Patents by Inventor James Stone

James Stone 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).

  • ALLOY COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20150329941
    Abstract: An alloy composition consisting essentially of, by atomic percent, between 6.5 and 8% of elements selected from the group consisting of aluminium, titanium, tantalum and niobium, between 37 and 47% of elements selected from the group consisting of chromium, cobalt, iron, molybdenum and tungsten, and between 1.8 and 3.8% of elements selected from the group consisting of tungsten, molybdenum, niobium and tantalum, and, optionally, by weight percent, up to 0.04% carbon, up to 0.07% boron, and up to 0.1% zirconium, the balance being nickel and incidental impurities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: Bryce David CONDUIT, Gareth John CONDUIT, Howard James STONE
  • Improvements In Or Relating To Deformable Non-Round Membrane Assemblies
    Publication number: 20150309334
    Abstract: A deformable membrane assembly comprises an at least partially flexible fluid-filled envelope, one wall of which is formed by an elastic membrane that is held around its edge by a resiliently bendable supporting ring, a fixed support for the envelope and selectively operable means for causing relative movement between the supporting ring and the support for adjusting the pressure of the fluid in the envelope, thereby to cause the membrane to deform. The bending stiffness of the ring varies round the ring such that upon deformation of the membrane the ring bends variably to control the shape of the membrane to a predefined form. The moving means comprise a plurality of ring-engaging members that are arranged to apply a force to the ring at spaced control points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: Adlens Ltd.
    Inventors: Robert Edward Stevens, Alex Edginton, Benjamin Thomas Tristam Holland, Daniel Paul Rhodes, Dijon Pietropinto, Derek Paul Forbes Bean, Roger Brian Minchin Clarke, Peter Lee Crossley, Richard Leefe Douglas Murray, Edwin James Stone
  • Optical electro-mechanical hearing devices with combined power and signal architectures
    Patent number: 9049528
    Abstract: An audio signal transmission device includes a first light source and a second light source configured to emit a first wavelength of light and a second wavelength of light, respectively. The first detector and the second detector are configured to receive the first wavelength of light and the second wavelength of light, respectively. A transducer electrically coupled to the detectors is configured to vibrate at least one of an eardrum or ossicle in response to the first wavelength of light and the second wavelength of light. The first detector and second detector can be coupled to the transducer with opposite polarity, such that the transducer is configured to move with a first movement in response to the first wavelength and move with a second movement in response to the second wavelength, in which the second movement opposes the first movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: EarLens Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan P. Fay, Sunil Puria, Lee Felsenstein, James Stone, Vincent Pluvinage
  • PET TOY WITH TREAT HOLDING RECEPTACLES
    Publication number: 20150101546
    Abstract: A pet toy with one or more treat holding receptacles is provided. A receptacle generally conforms to the outer surface or shape of the pet toy, and extends into the interior of the pet toy for holding a primary treat. The receptacle has a plurality of interior engaging surfaces that frictionally hold the primary treat in a desired orientation. An opening is formed through the receptacle for loading secondary treats into an interior of the pet toy. The primary treat has an exposed portion shaped and sized to provide a desired degree of difficulty for an animal to remove the primary treat from the corresponding receptacle. The portion of the primary treat in contact with the engaging surfaces of the receptacle forms a cap or closure, and when all or part of the primary treat is removed, the secondary treats may be dispensed through the opening of the receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: THE KONG COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: David F. Simon, Chuck Costello, John James Stone, Dominic Mak
  • Deformable Membrane Assemblies
    Publication number: 20150055084
    Abstract: The present invention provides a deformable membrane assembly 1 comprising an elastic membrane 8 that is held under tension around its edge by a bendable membrane supporting member 2,10, a body of fluid in contact with one face of the membrane, the pressure of the fluid being controllable for adjusting the shape of the membrane, and one or more bending controllers 24 acting on the supporting member 2, 10 to control the bending of the supporting member in response to loading through tension in the membrane. The bending stiffness of the membrane-supporting member 2, 10 varies round its extent to control the profile of the edge of the membrane 8; etc. upon actuation. A variety of different types of bending controllers are disclosed which permit out-of-plane bending of the supporting member 2, 10 but prevent or control in-plane bending or deformation of the supporting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: Adlens Ltd.
