Patents by Inventor Christopher Hill

Christopher Hill 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: 20160334928
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a request to refresh a display for a refresh period, wherein the display is coupled to a touch sensor operable to detect touch input at the display. During a first phase of the refresh period, a first portion of the display is refreshed while the touch sensor a second portion and a third portion of the display is activated. The second portion and the third portion are a half screen distance apart. During a second phase of the refresh period, the second portion of the display is refreshed while the touch sensor at a fourth portion and a fifth portion of the display is activated. The fourth portion and the fifth portion are a half screen distance apart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Andrew Fuller, Samuel Brunet, Christopher Hill, Vivek Pant, Grahame Reynolds
  • Publication number: 20160315836
    Abstract: A system and method serve to a user a login menu that is executed on a computing device, wherein the login menu is programmed to acquire from a user a set of parameters for access to a facility computing environment. In response to receiving credentials corresponding to the user, displaying, using the computing device, at least one graphical user interface that allows the user to participate in at least one activity corresponding to the facility, wherein the at least one activity is based in part on the credentials and one or more tasks available at the facility, and wherein the one or more tasks are verified for the user. The system and method generate, using the computing device, one or more points in real-time or near real-time for the user, during execution of the at least one activity at the computing device, wherein the at least one point is based on at least one achievement corresponding to the activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Brian Christopher Hill, Michael Raymond Dhruba Cornstubble
  • Patent number: 9448659
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a request to refresh a display for a refresh period, wherein the display is coupled to a touch sensor operable to detect touch input at the display. The method also includes refreshing a first portion of the display and activating the touch sensor at a second portion of the display different from the first portion of the display during a first portion of the refresh period. The method further includes, during a second portion of the refresh period, refreshing a third portion of the display different from the first and second portions of the display and activating the touch sensor at a fourth portion of the display different from the first, second, and third portions of the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Atmel Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Fuller, Samuel Brunet, Christopher Hill, Vivek Pant, Grahame Reynolds
  • Publication number: 20160224357
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a cloud gateway system, a cloud hypervisor system, and methods for implementing same. The cloud gateway system extends the security, manageability, and quality of service membrane of a corporate enterprise network into cloud infrastructure provider networks, enabling cloud infrastructure to be interfaced as if it were on the enterprise network. The cloud hypervisor system provides an interface to cloud infrastructure provider management systems and infrastructure instances that enables existing enterprise systems management tools to manage cloud infrastructure substantially the same as they manage local virtual machines via common server hypervisor APIs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2013
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventor: Duncan Christopher Hill
  • Patent number: 9328822
    Abstract: A parking brake system for a work vehicle may include an internal braking mechanism and an external brake actuator. The brake actuator may generally include a housing at least partially defining a rod-side chamber, a secondary chamber and a piston-side chamber extending between the rod-side and secondary chambers. The brake actuator may also include a primary piston movable between a first position at which the braking mechanism is actuated to an engaged state and a second position at which the braking mechanism is actuated to a disengaged state. In addition, the brake actuator may include a secondary piston at least partially housed within the secondary chamber that is configured to apply a force against the primary piston when fluid is supplied within the secondary chamber in order to move the primary piston from the first position to the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Hill, Michael Tyler, William H. Adamson, Jerry L. Brinkley
  • Patent number: 9279163
    Abstract: Provided are isolated cellobiohydrolases comprising a modified Glycoside Hydrolase (GH) Family 7 catalytic domain, a GH Family 7 catalytic domain and a modified Family 1 carbohydrate binding module (CBM), or both a modified Family 7 catalytic domain and a modified Family 1 CBM. Such isolated cellobiohydrolases exhibit from 45% to about 99.9% amino acid sequence identity to amino acids 1-436 of SEQ ID NO: 1 or to amino acids 1-438 of SEQ ID NO: 2 and improved activity on process substrates. Also provided are genetic constructs and genetically modified microbes for expressing the isolated cellobiohydrolases, a process for producing the isolated cellobiohydrolases, cellulase enzyme mixtures comprising the isolated cellobiohydrolase and a process for hydrolyzing a cellulosic substrate with such cellulase enzyme mixtures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: IOGEN ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jacqueline Montalibet, Loreta Gudynaite-Savitch, Christopher Hill, Christopher D. Hindle, James A. Lavigne, Nabil Masri, Fuad Tahna, John J. Tomashek
