Patents by Inventor Douglas Clarke
Douglas Clarke 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).
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Publication number: 20210189247Abstract: Methods are provided to use water-free quench liquids to obtain pyrolytic liquid products with reduced formaldehyde content. Products include liquids with improved hydroxyacetaldehyde content.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2020Publication date: June 24, 2021Applicant: KERRY LUXEMBOURG S.À.R.L.Inventors: Barry A. FREEL, Satya T. JUJJURI, Douglas A. CLARKE
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Patent number: 10780967Abstract: A steering system for a marine vessel comprises a helm, a control head, and a joystick. The helm and control head may respectively provide user inputted steering commands and user inputted shift and throttle commands on a first CAN network. The joystick and the control head may respectively provide user inputted steering commands and user inputted shift and throttle commands on a second CAN network. The helm may provide user inputted steering commands on the first CAN network. The control head may provide user inputted shift and throttle commands on the second CAN network. The joystick may provide user inputted steering commands and user inputted shift and throttle commands on either the first CAN network or the second CAN network.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2019Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: Marine Canada Acquisition Inc.Inventors: Douglas Clarke, Pierre Garon, Ray Wong, Anson Chan, Kristofer Sven Smeds, David Higgs, Richard Redfern
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Publication number: 20200211680Abstract: According to another aspect, clinical trial execution can be improved based on a paradigm shift to a remote model. In various embodiments, the system manages and executes an asynchronous visit, that is a system based visit simulating doctor or clinician interaction for a respective clinical trial participant or a patient medical visit. According to various embodiments, the asynchronous visit enables patient or participant interaction with the system unbounded by time or place—this represents a leap forward in clinical trial execution, as both trained personnel availability and location restriction have significantly limited the ability to conduct trials. In some examples, these limitations have prevented qualified participants from engaging with a trial run. Thus the system avoids a variety of known problem with conventional trial execution, and for example, situations where a trial with a small qualifying population cannot afford to lose even one qualified patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2019Publication date: July 2, 2020Inventors: Tomasz Sablinski, William Douglas Clarke, Alex Evan Greenberg
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Publication number: 20200039625Abstract: A steering system for a marine vessel comprises a helm, a control head, and a joystick. The helm and control head may respectively provide user inputted steering commands and user inputted shift and throttle commands on a first CAN network. The joystick and the control head may respectively provide user inputted steering commands and user inputted shift and throttle commands on a second CAN network. The helm may provide user inputted steering commands on the first CAN network. The control head may provide user inputted shift and throttle commands on the second CAN network. The joystick may provide user inputted steering commands and user inputted shift and throttle commands on either the first CAN network or the second CAN network.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2019Publication date: February 6, 2020Inventors: Douglas Clarke, Pierre GARON, Ray WONG, Anson CHAN, Kristofer Sven SMEDS, David HIGGS, Richard REDFERN
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Publication number: 20190394531Abstract: Systems and methods are described for presenting content with time-based metadata. Methods may comprise transmitting the time-based metadata to a playback device. The time-based metadata may comprise a plurality of time stamps that are triggerable at different points of a timeline of content and one or more of the time stamps may be associated with corresponding metadata content. The playback device may trigger a sequence of time stamps of the time-based metadata and the triggered sequence of time stamps may be synchronized with the occurrence of one or more events in the timeline of the content.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2019Publication date: December 26, 2019Inventors: Douglas Clarke, Michael Dalrymple, Edward Lee Elliott, John Fox, Mark Johnson, Darren Lepke, Thomas Purnell-Fisher, Herve Utheza, Ole Lutjens, Zane Vella
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Patent number: 10306324Abstract: Systems and methods are described for presenting content with time-based metadata. Methods may comprise transmitting the time-based metadata to a playback device. The time-based metadata may comprise a plurality of time stamps that are triggerable at different points of a timeline of content and one or more of the time stamps may be associated with corresponding metadata content. The playback device may trigger a sequence of time stamps of the time-based metadata and the triggered sequence of time stamps may be synchronized with the occurrence of one or more events in the timeline of the content.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2017Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: Comcast Cable Communication, LLCInventors: Douglas Clarke, Michael Dalrymple, Edward Lee Elliott, John Fox, Mark Johnson, Darren Lepke, Thomas Purnell-Fisher, Herve Utheza, Ole Lutjens, Zane Vella
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Patent number: 10257580Abstract: Systems and methods are described for presenting content with time-based metadata. Methods may comprise transmitting the time-based metadata to a playback device. The time-based metadata may comprise a plurality of time stamps that are triggerable at different points of a timeline of content and one or more of the time stamps may be associated with corresponding metadata content. The playback device may trigger a sequence of time stamps of the time-based metadata and the triggered sequence of time stamps may be synchronized with the occurrence of one or more events in the timeline of the content.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2017Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: Comcast Cable Communication, LLCInventors: Douglas Clarke, Michael Dalrymple, Edward Lee Elliott, John Fox, Mark Johnson, Darren Lepke, Thomas Purnell-Fisher, Herve Utheza, Ole Lutjens, Zane Vella
