Patents by Inventor David Sharps

David Sharps 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: 20210328706
    Abstract: A wireless communication system having base stations, remotely located terminal units and a base station controller. The base stations and the remotely located terminal units communicate data over operational wireless communication links between them. The base stations include respective in-channel detectors and out-of-channel detectors for detecting radar or other extraneous received signals. The in-channel detectors analyse signals over the operational communication links. The out-of-channel detectors include respective out-of-channel receiver elements that monitor possibly available channels alternative to the respective operational communication link channels. The base station controller registers whether channels are available or not for communication links, and allocates to the base stations respective target channel parameters including frequencies available for operational and alternative communication links.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: OCADO INNOVATION LIMITED
    Inventors: David SHARP, Amy STEPHENS, Montague Fraser BARLOW, Adam Nikolai GREEN, Fraser Murray EDWARDS
  • Patent number: 11131765
    Abstract: A device can determine its position in a communications system. A scalable solution permits multiple devices to be used in one area without detrimental effect on the accuracy or latency of the position determining. The communications system includes a first base station arranged to transmit a first signal to a second base station arranged receive the first signal and transmit a second signal to the first base station in response The first base station is arranged to receive the second signal and transmit a third signal to the second base station in response to the second signal delay time measuring unit, round trip time measuring unit, a base station timings unit and a calculating unit are used to calculate a first time difference of arrival based on a first round trip time, first delay time, second round trip time and a second delay time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: OCADO INNOVATION LIMITED
    Inventors: David Sharp, Joseph Zammit
  • Publication number: 20210289247
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method, and/or computer program product embodiments for a crowd sourced indexing and/or searching of content. An embodiment operates by receiving one or more requests for content from one or more media devices, each request comprising content identifier information that identifies the content, determining whether crowd sourced content index information has been generated for the content, transmitting a response to the one or more media devices of the one or more media devices, in response to the one or more requests, the response comprising content location information and a content indexing request, and receiving content index information for the content identified by the content identifier information from the one or more media devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Applicant: Roku, Inc.
    Inventor: David SHARP
  • Publication number: 20210271445
    Abstract: A display device has a processor and a memory connected to the processor. The memory stores instructions executed by the processor to make a first determination that an internal display device speaker is disabled. A second determination that an external sound system is unavailable is established. A prompt is provided in response to the first determination and the second determination. The prompt includes an option to enable the internal display device speaker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: Roku, Inc.
    Inventor: David SHARP
  • Publication number: 20210249242
    Abstract: A portable ion mobility spectrometry apparatus (1) for detecting an aerosol and a method for using the apparatus. The apparatus comprises an ion mobility spectrometer (3); a portable power source (5) carried by the apparatus for providing power to the apparatus (1); an inlet (7) for collecting a flow of air to be tested by the spectrometer (3); a heater (4) configured to heat the air to be tested to vapourise an aerosol carried by the air and a controller (2) configured to control the spectrometer (3) to obtain samples from the heated air, wherein the controller is configured to increase a heat output from the heater (4) for a selected time period before obtaining samples from the heated air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: David Sharp, Alastair Clark, William Munro, Paul Amold, John Fitzgerald, David Cutmore, Rod Wilson
  • Patent number: 11063687
    Abstract: A wireless communication system having base stations, remotely located terminal units and a base station controller. The base stations and the remotely located terminal units communicate data over operational wireless communication links between them. The base stations include respective in-channel detectors and out-of-channel detectors for detecting radar or other extraneous received signals. The in-channel detectors analyse signals over the operational communication links. The out-of-channel detectors include respective out-of-channel receiver elements that monitor possibly available channels alternative to the respective operational communication link channels. The base station controller registers whether channels are available or not for communication links, and allocates to the base stations respective target channel parameters including frequencies available for operational and alternative communication links.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: OCADO INNOVATION LIMITED
    Inventors: David Sharp, Amy Stephens, Montague Fraser Barlow, Adam Nikolai Green, Fraser Murray Edwards
  • Publication number: 20210208557
    Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and methods for accurately and safely directing the movement of shooting range targets, and more specifically, to provide self-calibration and synchronicity to programmable target carriers and automatically resetting targets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: Action Target Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Green, Cory Haflett, Tim Hakala, David Sharp, Christopher Hess, Devin Anderson
  • Patent number: 11042347
    Abstract: A display device has a processor and a memory connected to the processor. The memory stores instructions executed by the processor to make a first determination that an internal display device speaker is disabled. A second determination that an external sound system is unavailable is established. A prompt is provided in response to the first determination and the second determination. The prompt includes an option to enable the internal display device speaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Roku, Inc.
