Patents by Inventor Christopher Graham

Christopher Graham 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: 8899610
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus for mounting an implement to a vehicle, wherein the vehicle includes two spaced apart rigid arms fixed rigidly to the front or rear of the vehicle, the mounting apparatus including a movement transfer mechanism, and a pair of extension members linked to the movement transfer mechanism, the extension members configured to move when the movement transfer mechanism is operated, and a mounting means configured to attach an implement, and a housing, characterized in that each extension member includes a bracket, wherein the bracket is configured to engage with at least one or more arms of the vehicle. A method of using the mounting apparatus is also claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Inventor: Christopher Graham Venn
  • Publication number: 20140247892
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and processor readable media for distributing digital data and electrical power to a plurality of devices over high-impedance cables are disclosed. Certain embodiments include a gateway device connected to a power source, a first device connected to the gateway device by a cable, the cable being a high-impedance cable having at least two conductive paths, and wherein the first device receives electrical power and digital data from the gateway device via the cable over the same conductive path of the cable, a second device connected to the gateway device by the cable wherein the second device receives power and digital data from the gateway device via the cable over the same conductive path, and wherein the power source provides power to the first and second devices via the cable, and wherein the second device is connected to the gateway device through the first device via a daisy-chain topology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2012
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Inventors: Aidan Williams, Christopher Graham Ware
  • Publication number: 20140113520
    Abstract: A method is described for forming reconstituted leather sheet material from a mixture of base fibres, such as leather fibres, and bi-component synthetic fibres which have outer layers which melt at a lower temperature than their inner cores. The fibres are mixed, formed into a web and then heated so that the synthetic fibres fuse together to form a network within the web. The base fibres are then tangled, whilst constrained by the network, preferably using hydroentanglement. A high quality reconstituted leather sheet material is thus produced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: E-Leather Limited
    Inventor: Christopher Graham Bevan
  • Patent number: 8654782
    Abstract: A mesh tree formation system. In particular implementations, a method includes responsive to a selection of a channel potentially bearing a higher priority use, entering a silent state and initiating a channel scan of the selected channel for a period of time. The method also includes, responsive to receipt of an enabling signal, entering a limited transmission state that enables transmission of wireless frames on the selected channel. The method also includes, responsive to termination of the period of time of the channel scan wherein no higher priority use is detected, entering a full transmission state comprising transmission of enabling signals corresponding to the selected channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Graham Meil, Neal Dante Castagnoli, Jyoti Raju
  • Publication number: 20140027324
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are packages for consumer goods that provide additional functionality as an interactive device for encouraging playful interaction with the package contents. In various embodiments, the package includes a lid or top comprising a hollow body defined by a flexible shell, wherein the shell is reversibly deformable or comprises regions that are reversibly deformable, the lid adapted for launching or propelling an item when the item is placed on the shell or on a reversibly deformable region of the shell, wherein when the shell is deformed and thereafter springs back to its undeformed shape, the springing action propels the item away from the lid. Kits and methods for using the interactive packages and particularly the interactive portions of the packages are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: Nestec, SA
    Inventors: Kisun Kim, Stephen A. Wurth, Bethanie L. Gasperson, Jacob H. Ballard, James P. Persells, Christopher Graham Tuttle, Kate Elizabeth Jente
  • Publication number: 20130346115
    Abstract: Pursuant to some embodiments, systems, methods and devices are provided for insurance processing including installing a medical monitoring application associated with a user of a mobile device, the medical monitoring application including configuration data associated with at least a first medical monitoring rule, displaying, under control of the medical monitoring application, a series of instructions to cause the mobile device to be configured to communicate with at least a first biometric sensor, collecting, based on the at least first medical monitoring rule, a set of biometric data from the at least first biometric sensor, and transmitting the set of biometric data from the mobile device to a remote processing system for processing a request for insurance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: David F. Peak, Andrew J. Amigo, Richard M. Borden, Kevin J. Busque, Christopher Graham, Eugene J. Walters
  • Publication number: 20130331371
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) are inhibitors of fatty acid amide hydrolase, (FAAH), and which are useful in the treatment of diseases or medical conditions which benefit from inhibition of FAAH activity, such as anxiety, depression pain, inflammation, and eating, sleep, neurodegenerative and movement disorders: Wherein Ar1 is optionally substituted phenyl or optionally substituted monocyclic heteroaryl having 5 or 6 ring atoms; Ar2 is optionally substituted phenyl, optionally substituted monocyclic heteroaryl having 5 or 6 ring atoms or optionally substituted fused bicyclic heteroaryl having 5 or 6 ring atoms in each fused ring; and Ar3 is a divalent radical selected from the group consisting of optionally substituted phenylene and optionally substituted monocyclic heteroarylene radicals having 5 or 6 ring atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: Vernalis (R&D) Ltd.
