Patents by Inventor Ian Robinson
Ian Robinson 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: 10373272Abstract: A method of forming unique, private, personal, virtual social networks on a social network system that includes a database storing data relating to corresponding user entities. The method includes: a first user entity sending an invitation to a second user entity, recording in the database the second user entity as a direct contact of the first user entity and determining that third user entities, directly connected to the second user entity, are indirect contacts. A unique, personal, social network formed from direct and indirect contacts is thereby created for each user entity. Each user entity is able to control privacy of its data with respect to other user entities depending on the connection factor to that other entity and/or that other entity's attributes. Each user entity is able to take the role of provider or participant in applications where the provider provides an item or service to the participant.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2017Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: INTEL CORPORATIONInventors: Grant James Ryan, Gary Lee Franklin, Julian Malcom Cone, William Ferguson Stalker, Derick Ian Robinson
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Patent number: 10360113Abstract: A technique for transaction recovery by one transaction manager of another transaction manager's transactions in which each transaction manager is adapted to manage two phase commit transactional operations on transactional resources and to record commit or rollback decisions in a transaction recovery log. The recovery transaction manager detects apparent unavailability of the another transaction manager for transaction processing and initiates a transaction recovery process for the another transaction manager's transactions. This process also determines whether any of the transactions of the another transaction manager have all respective resources prepared to commit without there yet being a pending commit decision record in the another transaction manager's recovery log. If so, the recovery transaction manager writes a rollback record indicating an intention to roll back the identified transaction, in the another transaction manager's recovery log provided no commit decision record has been recorded.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2015Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Simon J. Maple, Ian Robinson
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Publication number: 20190184966Abstract: A method of operating an accessory drive system for a motor vehicle, wherein the accessory drive system includes one or more accessory components, a motor generator of the motor vehicle, and a flexible drive element configured to transmit a torque load between the one or more accessory components and the motor generator, includes determining a maximum permissible flexible drive element torque threshold, detecting an increase in torque demand on the flexible drive element, determining when the torque demand on the flexible drive element will exceed the flexible drive element torque threshold, and reducing the torque demand of one or more of the accessory components so that the flexible drive element torque threshold is not exceeded.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2018Publication date: June 20, 2019Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Nicholas Dashwood CRISP, Ian ROBINSON, David PERKINS, Wassim KOUBAA, Nicole BARRETT
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Publication number: 20190137027Abstract: An in-situ deployment device (20) for transporting an expandable sleeve (4) inside of a pipe (1, 2) and for applying it in on the inside of the pipe (1, 2), wherein the expandable sleeve (4) comprises a backing layer (5) and an adhesive layer (6) and wherein the adhesive layer (6) faces the outside when the sleeve is positioned on the deployment device (20) while being transported through the pipe (1, 2), the deployment device (20) comprising: —an inflatable section (21) for carrying and expanding the expandable sleeve (4) and —a positioning section (22) for positioning the deployment device (20) at the correct location inside of the pipe (1, 2), wherein the inflatable section (21) and the positioning section (22) are connected such with each other that the two sections (21, 22) can move relative to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2017Publication date: May 9, 2019Inventors: Ian Robinson, Andrew R. Henry, Wayne S. Jobling
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Publication number: 20190137028Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preparing a pipe for a continuous spray lining process, the method comprising the following steps: providing an inflatable packer (3); providing an expandable sleeve (4) with a conformable backing layer (5) and an adhesive layer (6); wrapping the expandable sleeve around the packer with the adhesive layer facing the outside; inflating the inflatable packer until it reaches a first diameter (D1), wherein the first diameter is smaller than the inner diameter (d) of the pipe section, thereby expanding the stretching sleeve, inserting the inflated packer with the expanded sleeve into the pipe (1, 2) until it reaches the pipe section to be sealed; and further inflating the packer until it reaches a second diameter (D2), thereby further stretching the expandable sleeve; wherein the second diameter is reached when the expanded sleeve touches the inner diameter (d) of the pipe section.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2017Publication date: May 9, 2019Inventors: Ian Robinson, Wayne S. Jobling, Andrew R. Henry, Richard Yufeng Liu, Scott M. Fabozzi, Alexander J. Kugel, Mario A. Perez
