Patents by Inventor James Sloan
James Sloan 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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Publication number: 20240102706Abstract: A Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system that is configured to receive a refrigerant from a condenser at a fixed expansion device and a variable expansion device. The system is further configured to output a first portion of the refrigerant to a first downstream HVAC component at a fixed flow rate using the fixed expansion device. The system is further configured to apply a first force to a pin of the variable expansion device based on a sensed temperature. The system is further configured to apply a second force to a valve of the variable expansion device via the force applied to the pin and to output a second portion of the refrigerant to a second downstream HVAC component at a variable flow rate based on the second force using the valve of the variable expansion device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Scott Eric Sloan, Daniel James Dettmers, Alan David Stahl, Walt Bernhard Waetjen, Clifford William Calvert
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Publication number: 20230292746Abstract: The present invention provides a stable, liquid composition comprising: (a) a fungicidally effective amount of a compound of Formula I, and (b) a liquid carrier, wherein: (i) the composition comprises (a) a fungicidally effective and substantially pure amount of the compound of Formula I or a fungicidally effective amount of a mixture containing the compound of Formula I, wherein 95% or more by weight of the mixture is the compound of Formula I, and (b) the liquid carrier, and/or (ii) 95% or more of the amount of the compound of Formula I is in the form of Form I polymorph, Form II polymorph, Hydrate, or a mixture thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2021Publication date: September 21, 2023Applicant: Adama Makhteshim Ltd.Inventors: Jenny Lerner Yardeni, James Sloan
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Patent number: 11494871Abstract: An apparatus comprises processing circuitry configured to receive a plurality of training image data sets and a plurality of predetermined displacements. The processing circuitry is further configured to use the training image data sets and predetermined displacements to train a transformation regressor in combination with a discriminator in an adversarial fashion by repeatedly alternating a transformation regressor training process in which the transformation regressor is trained to predict displacements, and a discriminator training process in which the discriminator is trained to distinguish between predetermined displacements and displacements predicted by the transformation regressor.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2020Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Canon Medical Systems CorporationInventors: James Sloan, Owen Anderson, Keith Goatman
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Patent number: 11414956Abstract: An injection valve including a primary valve having a flapper, a flapper seat configured to seat the flapper, and a flow tube disposed to move relative to the flapper and thereby cause the flapper to be unseated from the flapper seat, a secondary valve disposed within the flow tube, the secondary valve including a secondary housing, and an openable and closable flow port through the secondary housing, and an annular pressure-drop ring disposed between the secondary housing and the flow tube.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2021Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLCInventors: John Burris, James Sloan, Ronald Garr
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Publication number: 20210378235Abstract: The present invention provides stable, liquid compositions comprising (a) a fungicidally effective amount of a compound of Formula I and (b) a liquid carrier. The present invention also provides mixtures and compositions comprising (a) a fungicidally effective amount of a compound of Formula I and (b) at least one adjuvant selected from the group consisting of: (i) polyalkylene oxide alkyl ether: (ii) siloxane polyalkyleneoxide copolymer; (iii) esters of fatty acid; (iv) vinylpyrrolidones and derivatives thereof; and (v) sugar-based surfactants. The present invention also provides methods of use of the mixtures and compositions disclosed herein and processes of preparing the mixtures and compositions disclosed herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2019Publication date: December 9, 2021Applicant: Adama Makhteshim Ltd.Inventors: Sami Shabtai, Noam Sheffer, Jenny Lerner Yardeni, James Sloan
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Publication number: 20210073939Abstract: An apparatus comprises processing circuitry configured to receive a plurality of training image data sets and a plurality of predetermined displacements. The processing circuitry is further configured to use the training image data sets and predetermined displacements to train a transformation regressor in combination with a discriminator in an adversarial fashion by repeatedly alternating a transformation regressor training process in which the transformation regressor is trained to predict displacements, and a discriminator training process in which the discriminator is trained to distinguish between predetermined displacements and displacements predicted by the transformation regressor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Applicant: Canon Medical Systems CorporationInventors: James SLOAN, Owen ANDERSON, Keith GOATMAN
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Publication number: 20210027028Abstract: Systems and methods for monitoring a location and/or status of equipment, tools, products, and/or vehicles using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology are provided herein. A system may comprise a plurality of RFID tags, each RFID tag associated with one of a plurality of items, a database storing information about each item, and a gateway structure. The gateway structure may include an RFID reader that reads the RFID tags. When the RFID tag is read, information in the database may be dynamically updated. Such system may be used for asset management.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2020Publication date: January 28, 2021Applicant: Certified Technologies LLCInventors: Jason Robert CORSER, Mathew James SLOAN, Jason Carl WILSON, Eric BAUMGARDT
