Patents by Inventor James Edward Fox
James Edward Fox 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: 11929839Abstract: Machine-learning-based determination of event stability is provided to facilitate loose coupling of event coordination systems. The method includes training a machine learning model to determine stability of events of an event coordination system based on a plurality of attributes of the events, and using the machine learning model to determine an event stability for an event of the event coordination system. Further, the method includes comparing the determined event stability for the event to a stability threshold, and determining that the event is a stable event based on the event stability extending the stability threshold. Based on determining that the event is the stable event, the stable event is propagated from the event coordination system to another event coordination system.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2022Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: James Edward Regan, Mauro Marzorati, Arif Basha, Jeremy R. Fox
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Patent number: 9251368Abstract: A new approach to customer support that protects working artifacts through their entire lifecycle by provisioning, on-demand, a transient-controlled debugging environment that preferably is associated with a particular support issue (or subset of issues) when particular artifacts (e.g., files) are securely received at the service or software provider. This approach allows for complete (or substantially complete) isolation and control of the artifacts in a contained environment for so long as necessary by the provider. Preferably, the provider owns or otherwise manages the provisioned environment, which can be augmented as needed to meet the debugging requirements of the particular issue. Preferably, the provisioned environment is restricted in access to only those engineers or others with a verifiable need to know, or that have the necessary training and skill sets for the support operation required.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2014Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Alan Edward Booth, Richard Gerald Bowers, James Edward Fox, Daniel Edward House
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Publication number: 20150193637Abstract: A new approach to customer support that protects working artifacts through their entire lifecycle by provisioning, on-demand, a transient-controlled debugging environment that preferably is associated with a particular support issue (or subset of issues) when particular artifacts (e.g., files) are securely received at the service or software provider. This approach allows for complete (or substantially complete) isolation and control of the artifacts in a contained environment for so long as necessary by the provider. Preferably, the provider owns or otherwise manages the provisioned environment, which can be augmented as needed to meet the debugging requirements of the particular issue. Preferably, the provisioned environment is restricted in access to only those engineers or others with a verifiable need to know, or that have the necessary training and skill sets for the support operation required.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2014Publication date: July 9, 2015Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Alan Edward Booth, Richard Gerald Bowers, James Edward Fox, Daniel Edward House
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Patent number: 9071570Abstract: A portlet may be selected from among one or more portlets rendered by an origin server. The origin server may have an object listening for pointer activity wherein a user event triggers selection of a portlet. The origin server, in response, may send state information of the portlet in the form of a key to a client, often operated by a user. Client may later send the key to a disjoint server, wherein the key is integrated into a portal containing services that the client subscribes to. Thus a persistent session may exist between the disjoint server and the origin server based on the user's preferences.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2005Date of Patent: June 30, 2015Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Michael Peter Etgen, James Edward Fox, Steven Michael Miller
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Patent number: 8519048Abstract: Disclosed is a method of forming on the surface of a substrate a first solid layer which is suitable for activating a chemical reaction to form a second layer thereon, the method comprising the steps of: applying to the surface of the substrate a first liquid comprising a curable composition and an activator for the second layer-forming chemical reaction; and curing the curable composition, thereby forming a first solid layer adhered to the surface of the substrate, capable of activating the second layer-forming chemical reaction. A second layer can then be formed on the substrate by bringing into contact with the first solid layer a second fluid comprising components of a second layer-forming chemical reaction, activated by the activator, thereby causing a second layer to be formed on the first solid layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2012Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: Conductive Inkjet Technology LimitedInventors: Philip Gareth Bentley, James Edward Fox, Alan Lionel Hudd, Martyn John Robinson
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Patent number: 8435603Abstract: Disclosed is a method of forming on the surface of a substrate a first solid layer which is suitable for activating a chemical reaction to form a second layer thereon, the method comprising the steps of: applying to the surface of the substrate a first liquid comprising a curable composition and an activator for the second layer-forming chemical reaction; and curing the curable composition, thereby forming a first solid layer adhered to the surface of the substrate, capable of activating the second layer-forming chemical reaction. A second layer can then be formed on the substrate by bringing into contact with the first solid layer a second fluid comprising components of a second layer-forming chemical reaction, activated by the activator, thereby causing a second layer to be formed on the first solid layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2004Date of Patent: May 7, 2013Assignee: Conductive Inkjet Technology LimitedInventors: Philip Gareth Bentley, James Edward Fox, Alan Lionel Hudd, Martyn John Robinson
