Patents by Inventor Ian Parsons
Ian Parsons 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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Patent number: 8055660Abstract: A method of accessing program meta-data is disclosed. The method includes receiving a plurality of program meta-data virtual containers, at least one of the virtual containers comprising normalized program meta-data of programs having instances in a plurality of time windows, receiving an input indicating a selected time window, the input at least one of comprises and refers to a time-window identifier identifying the selected time window, and using the time-window identifier to filter the plurality of virtual containers, so as to obtain a subset of the program meta-data which corresponds to the selected time window. Related apparatus and methods are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2010Date of Patent: November 8, 2011Assignee: NDS LimitedInventors: Ian Bastable, Ian Parsons
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Patent number: 8055659Abstract: A method of accessing program meta-data is disclosed. The method includes receiving a plurality of program meta-data virtual containers, at least one of the virtual containers comprising normalized program meta-data of programs having instances in a plurality of time windows, receiving an input indicating a selected time window, the input at least one of comprises and refers to a time-window identifier identifying the selected time window, and using the time-window identifier to filter the plurality of virtual containers, so as to obtain a subset of the program meta-data which corresponds to the selected time window. Related apparatus and methods are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2010Date of Patent: November 8, 2011Assignee: NDS LimitedInventors: Ian Bastable, Ian Parsons
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Publication number: 20110099581Abstract: A method of accessing program meta-data is disclosed. The method includes receiving a plurality of program meta-data virtual containers, at least one of the virtual containers comprising normalized program meta-data of programs having instances in a plurality of time windows, receiving an input indicating a selected time window, the input at least one of comprises and refers to a time-window identifier identifying the selected time window, and using the time-window identifier to filter the plurality of virtual containers, so as to obtain a subset of the program meta-data which corresponds to the selected time window. Related apparatus and methods are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2010Publication date: April 28, 2011Applicant: NDS LimitedInventors: Ian Bastable, Ian Parsons
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Publication number: 20110072026Abstract: A method of accessing program meta-data is disclosed. The method includes receiving a plurality of program meta-data virtual containers, at least one of the virtual containers comprising normalized program meta-data of programs having instances in a plurality of time windows, receiving an input indicating a selected time window, the input at least one of comprises and refers to a time-window identifier identifying the selected time window, and using the time-window identifier to filter the plurality of virtual containers, so as to obtain a subset of the program meta-data which corresponds to the selected time window. Related apparatus and methods are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2010Publication date: March 24, 2011Applicant: NDS LimitedInventors: Ian Bastable, Ian Parsons
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Patent number: 7865467Abstract: A method of accessing program meta-data is disclosed. The method includes receiving a plurality of program meta-data virtual containers, at least one of the virtual containers comprising normalized program meta-data of programs having instances in a plurality of time windows, receiving an input indicating a selected time window, the input at least one of comprises and refers to a time-window identifier identifying the selected time window, and using the time-window identifier to filter the plurality of virtual containers, so as to obtain a subset of the program meta-data which corresponds to the selected time window. Related apparatus and methods are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2005Date of Patent: January 4, 2011Assignee: NDS LimitedInventors: Ian Bastable, Ian Parsons
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Publication number: 20080092166Abstract: A method of accessing program meta-data is disclosed. The method includes receiving a plurality of program meta-data virtual containers, at least one of the virtual containers comprising normalized program meta-data of programs having instances in a plurality of time windows, receiving an input indicating a selected time window, the input at least one of comprises and refers to a time-window identifier identifying the selected time window, and using the time-window identifier to filter the plurality of virtual containers, so as to obtain a subset of the program meta-data which corresponds to the selected time window. Related apparatus and methods are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2005Publication date: April 17, 2008Applicant: NDS LimitedInventors: Ian Bastable, Ian Parsons
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Publication number: 20080075696Abstract: The invention relates to the use of IFN-beta in the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of an HCV infection in a treatment-naïve patient belonging to the Asian population.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2005Publication date: March 27, 2008Inventors: Ian Parsons, Theodor Gin
