Patents by Inventor James A. Malcolm

James A. Malcolm 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: 8535930
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of producing a HPV polypeptides and/or an influenza virus H5 polypeptide in a plant comprising the steps of cloning a HPV gene; and/or an influenza virus H5 gene or nucleic acid encoding their functional equivalents into a vector adapted to target components present in the plant, infiltrating at least a portion of the plant with the vector or transforming plant tissue with the vector so as to transiently express the HPV polypeptides and/or an influenza virus H5 polypeptide, and/or to create a transgenic plant; and recovering the HPV polypeptides and/or an influenza virus H5 polypeptide expressed by the plant. The invention further relates to vectors, transgenic plants or parts thereof and the progeny of such plants used in or which come about as a result of the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: University of Cape Town
    Inventors: Anna-Lise Williamson, Edward Peter Rybicki, James Malcolm MacLean, Inga Isabel Becker-Hitzeroth
  • Publication number: 20120154433
    Abstract: A method for platform agnostic screen capture is provided. The method includes acquiring screen data from a computer having a display screen, where the screen data represents an image currently displayed on the display screen. The screen data is converted into a representation capable of being expressed in a plurality of software platforms. The representation of screen data is rendered into a vector graphics file that may be published to a plurality of platforms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventor: David James Malcolm MUIR
  • Patent number: 8089373
    Abstract: A sign system for roads includes a back sign. The back sigh has a mount affixed to the ground that is adjacent to a road. A back sign device is affixed to the mount. The mount has a front face that is visible to oncoming traffic. The back sign device is located on a rear face visible to traffic that has passed the back sign, wherein a driver may observe the back sign device in a mirror mounted upon their vehicle after passing the back sign device and the back sign provides information to the driver. The sign system for roads may further include a broadcasting unit. The broadcasting unit may be in communication with a receiving unit being positioned in a vehicle and is adapted to communicate with the driver. When the driver of said vehicle approaches the back sign, the receiving unit can alert the driver of additional information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Inventors: Harry A. Beale, Joshua Todd Andrew Beale, Sonia Leigh Berry, Stephen D. Berry, James Malcolm Beale
  • Publication number: 20100309212
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for platform agnostic screen capture is provided. The method includes acquiring screen data from a computer having a display screen, where the screen data represents an image currently displayed on the display screen. The screen data is converted into a representation capable of being expressed in a plurality of software platforms. The representation of screen data is rendered into a vector graphics file that may be published to a plurality of platforms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: David James Malcolm Muir
  • Publication number: 20090220543
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of producing a HPV polypeptides and/or an influenza virus H5 polypeptide in a plant comprising the steps of cloning a HPV gene; and/or an influenza virus H5 gene or nucleic acid encoding their functional equivalents into a vector adapted to target components present in the plant, infiltrating at least a portion of the plant with the vector or transforming plant tissue with the vector so as to transiently express the HPV polypeptides and/or an influenza virus H5 polypeptide, and/or to create a transgenic plant; and recovering the HPV polypeptides and/or an influenza virus H5 polypeptide expressed by the plant. The invention further relates to vectors, transgenic plants or parts thereof and the progeny of such plants used in or which come about as a result of the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2006
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventors: Anna-Lise Williamson, Edward Peter Rybicki, James Malcolm MacLean, Inga Isabel Becker-Hitzeroth
  • Patent number: 7543334
    Abstract: Update status field information (34) is associated with a computer file (32) indicating the update status of a scanner (30, 40, 42, 44) that has previously scanned that computer file. A current scanner encountering that computer file again may examine the update status field information to determine if they match, if the update status field information does not match, then this indicates that one of the scanners concerned is out-of-date and an appropriate alert message relating to this out-of-date scanner is then generated and issued. The update status field information includes a scanner product identifier, a machine identifier, a scanner engine version identifier and a driver version identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: James Malcolm Vignoles, Barrett Tuttle
  • Publication number: 20080310932
