Patents by Inventor Gary Woodward

Gary Woodward 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: 20230104425
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provides a system for automatically deriving a parameter of a human heart from ultrasound results. A first neural network is arranged to receive a plurality of echocardiographic images and to classify the images into one of at least a two-chamber view and a four-chamber view. A second neural network is arranged to receive echocardiographic images comprising a two- or four-chamber view and to identify the endocardial border of the left ventricle (LV) for each view. End-systole and end-diastole images are then identified and a parameter such as LV volume, ejection fraction, global longitudinal strain and regional longitudinal strain is calculated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Arian BEQIRI, Andrew PARKER, Angela MUMITH, Gary WOODWARD, Deborah MARKHAM, Ross UPTON
  • Patent number: 11466505
    Abstract: An access control apparatus having a protective covering configure to cover at least one of a subject or an object inside said protective covering is provided, where an opening is configured to provide access to the at least one of a subject or an object and a covering element configured to selectively cover said opening. A receiving element is provided on the protective covering and an activating device with an activating element is provided external to the protective covering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: University of Puerto Rico
    Inventors: Abraham Schwartz, Gary Woodward, Ricardo Nieves Santiago, Veronica Del Mar Diaz Rivera, Abigail Toledo Rosado, Jessiry Abreu Cruz, Paola Rodriguez Rivera, Emma Fernandez Repollet, Walter R. Frontera, Carlos Gonzalez
  • Publication number: 20210395484
    Abstract: Provided are a process for preparing a flame retardant, a flame retardant obtained by the process and use of the flame retardant in a polymer composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Gary WOODWARD, Junli LI, Yong YANG
  • Patent number: 11134729
    Abstract: The invention provides an equipment and a system that addresses the key concerns of eating/drinking in public while minimizing the chance of contamination of the eater and the public in general. The equipment can be a face mask, a face shield or a helmet that completely encloses at least the mouth and the nose of a person while providing intermittent access to the mouth without removal of the equipment. A mouth opening is provided on the equipment which is selectively blocked or unblocked by a covering element moved by a moving mechanism that moves the cover element to block or unblock the mouth opening. The mouth opening is selectively blocked or unblocked based on the distance between an activating element provided on a utensil or a wearable device and a receiving element provided on the equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: University of Puerto Rico
    Inventors: Abraham Schwartz, Gary Woodward, Ricardo Nieves Santiago, Veronica Del Mar Diaz Rivera, Abigail Toledo Rosado, Jessiry Abreu Cruz, Paola Rodriguez Rivera, Emma Fernandez Repollet
  • Patent number: 10844140
    Abstract: Products and processes that are related to phosphonated polysaccharide compositions, including phosphonated polysaccharide gels, having a substituent degree of substitution with a lower limit of 0.02 and an upper limit of 3, and having a weight average molecular weight with an upper limit of 5,000,000 g/mole, as well as to oil field application or fracturing fluid compositions comprising such phosphonated polysaccharide compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: RHODIA OPERATIONS
    Inventors: Laurianne Timbart, Gilda Lizarraga, Gary Woodward, Subramanian Kesavan, David James Wilson
  • Publication number: 20200277729
    Abstract: The instant invention relates to a composition useful as a precursor for imparting flame-retardant properties to textile articles, comprising a condensate of: (a) a tetrakis (hydroxyorgano) phosphonium sulfate THPS; (b) urea, or alternatively thiourea; (c) optionally, and preferably, an aliphatic hydroxyl-reactive compound, such an amine wherein said composition has a very low free formaldehyde content, namely of less than 0.1%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2016
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Applicant: RHODIA OPERATIONS
    Inventors: Geoffrey HAND, John DAVIS, Gary WOODWARD
  • Patent number: 10633579
