Patents by Inventor Graham Charles

Graham Charles 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).

  • Patent number: 8805288
    Abstract: In one exemplary embodiment of the invention, a method includes: detecting a local network access node; generating a measurement report based on the detected local network access node, where the measurement report is for transmission to a serving network access node; and in response to successfully reading system information for the detected local network access node, including in the generated measurement report information that uniquely identifies the detected local network access node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Martin, Alexander Graham Charles
  • Patent number: 8792683
    Abstract: An optical navigation subsystem may be used when obtaining a candidate fingerprint for a mobile communication device (e.g., for authentication purposes). To accommodate such use of the optical navigation subsystem, the optical navigation subsystem may be adapted to automatically adjust a processed image sensor window from a first set of window dimensions (e.g., suitable for optical navigation) to a second set of window dimensions (e.g., suitable for fingerprint capture). Alternatively, a single, static set of window dimension may be employed in conjunction with stitching algorithms, or other methods suitable for forming candidate fingerprint images by combining a plurality of images obtained using the static set of window dimension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Colin Shiva Ramrattan, Hassan Hosseinpor, Graham Charles Townsend, Robert James Lowles, Rayhan Behin, Gregory William Jacobs
  • Publication number: 20140171421
    Abstract: A compound of Formula I in free or salt or solvate form, where R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10 and R11 have the meanings as indicated in the specification, is useful for treating diseases which respond to the blockade of the epithelial sodium channel. Pharmaceutical compositions that contain the compounds and processes for preparing the compounds are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: NOVARTIS AG
    Inventors: Gurdip Bhalay, Emma Budd, Graham Charles Bloomfield, Stephen Paul Collingwood, Andrew Dunstan, Lee Edwards, Peter Gedeck, Catherine Howsham, Peter Hunt, Thomas Anthony Hunt, Paul Oakley, Nichola Smith
  • Publication number: 20140171412
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and its therapeutic uses. The present invention further provides a combination of pharmacologically active agents and a pharmaceutical composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: NOVARTIS AG
    Inventors: Mahbub AHMED, Alexander ASHALL-KELLY, Graham Charles BLOOMFIELD, Louisa GUERITZ, Jeffrey MCKENNA, Joseph MCKENNA, Simon MUTTON, Rakesh PARMAR, Jon SHEPERD, Paul WRIGHT
  • Patent number: 8734946
    Abstract: A product which at least partly comprises an agglomerate formed from a powder having a pre-determined wettability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: The Queen's University of Belfast
    Inventors: Steven Ernest John Bell, Iain Alexander Larmour, Graham Charles Saunders
  • Patent number: 8697687
    Abstract: A compound of Formula I in free or salt or solvate form, where R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10 and R11 have the meanings as indicated in the specification, is useful for treating diseases which respond to the blockade of the epithelial sodium channel. Pharmaceutical compositions that contain the compounds and processes for preparing the compounds are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Gurdip Bhalay, Emma Budd, Graham Charles Bloomfield, Stephen Paul Collingwood, Andrew Dunstan, Lee Edwards, Peter Gedeck, Catherine Howsham, Peter Hunt, Thomas Anthony Hunt, Paul Oakley, Nichola Smith
  • Patent number: 8677983
    Abstract: A clay target trap machine including a clay target throwing machine (1) and associated target hopper or magazine (2) mounted on a base, the base being mounted on a carriage (8) movable automatically on rails (12) and able to throw clay targets from more than one position and at a number of different firing angles and heights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Canterbury Trap International Limited
    Inventors: Graham Charles Callander, John Richard East, Michael Henry Owens, Bruce Gerald Rickard
  • Patent number: 8674695
