Patents by Inventor David Simon

David Simon 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).

  • Sunbed Tanning
    Publication number: 20160310755
    Abstract: A sunbed with at least one flexible substrate onto or between which a person requiring a sun tan may res. The or each substrate may have therein or thereon an array of LEDs covering substantially the whole of at least one side of the substrate whereby, in use, the LEDs are able to provide an even coverage of UV light to a user of the sunbed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventor: David Simon George
  • CAMERA TRACKER TARGET USER INTERFACE FOR PLANE DETECTION AND OBJECT CREATION
    Publication number: 20160191902
    Abstract: One exemplary embodiment involves identifying a plane defined by a plurality of three-dimensional (3D) track points rendered on a two-dimensional (2D) display, wherein the 3D track points are rendered at a plurality of corresponding locations of a video frame. The embodiment also involves displaying a target marker at the plane defined by the 3D track points to allow for visualization of the plane, wherein the target marker is displayed at an angle that corresponds with an angle of the plane. Additionally, the embodiment involves inserting a 3D object at a location in the plane defined by the 3D track points to be embedded into the video frame. The location of the 3D object is based at least in part on the target marker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: James Acquavella, David Simons, Daniel M. Wilk
  • Directed acoustic broadcast array
    Patent number: 9352817
    Abstract: A plurality of sound emitters mounted on a vehicle having a configurable phase of emission and configured such that they focus the beam pattern in a selected direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Ideal Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: David Simon, Loran Ambs
  • DRUG DELIVERY COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20160136286
    Abstract: There is provided a non-water soluble drug delivery composition comprising a conjugate and a polymer matrix wherein exposure of the composition to electromagnetic radiation at a suitable pre-determined wavelength and intensity induces release of the active ingredient from the composition. The conjugate is attached to the polymer matrix through non-covalent interactions. There is also provided a drug delivery apparatus formed from the drug delivery composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Colin Peter MCCOY, Sean Patrick GORMAN, David Simon JONES
  • SOLID PHASE PEPTIDES SYNTHESIS PROCESSES AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20160102118
    Abstract: Systems and processes for performing solid phase peptide synthesis are generally described. Solid phase peptide synthesis is a known process in which amino acid residues are added to peptides that have been immobilized on a solid support. In certain embodiments, the inventive systems and methods can be used to perform solid phase peptide synthesis quickly while maintaining high yields. Certain embodiments relate to processes and systems that may be used to heat, transport, and/or mix reagents in ways that reduce the amount of time required to perform solid phase peptide synthesis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Mark David Simon, Bradley L. Pentelute, Andrea Adamo, Patrick Louis Heider, Klavs F. Jensen
  • Diffusion tensor imaging confidence analysis
    Patent number: 9311335
    Abstract: A system and method can increase confidence or other factors of a tract identified in a selected image data. The system can use various confidence determining factors to identify confidence in the identified tract. The identified tract can be used for various purposes, such as diagnosis or treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Medtronic Navigation, Inc.