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Publication number: 20120092424Abstract: An inkjet printhead (10) has at least one electrode, with exposed metal region(s) (16) of the electrode surface having a coating of inert metal, In use of the printhead, the inert metal coating functions to protect the underlying metal surface of the electrode, and in particular protects the electrode from corrosion to aqueous or other ion-containing inks. The invention is of particular benefit in piezoelectric printheads.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2010Publication date: April 19, 2012Applicant: XENNIA TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDInventors: James Edward Fox, Olivier Morel
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Patent number: 7867686Abstract: A method for electroless plating of metal on a laser-patterned substrate. A substrate is provided on which both a thermal imaging layer and catalytic layer are deposited. On exposure to a laser beam, sufficient levels of radiation are converted to heat in the thermal imaging layer to render the exposed regions of the adjacent catalytic layer inactive. The laser-patterned substrate is then exposed to a reaction solution which initiates the growth of a metal film on the unexposed regions of the catalytic layer.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2005Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignees: Plastic Logic Limited, Conductive Inkjet Technology LimitedInventors: Michael J. Banach, John Mills, James Watts, Alan Lionel Hudd, James Edward Fox, Philip Gareth Bentley
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Patent number: 7816425Abstract: A surfactant selected from an acrylate-modified polydimethylsiloxane or a polyether-modified polydimethylsiloxane is used, together with at least a colorant and a UV-curable organic diluent, in a non-aqueous UV-curable ink composition suitable for ink jet printing. The use of this type of surfactant prevents the ink composition from causing the loss of more than 5% of the nozzles in an ink jet print head and enables the composition to provide a hole to area ratio of no more than 0.05. The present ink compositions have particular application in the printing of packaging for foodstuffs.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2003Date of Patent: October 19, 2010Assignee: Garlito B.V.Inventors: Alan Lionel Hudd, Kristian John Sime, James Edward Fox, Jagvl Ramesh Patel
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Patent number: 7725735Abstract: A system and method enhancing source code management with existing virus detection methods in a library management system to detect potentially malicious code. Malicious code that is introduced into a software product may be detected before the code is able to damage stored data and other software by preventing a product build with the malicious code. Source code received at a code management library system from a set of software developers in a collaborative development environment is moved into a staging area. A determination is made in the staging area as to whether malicious code exists in the source code. If malicious code exists, the library management system does not forward the source code to the software product build and notifies a system administrator of the presence of the malicious code.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2005Date of Patent: May 25, 2010Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: James Edward Fox, Erich Shannon Magee, Lisa Hayes Magee
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Patent number: 7640587Abstract: A repair mechanism within a code management library system for repairing build code that is infected with malicious code. When a virus pattern is detected in a component of a source code, other components in the source code containing dependencies upon the first component are identified. This identification may be based on rules defined from relationships between the infected component and the other components in the source code. The component and the other components that are identified as having dependencies upon the infected component are retracted from the software product build. The infected component and the other identified components are then replaced with a previous archive of the code build. The software product build of the source code may then be performed.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2005Date of Patent: December 29, 2009Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: James Edward Fox, Erich Shannon Magee, Lisa Hayes Magee
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Publication number: 20080283275Abstract: A method for electroless plating of metal on a laser-patterned substrate. A substrate is provided on which both a thermal imaging layer and catalytic layer are deposited. On exposure to a laser beam, sufficient levels of radiation are converted to heat in the thermal imaging layer to render the exposed regions of the adjacent catalytic layer inactive. The laser-patterned substrate is then exposed to a reaction solution which initiates the growth of a metal film on the unexposed regions of the catalytic layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2005Publication date: November 20, 2008Inventors: Michael J. Banach, John Mills, James Watts, Alan Lionel Hudd, James Edward Fox, Philip Gareth Bentley
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Patent number: 7267846Abstract: The present invention recognizes that lenses, such as contact lenses, can be pigmented using an ink that includes oligomers, polymers or polymerizable monomers. The ink can be used to make images on or within the lens. Images made using these inks are may be digital or analogue and can be used in a variety of printing methods, including ink-jet printing.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2004Date of Patent: September 11, 2007Inventors: Praful Doshi, James Edward Fox, Philip Gareth Bentley, Jagvi Ramesh Patel, Chidambar L. Kulkarni, Stephen D. Halbe, Hananiah J. Dalton