    Abstract: For example, the present disclosure provides exemplary embodiments of a coil arrangement that can include, e.g., a plurality of elements which can be provided at an angle from one another. The angle can be selected to effectuate an imaging of a target region of interest at least one of a predetermined depth or range of depths, for example. In certain exemplary embodiments according to the present disclosure, the angle can be selected to effectuate an exemplary predetermined transmit efficiency for at least one of the elements. Additionally, the exemplary angle can be selected to effectuate a predetermined receive sensitivity for at least one of the elements. Further, according to certain exemplary embodiments of a coil arrangement in according to the present disclosure, the angle can be adjusted manually and/or automatically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: New York University
    Inventor: Graham Charles Wiggins
  • Publication number: 20140051698
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, where R1-R3 and Y are defined in the description, and its use in the treatment of disorders in which pi3 kinase is implicated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: NOVARTIS AG
    Inventors: Ian Bruce, Judy Fox Hayler, Graham Charles Bloomfield, Lee Edwards, Brian Cox, Catherine Howsham
  • Publication number: 20130300411
    Abstract: An array arrangement can be provided, that, for example, can include a plurality of triangular antenna arrangements, which can be configured to transmit or receive a magnetic resonance signal(s). A processing arrangement can be configured to generate information associated with a magnetic resonance image based on the magnetic resonance signal(s). A shield arrangement can be configured to shield the triangular antenna arrangements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventor: Graham Charles Wiggins
  • Patent number: 8576901
    Abstract: A modem is provided for a wireless device that is capable of providing service for at least two SIMs. The modem has at least a first set of modem components and a second set of modem components. The modem selectively reconfigures the arrangement of the plural sets of modem components. In a first configuration, the first set of modem components provides wireless connection service for a first SIM of the wireless device and the second set of modem components provides wireless connection service for a second SIM of the wireless device. This allows active wireless connections to be made on behalf of both SIMs simultaneously by the sets of modem components. In a second configuration, the first set of modem components and the second set of modem components provide wireless connection service for the first SIM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Renesas Mobile Corporation
    Inventors: Nguyen Quan Tat, Stuart Ian Geary, Jari Juhani Ruohonen, Andrew Bishop, Sami Jutila, Alexander Graham Charles, Roy Hansen
  • Patent number: 8527006
    Abstract: A wireless device has at least a first modem and a second modem and at least a first SIM and a second SIM. The first modem supports a different level of service than the second modem. A processing system of the wireless device selectively reconfigures the connection of the first modem and the second modem to the SIMs. In a first mapping configuration, the first SIM is connected to the first modem and the second SIM is connected to the second modem. In a second mapping configuration, the second SIM is disconnected from the second modem, and the first SIM is disconnected from the first modem and is connected to the second modem thereby to obtain a different level of service for the first SIM than in the first mapping configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Renesas Mobile Corporation
    Inventors: Nguyen Quan Tat, Stuart Ian Geary, Jari Ruohonen, Andrew Bishop, Sami Jutila, Alexander Graham Charles, Roy Hansen
  • Patent number: 8498127
    Abstract: The thermal interface material including a thermally conductive metal a thermally conductive metal having a first surface and an opposing second surface, a diffusion barrier plate coupled to the first surface of the thermally conductive metal and the second surface of the thermally conductive metal, and a thermal resistance reducing layer coupled to the diffusion barrier plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: GE Intelligent Platforms, Inc.
