Patents by Inventor Colin John

Colin John 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).

  • Incisional Absorbent Dressing
    Publication number: 20170231825
    Abstract: Dressings, systems, and methods are disclosed, in some embodiments, that involve treating a tissue site with reduced pressure. In one embodiment, a reduced-pressure dressing may include a dressing bolster, a retention pouch, and a sealing member. The dressing bolster may be adapted to apply a compressive force to the tissue site capable of closing a wound or incision therein. The retention pouch may be adapted to retain and manage fluid extracted from the tissue site to keep the tissue site substantially free of fluid and to prevent clogging of the reduced-pressure dressing. The sealing member may provide a seal over the retention pouch, the dressing bolster, and a portion of the epidermis of the patient. Other dressings, systems, and methods are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Christopher Brian LOCKE, Colin John HALL
  • REDUCED PRESSURE AUGMENTATION OF MICROFRACTURE PROCEDURES FOR CARTILAGE REPAIR
    Publication number: 20170224381
    Abstract: A system for applying a treatment to a defect in one bone of two bones forming a joint that comprises a bladder for delivering a reduced pressure to the defect and for providing a positive pressure as bracing between the two bones of the joint is disclosed. A method for applying such treatment is also disclosed. A bladder for applying such treatment that comprises a reduced-pressure chamber and a bracing chamber is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Edward Sy GRIFFEY, Christopher Guy COWARD, Colin John HALL
  • PLASMA ABATEMENT OF COMPOUNDS CONTAINING HEAVY ATOMS
    Publication number: 20170216767
    Abstract: A plasma abatement process for abating effluent containing compounds from a processing chamber is described. A plasma abatement process takes gaseous foreline effluent from a processing chamber, such as a deposition chamber, and reacts the effluent within a plasma chamber placed in the foreline path. The plasma dissociates the compounds within the effluent, converting the effluent into more benign compounds. Abating reagents may assist in the abating of the compounds. The abatement process may be a volatizing or a condensing abatement process. Representative volatilizing abating reagents include, for example, CH4, H2O, H2, NF3, SF6, F2, HCl, HF, Cl2, and HBr. Representative condensing abating reagents include, for example, H2, H2O, O2, N2, O3, CO, CO2, NH3, N2O, CH4, and combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Michael S. COX, Monique MCINTOSH, Colin John DICKINSON, Paul E. FISHER, Yutaka TANAKA, Zheng YUAN
  • AEROSOL-FORMING MEMBER
    Publication number: 20170188629
    Abstract: An aerosol-forming member comprising a sheet of material configured to wick and to heat a solution is disclosed. The sheet of material comprises a non-planar inner major surface having a capillary structure configured to emit vapor during use, and an outer major surface that is configured to emit less vapor than the inner major surface during use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: BATMark Limited
    Inventors: Colin John DICKENS, Rory FRASER, Helmut BUCHBERGER
  • Incisional absorbent dressing
    Patent number: 9693907
    Abstract: Dressings, systems, and methods are disclosed, in some embodiments, that involve treating a tissue site with reduced pressure. In one embodiment, a reduced-pressure dressing may include a dressing bolster, a retention pouch, and a sealing member. The dressing bolster may be adapted to apply a compressive force to the tissue site capable of closing a wound or incision therein. The retention pouch may be adapted to retain and manage fluid extracted from the tissue site to keep the tissue site substantially free of fluid and to prevent clogging of the reduced-pressure dressing. The sealing member may provide a seal over the retention pouch, the dressing bolster, and a portion of the epidermis of the patient. Other dressings, systems, and methods are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: KCI Licensing, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Brian Locke, Colin John Hall
  • METHODS FOR TREATING EXHAUST GAS IN A PROCESSING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170173521
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for treating an exhaust gas in a foreline of a substrate processing system are provided herein. In some embodiments, a method for treating an exhaust gas in an exhaust conduit of a substrate processing system includes: flowing an exhaust gas and a reagent gas into an exhaust conduit of a substrate processing system; injecting a non-reactive gas into the exhaust conduit to maintain a desired pressure in the exhaust conduit for conversion of the exhaust gas; and forming a plasma from the exhaust gas and reagent gas, subsequent to injecting the non-reactive gas, to convert the exhaust gas to abatable byproduct gases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Colin John DICKINSON, Mehran MOALEM, Daniel O. CLARK
  • AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170143038
    Abstract: An aerosol provision system, such as an electronic cigarette, comprises an aerosol source for generating an aerosol from a source liquid comprising a liquid formulation, for example containing nicotine, is described. The system comprises an air channel arranged between the aerosol source and a mouthpiece opening through which a user inhales the aerosol during use. The air channel is defined by a wall, and at least a portion of an inner surface of the wall is provided with a surface finish to increase the wettability of the surface to the liquid formulation. Increasing the wettability of the air channel can help reduce the likelihood of the aerosol condensing into droplets of the liquid formulation on the walls of the air channel and being drawn into a user's mouth therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: Nicoventures Holdings Limited
