Patents by Inventor Colin Ferguson

Colin Ferguson 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: 9769036
    Abstract: Implementations of the present disclosure involve an apparatus, device, component, and/or method for management of port assignments of networking devices connected to a network and reference materials associated with the port assignments. In one embodiment, a reference material is provided that illustrates the port assignments for one or more networking devices. The reference material may include a full-color illustration of the network device and a port label near each communication port of the network device. The port label may include a description of the port, a port reference number, and a color-coded reference that provides a quick indication of the type of traffic associated with the port. In addition, one embodiment of the present disclosure may automatically populate the reference material based on information obtained from a network administrator or from the network itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: VCE IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Denis Sweeney, Colin Ferguson
  • Patent number: 8512971
    Abstract: Fluorogenic lysophosphatidic acid derivatives which can be used as substrates in a continuous, fluorogenic assay that can be performed in microtiter plates. The assays permit measuring LysoPLD activity levels in normal events such as pregnancy or disease states such as cancer. In addition, the present invention can be adopted to high throughout screening (HTS) for identification of potential inhibitors of lysoPLD activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Echelon Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Colin Ferguson, Glenn Prestwich, Damian Madan
  • Patent number: 7989663
    Abstract: Fluorogenic lysophosphatidic acid derivatives which can be used as substrates in a continuous, fluorogenic assay that can be performed in microtiter plates. The assays permit measuring LysoPLD activity levels in normal events such as pregnancy or disease states such as cancer. In addition, the present invention can be adopted to high throughout screening (HTS) for identification of potential inhibitors of lysoPLD activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Echelon Biosciences Incorporated
    Inventors: Colin Ferguson, Glenn Prestwich
  • Publication number: 20100260682
    Abstract: Fluorogenic lysophosphatidic acid derivatives which can be used as substrates in a continuous, fluorogenic assay that can be performed in microtiter plates. The assays permit measuring LysoPLD activity levels in normal events such as pregnancy or disease states such as cancer. In addition, the present invention can be adopted to high throughout screening (HTS) for identification of potential inhibitors of lysoPLD activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Applicant: Echelon Biosciences Incorporated
    Inventors: Colin Ferguson, Glenn Prestwich, Damian Madan
  • Publication number: 20090068697
    Abstract: Fluorogenic lysophosphatidic acid derivatives which can be used as substrates in a continuous, fluorogenic assay that can be performed in microtiter plates. The assays permit measuring LysoPLD activity levels in normal events such as pregnancy or disease states such as cancer. In addition, the present invention can be adopted to high throughout screening (HTS) for identification of potential inhibitors of lysoPLD activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicant: Echelon Biosciences Incorporated
    Inventors: Colin Ferguson, Glenn Prestwich
  • Patent number: 7459285
    Abstract: Fluorogenic lysophosphatidic acid derivatives which can be used as substrates in a continuous, fluorogenic assay that can be performed in microtiter plates. The assays permit measuring LysoPLD activity levels in normal events such as pregnancy or disease states such as cancer. In addition, the present invention can be adopted to high throughout screening(HTS) for identification of potential inhibitors of lysoPLD activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: Echelon Biosciences Incorporated
    Inventors: Colin Ferguson, Glenn Prestwich
  • Publication number: 20070016311
    Abstract: A controller equipped with a user interface having multiple-day programming capabilities, including methods of programming such devices, are disclosed. The user interface may include one or more menus or screens that can be used to program a schedule for one or more selected days during the week. An illustrative method of programming the controller may include the steps of entering a scheduling routine, selecting multiple days for schedule modification, changing the schedule parameters for one or more periods during the selected days, and then exiting the scheduling routine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Gabriel Bergman, Eugene Takach, Marcus Stoner, John Amundson, Philip Readio, Paul Schwendinger, James Wolfbauer, Jeff Boll, Ian Thomson, Colin Ferguson, George Mcleod
  • Publication number: 20070008116
