Patents by Inventor James A. Watson

James A. Watson 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: 10043696
    Abstract: A wafer container utilizes a rigid polymer tubular tower with slots and a “getter” therein for absorbing and filtering moisture and vapors within the wafer container. The tower preferably utilizes a purge grommet at the base of the container and may have a check valve therein to control the flow direction of gas (including air) into and out of the container and with respect to the tower. The tower is sealingly connected with the grommet. The tower may have a getter media piece rolled in an elongate circular fashion forming or shaped as a tube and disposed within the tower and may have axially extending. The media can provide active and/or passive filtration as well as having capabilities to be recharged. Front opening wafer containers for 300 mm sized wafers generally have a pair of recesses on each of the left and right side in the inside rear of the container portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Entegris, Inc.
    Inventors: James A. Watson, John Burns, Martin L. Forbes, Matthew A. Fuller, Mark V. Smith
  • Publication number: 20180177463
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided that determine whether a patient is breathing irregularly. A system may receive a physiological signal, such as a plethysmographic signal or an end-tidal carbon dioxide signal, from a sensor. The system may analyze the signal for one or more features indicative of irregular breathing, which may be a result of a patient talking, moving, yawning, coughing, sneezing, or the like. The system may also be configured to provide an indication of the irregular breathing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: Paul S. Addison, James Wolstencroft, James Watson
  • Patent number: 10004732
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula (I) which inhibit the activity of PI 3-kinase gamma isoform, which are useful for the treatment of diseases mediated by the activation of PI 3-kinase gamma isoform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Benjamin Richard Bellenie, Graham Charles Bloomfield, Ian Bruce, Andrew James Culshaw, Edward Charles Hall, Gregory John Hollingworth, James Neef, Matthew Spendiff, Simon James Watson
  • Publication number: 20180158550
    Abstract: Methods and systems are presented for indicating the proximity of a process requirement metric to a corresponding system process requirement in a physiological monitor. Metrics are determined based on a received physiological signal, such as a PPG signal. At least one of the metrics is compared to a corresponding system process requirement, such as a threshold, which can be used to trigger a system process, such as an alarm, a recalibration, or a measurement. The proximity of the metric to the corresponding system process requirement is calculated and indicated. Indicating the proximity to a system process requirement may provide valuable information to clinicians and allow them to manually trigger system processes, such as measurements or recalibrations, when a metric is close to a system process requirement for a significant period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: James Watson, Paul S. Addison, Keith Manning
  • Patent number: 9910960
    Abstract: Methods and systems are presented for indicating the proximity of a process requirement metric to a corresponding system process requirement in a physiological monitor. Metrics are determined based on a received physiological signal, such as a PPG signal. At least one of the metrics is compared to a corresponding system process requirement, such as a threshold, which can be used to trigger a system process, such as an alarm, a recalibration, or a measurement. The proximity of the metric to the corresponding system process requirement is calculated and indicated. Indicating the proximity to a system process requirement may provide valuable information to clinicians and allow them to manually trigger system processes, such as measurements or recalibrations, when a metric is close to a system process requirement for a significant period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: James Watson, Paul S. Addison, Keith Manning
  • Patent number: 9878889
    Abstract: A multi-stage mast module is cooperable with a mast lift. The mast lift includes a base supporting the multi-stage mast module and a platform coupled with the multi-stage mast module. The multi-stage mast module includes a mast unit including a plurality of telescoping mast sections, and a multi-stage drive connected between the telescoping mast sections of the mast unit. Gas springs are connected between the telescoping mast sections of the mast unit. The gas springs act between the adjacent ones of the telescoping mast sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: JLG INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Jason James Watson, Geoffrey George Campbell
  • Patent number: 9862711
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula (I) which inhibit the activity of PI 3-kinase gamma isoform, which are useful for the treatment of diseases mediated by the activation of PI 3-kinase gamma isoform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: NOVARTIS AG
    Inventors: Benjamin Richard Bellenie, Ian Bruce, Andrew James Culshaw, Gregory John Hollingworth, James Neef, Matthew Spendiff, Simon James Watson
  • Patent number: 9826905
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a sensor with color-coded indications that various patient physiological parameters are being monitored, such as blood oxygen saturation, blood pressure, respiration rate, and respiration effort. The sensor may sense a physical characteristic used to monitor the physiological parameter, and a visible light emitter emits visible light of a first color that is color-coded to the physiological parameter, but is not used to sense the physical characteristic. The visible light emitter may emit visibly flashing light in response to the sensor sensing a threshold value of the physical characteristic. The sensor may include a second light emitter that may sense the physical characteristic, and may emit light of a second color that is color-coded to a first or second physiological parameter. In some embodiments, the first and second colors may visibly mix. The first and second visible light emitters may emit light independently, including visibly flashing light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Nellcor Puritan Bennett Ireland
    Inventors: Paul Stanley Addison, James Watson, Rakesh Sethi
  • Patent number: 9770210
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to patient monitoring systems and, more particularly, to signal analysis for patient monitoring systems. In one embodiment, a method of analyzing a detector signal of a physiological patient sensor includes obtaining the detector signal from the physiological patient sensor, wherein the detector signal crosses a horizontal boundary more than once. The method also includes determining the relative time and the slope of the detector signal at each boundary crossing. The method further includes estimating the amplitude of the detector signal based, at least in part, on the determined relative time and slope of the detector signal at each boundary crossing. The method also includes determining a physiological parameter of a patient based, at least in part, on the estimate of the amplitude of the detector signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: NELLCOR PURITAN BENNETT IRELAND
