Patents by Inventor James Carroll

James Carroll 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: 12270743
    Abstract: A method of vaporising liquefied natural gas (LNG) for measurement of its constituent components may include receiving LNG from a main pipeline into a pressurising device. The method may also include via the pressurising device, pressurising a the LNG beyond a critical pressure thereof. The method may further include directing a first portion of the pressurised LNG to a heater. The method may still further include via the heater, heating the first portion of pressurised LNG beyond a critical temperature thereof, and directing the pressurised and heated LNG to a vaporising device. The method may also include via the vaporising device, depressurising the heated LNG to a pressure below the critical pressure so as to vaporise the LNG.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: SYNERTEC PTY LTD
    Inventors: Michael James Carroll, Sandra Mercedes Neira Sanchez, Christopher Borg, Lee Matthew Morony
  • Patent number: 12273583
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for providing dynamic media sessions are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Chris Chan, Kenneth J. Mackay, James Carroll West, Tavis A. Maclellan
  • Patent number: 12041280
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for providing dynamic media sessions with video stream transfer features are provided. In some embodiments, the methods include: receiving an indication that presentation of the video content item is to be transferred from the first display device to a different display device; in response to receiving the indication, determining whether the first display device supports transferring the presentation of the video content item and determining whether the different display device is capable of presenting the video content item; and transmitting an indication that presentation of the video content item is to be transferred from the first display device to the different display device, wherein the video content item is played back using the different display device from a playback position that is based on the playback state from the first display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Chan, Kenneth J. MacKay, Allan Mills, Yanchao Wang, James Carroll West
  • Patent number: 11885302
    Abstract: A vertical axis turbine having a first rotor and at least one second rotor, the first rotor being configured to rotate around a first rotation axis that is vertical or more vertical than horizontal. The first rotor may be configured to be driven and/or rotated by wind or water flow. The at least one second rotor is provided on or coupled to the first rotor such that the first rotor is operable to move the second rotor upon rotation of the first rotor. The second rotor is operable to drive a power take off system. Each second rotor rotates around a respective second rotation axis that may be angled or perpendicular to the first rotation axis of the first rotor. The first and second rotors are configured so that the power take-off system can be driven without the need for a gearbox.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: University of Strathclyde
    Inventors: James Carroll, William Edward Leithead
  • Patent number: 11875382
    Abstract: A system and method are presented for customizing a software application for a target market. A request to access an application is received, by one or more computer servers, from a user. At least one of a preferred language of the user and a location of the user are determined by the one or more computer servers, and a target market is determined using the at least one of the preferred language of the user and the location of the user. The target market defines a language and a region. The application is rendered by the one or more computer servers by modifying at least one of a user interface of the application and a content of the application using the target market.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC
    Inventors: James Carroll, Philip Davidson, Thyagarajan Lakshmanan
  • Patent number: 11848933
    Abstract: Systems and methods that provide access to users of a network system via a unique identity key that controls access and permission rights of outside entities as controlled by the entity itself. The system assigns unique identity to a unique entity. The key is responsible for facilitating preferred access types and information accessed by outside entities, and acts as a signal for action, interaction and experience within the System as well as third party platforms. Each interaction within the system includes a requesting entity's proxy (‘REP’) sending an information access request (‘IAR’) to the deciding entity's proxy (‘DEP’) via a network. This IAR is routed to the correct DEP via the unique identifier. The DEP applies access preferences to allow or deny the IAR, in part or completely. If allowed or partially allowed, the DEP returns information to the REP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: THE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Daniel James Carroll, Aaron August Sloup
  • Publication number: 20230360162
    Abstract: Serious gaming for interrelated critical infrastructure (CI) resilience improvement includes receiving from a serious gaming participant a selection of an anomalous event for a geographic region for which a hierarchy of CI elements has been modeled, and a specified change in allocation of at least one resource in a corresponding one of the CI elements. A previously determined cascading impact upon the CI elements resulting from the anomalous event is then retrieved and compared to a hypothetical cascading impact produced by a simulation of the model with the specified change. A visualization of the comparison is transmitted to the serious gaming participant so as to show the result of the hypothetical change in resources upon the cascading impact of the event in the hierarchy of CI elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicants: University College Dublin, Nurogames GmbH
    Inventors: Páraic James Carroll, Daniel Patrick McCrum, Yash Shekhawat
  • Publication number: 20230070045
    Abstract: The invention relates to an injection device for ejecting a predetermined plurality of fixed doses. The doses are expelled by moving a needle shield (30) in the proximal direction which releases a pre-strained torsion spring (115) to eject one of the predetermined doses at the time. The injection device is further provided with a number of integrated needle assemblies (70) which one at the time are brought to an injection position. The needle change mechanism (80,90) operating the needle assemblies is controlled by rotation of the needle shield which is rotatable between a locked and an unlocked position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Henrik Bengtsson, Ronan James Carroll, Bo Kvolsbjerg
  • Publication number: 20230053256
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for providing dynamic media sessions with audio stream expansion features are provided. In some embodiments, the methods include: receiving an indication that audio content associated with a video content item is to be presented by a follower device synchronously with the audio content presented by the leader device; identifying candidate follower devices by determining whether devices connected to a local area network are capable of being designated as a follower device; causing a user interface to be presented that indicates each candidate follower device; receiving, via the user interface, a selection of one of the candidate follower devices; and transmitting, from the leader to the selected follower device, control instructions that cause the audio content associated with the video content item to be presented synchronously by the selected follower device with the video content item presented by the leader device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Chan, Kenneth J. MacKay, James Carroll West
  • Patent number: 11553254