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Patent number: 10878529Abstract: An apparatus comprises processing circuitry configured to receive first image data; receive second medical image data; and apply a transformation regressor to perform a registration process to obtain a predicted displacement that is representative of a transformation between the first image data and the second image data; wherein the transformation regressor is trained in combination with a discriminator in an adversarial fashion by repeatedly alternating a transformation regressor training process in which the transformation regressor is trained to predict displacements, and a discriminator training process in which the discriminator is trained to distinguish between predetermined displacements and displacements predicted by the transformation regressor.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2018Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: Canon Medical Systems CorporationInventors: James Sloan, Owen Anderson, Keith Goatman
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Patent number: 10849323Abstract: An herbicidal composition and method. An oil dispersion is described including one or more base oils; an herbicide composition comprising an herbicide composition comprising a triazolinone, a 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase inhibitor, and a sulfonylurea; and a stabilizer comprising a phosphoric acid and/or a phosphoric acid derivative, and/or a mixture of phosphoric acid and/or phosphoric acid derivative with urea and/or a urea derivative; the dispersion demonstrating an enhanced spectrum of weed control and enhanced stability. A method of preparing an herbicidal composition and a method of controlling weeds are also described.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2018Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: ARYSTA LIFESCIENCE INC.Inventors: James Sloan, John Martin Groome, Hong Zhang, Robbie Haines, Charlie James Flood, Alix Bramaud Du Boucheron, Pascale Labatut, Christophe Fillon, Christophe Sepulchre De Conde
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Patent number: 10346974Abstract: There is provided an apparatus comprising processing circuitry configured to: receive first medical image data obtained using a first type of imaging procedure, wherein the first medical image data is representative of an anatomical region of a subject; and apply a simulator to perform a simulation process on the first medical image data to obtain simulated second medical image data, the simulated second medical image data having properties so as to simulate image data that is obtained using a second type of imaging procedure. The simulator comprises an image synthesizer that is trained in combination with a discriminator in an adversarial fashion by repeatedly alternating an image synthesizer training process in which the image synthesizer is trained to produce simulated medical image data, and a discriminator training process in which the discriminator is trained to distinguish between real medical image data and simulated medical image data.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2017Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventors: James Sloan, Keith Goatman
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Publication number: 20190197662Abstract: An apparatus comprises processing circuitry configured to receive first image data; receive second medical image data; and apply a transformation regressor to perform a registration process to obtain a predicted displacement that is representative of a transformation between the first image data and the second image data; wherein the transformation regressor is trained in combination with a discriminator in an adversarial fashion by repeatedly alternating a transformation regressor training process in which the transformation regressor is trained to predict displacements, and a discriminator training process in which the discriminator is trained to distinguish between predetermined displacements and displacements predicted by the transformation regressor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2018Publication date: June 27, 2019Applicant: Canon Medical Systems CorporationInventors: James SLOAN, Owen ANDERSON, Keith GOATMAN
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Publication number: 20190045785Abstract: An herbicidal composition and method. An oil dispersion is described including one or more base oils; an herbicide composition comprising an herbicide composition comprising a triazolinone, a 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase inhibitor, and a sulfonylurea; and a stabilizer comprising a phosphoric acid and/or a phosphoric acid derivative, and/or a mixture of phosphoric acid and/or phosphoric acid derivative with urea and/or a urea derivative; the dispersion demonstrating an enhanced spectrum of weed control and enhanced stability. A method of preparing an herbicidal composition and a method of controlling weeds are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2018Publication date: February 14, 2019Applicant: Arysta LifeScience Inc.Inventors: James SLOAN, John Martin GROOME, Hong ZHANG, Robbie HAINES, Charlie James FLOOD, Alix BRAMAUD, Pascale LABATUT, Christophe FILLON, Christophe SEPULCHRE DE CONDE
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Publication number: 20180336677Abstract: There is provided an apparatus comprising processing circuitry configured to: receive first medical image data obtained using a first type of imaging procedure, wherein the first medical image data is representative of an anatomical region of a subject; and apply a simulator to perform a simulation process on the first medical image data to obtain simulated second medical image data, the simulated second medical image data having properties so as to simulate image data that is obtained using a second type of imaging procedure. The simulator comprises an image synthesizer that is trained in combination with a discriminator in an adversarial fashion by repeatedly alternating an image synthesizer training process in which the image synthesizer is trained to produce simulated medical image data, and a discriminator training process in which the discriminator is trained to distinguish between real medical image data and simulated medical image data.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2017Publication date: November 22, 2018Applicant: Toshiba Medical Systems CorporationInventors: James SLOAN, Keith GOATMAN
