Patents by Inventor David Walling

David Walling 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: 20080280952
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel pyridine derivatives such as compounds of the formula (I): and the use of such compounds or pharmaceutical compositions thereof in the treatment of diseases, particularly pain, which are mediated by the activity of the cannabinoid 2 receptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2005
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Inventors: Gerard Martin Paul Giblin, Karamjit Singh Jandu, William Leonard Mitchell, Ian David Wall
  • Publication number: 20070219972
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention generally provide a system, method and article of manufacture for managing federated queries. In general, the availability of one or more databases targeted by a federated query may be determined prior to running the federated query against the targeted databases. In response to determining one or more of the targeted databases are unavailable, a user may be notified. The user may also be presented with options for running the federated query. The options may include being notified when all of the targeted databases are available, automatically running the federated query (in the background) when all of the targeted databases are available, and modifying the query to run against currently available databases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2007
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brian Cragun, Douglas Fish, Cale Rath, David Wall
  • Publication number: 20070092541
    Abstract: A process for making a solid cosmetic composition comprising the steps of: forming at least one hot process stream comprising a solvent and a gellant dissolved therein, the hot process stream having a first temperature; forming at least one cold process stream comprising a cosmetic active having a second temperature lower than the first temperature; and combining the at least one hot process stream and the at least one cold process stream together in a mixing chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Inventors: David Walling, Eric Henley
  • Publication number: 20060266742
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods and systems for laser micro-machining, which may include dividing a long line illumination field into a plurality of individual fields, wherein each of the plurality of fields includes an aspect ratio of about 4:1 or greater, directing the plurality of individual fields onto at least one mask, wherein each individual field illuminates a corresponding area on the mask and translating the mask and/or workpiece relative to one another along a scan axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2005
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Inventors: Brian Hall, David Holbrook, David Wall
  • Publication number: 20060167850
    Abstract: Methods, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed for providing secure access to data. Public UDTFs, private UDTFs and a metadata processor are utilized to facilitate secure access to data residing in a variety of data repositories.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2005
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Douglas Fish, Hoa Tran, David Wall
  • Publication number: 20060144829
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods and systems for micromachining a conical surface. In one embodiment, such a system may include a rotating platform for receiving a long line of laser illumination, a mask having a predetermined pattern comprising a sector of a planar ring, the mask being positioned on the rotating platform, a workpiece stage having a rotational axis for rotating a removably-affixed workpiece comprising a conical surface, wherein the sector comprises the planar image of the conical surface, an excimer laser for producing a laser beam, a homogenizer for homogenizing the laser beam in at least a single direction, at least one condenser lens, a turning mirror and at least one projection lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2005
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Inventors: Sergey Broude, Rong Gu, David Holbrook, Kenneth McDaniel, Pascal Miller, David Wall
  • Publication number: 20060150079
    Abstract: The present invention generally provides methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for managing an annotation system that includes storing annotations for a document family, i.e., a series of versions of a data source. Annotations created for one version of the data source may be viewed in context from both subsequent and prior versions of the same data source. Embodiments of the invention associate annotations with both a data source “family identifier” as well as a “version identifier.” Other than adding a family ID to the data source, the data source remains unchanged. The family ID is maintained across different versions of the data source, whereas version IDs are determined for a specific version of the data source. Version IDs can be constructed from each data source directly, and do not need to be stored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2004
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jordi Albornoz, Lee Feigenbaum, Douglas Fish, Sean Martin, Hoa Tran, David Wall
  • Publication number: 20060143167
    Abstract: Methods, systems and articles of manufacture are provided for accessing data within data repositories. Public UDTFs, private UDTFs and a metadata processor are utilized to provide access to data residing in a variety of data repositories.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2004
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Douglas Fish, Hoa Tran, David Wall
  • Publication number: 20060069450
    Abstract: A foot prosthesis having improved rollover and stability. The prosthesis includes a first plate and a mounting block having a mounting portion configured to be coupled to a user of the prosthesis, an attachment portion and a gap portion, with the mounting block attached to the first plate at the attachment portion with a gap between the mounting block gap portion and the first plate. Also included is a resilient element positioned at least partially within the gap, the resilient element configured generally to dissipate stress in the first plate and control deflection between the first plate and the mounting block. The mounting block may be substantially rigid with the area of the first plate attached to the mounting block becoming substantially rigid while the remainder of the first plate is at least partially flexible. The resilient element may be interchangeable to adjust performance of the prosthesis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2005
