Patents by Inventor James Ferguson

James Ferguson 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).

  • Publication number: 20210229095
    Abstract: A hybrid biosensing-imaging system that can operate inside an incubator, structures and methods are directed to placing modular and removable biosensors and biocompatible interfaces in 3D transparent test wells that contain biological samples. The technology enables continuous monitoring of multiple simultaneous parameters and functions of a living cell or cell clusters such as alterations of cellular ligands, physicochemical biomarkers, phenotypes, and/or extracellular compositions upon interactions with analytes or during progressions. Methods of capturing and analyzing direct orthogonal information from biological samples in 2D and 3D.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Mandana Veiseh, Seyed Bahram Bahrami, Michial Duff Howell, James Ferguson
  • Publication number: 20210179999
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a biological (eg cell) processing assembly comprising an aseptic chamber with apertures adapted for gloves to fit and an incubation chamber connectable to aseptic chamber with transfer hatches, doors secured by multi-walls and inflatable seals, stepped collars for tight closure of doors and closed interaction between the chambers. From the aseptic chamber it can be reached through into incubation chamber. There is a docking spigot on outlet wall to interact with stepped collar to define transfer port between the chambers and a disinfectant delivery device to disinfect transfer port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: EXTRACT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: David STRAW, Matthew James PRIDDEN, Daryl LISTER, Richard Michael AUTY, Stephen Mark CARPMAIL, Daniel James FERGUSON, Paul Nigel HUDSON
  • Publication number: 20210178366
    Abstract: Porous, extruded titania-based materials further comprising one or more quaternary ammonium compounds and/or prepared using one or more quaternary ammonium compounds, Fischer-Tropsch catalysts comprising them, uses of the foregoing, processes for making and using the same and products obtained from such processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Ewen James Ferguson, Alexander James Paterson, Zhaorong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20210117380
    Abstract: Disclosed are examples of systems, apparatus, methods and computer program products for deleting data of an object within a multi-tenant database. Described is a mechanism for performing operations such as an efficient delete operation by introducing a new delete operation (or method) that is configured to allow a data structure such as an object to identify one or more records to be deleted. In order to ensure that the operation is efficient, the mechanism may determine characteristics of a data store and determine whether the information provided within the data structure provides an efficient identification of the data to be deleted. Upon a successful validation, an initial delete request may be translated to an appropriate delete operation for the underlying database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Jan Asita Fernando, Cody Marcel, Sahil Ramrakhyani, Samarpan Jain, Brian Esserlieu, James Ferguson, Saikiran Perumala, Charles Fineman, Jay Hurst, Seshank Kalvala
  • Patent number: 10954450
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a Fischer-Tropsch process, in particular a Fischer-Tropsch process for converting a feed comprising a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide gases, preferably in the form of a synthesis gas mixture, to hydrocarbons by contacting a cobalt-containing Fischer-Tropsch synthesis catalyst with a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide in a reactor at a pressure of 4.0 MPa absolute or greater, wherein the process is initiated by a start-up procedure comprising the steps of: i) providing a feed comprising a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide gases, preferably in the form of a synthesis gas mixture, to a reactor containing a cobalt-containing Fischer-Tropsch synthesis catalyst, wherein the pressure inside the reactor is 3.5 MPa absolute or below; and ii) maintaining the feed to the reactor, removing a product stream comprising hydrocarbons and maintaining the pressure inside the reactor at 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: BP P.L.C.
    Inventors: Ewen James Ferguson, Manuel Ojeda Pineda, Alexander James Paterson
  • Publication number: 20210070631
    Abstract: Structures, methods, and assemblies for stormwater management systems with one or more internal bypass features incorporated into a vault-shaped enclosure are described, along with methods and additional structures that are useful for managing stormwater flow and inhibiting the flow of pollutants, debris, and other contaminants into drainage systems. A first compartment disposed within the vault and comprising a removable bypass pipe, a baffle wall adjacent to the bypass pipe, a screened floatables baffle attached to the baffle wall, and a fluid-conveyance opening disposed along the baffle wall are described. A fluid-conveyance opening is located below the top of a bypass pipe, and a second compartment is in fluid communication with the first compartment through the fluid-conveyance opening. A second compartment is adapted to incorporate a filtration cartridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: Oldcastle Infrastructure, Inc.
