Patents by Inventor Christopher Pearce
Christopher Pearce 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).
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Patent number: 9363368Abstract: In one embodiment, a communication is established between two endpoints. The communication session may be a video call or an audio call. The communication session may be managed by a call manager using, for example, voice over internet protocol and session initiation protocol. One of the endpoints initiates recording the communication session. The call manager facilitates recording the communication session based on a recording policy associated with the initiating endpoint. The recording policy may specify far end recording, near end recording, or a prioritized order of far and near end recording. The call manager selected an anchor network device for copying the communication session based on the recording policy.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2013Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Pearce, Shipeng Li, George Gary
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Patent number: 9360820Abstract: Printing apparatuses include, among other components, a media path transporting sheets of print media in a process direction. A transfer station is located at a first location of the media path, and a fusing station is located at a second location of the media path (the second location is closer to the end of the media path (in the process direction) relative to the first location). Also, a single blower is located adjacent the fusing station, and two outlets receive air from the single blower. A first outlet (of the two outlets) provides air to the transfer station to reduce the temperature of the transfer station, and a second outlet (of the two outlets) is located between the transfer station and the fusing station and directs the sheets of print media toward one side of the media path.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2014Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Christopher Pearce, Christopher Francois David Watts, Simon Neil Jowett
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Publication number: 20160116885Abstract: Printing apparatuses include, among other components, a media path transporting sheets of print media in a process direction. A transfer station is located at a first location of the media path, and a fusing station is located at a second location of the media path (the second location is closer to the end of the media path (in the process direction) relative to the first location). Also, a single blower is located adjacent the fusing station, and two outlets receive air from the single blower. A first outlet (of the two outlets) provides air to the transfer station to reduce the temperature of the transfer station, and a second outlet (of the two outlets) is located between the transfer station and the fusing station and directs the sheets of print media toward one side of the media path.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2014Publication date: April 28, 2016Inventors: CHRISTOPHER PEARCE, CHRISTOPHER FRANCOIS DAVID WATTS, SIMON NEIL JOWETT
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Patent number: 9309072Abstract: A method and apparatus for preventing excess spin of idler rollers after a sheet of paper or other media has passed a media guide with the idler rollers including a retard function within plastic idler rollers. The retard function is provided by adding a retard flexure molded into the idler roller. This adds a brake which stops excess over spin of the idler rollers.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2014Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Christopher Pearce, Jeffrey W Ryan
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Publication number: 20150343815Abstract: A method and apparatus for preventing excess spin of idler rollers after a sheet of paper or other media has passed a media guide with the idler rollers including a retard function within plastic idler rollers. The retard function is provided by adding a retard flexure molded into the idler roller. This adds a brake which stops excess over spin of the idler rollers.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2014Publication date: December 3, 2015Applicant: Xerox CorporationInventors: Christopher Pearce, Jeffrey W Ryan
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Publication number: 20150200983Abstract: Techniques are described herein for storing event stream information pertaining to communication sessions between clients maintained by a cloud networking platform, where the event stream information for each client includes information in relation to communication services participated in by clients, and the communication services include hosting of real-time communications between two or more clients. A graph is generated that identifies participants, at respective clients, involved in a real-time communication session, where each participant in a real-time communication session is represented as a node in the graph. In response to at least two participants requesting to join the real-time communication session, the real-time communication session between the at least two participants is hosted via the clients of the at least two participants.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2014Publication date: July 16, 2015Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Pearce, Jonathan D. Rosenberg, Scott A. Henning
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Publication number: 20150200974Abstract: Techniques are described herein for facilitating a connection between a cloud networking platform and a unified communication system, where the cloud networking platform hosts communication services including real-time communications for client devices, and the unified communication system hosts communication services including real-time communications for on-prem devices that are associated with the unified communication system. Events associated with the cloud networking platform are monitored at the unified communication system, via a cloud connector device of the unified communication system, where events are associated with users who are registered with client devices and on-prem devices, and the events include real-time communications. A notification is provided to one or more client devices registered to a first user in response to an on-prem device also registered to the first user receiving a real-time communication request from a device of another user.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2014Publication date: July 16, 2015Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Pearce, Jonathan D. Rosenberg, Scott A. Henning