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Applicant: Otto Bock HealthCare LP
    Inventors: Sarah McCarvill, David Wall, Eric Rubie, Bret Geilman, Nathan Williams
  • Publication number: 20050287069
    Abstract: A method of determining performance of anhydrous antiperspirant compositions comprising an antiperspirant active, a liquid carrier, and a structurant. The compositions, processes, and methods of the present invention provide enhanced antiperspirant performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2005
    Publication date: December 29, 2005
    Inventors: David Walling, Sascha Maier
  • Publication number: 20050281767
    Abstract: Anhydrous antiperspirant compositions comprising a primary structurant, such as ozokerite, a secondary structurant, and an antiperspirant active. The present invention also relates to methods of using such compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2005
    Publication date: December 22, 2005
    Inventors: David Walling, Phi Chu, Robert Elsbrock
  • Publication number: 20050209989
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for proving global annotation services are disclosed. Global annotations are used to annotate a data element independently from the internal representation of a data element employed by a particular software application. Data elements are normalized into a form used by a global annotation system to identify the data element, and corresponding global annotations, independent from the application in which the data element may appear. An annotation cache may be used to store the global annotations that have been created for a particular data source, improving the efficiency of the global annotation system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2004
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jordi Albornoz, Brian Cragun, Christine Grev, Hoa Tran, David Wall
  • Publication number: 20050191254
    Abstract: A process for making a solid cosmetic composition, the process comprising the steps of: forming at least one hot process stream comprising a solvent and a gellant dissolved therein, the hot process stream having a first temperature; forming at least one cold process stream comprising a cosmetic active having a second temperature, wherein the second temperature is at least 5 degrees C. below the first temperature; combining the at least one hot process stream and the at least one cold process stream together in a mixing chamber having no moving parts therein and without applying external source of cooling, to form a substantially homogeneous product stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2005
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Inventors: David Walling, Eric Henley
  • Publication number: 20050171966
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for managing structured data presented in a hierarchical format are provided. The structured data may contain repeating fields or repeating groups of fields. Ordinal values indicating an order in which the repeating fields or field groups occur in the structured data may be created and stored with the structured data in relational tables. Upon retrieval, the ordinal values may be used to reconstruct the structured data with data for the various fields in the original order in the hierarchical format in which it was presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2004
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Cale Rath, David Wall
  • Publication number: 20020012147
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of dispersion compensation comprising the steps of:
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2001
    Publication date: January 31, 2002
    Inventors: Neville John Hazell, David Wall, Peter Terribili, Olivier Gautheron, Jose Chesnoy, Gerard Bourret
  • Patent number: 5656222
    Abstract: A method of producing a composite film by forming a substrate layer of polymeric material having an at least one surface a heat-sealable layer and applying a particulate additive to the exposed surface of the heat-sealable layer with the particulate additive bonding to and/or penetrating into the heat-sealable layer.The exposed surface of the heat-sealable layer has greater than 100 surface protrusions per mm2 produced by the particulate additive. The surface protrusions have an average peak height in the range from 5 to 400 nm measured from the average level of the surface of the heat-sealable layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 12, 1997
    Assignee: Imperial Chemical Industries PLC
    Inventors: Michael Richard Berry, David Wall
  • Patent number: 5102734
    Abstract: A multilayer film comprises a substrate layer of polymeric material having on a first surface thereof a polyester heat-sealable layer, and on a second surface thereof a thermoset acrylic resin backing layer. The backing layer is preferably a discontinuous coating. The heat-sealable layer is optionally coated with a release layer, preferably a polyurethane resin release layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1992
    Assignee: Imperial Chemical Industries PLC
    Inventors: Richard A. Marbrow, David Wall, Michael R. Berry
  • Patent number: 5048971
    Abstract: With reference to FIG. 1, a continuous mixer 1 comprises a housing 2 formed with intersecting cylindrical chambers 3 and 4, and a pair of substantially parallel shafts 5 and 6, mounted for rotation within the housing. Paddle members 10 and 11 are mounted on the shafts 5 and 6 so that when the shafts are rotated, each in the same direction, the peripheral parts of the paddle members on one shaft are wiped by the cooperating parts of the paddle members on the other shaft, and vice versa. As shown in FIGS. 4a and 4b, the end faces of each paddle member are formed with lobes, the number of lobes at one end face of the member being different to that at the opposite end face. The arrangement results in continuous distribution, re-orientation and dispersal of material flowing through the mixer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1991
    Inventors: David Wall, Thomas Hall