    Inventors: Paul S. Addison, James Watson
  • Patent number: 9737266
    Abstract: A signal representing physiological information may include information related to respiration. A patient monitoring system may generate a plurality of autocorrelation sequences from the signal and combine the autocorrelation sequences to generate a combined autocorrelation sequence. The combined autocorrelation sequence may be analyzed to identify one or more peaks that may correspond to respiration information. Respiration information such as respiration rate may be determined based on the one or more peaks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Nellcor Puritan Bennett Ireland
    Inventors: James Dripps, James Ochs, Paul S. Addison, James Watson
  • Patent number: 9691388
    Abstract: Differential dynamic content delivery including providing a session document for a presentation, wherein the session document includes a session grammar and a session structured document; selecting from the session structured document a classified structural element in dependence upon user classifications of a user participant in the presentation; presenting the selected structural element to the user; streaming presentation speech to the user including individual speech from at least one user participating in the presentation; converting the presentation speech to text; detecting whether the presentation speech contains simultaneous individual speech from two or more users; and displaying the text if the presentation speech contains simultaneous individual speech from two or more users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: William Kress Bodin, Michael John Burkhart, Daniel G. Eisenhauer, Thomas James Watson, Daniel Mark Schumacher
  • Patent number: 9675274
    Abstract: A patient monitoring system may receive a photoplethysmograph (PPG) signal including samples of a pulse waveform. The PPG signal may demonstrate morphology changes based on respiration. The system may calculate morphology metrics from the PPG signal, the first derivative of the PPG signal, the second derivative of the PPG signal, or any combination thereof. The morphology metrics may demonstrate amplitude modulation, baseline modulation, and frequency modulation of the PPG signal that is related to respiration. Morphology metric signals generated from the morphology metrics may be used to determine respiration information such as respiration rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Nellcor Puritan Bennett Ireland
    Inventors: Scott McGonigle, Paul S. Addison, James Ochs, James Watson
  • Publication number: 20170089805
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to obtaining data based on samples of a vibration signal, processing, by at least one processor, the data to obtain a qualitative and quantitative assessment of a health of the one or more components based on an application of the data to at least one model, and outputting the assessment. Embodiments of the disclosure may be applied to one or more components of a drive shaft of an aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Jeremy Sheldon, Matthew James Watson, David Kasper, Avinash Sarlashkar, Jeffrey Steele, Mark W. Davis
  • Patent number: 9597022
    Abstract: Methods and systems are discussed for determining venous oxygen saturation by calculating a ratio of ratios from respiration-induced baseline modulations. A calculated venous ratio of ratios may be compared with a look-up table value to estimate venous oxygen saturation. A calculated venous ratio of ratios is compared with an arterial ratio of ratios to determine whether baseline modulations are the result of a subject's respiration or movement. Such a determination is also made by deriving a venous ratio of ratios using a transform technique, such as a continuous wavelet transform. Derived venous and arterial saturation values are used to non-invasively determine a cardiac output of the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Nellcor Puritan Bennett Ireland
    Inventors: Paul Addison, James Watson, James Ochs, Scott McGonigle
  • Publication number: 20170075948
    Abstract: A method for validating data changes made to a database is disclosed. The changes are made in the context of a transaction, and validation is performed using a rules database storing a plurality of rules. The method includes identifying a set of data entities affected by one or more data changes made in the context of the transaction. In response to an instruction to commit the transaction, data entities in the set of affected data entities are validated using rules from the rules database. The transaction is committed in dependence on the outcome of the validation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Paul James Watson, Adrian Cuthbert, Jonathan Mark Billing
  • Publication number: 20170042889
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula (I) which inhibit the activity of PI 3-kinase gamma isoform, which are useful for the treatment of diseases mediated by the activation of PI 3-kinase gamma isoform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: NOVARTIS AG
    Inventors: Benjamin Richard BELLENIE, Graham Charles BLOOMFIELD, Ian BRUCE, Andrew James CULSHAW, Edward Charles HALL, Gregory John HOLLINGWORTH, James NEEF, Matthew SPENDIFF, Simon James WATSON
  • Publication number: 20170037032
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula (I) which inhibit the activity of PI 3-kinase gamma isoform, which are useful for the treatment of diseases mediated by the activation of PI 3-kinase gamma isoform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: NOVARTIS AG
    Inventors: Benjamin Richard BELLENIE, Graham Charles BLOOMFIELD, Ian BRUCE, Andrew James CULSHAW, Edward Charles HALL, Gregory John HOLLINGWORTH, James NEEF, Matthew SPENDIFF, Simon James WATSON
  • Publication number: 20170029414
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula (I) which inhibit the activity of PI 3-kinase gamma isoform, which are useful for the treatment of diseases mediated by the activation of PI 3-kinase gamma isoform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Applicant: NOVARTIS AG
    Inventors: Benjamin Richard BELLENIE, Ian BRUCE, Andrew James CULSHAW, Gregory John HOLLINGWORTH, James NEEF, Matthew SPENDIFF, Simon James WATSON
  • Patent number: 9542416
    Abstract: A method for validating data changes made to a database is disclosed. The changes are made in the context of a transaction, and validation is performed using a rules database storing a plurality of rules. The method includes identifying a set of data entities affected by one or more data changes made in the context of the transaction. In response to an instruction to commit the transaction, data entities in the set of affected data entities are validated using rules from the rules database. The transaction is committed in dependence on the outcome of the validation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: 1Spatial Group Limited
    Inventors: Paul James Watson, Adrian Cuthbert, Jonathan Mark Billing
  • Patent number: D815923
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Inventor: Christopher James Watson