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Patent number: 9063249Abstract: A system and method measures the time offsets of a plurality of acoustic sensor nodes relative to a reference time. The system includes an acoustic transceiver arranged to transmit a first signal to each acoustic sensor node and a processing resource arranged to record the transmission time of the first signal relative to the reference time. The acoustic sensor nodes receive the first signal and transmit a return second signal to the acoustic transceiver after a predetermined time delay, the second signal including the current acoustic sensor node internal time. The acoustic transceiver receives the second signal, and the processing resource records the time at which the second signal was received relative to the reference time and records also the combined time of flight of the first and second signal. From this data the time offset between the sensor node internal time and the reference time is calculated.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2012Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: Sonardyne International LimitedInventors: Christopher Pearce, Shaun Dunn
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Publication number: 20150098363Abstract: In one embodiment, a communication is established between two endpoints. The communication session may be a video call or an audio call. The communication session may be managed by a call manager using, for example, voice over internet protocol and session initiation protocol. One of the endpoints initiates recording the communication session. The call manager facilitates recording the communication session based on a recording policy associated with the initiating endpoint. The recording policy may specify far end recording, near end recording, or a prioritized order of far and near end recording. The call manager selected an anchor network device for copying the communication session based on the recording policy.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2013Publication date: April 9, 2015Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Pearce, Shipeng Li, George Gary
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Publication number: 20150050240Abstract: This invention is in the field of treatment of fibrosis. In particular, it relates to the treatment of IPF using N-Cadherin antibodies. The antibody may be any antagonising or neutralizing N-Cadherin antibody suitable for therapeutic use.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2013Publication date: February 19, 2015Applicant: NOVARTIS AGInventors: Irena Rumenova Konstantinova, Andrew Christopher Pearce
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Publication number: 20150018894Abstract: A modular external defibrillator system in embodiments of the teachings may include one or more of the following features: a base containing a defibrillator to deliver a defibrillation shock to a patient, (b) one or more pods each connectable to a patient via patient lead cables to collect at least one patient vital sign, the pods operable at a distance from the base, (c) a wireless communications link between the base and a selected one of the two or more pods to carry the at least one vital sign from the selected pod to the base, the selection being based on which pod is associated with the base.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2014Publication date: January 15, 2015Inventors: Christopher Pearce, Thomas J. McGrath, Randy L. Merry, John C. Daynes, Kenneth J. Petersen, Peter Wung, Michael D. McMahon, D. Craig Edwards, Eric T. Hoierman, Rockland W. Nordness, James S. Neumiller
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Patent number: 8880168Abstract: A modular external defibrillator system in embodiments of the teachings may include one or more of the following features: a base containing a defibrillator to deliver a defibrillation shock to a patient, (b) one or more pods each connectable to a patient via patient lead cables to collect at least one patient vital sign, the pods operable at a distance from the base, (c) a wireless communications link between the base and a selected one of the two or more pods to carry the at least one vital sign from the selected pod to the base, the selection being based on which pod is associated with the base.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2013Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Physio-Control, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Pearce, Thomas J. McGrath, Randy L. Merry, John C. Daynes, Kenneth J. Peterson, Peter Wung, Michael D. McMahon, D. Craig Edwards, Eric T. Holerman, Rockland W. Nordness, James S. Neumiller
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Patent number: 8738128Abstract: A modular external defibrillator system in embodiments of the teachings may include one or more of the following features: a base containing a defibrillator to deliver a defibrillation shock to a patient, (b) one or more pods each connectable to a patient via patient lead cables to collect at least one patient vital sign, the pods operable at a distance from the base, (c) a wireless communications link between the base and a selected one of the two or more pods to carry the at least one vital sign from the selected pod to the base, the selection being based on which pod is associated with the base.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2011Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Physio-Control, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Pearce, Thomas J. McGrath, Randy L. Merry, John C. Daynes, Kenneth J. Peterson, Peter Wung, Michael D. McMahon, D. Craig Edwards, Eric T. Hoierman, Rockland W. Nordness, James S. Neumiller
