Patents by Inventor Andrew McAuley

Andrew McAuley 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).

  • Publication number: 20240139454
    Abstract: A nasal cannula for use in a system for providing a flow of respiratory gases to a user is described. The nasal cannula comprises a body made from a pliable material. The body has an inlet and at least one nasal prong fluidly connected to the inlet. In use a conduit providing a flow of gases to the cannula is connected to the inlet, and the nasal prong is inserted into a user's nostril. The cannula is arranged to direct the flow of gases from the nasal prong towards the front wall of the user's nasal passage within the user's nose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Alastair Edwin McAuley, Jason Peter van Beurden, Craig Karl White, Tristan Andrew Leslie, Christopher Earl Nightingale
  • Patent number: 11830247
    Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is dispatched to automatically fly to a location of an antenna indicated by GPS coordinates, automatically recognize the antenna at that location using automated image analysis and object detection, and then start capturing still or video imagery of the antenna in response to the recognition of the antenna. The UAV may be automatically activated to start looking for debris, obstructions or other objects affecting line-of-sight signal reception by the antenna in response to arriving at the location of the antenna and/or detection of the antenna. The UAV may automatically transmit (e.g., in real time) the still or video aerial imagery of the antenna to a backend system for analysis to determine whether there exists a specific issue (e.g., snow or other debris on the antenna) affecting wireless communication involving the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: DISH Network L.L.C.
    Inventor: Andrew McAuley
  • Publication number: 20230088658
    Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is dispatched to automatically fly to a location of an antenna indicated by GPS coordinates, automatically recognize the antenna at that location using automated image analysis and object detection, and then start capturing still or video imagery of the antenna in response to the recognition of the antenna. The UAV may be automatically activated to start looking for debris, obstructions or other objects affecting line-of-sight signal reception by the antenna in response to arriving at the location of the antenna and/or detection of the antenna. The UAV may automatically transmit (e.g., in real time) the still or video aerial imagery of the antenna to a backend system for analysis to determine whether there exists a specific issue (e.g., snow or other debris on the antenna) affecting wireless communication involving the antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventor: Andrew McAuley
  • Patent number: 9307184
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for allocating recordings to multiple users of a receiver. A graphical user interface may be displayed at a receiver and may show a listing of programs that have been recorded from a service provider broadcast or other transmission. An enhanced graphical user interface may include a listing of multiple users, each with separate listing of recordings. The recordings may be stored in a storage device associated with the receiver. A particular recoding may be deleted from the storage device when the recording has been deleted from each user's list of recordings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.
    Inventor: Andrew McAuley
  • Publication number: 20110026904
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for allocating recordings to multiple users of a receiver. A graphical user interface may be displayed at a receiver and may show a listing of programs that have been recorded from a service provider broadcast or other transmission. An enhanced graphical user interface may include a listing of multiple users, each with separate listing of recordings. The recordings may be stored in a storage device associated with the receiver. A particular recoding may be deleted from the storage device when the recording has been deleted from each user's list of recordings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.
    Inventor: Andrew McAuley