Patents by Inventor James Lloyd

James Lloyd 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: 11630856
    Abstract: Point-of-Interest (POI) data is stored according to a first, POI library as a flat file in a database. An engine is positioned between the POI library and an interface. The interface is configured to interact with data structured in a hierarchical manner and stored according to a second library (e.g., a modeling interface utilizing folders). The engine functions to wrap a POI object taken from a table of the POI library, into an augmented object recognized and handled by the second library of the (hierarchical) interface. To accomplish this, the engine augments the POI table with an additional column that is to be indexed by the second library. In this manner, embodiments may impart additional, hierarchy-based functionality to existing POI handling schemes. Particular embodiments may impart enhanced security (e.g., permissions at the data object-level) to existing POI schemes that implement permissions only at the POI-level and/or at the application-level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: BUSINESS OBJECTS SOFTWARE LTD
    Inventors: Xing Jin, Sumedha Sharma, James Lloyd
  • Publication number: 20230000030
    Abstract: A pole system for racking, storing, germinating, propagating and growing living organisms on a growth tray, the pole system including: a substantially vertical support structure, the support structure including at least one utility system for supporting propagation or growth of a living organism; one or more vertically-spaced interface positions, each for interfacing with a growth tray; and one or more openings in the support structure, corresponding to one or more of the interface positions, for providing services to interfaced growth tray(s) is disclosed. Further, a hydroponic system and method using the pole system are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: Jones Food Company Limited
    Inventors: Andrew INGRAM-TEDD, Matthew WHELAN, Lars Sverker Ture LINDBO, James LLOYD-JONES
  • Publication number: 20230000029
    Abstract: Storage, growing system and methods for storing, germinating, propagating and or growing living organisms, exemplary systems including stackable growth tray(s) containing: a drainage system, the drainage system including: an inclined growing surface, inclined in a direction to at least one drainage hole; a drainage routing structure positioned over the at least one drainage hole, and having a down-pipe and a connecting routing pipe, wherein the down-pipe is for receiving fluid from an adjacent-above stackable item and transmitting the fluid to an adjacent-below down-pipe or a drain-pipe, and the connecting routing pipe is for receiving fluid from an adjacent-above drainage hole and routing the fluid to the down-pipe, and wherein fluid propagating from the inclined growing surface or an adjacent-above stackable item is directed through the growth tray to a down-steam point in the drainage system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: Ocado Innovation Limited
    Inventors: Andrew INGRAM-TEDD, Lars Sverker Ture LINDBO, James LLOYD-JONES, Matthew WHELAN
  • Patent number: 11526526
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a program generates a query for a set of data from a dataset. The dataset includes a set of measures and a plurality of dimensions for categorizing the set of measures. The set of data includes a set of locations and measure values for a measure in the set of measures categorized according to a dimension in the plurality of dimensions. The program further sends the query to a computing system configured to manage the dataset. The program also receives the set of data from the computing system. The program further renders a visualization comprising a set of visual elements. Each visual element is configured to present a set of measure values for the measure associated with a location in the set of locations. The set of measure values are categorized according to the dimension. The program also presents the visualization on a display of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Xin Qiu, Yang Jin, Sumedha Sharma, James Lloyd
  • Publication number: 20220285276
    Abstract: Semiconducting devices, and more specifically back end of line (BEOL) portions for semiconducting devices that may include dielectric materials incorporating deuterium are disclosed. The semiconducting devices may include a back end of line (BEOL) portion electrically coupled to a front end of line (FEOL) portion. The BEOL portion may include at least one BEOL level having a dielectric layer. The dielectric layer may include at least one section formed from a low-k material including deuterium (D). The BEOL level(s) may also include an etch stop layer disposed over the dielectric layer, and at least one conductive structure disposed within the dielectric layer. The at least one conductive structure may extend through the dielectric layer and the etch stop layer, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Patrick Lenahan, James Lloyd, Niaz Mahmud
  • Publication number: 20220258102
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for systems for removing contaminants from a leachate, methods of removing contaminants from a leachate, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: TIMOTHY TOWNSEND, RONALD BISHOP, DAVID WOOD, JAMES LLOYD
  • Patent number: 11397519
    Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to user interface controllers and overlays. A portion of the user interface may be covered by an overlay, which may be generated for certain states of the user interface. A user input may set a first selection of control elements of an interface controller in a user interface. In the user interface, particular selections of the control elements may be configured to cause corresponding sets of potential interface elements to be displayed in a portion of the user interface. It may be determined that the first selection of the control elements is configured to cause none of the potential interface elements to be displayed in the portion of the user interface. The overlay may be generated based on a display-level of the interface controller in the user interface, where the overlay covers portions of the user interface while not covering the interface controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Xin Qiu, James LLoyd