    Inventors: James Ferguson Holtz, Christopher Ryan Demarest
  • Publication number: 20210024389
    Abstract: The invention provides structures, methods, and assemblies for bioretention systems, including tree box filters with one or more internal bypass features incorporated into the tree box filter. The invention also provides methods and additional structures that are useful for managing stormwater flow and inhibiting the flow of pollutants, debris, and other contaminants into drainage systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: Oldcastle Infrastructure, Inc.
    Inventors: James Ferguson Holtz, Christopher Ryan Demarest
  • Patent number: 10860606
    Abstract: Disclosed are examples of systems, apparatus, methods and computer program products for deleting data of an object within a multi-tenant database. Described is a mechanism for performing operations such as an efficient delete operation by introducing a new delete operation (or method) that is configured to allow a data structure such as an object to identify one or more records to be deleted. In order to ensure that the operation is efficient, the mechanism may perform a validation of the values provided to the delete operation based on the type of data store used for storing the records. For example, the validation may ensure that the values provided to the method correspond to a composite primary key when records are stored in a non-relational data store. Upon a successful validation, an initial delete request may be translated to an appropriate delete operation for the underlying database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Jan Asita Fernando, Cody Marcel, Sahil Ramrakhyani, Samarpan Jain, Brian Esserlieu, James Ferguson, Saikiran Perumala, Charles Fineman, Jay Hurst, Seshank Kalvala
  • Publication number: 20200298208
    Abstract: Porous, extruded titania-based materials further comprising one or more acids and/or prepared using one or more acids, Fischer-tropsch catalysts comprising them, uses of the foregoing, processes for making and using the same and products obtained from such processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Ewen James Ferguson, Alexander James Paterson, Zhaorong Zhang
  • Patent number: 10751711
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for treating a catalyst to improve performance, and more specifically to a process for treating a Fischer-Tropsch catalyst using a high hydrogen syngas to improve catalyst performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: BP p.l.c.
    Inventors: Ewen James Ferguson, Manuel Ojeda Pineda, Alexander James Paterson
  • Patent number: 10696573
    Abstract: The invention provides structures, methods, and assemblies for bioretention systems, including tree box filters with substantially permeable panels integrated into a bottom portion of the tree box filter. The invention also provides methods and additional structures that are useful for managing stormwater flow and inhibiting the flow of pollutants, debris, and other contaminants into drainage systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Oldcastle Infrastructure, Inc.
    Inventors: James Ferguson Holtz, Chris Ryan Demarest
  • Patent number: 10688471
    Abstract: Porous, extruded titania-based materials further comprising mesopores and macropores and/or prepared using one or more porogens, Fischer-tropsch catalysts comprising them, uses of the foregoing, processes for making and using the same and products obtained from such processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: BP p.l.c.
    Inventors: Ewen James Ferguson, Alexander James Paterson, Zhaorong Zhang
  • Patent number: 10682627
    Abstract: Porous, extruded titania-based materials further comprising zirconium oxide and/or prepared using ammonium zirconium carbonate, Fischer-tropsch catalysts comprising them, uses of the foregoing, processes for making and using the same and products obtained from such processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: BP p.l.c.
    Inventors: Ewen James Ferguson, Alexander James Paterson, Zhaorong Zhang
  • Patent number: 10675610
    Abstract: Porous, extruded titania-based materials further comprising one or more acids and/or prepared using one or more acids, Fischer-tropsch catalysts comprising them, uses of the foregoing, processes for making and using the same and products obtained from such processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: BP p.l.c.