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Publication number: 20190067814Abstract: A system and method of digital beamforming for a monobit phased array radar system includes providing a plurality of monobit analog signals received by at least one antenna to at least one field programmable gate array (FPGA). A plurality of monobit SerDes transceivers within the FPGA convert the plurality of monobit analog signals into a plurality of multibit digital signals, each of the multibit digital signals being modified according to a digital signal conditioning value to calibrate, phase align, and synchronize the digital signals. A digital beam is formed by coherently combining the plurality of digital signals within the FPGA.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2017Publication date: February 28, 2019Applicant: Raytheon CompanyInventors: Daniel Thompson, Harry B. Marr, Ian Robinson, Jeffrey Caldwell
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Publication number: 20190010352Abstract: Methods of coating an inner surface of a pipe and the pipes coated thereby; the methods including mixing a first composition with a second composition to form a coating composition, the first composition including epoxy resin and diluent; and the second composition including a curing agent, the curing agent including a phenalkamide curing agent; and applying the coating composition to the inner surface of the pipe.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2016Publication date: January 10, 2019Inventors: Martin A. Hutchinson, Ian Robinson
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Patent number: 10171388Abstract: Applications retrieve physical messages from one of either a co-located, passive messaging engine within the same datacenter as the application, or a nearest passive messaging engine from a different datacenter instead of from the active messaging engine. In that way, the active messaging engine does not deliver the physical message directly from its local storage.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2015Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Sanjay M. Kesavan, Rajesh Lalgowdar, Ian Robinson, Lohitashwa Thyagaraj
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Patent number: 10171387Abstract: Applications retrieve physical messages from one of either a co-located, passive messaging engine within the same datacenter as the application, or a nearest passive messaging engine from a different datacenter instead of from the active messaging engine. In that way, the active messaging engine does not deliver the physical message directly from its local storage.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2014Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Sanjay M. Kesavan, Rajesh Lalgowdar, Ian Robinson, Lohitashwa Thyagaraj
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Patent number: 10131812Abstract: Provided are reactive compositions for making a polyurethane-based rain-erosion protective coating for rotor blades, the reactive composition comprising an isocyanate-reactive component and an isocyanate-functional component and wherein the isocyanate-reactive component comprises a first component i) being a short chain hydroxyl-functional compound having two terminal (?-?) hydroxyl groups, a molecular weight of less than 250 g/mole and containing at least 2 carbon atoms and a second component ii) comprising a high molecular weight hydroxyl-functional compound having two terminal (?-?) hydroxyl groups and a molecular weight of at least 250 g/mol and comprising one or more units selected from oxyalkylene units and polyoxyalkylene units and wherein the isocyanate-functional component is an isocyanate prepolymer of the general formula NCO—Z—NCO, wherein Z is a linking group comprising at least two urethane (—NH—CO—O—) units and additionally one or more units selected from alkylenes, oxyalkylenes, polyoxyalkylenType: GrantFiled: July 11, 2017Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventors: Bernd Kuehneweg, Björn Weber, Timothy N. Narum, Stuart E. Fores, Ian Robinson, Eva Maria Roggentin, Guido Hitschmann, Rainer Kurz
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Patent number: 10022307Abstract: A hardenable two part acrylic composition is described for the treatment of human or animal bone is described. The composition comprises a storage stable liquid first part and a storage stable liquid second part which react with each other upon mixing to form a cement which hardens. The composition further comprises an acrylic monomer component and an initiator component in an amount effective to polymerize the monomer component. The monomer component and the initiator component are generally located in separate parts of the two part composition so that the monomer component is storage stable. The liquid first part comprises emulsion polymerized acrylic polymer particles in a liquid carrier. A method of producing a hardenable two part acrylic composition is also described. The composition is particularly useful in a syringe or caulking gun having at least two barrels.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2013Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: LUCITE INTERNATIONAL SPECIALITY POLYMERS AND RESINS LIMITEDInventors: Michael Stephen Chisholm, David McDonald, Sera Saheb Abed-Ali, Ian Robinson