  • Publication number: 20220223244
    Abstract: An inbound message including medical record content may be received. The inbound message may indicate a healthcare entity and a vendor entity. It may be determined, from the healthcare entity and stored correspondences between medical record formats and healthcare entities, that the medical record content of the inbound message is in a first medical record format. Which configuration record of stored configuration records specifying combinations of sets of rules may be determined to apply as a translation to the inbound message based upon the medical record content of the inbound message and the first medical record format. The sets of rules as indicated by the configuration record may be accessed and applied to the inbound message to translate the medical record content in the inbound message from the first medical record format to the standardized format. The standardized format may be transmitted to the vendor entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: James Lloyd, Christopher Tobin-Campbell, Andrew Kitson, Nicholas Hatt, Nijay Patel
  • Publication number: 20220215045
    Abstract: Some embodiments provide a non-transitory machine-readable medium that stores a program. The program receives an input specifying a location field of a dataset. In response to the input, the program further retrieves a set of geographical hierarchy definitions. The program also retrieves, from the data source specified for a level in the geographical hierarchy defined by a geographical hierarchy definition in the set of geographical hierarchy definitions, a subset of a set of geometries representing a set of geographical regions belonging to the level in the geographical hierarchy. For each geometry in the subset of the set of geometries, at least one record in the dataset has a spatial point in a location field that falls within the geometry. The program further provides the subset of the set of geometries in a view of a map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Jonathan Tiu, Christopher Bolognese, Anthony Kohan, Fangzhou Yin, Sumedha Sharma, James Lloyd
  • Patent number: 11344846
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for systems for removing contaminants from a leachate, methods of removing contaminants from a leachate, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Townsend, Ronald Bishop, David Wood, James Lloyd
  • Patent number: 11314796
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to a dynamic text provider that generates and communicates a text object to a text consumer (e.g., a table with a text header, a chart having text axis labels and/or title). An engine is positioned between a dynamic text service, and an underlying data set organized according to a model with hierarchical elements (e.g., measures, dimensions, pages). The engine receives an input from the text consumer. The input includes at least a first identifier of the text consumer, a second identifier of the data set, and a third identifier of a specific element (e.g., dimension) of the model. The engine references the model to create a context. Based upon that context, the engine queries the data set to generate a dynamic text object including a list of values (LOV) for the dimension. The dynamic text object including the LOV is communicated to the text consumer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Xin Qiu, Ivan Cheng, James Lloyd
  • Publication number: 20220119900
    Abstract: A briquette cooling conveyor system includes an apron pan conveyor. The apron pan conveyor includes: an apron pan with openings adapted to drain water from the apron pan conveyor, an apron pan upper, carry strand, and an apron pan lower, return strand. The briquette cooling conveyor system further includes a carriage side flushing hopper positioned between the apron pan upper, carry strand and the apron pan lower, return strand, and the carriage side flushing hopper is configured to capture fines and water from the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: James Lloyd LEWIS, JR., Brian VOELKER, Lemuel ORLEANS
  • Patent number: 11308136
    Abstract: Some embodiments provide a non-transitory machine-readable medium that stores a program. The program receives an input specifying a location field of a dataset. In response to the input, the program further retrieves a set of geographical hierarchy definitions. The program also retrieves, from the data source specified for a level in the geographical hierarchy defined by a geographical hierarchy definition in the set of geographical hierarchy definitions, a subset of a set of geometries representing a set of geographical regions belonging to the level in the geographical hierarchy. For each geometry in the subset of the set of geometries, at least one record in the dataset has a spatial point in a location field that falls within the geometry. The program further provides the subset of the set of geometries in a view of a map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Jonathan Tiu, Christopher Bolognese, Anthony Kohan, Fangzhou Yin, Sumedha Sharma, James Lloyd
  • Patent number: 11302429
    Abstract: An inbound message including medical record content may be received. The inbound message may indicate a healthcare entity and a vendor entity. It may be determined, from the healthcare entity and stored correspondences between medical record formats and healthcare entities, that the medical record content of the inbound message is in a first medical record format. Which configuration record of stored configuration records specifying combinations of sets of rules may be determined to apply as a translation to the inbound message based upon the medical record content of the inbound message and the first medical record format. The sets of rules as indicated by the configuration record may be accessed and applied to the inbound message to translate the medical record content in the inbound message from the first medical record format to the standardized format. The standardized format may be transmitted to the vendor entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Redox, Inc.