    Inventor: David A. Simon
  • Camera tracker target user interface for plane detection and object creation
    Patent number: 9299160
    Abstract: One exemplary embodiment involves identifying a plane defined by a plurality of three-dimensional (3D) track points rendered on a two-dimensional (2D) display, wherein the 3D track points are rendered at a plurality of corresponding locations of a video frame. The embodiment also involves displaying a target marker at the plane defined by the 3D track points to allow for visualization of the plane, wherein the target marker is displayed at an angle that corresponds with an angle of the plane. Additionally, the embodiment involves inserting a 3D object at a location in the plane defined by the 3D track points to be embedded into the video frame. The location of the 3D object is based at least in part on the target marker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: James Acquavella, David Simons, Daniel M. Wilk
  • Drug delivery composition
    Patent number: 9271928
    Abstract: There is provided a non-water soluble drug delivery composition comprising a conjugate and a polymer matrix wherein exposure of the composition to electromagnetic radiation at a suitable pre-determined wavelength and intensity induces release of the active ingredient from the composition. The conjugate is attached to the polymer matrix through non-covalent interactions. There is also provided a drug delivery apparatus formed from the drug delivery composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: THE QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY OF BELFAST
    Inventors: Colin Peter McCoy, Sean Patrick Gorman, David Simon Jones
  • 3D TRACKED POINT VISUALIZATION USING COLOR AND PERSPECTIVE SIZE
    Publication number: 20160044299
    Abstract: One exemplary embodiment involves receiving a plurality of three-dimensional (3D) track points for a plurality of frames of a video, wherein the 3D track points are extracted from a plurality of two-dimensional source points. The embodiment further involves rendering the 3D track points across a plurality of frames of the video on a two-dimensional (2D) display. Additionally, the embodiment involves coloring each of the 3D track points wherein the color of each 3D track point visually distinguishes the 3D track point from a plurality of surrounding 3D track points, and wherein the color of each 3D track point is consistent across the frames of the video. The embodiment also involves sizing each of the 3D track points based on a distance between a camera that captured the video and a location of the 2D source points referenced by the respective one of the 3D track points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: James Acquavella, David Simons, Daniel M. Wilk
  • SOLID PHASE PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS PROCESSES AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20160031931
    Abstract: Systems and processes for performing solid phase peptide synthesis are generally described. Solid phase peptide synthesis is a known process in which amino acid residues are added to peptides that have been immobilized on a solid support. In certain embodiments, the inventive systems and methods can be used to perform solid phase peptide synthesis quickly while maintaining high yields. Certain embodiments relate to processes and systems that may be used to heat, transport, and/or mix reagents in ways that reduce the amount of time required to perform solid phase peptide synthesis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Mark David Simon, Bradley L. Pentelute, Andrea Adamo, Patrick Louis Heider, Klavs F. Jensen
  • Support Arrangement with Activation Mechanism
    Publication number: 20160022513
    Abstract: A support arrangement having an activation mechanism to control the movement of wheels is provided. The support arrangement includes a platform, a chassis attached to the platform, a pair of wheel assemblies movably coupled to the chassis, and the activation mechanism. The pair of wheel assemblies are operable between a first state and a second state. The activation mechanism includes a track having a first stable position and a second stable position spaced along a length of the track, and a pin configured to travel along the track. Wheels are in the first state when the pin is in the first stable position and are in the second state when the pin is in the second stable position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Travis Spoor, Gary Karsten, David John Dekker, Jeffrey David Simon
  • 3D tracked point visualization using color and perspective size
    Patent number: 9208577
    Abstract: One exemplary embodiment involves receiving a plurality of three-dimensional (3D) track points for a plurality of frames of a video, wherein the 3D track points are extracted from a plurality of two-dimensional source points. The embodiment further involves rendering the 3D track points across a plurality of frames of the video on a two-dimensional (2D) display. Additionally, the embodiment involves coloring each of the 3D track points wherein the color of each 3D track point visually distinguishes the 3D track point from a plurality of surrounding 3D track points, and wherein the color of each 3D track point is consistent across the frames of the video. The embodiment also involves sizing each of the 3D track points based on a distance between a camera that captured the video and a location of the 2D source points referenced by the respective one of the 3D track points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: James Acquavella, David Simons, Daniel M. Wilk
  • Chemical agents capable of forming covalent 3-D networks
    Patent number: 9193678