  • Publication number: 20160061325
    Abstract: A parking brake system for a work vehicle may include an internal braking mechanism and an external brake actuator. The brake actuator may generally include a housing at least partially defining a rod-side chamber, a secondary chamber and a piston-side chamber extending between the rod-side and secondary chambers. The brake actuator may also include a primary piston movable between a first position at which the braking mechanism is actuated to an engaged state and a second position at which the braking mechanism is actuated to a disengaged state. In addition, the brake actuator may include a secondary piston at least partially housed within the secondary chamber that is configured to apply a force against the primary piston when fluid is supplied within the secondary chamber in order to move the primary piston from the first position to the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Christopher Hill, Michael Tyler, William H. Adamson, Jerry L. Brinkley
  • Patent number: 9238806
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a depilling composition comprising an enzyme mixture that comprises a Family 45 cellulase and one or more additional cellulases selected from a Family 5 cellulase, a Family 6 cellulase or a combination thereof. The enzyme mixture may be characterized in that the Family 45 and Family 5 cellulases or the Family 45 and Family 6 cellulases are present at a weight ratio that exhibits synergy in an assay that measures specific depilling activity. The enzyme mixture may be secreted by a genetically modified microbe overexpressing the foregoing cellulases. Also provided is a process for depilling that comprises a step of contacting cellulose-containing goods with the depilling composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Christopher Hill, John J. Tomashek, Loreta Gudynaite-Savitch, Guylaine Therrien, Sophie Calixte
  • Publication number: 20150355189
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods for quantitative multiplex analysis of complex protein samples from plants using mass spectroscopy. In some embodiments, the disclosure concerns methods for maintaining a transgenic plant variety, for example by analyzing generations of a transgenic plant variety for selective and sensitive quantitation of multiplexed transgenic proteins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Applicant: DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC
    Inventors: Trent James Oman, Barry W. Schafer, Ryan Christopher Hill, Jeffrey R. Gilbert, Guomin Shan
  • Publication number: 20150246060
    Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions, including unit dosage forms, comprising abiraterone acetate and methods for producing and using such compositions are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Inventors: Maura Murphy, Paul Nemeth, H. William Bosch, Matthew Callahan, Satya Bhamidipati, Jason Coleman, Christopher Hill
  • Publication number: 20150067783
    Abstract: According to one system of the invention, the system provides a cloud-computing service from a cloud-computing environment comprising a plurality of cloud-computing resources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Eric Pulier, Frank Martinez, Duncan Christopher Hill
  • Patent number: 8931038
    Abstract: According to one system of the invention, the system provides a cloud-computing service from a cloud-computing environment having a plurality of cloud-computing resources. The system may include a management module configured to manage a cloud-computing resource of the plurality of cloud-computing resources as a cloud-computing service, wherein the cloud-computing service performs a computer workload, an adapter configured to connect to the cloud-computing resource to the system and translate a management instruction received from the management module into a proprietary cloud application program interface call for the cloud-computing resource, a cloud service bus configured to route the management instruction from the management module to the adapter, a consumption module configured to allow a user to subscribe the cloud-computing service, a planning module configured to plan the cloud-computing service, and a build module configured to build the cloud-computing service from the cloud-computing resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: ServiceMesh, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Pulier, Frank Martinez, Duncan Christopher Hill
  • Patent number: 8887228
    Abstract: According to one system of the invention, the system provides a cloud-computing service from a cloud-computing environment having a plurality of cloud-computing resources. The system may include a management module configured to manage a cloud-computing resource of the plurality of cloud-computing resources as a cloud-computing service, wherein the cloud-computing service performs a computer workload, an adapter configured to connect to the cloud-computing resource to the system and translate a management instruction received from the management module into a proprietary cloud application program interface call for the cloud-computing resource, a cloud service bus configured to route the management instruction from the management module to the adapter, a consumption module configured to allow a user to subscribe the cloud-computing service, a planning module configured to plan the cloud-computing service, and a build module configured to build the cloud-computing service from the cloud-computing resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: ServiceMesh, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Pulier, Frank Martinez, Duncan Christopher Hill