    Inventor: Graham Charles Kirk
  • Patent number: 8494451
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing ciphering problem detection may include a processor. The processor may be configured to receive an unacknowledged mode message, initiate operation of a timer based on receipt of the unacknowledged mode message, re-initiate timer operation in response to each subsequent unacknowledged mode message received prior to expiration of the timer, record a timer expiry event in response to the timer expiring prior to receipt of a subsequent unacknowledged mode message, and indicate a data reception error in response to receipt of the subsequent unacknowledged mode message after recordation of the timer expiry event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Alexander Graham Charles, Keiichi Kubota, Brian Martin
  • Publication number: 20130166221
    Abstract: A method and system are provided for evaluating the correlation between sequences by entering segments of one sequence in a database and comparing segments of the other sequence with the index values to find correlated segments. The correlated segments are analysed to determine whether the spacing is within a defined range indicating that a correlation threshold has been met. A processing methodology may be employed whereby a coarse potential alignment algorithm is first applied to determine potential alignment at a plurality of potential alignment positions, which are filtered based on alignment scores, and a fine alignment algorithm is then applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Inventors: Stuart John INGLIS, Leonard Eric TRIGG, Richard Henry LITTIN, David William WARE, Sean Alistair IRVINE, John Gerald CLEARY, Graham Charles GAYLARD, Mehul Kamlesh RATHOD
  • Patent number: 8434474
    Abstract: Dispensing apparatus for delivering metered doses of product from a pressurized dispensing container, having a housing for receiving, in use, the pressurized dispensing container, and an outlet through which, in use, metered doses of product from the pressurized dispensing container can be dispensed. The housing has an aperture via which the pressurized dispensing container can be inserted into the housing. The dispensing apparatus is at least partially enclosed by a shrink wrapped film, the shrink wrapped film including an opening which is: (a) at least partly aligned with the aperture of the housing; and (b) dimensioned so as to allow, in use, said pressurized dispensing container to pass through the opening in order to be inserted into the housing via the aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Consort Medical PLC
    Inventor: Graham Charles Hately
  • Publication number: 20130065644
    Abstract: A wireless device has a first SIM and a second SIM. The first SIM and the second SIM share a common radio system. A processing system determines whether to allocate use of the radio system to the second SIM for a time period that occurs when the first SIM is in an active connected mode using the common radio system in order to be able to at least one of transmit data and receive data. The processing system allocates or denies use of the radio system to the second SIM accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: RENESAS MOBILE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Andrew Bishop, Alexander Graham Charles, Stuart Ian Geary
  • Patent number: 8379123
    Abstract: A system and method of capturing low-light images on a mobile device include a camera module, an image sensor, an infrared filter, and a visible light filter. The image sensor can detect a color spectrum of ambient light passed through a lens of the camera module. The visible light filter can cover a first portion of the image sensor, and the infrared filter can cover a second portion of the image sensor. A processor can be coupled to the image sensor to receive visible light data and infrared data. Visible light data can be formed from ambient light passed through the visible light filter and image sensor. Infrared data can formed from ambient light passed through the infrared filter and the image sensor. The visible light data and the infrared data are combined to form a low-light image data having enhanced brightness while maintaining color accuracy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Graham Charles Townsend, Brett Foster
  • Publication number: 20130012500
    Abstract: A compound of Formula I in free or salt or solvate form, where R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10 and R11 have the meanings as indicated in the specification, is useful for treating diseases which respond to the blockade of the epithelial sodium channel. Pharmaceutical compositions that contain the compounds and processes for preparing the compounds are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Inventors: Gurdip BHALAY, Emma BUDD, Graham Charles BLOOMFIELD, Stephen Paul COLLINGWOOD, Andrew DUNSTAN, Lee EDWARDS, Peter GEDECK, Catherine HOWSHAM, Peter HUNT, Thomas Anthony HUNT, Paul OAKLEY, Nichola SMITH
  • Publication number: 20120320879
    Abstract: A user equipment UE determines that a neighbor cell is higher priority than a serving cell, measures neighbor cell signal strength in n>1 iterations, and analyzes them for reselecting from the serving cell to the neighbor cell. Each measurement iteration is spaced from one another by a time interval (e.g., 1 DRX) that is specific for the neighbor cell being higher priority. In various embodiments, the UE measures while in a Cell-PCH, URA-PCH or idle state/mode and the first iteration is taken at the first available measurement opportunity after transitioning to that state/mode. The UE reselects to the neighbor cell based on the analyzed signal strengths; in one embodiment the decision to reselect is without regard to signal quality of the serving cell; and in another the decision is without regard to whether a reselection condition remains satisfied for a specified time period Treselection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Inventors: Brian Alexander Martin, Christopher Peter Callender, Stuart I. Geary, Alexander Graham Charles, Steven Franklin, James Howard Tooley