    Abstract: A method for replacing glycol-based mutual solvents in an oil field application comprising: obtaining an alternative solvent and solvent blends and replacing all or a portion a glycol-based mutual solvent, which forms a component of an oil field formulation, with the alternative solvent or solvent blends, wherein the oil field formulation can be utilized in an oil field application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: RHODIA OPERATIONS
    Inventors: Ruela Talingting Pabalan, Dominique Labarre, Gary Woodward, Bruno Langlois, Adedamola Adedeji
  • Patent number: 10457899
    Abstract: The invention relates to polyfunctional polymers suitable in particular for the treatment of metal surfaces (metal finishing) and comprising: monomer units u1 bearing phosphonic acid functions; monomer units u2 bearing amine functions; and optionally monomer units u3 bearing alcohol units —OH.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: RHODIA OPERATIONS
    Inventors: Inigo Gonzalez, Marie-Pierre Labeau, Gary Woodward
  • Patent number: 10380600
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for identifying a problem from unstructured input includes executing on a computer processor the step of identifying context of a problem description from a service support k ticket which adds one or more tags to the service support ticket, each tag corresponding to an end-user symptom within the problem domain. Intent is mapped according to a machine learning model and the one or more tags which identifies a problem and a confidence measure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Joe Bedoun, Tommy Blankenship, Brian Byrne, Nick J. Cerciello, Liz G. Edelson, Morad El Akbani, Donna Griff, Robert M. Lambert, Shawn D. Mohr, Stacy Newsome, Dennis A. Perpetua, Jr., David M. Reynolds, Gary Woodward
  • Publication number: 20190242056
    Abstract: The instant invention relates to a textile article comprising a flame-retardant treated fabric including an oxidized polymer obtained from an ammonia curing of a condensate of (i) a tetrakis (hydroxyorgano) phosphonium salt; and (ii) urea or thiourea; followed by an oxidation into phosphine oxide groups of at least one part of the phosphonium groups present on the cured condensate, wherein said flame-retardant treated fabric: —is intended to be used as a stable substrate in which the formation of formaldehyde over the time is inhibited; and —contains less than 1% by weight of phosphorus present in phosphonium groups, based on the total weight of the flame-retardant treated fabric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Applicant: RHODIA OPERATIONS
    Inventors: Gary WOODWARD, Geoffrey HAND, Robert HICKLIN, Matthew SEABROOK
  • Publication number: 20190202941
    Abstract: Products and processes that are related to phosphonated polysaccharide compositions, including phosphonated polysaccharide gels, having a substituent degree of substitution with a lower limit of 0.02 and an upper limit of 3, and having a weight average molecular weight with an upper limit of 5,000,000 g/mole, as well as to oil field application or fracturing fluid compositions comprising such phosphonated polysaccharide compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Applicant: RHODIA OPERATIONS
    Inventors: Laurianne TIMBART, Gilda LIZARRAGA, Gary WOODWARD, Subramanian KESAVAN, David James WILSON
  • Patent number: 10323051
    Abstract: A method of controlling or arresting the rate of depolymerization of a polymer composition during a biocide treatment, and use of such methods in oilfield and industrial applications. Also disclosed are methods of preparing a visco-stable application fluid containing a biocide in an amount effective to reduce bacteria count, as well as additive compositions capable of reducing bacteria count in application fluids while maintaining viscosity in such fluids. Also disclosed are methods of preparing biocide-containing application fluids with improved friction reducing properties, as well as related compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: RHODIA OPERATIONS
    Inventors: Gary Woodward, Subramanian Kesavan, Adedamola Adedeji, Timothy Curtis
  • Patent number: 10239960
    Abstract: Products and processes that are related to phosphonated polysaccharide compositions, including phosphonated polysaccharide gels, having a substituent degree of substitution with a lower limit of 0.02 and an upper limit of 3, and having a weight average molecular weight with an upper limit of 5,000,000 g/mole, as well as to oil field application or fracturing fluid compositions comprising such phosphonated polysaccharide compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Rhodia Operations