    Inventor: Colin John DICKENS
  • POWER BASED FRAME TIMING SYNCHRONISATION FOR A TIME-DIVISION DUPLEXING NETWORK
    Publication number: 20170150460
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a device and method of aligning a transmission frame in a Time Division Duplexing network, wherein the transmission frame includes a sequence of units separated by transition points, wherein each unit includes one or more resource slots in a transmission direction, the method comprising: allocating a transmit power level to a plurality of resource slots in a unit, wherein a transmit power for a first resource slot of the plurality of resource slots is greater than the transmit power for a second resource slot of the plurality of resource slots; measuring the transmit power of a TDD transmission received from an external node to determine a peak transmit power of the received TDD transmission; and substantially aligning the first resource slot to coincide with the peak transmit power of the received TDD transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: British Telecommunications Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Richard MACKENZIE, Anvar TUKMANOV, Michael Robert FITCH, Andrew James GARRETT, Colin John HARROLD
  • ELECTRONIC VAPOUR PROVISION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170135401
    Abstract: An electronic vapor provision system includes a vaporizer for vaporising liquid for inhalation by a user of the electronic vapor provision system; a power supply comprising a cell or battery for supplying power to the vaporizer; a sensor for measuring the rate of airflow through the electronic vapor provision system as a result of the inhalation by the user; and a control unit for controlling the power supplied to the vaporizer based on a cumulative airflow for this inhalation by the user, wherein the cumulative airflow is determined based on the measurements of airflow rate by the sensor. Such a system allows the user control over the amount of vaporized liquid obtained in a given inhalation based on the cumulative airflow for the given inhalation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: Nicoventures Holdings Limited
    Inventor: Colin John DICKENS
  • Plasma abatement of compounds containing heavy atoms
    Patent number: 9649592
    Abstract: A plasma abatement process for abating effluent containing compounds from a processing chamber is described. A plasma abatement process takes gaseous foreline effluent from a processing chamber, such as a deposition chamber, and reacts the effluent within a plasma chamber placed in the foreline path. The plasma dissociates the compounds within the effluent, converting the effluent into more benign compounds. Abating reagents may assist in the abating of the compounds. The abatement process may be a volatizing or a condensing abatement process. Representative volatilizing abating reagents include, for example, CH4, H2O, H2, NF3, SF6, F2, HCl, HF, Cl2, and HBr. Representative condensing abating reagents include, for example, H2, H2O, O2, N2, O3, CO, CO2, NH3, N2O, CH4, and combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Michael S. Cox, Monique McIntosh, Colin John Dickinson, Paul E. Fisher, Yutaka Tanaka, Zheng Yuan
  • VAPORIZER ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20170127725
    Abstract: A vaporizer assembly comprising a vaporizer and a matrix suitable for retaining a vaporizable liquid, wherein the vaporizer includes first and second surfaces forming a common edge, the first surface having a greater surface area than the second surface, wherein the vaporizer is in contact with the matrix via the second surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Applicant: BATMARK LIMITED
    Inventors: Helmut BUCHBERGER, Colin John DICKENS
  • HALL EFFECT ENHANCED CAPACITIVELY COUPLED PLASMA SOURCE, AN ABATEMENT SYSTEM, AND VACUUM PROCESSING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170133208
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include a method for abating compounds produced in semiconductor processes. The method includes energizing an abating agent, forming a composition by reacting the energized abating agent with gases exiting a vacuum processing chamber, and flowing the composition through a plurality of holes formed in a cooling plate. By cooling the composition with the cooling plate, damages on the downstream pump are avoided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Michael S. COX, Rongping WANG, Brian T. WEST, Roger M. JOHNSON, Colin John DICKINSON
  • Reduced pressure augmentation of microfracture procedures for cartilage repair
    Patent number: 9642931
    Abstract: A system for applying a treatment to a defect in one bone of two bones forming a joint that comprises a bladder for delivering a reduced pressure to the defect and for providing a positive pressure as bracing between the two bones of the joint is disclosed. A method for applying such treatment is also disclosed. A bladder for applying such treatment that comprises a reduced-pressure chamber and a bracing chamber is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: KCI Licensing, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward S. Griffey, Christopher Guy Coward, Colin John Hall
  • Network topology assisted device provisioning
    Patent number: 9647882