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Patent number: 10227125Abstract: A steering system for a marine vessel comprises a helm, a control head, and a joystick. The helm and control head may respectively provide user inputted steering commands and user inputted shift and throttle commands on a first CAN network. The joystick and the control head may respectively provide user inputted steering commands and user inputted shift and throttle commands on a second CAN network. The helm may provide user inputted steering commands on the first CAN network. The control head may provide user inputted shift and throttle commands on the second CAN network. The joystick may provide user inputted steering commands and user inputted shift and throttle commands on either the first CAN network or the second CAN network.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2016Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignee: Marine Canada Acquisition Inc.Inventors: Douglas Clarke, Pierre Garon, Ray Wong, Anson Chan, Kristofer Sven Smeds, David Higgs, Richard Redfern
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Publication number: 20170339462Abstract: Systems and methods are described for presenting content with time-based metadata. Methods may comprise transmitting the time-based metadata to a playback device. The time-based metadata may comprise a plurality of time stamps that are triggerable at different points of a timeline of content and one or more of the time stamps may be associated with corresponding metadata content. The playback device may trigger a sequence of time stamps of the time-based metadata and the triggered sequence of time stamps may be synchronized with the occurrence of one or more events in the timeline of the content.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2017Publication date: November 23, 2017Inventors: Douglas Clarke, Michael Dalrymple, Edward Lee Elliott, John Fox, Mark Johnson, Darren Lepke, Thomas Purnell-Fisher, Herve Utheza
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Patent number: 9762967Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system and method for rendering media related content and web services. According to one or more embodiments, media content is rendered from a source. In one or more segments of the media source, at least one of an object, person or location is identified and additional information, relevant content or services about the person, object or location are displayed or made accessible while or after the media content is being rendered, on one or more devices and/or on one or more paired devices.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2012Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: Douglas Clarke, Michael Dalrymple, Edward Lee Elliott, John Fox, Mark Johnson, Darren Lepke, Thomas Purnell-Fisher, Herve Utheza
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Publication number: 20170121004Abstract: A steering system for a marine vessel comprises a helm, a control head, and a joystick. The helm and control head may respectively provide user inputted steering commands and user inputted shift and throttle commands on a first CAN network. The joystick and the control head may respectively provide user inputted steering commands and user inputted shift and throttle commands on a second CAN network. The helm may provide user inputted steering commands on the first CAN network. The control head may provide user inputted shift and throttle commands on the second CAN network. The joystick may provide user inputted steering commands and user inputted shift and throttle commands on either the first CAN network or the second CAN network.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2016Publication date: May 4, 2017Inventors: Douglas Clarke, Pierre GARON, Ray WONG, Anson CHAN, Kristofer Sven SMEDS, David HIGGS, Richard REDFERN
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Patent number: 9542432Abstract: Systems and methods are provided to support multitenant data in an EclipseLink environment. EclipseLink supports shared multitenant tables using tenant discriminator columns, allowing an application to be re-used for multiple tenants and have all their data co-located. Tenants can share the same schema transparently, without affecting one another and can use non-multitenant entity types as per usual. This functionality is flexible enough to allow for its usage at an Entity Manager Factory level or with individual Entity Manager's based on the application's needs. Support for multitenant entities can be done though the usage of a multitenant annotation or <multitenant> xml element configured in an eclipselink-orm.xml mapping file. The multitenant annotation can be used on an entity or mapped superclass and is used in conjunction with a tenant discriminator column or <tenant-discriminator-column> xml element.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2011Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventors: Guy Pelletier, Douglas Clarke
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Patent number: 9529576Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for automatically provisioning resources based on application characteristics. In accordance with an embodiment, a system can include a computer, including a computer readable medium and processor. The system can further include one or more servers executing on the computer and an extensible application deployed to the one or more servers, wherein the application includes a plurality of real properties. A plurality of tenants can each utilize the application at the one or more servers. The extensible application is configured to be customized for each tenant, wherein customizing includes for each tenant, defining one or more virtual properties for the application in a metadata file, and mapping the one or more virtual properties to the application using the metadata file.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2011Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventors: Blaise Doughan, Douglas Clarke
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Patent number: 9477253Abstract: A steering system for a marine vessel comprises a helm, a control head, and a joystick. The helm and control head may respectively provide user inputted steering commands and user inputted shift and throttle commands on a first CAN network. The joystick and the control head may respectively provide user inputted steering commands and user inputted shift and throttle commands on a second CAN network. The helm may provide user inputted steering commands on the first CAN network. The control head may provide user inputted shift and throttle commands on the second CAN network. The joystick may provide user inputted steering commands and user inputted shift and throttle commands on either the first CAN network or the second CAN network.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2013Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Marine Canada Acquisition Inc.Inventors: Douglas Clarke, Pierre Garon, Ray Wong, Anson Chan, Kristofer Sven Smeds, David Higgs, Richard Redfern