    Inventors: Stephen Roughley, Steven Walls, Terance Hart, Rachel Parsons, Paul Brough, Christopher Graham, Alba Macias
  • Patent number: 8598759
    Abstract: A magnetic gear arrangement includes: a first gear member for generating a first magnetic field, a second gear member for generating a second magnetic field, and a coupling device which provides an arrangement of interpoles between the first gear member and the second gear member. The interpoles couple the first and second magnetic fields to produce a gearing between the first and second gear members. The first gear member has superconducting magnets or coils for generating the first magnetic field and/or the second gear member has superconducting magnets or coils for generating the second magnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce PLC
    Inventors: Huw Llewelyn Edwards, Christopher Graham Bright
  • Patent number: 8510133
    Abstract: Pursuant to some embodiments, systems, methods and devices are provided for insurance processing including installing a medical monitoring application associated with a user of a mobile device, the medical monitoring application including configuration data associated with at least a first medical monitoring rule, displaying, under control of the medical monitoring application, a series of instructions to cause the mobile device to be configured to communicate with at least a first biometric sensor, collecting, based on the at least first medical monitoring rule, a set of biometric data from the at least first biometric sensor, and transmitting the set of biometric data from the mobile device to a remote processing system for processing a request for insurance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Hartford Fire Insurance Company
    Inventors: David F. Peak, Andrew J. Amigo, Richard M. Borden, Keven J. Busque, Christopher Graham, Eugene J. Walters
  • Patent number: 8450346
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) are inhibitors of fatty acid amide hydrolase, (FAAH), and which are useful in the treatment of diseases or medical conditions which benefit from inhibition of FAAH activity, such as anxiety, depression pain, inflammation, and eating, sleep, neurodegenerative and movement disorders: Formula (I) Wherein Ar1 is optionally substituted phenyl or optionally substituted monocyclic heteroaryl having 5 or 6 ring atoms; Ar2 is optionally substituted phenyl, optionally substituted monocyclic heteroaryl having 5 or 6 ring atoms or optionally substituted fused bicyclic heteroaryl having 5 or 6 ring atoms in each fused ring; and Ar3 is a divalent radical selected from the group consisting of optionally substituted phenylene and optionally substituted monocyclic heteroarylene radicals having 5 or 6 ring atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Vernalis (R&D) Ltd.
    Inventors: Stephen Roughley, Steven Walls, Terance Hart, Rachel Parsons, Paul Brough, Christopher Graham, Alba Macias
  • Publication number: 20130056958
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus for mounting an implement to a vehicle, wherein the vehicle includes two spaced apart rigid arms fixed rigidly to the front or rear of the vehicle, the mounting apparatus including a movement transfer mechanism, and a pair of extension members linked to the movement transfer mechanism, the extension members configured to move when the movement transfer mechanism is operated, and a mounting means configured to attach an implement, and a housing, characterised in that each extension member includes a bracket, wherein the bracket is configured to engage with at least one or more arms of the vehicle. A method of using the mounting apparatus is also claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Inventor: Christopher Graham Venn
  • Publication number: 20130002075
    Abstract: A magnetic gear arrangement includes: a first gear member for generating a first magnetic field, a second gear member for generating a second magnetic field, and a coupling device which provides an arrangement of interpoles between the first gear member and the second gear member. The interpoles couple the first and second magnetic fields to produce a gearing between the first and second gear members. The first gear member has superconducting magnets or coils for generating the first magnetic field and/or the second gear member has superconducting magnets or coils for generating the second magnetic field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventors: Huw Llewelyn Edwards, Christopher Graham Bright
  • Patent number: 8288549
    Abstract: The invention relates to quinoline derivatives as well as their pharmaceutically acceptable salts. The invention further relates to a process for the preparation of such compounds. The compounds of the invention are glycine B antagonists and are therefore useful for the control and prevention of various disorders, including neurological disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Merz Pharma GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Markus Henrich, Angela Bauer, Jens Nagel, Meik Sladek, Christopher Graham Raphael Parsons, Wojciech Danysz, Valerjans Kauss, Jevgenijs Rozhkovs, Igors Starchenkovs, Dina Trifanova
  • Patent number: 8225469
    Abstract: Artificial leather sheet material is made by hydroentanglement of waste leather fibers. A web of the fibers is advanced on a porous belt high pressure water jet heads in a number of successive hydroentanglement steps. Screens have apertures which allow deep penetration of the water jets into the web while thin screen portions between the apertures act to interrupt the jets allow deep penetration of the water jets into the web while thin screen portions between the apertures act to interrupt the jets and limit formation of furrows. Deflector plates are provided alongside water jet heads to remove re-bounding water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: E-Leather Limited
