Patents by Inventor Andrew Nicholas

Andrew Nicholas 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: 20180121663
    Abstract: Techniques for sharing protection for a screen sharing experience are described. In at least some embodiments, a screen sharing experience involves a user sharing portions of their display screen with other users as part of a communication session. According to various embodiments, a user that is sharing their screen with other devices as part of a screen sharing experience can protect a portion of the screen from being shared by designating the portion as sharing protected. Thus, content from the identified portion of the user's screen is encrypted to prevent other devices that are unable to decrypt the content from viewing the content. According to one or more embodiments, a user can be designated as sharing privileged such that the user is permitted access to an encryption key to decrypt and view sharing protected as part of a screen sharing experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Amer Aref Hassan, William George Verthein, Andrew Nicholas Paul Smith
  • Publication number: 20180116774
    Abstract: A dental cleaning appliance includes a nozzle having a fluid chamber, a fluid outlet and a channel extending between the fluid chamber and the fluid outlet. A water reservoir provides water to a pump for generating a burst of pressurized water, which is supplied to the nozzle by a fluid conduit. Following the delivery of the burst of water to the teeth of the user, a valve draws water back into the fluid chamber from the channel to prevent that water from dripping from the fluid outlet before the next water burst is generated by the pump. Simultaneously, air may be drawn into the fluid chamber, for example, through the fluid outlet, for mixing with the next water burst to generate a fluid burst for delivery to the user's teeth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: James David COLEMAN, Andrew Nicholas WALTON, Luke William DAVISON, Robert Lawrence TWEEDIE
  • Publication number: 20180122402
    Abstract: A method that may be performed by a device may include receiving, from a personal camera, streaming content via a first WiFi interface. The method may include receiving a vocal instruction regarding the streaming content. The method may include determining configuration information based on which to modify or provide the streaming content. The configuration information may be determined based on one or more of: location information associated with the device, or the vocal instruction. The method may include modifying the streaming content, to obtain modified streaming content, based on the configuration information. The method may include providing the modified streaming content via a second WiFi interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Gabriel H. HUH, Matthew Scott DEATRICK, Denise N. LYN-SHUE, Andrew Nicholas TOTH, Mauricio Pati CALDEIRA DE ANDRADA, Bing QIU, Sidharth R. SIBAL
  • Publication number: 20180111765
    Abstract: A robotic material handling system has a controller that positions a nose conveyor surface proximate to an article pile, uses a robotic manipulator to robotically move one or more articles per operation onto the nose conveyor from the article pile, and receives a scan of the nose conveyor surface to detect respective locations of any articles received on the nose conveyor surface. The controller determines whether the respective locations of any scanned articles prevent immediate rearward conveyance by the two or more parallel conveyors at a first speed. If so detected, the controller causes at least one of the two or more parallel conveyors to operate at the first speed and at least another one of two or more parallel conveyors to operate at a second speed that is not equal to the first speed so that cartons do not jam or overwhelm a narrower rearward conveyor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Matthew R. Wicks, Sriram Pavan Tankasala, Jeremy Joseph Adams, Andrew Nicholas Kuntemeier, Dominic George Clucas, Karthikeyan Yuvaraj
  • Publication number: 20180091455
    Abstract: Recipient verification converses computation resources, reduces network bandwidth and reduces the amount of user input required for generating email messages that include personal salutations that are matched to the recipient's proper title, style, or honorific. The email addresses are associated with a number of recipients, gender-specific markers in names within a salutation, internal and external data sources using the email addresses (e.g., an enterprise contact server, a social network), and historical salutations to determine whether the salutation in an email message is correct for a given recipient or group of recipients. In response to detecting that the sender has not used an appropriate salutation, recipient verification is operable to suggest an appropriate salutation to a user for approval, or to automatically substitute an appropriate salutation for an inappropriate salutation in various aspects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC.
