Patents by Inventor Colin Roberts

Colin Roberts 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: 20170217761
    Abstract: The application describes MEMS transducers having a vent structure provided in a flexible membrane of the vent structure The vent structure comprises at least one moveable portion and the vent structure is configured such that, in response to a differential pressure across the vent structure, the moveable portion is rotatable about first and second axes of rotation, which axes of rotation extend in the plane of the membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.
    Inventors: Colin Wei Hong CHUNG, Scott Lyall CARGILL, Colin Robert JENKINS
  • Patent number: 9637374
    Abstract: A MEMS capacitive transducer with increased robustness and resilience to acoustic shock. The transducer structure includes a flexible membrane supported between a first volume and a second volume, and at least one variable vent structure in communication with at least one of the first and second volumes. The variable vent structure includes at least one moveable portion which is moveable in response to a pressure differential across the moveable portion so as to vary the size of a flow path through the vent structure. The variable vent may be formed through the membrane and the moveable portion may be a part of the membrane, defined by one or more channels, that is deflectable away from the surface of the membrane. The variable vent is preferably closed in the normal range of pressure differentials but opens at high pressure differentials to provide more rapid equalization of the air volumes above and below the membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Cirrus Logic, Inc.
    Inventors: Colin Robert Jenkins, Tsjerk Hans Hoekstra, Euan James Boyd
  • Publication number: 20170087231
    Abstract: A composition comprising at least one first allergen, which is a respiratory allergen belonging to a first biological source material group, for use in prophylactic treatment of allergy to at least one second allergen, which is selected from the group consisting of a respiratory and a venomous allergen belonging to a second biological source material group and a food allergen of a food composition, in a subject, wherein the subject has not developed any clinical symptoms of allergy to the first allergen and to the second allergen, and wherein the first and second biological source material groups are not the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Applicant: ALK-ABELLÓ A/S
    Inventors: Syed Hasan Arshad, Graham Colin Roberts, Bente Riis, Dorte Ellen Schrøder
  • Publication number: 20170081734
    Abstract: This invention relates to methods for identifying wheat plants that having increased fructan/arabinoxylan. The methods use molecular markers to identify and to select plants with increased fructan/arabinoxylan or to identify and deselect plants with decreased fructan/arabinoxylan. Wheat plants generated by the methods of the invention are also a feature of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Applicants: Dow AgroSciences LLC, CSIRO
    Inventors: Stephen Alan Jobling, Xinguo Li, Klara Louise Verbyla, Colin Robert Cavanagh
  • Publication number: 20170029267
    Abstract: A MEMS capacitive transducer with increased robustness and resilience to acoustic shock. The transducer structure includes a flexible membrane supported between a first volume and a second volume, and at least one variable vent structure in communication with at least one of the first and second volumes. The variable vent structure includes at least one moveable portion which is moveable in response to a pressure differential across the moveable portion so as to vary the size of a flow path through the vent structure. The variable vent may be formed through the membrane and the moveable portion may be a part of the membrane, defined by one or more channels, that is deflectable away from the surface of the membrane. The variable vent is preferably closed in the normal range of pressure differentials but opens at high pressure differentials to provide more rapid equalisation of the air volumes above and below the membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Colin Robert Jenkins, Tsjerk Hans Hoekstra, Euan James Boyd
  • Patent number: 9542529
    Abstract: A medical image data processing apparatus comprises a registration unit configured to perform a non-rigid registration of a first set of medical image data and a second set of medical image data, wherein the registration unit is further configured to determine, for at least one region, a rigid or affine registration that is an approximation of the non-rigid registration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Mohr, Malcolm Campbell, Colin Roberts
  • Publication number: 20160335511
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for authenticating a user of a computing device. The system comprises one or more memory devices storing instructions, and one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to provide, to a computing device associated with a user, an indication of a prescribed authentication parameter. The system also receives image data including an image of the user of the computing device captured using an image sensor of the computing device. The system determines an identity of the user based on an analysis of the received image data, determines whether the received image data includes a feature corresponding to the prescribed authentication parameter, and authenticates the user based at least in part on whether the received image data includes the feature corresponding to the prescribed authentication parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventor: Colin Robert MACDONALD
  • Patent number: 9487389
    Abstract: A MEMS capacitive transducer with increased robustness and resilience to acoustic shock. The transducer structure includes a flexible membrane supported between a first volume and a second volume, and at least one variable vent structure in communication with at least one of the first and second volumes. The variable vent structure includes at least one moveable portion which is moveable in response to a pressure differential across the moveable portion so as to vary the size of a flow path through the vent structure. The variable vent may be formed through the membrane and the moveable portion may be a part of the membrane, defined by one or more channels, that is deflectable away from the surface of the membrane. The variable vent is preferably closed in the normal range of pressure differentials but opens at high pressure differentials to provide more rapid equalization of the air volumes above and below the membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Cirrus Logic, Inc.
    Inventors: Colin Robert Jenkins, Tsjerk Hans Hoekstra, Euan James Boyd
  • Patent number: D770255
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Fiskars Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron Honadel, Steven Stokes, Colin Roberts, Petteri Masalin, Sami Lyytikäinen
  • Patent number: D770875
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Fiskars Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron Honadel, Steven Stokes, Colin Roberts, Petteri Masalin, Sami Lyytikäinen
  • Patent number: D772671
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Fiskars Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Stokes, Aaron Honadel, Colin Roberts, Petteri Masalin, Sami Lyytikäinen
  • Patent number: D775504
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Fiskars Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen P. Dechant, Colin Roberts
  • Patent number: D777003
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Fiskars Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Colin Roberts, James Meiller, Andrew P. Block
  • Patent number: D784102
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Fiskars Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron Honadel, Stephen P. Dechant, Colin Roberts
  • Patent number: D786036
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Fiskars Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Colin Roberts, Jens Housley
  • Patent number: D786037
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Fiskars Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander J. Huesman, Colin Roberts
  • Patent number: D786038
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Fiskars Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Colin Roberts, Jens Housley
  • Patent number: D786039
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Fiskars Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Colin Roberts, Jens Housley
  • Patent number: D786041
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Fiskars Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Colin Roberts, Alexander J. Huesman
  • Patent number: D787286
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Fiskars Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Colin Roberts, Jens Housley