Patents by Inventor Ian Michael

Ian Michael 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).

  • IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO ENCAPSULATED PERFUME COMPOSITIONS
    Publication number: 20180169603
    Abstract: An encapsulated perfume composition comprising at least one perfume-containing aminoplast core-shell microcapsule dispersed in an aqueous suspending medium, the microcapsule being characterized in that it bears a positive charge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Ian Michael Harrison, Emmanuel AUSSANT, Frederic BLONDEL, Guillaume JEANSON
  • HEAT EXCHANGER HAVING STACKED COIL SECTIONS
    Publication number: 20180156492
    Abstract: A heat exchanger is provided with stacked coil sections. Each of the stacked coil sections is configured to circulate a fluid independent from the other coil section. An air moving device is used to circulate air through both of the stacked coil sections. The stacked coil sections are positioned to have the air exiting the one coil section entering the other coil section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: William L. Kopko, Mustafa Kemal Yanik, Michael Lee Buckley, Glenn Eugene Nickey, Ian Michael Casper
  • Automated messaging
    Patent number: 9992642
    Abstract: Approaches provide for generating an introductory text message to be delivered to a recipient when a voice-enabled communications device is used to send a message to the recipient for a first time. For example, audio input data that includes an instruction to send a text message can be received and an application can analyze the audio input data to determine an instruction to send a text message, a message body, and an intended recipient of the text message. The application can determine whether a text message has previously been sent to the intended recipient using the voice-enabled communications device or another device associated with the customer's account. In the situation where a text message has been sent, a text message is generated that includes the message body and the application causes the text message to be sent to the intended recipient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Ryan Christopher Rapp, Douglas Vincent O'Dell, III, Kathryn Lynn Parker, Jonathan Leonard Da Silva, Ian Michael Menzies, Christo Frank Devaraj, David Michael Rowell
  • PROCESSING PIPELINE WITH FIRST AND SECOND PROCESSING MODES HAVING DIFFERENT PERFORMANCE OR ENERGY CONSUMPTION CHARACTERISTICS
    Publication number: 20180150297
    Abstract: An apparatus (2) has a processing pipeline (4) supporting at least a first processing mode and a second processing mode with different energy consumption or performance characteristics. A storage structure (22, 30, 36, 50, 40, 64, 44) is accessible in both the first and second processing modes. When the second processing mode is selected, control circuitry (70) triggers a subset (102) of the entries of the storage structure to be placed in a power saving state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Max John BATLEY, Simon John CRASKE, Ian Michael CAULFIELD, Peter Richard GREENHALGH, Allan John SKILLMAN, Antony John PENTON
  • TRANS10:CIS12 ISOMER OF CONJUGATED LINOLEIC ACID AS A THERAPEUTIC AND PREVENTATIVE AGENT FOR HYPERTENSION SPECIFIC TO PREGNANCY
    Publication number: 20180147171
    Abstract: Described herein are compositions and methods for the use of t10:c12 conjugated linoleic acid to reduce hypertension in pregnant women. Advantageously, by reducing blood pressure, the compositions will also reduce the risk of pre-term birth. The t10:c12 conjugated linoleic acid compositions are advantageously food products, particularly dairy products. Also included are methods of determining the t10:c12 conjugated linoleic acid content of a dairy product and optionally enriching the dairy product for t10:c12 conjugated linoleic acid. Enriched dairy products can be labeled for use during pregnancy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Ian Michael Bird, Manish Suresh Patankar, Derek Steven Boeldt, Mian Mohammed Khuram Shahzad
  • Apparatus and method for suspending execution of a thread in response to a hint instruction
    Patent number: 9977679
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for processing instructions from a plurality of threads. The apparatus comprises a processing pipeline to process instructions, including fetch circuitry to fetch instructions from a plurality of threads for processing by the processing pipeline, and execution circuitry to execute the fetched instructions. Execution hint instruction handling circuitry is then responsive to the fetch circuitry fetching an execution hint instruction for a first thread, to treat the execution hint instruction, at least in a presence of a suspension condition, as a predicted branch instruction with a predicted behavior, and to cause the fetch circuitry to suspend fetching of instructions for the first thread. The execution circuitry is then arranged to execute the predicted branch instruction with a behavior different to the predicted behavior, in order to trigger a misprediction condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: ARM Limited
    Inventors: Ian Michael Caulfield, Antony John Penton, Robert Gwilym Dimond
  • Controlling execution of instructions for a processing pipeline having first out-of order execution circuitry and second execution circuitry
