Patents by Inventor Ian Edwards

Ian Edwards 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).

  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREDICTING DAILY LIGHT INTEGRALS FOR CROP GROWING
    Publication number: 20210080615
    Abstract: Monthly average DLI values for a specified geographic location, or a greenhouse, polytunnel or other controlled environment at the specified geographic location, are calculated from historic reference data from weather stations. The calculations are a prediction based on the geographic similarity of the specified location to the locations of the weather stations. Calculations may also be based on the proximity of the weather stations. Weather data from satellites may also be used. A calculation indicates whether a proposed controlled environment in a specified geographic location will provide sufficient monthly DLI for a given crop with known DLI requirements. Where the DLI is insufficient, an amount of supplemental electric lighting is specified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Jack Thomas, Ian Edward Ashdown
  • DIFFUSED FIBER-OPTIC HORTICULTURAL LIGHTING
    Publication number: 20210029891
    Abstract: Laser light emanates from optical components that are mounted on a substrate, each optical component being coupled to an optical fiber that delivers laser radiation combined from multiple lasers. A linear or elliptical holographic diffuser is located to diffuse the light emanating from the optical components. The laser wavelengths excite plant photopigments for predetermined physiological responses, and the light source intensities may be temporally modulated to maximize photosynthesis and control photomorphogenesis responses. Each laser is independently controlled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Ian Edward Ashdown, Wallace Jay Scott
  • Spectral Lighting Modeling and Control
    Publication number: 20210003452
    Abstract: Spectral irradiance distributions are calculated within a virtual environment based on arbitrary light source spectral power distributions. Architectural, horticultural and aquacultural lighting control systems use the calculated results to control both the intensity and spectral power distribution of the electric light sources. Energy consumption may be minimized while maintaining optimal occupant visual comfort and plant health.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventor: Ian Edward Ashdown
  • PWM screening in a camera
    Patent number: 10866382
    Abstract: A miniature camera having an image sensor; an actuator which includes conductive components capable of conducting a pulse width modulation drive signal for driving the actuator; and a screening component located between the conductive components of the actuator and the image sensor, the screening component being electrically isolated from the actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Cambridge Mechatronics Limited
    Inventors: James Howarth, Andrew Benjamin David Brown, Igor Gotlibovych, Robin Eddington, Ian Edward Charles Rogers, Nicholas Henry Reddall
  • COOLING CAP ASSEMBLY AND COOLING UNIT
    Publication number: 20200375793
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods herein relate to cooling a head of a patient. These systems and methods may comprise a cooling cap assembly comprising a heat exchanger configured to be wrapped around a head of a patient and a compression assembly releasably coupled to the heat exchanger. The compression assembly may comprise an enclosure and an inflatable member coupled to an internal surface of the enclosure. When coupled, the inflatable member may be positioned between the enclosure and the heat exchanger. The heat exchanger may be separate from and moveable relative to the inflatable member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Kathleen DILLIGAN, Jeffrey WEINTRAUB, Todd PELMAN, Robert HJ MIROS, Samuel Michael LOPEZ, Ian Edward HUGHES, Ricardo SALINAS
  • Importance-Directed Geometric Simplification System and Method
    Publication number: 20200349301
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the importance-directed geometric simplification of complex mesh-based representations of objects in virtual environments for radiosity-based global illumination simulations. By means of simplification, the time needed to solve the radiosity equation and so generate an accurate physically-based simulation can be markedly reduced. Further, geometric simplification is performed during the global illumination simulation process rather than as a preprocess step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Ian Edward Ashdown, Jasen Wright, Jack Thomas
  • TEMPORALLY MODULATED LIGHTING SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20200344858
    Abstract: Electric light sources typically exhibit temporal variations in luminous flux output, commonly referred to as “flicker.” Flicker, or temporal modulation, is known to influence the growth, health and behavior patterns of humans, and is also linked to growth, health and behavior patterns throughout the growth cycle of plants and animals. Control of peak radiant flux emitted by a light source to temporally modulate a light source will allow for the control of plants and animals for sustainable farming including but not limited to horticultural, agricultural, or aquacultural endeavors. The light source allows the transmission of daylight, which is combined with the flicker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Ian Edward Ashdown, Wallace Jay Scott
  • Conjugates comprising RIPK2 inhibitors