    Inventors: James Lloyd, Christopher Tobin-Campbell, Andrew Kitson, Nicholas Hatt, Nijay Patel
  • Patent number: 11275792
    Abstract: Some embodiments provide a non-transitory machine-readable medium that stores a program executable by at least one processing unit of a device. The program renders a visualization that includes a first set of visual elements. The program further receives a request for measure values categorized according to the first level of dimension values in the first hierarchy of dimension values and a second level of dimension values in the second hierarchy of dimension values. The program also generates a query for a second set of data from the dataset. The program further sends the query to a computing system configured to manage the dataset. The program also receives the second set of data from the computing system. The program further renders a second set of visual elements. The program also replaces the first set of visual elements in the visualization with the second set of visual elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: BUSINESS OBJECTS SOFTWARE LTD
    Inventors: Xin Qiu, Yang Jin, Sumedha Sharma, James Lloyd
  • Patent number: 11256758
    Abstract: Some embodiments provide a non-transitory machine-readable medium that stores a program. The program receives from a computing system a plurality of data and a plurality of points associated with the plurality of data for display in a view of a map. Each point in the set of points includes location data specifying a location of the point. The program further determines that a subset of the plurality of points have the same location data. The program also renders in the view of the map a geometry representing the subset of the plurality of points and an indication that the geometry represents the subset of the plurality of points. For points in the plurality of points other than the subset of the plurality of points, the program further renders geometries that represent the points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Xing Jin, Xin Qiu, James Lloyd
  • Publication number: 20210307268
    Abstract: Apparatus for use in a hydroponic growing system is described. The apparatus include a frame of vertical members and horizontal members supporting horizontal tracks or guideways on which a set of growing vehicles are mounted. The growing vehicles each contain a number of growing trays in which plants or crops are accommodated whilst they grow. The apparatus is located within a high care facility within the hydroponic growing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: Ocado Innovation Limited
    Inventors: James LLOYD-JONES, Paul CHALLINOR
  • Publication number: 20210300837
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and compositions for a fertilizer pouch comprised of hot water soluble polyvinyl alcohol. Methods and compositions for reducing leached nutrients are also provided including but not limited to: Iron, Manganese, Copper, Bicarbonate, Zinc, Phosphorus, Molybdenum, Ammonia, Nitrogen, Calcium, Potassium, Sulfate, Magnesium, Sodium, Chloride, Inorganic Nitrogen, and Total Nitrogen. Further, methods and compositions for treating a plant are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Matthew Blanchard, James Lloyd Gibson
  • Publication number: 20210301360
    Abstract: A method of heating direct reduced iron between a direct reduced iron source and processing equipment for the direct reduced iron, comprises providing a conduit heater assembly between the direct reduced iron source and the processing equipment, wherein the conduit heater assembly receives a flow of the direct reduced iron from the direct reduced iron source and heats the direct reduced iron as the direct reduced iron flows through the conduit heater assembly and to the processing equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Todd Michael ASTORIA, James Lloyd LEWIS, JR.
  • Publication number: 20210182320
    Abstract: Point-of-Interest (POI) data is stored according to a first, POI library as a flat file in a database. An engine is positioned between the POI library and an interface. The interface is configured to interact with data structured in a hierarchical manner and stored according to a second library (e.g., a modeling interface utilizing folders). The engine functions to wrap a POI object taken from a table of the POI library, into an augmented object recognized and handled by the second library of the (hierarchical) interface. To accomplish this, the engine augments the POI table with an additional column that is to be indexed by the second library. In this manner, embodiments may impart additional, hierarchy-based functionality to existing POI handling schemes. Particular embodiments may impart enhanced security (e.g., permissions at the data object-level) to existing POI schemes that implement permissions only at the POI-level and/or at the application-level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Xing Jin, Sumedha Sharma, James Lloyd