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Patent number: 9177033Abstract: In an EclipseLink environment, persistence units are associated with a single data source. However, in accordance with an embodiment, a user can define multiple persistence units, each with a different set of entity types (i.e., classes) stored in multiple data sources, and expose them through a single composite persistence unit which combines the entities from across the multiple data sources through a single persistence context. A plurality of different types of data sources can be used, including Java Transaction API (JTA) and non-JTA data sources as well as EclipseLink's native JDBC connection pools. Each member persistence unit continues mapping its classes to its own data source. Therefore, a composite persistence unit allows one to map different entities to different data sources. Composite persistence units can be created at runtime.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2011Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventors: Andrei Ilitchev, James Sutherland, Douglas Clarke
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Patent number: 9104227Abstract: A steering apparatus comprises a rotatable steering shaft and a sensor which senses angular movement of the steering shaft. An electromagnetic actuator actuates a stop mechanism to releasable engage the steering shaft. There is a microcontroller which causes the electromagnetic actuator to actuate the stop mechanism to fully engage the steering shaft and prevent rotation of the steering shaft in a first rotational direction, which corresponds to movement towards the hardstop position, while allowing rotational play between the steering shaft and the stop mechanism in a second direction, which corresponds to rotational movement away from the hardstop position, when the sensor senses that the steering shaft has reached a hardstop position. A driver applies a reserve polarity pulse to the electromagnetic actuator when the stop mechanism is fully engaged and the steering shaft is rotated, as permitted by the rotational play, in the second rotational direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2014Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: MARINE CANADA ACQUISITION, INC.Inventors: Douglas Clarke, Anson Chan, David Higgs
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Publication number: 20150192947Abstract: A steering apparatus comprises a rotatable steering shaft and a sensor which senses angular movement of the steering shaft. An electromagnetic actuator actuates a stop mechanism to releasable engage the steering shaft. There is a microcontroller which causes the electromagnetic actuator to actuate the stop mechanism to fully engage the steering shaft and prevent rotation of the steering shaft in a first rotational direction, which corresponds to movement towards the hardstop position, while allowing rotational play between the steering shaft and the stop mechanism in a second direction, which corresponds to rotational movement away from the hardstop position, when the sensor senses that the steering shaft has reached a hardstop position. A driver applies a reserve polarity pulse to the electromagnetic actuator when the stop mechanism is fully engaged and the steering shaft is rotated, as permitted by the rotational play, in the second rotational direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2014Publication date: July 9, 2015Applicant: MARINE CANADA ACQUISITION, INC.Inventors: DOUGLAS CLARKE, ANSON CHAN, DAVID HIGGS
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Patent number: 8954461Abstract: Generally, an application provider can use their understanding of the general problem domain to design an application that covers the majority of the functionality that is required by application users, e.g., the types and quantities of data that are required by an application and which are typically gathered and stored. By configuring the application with flexible data structures which can be mapped to a variety of different types of data by the application user, the application can be customized by the application user to meet his or her specific needs. When the application user wants to expand the data set that is stored by the application beyond what the application provider has provided, they can make use of a management interface to add mappings for custom attributes to the flexible data structures. The application users are not required to write any additional code or modify the application directly.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2011Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: Oracle International CorporationInventors: Thomas Ware, Douglas Clarke, Chris Delahunt
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Publication number: 20150034001Abstract: A steering system for a marine vessel comprises a helm, a control head, and a joystick. The helm and control head may respectively provide user inputted steering commands and user inputted shift and throttle commands on a first CAN network. The joystick and the control head may respectively provide user inputted steering commands and user inputted shift and throttle commands on a second CAN network. The helm may provide user inputted steering commands on the first CAN network. The control head may provide user inputted shift and throttle commands on the second CAN network. The joystick may provide user inputted steering commands and user inputted shift and throttle commands on either the first CAN network or the second CAN network.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2013Publication date: February 5, 2015Inventors: Douglas Clarke, Pierre Garon, Ray Wong, Anson Chan, Kristofer Sven Smeds, David Higgs, Richard Redfern
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Patent number: RE48546Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system and method for rendering media related content and web services. According to one or more embodiments, media content is rendered from a source. In one or more segments of the media source, at least one of an object, person or location is identified and additional information, relevant content or services about the person, object or location are displayed or made accessible while or after the media content is being rendered, on one or more devices and/or on one or more paired devices.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2019Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLCInventors: Douglas Clarke, Michael Dalrymple, Edward Lee Elliott, John Fox, Mark Johnson, Darren Lepke, Thomas Purnell-Fisher, Herve Utheza, Zane Vella, Ole Lutjens