    Patent number: 10781205
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds, compositions, combinations and medicaments containing said compounds and processes for their preparation. The invention also relates to the use of said compounds, combinations, compositions and medicaments, for example as inhibitors of the activity of RIP2 kinase, including degrading RIP2 kinase, the treatment of diseases and conditions mediated by the RIP2 kinase, in particular for the treatment of inflammatory diseases or conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: GlaxoSmithKline Intellectual Property Development Limited
    Inventors: Linda N. Casillas, John David Harling, Afjal Hussain Miah, Mark David Rackham, Ian Edward David Smith
  • Locking Grounding Clamp
    Publication number: 20200295476
    Abstract: A grounding clamp includes a safety lock-out which locks the operation of the clamp in the absence of a cooperating hot-stick. The lock-out employs a clutch which prevents the translation of the clamping members relative to one another until the clutch is disengaged. The cooperating hot-stick is required for the disengagement of the clutch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Daniel Neil O'Connell, Phillip Howard Quaedvlieg, David Karl Wabnegger, Janos Csaba Toth, Ian Edward Trip, Ronald F. Howarth, Jolly Vincent Pangan Nepomuceno, Robert Dale Wicks
  • SLOT MILLING SEQUENCE
    Publication number: 20200276656
    Abstract: A slot milling sequence includes a plurality of material removal processes or operations. Each of the material removal operations includes utilization of an end mill tool. Some of the material removal operations utilize trochoidal tool paths, whereas other material removal processes utilize one or more profile cuts. Some material removal operations that utilize profile cuts remove material from both sides of the cut in a single pass, whereas other material removal operations remove material from one side of the cut via a first pass of the end mill tool and remove material from the opposing side of the cut via a second pass of the end mill tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Ian Edward HOLLIDAY, Emil DOBOSZ, Barry Leslie WARD, Antony James THEAKER, David CAWKWELL
  • FLEXIBLE ELECTRICAL ISOLATION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200274336
    Abstract: An electrical isolator includes a flexible non-electrically conductive membrane and an inelastic flexible dielectric member journalled in the membrane and extending from the first end of the membrane to the second end of the membrane. First and second couplings are mounted to the ends of the dielectric member. The ends of the membrane are mated in sealed engagement with the couplings so as to fluidically seal the ends of the membrane and the dielectric member within the membrane. The membrane is filled with a dielectric fluid so as to displace any air in the membrane and the dielectric member. The couplings are adapted to couple to objects at opposite ends of the electrical isolator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: David Karl WABNEGGER, Robert Wayne PALMER, Jody Milton GREER, Daniel Neil O'CONNELL, Raymond Henry JODOIN, Ian Edward TRIP, Michael Howard BOUDREAU
  • COMBINATION DRILL, MILL, AND BORING TOOL
    Publication number: 20200254534
    Abstract: Disclosed is a combination tool having a plurality of cutting elements. According to one embodiment, the combination tool comprises a drilling portion, a milling portion, and a boring portion. In this embodiment, the combination tool may perform a drilling operation, a milling operation, and a boring operation in quick succession with a single cutting tool. In another embodiment, the combination tool includes an additional cutting element such as a chamfering portion, which may perform a countersinking operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Ian Edward HOLLIDAY, Emil DOBOSZ, Barry Leslie WARD, Antony James THEAKER
  • MRI SCANNER WITH ACTIVE INTERFERENCE SUPPRESSION AND INTERFERENCE SUPPRESSION METHOD FOR AN MRI SCANNER
    Publication number: 20200249292
    Abstract: The invention relates to an MRI scanner and a method for operation of said MRI scanner. The MRI scanner has a first receiving antenna for receiving a magnetic resonance signal from a patient in a patient tunnel, a second receiving antenna for receiving a signal having the Larmor frequency of the magnetic resonance signal, and a receiver. The second receiving antenna is located outside of the patient tunnel or near an opening thereof. The receiver has a signal connection to the first receiving antenna and the second receiving antenna and is designed to suppress an interference signal by the second receiving antenna in the magnetic resonance signal received by the first receiving antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Stephan Biber, Ian Edward Nichols, David James Sadler, David Grodzki, Markus Vester
  • Compounds and methods for the enhanced degradation of targeted proteins and other polypeptides by an E3 ubiquitin ligase
    Patent number: 10730862