    Inventor: Andrew Nicholas Paul Smith
  • Publication number: 20180085317
    Abstract: A dosage form with a first portion and a second portion. The first portion can be an immediate release portion and can comprise a pain reliever, which can be naproxen or naproxen sodium. The second portion can be an extended release portion and can comprise pseudoephedrine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and/or dextromethorphan or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The dosage form can optionally comprise a stabilizing agent. The dosage form can be adapted to maintain a therapeutically effective amount of pain reliever, pseudoephedrine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and/or dextromethorphan, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for at least eight hours.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Mark Edward Stella, John Richard Entwisle, Baltej Ludher, Jonathan E. Clark, Daren K. Aness, Guhan Balan, Andrew Nicholas Carr
  • Patent number: 9902507
    Abstract: Disclosed is artificial satellite including: a mounting structure supporting equipment-bearing walls; a launcher-adapter rigidly connected to the mounting structure; a first radiator; and at least one first system for transporting heat by a fluid, including at least one duct having a first heat-exchange section and a second heat-exchange section, the second heat-exchange section being capable of being in thermal contact with the first radiator. The first heat-exchange section is in thermal contact with at least one portion of the launcher-adapter. Also disclosed is a method for filling a tank of propellant gas of the artificial satellite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE SAS
    Inventor: Andrew Nicholas Walker
  • Patent number: 9862277
    Abstract: An inductive power transfer system (10) for roadways includes at least one drive unit arrangement (50) coupled to at least one drive coil arrangement (40) disposed along a roadway (20) for generating a magnetic field extending upwardly from the roadway (20), and at least one vehicle (30) including a corresponding pickup coil arrangement (60) coupled to a power conditioning circuit arrangement (80, 200) for receiving the extending magnetic field for providing power to operate the at least one vehicle (30). The at least one drive unit arrangement (50) is operable to excite, for example at resonance, the at least one drive coil arrangement (40) at a fundamental frequency (f0) of at least 30 kHz, preferably at least 50 kHz, more preferably at least 100 kHz, and most preferably at least 140 kHz. The at least one drive coil arrangement (40) is implemented to be substantially devoid of ferromagnetic components for providing a path for the extending magnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Inventors: Andrew Nicholas Dames, Andrew Howe, Timothy Sweyn Norris
  • Publication number: 20170361951
    Abstract: Disclosed is artificial satellite including: a mounting structure supporting equipment-bearing walls; a launcher-adapter rigidly connected to the mounting structure; a first radiator; and at least one first system for transporting heat by a fluid, including at least one duct having a first heat-exchange section and a second heat-exchange section, the second heat-exchange section being capable of being in thermal contact with the first radiator. The first heat-exchange section is in thermal contact with at least one portion of the launcher-adapter. Also disclosed is a method for filling a tank of propellant gas of the artificial satellite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventor: Andrew Nicholas WALKER
  • Patent number: 9847599
    Abstract: A cam-lock fastening system is designed to accommodate a tolerance stackup to fasten a pair of rigid structures. A spring allows some longitudinal motion of the pin that would not be accommodated by the rigid structures or metal cam-lock and pin. The spring-loaded pin is also suitably designed to produce a preloaded structural joint that is between specified minimum and maximum loads for any tolerance stackup that is within specification. The fastening of the structures requires no manual adjustment of the pin, and facilitates blind connection of a high-fidelity electrical connector. Further, the described cam-lock fastening system is designed for high performance applications requiring preload forces in the thousands of pounds per square inch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Andrew Nicholas Concilio, Stephen K. Bliss, Robert J. Di Tolla, Trent N. Henderson, Robert J. Hanold, Andrea Toso, E. Russ Althof
  • Patent number: 9795407
    Abstract: The present invention provides skin grafting and devices that comprise a systematic approach to the process of skin grafting, i.e., harvesting, post-excision processing and application of donor skin and pre and post-graft treatment of the recipient site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: KCI Licensing, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Seegert, Royce Johnson, A. David Boccuti, Andrew Nicholas Gentile, Edward Sy Griffey, Teryl Blane Sanders
  • Patent number: 9764861
    Abstract: Space craft comprising a body, at least one pair of supporting arms, a first device mounted on a first supporting arm and a second device mounted on a second supporting arm. The first arm is rotatably mounted on the body of the craft about an axis of rotation. The second arm is fixed to the body, and in which craft of the first device and the second device at least one is offset from the axis of rotation of the first arm. The pair of supporting arms further comprises a hollow module for the rotatable mounting of the first arm on the body. The mounting module comprising an opening through which the axis of rotation and the second supporting arm pass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Airbus Defence and Space SAS
    Inventor: Andrew Nicholas Walker
  • Patent number: 9684016
    Abstract: A current sensor comprises a first component comprising plural coils. Each coil comprises one or more turns printed on at least one planar surface of a respective substrate, and the planes of the coils are parallel to one another and are perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the first component. A second component comprises soft magnetic material and has first and second planar faces that are at opposite ends of the first component and are arranged perpendicularly to and are intersected by the longitudinal axis of the first component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Sentec Ltd.
