Patents by Inventor Ian McDonald

Ian McDonald 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: 7705795
    Abstract: An antenna may be formed from conductive regions that define a gap that is bridged by shunt inductors. The inductors may have equal inductances and may be located equidistant from each other to form a scatter-type antenna structure. The inductors may also have unequal inductances and may be located along the length of the gap with unequal inductor-to-inductor spacings, thereby creating a decreasing shunt inductance at increasing distances from a feed for the antenna. This type of antenna structure functions as a horn-type antenna. One or more scatter-type antenna structures may be cascaded to form a multiband antenna. Antenna gaps may be formed in conductive device housings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Bing Chiang, Gregory Allen Springer, Douglas B. Kough, Enrique Ayala, Matthew Ian McDonald
  • Publication number: 20100036118
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel fused ring heterocycle kinase modulators and methods of using the novel fused ring heterocycle kinase modulators to treat diseases mediated by kinase activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2009
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Inventors: William D. Arnold, Pierre Bounaud, Chixu Chen, Brian Eastman, Andreas Gosberg, Stefan N. Gradl, Stephanie Hopkins, Zhe Li, Ian McDonald, Paul A. Sprengeler, Ruo W. Steensma, Mark E. Wilson
  • Publication number: 20090306056
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel pyrrolo-pyridine kinase modulators and methods of using the novel pyrrolo-pyridine kinase modulators to treat diseases mediated by kinase activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Inventors: WILLIAM D. ARNOLD, PIERRE BOUNAUD, ANDREAS GOSBERG, ZHE LI, IAN MCDONALD, RUO W. STEENSMA, MARK E. WILSON
  • Patent number: 7626021
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel fused ring heterocycle kinase modulators and methods of using the novel fused ring heterocycle kinase modulators to treat diseases mediated by kinase activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: SGX Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: William D. Arnold, Pierre Bounaud, Chixu Chen, Brian Eastman, Andreas Gosberg, Stefan N. Gradl, Stephanie Hopkins, Zhe Li, Ian McDonald, Paul A. Sprengeler, Ruo W. Steensma, Mark E. Wilson
  • Publication number: 20090287695
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for bidirectional matching. In overview, various embodiments provide software, hardware and methodologies underlying a bidirectional matching approach that implements a multi-level importance weighting procedure. Generally speaking, potential relationships between parties are scored on the basis of criterion matches. In some embodiments, a value is assigned to each criterion match based on a function of predefined factor, which is optionally experientially defined, and a further factor, which is defined based on individual preferences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2009
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Inventors: John Vincent Egan, Kenneth Ian McDonald
  • Patent number: 7601839
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel pyrrolo-pyridine kinase modulators and methods of using the novel pyrrolo-pyridine kinase modulators to treat diseases mediated by kinase activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: SGX Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    Inventors: William D. Arnold, Pierre-Yves Bounaud, Andreas Gosberg, Zhe Li Bounaud, Ian McDonald, Ruo W. Steensma, Mark E. Wilson
  • Patent number: 7582637
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel pyrrolo-pyridine kinase modulators and methods of using the novel pyrrolo-pyridine kinase modulators to treat diseases mediated by kinase activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: SGX Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: William D. Arnold, Pierre-Yves Bounaud, Andreas Gosberg, Zhe Li Bounaud, Ian McDonald, Ruo W. Steensma, Mark E. Wilson
  • Publication number: 20090174612
    Abstract: Antenna support structures and antennas are provided for wireless electronic devices such as portable electronic devices. Antenna resonating elements may be formed from conductive coatings on two-shot molded interconnect device dielectric antenna support structures. The conductive coatings may be formed from wet-plated copper or other conductive materials. The antenna support structure may have tabs that electrically connect antenna resonating elements to the case of a wireless electronic device that serves as an antenna ground plane. The antenna support structure may be curved about its longitudinal axis so that the antenna resonating elements on the support structure protrude upwards to enhance antenna performance. In a portable electronic device such as a portable computer, the antenna support structure may be mounted within a dielectric portion of the computer housing that is located between the display portion of the housing and the base of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2008
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Inventors: Enrique Ayala, Gregory Allen Springer, Douglas B. Kough, Matthew Ian McDonald
  • Publication number: 20090153411
    Abstract: Dual slot antennas are provided for portable electronic devices such as handheld electronic devices. A dual slot antenna may have an open slot that has an open end that is not encircled by conductive material and may have a closed slot in which each end is surrounded by conductor. The closed and open slots may have portions that run parallel to each other. The antenna may be fed using feed terminals that bridge the closed and open slots in the vicinity of the portions of the slots that run parallel to each other. The slots may have portions that are angled with respect to each other. An end portion of one of the slots may be bent and widened for impedance matching and broadened bandwidth. Other portions of the slots may also be angled with respect to their main longitudinal axes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventors: Bing Chiang, Gregory Allen Springer, Douglas B. Kough, Enrique Ayala, Matthew Ian McDonald, Hao Xu
  • Publication number: 20090153409
    Abstract: Microslot antennas may be provided for electronic devices such as portable electronic devices. The microslot antennas may have dielectric-filled microslots that are formed in a ground plane element. The ground plane element may be formed from part of a conductive device housing. The microslots may be narrow enough that they are not readily noticeable to the naked eye. The microslots may have lengths that allow the microslot antenna to provide antenna coverage in one or more communications bands. A first group of the microslots may be used to provide coverage in a first communications band and a second group of the microslots may be used to provide coverage in a second communications band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventors: Bing Chiang, Gregory Allen Springer, Douglas B. Kough, Enrique Ayala, Matthew Ian McDonald
