Patents by Inventor Ian James

Ian James 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).

  • RFID System with Distributed Read Structure
    Publication number: 20140375432
    Abstract: A radio frequency identification (RFID) system includes a portable RFID reader, and a read infrastructure that includes a distributed read structure, which may be part of a display (such as a shelf) for holding objects. The read structure is used to couple the RFID reader to RFID devices (tabs and/or labels) on or near the structure. The RFID reader and the read structure communicate in a near field or proximity region communication, without any use of a direct ohmic electrical connection. The RFID reader may have an antenna that is configured for near field or proximity communication with a coupler of the read infrastructure. The RFID reader may also have a separate antenna for use in far field communication. The RFID reader may be able to obtain information more efficiently in the near field or proximity mode, allowing information to be received faster and with greater reliability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventor: Ian James FORSTER
  • Apparatus and method for administering reduced pressure treatment to a tissue site
    Patent number: 8915896
    Abstract: The illustrative embodiments described herein are directed to a system and method for administering reduced pressure at a tissue site. The apparatus includes a reduced pressure source. The reduced pressure source generates a reduced pressure. The apparatus includes a tube having a plurality of lumens. The plurality of lumens includes at least one collection lumen. The reduced pressure source applies the reduced pressure to the tissue site through the plurality of lumens such that the at least one collection lumen receives fluid from the tissue site. The at least one collection lumen stores the fluid received from the tissue site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: KCI Licensing, Inc.
    Inventors: T. Blane Sanders, Keith Patrick Heaton, Ian James Hardman, Christopher Brian Locke, Timothy Mark Robinson, Mark Stephen James Beard, Jonathan Paul Jaeb, Kristine Kieswetter, Royce W. Johnson, Shannon C. Ingram
  • Dynamic allocation of program libraries
    Patent number: 8918370
    Abstract: A method of dynamic allocation of program libraries to an application server is provided. In addition to a static allocation of libraries to the server at initialization time, libraries can be added to or removed from the set available to a server while that server is active. New libraries are created as resource objects specifying a set of locations from which programs can be loaded. Each library is allocated a ranking which the system can use to identify its place in the loader's search order relative to other libraries. New library resources are dynamically installed and added to a list of available libraries, including the system's pre-defined library of locations, in a position in the loader's search order determined in accordance with the allocated ranking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher John Baker, Ian James Mitchell, Catherine Mary Moxey, Arthur James Neil, Jonathan Andrew Scott
  • Architecture for a system and method for work and revenue management
    Patent number: 8918506
    Abstract: There is disclosed a system and method for processing requests over an architecture. The architecture may utilize logical partitioning to distribute work load across multiple logical servers in an efficient manager. The system may comprise a router, a directory, at least one logical server, and a wallet server. The router may receive a request from a consumer via the consumer's device and extract a value from the request that identifies the consumer. The router may access the directory, which may contain a map that matches consumers with logical servers, to determine which logical server to forward the request to. The router may then pass the request to the determined logical server. The logical server may process the request by utilizing both generic and network or market specific plug-in processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Netcracker Technology Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Ian James Clubb, Philip Geoffrey Claridge, Thomas Joseph Shusta, Jeffrey M Miller
  • Pedestrian notifications
    Patent number: 8914212
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate generally to notifying a pedestrian of the intent of a self-driving vehicle. For example, the vehicle may include sensors which detect an object such as a pedestrian attempting or about to cross the roadway in front of the vehicle. The vehicle's computer may then determine the correct way to respond to the pedestrian. For example, the computer may determine that the vehicle should stop or slow down, yield, or stop if it is safe to do so. The vehicle may then provide a notification to the pedestrian of what the vehicle is going to or is currently doing. For example, the vehicle may include a physical signaling device, an electronic sign or lights, a speaker for providing audible notifications, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Paul Urmson, Ian James Mahon, Dmitri A. Dolgov, Jiajun Zhu
  • FUEL INJECTOR AND A COMBUSTION CHAMBER
    Publication number: 20140360202
    Abstract: A fuel injector includes pilot and main fuel injectors. The pilot fuel injector includes at least one pilot air swirler and the main fuel injector includes a main air blast fuel injector located between inner main and outer main air swirlers. A first air splitter is located between the pilot and inner main air swirlers and a second air splitter is located between the pilot and inner main air swirlers. The first air splitter has a downstream portion converging to a downstream end. The second air splitter has a downstream portion diverging to a downstream end. The second air splitter downstream end is downstream of the first air splitter downstream end and the ratio of the distance from the first air splitter downstream end to the second air splitter downstream end to the diameter of the second air splitter downstream end is in the range of 0.22 to 0.30.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Ian James TOON, Robert Anthony HICKS, Michael WHITEMAN, Waldemar LAZIK, Imon-Kalyan BAGCHI