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Publication number: 20180047486Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for providing a surface, in particular a floor surface, with a layer of a magnetic and/or magnetizable cover composition, the surface having at least one layer of cementitious material, wherein the method comprises the step of spreading the layer of the cover composition onto the surface, the cover composition comprising a polymeric binder and magnetic and/or magnetizable particles, characterized in that the layer of the cover composition has a water vapor transmission rate of at least 0.25 g h?1 m?2 according to ASTM D1653, and the surface and/or the layer of cementitious material has a relative humidity of more than 75% according to ASTM F 2170-11.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2017Publication date: February 15, 2018Inventors: Ian ROBINSON, Wayne JOBLING, Ian SPREADBOROUGH, Derek SMYTH
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Publication number: 20170306177Abstract: Provided are reactive compositions for making a polyurethane-based rain-erosion protective coating for rotor blades, the reactive composition comprising an isocyanate-reactive component and an isocyanate-functional component and wherein the isocyanate-reactive component comprises a first component i) being a short chain hydroxyl-functional compound having two terminal (???) hydroxyl groups, a molecular weight of less than 250 g/mole and containing at least 2 carbon atoms and a second component ii) comprising a high molecular weight hydroxyl-functional compound having two terminal (???) hydroxyl groups and a molecular weight of at least 250 g/mol and comprising one or more units selected from oxyalkylene units and polyoxyalkylene units and wherein the isocyanate-functional component is an isocyanate prepolymer of the general formula NCO—Z—NCO, wherein Z is a linking group comprising at least two urethane (—NH—CO—O—) units and additionally one or more units selected from alkylenes, oxyalkylenes, polyoxyalkylType: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2017Publication date: October 26, 2017Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventors: BERND KUEHNEWEG, BJÖRN WEBER, TIMOTHY N. NARUM, STUART E. FORES, IAN ROBINSON, EVA MARIA ROGGENTIN, GUIDO HITSCHMANN, RAINER KURZ
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Publication number: 20170301042Abstract: A method of forming unique, private, personal, virtual social networks on a social network system that includes a database storing data relating to corresponding user entities. The method includes: a first user entity sending an invitation to a second user entity, recording in the database the second user entity as a direct contact of the first user entity and determining that third user entities, directly connected to the second user entity, are indirect contacts. A unique, personal, social network formed from direct and indirect contacts is thereby created for each user entity. Each user entity is able to control privacy of its data with respect to other user entities depending on the connection factor to that other entity and/or that other entity's attributes. Each user entity is able to take the role of provider or participant in applications where the provider provides an item or service to the participant.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2017Publication date: October 19, 2017Inventors: Grant James Ryan, Gary Lee Franklin, Julian Malcom Cone, William Ferguson Stalker, Derick Ian Robinson
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Patent number: 9732252Abstract: Provided are reactive compositions for making a polyurethane-based rain-erosion protective coating for rotor blades, the reactive composition comprising an isocyanate-reactive component and an isocyanate-functional component and wherein the isocyanate-reactive component comprises a first component i) being a short chain hydroxyl-functional compound having two terminal (?-?) hydroxyl groups, a molecular weight of less than 250 g/mole and containing at least 2 carbon atoms and a second component ii) comprising a high molecular weight hydroxyl-functional compound having two terminal (?-?) hydroxyl groups and a molecular weight of at least 250 g/mol and comprising one or more units selected from oxyalkylene units and polyoxyalkylene units and wherein the isocyanate-functional component is an isocyanate prepolymer of the general formula NCO—Z—NCO, wherein Z is a linking group comprising at least two urethane (—NH—CO—O—) units and additionally one or more units selected from alkylenes, oxyalkylenes, polyoxyalkylenType: GrantFiled: May 15, 2012Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventors: Bernd Kuehneweg, Björn Weber, Timothy N. Narum, Stuart E. Fores, Ian Robinson, Eva Maria Roggentin, Guido Hitschmann, Rainer Kurz
