Patents by Inventor Joel Silver

Joel Silver 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).

  • Dense pattern optical multipass cell
    Publication number: 20060232772
    Abstract: A multiple pass optical cell and method comprising providing a pair of opposed cylindrical mirrors having curved axes with substantially equal focal lengths, positioning an entrance hole for introducing light into the cell and an exit hole for extracting light from the cell, wherein the entrance hole and exit hole are coextensive or non-coextensive, introducing light into the cell through the entrance hole, and extracting light from the cell through the exit hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2004
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Applicant: SOUTHWEST SCIENCES INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Joel Silver
  • Near re-entrant dense pattern optical multipass cell
    Publication number: 20060158644
    Abstract: A multiple pass optical cell and method comprising providing a pair of opposed mirrors, one cylindrical and one spherical, introducing light into the cell via an entrance mechanism, and extracting light from the cell via an exit mechanism, wherein the entrance mechanism and exit mechanism are coextensive or non-coextensive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2004
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Applicant: SOUTHWEST SCIENCES INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Joel Silver
  • Oxygen sensor for aircraft fuel inerting systems
    Publication number: 20050286054
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for monitoring oxygen concentrations in fuel tank ullage comprising providing a sensor head comprising an optical cavity, exposing the optical cavity to an ambient gaseous environment of a fuel tank or air separation module, via a laser light source emitting wavelength modulated light through the cavity, and receiving the wavelength modulated light with a detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2005
    Publication date: December 29, 2005
    Applicant: Southwest Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Shin-Juh Chen, Joel Silver
  • Benzimidazole quinolinones and uses thereof
    Publication number: 20050203101
    Abstract: Methods of treating cancer include contacting a cancer cell with 4-amino-5-fluoro-3-(5-piperazin-1-yl-1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)quinolin-2(1H)-one, 4-amino-5-fluoro-3-[5-(4-methyl-4-oxidopiperazin-1-yl)-1H-benzimidazol-2-yl]quinolin-2(1H)-one, tautomers thereof, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the tautomers thereof, or a mixture thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2004
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Inventors: Paul Barsanti, Dirksen Bussiere, Stephen Harrison, Carla Heise, Johanna Jansen, Elisa Jazan, Timothy Machajewski, Christopher McBride, William McCrea, Simon Ng, Zhi-Jie Ni, Sabina Pecchi, Keith Pfister, Savithri Ramurthy, Paul Renhowe, Cynthia Shafer, Joel Silver, Allan Wagman, Marion Wiesmann, Kelly Wayman
  • System and method for display calibration
    Publication number: 20050073530
    Abstract: A system and method that enables a user to calibrate a display by presenting instructions to the user is described. This system and method can enable a user to calibrate a display by presenting instructions to the user that are based on the type or the connection type of display that the user is attempting to calibrate. It can also enable a user to more easily and intuitively calibrate his or her display by presenting a motion video tailored to help the user calibrate a parameter of the user's display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2003
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Inventors: Jay Kapur, Mark Schwesinger, Joel Silver