Patents by Inventor Andrew Buchanan

Andrew Buchanan 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: 9719768
    Abstract: Some embodiments are directed to an indicator assembly for indicating an orientation between a vehicle seat back and a seat bottom. The indicator assembly can include an outer plate assembly that is configured to be supported by the seat bottom, and a movable plate that is movably supported by the outer plate assembly. A biasing device can apply a biasing force to bias the movable plate toward the seat back when the outer plate assembly is supported by the seat bottom to thereby define a projecting portion of the movable plate. The biasing device can enable the movable plate to move upon application of a force to the projecting portion that is greater than the biasing force. An indicator can indicate a relative orientation between the seat back and the seat bottom based on the amount of movement of the movable plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Andrew Buchanan Phillips
  • Publication number: 20170174756
    Abstract: Stabilized antibodies directed to Angiopoeitin-2 and uses of such antibodies are described. Nucleic acid and amino acid sequences, hybridomas or other cell lines for expressing such antibodies are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: VAHE BEDIAN, William DALL'ACQUA, Herren WU, Michael BOWEN, Jeffrey BROWN, Ralph MINTER, Andrew BUCHANAN
  • Patent number: 9683819
    Abstract: A broadhead arrowhead having fully retractable blades wherein a plunger of the tip of the arrowhead causes the blades to shear a shear pin and deploy when the arrowhead strikes a target. In an alternative embodiment, the blades are retained in the arrowhead by a friction fit that is overcome to deploy the blades when the arrowhead strikes a target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Inventor: Howard Andrew Buchanan
  • Publication number: 20170165572
    Abstract: Methods and systems for providing remote gaming services are provided. One system includes a virtual machine for executing game logic that is configured to define game environments in response to game commands for client devices. The system also includes virtual drivers associated with the virtual machine, a non-virtual driver associated with a hardware graphics processing unit (GPU), and a shared memory. The GPU is configured to render video streams for the game environments. One or more dynamic encoding pipelines (DEPs) are used to retrieve the video streams from the shared memory and for encoding the video streams for communicating encoded video streams to the client devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: David Perry, Andrew Buchanan Gault, Rui Filipe Andrade Pereira
  • Patent number: 9662575
    Abstract: A computer is operated to receive a current game state of a game being executed on a client computer system from a subset of game code. A determination is made of respective probabilities for advancement from the current game state to a set of possible later game states. Game code required for the set of possible later game states is prioritized in accordance with the determined probabilities for advancement from the current game state to each of the set of possible later game states. Game code required for the set of possible later game states is transmitted from a server computer system to the client computer system in order of the prioritized game code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment America LLC
    Inventors: Rui Filipe Andrade Pereira, David Perry, Andrew Buchanan Gault
  • Patent number: 9656160
    Abstract: Video server systems and methods for providing video streams to a plurality of remote clients are described. In one implementation, the video streams are based on game states received from a remote game server. The game states are dependent on game commands received by the video server system from the remote clients and forwarded to the remote game server. The video server system is configured to appear, from the point of view of the game server, as more than one client. For example, the video server system may receive game states from the remote game server at more than one different Internet Protocol address and each of these Internet Protocol addresses may be associated with a different game session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment America LLC
    Inventors: David Perry, Rui Filipe Andrade Pereira, Andrew Buchanan Gault
  • Publication number: 20170131073
    Abstract: A broadhead arrowhead having fully retractable blades wherein a plunger of the tip of the arrowhead causes the blades to shear a shear pin and deploy when the arrowhead strikes a target. In an alternative embodiment, the blades are retained in the arrowhead by a friction fit that is overcome to deploy the blades when the arrowhead strikes a target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventor: Howard Andrew Buchanan
  • Patent number: 9633379
    Abstract: A video server is configured to provide streaming video to players of computer games over a computing network. The video server can provided video of different games to different players simultaneously. This is accomplished by rendering several video streams in parallel using a single GPU. The output of the GPU is provided to graphics processing pipelines that are each associated with a specific client/player and are dynamically allocated as needed. A client qualifier may be used to assure that only clients capable of presenting the streaming video to a player at a minimum level of quality receive the video stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment America LLC
    Inventors: David Perry, Andrew Buchanan Gault, Rui Filipe Andrade Pereira
  • Publication number: 20170106281
    Abstract: A video server is configured to provide streaming video to players of computer games over a computing network. The video server can provided video of different games to different players simultaneously. This is accomplished by rendering several video streams in parallel using a single GPU (Graphics Processing Unit). The output of the GPU is provided to graphics processing pipelines that are each associated with a specific client/player and are dynamically allocated as needed. A client qualifier may be used to assure that only clients capable of presenting the streaming video to a player at a minimum level of quality receive the video stream. Video frames provided by the video server optionally include overlays added to the output of the GPU. These overlays can include voice data received from another game player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Andrew Buchanan Gault, David Perry, Rui Filipe Andrade Pereira
  • Publication number: 20170080337
    Abstract: A determination is made, using a computer, of an amount of game code data to be included in a data packet containing streaming game video data. A data packet is generated to contain the streaming game video data and to include the amount of game code data. The generated data packet is transmitted from a server computer system to a client computer system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Rui Filipe Andrade Pereira, David Perry, Andrew Buchanan Gault
  • Publication number: 20170072314