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Publication number: 20140142647Abstract: A patient parameter monitoring pod in embodiments of the teachings may include one or more of the following features: (a) portable housing containing a power supply, (b) a patient parameter module connectable to a patient via lead cables to collect patient data, the patient data including at least one vital sign, (c) a transceiver adapted to wirelessly transmit the patient data to a defibrillator, (d) a data port adapted to supply the patient data via a direct electrical connection to the defibrillator, and (e) a carrying handle extending from the housing proximate a patient lead cable port that permits connection of the lead cables to the pod, the carrying handle positioned to protect the patient lead cable port and the patient lead cables attached to the port from direct impact.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2013Publication date: May 22, 2014Applicant: Physio-Control, Inc.Inventors: Michael D. McMahon, Christopher Pearce, Peter Wung, John C. Daynes, Kenneth J. Peterson, Maren L. Nelson, James S. Neumiller
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Publication number: 20130331899Abstract: A modular external defibrillator system in embodiments of the teachings may include one or more of the following features: a base containing a defibrillator to deliver a defibrillation shock to a patient, (b) one or more pods each connectable to a patient via patient lead cables to collect at least one patient vital sign, the pods operable at a distance from the base, (c) a wireless communications link between the base and a selected one of the two or more pods to carry the at least one vital sign from the selected pod to the base, the selection being based on which pod is associated with the base.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2013Publication date: December 12, 2013Applicant: Physio-Control, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Pearce, Thomas J. McGrath, Randy L. Merry, John C. Daynes, Kenneth J. Peterson, Peter Wung, Michael D. McMahon, D. Craig Edwards, Eric T. Hoierman, Rockland W. Nordness, James S. Neumiller
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Patent number: 8600491Abstract: A patient parameter monitoring pod in embodiments of the teachings may include one or more the following features: (a) portable housing containing a power supply, (b) a patient parameter module connectable to a patient via lead cables to collect patient data, the patient data including at least one vital sign, (c) a transceiver adapted to wirelessly transmit the patient data to a defibrillator, (d) a data port adapted to supply the patient data via a direct electrical connection to the defibrillator, and (e) a carrying handle extending from the housing proximate a patient lead cable port that permits connection of the lead cables to the pod, the carrying handle positioned to protect the patient lead cable port and the patient lead cables attached to the port from direct impact.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2004Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: Physio-Control, Inc.Inventors: Michael D. McMahon, Christopher Pearce, Peter Wung, John C. Daynes, Ken Peterson, Maren L. Nelson, James S. Neumiller
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Patent number: 8540233Abstract: A method for providing increased performance in fully active retard feeders includes driving a feed roll and retard roll pair of a reprographic apparatus backwards periodically at the start of the machine or during idle periods to compensate for contamination buildup and/or roll “set” when left in position overnight.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2010Date of Patent: September 24, 2013Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Ian A Parks, Neil Flynn, Samuel Hagos, Christopher Pearce, Stephen P Wood, Richard G Hubbard, Allan D Mciver, Justin Chase
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Publication number: 20120294112Abstract: A system and method measures the time offsets of a plurality of acoustic sensor nodes relative to a reference time. The system includes an acoustic transceiver arranged to transmit a first signal to each acoustic sensor node and a processing resource arranged to record the transmission time of the first signal relative to the reference time. The acoustic sensor nodes receive the first signal and transmit a return second signal to the acoustic transceiver after a predetermined time delay, the second signal including the current acoustic sensor node internal time. The acoustic transceiver receives the second signal, and the processing resource records the time at which the second signal was received relative to the reference time and records also the combined time of flight of the first and second signal. From this data the time offset between the sensor node internal time and the reference time is calculated.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2012Publication date: November 22, 2012Applicant: Sonardyne International LimitedInventors: Christopher Pearce, Shaun Dunn
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Publication number: 20120147435Abstract: A method for providing increased performance in fully active retard feeders includes driving a feed roll and retard roll pair of a reprographic apparatus backwards periodically at the start of the machine or during idle periods to compensate for contamination buildup and/or roll “set” when left in position overnight.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2010Publication date: June 14, 2012Applicant: XEROX CORPORATIONInventors: Ian A. Parks, Neil Flynn, Samuel Hagos, Christopher Pearce, Stephen P. Wood, Richard G. Hubbard, Allan D. Mciver, Justin Chase
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Publication number: 20120134236Abstract: A subsea measurement system (400) comprises a first reference beacon (110) disposed at a first known location, a second reference beacon (112) disposed at a second known location, and an acoustic communications module (302) for coupling to a subsea element to be monitored. The acoustic communications module (302) is capable of moving, when in use, relative to the first reference beacon (110) and the second reference beacon (112). The acoustic communications module (302) also comprises a processing resource and is arranged to determine first range-related data to the first reference beacon (110) in response to receipt of a first signal by the acoustic communications module (302) from the first reference beacon (110) and second range-related data to the second reference beacon (112) in response to receipt by the acoustic communication module (302) of a second signal from the second reference beacon (112).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2010Publication date: May 31, 2012Inventors: Christopher Pearce, Mikael Larsen, David Lawes