    Inventors: Laurianne Timbart, Gilda Lizarraga, Gary Woodward, Subramanian Kesavan, David James Wilson
  • Publication number: 20180253735
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for identifying a problem from unstructured input includes executing on a computer processor the step of identifying context of a problem description from a service support k ticket which adds one or more tags to the service support ticket, each tag corresponding to an end-user symptom within the problem domain. Intent is mapped according to a machine learning model and the one or more tags which identifies a problem and a confidence measure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: JOE BEDOUN, TOMMY BLANKENSHIP, BRIAN BYRNE, NICK J. CERCIELLO, LIZ G. EDELSON, MORAD EL AKBANI, DONNA GRIFF, ROBERT M. LAMBERT, SHAWN D. MOHR, STACY NEWSOME, DENNIS A. PERPETUA, JR., DAVID M. REYNOLDS, GARY WOODWARD
  • Patent number: 9896463
    Abstract: The instant invention relates to a method of phosphorodiamidite production that comprises: (E1) preparing a purified solution of a dialkylamine in a polar solvent as follows: —the dialkylamine dissolved in a polar solvent is contacted with a quantity of phosphorus trihalide that is sufficient to react with the alcohol impurities contained in the dialkylamine but sufficiently low to leave a major part of the dialkylamine unreacted, whereby a mixture is obtained that contains the dialkylamine in the polar solvent and reaction products of the impurities with the phosphorous trihalide; —the unreacted dialkylamine and polar solvent present in the mixture obtained in step (E1.1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Rhodia Operations
    Inventor: Gary Woodward
  • Publication number: 20170233685
    Abstract: The invention relates to polyfunctional polymers suitable in particular for the treatment of metal surfaces (metal finishing) and comprising: monomer units u1 bearing phosphonic acid functions; monomer units u2 bearing amine functions; and optionally monomer units u3 bearing alcohol units —OH.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Inigo GONZALEZ, Marie-Pierre LABEAU, Gary WOODWARD
  • Publication number: 20160362502
    Abstract: Products and processes that are related to phosphonated polysaccharide compositions, including phosphonated polysaccharide gels, having a substituent degree of substitution with a lower limit of 0.02 and an upper limit of 3, and having a weight average molecular weight with an upper limit of 5,000,000 g/mole, as well as to oil field application or fracturing fluid compositions comprising such phosphonated polysaccharide compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Applicant: RHODIA OPERATIONS
    Inventors: Laurianne TIMBART, Gilda LIZARRAGA, Gary WOODWARD, Subramanian KESAVAN, David James WILSON
  • Publication number: 20160333034
    Abstract: The instant invention relates to a method of phosphorodiamidite production that comprises: (E1) preparing a purified solution of a dialkylamine in a polar solvent as follows:—the dialkylamine dissolved in a polar solvent is contacted with a quantity of phosphorus trihalide that is sufficient to react with the alcohol impurities contained in the dialkylamine but sufficiently low to leave a major part of the dialkylamine unreacted, whereby a mixture is obtained that contains the dialkylamine in the polar solvent and reaction products of the impurities with the phosphorous trihalide;—the unreacted dialkylamine and polar solvent present in the mixture obtained in step (E1.1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventor: Gary WOODWARD
  • Patent number: 9062238
    Abstract: A method for viscosifying brine systems utilized in oilfield applications comprising: a) preparing a heavy brine system comprising obtaining an aqueous brine system comprising a hydrated polysaccharide and at least one multivalent salt, wherein the density of the aqueous brine system is greater than about 10 pounds per gallon (ppg), and adding an effective amount of an alkaline agent, thereby increasing the viscosity of the brine system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: RHODIA OPERATIONS
    Inventors: Subramanian Kesavan, Manilal S. Dahanayake, Gary Woodward
  • Patent number: 8828914
    Abstract: A method of controlling or arresting the rate of depolymerization of a polymer composition during a biocide treatment by controlling the pH of the composition, and use of such methods in oilfield applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Rhodia Operations
    Inventors: Subramanian Kesavan, Gary Woodward, Adedamola Adedeji, Timothy Curtis, Francis Smith