    Abstract: A washer adapted to minimise contamination by avoiding in use inappropriate crevices. metal annular disc having an annular rebate on at least one face to its outer periphery, and a unitary formation of a flexible medium (e.g. of a food grade rubber) (A) preferably more than filling the or each rebate and (B) surrounding the outer periphery of the disc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Inventors: Dale Michael McIntyre, James Malcolm Buchanan, Shane Robert Reckin, Henricus Jacobus Johannes Hermans
  • Publication number: 20080022572
    Abstract: A back sign for roads has a mount affixed to the ground that is adjacent to a road. A back sign device is affixed to the mount. The mount has a front face that is visible to oncoming traffic. The back sign device is located on a rear face visible to traffic that has passed the back sign. Whereby a driver can see the back sign device in a mirror mounted upon their vehicle after passing the back sign device and the back sign provides information to the driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2006
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Inventors: Harry Andrew Beale, Sonia Leigh Berry, James Malcolm Seth Beale
  • Patent number: 7266843
    Abstract: Pre-emptive malware scanning of user specified operating system 10, 12 defined storage locations is performed to establish whether those storage locations contain any malware containing computer files. If the storage locations are malware-free, then they are classified as clean storage locations and subsequent read accesses to those storage locations will be permitted without requiring further malware scanning. Writes to clean storage locations will continue to be malware scanned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: Lee Codel Lawson Tarbotton, James Malcolm Vignoles, Christopher Andrew Barton
  • Patent number: 7159724
    Abstract: A system meets needs in sludge collection by significantly increasing the flow rate through a header that collects sludge without causing problems in priming. Telescopic pipes stay in a line adjacent to the bottom of a basin and do not float upwardly into or against equipment in the basin. The entire sludge collecting system is in a space of a low-clearance height under the equipment that extends downwardly near the bottom of the basin. The sludge is collected by openings in header pipes, and by at least one bearing opening in an outer pipe, wherein the bearing opening extends to a radial clearance between the telescopic pipes. Flow of the sludge through the radial clearance from the bearing opening is allowed by a bearing that permits relative movement of the outer pipe and the inner pipe to allow traversing of the outer pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: Meurer Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Karl Brauch, Charles Lonnie Meurer, James Malcolm Meurer
  • Patent number: 7069013
    Abstract: A wireless communication system (10) uses communications bridging functions to establish redundant communication paths (32, 34, 44, 46) between redundant radio access network session clients (36, 38), a core system 16 and a base transceiver station (40). The system (10) carries out a handoff or reallocation of call control from one of the radio access network session clients (36, 38) to another one of the radio access network session clients (36, 38) based on the integrity of the redundant communication paths (32, 34, 44, 46).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Pedziwiatr, Paul Steinberg, William S. Pierce, Richard James Malcolm, Daniel Francis Tell, Brian Jack Moore
  • Patent number: 6951620
    Abstract: A system meets needs in material collection by significantly increasing the flow rate through a header that collects sludge without causing problems in priming. Telescopic pipes stay in a line adjacent to the bottom of a basin and do not float upwardly into or against equipment in the basin. The entire sludge collecting system is in a space of a low-clearance height H under the equipment that extends downwardly near the bottom of the basin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2005
    Assignee: Meurer Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Karl Brauch, Charles Lonnie Meurer, James Malcolm Meurer
  • Patent number: 6938161
    Abstract: A library of anti computer virus test drivers is provided with classifications for the drivers which may be used to select the applied drivers in dependence upon which anti computer virus program is using that library. The library is typically shared between a suite of anti computer virus programs. The drivers are also classified with information that allows them to be placed in a priority order for application when scanning. In this way, the drivers that protect against the most threatening viruses may be checked for first and accordingly the highest level of protection achieved if the scanning process is early terminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: Networks Associates Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: James Malcolm Vignoles, Paul Nicholas Gartside, Barrett Tuttle
  • Patent number: 6898712