    Patent number: 9952871
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises a processing pipeline comprising out-of-order execution circuitry and second execution circuitry. Control circuitry monitors at least one reordering metric indicative of an extent to which instructions are executed out of order by the out-of-order execution circuitry, and controls whether instructions are executed using the out-of-order execution circuitry or the second execution circuitry based on the reordering metric. A speculation metric indicative of a fraction of executed instructions that are flushed due to a mis-speculation can also be used to determine whether to execute instructions on first or second execution circuitry having different performance or energy consumption characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: ARM Limited
    Inventors: Ian Michael Caulfield, Peter Richard Greenhalgh, Simon John Craske, Max John Batley, Allan John Skillman, Antony John Penton
  • Hard disk drive desledder
    Patent number: 9947343
    Abstract: A hard disk drive desledder comprises a support and a cutting member. The support is configured to receive and to support a hard disk drive assembly that includes a hard disk drive and a sled. The cutting member has at least two cutting edges corresponding to respective portions of the sled. The cutting member is movable from a first position spaced apart from the support and a second position adjacent the support to cause the at least two cutting edges to cut portions of the sled to allow the hard disk drive to be removed from the hard disk drive assembly. Related desledding methods are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ian Michael Crook, Christopher Wayne Turner
  • Avoiding micro-loops in a ring topology of a network
    Patent number: 9942057
    Abstract: In one embodiment, micro-loops are avoided in ring topologies of packet switching devices by changing the order of propagation of link state information concerning failed communications between a particular packet switching device and a neighbor packet switching device. In one embodiment, the particular packet switching device communicates link state information of a high cost of the particular communications (e.g., in the direction from particular to neighbor packet switching devices) such that this link state information will propagate towards the particular packet switching device from at least from the furthest packet switching device in the ring topology that is currently configured to forward packets having a destination address of the neighbor packet switching device through the particular packet switching device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Stewart Frederick Bryant, Clarence Filsfils, Ian Michael Charles Shand
  • Gas sterilization/disinfection system and method for fluid conduits
    Patent number: 9937275
    Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to a ventilator treatment system configured to sterilize and/or disinfect a fluid pathway through a ventilator by providing a forced flow of treatment gas to the ventilator. Ventilators are frequently contaminated with bacteria and viruses during normal use. When a ventilator is moved from one patient to the next, there is a risk of contaminating the new patient with a pathogen from the previous patient. The application of treatment gas is especially practical for sanitizing hard to access surfaces such as those found in the cavities and conduits (the fluid pathway) of a ventilator. A treatment gas such as, for example, ozone, converts back to oxygen and has a short half life, which can be further reduced with humidity, heat, or inexpensive destruct catalysts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Ian Michael Cadieux, Ray Ellestad, Matthew Perun
  • Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita lifestyle and grooming tool
    Patent number: 9867488
    Abstract: A tool assembly having a housing body with a top portion and a bottom portion. The tool assembly may have an axis defined by the housing body and extending through the top portion and the bottom portion, an opening defined in the housing and extending from an outer surface of the housing body towards the axis, a notch defined in the housing along the opening, and a module base having a collar. Wherein the module base is positionable within the opening and when the collar is at least partially positioned within the notch, the module base is at least partially positioned within the opening and restricted from moving axially along the axis relative to the housing body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Inventors: Ian Michael Wright, Deborah Alisia Flaig
  • Heat exchanger having stacked coil sections
    Patent number: 9869487
    Abstract: A heat exchanger is provided with stacked coil sections. Each of the stacked coil sections is configured to circulate a fluid independent from the other coil section. An air moving device is used to circulate air through both of the stacked coil sections. The stacked coil sections are positioned to have the air exiting the one coil section entering the other coil section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Glenn Eugene Nickey, Ian Michael Casper, William L. Kopko, Michael Lee Buckley, Mustafa Kemal Yanik
  • Heat exchanger support