    Abstract: The invention provides a functionalized compound of formula (II), which functionalized compound comprises n carbene precursor groups which are the same or different, wherein n is an integer equal to or greater than 3: wherein x is 1, E is a group which is capable of being converted into a carbene reactive intermediate group, Q is a core moiety, a polymer or a dendrimer, and each of the [R]x-E-L- groups, which are the same or different, is independently selected from a group of formula (Ie) and a group of formula (Ia): wherein L is a single bond or a linker group as defined herein, R is a terminal group as defined herein, and R1 is as defined herein. Further provided is the use of the functionalized compound as an agent for producing a chemically-bound three-dimensional network on or within a substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: OXFORD ADVANCED SURFACES LTD
    Inventors: Jon-Paul Griffiths, Michael Douglas Eason, Sarah Louise Beal, Sarah Vickers, Richard Charles Wincewicz, David Simon King
  • TRANSFORMER TAPPING ARRANGEMENT AND METHODS OF OPERATION OF SAME
    Publication number: 20150311006
    Abstract: A tapping arrangement for a transformer, the arrangement comprising a plurality of fixed contacts, a movable rotary contact, a transition rotor with pairs of transition contacts, an interrupter coupling assembly and driving motor(s) are compacted into a single vacuum chamber
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: Zheng CHEN, Jianping HOU, Roy HORNE, David Simon FISHMAN, Min CHEN
  • Solid phase peptide synthesis processes and associated systems
    Patent number: 9169287
    Abstract: Systems and processes for performing solid phase peptide synthesis are generally described. Solid phase peptide synthesis is a known process in which amino acid residues are added to peptides that have been immobilized on a solid support. In certain embodiments, the inventive systems and methods can be used to perform solid phase peptide synthesis quickly while maintaining high yields. Certain embodiments relate to processes and systems that may be used to heat, transport, and/or mix reagents in ways that reduce the amount of time required to perform solid phase peptide synthesis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Mark David Simon, Bradley L. Pentelute, Andrea Adamo, Patrick Louis Heider, Klavs F. Jensen
  • Power supply assembly for LED-based light tube
    Patent number: 9163794
    Abstract: An LED-based light for replacing a fluorescent light in a light fixture comprises: an elongate housing, the housing having a first longitudinal portion with a first cross section and a second longitudinal portion adjoining the first longitudinal portion with a second cross section, wherein a shape of the first cross section is different from a shape of the second cross section, such that the housing includes at least one geometric asymmetry; at least one LED arranged in the housing; and a connector at and end of the housing configured for connection to a light fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: iLumisys, Inc.
    Inventors: David Simon, John Ivey, James Amrine, Ryan Meganck
  • N-Aminosulfonyl Benzamides
    Publication number: 20150291514
    Abstract: The present invention relates to sulfonamide derivatives of formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein Z, R1a, R1b, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are as defined in the description, and to their use in medicine, to compositions containing them, to processes for their preparation and to intermediates used in such processes. The compounds of formula (I) are Nav1.7 inhibitors useful in the treatment of a wide range of disorders, particularly pain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: PFIZER LIMTED
    Inventors: Alan Daniel Brown, Sebastien Rene Gabriel Galan, David Simon Millan, David James Rawson, Robert Ian Storer, Paul Anthony Stupple, NIgel Alan Swain
  • N-sulfonylbenzamide compounds
    Patent number: 9096558
    Abstract: The invention relates to sulfonamide derivatives, to their use in medicine, to compositions containing them, to processes for their preparation and to intermediates used in such processes. More particularly the invention relates to new sulfonamide Nav1.7 inhibitors of formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein X, Y1, Y2, Z, R1, R2 and R3 are as defined in the description. Nav 1.7 inhibitors are potentially useful in the treatment of a wide range of disorders, particularly pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignees: Pfizer Limited, Icagen, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Scott Greener, Brian Edward Marron, David Simon Millan, David James Rawson, Robert Ian Storer, Nigel Alan Swain
  • FLEXIBLE EYE MASK
    Publication number: 20150190650
    Abstract: A flexible eye mask for inducing brainwave in a brain of a wearer including a flexible substrate conformable with the contours of a face of the wearer, a plurality of light generation devices disposed upon the flexible substrate, a controller for controlling operation of the plurality of light generation devices and a power source for powering the plurality of light generation devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Applicant: Innovate Photonics Limited
    Inventor: David Simon George
  • FLEXIBLE LIPOLYSIS STIMULATING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20150190652
    Abstract: A flexible lipolysis stimulating device and arrangement including a flexible substrate conformable with contours of a user's body, a plurality of radiation generating devices disposed upon the flexible substrate and a flexible housing conformable with the contours of the user's body, which is arranged to house the flexible substrate and the plurality of radiation generating devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Applicant: Innovate Photonics Limited
    Inventor: David Simon George