    Abstract: A controller equipped with a user interface having multiple-day programming capabilities, including methods of programming such devices, are disclosed. The user interface may include one or more menus or screens that can be used to program a schedule for one or more selected days during the week. An illustrative method of programming the controller may include the steps of entering a scheduling routine, selecting multiple days for schedule modification, changing the schedule parameters for one or more periods during the selected days, and then exiting the scheduling routine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2006
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Gabriel Bergman, Eugene Takach, Macus Stoner, John Amundson, Philip Readio, Paul Schwendinger, James Wolfbauer, Jeff Boll, Ian Thomson, Colin Ferguson, George Mcleod
  • Publication number: 20070010548
    Abstract: Compounds inhibiting phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI 3-K) activities and methods of preparing and using thereof in treating diseases are disclosed. Compounds inhibiting PI 3-K activity and methods of using PI 3-K inhibitory compounds to inhibit cancer cell grwoth or to treat disorders of immunity and inflammation, in which PI 3-K plays a role in leukocyte function are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2004
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Applicant: ZENTARIS GmbH
    Inventors: Beth Drees, Leena Chakravarty, Glenn Prestwich, Gyorgy Dorman, Mariann Kavecz, Andras Lukacs, Laszlo Urge, Ferenc Darvas, Piotr Rzepecki, Colin Ferguson
  • Publication number: 20060030954
    Abstract: A controller equipped with a user interface having multiple-day programming capabilities, including methods of programming such devices, are disclosed. The user interface may include one or more menus or screens that can be used to program a schedule for one or more selected days during the week. An illustrative method of programming the controller may include the steps of entering a scheduling routine, selecting multiple days for schedule modification, changing the schedule parameters for one or more periods during the selected days, and then exiting the scheduling routine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2005
    Publication date: February 9, 2006
    Inventors: Gabriel Bergman, Eugene Takach, Marcus Stoner, John Amundson, Philip Readio, Paul Schwendinger, James Wolfbauer, Jeff Boll, Ian Thomson, Colin Ferguson, George McLeod
  • Publication number: 20050148042
    Abstract: The methods and compositions disclosed herein concern the synthesis of a novel class of “two-headed” phospholipid-phosphoinositide hybrids possessing a carbon backbone, such as 2,3-diacylthreitol, erythritol or a synthetic module. The second phospholipid head group allows introduction of a biochemical or chemical moiety in a position orthogonal in space to those occupied by the phosphoinositide head group and the two acyl chains. The diacyl moieties allow for the incorporation of Pea-PIP2 into a lipid bilayer, while the Ptdlns(4,5)P2 moiety in the aqueous layer is specifically recognized by lipid binding proteins. In alternative embodiments of the invention, reporters, for example biotin, fluorophores and/or spin labels, are attached to the free amino group of the head groups of such molecules to specifically target the reporters to the lipid-water interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2003
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Inventors: Glenn Prestwich, Piotr Rzepecki, Colin Ferguson, Paul Neilsen, Angie Branch, Lee Crosby
  • Publication number: 20050119765
    Abstract: A controller equipped with a user interface having multiple-day programming capabilities, including methods of programming such devices, are disclosed. The user interface may include one or more menus or screens that can be used to program a schedule for one or more selected days during the week. An illustrative method of programming the controller may include the steps of entering a scheduling routine, selecting multiple days for schedule modification, changing the schedule parameters for one or more periods during the selected days, and then exiting the scheduling routine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2003
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Inventors: Gabriel Bergman, Eugene Takach, Marcus Stoner, John Amundson, Philip Readio, Paul Schwendinger, James Wolfbauer, Jeff Boll, Ian Thomson, Colin Ferguson, George McLeod
  • Publication number: 20040171096
    Abstract: Fluorogenic lysophosphatidic acid derivatives which can be used as substrates in a continuous, fluorogenic assay that can be performed in microtiter plates. The assays permit measuring LysoPLD activity levels in normal events such as pregnancy or disease states such as cancer. In addition, the present invention can be adopted to high throughout screening(HTS) for identification of potential inhibitors of lysoPLD activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2003
    Publication date: September 2, 2004
    Applicant: Echelon Biosciences Incorporated
    Inventors: Colin Ferguson, Glenn Prestwich