    Inventor: David Sharp
  • Patent number: 11028391
    Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided for inhibiting or treating metastasis based on discoveries regarding Kif19 and Cep192. Methods and compositions are provided for enhancing wound healing, treating fibrosis, reducing scarring and treating nerve pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
    Inventors: David Sharp, Brian O'Rourke
  • Patent number: 11029134
    Abstract: A system and method for detecting hits to a target carrier and taking corrective measures and/or for detecting hits to a target carried by the target carrier may include one or more sensors or cameras disposed in conjunction with the target carrier. The target carrier may be provided with a processor in communication with a sensor, and the processor may also be in communication with a motor and/or actuator of the target carrier. The sensor may be able to sense hits to the target carrier and send a strike signal to the processor in response to such hits. The processor may then take corrective action, such as causing the target carrier to return to a home position, cause the target actuator to turn or edge the target, and/or send a signal to the range operators that the target carrier has been hit. The target carrier may also be provided with a camera for visualizing a target carried by the target carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Action Target Inc.
    Inventors: David Sharp, Todd Rupper
  • Publication number: 20210162685
    Abstract: A method of manufacture of an object 4 from a fibre and or fabric reinforced composite material 12 comprising at least a first layer of a proof coating 10, a first matrix, and one or more fibre and or fabric reinforcement materials, characterised in that the manufacture steps comprise a) creating a first layer of the proof coating 10, b) laying up a mixture of the fibre and or fabric reinforcement material and the composite matrix form a composite element 12, in which (i) step (a) is performed first with the first layer of the proof coating 10 being applied to a mould 2 or support, followed by step (b) with layup being performed on a surface of the first layer of the proof coating 10 of step (a); or (ii) step (b) is performed first with layup being performed on a mould 2 or support, followed by step (a) with the first layer of the proof coating 10 being applied to at least one surface of the composite element 12 of step (b) characterised in that the proof coating 10 is comprised of a second matrix having disp
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: William Weaver, Matthew David Sharp, Gaven Johnson, Antony Xavier Gallafent
  • Patent number: 11025979
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method, and/or computer program product embodiments for a crowd sourced indexing and/or searching of content. An embodiment operates by receiving one or more requests for content from one or more media devices, each request comprising content identifier information that identifies the content, determining whether crowd sourced content index information has been generated for the content, transmitting a response to the one or more media devices of the one or more media devices, in response to the one or more requests, the response comprising content location information and a content indexing request, and receiving content index information for the content identified by the content identifier information from the one or more media devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Roku, Inc.
