remote cloud system if the healthcare information has the second characteristic.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2018Publication date: September 6, 2018Inventors: Nimrod Ohad, Mark Alan Cole, Mike Lowell Sharland, Ronen Gans, Patrick Leo Hughes, Todd McNitt
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Publication number: 20180239810Abstract: Systems and methods for tracking and searching the usage, flow or communication of assets are disclosed. Embodiments as disclosed herein may create and update a graph representing the assets in an enterprise, where the objects and relationships in the graph represent the assets, communications, users or relationship. The graph may be queried to discover a wide variety of information regarding these assets, communications, users or relationships.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2018Publication date: August 23, 2018Inventors: Byron Steven Pruitt, Jeffrey Alan Cole, James Matthew Downs
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Patent number: 10037410Abstract: An example method includes receiving patient information in a cloud-based clinical information system from a first healthcare entity registered with the cloud-based clinical information system as a first entity type of a plurality of hierarchically organized entity types. The example method also includes storing a contractual agreement between the first healthcare entity and a second healthcare entity in the cloud-based clinical information system. The second healthcare entity is registered with the cloud-based clinical information as a second entity type of the plurality of entity types. The example method further includes enabling the second healthcare entity to access the patient information from the cloud-based clinical information system based on first access rules for the second healthcare entity.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2014Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Nimrod Ohad, Mark Alan Cole, Mike Lowell Sharland, Ronen Gans, Patrick Leo Hughes, Todd McNitt
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Patent number: 9984205Abstract: An example method includes storing healthcare information related to a patient on the cloud-based clinical information system and determining if a first local information system of a first healthcare entity includes a first existing patient record associated with the patient. The example method also includes communicating a first command from the cloud-based clinical information system to an edge device located at a facility associated with the first healthcare entity and in communication with the first local information system. The edge device is to automatically attach a first portion of the healthcare information to the first existing patient record if the first local information system includes the first existing patient record or automatically generate a first new patient record to be populated by the first portion of the healthcare information if the first local information system does not include the first existing patient record based on the first command.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2014Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Nimrod Ohad, Mark Alan Cole, Mike Lowell Sharland, Ronen Gans, Patrick Leo Hughes
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Patent number: 9959386Abstract: An example method includes monitoring healthcare information employed by a local information system of a first healthcare entity via an edge device located at a facility of the first healthcare entity and in communication with a local information system. The edge device is to implement a local cloud system. The local cloud system is to be accessible by only the first healthcare entity and healthcare entities affiliated with the first healthcare entity. The example method also includes determining if the healthcare information has a first characteristic via the edge device, determining if the healthcare information has a second characteristic via the edge device, and automatically uploading the healthcare information onto the local cloud system if the healthcare information has the first characteristic. The example method also includes automatically uploading the healthcare information onto a remote cloud system if the healthcare information has the second characteristic.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2014Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Nimrod Ohad, Mark Alan Cole, Mike Lowell Sharland, Ronen Gans, Patrick Leo Hughes
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Publication number: 20180064106Abstract: This invention is based on surprising results that certain concentrations of certain sugars stabilize cyclopropene and at least one sugar. Also provided are methods of using such compositions for inhibiting an ethylene response in a plant.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2017Publication date: March 8, 2018Inventors: Jeffrey Alan COLES, Yueqian ZHEN
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Patent number: 9867370Abstract: This invention is based on surprising results that certain concentrations of certain sugars stabilize cyclopropene formulation in aqueous solutions. Provided are compositions comprising an aqueous solution of at least one cyclopropene and at least one sugar. Also provided are methods of using such compositions for inhibiting an ethylene response in a plant.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2014Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: AGROFRESH INC.Inventors: Jeffrey Alan Coles, Yueqian Zhen
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Publication number: 20160053437Abstract: A method for preparing an aqueous suspension may include providing a fibrous substrate comprising cellulose having a Canadian Standard freeness equal to or less than 700 cm3, and microfibrillating the fibrous substrate in an aqueous environment by grinding in the presence of a grinding medium which is to be removed after completion of grinding. The grinding may be carried out in the absence of grindable inorganic particulate material, wherein the grinding medium is present in an amount of at least about 10% by volume of the aqueous environment, and wherein the microfibrillated cellulose has a fibre steepness of from about 20 to about 50.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2015Publication date: February 25, 2016Applicant: IMERYS MINERALS, LIMITEDInventors: JOHN CLAUDE HUSBAND, PER SVENDING, DAVID ROBERT SKUSE, TAFADZWA MOTSI, MIKKO LIKITALO, ALAN COLES
