Patents by Inventor Gordon Burns
Gordon Burns 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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Patent number: 10470594Abstract: A product display shelf, system and method are disclosed. The product display system includes a shelf unit having a back shelf portion and a front shelf portion. The back shelf portion includes a first connecting element for releasably attaching the back shelf portion to an electrically powered support member, and the front shelf portion includes a second connecting element for releasably attaching the front shelf portion to the back shelf portion. The front shelf portion can also include a body portion and a display panel connected to or integral with the body portion, suitable for displaying information to a user.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2018Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: Artform International LimitedInventor: Alistair Gordon Burns
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Publication number: 20190239660Abstract: A product display for illuminating merchandise and/or display material includes a light guide that includes a first end and a further end. The light guide is configured to guide light from the first end towards the further end from a light source located at or near the first end of the product display. The product display also includes one or more surface feature respectively at one or more predetermined position on the surface of the light guide for allowing a portion of light to exit the light guide that position. The one or more surface feature a protrusion, indent, undulation or optical pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2017Publication date: August 8, 2019Applicant: Artform International LimitedInventors: Nigel Smith, Phil Smith, Carl Nowacki, Alistair Gordon Burns
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Publication number: 20190045947Abstract: A product display shelf, system and method are disclosed. The product display system includes a shelf unit having a back shelf portion and a front shelf portion. The back shelf portion includes a first connecting element for releasably attaching the back shelf portion to an electrically powered support member, and the front shelf portion includes a second connecting element for releasably attaching the front shelf portion to the back shelf portion. The front shelf portion can also include a body portion and a display panel connected to or integral with the body portion, suitable for displaying information to a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2018Publication date: February 14, 2019Inventor: Alistair Gordon Burns
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Patent number: 10130196Abstract: A product display shelf, system and method are disclosed. The product display system includes a shelf unit having a back shelf portion and a front shelf portion. The back shelf portion includes a first connecting element for releasably attaching the back shelf portion to an electrically powered support member, and the front shelf portion includes a second connecting element for releasably attaching the front shelf portion to the back shelf portion. The front shelf portion can also include a body portion and a display panel connected to or integral with the body portion, suitable for displaying information to a user.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2015Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: Artform International LimitedInventor: Alistair Gordon Burns
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Publication number: 20170224135Abstract: A product display shelf, system and method are disclosed. The product display system includes a shelf unit having a back shelf portion and a front shelf portion. The back shelf portion includes a first connecting element for releasably attaching the back shelf portion to an electrically powered support member, and the front shelf portion includes a second connecting element for releasably attaching the front shelf portion to the back shelf portion. The front shelf portion can also include a body portion and a display panel connected to or integral with the body portion, suitable for displaying information to a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2015Publication date: August 10, 2017Inventor: Alistair Gordon Burns
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Patent number: 8847357Abstract: The present invention provides a current blocking structure for electronic devices, preferably optoelectronic devices. The current blocking structure comprises a semiconductor material arrangement comprising an n-type ruthenium doped indium phosphide (Ru—InP) layer and a first p-type semiconductor material layer wherein the n-type Ru—InP layer is less than 0.6 ?m thick. The semiconductor material arrangement and p-type semiconductor material layer form a current blocking p-n junction. The current blocking structure may further comprise other n-type layers and/or multiple n-type Ru—InP layers and/or intrinsic/undoped layers wherein the n-type Ru—InP layers may be thicker than 0.6 ?m.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2012Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: The Centre for Intergrated Photonics LimitedInventors: Sukhjiban Dosanjh, Ian Lealman, Gordon Burns, Michael Robertson
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Publication number: 20130200492Abstract: The present invention provides a current blocking structure for electronic devices, preferably optoelectronic devices. The current blocking structure comprises a semiconductor material arrangement comprising an n-type ruthenium doped indium phosphide (Ru—InP) layer and a first p-type semiconductor material layer wherein the n-type Ru—InP layer is less than 0.6 ?m thick. The semiconductor material arrangement and p-type semiconductor material layer form a current blocking p-n junction. The current blocking structure may further comprise other n-type layers and/or multiple n-type Ru—InP layers and/or intrinsic/undoped layers wherein the n-type Ru—InP layers may be thicker than 0.6 ?m.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2012Publication date: August 8, 2013Applicant: The Centre for Integrated Photonics LimitedInventors: Sukhjiban Dosanjh, Ian Lealman, Gordon Burns, Michael Robertson