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Patent number: 7344709Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of recombinant IFN-beta for the production of a medicament for the treatment of HCV infection by subcutaneous administration to patients of Asian race, which failed to respond to a previous treatment with interferon-alpha, is herein reported. According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, this treatment can be better and further focused to those patients which after at least 4 weeks of initial treatment with IFN-beta show HCV RNA clearance.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2003Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: Laboratories Serono SAInventors: Ian Parsons, Theodor Wee Tit Gin, Birgit Maschek
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Publication number: 20060029572Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of recombinant IFN-beta for the production of a medicament for the treatment of HCV infection by subcutaneous administration to patients of Asian race, which failed to respond to a previous treatment with interferon-alpha, is herein reported. According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, this treatment can be better and further focused to those patients which after at least 4 weeks of initial treatment with IFN-beta show HCV RNA clearance.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2003Publication date: February 9, 2006Applicant: Applied Research Systems ARS Holding N.V.Inventors: Ian Parsons, Theodor Wee Tit Gin, Birgit Maschek
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Publication number: 20050060305Abstract: A pharmaceutical knowledge base is provided that contains multiple information items stored in at least one computer. Pharmaceutical knowledge is represented in a multi-dimensional coordinate space having at least first, second and third axes, where the first axis pertains to diseases, the second axis pertains to targets, and the third axis pertains to drug compounds. Pharmaceutical knowledge may be mapped into the multi-dimensional coordinate space by assigning each information item one or more locations in the space, dependent upon the data contained within the information item. This mapping may then be used to reveal hitherto unappreciated connections between the axes, such as the potential use of a particular compound or target for treating a certain disease.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2004Publication date: March 17, 2005Applicant: Pfizer Inc.Inventors: Andrew Hopkins, Lee Harland, Jerry Lanfear, Colin Groom, Ian Parsons, Tony Parsons, Mark Zaretti, Mark Burfoot, Lee Beeley
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Patent number: 5869522Abstract: The present invention provides novel antiviral naphthoquinone compounds, which may be isolated from plants of the genus Conospermum or synthesized chemically, in accordance with the present inventive methods. The antiviral naphthoquionone compounds, derivatives thereof, and prodrugs thereof, may be used alone or in combination with other antiviral agents in compositions, such as pharmaceutical compositions, to inhibit the growth or replication of a virus, such as a retrovirus, in particular a human immunodeficiency virus, specifically HIV-1 or HIV-2, in the treatment or prevention of viral infection.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 1995Date of Patent: February 9, 1999Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human ServicesInventors: Michael R. Boyd, John H. Cardelina, II, Kirk R. Gustafson, Laurent A. Decosterd, Ian Parsons, Lewis Pannell, James B. McMahon, Gordon M. Cragg
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Patent number: 5783598Abstract: The present invention provides novel antiviral naphthoquinone compounds, which may be isolated from plants of the genus Conospermum or synthesized chemically, in accordance with the present inventive methods. The antiviral naphthoquionone compounds, derivatives thereof, and prodrugs thereof, may be used alone or in combination with other antiviral agents in compositions, such as pharmaceutical compositions, to inhibit the growth or replication of a virus, such as a retrovirus, in particular a human immunodeficiency virus, specifically HIV-1 or HIV-2, in the treatment or prevention of viral infection.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 1996Date of Patent: July 21, 1998Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human SevicesInventors: Michael R. Boyd, John H. Cardellina, II, Kirk R. Gustafson, Laurent A. Decosterd, Ian Parson, Lewis Pannell, James B. McMahon, Gordon M. Cragg
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Patent number: 5672607Abstract: The present invention provides novel antiviral naphthoquinone compounds, which may be isolated from plants of the genus Conospermum or synthesized chemically, in accordance with the present inventive methods. The antiviral naphthoquionone compounds, derivatives thereof, and prodrugs thereof, may be used alone or in combination with other antiviral agents in compositions, such as pharmaceutical compositions, to inhibit the growth or replication of a virus, such as a retrovirus, in particular a human immunodeficiency virus, specifically HIV-1 or HIV-2, in the treatment or prevention of viral infection.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 1993Date of Patent: September 30, 1997Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human ServicesInventors: Michael R. Boyd, John H. Cardellina, II, Kirk R. Gustafson, Laurent A. Decosterd, Ian Parsons, Lewis Pannell, James B. McMahon, Gordon M. Cragg