Patents by Inventor Christopher Stephens

Christopher Stephens 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: 9098477
    Abstract: A request for a web page is received at a proxy server. The request originates from a client network application of a client device. The requested web page includes multiple references to multiple images. The proxy server retrieves the requested web page. The proxy server modifies code of the retrieved web page such that the client network application will not, for each one of those images, initially request those images when parsing the page. The proxy server also adds code to the retrieved web page that, when executed by the client network application, causes at least two of the images to be requested with a single request. The proxy server transmits the modified web page to the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: CLOUDFLARE, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Stephen Joel, Lee Hahn Holloway, Dane Orion Knecht, Albertus Strasheim
  • Publication number: 20150203799
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multiphase liquid detergent composition comprising at least two visually distinct liquid phases and a surfactant. At least one of the visually distinct phases has a high shear viscosity between about 100 cps and 15,000 cps at 20° C., a medium shear viscosity between about 5,000 cps and about 60,000 at 20° C., and a low shear viscosity between about 10,000 cps and 500,000 cps at 20° C. The present invention further relates to methods of cleaning dishware using such multiphase liquid detergent compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Phillippe BETTIOL, Katrien DECRAENE, Marc Francois Theophile EVERS, Karl Ghislain BRAECKMAN, Bjorn VAN OVERSTRAETE, Robby Renilde François KEULEERS, Joanna Margaret CLARKE, Roxane ROSMANINHO, Raffaele PINNA, Christopher Stephen JONES
  • Patent number: 9085515
    Abstract: A continuous process for making amine oxide surfactant comprising the steps of (a) providing the following components; a tertiary amine composition and an aqueous hydrogen peroxide composition, (b) mixing the components from step a) in a mixing device, (c) passing the mixture exiting the mixing device from step b) into an aqueous amine oxide composition comprising from 65 to 80 wt % amine oxide, (d) adjusting the temperature of the amine oxide composition made in step c) to between 40 and 80° C., (e) collecting the amine oxide surfactant; and wherein, for every 1 part of the component mixture from step b) being passed into the aqueous stream in step c), between 8 and 30 parts of the temperature adjusted amine oxide composition from step d) are recycled back to step b) and passed through the mixing device together with the components from step a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Linda Pellens, Christopher Stephen Jones, Rasim Tanbug, Walter Agnes Louis Nuyts, Diederik Emiel Omer Vanhoutte, Joey Jay Schriner
  • Publication number: 20150186325
    Abstract: An Ethernet/Fibre Channel conversion system includes a chassis having a first end and a second end that is located opposite the chassis from the first end. An Ethernet interface is located on the first end and is configured to directly mate with an Ethernet port on an Ethernet device. A Fibre Channel interface is located on the second end. An Ethernet/Fibre Channel conversion engine is housed in the chassis and configured to receive Ethernet protocol signals through the Ethernet interface, convert the Ethernet protocol signals to Fibre Channel protocol signals, and send the Fibre Channel protocol signals through the Fibre Channel interface. The Ethernet/Fibre Channel conversion engine is also configured to receive Fibre channel protocol signals from the Fibre Channel IHS through the Fibre Channel interface, convert the Fibre channel protocol signals to Ethernet protocol signals, and send the Ethernet protocol signals through the Ethernet interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Christopher Stephen Petrick, Rabah S. Hamdi
  • Publication number: 20150165234
    Abstract: A system and method for perfusion imaging includes an imaging device (122) configured to collect perfusion information from a target area. A processing module (110) is configured to determine perfusion levels of the target area based on the perfusion information. A planning module (114) is configured to provide a treatment plan for the target area by correlating the perfusion levels with treatment activities for the target area, wherein the treatment activities are adjusted based upon characteristics of the perfusion levels in the target area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Shyam Bharat, Christopher Stephen Hall
  • Publication number: 20150150536
    Abstract: A system for pulmonary elastography includes an ultrasound probe (120) configured to evaluate tissue of a target area by transmitting a signal and receiving a response. A contact device (126) is coupled to the ultrasound probe to provide contact between the ultrasound probe and the tissue. An image processing module (110) is configured to output one or more elastograms according to the response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2013
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: Bharat Ramachandran, Christopher Stephen Hall
  • Publication number: 20150146951