    Inventors: Robert Edward Stevens, Alex Edginton, Benjamin Thomas Tristam Holland, Daniel Paul Rhodes, Dijon Pietropinto, Derek Paul Forbes Bean, Roger Brian Minchin Clarke, Peter Lee Crossley, Richard Leefe Douglas Murray, Edwin James Stone
  • Optical Electro-Mechanical Hearing Devices with Combined Power and Signal Architectures
    Publication number: 20150023540
    Abstract: An audio signal transmission device includes a first light source and a second light source configured to emit a first wavelength of light and a second wavelength of light, respectively. The first detector and the second detector are configured to receive the first wavelength of light and the second wavelength of light, respectively. A transducer electrically coupled to the detectors is configured to vibrate at least one of an eardrum or ossicle in response to the first wavelength of light and the second wavelength of light. The first detector and second detector can be coupled to the transducer with opposite polarity, such that the transducer is configured to move with a first movement in response to the first wavelength and move with a second movement in response to the second wavelength, in which the second movement opposes the first movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Jonathan P. FAY, Sunil PURIA, Lee FELSENSTEIN, James STONE, Vincent PLUVINAGE
  • DEVICES AND METHODS FOR HEARING
    Publication number: 20150010185
    Abstract: A device to transmit an audio signal to a user comprises a transducer and a support. The support is configured for placement on the eardrum to drive the eardrum. The transducer is coupled to the support at a first location to decrease occlusion and a second location to drive the eardrum. The transducer may comprise one or more of an electromagnetic balanced armature transducer, a piezoelectric transducer, a magnetostrictive transducer, a photostrictive transducer, or a coil and magnet. The device may find use with open canal hearing aids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Sunil PURIA, Micha ROSEN, Jonathan P. FAY, Paul RUCKER, James STONE
  • ALLOY
    Publication number: 20150010428
    Abstract: A cobalt-nickel alloy composition comprising by weight: about 29 to 37 percent cobalt; about 29 to 37 percent nickel; about 10 to 16 percent chromium; about 4 to 6 percent aluminium; at least one of Nb, Ti and Ta; at least one of W, Ta and Nb; the cobalt and nickel being present in a ratio between about 0.9 and 1.1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Mark Christopher HARDY, David DYE, Huiyu YAN, Matthias KNOP, Howard James STONE
  • NICKEL ALLOY
    Publication number: 20140348689
    Abstract: A nickel-base alloy having the following composition (in weight percent unless otherwise stated): Cr 10.5-15.0; Co 1.7-8.8; Fe 0-5.9; Si 0-0.65; Mn 0-0.65; Mo 0.3-2.3; W 2.3-4.4; Al 2.7-4.1; Nb 1.0-4.2; Ti 1.0-3.0; Ta 2.0-5.0; Hf 0.0-0.6; C 0.02-0.06; B 0.015-0.035; Zr 0.035-0.11; S<20 ppm; P<60 ppm; the balance being Ni and incidental impurities. The alloy has an improved combination of properties (principally resistance to surface environmental damage and dwell fatigue crack growth) compared with known alloys, and is intended to operate for prolonged periods of time above 700° C., and up to peak temperatures of 800° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventors: Mark Christopher HARDY, Howard James STONE, Paul Michael MIGNANELLI, Bryce David CONDUIT, Gareth John CONDUIT
  • ALLOY COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20140322068
    Abstract: A molybdenum based alloy composition including between 15% and 20% niobium and 0.05% and 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventors: Bryce David CONDUIT, Gareth John CONDUIT, Howard James STONE, Mark Christopher HARDY
  • Balanced armature devices and methods for hearing
    Patent number: 8858419
    Abstract: A device to transmit an audio signal to a user comprises a transducer and a support. The support is configured for placement on the eardrum to drive the eardrum. The transducer is coupled to the support at a first outer location to decrease occlusion and a second inner location to drive the eardrum. The transducer may comprise one or more of an electromagnetic balanced armature transducer, a piezoelectric transducer, a magnetostrictive transducer, a photostrictive transducer, or a coil and magnet. The device may find use with open canal hearing aids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: EarLens Corporation
    Inventors: Sunil Puria, Micha Rosen, Jonathan P. Fay, Paul Rucker, James Stone
  • Media generation system
    Patent number: 8855471
    Abstract: A system generates automatically a highlight summary of a performance, from signals representing a captured version of the performance. The system includes a user operated event logging processor and an ingestion processor. The user operated event logging processor is operable to log event codes, each of which is selected by the user from a set of event codes. Each of the event codes in the set of event codes represents a predetermined event which may occur in the performance, the event codes being selected by the user when an event corresponding to the event code occurs during an observed performance. The ingestion processor is operable to receive the event codes and to receive signals produced by capturing a representation of the performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Sony United Kingdom Limited
    Inventor: Jonathan James Stone
  • Optical Electro-Mechanical Hearing Devices with Separate Power and Signal Components
    Publication number: 20140296620
    Abstract: A device to transmit an audio signal comprises at least one light source configured to transmit the audio signal with at least one wavelength of light. At least one detector is configured to detect the audio signal and generate at least one electrical signal in response to the at least one wavelength of light. A transducer is supported with and configured to vibrate at least one of an eardrum, an ossicle or a cochlea. Active circuitry is coupled to the transducer to drive the transducer in response to the at least one electrical signal, so as to provide the user with high quality sound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: EarLens Corporation