  • Content item receiver module and method
    Patent number: 8898715
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a content item receiver module and method. The content item receiver module is operative for a content item delivery system, configured to operate in a first and second mode: said first mode operative to drive a display apparatus to display a received content item; said second mode operative for a specified time window to display on a display apparatus a sequence of linked content items in said specified time window, each of said linked content items having a duration less than said specified time window, and to respond to a prompt signal to initiate a display option.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Miniweb Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Patrick Michael Sansom, Ian James Valentine
  • Automated operating system test framework
    Patent number: 8898522
    Abstract: A method of automating testing of a first computing system comprises identifying a plurality of system interface elements of a second computing system; determining an untested state at the first computing system of one of the identified plurality of system interface elements; determining the existence of any dependency of the one of the identified plurality of system interface elements upon another of the identified plurality of system interface elements; responsive to a finding of no the dependency, seeking in a repository a system interface element test corresponding to the one of the identified plurality of system interface elements and having an expected output according to a structure of the second computing system; and executing the system interlace element test at the first computing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John Robert Barker, Ian James McCloy, Daniel Gregory Mounty
  • SYSTEMS, METHODS AND MEDIA FOR MINIMIZING DATA DOWNLOADS
    Publication number: 20140337408
    Abstract: Systems, methods and media are provided for minimizing data downloads. One method includes providing a virtual view of a list of files remotely stored in a cloud storage server. The method also includes detecting a user request for file data associated with a file selected from the virtual view and inspecting a local cache associated with the selected file to determine whether the requested file data already exists in the cache. The method further includes displaying the file data from the cache when it is determined that the cache already includes the file data. When it is determined that the cache does not include the file data, the method also includes generating a client request for the file data, sending it to the server, receiving the requested file data from the server, updating the cache using the file data received from the server; and displaying the requested file data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Antony Workman, Ian James McLean
  • FEMORAL SIZING JIG, FEMUR RESECTING SYSTEM, AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20140336659
    Abstract: A femoral sizing jig for use in total arthroplasty of left and right knees, comprises a femoral body, an external-rotation-angle arm which is, preferably pivotable, relative to the femoral body for setting an external angular rotation of a left or right femur, at least one of a cutting-jig guide and a cutting jig which is, preferably slidable, relative to the femoral body and in unison with movement of the external rotation-angle arm, and a medial posterior-condylar locator which is movable in unison with the movement of the external-rotation-angle arm, so as to maintain a fixed or substantially fixed relative distance with a medial side of the at least one of a cutting-jig guide and a cutting jig. A posterior-referencing femur resecting system using said femoral sizing jig and a method of resecting a femur at a knee joint relative to the medial posterior condyle are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: CORIN LIMITED
    Inventors: Ian James Emslie, Johan Bellemans, Jan Maria Karel Victor
  • ACCESSORY CONNECTOR FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140321040
    Abstract: An electronic device includes at least one connector, such as for physically coupling the electronic device to a device accessory. The connector includes a coupling element movable between a retracted position and an extended position in response to a magnetic force that exceeds a biasing force applied to the coupling element by a biasing element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Ryan James RUTTER, Dustin Jonathan SMITH, Ian James MURCHISON, Jason Tyler GRIFFIN, Anders FAHRENDORFF
  • RFID inlay
    Patent number: D715781
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventors: Ian James Forster, Norman A. Howard
  • Antenna
    Patent number: D716275
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventors: Ian James Forster, Norman A Howard
  • RFID inlay
    Patent number: D716773
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventor: Ian James Forster
  • RFID inlay
    Patent number: D716774
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventors: Ian James Forster, Norman A Howard
  • Antenna
    Patent number: D717282
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventor: Ian James Forster
  • Cabinet
    Patent number: D720162
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Inventor: Ian James Burden
  • Chest of drawers
    Patent number: D720163
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Inventor: Ian James Burden
  • Chest of drawers
    Patent number: D720561
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Inventor: Ian James Burden
  • Cabinet
    Patent number: D720562
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Inventor: Ian James Burden