  • Publication number: 20140267067
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a request to refresh a display for a refresh period, wherein the display is coupled to a touch sensor operable to detect touch input at the display. The method also includes refreshing a first portion of the display and activating the touch sensor at a second portion of the display different from the first portion of the display during a first portion of the refresh period. The method further includes, during a second portion of the refresh period, refreshing a third portion of the display different from the first and second portions of the display and activating the touch sensor at a fourth portion of the display different from the first, second, and third portions of the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Andrew Fuller, Samuel Brunet, Christopher Hill, Vivek Pant, Grahame Reynolds
  • Patent number: 8626420
    Abstract: A method to develop a software based sequencer for a turbine including: selecting a general purpose sequencer software module having standardized software for sequencing turbines through defined states of operation; selecting options from predefined settings presented by the sequencer software module, wherein the selected options define operational events of the turbine which trigger the sequencer to transition the turbine from one of the defined states to the next defined state, and using the general purpose sequencer software configured with the selected options for the settings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Peter Gaffney, Christopher Hills
  • Publication number: 20130344541
    Abstract: The present application provides genetically modified fungal organisms that produce enzyme mixtures exhibiting enhanced hydrolysis of cellulosic material to glucose, enzyme mixtures produced by the genetically modified fungal organisms, and processes for producing glucose from cellulose using such enzyme mixtures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2011
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: CODEXIS, INC.
    Inventors: Ish Kumar Dhawan, Dipnath Baidyaroy, Andrew Shaw, Oleh Tanchak, Christopher Hill, Chengsong Liu, Amala Chokshi, Brian R. Scott
  • Publication number: 20130337542
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a depilling composition comprising an enzyme mixture that comprises a Family 45 cellulase enzyme component and one or more additional cellulase enzyme components selected from a Family 5 cellulase, a Family 6 cellulase or a combination thereof. The enzyme mixture may be characterized in that the Family 45 and the Family 5 cellulase enzyme components or the Family 45 and the Family 6 cellulase enzyme components are present at a weight ratio that exhibits synergy in an assay that measures specific depilling activity. The enzyme mixture may be secreted by a genetically modified microbe overexpressing theforegoing cellulase enzyme components. Also provided is a process for depilling that comprises a step of contacting cellulose-containing goods with the depilling composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Christopher Hill, John J. Tomashek, Loreta Gudynaite-Savitch, Guylaine Therrien, Sophie Calixte
  • Publication number: 20130326516
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a cloud gateway system, a cloud hypervisor system, and methods for implementing same. The cloud gateway system extends the security, manageability, and quality of service membrane of a corporate enterprise network into cloud infrastructure provider networks, enabling cloud infrastructure to be interfaced as if it were on the enterprise network. The cloud hypervisor system provides an interface to cloud infrastructure provider management systems and infrastructure instances that enables existing enterprise systems management tools to manage cloud infrastructure substantially the same as they manage local virtual machines via common server hypervisor APIs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventor: Duncan Christopher Hill
  • Publication number: 20130218437
    Abstract: A method to develop a software based sequencer for a turbine including: selecting a general purpose sequencer software module having standardized software for sequencing turbines through defined states of operation; selecting options from predefined settings presented by the sequencer software module, wherein the selected options define operational events of the turbine which trigger the sequencer to transition the turbine from one of the defined states to the next defined state, and using the general purpose sequencer software configured with the selected options for the settings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Peter Gaffney, Christopher Hills
  • Patent number: 8514868
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a cloud gateway system, a cloud hypervisor system, and methods for implementing same. The cloud gateway system extends the security, manageability, and quality of service membrane of a corporate enterprise network into cloud infrastructure provider networks, enabling cloud infrastructure to be interfaced as if it were on the enterprise network. The cloud hypervisor system provides an interface to cloud infrastructure provider management systems and infrastructure instances that enables existing enterprise systems management tools to manage cloud infrastructure substantially the same as they manage local virtual machines via common server hypervisor APIs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: ServiceMesh, Inc.
    Inventor: Duncan Christopher Hill