    Inventors: Andrew Nicholas Dames, Matthew Emmanuel Storkey, Hilary Meanwell, Edward Colby
  • Publication number: 20170054818
    Abstract: Techniques for preferred network information are described. According to various implementations, a cloud-based service maintains location-specific network information that identifies preferred networks at different locations. The network information is propagated to various devices to enable the devices to connect to a preferred network for communicating media data of communication sessions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Amer Aref Hassan, Andrew Nicholas Paul Smith
  • Publication number: 20170041026
    Abstract: Techniques for interleaving information for media data are described. In at least some embodiments, interleaving information is propagated from a network-based service to endpoint devices that participate in communication sessions. The endpoint devices may utilize the interleaving information to interleave media data of communication sessions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Amer Aref Hassan, Andrew Nicholas Paul Smith
  • Publication number: 20160352783
    Abstract: Techniques for partitioning media data are described. According to various embodiments, a set of wireless access points are selected for receiving wireless transmission of media data of a communication session. Media data of the communication session is partitioned and transmitted across the wireless access points by a device participating in the communication session and for receipt by another device participating in the communication session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Amer Aref Hassan, Andrew Nicholas Paul Smith
  • Patent number: 9494620
    Abstract: A flexible current sensor arrangement comprises a plurality of discrete current sensing elements distributed along an elongate flexible carrier. An elongate flexible member for a current sensor arrangement comprises a plurality of carrying portions linked to one another by hinge portions, each carrying portion being configured for receiving a discrete current sensing element. A method of manufacturing a flexible current sensor arrangement comprises providing an elongate flexible carrier, and distributing a plurality of discrete sensing elements along the elongate flexible carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Sentec Ltd
    Inventors: Andrew Nicholas Dames, Mathew Price, Robert Davidson
  • Patent number: 9470766
    Abstract: A magnetic sensor for discriminating between high and low coercivity magnets is disclosed. The sensor comprises a first magnetic field operable to orient high and low coercivity magnets in a first magnetic orientation. The sensor also comprises a second magnetic field, lower in strength than the first magnetic field, and operable to orient only the low coercivity magnets in a second magnetic orientation opposite to the first magnetic orientation. The sensor further comprises a sensor for ascertaining the magnetic orientation of each of the magnets and thereby identifying if a magnet is a high coercivity magnet or a low coercivity magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: NCR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gary Ross, Adam Camilletti, Andrew Nicholas Dames, Edward G. Colby
  • Publication number: 20160272343
    Abstract: A sheet material for use in static dissipation applications comprises conductive staple fibres and a cross-linked binder system. Laminar structures comprising an insulating substrate and a layer of the sheet material are also disclosed as are static electricity dissipation assemblies comprising the laminar structure associated with an electrical conductor in contact with the sheet material layer of the laminar structure, the conductor also being for connection to an earthing point. The laminar structures and static dissipation assemblies may be used for constructing tanks, reservoirs and/or pipes that hold or convey flammable liquids in aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Jeschke, David Conway, Andrew Nicholas Austin
  • Patent number: D770973
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.
    Inventors: Andrew Nicholas Toth, Ephrem Chemaly, Adam Christopher Wrigley, Daniel Sanchez