    Abstract: A system and method for receiving a medical image, receiving an adaptation of a model of a physical structure, the adaptation relating to the medical image, determining an image quantity of the medical image at each of a plurality of vertices of the adaptation and aggregating the plurality of image quantities to determine an evaluation metric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: Lyubomir Georgiev Zagorchev, Stewart Young, Christopher Stephen Hall
  • Publication number: 20150142939
    Abstract: A converged infrastructure management system includes a first converged infrastructure system chassis housing a backplane. A plurality of managed devices are connected to the backplane and include at least one compute device, at least one network device, and at least one storage device. A management device is connected to the backplane and includes a display and an input device that are accessible on an outer surface of the management device. The management device includes a management engine that is configured to retrieve management information from any of the plurality of managed devices through the backplane and display the management information that was retrieved on the display. The management engine is also configured to receive instructions through the input device and, in response, modify the management information that is displayed and send the management information that has been modified through the backplane to the management device associated with that management information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Christopher Stephen Petrick, Rabah S. Hamdi
  • Publication number: 20150123769
    Abstract: A method, system, and program product are provided for providing a medical tracking interface. The method comprises the steps of: receiving data from at least one tracking device in any one of a plurality of formats, converting the data to a uniform format, and outputting the data in the uniform format.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Sandeep M. Dalal, Xin Liu, Christopher Stephen Hall
  • Publication number: 20150119628
    Abstract: The invention relates to a brachytherapy apparatus (1) for applying a brachytherapy to a living object. The brachytherapy apparatus comprises a planning unit (14) for determining a placing plan defining placing positions and placing times for one or several radiation sources within the living object and close to a target region. The placing plan is determined such that the placing times are within a treatment time window determined by a treatment time window determination unit (13), wherein within the treatment time window a change of a spatial parameter of the living object caused by swelling is minimized. An adverse influence on the brachytherapy due to swelling can thereby be minimized, which improves the quality of the brachytherapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Shyam Bharat, Christopher Stephen Hall, Cynthia Ming-Fu Kung, Jochen Kruecker
  • Patent number: 8946539
    Abstract: A junction cover for a photovoltaic (PV) panel module system that includes a PV panel mounting structure, a rail, a PV module with a junction box and wiring extending between the rail and the junction box. The junction cover encloses the wiring and includes a base section, a nose section and a pair of feet. The base section includes a plate with first and second side walls extending downwardly therefrom to first and second edges to define an interior with an interior surface. The nose section extends from the base section to an open end and has a top wall, two sides formed by the side walls of the base section and an open side. The feet are located on either side of the open end of the nose section and extend therefrom. The feet engage the rail to secure the junction cover in place to enclose the junction box and wiring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Clean Energy Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Stephen Klinga, Scott Franklin
  • Publication number: 20150029567
    Abstract: A holographic weapon sight folds for storage or to position where a portion of the sight is out of the way when not in use. Certain embodiments include a readout beam source mounted to the stationary base of the sight and the source directly illuminates a hologram plate supported in a pivotally mounted hologram support when the sight is in a position intended for use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Fred Collin, Kurt Douglas Mills, David S. Dilworth, Rod Collin, Stephen Michael Shubeck, Christopher Stephen Hyde
  • Patent number: 8940588
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a dual electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection device in fin field effect transistor (FinFET) process technology and methods of forming the same. In one embodiment, the dual ESD protection device includes: a bulk silicon substrate; a shallow trench isolation (STI) region formed over the bulk silicon substrate; a first ESD device positioned above the STI region; and a second ESD device positioned below the STI region, wherein the first ESD device conducts current above the STI region and the second ESD device conducts current below the STI region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Robert J. Gauthier, Jr., Tom C. Lee, Junjun Li, Souvick Mitra, Christopher Stephen Putnam
  • Publication number: 20150019679