  • Publication number: 20090153412
    Abstract: Antenna window structures and antennas for electronic devices such as portable electronic devices are provided. The electronic devices may be computers or other devices that have conductive housings. Antenna windows may be formed from one or more slots in the conductive housings. The slots may be filled with air or a solid dielectric such as epoxy. There may be a number of parallel slots in a given antenna window, each having a width that is sufficiently narrow to make the antenna window invisible or unnoticeable to the naked eye under normal observation. An antenna may be formed within an electronic device adjacent to an antenna window. The antenna may handle radio-frequency antenna signals in one or more communications bands. The radio-frequency antenna signals may pass through the slots in the antenna window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventors: Bing Chiang, Gregory Allen Springer, Douglas B. Kough, Enrique Ayala, Matthew Ian McDonald
  • Publication number: 20090153422
    Abstract: An antenna may be formed from conductive regions that define a gap that is bridged by shunt inductors. The inductors may have equal inductances and may be located equidistant from each other to form a scatter-type antenna structure. The inductors may also have unequal inductances and may be located along the length of the gap with unequal inductor-to-inductor spacings, thereby creating a decreasing shunt inductance at increasing distances from a feed for the antenna. This type of antenna structure functions as a horn-type antenna. One or more scatter-type antenna structures may be cascaded to form a multiband antenna. Antenna gaps may be formed in conductive device housings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventors: Bing Chiang, Gregory Allen Springer, Douglas B. Kough, Enrique Ayala, Matthew Ian McDonald
  • Publication number: 20090143352
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel pyrrolo-pyridine kinase modulators and methods of using the novel pyrrolo-pyridine kinase modulators to treat diseases mediated by kinase activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2007
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: SGX Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: William D. Arnold, Pierre Bounaud, Chixu Chen, Brian Eastman, Andreas Gosberg, Stefan N. Gradl, Stephanie Hopkins, Zhe Li, Ian McDonald, Paul A. Sprengeler, Ruo W. Steensma, Mark E. Wilson
  • Publication number: 20090005378
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel pyrrolo-pyridine kinase modulators and methods of using the novel pyrrolo-pyridine kinase modulators to treat diseases mediated by kinase activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: SGX Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: William D. Arnold, Pierre-Yves Bounaud, Andreas Gosberg, Zhe Li Bounaud, Ian McDonald, Ruo W. Steensma, Mark E. Wilson
  • Publication number: 20080273677
    Abstract: A method of communicating information describing a voice call from a caller to a recipient comprises steps of obtaining call subject information describing the call and communicating the call subject information to the recipient to inform the recipient about the call. The call subject information can be presented as a subject line displayed to a recipient in which the caller provides information about the nature of the call and/or its urgency, which thus enables the recipient to better judge whether it should be answered immediately. The call subject information can be input as text by the caller or it can be extracted automatically from a calendar application or a messaging application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2007
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Inventors: Nicholas Alfano, David Castell, David Heit, Douglas Gisby, Jan John-Luc Bakker, Richard George, Ian McDonald
  • Publication number: 20080221119
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel pyrrolo-pyridine kinase modulators and methods of using the novel pyrrolo-pyridine kinase modulators to treat diseases mediated by kinase activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Applicant: SGX Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: William D. Arnold, Pierre Bounaud, Andreas Gosberg, Zhe Li, Ian McDonald, Ruo W. Steensma, Mark E. Wilson
  • Publication number: 20080165071
    Abstract: An electronic device comprising a first conductive unit and a second conductive unit disposed such that a gap exists between the first component and the second component. The electronic device further includes one or more components disposed along the gap and configured to counteract one or more capacitance effects in the gap, wherein at least one of the first conductive unit and the second conductive unit represents a part of an antenna. By counteracting the capacitance effects in the gap, certain radiation attributes of the antenna, such as radiation efficiency, can be improved. The one or more components are also employed to counteract one or more capacitance effects in a slot of a conductive unit in an electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Bing Chiang, Gregory Allen Springer, Douglas B. Kough, Enrique Ayala, Matthew Ian McDonald
  • Patent number: 7361763
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel pyrrolo-pyridine kinase modulators and methods of using the novel pyrrolo-pyridine kinase modulators to treat diseases mediated by kinase activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignee: SGX Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: William D. Arnold, Pierre Bounaud, Andreas Gosberg, Zhe Li, Ian McDonald, Ruo W. Steensma, Mark E. Wilson
  • Patent number: 7361764
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel pyrrolo-pyridine kinase modulators and methods of using the novel pyrrolo-pyridine kinase modulators to treat diseases mediated by kinase activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignee: SGX Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: William D. Arnold, Pierre Bounaud, Andreas Gosberg, Zhe Li, Ian McDonald, Ruo W. Steensma, Mark E. Wilson
  • Publication number: 20070288553
    Abstract: A client processor including a communications receiver for receiving file fragments for the device, a micro-controller system including a microcontroller and a programmable non-volatile memory system, for building and storing application and data files from the fragments, and executing an application of the device by processing at least one application file and associated data identified by configuration instructions included in at least one of the fragments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2005
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Inventors: Andrew Donaghey, Ian McDonald, David Beard