    Patent number: 9851152
    Abstract: There is disclosed herein a heat exchanger and an associated method of manufacture. The heat exchanger comprises a flow conduit for accommodating flow of a heat transfer fluid. The conduit is wound around a central axis so as to form a plurality of turns, for example in a helical fashion. A support member for the conduit is formed of a sheet material shaped to extend in a circumferential direction about the central axis, wherein the support member is common to said plurality of turns. A plurality of fasteners are arranged to attach the conduit to the support member at spaced locations along its length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventor: Ian Michael Bunce
  • HEAVY AMINES AS HYDROGEN SULFIDE AND MERCAPTAN SCAVENGERS
    Publication number: 20170335204
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to compositions and methods for scavenging hydrogen sulfide and/or mercaptans from fluids. More particularly, the invention relates to the use of compositions comprising a surfactant and the reaction product between a polyamine and a formaldehyde as a hydrogen sulfide or a mercaptan scavenger for hydrocarbon-containing fluids, particularly for natural gas, crude oil, field oil, fuel oil, naphtha, gasoline, kerosene, diesel, slurry oil, gas oil, resid, refinery gas, coal gas, tar, asphalt, coke gas, ammonia synthesis gas, gas from an industrial gas stream, or a sulfurization plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Kekeli Ekoue-Kovi, Ian Michael Jones
  • Optical connector and duplex connector assembly
    Patent number: 9823428
    Abstract: LC optical connectors and a duplex clip for forming duplex connector assemblies are provided herein. The LC optical connector includes a rigid latch member for positive locking with another component, such as an adaptor. The duplex clip is configured to hold two LC optical connectors to form a duplex connector assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: FLUKE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seymour Goldstein, Ian Michael Davidson
  • WEARABLE ATHLETIC ACTIVITY MONITORING SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20170319133
    Abstract: A sensor garment for monitoring an individual engaged in an athletic activity includes a garment formed of textile material, and a sensor module inseparably coupled to the textile material of the garment. The sensor module includes a single-purpose sensor configured to sense a single characteristic, and a radio antenna configured to transmit data generated by the single-purpose sensor. The sensor module includes no external port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Aurel COZA, Christian DIBENEDETTO, Ian Michael MUNSON
  • 2-MERCAPTOBENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVES AS CORROSION INHIBITORS
    Publication number: 20170313891
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to methods and compounds for preventing metal corrosion. More specifically, the method comprises contacting a hydrocarbon-containing liquid with a composition in an effective amount to prevent metal corrosion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Kekeli Ekoue-Kovi, Neetu Tomar, Deepak Jadhav, Kim B. Peyton, Jennifer L. Sorrells, Ian Michael Jones
  • IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
    Publication number: 20170312193
    Abstract: An encapsulated perfume composition in the form of a slurry comprising one or more core-shell capsules, dispersed in an aqueous dispersing medium, wherein the core contains a perfume and the shell contains a polyurea resin, and wherein the capsules are in the form of a stable suspension having a viscosity of up to 3000 centipoise, and more particularly about 150 to 3000 centipoise when measured on a rheometer, using rotating disks at a shear rate of 21 s?1 at a temperature of 25° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Emmanuel AUSSANT, Addi FADEL, Ian Michael HARRISON, Christian QUELLET, Ewelina BURAKOWSKA-MEISE, Wolfgang DENUELL, Thomas SOLTYS
  • System of Determining a Position of a Remote Object via One or More Images
    Publication number: 20170314931
    Abstract: In one or more embodiments, one or more systems, methods and/or processes may determine a location of a remote object (e.g., a point and/or area of interest, landmark, structure that “looks interesting”, buoy, anchored boat, etc.). For example, the location of a remote object may be determined via a first bearing, at a first location, and a second bearing, at a second location, to the remote object. For instance, the first and second locations can be determined via a position device, such as a global positioning system device. In one or more embodiments, the location of the remote object may be based on the first location, the second location, the first bearing, and the second bearing. For example, the location of the remote object may be provided to a user via a map. For instance, turn-by-turn direction to the location of the remote object may be provided to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventor: Ian Michael Fink
  • Measuring wheel with fixed stand
    Patent number: D820698
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: APEX BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Ian Michael Cobb, David Jonathan Byron, John Medicus