    Abstract: A library of anti computer virus test drivers is provided with classifications for the drivers which may be used to select the applied drivers in dependence upon which anti computer virus program is using that library. The library is typically shared between a suite of anti computer virus programs. The drivers are also classified with information that allows them to be placed in a priority order for application when scanning. In this way, the drivers that protect against the most threatening viruses may be checked for first and accordingly the highest level of protection achieved if the scanning process is early terminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignee: Networks Associates Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: James Malcolm Vignoles, Paul Nicholas Gartside, Barrett Tuttle
  • Patent number: 6859185
    Abstract: An antenna assembly for operation on a moving platform includes a base to be mounted on the moving platform, an azimuthal positioner extending upwardly from the base, and a canted cross-level positioner extending from the azimuthal positioner at a cross-level cant angle canted from perpendicular. The canted cross-level positioner may be rotatable about a cross-level axis to define a roll angle resulting in coupling between the azimuthal and canted cross-level positioners. The antenna assembly may also include an elevational positioner connected to the canted cross-level positioner resulting in coupling between the elevational and the azimuthal positioners because of the roll angle. An antenna may be connected to the elevational positioner. A controller operates the azimuthal, canted cross-level, and elevational positioners to aim the antenna along a desired line-of-sight and while decoupling at least one of the azimuthal and canted cross-level positioners, and the azimuthal and elevational positioners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2005
    Assignee: Harris Corporation
    Inventor: James Malcolm Bruce Royalty
  • Publication number: 20040252067
    Abstract: An antenna assembly for operation on a moving platform includes a base to be mounted on the moving platform, an azimuthal positioner extending upwardly from the base, and a canted cross-level positioner extending from the azimuthal positioner at a cross-level cant angle canted from perpendicular. The canted cross-level positioner may be rotatable about a cross-level axis to define a roll angle resulting in coupling between the azimuthal and canted cross-level positioners. The antenna assembly may also include an elevational positioner connected to the canted cross-level positioner resulting in coupling between the elevational and the azimuthal positioners because of the roll angle. An antenna may be connected to the elevational positioner. A controller operates the azimuthal, canted cross-level, and elevational positioners to aim the antenna along a desired line-of-sight and while decoupling at least one of the azimuthal and canted cross-level positioners, and the azimuthal and elevational positioners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2003
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Applicant: Harris Corporation
    Inventor: James Malcolm Bruce Royalty
  • Publication number: 20040206695
    Abstract: A system and method meet needs in material collection by significantly increasing the flow rate through a header that collects sludge without causing problems in priming. Telescopic pipes stay in a line adjacent to the bottom of a basin and do not float upwardly into or against equipment in the basin. The entire sludge collecting system is in a space of a low-clearance height H under the equipment that extends downwardly near the bottom of the basin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2003
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventors: Joseph Karl Brauch, Charles Lonnie Meurer, James Malcolm Meurer
  • Publication number: 20030134643
    Abstract: A wireless communication system (10) uses communications bridging functions to establish redundant communication paths (32, 34, 44, 46) between redundant radio access network session clients (36, 38), a core system 16 and a base transceiver station (40). The system (10) carries out a handoff or reallocation of call control from one of the radio access network session clients (36, 38) to another one of the radio access network session clients (36, 38) based on the integrity of the redundant communication paths (32, 34, 44, 46).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2002
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Inventors: Joseph Pedziwiatr, Paul Steinberg, William S. Pierce, Richard James Malcolm, Daniel Francis Tell, Brian Jack Moore
  • Publication number: 20030120952
    Abstract: Pre-emptive malware scanning of user specified operating system 10, 12 defined storage locations is performed to establish whether those storage locations contain any malware containing computer files. If the storage locations are malware-free, then they are classified as clean storage locations and subsequent read accesses to those storage locations will be permitted without requiring further malware scanning. Writes to clean storage locations will continue to be malware scanned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2001
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Inventors: Lee Codel Lawson Tarbotton, James Malcolm Vignoles, Christopher Andrew Barton
  • Patent number: D549091
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Inventors: Dale Michael McIntyre, James Malcolm Buchanan, Henricus Jacobus Johannes Hermans, Shane Robert Reckin