Patents by Inventor Chris Woods

Chris Woods 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: 20240074560
    Abstract: A system, device and method for nail care is provided. The nail care system includes a shaping system, a polish removal system and/or a cuticle management system; a vision system; a nail polish application system; and a mobility system. The nail system may further include an accelerated drying system, a hand massage system, a nail identification/diagnosis/estimation of conditions system, an enclosure, a hand/foot rest system, a computer software system, a computer hardware system, a cartridge/pod system, and a multi-tool system. Related apparatuses, techniques and articles are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Alexander Shashou, Justin Effron, Gabe Greeley, Marcus R. Williams, Margaret Mathieu, Lucile Driscoll, Lu Lyu, Charles C. Shortlidge, Peter Duerst, Douglas Stewart, Chris Casey, Ndungu Muturi, Ryan Wood, Zhi Teoh, Harald Quintus-Bosz, Jesse Gray, Matt Berlin, Juhi Kalra, Christine Noh, Oliver Zhang, Will Burke, Chris Evans, Allison Tse, Anthony Parker, Eric Maxwell, Genevieve Laing
  • Publication number: 20240019071
    Abstract: A liner bridge for a lined pipeline has bores extending through a tubular wall and terminals fitted in the bores, each terminal being exposed to an inward side of the wall for conducting electricity to an electrofusion element. A sealing interface between each terminal and its surrounding bore has one or more projecting formations of the terminal and at least one complementary formation of the bore engaged with the or each of the projecting formations. The interface can also include a sealing mass in the bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Christopher Bruce, Chris Woods, Andrew Cupples, Ross McSkimming
  • Publication number: 20230212699
    Abstract: Provided are methods of making a SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) infection classifier for a platform, and optionally a non-COVID-19 viral infection classifier, a bacterial infection classifier, a non-infectious illness classifier, and/or a healthy subjects classifier for the platform. Methods and systems for determining the presence of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) infection in a subject or for determining the viral stage of infection of a SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) illness in a subject suffering therefrom are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Micah MCCLAIN, Chris WOODS, Geoffrey GINSBURG, Ephraim TSALIK, Ricardo Henao GIRALDO, Thomas BURKE, Florica CONSTANTINE, Elizabeth PETZOLD
  • Patent number: 11692662
    Abstract: A liner bridge for a lined pipeline has bores extending through a tubular wall and terminals fitted in the bores, each terminal being exposed to an inward side of the wall for conducting electricity to an electrofusion element. A sealing interface between each terminal and its surrounding bore has one or more projecting formations of the terminal and at least one complementary formation of the bore engaged with the or each of the projecting formations. The interface can also include a sealing mass in the bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Subsea 7 Limited
    Inventors: Christopher Bruce, Chris Woods, Andrew Cupples, Ross McSkimming
  • Publication number: 20230137856
    Abstract: A fuel gauging sensing device for a fuel tank for aircrafts includes an optical fiber harness along the internal surface of the tank, a master optical controller connected to a first terminal of the optical fiber harness, a slave optical controller connected to a second terminal of the optical fiber harness, wherein the optical fiber harness includes Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) sensors spaced in the optical fiber harness between 1 mm and 25 mm to provide temperature gradients inside the tank and wherein the master and slave optical controllers are configured to obtain the fuel gauging of the tank based on the output from the FBG sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: David Vincente Oliveros, Javier Ruiz De Pablo, Chris Wood
  • Publication number: 20210279263
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes receiving one or more update requests; identifying, a set of foundational relationships for deletion from a graph database; inferring, using one or more relationship inference rules, a set of inferred relationships for deletion from the graph database; and deleting, from the graph database, the set of foundational relationships for deletion and the set of inferred relationships for deletion. Inferring the set of inferred relationships for deletion includes searching for relationships in the set of foundational relationships for deletion that match a relationship specified in a precondition of at least one of the one or more relationship inference rules; determining whether the precondition is satisfiable using at least one of the matching relationships; and, in response to the precondition being satisfiable, inferring at least one of the relationships of the set of inferred relationships for deletion using at least one of the matching relationships.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: John PUGH, David PECOLLET, Chris WOOD
  • Publication number: 20210027884