    Inventors: Sunil PURIA, Jonathan P. FAY, Lee FELSENSTEIN, James STONE, Mead C. KILLION, Vincent PLUVINAGE
  • Method and an apparatus for generating image content
    Patent number: 8848066
    Abstract: A method and a system for generating image content. The method and system allow segments of a panoramic scene, to be generated with reduced distortion. The method and system reduce the amount of distortion by mapping pixel data onto a pseudo camera focal plane which is provided substantially perpendicularly to the focal location of the camera that captured the image. A camera arrangement can implement the method and system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Europe Limited
    Inventors: Robert Mark Stefan Porter, Clive Henry Gillard, Jonathan James Stone, David Berry, Simon Dominic Haynes
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IDENTIFICATION OF NUCLEATED RED BLOOD CELLS FROM A MATERNAL BLOOD SAMPLE
    Publication number: 20140255934
    Abstract: A method for concentrating and isolating nucleated cells, such as maternal and fetal nucleated red blood cells (NRBC's), in a maternal whole blood sample. The invention also provides methods and apparatus for preparing to analyze and analyzing the sample for identification of fetal genetic material as part of prenatal genetic testing. The invention also pertains to methods and apparatus for discriminating fetal nucleated red blood cells from maternal nucleated red blood cells obtained from a blood sample taken from a pregnant woman.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventors: Bhairavi PARIKH, Michael D. BRODY, James STONE, Jonathan D. HALDERMAN
  • Optical electro-mechanical hearing devices with combined power and signal architectures
    Patent number: 8824715
    Abstract: An audio signal transmission device includes a first light source and a second light source configured to emit a first wavelength of light and a second wavelength of light, respectively. The first detector and the second detector are configured to receive the first wavelength or light and the second wavelength of light respectively. A transducer electrically coupled to the detectors is configured to vibrate at least one of an eardrum or ossicle in response to the first wavelength of light and the second wavelength of light. The first detector and second detector can be coupled to the transducer with opposite polarity, such that the transducer is configured to move with a first movement in response to the first wavelength and move with a second movement in response to the second wavelength, in which the second movement opposes the first movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: EarLens Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan P. Fay, Sunil Puria, Lee Felsenstein, James Stone, Vincent Pluvinage
  • DOCUMENT TEMPLATE AUTO DISCOVERY
    Publication number: 20140215301
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for generating a template for automatic data capture are described. The method comprises determining locations of a plurality of data fields in a first document, wherein the plurality of data fields are identified based, at least in part, on structured data associated with the first document, identifying at least one second document that includes the plurality of data fields in locations similar to those determined for the first document to produce a set of documents, determining locations of a plurality of anchorboxes describing common text elements of the set of documents, and generating the template, wherein the template describes locations of the plurality of anchorboxes and locations of the plurality of data fields.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: athenahealth, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven James Stone, Frederick Henle, Fuchang Yin
  • Method and device for identification of nucleated red blood cells from a maternal blood sample
    Patent number: 8774488
    Abstract: A method for concentrating and isolating nucleated cells, such as a maternal and fetal nucleated red blood cells (NRBC's), in a maternal whole blood sample. The invention also provides methods and apparatus for preparing to analyze and analyzing the sample for identification of fetal genetic material as part of prenatal genetic testing. The invention also pertains to methods and apparatus for discriminating fetal nucleated red blood cells from maternal nucleated red blood cells obtained from a blood sample taken from a pregnant woman.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Cellscape Corporation
    Inventors: Bhairavi Parikh, Michael D. Brody, James Stone, Jonathan D. Halderman
  • DOCUMENT TEMPLATE AUTO DISCOVERY
    Publication number: 20140173422
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for generating a template for automatic data capture are described. The method comprises determining locations of a plurality of data fields in a first document, wherein the plurality of data fields are identified based, at least in part, on structured data associated with the first document, identifying at least one second document that includes the plurality of data fields in locations similar to those determined for the first document to produce a set of documents, determining locations of a plurality of anchorboxes describing common text elements of the set of documents, and generating the template, wherein the template describes locations of the plurality of anchorboxes and locations of the plurality of data fields.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: Athenahealth, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven James Stone, Frederick Henle, Fuchang Yin
  • Pet toy
    Patent number: D722730
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: The Kong Company, LLC
    Inventors: David F. Simon, Chuck Costello, John James Stone, Dominic Mak