    Inventor: Christopher Graham Bevan
  • Patent number: 8163819
    Abstract: Adhesive compositions, micro-fluid ejection devices, and methods for attaching micro-fluid ejection heads to devices. One such adhesive composition is provided for use in attaching a micro-fluid ejection head to a device, such as to reduce chip bowing and/or to decrease chip fragility upon curing of the adhesive. Such an exemplary composition may include one having from about 50.0 to about 95.0 percent by weight of at least one cross-linkable resin selected from the group consisting of epoxy resins, siloxane resins, urethane resins, and functionalized olefin resins; from about 0.1 to about 25.0 percent by weight of at least one thermal curative agent; and from about 0.0 to about 30.0 percent by weight filler, and exhibit a relatively low shear modulus upon curing (e.g., less than about 10.0 MPa at 25° C.).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: David Christopher Graham, Gary Anthony Holt, Jr., Jonathan Harold Laurer, Johnny Dale Massie, II, Melissa Marie Waldeck, Sean Terrence Weaver, Rich Wells
  • Publication number: 20120028953
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) are inhibitors of fatty acid amide hydrolase, (FAAH), and which are useful in the treatment of diseases or medical conditions which benefit from inhibition of FAAH activity, such as anxiety, depression pain, inflammation, and eating, sleep, neurodegenerative and movement disorders: Formula (I) Wherein Ar1 is optionally substituted phenyl or optionally substituted monocyclic heteroaryl having 5 or 6 ring atoms; Ar2 is optionally substituted phenyl, optionally substituted monocyclic heteroaryl having 5 or 6 ring atoms or optionally substituted fused bicyclic heteroaryl having 5 or 6 ring atoms in each fused ring; and Ar3 is a divalent radical selected from the group consisting of optionally substituted phenylene and optionally substituted monocyclic heteroarylene radicals having 5 or 6 ring atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: VERNALIS (R&D) LTD.
    Inventors: Stephen Roughley, Steven Walls, Terance Hart, Rachel Parsons, Paul Brough, Christopher Graham, Alba Macias
  • Patent number: 8080902
    Abstract: Distributed generation systems incorporate a distribution network and typically a number of distributed generators. It is possible that power islands may be created in substations incorporating a generator when that substation and generator is isolated from the distribution network by a circuit breaker. A problem arises when the power island is re-connected to the distribution network when the phase of electrical power supply in the previous power island is not synchronized with the power supply on the distribution network. Identifying such an out of phase nature is achieved utilizing application of test reactances, both capacitative and inductive, across the whole distribution network such that such test reactances are substantially unbalanced within a particular substation and in particular a distribution path for a generator so that there is a test reactance load imbalance which will identify out of phase operation and therefore control activation of the circuit breaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce PLC
    Inventor: Christopher Graham Bright
  • Publication number: 20110212956
    Abstract: Substituted pyrazolopyrimidine derivatives of formula (I) wherein Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4 represent N or C—, whereby at least two of the groups Y1 to Y4 represent a carbon atom, R1 represents chloro or bromo, R2 to R7 represent e.g. hydrogen, methyl or ethyl; and R10 and R11 independently represent e.g. hydrogen or C1-C6alkyl, are potent mGluR5 modulators and are useful for the prevention of acute and chronic neurological disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2011
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicant: MERZ PHARMA GmbH & CO. KGaA
    Inventors: Wojciech Danysz, Andrzej Dekundy, Mirko Hechenberger, Markus Henrich, Claudia Jatzke, Jens Nagel, Christopher Graham Raphael Parsons, Tanja Weil, Juris Fotins, Aleksandrs Gutcaitas, Ivars Kalvinsh, Ronalds Zemribo, Valerjans Kauss
  • Publication number: 20110190342
    Abstract: The invention relates to quinoline derivatives as well as their pharmaceutically acceptable salts. The invention further relates to a process for the preparation of such compounds. The compounds of the invention are glycine B antagonists and are therefore useful for the control and prevention of various disorders, including neurological disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventors: Markus Henrich, Angela Bauer, Jens Nagel, Meik Sladek, Christopher Graham Raphael Parsons, Wojciech Danysz, Valerjans Kauss, Jevgenijs Rozhkovs, Igos Starchenkovs, Dina Trifanova
  • Patent number: 7985753
    Abstract: Substituted pyrazolopyrimidine derivatives of formula (I) wherein Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4 represent N or C—, whereby at least two of the groups Y1 to Y4 represent a carbon atom, R1 represents chloro or bromo, R2 to R7 represent e.g. hydrogen, methyl or ethyl; and R10 and R11 independently represent e.g. hydrogen or C1-C6alkyl, are potent mGluR5 modulators and are useful for the prevention of acute and chronic neurological disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: MERZ PHARMA GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Wojciech Danysz, Andrzej Dekundy, Mirko Hechenberger, Markus Henrich, Claudia Jatzke, Jens Nagel, Christopher Graham Raphael Parsons, Tanja Weil, Juris Fotins, Aleksandrs Gutcaits, Ivars Kalvinsh, Ronalds Zemribo, Valerjans Kauss