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Patent number: 7243421Abstract: A contact of a component is electrically connected to an associated contact of an electrical circuit, typically formed on a substrate, by depositing material between the contacts, the material forming or being processed to form an electrical connection between the contacts. The invention also provides apparatus for this purpose and a resulting circuit.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2004Date of Patent: July 17, 2007Assignee: Conductive Inkjet Technology LimitedInventors: Philip Gareth Bentley, James Edward Fox, Alan Lionel Hudd, Martyn John Robinson, Michael Graham Johnson, Ian Williams
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Patent number: 7048375Abstract: The present invention recognizes that lenses, such as contact lenses, can be pigmented using ink that include polymers or polymerizable monomers, preferably the same monomers used to make the lens. Preferably, such lenses are made using bonding agents. The ink can be used to make images on or within the lens. Images made using these inks are preferably digital and can be used in a variety of printing methods, including ink-jet printing.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2003Date of Patent: May 23, 2006Inventors: Praful Doshi, James Edward Fox, Philip Gareth Bentley, Jagvi Ramesh Patel
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Publication number: 20040130676Abstract: The present invention recognizes that lenses, such as contact lenses, can be pigmented using ink that include polymers or polymerizable monomers, preferably the same monomers used to make the lens. Preferably, such lenses are made using bonding agents. The ink can be used to make images on or within the lens. Images made using these inks are preferably digital and can be used in a variety of printing methods, including ink-jet printing.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2003Publication date: July 8, 2004Inventors: Praful Doshi, James Edward Fox, Philip Gareth Bentley, Jagvi Ramesh Patel
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Patent number: 6713529Abstract: A hot-melt ink for use with an ink jet printing apparatus is a liquid at about 100° C. to about 130° C. and solidifies to a two-phase solid having an elastic phase and a crystalline phase. The ink is formulated from a carrier, a first plasticizer, a linear block copolymer, a block copolymer plasticizer, a flow additive and a colorant. The block copolymer plasticizer, in combination with the linear block copolymer forms an elastic phase of the ink upon solidifying. The first plasticizer exhibits sufficiently low viscosity at elevated temperatures to permit ejection of the liquid ink from the printing apparatus. A method for producing indicia is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2001Date of Patent: March 30, 2004Assignee: Illinois Tool Works, Inc.Inventors: Kristian John Sime, James Edward Fox, Alan Lionel Hudd
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Publication number: 20030032696Abstract: A hot-melt ink for use with an ink jet printing apparatus is a liquid at about 100° C. to about 130° C. and solidifies to a two-phase solid having an elastic phase and a crystalline phase. The ink is formulated from a carrier, a first plasticizer, a linear block copolymer, a block copolymer plasticizer, a flow additive and a colorant. The block copolymer plasticizer, in combination with the linear block copolymer forms an elastic phase of the ink upon solidifying. The first plasticizer exhibits sufficiently low viscosity at elevated temperatures to permit ejection of the liquid ink from the printing apparatus. A method for producing indicia is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2001Publication date: February 13, 2003Inventors: Kristain John Sime, James Edward Fox, Alan Lionel Hudd
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Patent number: 6461433Abstract: A method and apparatus for precisely applying radioactive material to a substrate such as a brachytherapy device is disclosed. A radioactive fluid adapted to cure rapidly is deposited as discrete dots onto a surface with a fluid-jet printhead. The apparatus comprises a fluid-jet printhead in communication with a chamber containing radioactive fluid to be applied by the printhead. The printhead is microprocessor driven, and the microprocessor may be provided with feedback from a station where the radioactivity deposited on a preceding substrate in a batch is measured, permitting the system to be recalibrated on an ongoing basis as the batch of printed devices is produced. Compensation for attenuation of radiation by a casing may also be made part of the feedback technique. Also disclosed is a brachytherapy device having printed on a surface dots of radiation-emitting material, in a pattern comprising various bands, dots or areas.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2000Date of Patent: October 8, 2002Assignee: International Brachytherapy, S.A.Inventors: John L. Carden, Jr., John L. Russell, Jr., James Edward Fox, Alan Lionel Hudd, Michael Willis
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Patent number: 6086942Abstract: A method and apparatus for precisely applying radioactive material to a substrate such as a brachytherapy device is disclosed. A radioactive fluid adapted to cure rapidly is deposited as discrete dots onto a surface with a fluid-jet printhead. The apparatus comprises a fluid-jet printhead in communication with a chamber containing radioactive fluid to be applied by the printhead. The printhead is microprocessor driven, and the microprocessor may be provided with feedback from a station where the radioactivity deposited on a preceding substrate in a batch is measured, permitting the system to be recalibrated on an ongoing basis as the batch of printed devices is produced. Compensation for attenuation of radiation by a casing may also be made part of the feedback technique. Also disclosed is a brachytherapy device having printed on a surface dots of radiation-emitting material, in a pattern comprising various bands, dots or areas.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 1998Date of Patent: July 11, 2000Assignee: International Brachytherapy s.a.Inventors: John L. Carden, Jr., John L. Russell, Jr., James Edward Fox, Alan Lionel Hudd, Michael Willis