Patents by Inventor Ian Moody
Ian Moody 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).
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Publication number: 20240058505Abstract: Provided herein are electrically conductive scaffolds of various shapes suitable for promoting and stimulating tissue regeneration, particularly in nerve repair.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2021Publication date: February 22, 2024Inventors: Michael SPAID, Jeffrey WOLK, Haixia DAI, Pierre-Marc ALLEMAND, Pin Chu CHEN, Ian MOODY, Michael V. PAUKSHTO
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Patent number: 7977642Abstract: An imaging apparatus for x-rays includes a scintillator, overlying an array of imaging pixels on a substrate, and at least one trigger pixel array externally peripheral to the array of imaging pixels on the substrate such that the trigger pixel array is not substantially overshadowed by the scintillator from incident x-ray radiation. A layer substantially impervious to light but transparent to x-rays overlays the trigger pixel array, such that the trigger pixels are unresponsive to light but triggered by direct hits from incident x-ray photons.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2008Date of Patent: July 12, 2011Assignee: E2V Technologies (UK) LimitedInventors: Ian Moody, Martin Fryer
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Patent number: 7747081Abstract: A photoelectric sensor array is labelled by accumulating charge, preferably charge from a dark current, in at least a portion of the sensor array and reading out the accumulated charge to form an image to determine locations of atypical pixels in the portion of the sensor array. A signature of the sensor array is generated from the locations of atypical pixels and stored. The array is subsequently identified by re-accumulating charge in the portion of the array to form a signature based on the atypical pixels for comparison with the stored signature.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2006Date of Patent: June 29, 2010Assignee: E2V Technologies (UK) LimitedInventors: Ian Moody, Kevin Hadfield
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Publication number: 20100084564Abstract: An imaging apparatus for x-rays includes a scintillator, overlying an array of imaging pixels on a substrate, and at least one trigger pixel array externally peripheral to the array of imaging pixels on the substrate such that the trigger pixel array is not substantially overshadowed by the scintillator from incident x-ray radiation. A layer substantially impervious to light but transparent to x-rays overlays the trigger pixel array, such that the trigger pixels are unresponsive to light but triggered by direct hits from incident x-ray photons.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2008Publication date: April 8, 2010Applicant: E2V TECHNOLOGIES (UK) LIMITEDInventors: Ian Moody, Martin Fryer
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Patent number: 7566876Abstract: Effective sensitivity of a photodetector of an image sensor is controlled by partitioning signal charge from incident photons, thus producing a manageable yield and a consequently higher, photon shot noise limited, signal to noise ratio than in the prior art, when imaging high flux rates of energetic photons or particles, such as produced by x-ray generators. The invention may be applied, for example, to an image sensor with a photosensitive layer coupled to a charge collection/readout structure, e.g. photoconductor or scintillator on CMOS array, or to an intrinsically sensitive charge collection/readout structure, e.g. deep active layer CMOS.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2006Date of Patent: July 28, 2009Assignee: E2V Technologies (UK) LimitedInventors: Ian Moody, Raymond Thomas Bell
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Patent number: 7498584Abstract: An energy selective radiation sensor has a photodetector and a transfer gate for controlling transfer of charge from the photodetector to a first sense node. A first readout circuit is provided for reading out charge from the first node. In use a first charge accumulated in the photodetector from a first predetermined portion of an energy spectrum of a radiation source is transferred to the first sense node. A second charge is accumulated in the photodetector from a second predetermined portion of the energy spectrum. The first charge is readout from the first sense node with the readout circuit, the second charge transferred to the first sense node and likewise readout. In embodiments of the invention, a second sense node and second transfer gate are provided and the first charge is read out through a first sense node and the second charge through the second sense node.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2006Date of Patent: March 3, 2009Assignee: E2V Technologies (UK) LimitedInventors: Ian Moody, Raymond Thomas Bell
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Patent number: 7368697Abstract: In a size determining system, a number of pixels in a dimension of a sensor array of photoelectric devices is determined. A readout register is arranged to receive charge accumulated in the dimension of the sensor array. A clock is connected to apply clock cycle pulses to the readout register to read out the charge from the readout register for a predetermined number of clock cycles known to exceed a supposed maximum number of pixels in the dimension of the sensor array. A discontinuity detector is operative to determine a first discontinuity in the readout charge, representing a last active pixel in the dimension of the sensor array. A counter is arranged to count clock cycles between a first active pixel and the first discontinuity to determine a number of active pixels in the dimension of the sensor array.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2006Date of Patent: May 6, 2008Assignee: EV2 Technologies (UK) LimitedInventors: Ian Moody, Kevin Hadfield
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Patent number: 7211817Abstract: An x-ray sensor 60 includes a phosphorescent phosphor 601 susceptible to x-ray irradiation 12 for forming an image in the phosphor, the phosphor having a decay period 71 persistent after an irradiation period 75. A photoelectric sensor array 603 is arranged to receive phosphorescent emission from the phosphorescent phosphor 601 corresponding to the image. The photoelectric sensor array is gated off for a gated period 72 during at least some of, or exceeding, the irradiation period 75 to dump output from the photoelectric sensor array means generated during at least some of the irradiation period to reduce the effect of direct x-ray irradiation of the photoelectric sensor array. A signal is at least primarily output from the sensor from persisting phosphorescence from the phosphor during the decay period.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2006Date of Patent: May 1, 2007Assignee: E2V Technologies (UK) LimitedInventor: Ian Moody