    Abstract: Systems and methods for managing configuration of network devices are provided. In one embodiment, a network device management service can obtain relevant device-specific information, deployment information, and network topology data associated with a network device to be provisioned. The network device management service can enable generating, identifying or obtaining configuration metadata based on relevant network topology data as well as other applicable information. The network device management service can further generate configuration instructions to facilitate configuration of network devices based on configuration metadata.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Colin John Whittaker
  • Communications system
    Patent number: 9641694
    Abstract: A method for initiating a call in a communications system comprising a mobile communications device connected in a mobile communications network. The mobile communications device is allocated a mobile identifier for a first, mobile communications service provided by a mobile communications service provider and is allocated a second identifier for a second communications service provided by a second communications service provider that is different from the first, mobile communications service. The method comprises receiving over a data connection, at a switch, a request from the mobile communications device, comprising the second identifier, to initiate a call using the second communications service and adding, at the switch, the mobile identifier to the request and forwarding via a further network, the request comprising both the second identifier and the mobile identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
    Inventors: Mohit Punwani, Martin Gibson Kell, Colin John Canavan
  • Nail polish
    Patent number: 9623268
    Abstract: This invention relates to nail coating compositions, to packages including the nail coating compositions, to methods of applying the nail coating composition to a nail and to a use of an additive compound to improve the properties of the nail coating composition of the present invention. In particular, the invention relates to nail coating compositions having improved chip resistance, good adhesion to the nail, a high gloss finish and a short dry-to-touch time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Chemence Limited
    Inventors: Hugh Cooke, Colin John Brunton, Maria Dincheva
  • Methods and apparatus for treating exhaust gas in a processing system
    Patent number: 9597634
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for treating an exhaust gas in a foreline of a substrate processing system are provided herein. In some embodiments, an apparatus for treating an exhaust gas in a foreline of a substrate processing system includes a plasma source coupled to a foreline of a process chamber, a reagent source coupled to the foreline upstream of the plasma source, and a foreline gas injection kit coupled to the foreline to controllably deliver a gas to the foreline, wherein the foreline injection kit includes a pressure regulator to set a foreline gas delivery pressure setpoint, and a first pressure gauge coupled to monitor a delivery pressure of the gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Colin John Dickinson, Mehran Moalem, Daniel O. Clark
  • Locating the Source of a Wireless Signal
    Publication number: 20170078989
    Abstract: In some aspects, a wireless-signal source locator system includes wireless sensor devices distributed at distinct locations over a geographic region. The wireless sensor devices are configured to passively monitor wireless communication network signals in the geographic region. Each wireless sensor device is configured to receive a source signal wirelessly transmitted by a source (e.g., a mobile device, etc.) and a reference signal (e.g., from a synchronization source). The wireless sensor devices can generate arrival-time data based on the source signal and the reference signal. The wireless-signal source locator system further includes a data analysis system configured to receive the arrival-time data from the wireless sensor devices and to identify a location of the source based on analyzing the arrival-time data generated by three or more of the wireless sensor devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Applicant: Cognitive Systems Corp.
    Inventors: Oleksiy Kravets, Colin John Sherrat
  • Cloud Image Renderer
    Publication number: 20170078713
    Abstract: Cloud image rendering may be provided. First, a first request for a multi-layered image may be received. Then, the requested multi-layered image may be rendered on a cloud computing system. The rendered multi-layered image may then be sent to a first requestor corresponding to the first request. Next, the rendered multi-layered image may be cached on a cache located on the cloud computing system. A second request for the multi-layered image may then be received. In response, the rendered multi-layered image may be sent to a second requestor corresponding to the second request from the cache located on the cloud computing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Meidad Zaharia, Lalit Kataria, David William Fink, Simon Lomas, Enrique Gerstl, Reuven Nimrod, Roie Kerstein, Miles Colin John Davis, Fabien Locquet
  • Method of Improving Skin Appearance
    Publication number: 20170042311
    Abstract: A skin care kit is provided. The skin care kit has a cosmetic composition having an effective amount of a skin active agent and one or more barrier patches. The barrier patch has a backing layer having a first surface and a pressure sensitive adhesive in contact with the first surface. The barrier patch also has an adhesive release force of about 50 gms to about 400 gms; a flexibility of about 8 grams to about 40 grams; and a WVTR of about 1 g/m2/24 h to about 500 g/m2/24 h. The kit also includes a display package with a display surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Elizabeth Anne WILDER, Paul Jonathan MATTS, Nicole Annette MOSBY, Colin John CLARKE, Chanda Janese DAVIS, Raniele Janine JAGO