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Publication number: 20160000072Abstract: This invention is based on surprising results that certain concentrations of certain sugars stabilize cyclopropene formulation in aqueous solutions. Provided are compositions comprising an aqueous solution of at least one cyclopropene and at least one sugar. Also provided are methods of using such compositions for inhibiting an ethylene response in a plant.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2014Publication date: January 7, 2016Applicant: AgroFresh Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Alan Coles, Yueqian ZHEN
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Patent number: 9127405Abstract: A method for preparing an aqueous suspension comprising microfibrillated cellulose and inorganic particulate material, the method comprising a step of microfibrillating a fibrous substrate comprising cellulose in an aqueous environment in the presence of an inorganic particulate material.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2010Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: Imerys Minerals, LimitedInventors: John Claude Husband, Per Svending, David Robert Skuse, Tafadzwa Motsi, Mikko Likitalo, Alan Coles
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Publication number: 20150149210Abstract: An example method includes storing healthcare information related to a patient on the cloud-based clinical information system and determining if a first local information system of a first healthcare entity includes a first existing patient record associated with the patient. The example method also includes communicating a first command from the cloud-based clinical information system to an edge device located at a facility associated with the first healthcare entity and in communication with the first local information system. The edge device is to automatically attach a first portion of the healthcare information to the first existing patient record if the first local information system includes the first existing patient record or automatically generate a first new patient record to be populated by the first portion of the healthcare information if the first local information system does not include the first existing patient record based on the first command.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2014Publication date: May 28, 2015Inventors: Nimrod Ohad, Mark Alan Cole, Mike Lowell Sharland, Ronen Gans, Patrick Leo Hughes
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Publication number: 20150149211Abstract: An example method includes receiving patient information in a cloud-based clinical information system from a first healthcare entity registered with the cloud-based clinical information system as a first entity type of a plurality of hierarchically organized entity types. The example method also includes storing a contractual agreement between the first healthcare entity and a second healthcare entity in the cloud-based clinical information system. The second healthcare entity is registered with the cloud-based clinical information as a second entity type of the plurality of entity types. The example method further includes enabling the second healthcare entity to access the patient information from the cloud-based clinical information system based on first access rules for the second healthcare entity.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2014Publication date: May 28, 2015Inventors: Nimrod Ohad, Mark Alan Cole, Mike Lowell Sharland, Ronen Gans, Patrick Leo Hughes, Todd McNitt
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Publication number: 20150149196Abstract: An example method includes monitoring healthcare information employed by a local information system of a first healthcare entity via an edge device located at a facility of the first healthcare entity and in communication with a local information system. The edge device is to implement a local cloud system. The local cloud system is to be accessible by only the first healthcare entity and healthcare entities affiliated with the first healthcare entity. The example method also includes determining if the healthcare information has a first characteristic via the edge device, determining if the healthcare information has a second characteristic via the edge device, and automatically uploading the healthcare information onto the local cloud system if the healthcare information has the first characteristic. The example method also includes automatically uploading the healthcare information onto a remote cloud system if the healthcare information has the second characteristic.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2014Publication date: May 28, 2015Inventors: Nimrod Ohad, Mark Alan Cole, Mike Lowell Sharland, Ronen Gans, Patrick Leo Hughes
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Patent number: 8947659Abstract: A time correlated single photon counting system having a time to digital converter triggered by a laser fire event detector and the reception of a single photon. The system may be used for chemical agent detection based on Rayleigh scattering using optical time domain reflectometry techniques. The system may also be used for Raman detection using frequency to time transformations.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2013Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: Optech Ventures, LLCInventors: Glenn Baastians, Hankins Stephen, Jerald Alan Cole
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Patent number: 8338858Abstract: A time correlated single photon counting system having a programmable delay generator triggered by a laser fire event detector. The system may be used for chemical agent detection based on Rayleigh scattering using optical time domain reflectometry techniques. The system may also be used for Raman detection using frequency to time transformations.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2011Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Optech Ventures, LLCInventors: Glenn Bastiaans, Steve Hankins, Jerald Alan Cole