Patents by Inventor Alan M. Edwards

Alan M. Edwards 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).

  • Patent number: 11941191
    Abstract: Button functionalities for user interfaces, e.g., for use with a portable multifunction device, are disclosed. Exemplary button functionalities are described for an electronic device with a display, a rotatable and depressible input mechanism, and/or a button. Different device features may be accessed, depending on whether the rotatable and depressible input mechanism or the button is activated, and further depending on whether the activation represents a single press, a double press, or an extended press on the rotatable and depressible input mechanism or the button.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Patrick Foss, Anton M. Davydov, Dylan Ross Edwards, Imran Chaudhri, Alan C. Dye, Jonathan P. Ive, Stephen O. Lemay, Kevin M. Lynch, Lawrence Y. Yang, Dennis S. Park
  • Patent number: 4866072
    Abstract: A method of treatment of cystic fibrosis which comprises administration to a patient suffering from that condition of a therapeutically effective quantity of 9-ethyl-6,9-dihydro-4,6-dioxo-10-propyl-4H-pyrano(3,2-g)quinoline-2,8-dica rbo xylic acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable derivative thereof.Pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the active ingredient which may be used include alkali metal salts, in particular the di-sodium salt which is known as nedocromil sodium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 12, 1989
    Assignee: Fisons plc
    Inventors: Alan M. Edwards, Richard A. Foulds