    Inventor: David Sharp
  • Patent number: 11004667
    Abstract: A portable ion mobility spectrometry apparatus (1) for detecting an aerosol and a method for using the apparatus. The apparatus comprises an ion mobility spectrometer (3); a portable power source (5) carried by the apparatus for providing power to the apparatus (1); an inlet (7) for collecting a flow of air to be tested by the spectrometer (3); a heater (4) configured to heat the air to be tested to vapourise an aerosol carried by the air and a controller (2) configured to control the spectrometer (3) to obtain samples from the heated air, wherein the controller is configured to increase a heat output from the heater (4) for a selected time period before obtaining samples from the heated air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: SMITHS DETECTION-WATFORD LIMITED
    Inventors: David Sharp, Alastair Clark, William Munro, Paul Arnold, John Fitzgerald, David Cutmore, Rod Wilson
  • Publication number: 20210114811
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and method for a load handling system such that direction change of a transporting device is more easily and quickly realised. A transporting device includes an omnidirectional driving unit, and is arranged to transport a container, the container being stored in a facility. The facility is arranged to store the container in a plurality of stacks, a plurality of pathways being arranged in cells so as to form a grid-like structure above the stacks, the transporting device being arranged to operate on the grid-like structure and to be driven in a first direction and/or second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicant: Ocado Innovation Limited
    Inventors: Sean CLARK, David SHARP
  • Patent number: 10971111
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method, and/or computer program product embodiments for providing a representation to a connected device. An embodiment operates by recognizing a new device connected to a display device, collecting device fingerprint information from the new device, and requesting a device class representation information determined based on the device fingerprint information. Another embodiment operates by receiving device fingerprint information from a display device via a network connection, wherein the device fingerprint information is collected from a device connected to a display device, and providing device class representation information to the display device via the network connection, when the device class representation information corresponding to the device fingerprint information is available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Roku, Inc.
    Inventors: David Sharp, Jeff Bush, Jim Funk, Wim Michiels, Dale Luck
  • Publication number: 20210080560
    Abstract: A device can determine its position in a communications system. A scalable solution permits multiple devices to be used in one area without detrimental effect on the accuracy or latency of the position determining. The communications system includes a first base station arranged to transmit a first signal to a second base station arranged receive the first signal and transmit a second signal to the first base station in response The first base station is arranged to receive the second signal and transmit a third signal to the second base station in response to the second signal. delay time measuring unit, round trip time measuring unit, a base station timings unit and a calculating unit are used to calculate a first time difference of arrival based on a first round trip time, first delay time, second round trip time and a second delay time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: Ocado Innovation Limited
    Inventors: David SHARP, Joseph ZAMMIT
  • Publication number: 20210079231
    Abstract: A composition comprising a carrier medium, a first corrosion inhibitor, and a second corrosion inhibitor having a barrier mechanism. The first corrosion inhibitor comprises at least one of an ion exchanged pigment, a silica, a calcium exchanged silica, an oxyaminophosphate salt of magnesium, and/or a mixture of an organic amine, a phosphoric acid and/or an inorganic phosphate and a metal oxide and/or a metal hydroxide, and the second corrosion inhibitor comprises one or more 2D material platelets in which the 2D material platelets comprise: nanoplates of one or more 2D materials and or nanoplates of one or more layered 2D materials and or graphite flakes in which the graphite flakes have one nanoscale dimension and 35 or less layers of atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: William Weaver, Lynn Chikosha, Gaven Johnson, Matthew David Sharp
  • Publication number: 20210040331
    Abstract: A composition suitable for coating a metallic substrate that is susceptible to corrosion is disclosed. The composition comprises a carrier medium and graphene platelets in which the graphene platelets comprise between 0.002 wt % and 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: William Weaver, Matthew David Sharp, Gaven Johnson
  • Publication number: 20210037535
    Abstract: A communication system for communication between one or more terminal units includes: a communication manager that is configured to define and manage one or more adjustable communication links for efficient bandwidth utilization, wherein the one or more communication links are adjustable by the communication manager adjusting the bandwidth of each of the one or more communication links, the frequency bands utilized by each of the one or more communication links, and the latency for each of the one or more communication links.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicant: OCADO INNOVATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Paul Richard STEPHENS, Fraser Murray EDWARDS, Montague Fraser BARLOW, Adam Nikolai GREEN, David SHARP
  • Patent number: 10894961
    Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided for inhibiting or treating metastasis based on discoveries regarding Kif19 and Cep192. Methods and compositions are provided for enhancing wound healing, treating fibrosis, reducing scarring and treating nerve pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Inventors: David Sharp, Brian O'Rourke