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for providing dynamic media sessions with audio stream expansion features are provided. In some embodiments, the methods include: receiving an indication that audio content associated with a video content item is to be presented by a follower device synchronously with the audio content presented by the leader device; identifying candidate follower devices by determining whether devices connected to a local area network are capable of being designated as a follower device; causing a user interface to be presented that indicates each candidate follower device; receiving, via the user interface, a selection of one of the candidate follower devices; and transmitting, from the leader to the selected follower device, control instructions that cause the audio content associated with the video content item to be presented synchronously by the selected follower device with the video content item presented by the leader device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Chan, Kenneth J. MacKay, James Carroll West
  • Patent number: 11489834
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of access to users of a network system via a unique identity key that controls access and permission rights of outside entities as controlled by the entity itself. The system assigns unique identity to a unique entity. The key is responsible for facilitating preferred access types and information accessed by outside entities, and acts as a signal for action, interaction and experience within the System as well as third party platforms. Each interaction within the system includes a requesting entity's proxy (‘REP’) sending an information access request (‘IAR’) to the deciding entity's proxy (‘DEP’) via a network. This IAR is routed to the correct DEP via the unique identifier. The DEP applies access preferences to allow or deny the IAR, in part or completely. If allowed or partially allowed, the DEP returns information to the REP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: DIEM AI, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel James Carroll, Aaron August Sloup
  • Publication number: 20220339369
    Abstract: the present invention provides a needle system comprising a needle assembly (1, 100, 200, 300) and a drug cartridge (30, 130, 230, 330), the needle assembly (1, 100, 200, 300) comprising a needle hub member (4.1, 104.1, 204.1, 304.1) in which an injection needle (15, 115, 215, 315) is fixedly mounted such that a front needle portion (15f, 115f, 215f, 315f) extends in a distal direction therefrom and a rear needle portion (15r, 115r, 215r, 315r) extends in a proximal direction therefrom, and a skirt member (4.2, 104.2, 204.2, 304.2) extending proximally from the needle hub member (4.1, 104.1, 204.1, 304.1) and defining a skirt cavity (4.9, 104.9, 204.9, 304.9) accommodating the rear needle portion (15r, 115r, 215r, 315r), the skirt cavity (4.9, 104.9, 204.9, 304.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Henrik Bengtsson, Ronan James Carroll, Vera Pinto Glenting
  • Publication number: 20220210502
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for providing dynamic media sessions are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Chris Chan, Kenneth J. Mackay, James Carroll West, Tavis A. Maclellan
  • Patent number: 11302557
    Abstract: An electrostatic clamping system including a platen, an electrostatic electrode associated with the platen, and a sealing cover having a concave lower surface defining a cavity and having a sealing ring extending about a periphery of the lower surface, the sealing cover movable relative to the platen for being moved onto, and being moved off of, a wafer disposed on the platen, the sealing cover further having an inlet valve for introducing a gas into a space between a cover body of the sealing cover and the wafer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventor: James Carroll
  • Publication number: 20210343565
    Abstract: An electrostatic clamping system including a platen, an electrostatic electrode associated with the platen, and a sealing cover having a concave lower surface defining a cavity and having a sealing ring extending about a periphery of the lower surface, the sealing cover movable relative to the platen for being moved onto, and being moved off of, a wafer disposed on the platen, the sealing cover further having an inlet valve for introducing a gas into a space between a cover body of the sealing cover and the wafer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventor: James Carroll
  • Patent number: 11113571
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for target object position prediction includes receiving, via an RGB camera a plurality of images depicting one or more persons positioned on a floor. A plurality of person location labels is assigned to each image indicating where the one or more persons are located relative to the floor. A foot position (FP) classifier is trained to classify the images into the person location labels, wherein the FP classifier is configured according to a multi-layer architecture and the training results in determination of a plurality of weights for connecting layers in the multi-layer architecture. A deployment of the FP classifier is created based on the multi-layer architecture, the plurality of weights, and the plurality of person location labels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Kognition LLC
    Inventors: James Carroll, Michael Grinshpon
  • Publication number: 20210185403
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for providing dynamic media sessions with audio stream expansion features are provided. In some embodiments, the methods include: receiving an indication that audio content associated with a video content item is to be presented by a follower device synchronously with the audio content presented by the leader device; identifying candidate follower devices by determining whether devices connected to a local area network are capable of being designated as a follower device; causing a user interface to be presented that indicates each candidate follower device; receiving, via the user interface, a selection of one of the candidate follower devices; and transmitting, from the leader to the selected follower device, control instructions that cause the audio content associated with the video content item to be presented synchronously by the selected follower device with the video content item presented by the leader device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Christopher Chan, Kenneth J. MacKay, James Carroll West
  • Publication number: 20210185365
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for providing dynamic media sessions with video stream transfer features are provided. In some embodiments, the methods include: receiving an indication that presentation of the video content item is to be transferred from the first display device to a different display device; in response to receiving the indication, determining whether the first display device supports transferring the presentation of the video content item and determining whether the different display device is capable of presenting the video content item; and transmitting an indication that presentation of the video content item is to be transferred from the first display device to the different display device, wherein the video content item is played back using the different display device from a playback position that is based on the playback state from the first display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Christopher Chan, Kenneth J. MacKay, Allan Mills, Yanchao Wang, James Carroll West
  • Patent number: 10843846
    Abstract: A container for an aerosol generating device is disclosed. The container has a body has a body comprising a first portion configured to receive an aerosol generating device and one or more retention means externally accessible from the body, each retention means being configured to releasably retain a module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: JT International S.A.
    Inventors: Christopher Murphy, Kevin Maguire, James Carroll, Andrew Rogan, Kyle Adair
  • Patent number: D897505
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: MERLYN INDUSTRIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Paul Kinsella, James Carroll