    Abstract: The present invention relates to bifunctional compounds, which find utility as modulators of targeted ubiquitination, especially inhibitors of a variety of polypeptides and other proteins that are degraded and/or otherwise inhibited by bifunctional compounds of the present invention. In particular, the present invention is directed to compounds, which contain on one end a VHL ligand that binds to the ubiquitin ligase and on the other end a moiety that binds a target protein, such that the target protein is placed in proximity to the ubiquitin ligase to effect degradation (and inhibition) of that protein. The present invention exhibits a broad range of pharmacological activities associated with compounds of the present invention, consistent with the degradation/inhibition of targeted polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignees: Yale University, Glaxosmithkline Intellectual Property Development, Cambridge Enterprise Limited University of Cambridge
    Inventors: Craig M. Crews, Dennis Buckley, Alessio Ciulli, William Jorgensen, Peter C. Gareiss, Inge Van Molle, Jeffrey Gustafson, Hyun-Seop Tae, Julien Michel, Denton Wade Hoyer, Anke G. Roth, John David Harling, Ian Edward David Smith, Afjal Hussain Miah, Sebastien Andre Campos, Joelle Le
  • TRANSITIONAL LIGHTING FOR ENTRAINING BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS
    Publication number: 20200178473
    Abstract: A biological lighting system to provide temporally- and spatially-modulated photon flux output and spectral power distributions to plants on a circadian and circannual basis, or circadian and life cycle basis, to maximize effective and efficient growth in a horticultural setting. The photon flux or irradiance output and the spectral power distribution are modulated to match circadian and circannual rhythms, with individual or multiple luminaires controlled through one or more controllers. Different lighting spectra can be employed depending on the direction of illumination. The photon flux or irradiance output and the spectral power distribution may be set as best suited for any particular plant species, and the system is also useful for raising animals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Ian Edward Ashdown, Wallace Jay Scott
  • Locking grounding clamp
    Patent number: 10673152
    Abstract: A grounding clamp includes a safety lock-out which locks the operation of the clamp in the absence of a cooperating hot-stick. The lock-out employs a clutch which prevents the translation of the clamping members relative to one another until the clutch is disengaged. The cooperating hot-stick is required for the disengagement of the clutch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Quanta Associates, L.P.
    Inventors: Daniel Neil O'Connell, Phillip Howard Quaedvlieg, David Karl Wabnegger, Janos Csaba Toth, Ian Edward Trip, Ronald F. Howarth, Jolly Vincent Pangan Nepomuceno, Robert Dale Wicks
  • Flexible electrical isolation device
    Patent number: 10651637
    Abstract: An electrical isolator includes a flexible non-electrically conductive membrane and an inelastic flexible dielectric member journalled in the membrane and extending from the first end of the membrane to the second end of the membrane. First and second couplings are mounted to the ends of the dielectric member. The ends of the membrane are mated in sealed engagement with the couplings so as to fluidically seal the ends of the membrane and the dielectric member within the membrane. The membrane is filled with a dielectric fluid so as to displace any air in the membrane and the dielectric member. The couplings are adapted to couple to objects at opposite ends of the electrical isolator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Quanta Associates, L.P.
    Inventors: David Karl Wabnegger, Robert Wayne Palmer, Jody Milton Greer, Daniel Neil O'Connell, Raymond Henry Jodoin, Ian Edward Trip, Michael Howard Boudreau
  • NOVEL COMPOUNDS
    Publication number: 20190382381
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds, compositions, combinations and medicaments containing said compounds and processes for their preparation. The invention also relates to the use of said compounds, combinations, compositions and medicaments, for example as inhibitors of the activity of RIP2 kinase, including degrading RIP2 kinase, the treatment of diseases and conditions mediated by the RIP2 kinase, in particular for the treatment of inflammatory diseases or conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Linda N. CASILLAS, John David HARLING, Afjal Hussain MIAH, Mark David RACKHAM, Ian Edward David SMITH
  • Light treatment system
    Patent number: 10507336
    Abstract: The invention relates to a light treatment system. The light treatment system comprises a light source for emitting light for illuminating a part of a human or animal body for light treatment. The light treatment system further comprises a housing for emitting light towards the part of the human or animal body, and for at least partially covering the illuminated part of the human or animal body from view. The housing further comprises a window for emitting light from an inner part of the housing away from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Giovanna Wagenaar Cacciola, Georges Marie Calon, Ian Edward Ashdown, Damien Gerard Loveland, Adriaantje Pieternella Mouws-Van Rossum, Claudia Mutter
  • Locking Grounding Clamp
    Publication number: 20190363462
    Abstract: A grounding clamp includes a safety lock-out which locks the operation of the clamp in the absence of a cooperating hot-stick. The lock-out employs a clutch which prevents the translation of the clamping members relative to one another until the clutch is disengaged. The cooperating hot-stick is required for the disengagement of the clutch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Daniel Neil O'Connell, Phillip Howard Quaedvlieg, David Karl Wabnegger, Janos Csaba Toth, Ian Edward Trip, Ronald F. Howarth, Jolly Vincent Pangan Nepomuceno, Robert Dale Wicks