    Abstract: A video server is configured to provide streaming video to players of computer games over a computing network. The video server can provided video of different games to different players simultaneously. This is accomplished by rendering several video streams in parallel using a single GPU (Graphics Processing Unit). The output of the GPU is provided to graphics processing pipelines that are each associated with a specific client/player and are dynamically allocated as needed. A client qualifier may be used to assure that only clients capable of presenting the streaming video to a player at a minimum level of quality receive the video stream. Video frames provided by the video server optionally include overlays added to the output of the GPU. These overlays can include voice data received from another game player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Rui Filipe Andrade Pereira, Andrew Buchanan Gault, David Perry
  • Publication number: 20170072308
    Abstract: A video server is configured to provide streaming video to players of computer games over a computing network. The video server can provided video of different games to different players simultaneously. This is accomplished by rendering several video streams in parallel using a single GPU and shared memory. The output of the GPU is provided to graphics processing pipelines that are each associated with a specific client/player and are dynamically allocated as needed. A client qualifier may be used to assure that only clients capable of presenting the streaming video to a player at a minimum level of quality receive the video stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: David Perry, Andrew Buchanan Gault, Rui Filipe Andrade Pereira
  • Patent number: 9584575
    Abstract: A video server is configured to provide streaming video to players of computer games over a computing network. The video server can provided video of different games to different players simultaneously. This is accomplished by rendering several video streams in parallel using a single GPU. The output of the GPU is provided to graphics processing pipelines that are each associated with a specific client/player and are dynamically allocated as needed. A client qualifier may be used to assure that only clients capable of presenting the streaming video to a player at a minimum level of quality receive the video stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment America LLC
    Inventors: David Perry, Andrew Buchanan Gault, Rui Filipe Andrade Pereira
  • Patent number: 9564135
    Abstract: An audio receiving system includes logic configured to reduce the accumulation of delays caused by the late arrival of audio packets. This logic is configured to accelerate or decelerate presentation of a resulting audio stream in response to the detection of late packets. The acceleration is discontinued once the effects of the late packets have been compensated for. The audio receiving system is typically applied to applications in which lag is undesirable. These can include web conferencing, telepresence, and online video games.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment America LLC
    Inventors: Rui Filipe Andrade Pereira, Andrew Buchanan Gault
  • Publication number: 20170023346
    Abstract: Some embodiments are directed to an indicator assembly for indicating an orientation between a vehicle seat back and a seat bottom. The indicator assembly can include an outer plate assembly that is configured to be supported by the seat bottom, and a movable plate that is movably supported by the outer plate assembly. A biasing device can apply a biasing force to bias the movable plate toward the seat back when the outer plate assembly is supported by the seat bottom to thereby define a projecting portion of the movable plate. The biasing device can enable the movable plate to move upon application of a force to the projecting portion that is greater than the biasing force. An indicator can indicate a relative orientation between the seat back and the seat bottom based on the amount of movement of the movable plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventor: Andrew Buchanan PHILLIPS
  • Patent number: 9533222
    Abstract: A video server is configured to provide streaming video to players of computer games over a computing network. The video server can provided video of different games to different players simultaneously. This is accomplished by rendering several video streams in parallel using a single GPU (Graphics Processing Unit). The output of the GPU is provided to graphics processing pipelines that are each associated with a specific client/player and are dynamically allocated as needed. A client qualifier may be used to assure that only clients capable of presenting the streaming video to a player at a minimum level of quality receive the video stream. Video frames provided by the video server optionally include overlays added to the output of the GPU. These overlays can include voice data received from another game player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment America LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Buchanan Gault, David Perry, Rui Filipe Andrade Pereira
  • Publication number: 20160369010
    Abstract: This application provides anti-PCSK9˜GLP-1 fusions and methods for use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Anthony Celeste, Matthieu CHODORGE, Andrew BUCHANAN, Cristina RONDINONE, Joseph GRIMSBY, Peter RAVN, Jonathan SEAMAN, David FAIRMAN
  • Publication number: 20160370731
    Abstract: A toner cartridge according to one embodiment includes an outlet port positioned on the front of a housing for exiting toner from the toner cartridge. The toner cartridge includes an engagement member having a first engagement surface and a second engagement surface. The first engagement surface is positioned proximate the rear of the housing to receive an actuation force in a frontward direction of the housing at the rear of the housing. The second engagement surface is positioned proximate the front of the housing below the outlet port. The engagement member is movable from a first position to a second position upon receiving the actuation force. As the engagement member moves from the first position to the second position, the second engagement surface moves in the frontward direction and protrudes from the front of the housing with at least a portion of the front of the second engagement surface unobstructed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: JOHN ANDREW BUCHANAN, RANDAL SCOTT WILLIAMSON
  • Publication number: 20160354690
    Abstract: Systems and methods for executing multiple video games, or other sources of video, include a cloud game execution environment in which each game application is executed on the same operating system but within a virtual I/O shell. The virtual I/O shell includes virtual video, audio and input channels that allow each game application to operate as if it had dedicated drivers. In some embodiments, the systems and methods of the invention are used to provide video streams to a plurality of clients over the internet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Andrew Buchanan Gault, Rui Filipe Pereira
  • Patent number: 9511288
    Abstract: A determination is made, using a computer, of an amount of game code data to be included in a data packet containing streaming game video data. A data packet is generated to contain the streaming game video data and to include the amount of game code data. The generated data packet is transmitted from a server computer system to a client computer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment America LLC
    Inventors: Rui Filipe Andrade Pereira, David Perry, Andrew Buchanan Gault