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Publication number: 20080121146Abstract: An apparatus and method for displaying retail products is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a product tray which itself includes a platform member for supporting one or more products, at least one lighting element and connector means for electrically connecting the lighting element to a power source when the platform member of the product tray is releasably secured to a product tray support.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2005Publication date: May 29, 2008Inventors: Alistair Gordon Burns, Peter Crown
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Patent number: 7253605Abstract: A configurable buss element for an electricity meter includes a conductive piece of metal formed into a series of contact connectors and a network of elongate conductors extending between and among the series of contact connectors. Each of the plurality of contact connectors is configured to contact a circuit element of an electricity meter. The network of elongate conductors is operable to provide connectivity between the contact connectors and select portions of the conductive piece of metal in one of a plurality of connectivity configurations, each of the connectivity configurations corresponding to an electricity meter configuration, the select one of the plurality of connectivity configurations defined by a predetermined set of discontinuities introduced in the network of elongate conductors.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2003Date of Patent: August 7, 2007Assignee: Landis+Gyr, Inc.Inventors: Gordon Burns, Kevin Hofinger, Ronald C. Tate
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Publication number: 20070007944Abstract: A configurable buss element for an electricity meter includes a conductive piece of metal formed into a series of contact connectors and a network of elongate conductors extending between and among the series of contact connectors. Each of the plurality of contact connectors is configured to contact a circuit element of an electricity meter. The network of elongate conductors is operable to provide connectivity between the contact connectors and select portions of the conductive piece of metal in one of a plurality of connectivity configurations, each of the connectivity configurations corresponding to an electricity meter configuration, the select one of the plurality of connectivity configurations defined by a predetermined set of discontinuities introduced in the network of elongate conductors.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2003Publication date: January 11, 2007Inventors: Gordon Burns, Kevin Hofinger, Ronald Tate
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Publication number: 20060261973Abstract: An arrangement for use in a utility meter includes a non-volatile memory and an RF transceiver. The non-volatile memory has a first and a second port, the first port configured to obtain commodity consumption data. The radio frequency (RF) transceiver is configured to receive an RF signal from an external source and obtain energy from the RF signal and provide the energy to a bias voltage input of the non-volatile memory. The RF transceiver is further operable to perform a data transfer operation responsive to the received RF signal, the data transfer operation including a transfer of meter-related data between the non-volatile memory and the RF transceiver using the second port of the non-volatile memory.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2006Publication date: November 23, 2006Applicant: LandisInc.Inventors: John Junker, Gordon Burns
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Publication number: 20060145890Abstract: An arrangement for use in a utility meter includes a non-volatile memory and an RF transceiver. The non-volatile memory has a first and a second port, the first port configured to obtain commodity consumption data. The radio frequency (RF) transceiver is configured to receive and RF signal from an external source and obtain energy from the RF signal and provide the energy to a bias voltage input of the non-volatile memory. The RF transceiver is further operable to perform a data transfer operation responsive to the received RF signal, the data transfer operation including a transfer of meter-related data between the non-volatile memory and the RF transceiver using the second port of the non-volatile memory.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2002Publication date: July 6, 2006Applicant: LandisInc.Inventors: John Junker, Gordon Burns
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Publication number: 20050125361Abstract: A utility meter implementing the ANSI C12.19 standard is able to bypass security processing using Decade4 security tables for a single data access operation. The meter includes a procedure that is executed by a processor in the meter to process requests for security keys. Data internal to the meter is used to generate a security key. The security key is used by the requesting external device and the procedure to generate an access key. The external device sends its access key to the procedure so it may be compared to the internally generated access key. If both access keys are the same, a data access operation performed by the external device is allowed without reference to the Decade4 security tables. Once a timeout or data access operation is performed, subsequent data access operations are subject to processing in accordance with the Decade4 security tables unless another security key is requested for repetition of the process.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2003Publication date: June 9, 2005Inventors: Gregory Girsham, John Junker, Gordon Burns
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Patent number: 5744183Abstract: Wines and other alcoholic beverages are treated to remove sulfides by passing the beverage through a filter medium comprising polyvinyl polypyrrolidone, polyvinylimidazole, or a copolymer of the monomers of these two polymers, the polymer or copolymer having been pretreated with a solution of a metallic salt, preferably copper sulfate or silver nitrate.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 1995Date of Patent: April 28, 1998Inventors: Robert M. Ellsworth, Gordon Burns