Patents by Inventor Ian Matthews

Ian Matthews 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: 20220035245
    Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a nano-imprint lithography stamp from a master template stamp, including a stamp chuck configured to selectively secure a stamp backing material thereto, a master chuck configured to support a master template stamp, the master template stamp including a master pattern thereon, the master chuck configured to support the master template stamp in facing relationship to the stamp backing material when selectively secured to the stamp chuck, wherein the master template stamp includes an electromagnetic energy curable material on and in the master pattern, and the stamp chuck is configured and arranged to position a portion of the backing material thereon spaced therefrom and in contact with the electromagnetic energy curable material, and the stamp chuck is further configured to position the portion of the backing material in contact with the energy curable material, after it is cured, in contact with the stamp chuck.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Ian Matthew MCMACKIN, Ludovic GODET
  • Patent number: 11226556
    Abstract: Methods for patterning of multi-depth layers for the fabrication of optical devices are provided. In one embodiment, a method is provided that includes disposing a resist layer over a device layer disposed over a top surface of a substrate, the device layer having a first portion and a second portion, patterning the resist layer to form a first resist layer pattern having a plurality of first openings and a second resist layer pattern having a plurality of second openings, and etching exposed portions of the device layer defined by the plurality of first openings and the plurality of second openings, wherein the plurality of first openings are configured to form at least a portion of a plurality of first structures within the optical device, and the plurality of second openings are configured to form at least a portion of a plurality of second structures within the optical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Ludovic Godet, Chien-An Chen, Brian Alexander Cohen, Wayne McMillan, Ian Matthew McMackin
  • Patent number: 11210622
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to generating augmented process models for use in process analytics. In one embodiment, a process model, search indicators, composite attributes, and relationship indicators are received. The process model defines a process and includes a plurality of components of the process. Search indicators indicate a search that, when executed, provides data related to the corresponding component. Composite attributes indicate data to be captured by machine data searches associated with the corresponding component. Relationship indicators indicate relationships between components of the process. An augmented process model is generated based on the process model, the search indicators, the composite attributes, and the relationship indicators, wherein the augmented process model is used to manage process instances associated with the process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: SPLUNK Inc.
    Inventors: Ian Matthew Link, Alexander Lynn Raitz, Melanie Ann Garcia Alrajhi, Shruti Shrivastava, Fang I. Hsiao
  • Patent number: 11199772
    Abstract: Methods for imprinting on abutted fields of a substrate are described. Generally, a first field of a substrate may be imprinted using an imprint lithography template. The template may then be placed such that a portion of the template overlaps the first field of the substrate while imprinting a second field of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Nanotechnologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ian Matthew McMackin, Wesley Martin
  • Patent number: 11102453
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for intelligently activating light devices for optimized lighting conditions in a scene, where optimized illumination is provided by a subset of light devices within an array of light devices in communication with the camera. The systems and methods detect a target within a camera's field of view and determine an optimized illumination of the target according to a video analytics model. Lighting is adjusted in accordance with the determined optimized illumination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Nicholas Dye Abalos, Ian Matthew Snyder
  • Publication number: 20210231232
    Abstract: Example aspects of a method of using a bonnet and stuffing box assembly and a method of manufacturing a bonnet and stuffing box assembly are disclosed. The method of using a bonnet and stuffing box assembly can comprise providing a stuffing box, a bonnet, a bushing assembly, and a stem, the stuffing box and the bonnet defining an assembly bore, the bushing assembly received in the assembly bore, the bushing assembly defining a bushing bore, and the stem received through the bushing bore; sealing the stem relative to the bushing assembly to prohibit fluid flow through the bushing bore; sealing the bushing assembly relative to the bonnet to prohibit fluid flow through the assembly bore; and turning the stem relative to the bushing assembly, bonnet, and stuffing box to actuate a valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Matthew Thomas Sutterfield, Ian Matthew Gilliam
  • Publication number: 20210223686
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to imprint compositions and materials and related processes useful for nanoimprint lithography (NIL). In one or more embodiments, an imprint composition contains one or more types of nanoparticles, one or more surface ligands, one or more solvents, one or more additives, and one or more acrylates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Amita JOSHI, Ian Matthew MCMACKIN, Rami HOURANI, Yingdong LUO, Sivapackia GANAPATHIAPPAN, Ludovic GODET
  • Publication number: 20210200373
    Abstract: A game controller includes a touchpad that a user, viewing a virtual keyboard on a screen, can soft-touch to move a cursor on the screen and then hard-touch to move the cursor and also send location data to a processor for inputting a letter from the virtual keyboard. A microphone on the touchpad can be used to receive voice signals for training a machine learning module to predict a next letter or next word, or to insert special characters/punctuations/graphics such as “smileys” during the swipe, or to indicate a tone of a Chinese character while typing with Chinese Pinyin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Cen Zhao, Chung-Hsien Yu, Samuel Ian Matthews
  • Patent number: 11048356
    Abstract: A game controller includes a touchpad that a user, viewing a virtual keyboard on a screen, can soft-touch to move a cursor on the screen and then hard-touch to move the cursor and also send location data to a processor for inputting a letter from the virtual keyboard. A microphone on the touchpad can be used to receive voice signals for training a machine learning module to predict a next letter or next word, or to insert special characters/punctuations/graphics such as “smileys” during the swipe, or to indicate a tone of a Chinese character while typing with Chinese Pinyin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC