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Patent number: 8737730Abstract: Color management using a vector-based color difference metric. A color difference map is comprised of color difference vectors for each of a plurality of pixels of an original image. The color difference vector for each pixel includes both a magnitude and a directionality representing a difference for color data in each pixel in the original image, relative to color data in a corresponding mapped pixel in a color mapped image. Pixels in the color difference map having large color differences in color movement relative to nearby pixels are identified in the color difference map, by applying an edge-detection algorithm to the color difference map. For each pixel that is identified in a smooth area in the original image and is identified as having a large color difference in the color difference map, a correction algorithm is applied, so as to provide a corrected color mapped image.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2010Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Rocklin James Sloan
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Publication number: 20110255779Abstract: Color management using a vector-based color difference metric. A color difference map is comprised of color difference vectors for each of a plurality of pixels of an original image. The color difference vector for each pixel includes both a magnitude and a directionality representing a difference for color data in each pixel in the original image, relative to color data in a corresponding mapped pixel in a color mapped image. Pixels in the color difference map having large color differences in color movement relative to nearby pixels are identified in the color difference map, by applying an edge-detection algorithm to the color difference map. For each pixel that is identified in a smooth area in the original image and is identified as having a large color difference in the color difference map, a correction algorithm is applied, so as to provide a corrected color mapped image.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2010Publication date: October 20, 2011Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Rocklin James Sloan
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Publication number: 20080093079Abstract: An apparatus for providing zonal isolation in a wellbore includes a plurality of interlocking sealing elements having anchor elements at the opposing ends. Each anchor element sealingly engages a wellbore tubular whereas the interlocking sealing elements do not engage any portion of wellbore therebetween. In one exemplary application utilizes a wellhead and lubricator positioned over a wellbore under pressure and a conveyance device for conveying equipment into the wellhead. The first anchor, the second anchor and the plurality of interlocking sealing elements are separately conveyed into the wellbore with the conveyance device and sequentially assembled in the wellbore to provide zonal isolation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2007Publication date: April 24, 2008Applicant: OWEN OIL TOOLS LPInventors: Rickey Bryant, Jim Carr, TImothy LaGrange, Kurt Schneidmiller, James Sloan, Troy Vass, Mitch Whitman
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Publication number: 20060020552Abstract: A software routine, method of use of such software routine, and associated business method for the distribution of piracy-resistant audio recordings via digital recording media.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2004Publication date: January 26, 2006Inventors: James Sloan, Ruthie Sloan, Richard Dixon
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Publication number: 20050266187Abstract: This invention is a process of preparing a glazing structure that is a glass laminate having enhanced resistance to being pulled from a frame upon being subjected to high positive and/or negative pressure loads. This invention is particularly suitable for architectural structures having windows that can be subjected to the extreme conditions prevalent in a hurricane, bomb-blast event or placed under stress from repeated forceful blows to the laminate.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2004Publication date: December 1, 2005Inventors: Charles Smith, Stephen Bennison, David Rinehart, James Sloan
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Publication number: 20050190552Abstract: An elongated perimeter light is disclosed, which comprises a linear array of light sources (LEDs) that are electrically illuminated. The array of light sources is disposed within an elongated transparent tube, with the tube transmitting and dispersing the light from the array giving the appearance that said array of light sources is a continuous light source. The array of light sources is capable of being cut at intervals down its length to shorten it. The light sources that remain in the array continue to emit light and the tube can be cut to match the length of said array. The present invention also discloses systems for lighting structural features, with one system according to the present invention comprising a plurality of elongated perimeter lights. The perimeter lights are electrically coupled in a daisy chain with the electrical power at each of the perimeter lights being transmitted to the successive light.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2005Publication date: September 1, 2005Inventors: Thomas Sloan, James Sloan
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Publication number: 20050042422Abstract: The present invention is a direct-point attachment laminate system comprising: (1) a thermoplastic interlayer; (2) at least one sheet of a rigid structural load-bearing layer (structural layer); (3) at least one receptor means; and (4) at least one attachment means, wherein the thermoplastic interlayer is bonded on at least one surface to at least one sheet of the structural layer, and wherein at least one receptor means is also adhesively bonded to the thermoplastic interlayer and thereby adhesively bonded to the structural layer, wherein the receptor means is positioned to mechanically accept the attachment means, with the further proviso that the attachment means and/or the receptor means are made from materials having a coefficient of expansion that is from about 90% to about 110% of the coefficient of expansion of the structural layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2004Publication date: February 24, 2005Inventors: Stephen Bennison, Charles Smith, James Sloan