    Abstract: A proxy server automatically includes web applications in web pages at the network level. The proxy server receives, from a client device, a request for a network resource at a domain and is hosted at an origin server. The proxy server retrieves the requested network resource. The retrieved network resource does not include the web applications. The proxy server determines that the web applications are to be installed within the network resource. The proxy server automatically modifies the retrieved network resource to include the web applications. The proxy server transmits a response to the client device that includes the modified network resource. The network resource may remain unchanged at the origin server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Matthew Browning Prince, Matthieu Philippe François Tourne, Christopher Stephen Joel, John Brinton Roberts, Michael Jonas Sofaer, Jason Thomas Walter Benterou
  • Patent number: 8932239
    Abstract: An ultrasound treatment includes applying ultrasound at a first energy level to a region of interest in a subject for activating a cavitation nucleation agent during a first portion of a treatment cycle. Ultrasound at a second energy level is applied to the region of interest during a second portion of the treatment cycle for implementing a desired thermal therapy in the presence of the cavitation nucleation agent activated during the first portion of the treatment cycle. The second energy level is at an energy level different from the first energy level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Shunmugavelu Sokka, Christopher Stephen Hall, Marcel Rene Bohmer
  • Publication number: 20140351242
    Abstract: The disclosed methods and systems are related to searching elements of user interfaces. Without leaving the displayed user interface, such as an on-screen guide, searches can be performed on elements of the user interface, and the results of the searches may displayed in the same user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: THOMSON LICENSING
    Inventor: Christopher Stephen Burns
  • Publication number: 20140343571
    Abstract: Systems and methods for surgical robotic guidance include a robotic system (124) having a robot (122) configured to pass to a target through a port (134). The robotic system includes a visual component (102) employed in guiding the robot along a path to a location. The location is defined in accordance with a position and orientation of the robot. An ultrasonic probe (125) is guided by the robot to the location to permit engagement of the probe to collect ultrasonic images at the location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventors: Aleksandra Popovic, Haytham Elhawary, Christopher Stephen Hall
  • Publication number: 20140344663
    Abstract: A request for a web page is received at a proxy server. The request originates from a client network application of a client device. The requested web page includes multiple references to multiple images. The proxy server retrieves the requested web page. The proxy server modifies code of the retrieved web page such that the client network application will not, for each one of those images, initially request those images when parsing the page. The proxy server also adds code to the retrieved web page that, when executed by the client network application, causes at least two of the images to be requested with a single request. The proxy server transmits the modified web page to the client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventors: Christopher Stephen Joel, Lee Hahn Holloway, Dane Orion Knecht, Albertus Strasheim
  • Publication number: 20140342510
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a dual electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection device in fin field effect transistor (FinFET) process technology and methods of forming the same. In one embodiment, the dual ESD protection device includes: a bulk silicon substrate; a shallow trench isolation (STI) region formed over the bulk silicon substrate; a first ESD device positioned above the STI region; and a second ESD device positioned below the STI region, wherein the first ESD device conducts current above the STI region and the second ESD device conducts current below the STI region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventors: Robert J. Gauthier, JR., Tom C. Lee, Junjun Li, Souvick Mitra, Christopher Stephen Putnam
  • Publication number: 20140301618
    Abstract: An image registration system an endoscope (12) and an endoscope controller (22). In operation, the endoscope (12) generates an intra-operative endoscopic image (14) of a vessel tree (e.g., an arterial tree or a venous tree) within an anatomical region, and the endoscope controller (22) image registers the intra-operative endoscopic image (14) of the vessel tree to a pre-operative three-dimensional image (44) of the vessel tree within the anatomical region. The image registration includes an image matching of a graphical representation of each furcation of the vessel tree within the intra-operative endoscopic image (14) of the vessel tree to a graphical representation of each furcation of the vessel tree within the pre-operative three-dimensional image (44) of the vessel tree.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Aleksandra Popovic, Haytham Elhawary, Christopher Stephen Hall