    Inventors: Cen Zhao, Chung-Hsien Yu, Samuel Ian Matthews
  • Publication number: 20210145197
    Abstract: There is disclosed a hanging device for being secured to a brick. The device has an elongated member extending between a first end and a second end. The elongated member has a resiliently deformable section. The elongated member and the resiliently deformable section form a monolithic structure. A retaining structure is disposed on the elongated member between the first and second ends. Gripping members are each located at a respective one of the first and second ends of the elongated member and extend from the elongated member. The gripping members define abutting surfaces configured for contacting opposed sides of the brick. The abutting surfaces face each other and define a brick receiving space therebetween. A height of the brick receiving space is variable upon deformation of the resiliently deformable section. A method of supporting an object is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Kelly R. KRAKE, Liette TOUSIGNANT, Michael Kurtz, Ian Matthew CAMPANA
  • Patent number: 11009149
    Abstract: Example aspects of a bushing assembly for a bonnet and stuffing box assembly, a bonnet and stuffing box assembly, and a method for using a bonnet and stuffing box assembly are disclosed. The bushing assembly for a bonnet and stuffing box assembly can comprise a stuffing box bushing, the stuffing box bushing defining an outer stuffing box bushing surface and a stuffing box bushing bore wall; and a bonnet bushing, the bonnet bushing defining an outer bonnet bushing surface and a bonnet bushing bore wall, the bonnet bushing bore wall and the stuffing box bushing bore wall together defining a bushing bore configured to receive a stem therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Mueller International, LLC
    Inventors: Ian Matthew Gilliam, Matthew Thomas Sutterfield
  • Patent number: 11010254
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for prioritizing backups of data on cameras. In some examples, a camera records media content items captured by the camera and detects features within respective media content items captured by the camera. The camera tags the media content items with data identifying the features detected within the respective media content items and, based on the data identifying the features detected within the respective media content items, ranks the media content items to yield respective media content item rankings. Based on the respective media content item rankings, the camera selects one or more of the media content items for a prioritized remote backup and, in response to detecting a threat to the camera, sends, according to one or more rules defined for the prioritized remote backup, data associated with the one or more of the media content items to a network destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Ian Matthew Snyder, Nicholas Dye Abalos, Peter W. Gleason
  • Patent number: 10951661
    Abstract: A distributed system hosts a plurality of programming interfaces managed according to a hierarchy of security policies. In response to receiving a request from a client to invoke one of the programming interfaces, the system determines whether the client is authorized to call the programming interface by mapping from an attribute of the client to a location in the hierarchy. The system calls the interface in response to determining that the client is authorized to call programming interfaces associated with the location. The programming interface implements the security policy that corresponds to the location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Eran Medan, Matthew Ira Bretan, Ian Matthew Gary Meyers, Frank Leslie Van Deman, V
  • Publication number: 20210034187
    Abstract: A game controller includes a touchpad that a user, viewing a virtual keyboard on a screen, can soft-touch to move a cursor on the screen and then hard-touch to move the cursor and also send location data to a processor for inputting a letter from the virtual keyboard. A microphone on the touchpad can be used to receive voice signals for training a machine learning module to predict a next letter or next word, or to insert special characters/punctuations/graphics such as “smileys” during the swipe, or to indicate a tone of a Chinese character while typing with Chinese Pinyin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Cen Zhao, Chung-Hsien Yu, Samuel Ian Matthews
  • Patent number: 10863144
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for protecting critical data on cameras from physical attacks. In some examples, a camera at a particular site monitors data captured by the camera and, based on the data, detects one or more predetermined conditions indicating a threat to the camera. Based on the one or more predetermined conditions indicating the threat to the camera, the camera determines a threshold risk of damage to data stored at the camera. In response to determining the threshold risk of damage to the data stored at the camera, the camera selects, from a plurality of content items in the data stored at the camera, a subset of content items based on respective priorities associated with the plurality of content items, and sends, via a network, the subset of content items to one or more destinations to yield a prioritized backup of the plurality of content items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Ian Matthew Snyder, Nicholas Dye Abalos, Peter W. Gleason
  • Patent number: 10856937
    Abstract: Ablation systems of the present disclosure facilitate the safe formation of wide and deep lesions. For example, ablation systems of the present disclosure can allow for the flow of irrigation fluid and blood through an expandable ablation electrode, resulting in efficient and effective cooling of the ablation electrode as the ablation electrode delivers energy at a treatment site of the patient. Additionally, or alternatively, ablation systems of the present disclosure can include a deformable ablation electrode and a plurality of sensors that, in cooperation, sense the deformation of the ablation electrode, to provide a robust indication of the extent and direction of contact between the ablation electrode and tissue at a treatment site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Affera, Inc.
    Inventors: Doron Harlev, Ian Matthew Collier, Andrew Miles Wallace, Jonathan Matthew Bond
  • Patent number: D904483
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Peter W. Gleason, Nicholas James Kaoru Kawamoto, Nicholas Dye Abalos, Ian Matthew Snyder, Jennifer Ouk
  • Patent number: D925641
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Kyunyoung Park, Nicholas James Kaoru Kawamoto, Peter W. Gleason, Nicholas Dye Abalos, Ian Matthew Snyder, Jennifer Ouk
  • Patent number: D925642
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Kyunyoung Park, Nicholas James Kaoru Kawamoto, Peter W. Gleason, Nicholas Dye Abalos, Ian Matthew Snyder, Jennifer Ouk
  • Patent number: D934942
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Nicholas James Kaoru Kawamoto, Hyunsoo Lee, Ramkrishna Swamy, Ian Matthew Snyder, Nicholas Dye Abalos, Parmis Taidy, Brad Andrew Palladino, Philip Lawrence Brown