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Publication number: 20070069142Abstract: Effective sensitivity of a photodetector of an image sensor is controlled by partitioning signal charge from incident photons, thus producing a manageable yield and a consequently higher, photon shot noise limited, signal to noise ratio than in the prior art, when imaging high flux rates of energetic photons or particles, such as produced by x-ray generators. The invention may be applied, for example, to an image sensor with a photosensitive layer coupled to a charge collection/readout structure, e.g. photoconductor or scintillator on CMOS array, or to an intrinsically sensitive charge collection/readout structure, e.g. deep active layer CMOS.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2006Publication date: March 29, 2007Applicant: E2V Technologies (UK) LimitedInventors: Ian Moody, Raymond Bell
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Publication number: 20070069184Abstract: Electrically conducting polymer compositions are provided. The compositions comprise homopolymers and copolymers of polythiophene, polypyrrole, polyaniline, and polycyclic heteroaromatics, and combinations of those, in admixture with an organic solvent wettable fluorinated acid polymer. The acid polymers are fluorinated or highly fluorinated and have acidic groups including carboxylic acid groups, sulfonic acid groups, sulfonimide groups, phosphoric acid groups, phosphonic acid groups, and combinations thereof. The compositions may be used in organic electronic devices (OLEDs).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2006Publication date: March 29, 2007Inventors: Che-Hsiung Hsu, Ian Moody, Sunghan Kim
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Publication number: 20070051976Abstract: An energy selective radiation sensor 10 has a photodetector 11 and a transfer gate 12 for controlling transfer of charge from the photodetector to a first sense node 13. A first readout circuit 14, 15, 16 is provided for reading out charge from the first node. In use a first charge accumulated in the photodetector from a first predetermined portion 81; 91 of an energy spectrum of a radiation source is transferred to the first sense node 13. A second charge is accumulated in the photodetector from a second predetermined portion 82; 92 of the energy spectrum. The first charge is readout from the first sense node with the readout circuit, the second charge transferred to the first sense node and likewise readout. In embodiments of the invention, a second sense node 532; 632 and second transfer gate 522; 622 are provided and the first charge is read out through a first sense node 531; 631 and the second charge through the second sense node 532; 632.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2006Publication date: March 8, 2007Applicant: E2V Technologies (UK) LimitedInventors: Ian Moody, Raymond Bell
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Publication number: 20070045591Abstract: There is provided an electrically conductive polymer composition, comprising a first electrically conductive polymer doped with an organic solvent wettable fluorinated acid polymer in admixture with a second electrically conductive polymer doped with an organic solvent non-wettable fluorinated acid polymer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2006Publication date: March 1, 2007Inventors: Che-Hsiung Hsu, Sunghan Kim, Ian Moody
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Publication number: 20060238630Abstract: A photoelectric sensor array is labelled by accumulating charge, preferably charge from a dark current, in at least a portion of the sensor array and reading out the accumulated charge to form an image to determine locations of atypical pixels in the portion of the sensor array. A signature of the sensor array is generated from the locations of atypical pixels and stored. The array is subsequently identified by re-accumulating charge in the portion of the array to form a signature based on the atypical pixels for comparison with the stored signature.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2006Publication date: October 26, 2006Applicant: E2V TECHNOLOGIES (UK) LIMITEDInventors: Ian Moody, Kevin Hadfield
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Publication number: 20060237628Abstract: A number of pixels in at least one dimension of a sensor array 30 of photoelectric devices is determined by first accumulating charge in a readout register 32 of the sensor array. Clock pulses are applied to the readout register to read out accumulated charge 40 from the readout register for a predetermined number of clock cycles known to exceed a number of pixels in the at least one dimension of the sensor array. A first discontinuity 44 in the readout accumulated charge, representing a last active pixel 311 in the at least one dimension of the sensor array, is determined. Clock cycles are counted between a first active pixel 312 and the first discontinuity 44 to determine a number of active pixels in the at least one dimension of the sensor array.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2006Publication date: October 26, 2006Applicant: EV2 TECHNOLOGIES (UK) LIMITEDInventors: Ian Moody, Kevin Hadfield
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Publication number: 20060219963Abstract: An x-ray sensor 60 includes a phosphorescent phosphor 601 susceptible to x-ray irradiation 12 for forming an image in the phosphor, the phosphor having a decay period 71 persistent after an irradiation period 75. A photoelectric sensor array 603 is arranged to receive phosphorescent emission from the phosphorescent phosphor 601 corresponding to the image. The photoelectric sensor array is gated off for a gated period 72 during at least some of, or exceeding, the irradiation period 75 to dump output from the photoelectric sensor array means generated during at least some of the irradiation period to reduce the effect of direct x-ray irradiation of the photoelectric sensor array. A signal is at least primarily output from the sensor from persisting phosphorescence from the phosphor during the decay period.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2006Publication date: October 5, 2006Applicant: E2V Technologies (UK) LimitedInventor: Ian Moody
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Publication number: 20060059325Abstract: A system having replaceable components, each with a MAC address provided by its manufacturer, includes a central system controller which generates predetermined MAC addresses each associated with a slot into which the components are inserted. When a component (card) is inserted into a slot, the controller checks the MAC address of the card and compares it with the MAC address of the slot. If it is not the same (as when a new card is inserted, rather than the same card being re-inserted), the controller instructs the card to store the predetermined MAC address associated with that slot and to use that address as its MAC address. The original MAC address provided by the manufacturer is not deleted but is maintained in a memory location so that it can be accessed when necessary.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2004Publication date: March 16, 2006Inventors: Alan Milne, Paul Maguire, Grant Sharp, Ian Moody, Erik Lornie