    Abstract: A system and method to review a radiology exam is described herein. The system is programmed to analyze the radiology exam by image processing or artificial intelligence and then, based on the analysis, re-order a review queue, notify a reviewer to review the radiology exam, assign the radiology exam to a specific reviewer, the like, or combinations or multiples thereof. The analysis and subsequent re-order, notification, or assignment can be controlled by review settings. The review settings can also turn the image processing or artificial intelligence on or off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventor: Chris Wood
  • Publication number: 20200408349
    Abstract: A liner bridge for a lined pipeline has bores extending through a tubular wall and terminals fitted in the bores, each terminal being exposed to an inward side of the wall for conducting electricity to an electrofusion element. A sealing interface between each terminal and its surrounding bore has one or more projecting formations of the terminal and at least one complementary formation of the bore engaged with the or each of the projecting formations. The interface can also include a sealing mass in the bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher Bruce, Chris Woods, Andrew Cupples, Ross McSkimming
  • Patent number: 10209680
    Abstract: A controller device for controlling multiple devices, where a controller and device are brought into near field communication distance of one another, the proximity of which is such that the controller and device communicate and initiate processes that establish control mechanisms between at least the controller and the respective device, wherein the controller and device each include: a processor for processing digital data; a digital data memory a portion of the memory including digital data usable by the processor to restrict access of the controller to none, one or more devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: XPED HOLDINGS PTY LTD
    Inventors: John Schultz, Chris Wood
  • Patent number: 10120727
    Abstract: Examples may include techniques for allocating configurable computing resources from a pool of configurable computing resources to a logical server or virtual machine. The logical server or virtual machine may use allocated configurable computing resources to implement, execute or run a workload.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Katalin K. Bartfai-Walcott, Alexander Leckey, John Kennedy, Chris Woods, Giovani Estrada, Joseph Butler, Michael J. McGrath, Slawomir Putyrski
  • Patent number: 10102035
    Abstract: Examples are described for computing resource discovery and management for a system of configurable computing resources that may include disaggregate physical elements such as central processing units, storage devices, memory devices, network input/output devices or network switches. In some examples, these disaggregate physical elements may be located within one or more racks of a data center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Katalin K. Bartfai-Walcott, John Kennedy, Thijs Metsch, Chris Woods, Giovani Estrada, Alexander Leckey, Joseph Butler, Slawomir Putyrski
  • Patent number: 9939665
    Abstract: A communication apparatus includes an optical fiber along which radiation can be transmitted; an optical fiber grating formed within the optical fiber, the optical fiber grating having a structure, and configured to reflect radiation at a particular wavelength; and an instrument coupled to the grating and configured to controllably modify the structure of the grating, thereby changing the wavelength at which the grating reflects radiation. A communication system including the communication apparatus is also described, along with a method of communicating a signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Airbus Operations Limited
    Inventors: Kayvon Barad, Chris Wood, Alessio Cipullo
  • Publication number: 20170255494
    Abstract: Examples are described for computing resource discovery and management for a system of configurable computing resources that may include disaggregate physical elements such as central processing units, storage devices, memory devices, network input/output devices or network switches. In some examples, these disaggregate physical elements may be located within one or more racks of a data center.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Katalin K. Bartfai-Walcott, John Kennedy, Thijs Metsch, Chris Woods, Giovani Estrada, Alexander Leckey, Joseph Butler, Slawomir Putyrski
  • Publication number: 20170123236
    Abstract: A communication apparatus includes an optical fiber along which radiation can be transmitted; an optical fiber grating formed within the optical fiber, the optical fiber grating having a structure, and configured to reflect radiation at a particular wavelength; and an instrument coupled to the grating and configured to controllably modify the structure of the grating, thereby changing the wavelength at which the grating reflects radiation. A communication system including the communication apparatus is also described, along with a method of communicating a signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Kayvon BARAD, Chris Wood, Alessio Cipullo
  • Publication number: 20160357610