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Patent number: 9519937Abstract: A method of forming unique, private, personal, virtual social networks on a social network system that includes a database storing data relating to corresponding user entities. The method includes: a first user entity sending an invitation to a second user entity, recording in the database the second user entity as a direct contact of the first user entity and determining that third user entities, directly connected to the second user entity, are indirect contacts. A unique, personal, social network formed from direct and indirect contacts is thereby created for each user entity. Each user entity is able to control privacy of its data with respect to other user entities depending on the connection factor to that other entity and/or that other entity's attributes. Each user entity is able to take the role of provider or participant in applications where the provider provides an item or service to the participant.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2013Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Grant James Ryan, Gary Lee Franklin, Julian Malcolm Cone, William Ferguson Stalker, Derick Ian Robinson
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Patent number: 9503220Abstract: A process, a computer program product, and a computer system for redelivering a subset of messages in a packet to a receiver application are provided. The present invention enables the partially received packet to be delivered to the application layer (LLM) and allow LLM to decide whether it has to request for full packet retransmission or partial retransmission of the packet. The present invention allows the LLM of the receiver to generate a PNACK (partial negative-acknowledgement) based on the subset of the messages consumed from within the partial packet. The present invention allows the LLM of the transmitter to process the PNACK, to regenerate a new packet from the original packet to contain only a subset of the messages, and to send this new packet to the receiver who has generated the PNACK.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2015Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Nir Naaman, Ian Robinson, Lohitashwa Thyagaraj
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Patent number: 9496987Abstract: A process, a computer program product, and a computer system for redelivering a subset of messages in a packet to a receiver application are provided. The present invention enables the partially received packet to be delivered to the application layer (LLM) and allow LLM to decide whether it has to request for full packet retransmission or partial retransmission of the packet. The present invention allows the LLM of the receiver to generate a PNACK (partial negative-acknowledgement) based on the subset of the messages consumed from within the partial packet. The present invention allows the LLM of the transmitter to process the PNACK, to regenerate a new packet from the original packet to contain only a subset of the messages, and to send this new packet to the receiver who has generated the PNACK.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2014Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Nir Naaman, Ian Robinson, Lohitashwa Thyagaraj
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Publication number: 20160269383Abstract: A method of forming unique, private, personal, virtual social networks on a social network system that includes a database storing data relating to corresponding user entities. The method includes: a first user entity sending an invitation to a second user entity, recording in the database the second user entity as a direct contact of the first user entity and determining that third user entities, directly connected to the second user entity, are indirect contacts. A unique, personal, social network formed from direct and indirect contacts is thereby created for each user entity. Each user entity is able to control privacy of its data with respect to other user entities depending on the connection factor to that other entity and/or that other entity's attributes. Each user entity is able to take the role of provider or participant in applications where the provider provides an item or service to the participant.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2016Publication date: September 15, 2016Inventors: Grant James Ryan, Gary Lee Franklin, Julian Malcom Cone, William Ferguson Stalker, Derick Ian Robinson
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Patent number: 9442971Abstract: Resource reservation request information originated by a client application during a first phase of a distributed multi-phase transaction is received at a processor. The resource reservation request information specifies a first resource the client application intends to access during a first subsequent phase of the distributed multi-phase transaction after the first phase of the distributed multi-phase transaction is completed. The requested first resource is reserved on behalf of the client application. A transaction weighted priority is assigned to the distributed multi-phase transaction of the client application based upon a stage of completion of the distributed multi-phase transaction.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2013Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Sanjay M. Kesavan, Rajesh C. Lalgowdar, Ian Robinson, Lohitashwa Thyagaraj