    Inventors: Ewen James Ferguson, Alexander James Paterson, Zhaorong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20200110752
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods and systems for processing of sequencing data streams. The system receives sequences from a sequencer and stores them as data records on a database. The sequences are associated with a counter indicative of a number of times the associated sequence has been sequenced. The system progressively receives a further sequence as streaming data from the sequence. While receiving the further sequence, the system matches the streaming data against the stored sequences to determine a matching score. Upon the matching score exceeding a matching threshold for one of the multiple sequences in the database, the system selects the one of the sequences in the database based on the matching score and stores the further sequence on non-volatile memory where the counter value associated with the selected sequence is below a saturation threshold. The system also terminates the receiving where the counter value is above the saturation threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: GARVAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH
    Inventors: Martin SMITH, James FERGUSON, Dennis BUNADI
  • Patent number: 10585852
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for facilitating evaluation of data types for dynamic lightweight objects in an on-demand services environment. In one embodiment and by way of example, a method includes uploading a data file having data at a first computing device in response to a request, and detecting data types relating to the data within the data file. The detecting includes scanning data rows and data columns of the data file. The method may further include classifying the detected data types into one or more categories, and creating one or more dynamic objects based on the one or more categories.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Gary Baker, Sonali Thomas Agrawal, James Ferguson, Frank Lopez, Jamie No
  • Patent number: 10579691
    Abstract: Disclosed are examples of systems, apparatus, methods and computer program products for providing application programming interface representation for multi-tenant non-relational database objects. A database system maintains a multi-tenant non-relational database associated with a number of enterprises, a number of records, and a number of data objects for each of the enterprises. A request is received from a user to retrieve a description of a data object from the number of data objects, and in response, the system determines that the data object is defined to be used in associated with a non-relational database, then retrieves a metadata model representing the data object. The system determines that at least one field of the data object is part of a composite key for the data object, then provides data object information to the user, including information about the composite key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Eli Levine, Samarpan Jain, James Ferguson, Jan Asita Fernando
  • Patent number: 10579692
    Abstract: Disclosed are examples of systems, apparatus, methods and computer program products for providing a web application builder framework in a database system. A database system maintains a multi-tenant non-relational database associated with a number of enterprises, a number of records, and a number of data objects for each of the enterprises. A dynamic virtual table is maintained as well, associated with the number of records and number of data objects. A user request is received to define a composite key for a data object. A metadata model is generated representing the data object, and a data definition script is generated. The dynamic virtual table is updated to include one or more virtual columns corresponding to the data definition script, and one or more columns of a shared table in the non-relational database are updated to match the virtual columns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Eli Levine, Samarpan Jain, James Ferguson, Jan Asita Fernando
  • Publication number: 20190367815
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a Fischer-Tropsch process, in particular a Fischer-Tropsch process for converting a feed comprising a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide gases, preferably in the form of a synthesis gas mixture, to hydrocarbons by contacting a cobalt-containing Fischer-Tropsch synthesis catalyst with a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide in a reactor at a pressure of 4.0 MPa absolute or greater, wherein the process is initiated by a start-up procedure comprising the steps of: i) providing a feed comprising a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide gases, preferably in the form of a synthesis gas mixture, to a reactor containing a cobalt-containing Fischer-Tropsch synthesis catalyst, wherein the pressure inside the reactor is 3.5 MPa absolute or below; and ii) maintaining the feed to the reactor, removing a product stream comprising hydrocarbons and maintaining the pressure inside the reactor at 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Ewen James FERGUSON, Manuel OJEDA PINEDA, Alexander James PATERSON
  • Publication number: 20190325039
    Abstract: Disclosed are examples of systems, apparatus, methods and computer program products for deleting data of an object within a multi-tenant database. Described is a mechanism for performing operations such as an efficient delete operation by introducing a new delete operation (or method) that is configured to allow a data structure such as an object to identify one or more records to be deleted. In order to ensure that the operation is efficient, the mechanism may determine characteristics of a data store and determine whether the information provided within the data structure provides an efficient identification of the data to be deleted. Upon a successful validation, an initial delete request may be translated to an appropriate delete operation for the underlying database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Jan Asita Fernando, Cody Marcel, Sahil Ramrakhyani, Samarpan Jain, Brian Esserlieu, James Ferguson, Saikiran Perumala, Charles Fineman, Jay Hurst, Seshank Kalvala