Patents by Inventor James McNeil

James McNeil 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: 20250044098
    Abstract: Disclosed are exemplary computer-implemented methods and systems for geophysical field sensing based navigation. One example of a computer-implemented method includes: receiving geophysical field data from at least one geophysical field sensor; synchronizing timing of the geophysical field data; de-noising, using a de-noising machine learning model, the geophysical field data removing noise from local sources of noise for the at least one geophysical field sensor to produce de-noised geophysical field data, the de-noising machine learning model trained using ground truth map data and training data corresponding to the ground truth map data; receiving map data from a geophysical map engine; performing error estimation by comparing the de-noised geophysical field data with the map data; and updating a position estimation based at least in part on the error estimation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Patrick Loughrin Neary, Kimberly Margaret Moore, Alexander James McNeil, Ethan Jesse Pratt, Eddie Albert Rodriguez
  • Publication number: 20250048133
    Abstract: The technology includes a system to reallocate user experience resources. The system detects network performance in a set of cell areas. The system determines low-performing cell areas and high-performing cell areas by using a network performance model. The system determines common subscribers between the low-performing cell areas and the high-performing cell areas. Based on the common subscribers, the system identifies a recipient cell area and a donor cell area. The system determines a reallocation of user experience resources by using the network performance model to determine scores based on changes to cell site parameters of the donor cell area and the recipient cell area. The system generates an indication that the reallocation will improve user experiences for subscribers of the recipient cell area, without diminishing user experiences for subscribers of the donor cell area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Denzel Daniel Arthur, Andrew James McNeil, Tsung-ying Lu
  • Patent number: 12152885
    Abstract: Example computer-implemented methods and systems for estimating geophysical fields for magnetic navigation. One example computer-implemented method includes storing, at a navigation object, an offline baseline estimation model. Online geophysical field model data not stored on the navigation object are received at various times at the navigation object. Control logic is used to select at least one of (1) the offline baseline estimation model and (2) the online geophysical field model data to use to estimate geophysical fields for the navigation object at a variety of specified times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: SB Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Kimberly Margaret Moore, Regupathi Angappan, Alexander James McNeil
  • Patent number: 12055393
    Abstract: Disclosed are exemplary computer-implemented methods and systems for geophysical field sensing based navigation. One example of a computer-implemented method includes: receiving geophysical field data from at least one geophysical field sensor; synchronizing timing of the geophysical field data; de-noising, using a de-noising machine learning model, the geophysical field data removing noise from local sources of noise for the at least one geophysical field sensor to produce de-noised geophysical field data, the de-noising machine learning model trained using ground truth map data and training data corresponding to the ground truth map data; receiving map data from a geophysical map engine; performing error estimation by comparing the de-noised geophysical field data with the map data; and updating a position estimation based at least in part on the error estimation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: SB Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Loughrin Neary, Kimberly Margaret Moore, Alexander James McNeil, Ethan Jesse Pratt, Eddie Albert Rodriguez
  • Publication number: 20050106621
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to systems and methods for producing microarrays of biological samples using an improved slide platform, vacuum manifold, and variable pin contact velocity. Slides onto which spotting pins produce the microarray of biological samples are secured on a flat slide platform using magnetic unit bars. The vacuum manifold effects optimal cleaning of the spotting pins by inducing increased air flow and turbulence. By reducing the velocity of the spotting pins before or after contact with the blot pad or the microarray slide, the morphology of biological samples deposited may be kept uniform. Similarly, low impact and separating velocities while acquiring biological materials prevent the pins from being overloaded with solution on the outside of the pin and causing sample wastage and non-uniform spotting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2004
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Inventors: Neil Winegarden, James McNeil
  • Patent number: 6568764
    Abstract: A dual wheel assembly is formed by an inner wheel (10) and an outer wheel (30) coaxially mounted on a common hub (11). The inner wheel (10) has an inner tire (13) mounted on an inner wheel rim (12). The outer wheel (30) has an outer tire (13A) mounted on an outer wheel rim (32). The wheels (13, 13A) are of the same size, but the diameter of the outer wheel rim (32) is smaller than the inner wheel rim (12), to permit the inner tire (13) to pass over the outer wheel rim (32), thereby enabling the inner tire (13) to be removed without first removing the outer wheel rim (32). Removable bead seats (37, 40) are provided between the outer wheel rim (32) and its tire (13A). These bead seats are thicker than the corresponding bead seat(s) on the inner wheel (10) to compensate for the reduced diameter of the outer wheel rim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
    Assignee: James McNeil and Ruby McNeil
    Inventors: James McNeil, Stuart McNeil, Clinton John Harding
  • Publication number: 20020149256
    Abstract: A dual wheel assembly is formed by an inner wheel (10) and an outer wheel (30) coaxially mounted on a common hub (11). The inner wheel (10) has an inner tyre (13) mounted on an inner wheel rim (12). The outer wheel (30) has an outer tyre (13A) mounted on an outer wheel rim (32). The wheels (13, 13A) are of the same size, but the diameter of the outer wheel rim (32) is smaller than the inner wheel rim (12), to permit the inner tyre (13) to pass over the outer wheel rim (32), thereby enabling the inner tyre (13) to be removed without first removing the outer wheel rim (32). Removable bead seats (37, 40) are provided between the outer wheel rim (32) and its tyre (13A). These bead seats are thicker than the corresponding bead seat(s) on the inner wheel (10) to compensate for the reduced diameter of the outer wheel rim.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2001
    Publication date: October 17, 2002
    Inventors: James McNeil, Staurt McNeil, Clinton John Harding
  • Patent number: 6111034
    Abstract: Addition of water to a gas phase olefin polymerization reactor in amounts greater than 3 ppmv permits an increase in the level of condensable gas and facilitates operation of the reactor at an elevated dew point by ameliorating electrostatic phenomena in the reactor; the process inhibits sheeting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Gregory Goode, Clark Curtis Williams, Fathi David Hussein, Thomas James McNeil, Kiu Hee Lee
  • Patent number: 5990250
    Abstract: An improved method of bed temperature control is provided by the coordinated manipulation of the water flow rate in one or more heat exchangers and cycle gas flow rate to the reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Technology Corporation
    Inventors: John Roberts Parrish, August Joseph Boldt, Thomas James McNeil, Ivan Jeremy Hartley
  • Patent number: 5229610
    Abstract: A low-cost detector of hydrogen-containing compounds in gas or thin-film samples is disclosed. The device preferably includes an alpha particle source, an energy degrading medium, a charged particle detector (e.g. a solid state diode detector), and amplification, threshold, counting, logic, timing circuits, humidity correction apparatus, and alarm/display. The invention relies upon the use of the energy degrading foil to pass selectively certain particles. Energetic alpha particles from a radioactive source enter the sample and hydrogen nuclei, or protons, elastically scattered by alpha particles, are able to penetrate the energy degrading foil which is thick enough to stop the alpha particles. The protons are detected and a suitable output signal can be produced to provide an accurate measure of the quantity of hydrogen in the gas or thin-film sample. The hydrogen detector can be combined with a smoke detector to produce an apparatus capable of detecting both smoke and hydrogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1993
    Assignee: Colorado School of Mines
    Inventors: James A. McNeil, David S. Oakley, Charles E. Price