    Abstract: Examples may include techniques for allocating configurable computing resources from a pool of configurable computing resources to a logical server or virtual machine. The logical server or virtual machine may use allocated configurable computing resources to implement, execute or run a workload.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Katalin K. Bartfai-Walcott, Alexander Leckey, John Kennedy, Chris Woods, Giovani Estrada, Joseph Butler, Michael J. McGrath, Slawomir Putyrski
  • Publication number: 20160359683
    Abstract: Technologies for datacenter management include one or more computing racks each including a rack controller. The rack controller may receive system, performance, or health metrics for the components of the computing rack. The rack controller generates regression models to predict component lifespan and may predict logical machine lifespans based on the lifespan of the included hardware components. The rack controller may generate notifications or schedule maintenance sessions based on remaining component or logical machine lifespans. The rack controller may compose logical machines using components having similar remaining lifespans. In some embodiments the rack controller may validate a service level agreement prior to executing an application based on the probability of component failure. A management interface may generate an interactive visualization of the system state and optimize the datacenter schedule based on optimization rules derived from human input in response to the visualization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katalin K. BARTFAI-WALCOTT, Chris WOODS, Giovani ESTRADA, John KENNEDY, Joseph BUTLER, Slawomir PUTYRSKI, Alexander LECKEY, Victor M. BAYON-MOLINO, Connor UPTON, Thijs METSCH
  • Publication number: 20140202345
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a press suitable for forming hot blanks into components. The press of this invention includes a mechanical press, which may be servo-driven, a hydraulically controlled bolster and a stationary bed. The mechanical press is adapted for vertical reciprocal movement towards the stationary bed for hot forming the blanks placed in dies on the stationary bed. The hydraulically controlled bolster is adapted for quenching the hot formed blank placed on the die. The present invention relates also to a method of hot forming or hot stamping blanks using the press of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Inventor: Chris Wood
  • Publication number: 20130176106
    Abstract: A controller device for controlling multiple devices, where a controller and device are brought into near field communication distance of one another, the proximity of which is such that the controller and device communicate and initiate processes that establish control mechanisms between at least the controller and the respective device, wherein the controller and device each include: a processor for processing digital data; a digital data memory a portion of the memory including digital data usable by the processor to restrict access of the controller to none, one or more devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2011
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: XPED HOLDINGS PTY LTD
    Inventors: John Schultz, Chris Wood
  • Publication number: 20110270712
    Abstract: An arrangement for managing mobile device access to precinct regions so that a user can access usable information about certain products, services or other things from said precinct for real time consideration and decision making, said arrangement including: a server with a database of vendors, products, services, promotional materials, information, applications and other resources for each precinct; a hand-held device having means to allow a user to operate software applications including a web browser; said hand-held device having means to support short range wireless communication protocols; said hand-held device having navigation means displayable upon said screen to locate, promote and/or direct a customer to a certain location and/or vendor within precinct; communication means for said hand-held device to wirelessly access information from and transfer information to said database; wherein provision for the hand-held device to associate with a precinct is realised by the inherent short range wireless co
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: X-PED HODINGS PTY LTD
    Inventors: Chris Wood, John Schultz
  • Patent number: 7054342
    Abstract: An optical test system for use in testing fiber optical transmission systems and components comprises a modular construction in a single housing. The modular construction includes a plurality of laser source channels, a MUX, additional optical conditioning devices both upstream and downstream of the MUX, and a master controller for operating the system components in synchrony. The integral housing, together with the modular construction, provides increased structural density that occupies in many instances at least seventy percent less space than is required for other optical test systems. The use of a master controller to drive the system affords expanded system functionality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Assignee: ILX Lightwave Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Minneman, Chris Wood, Steve Bennett, John Powers