Patents by Inventor John A. Garrett
John A. Garrett 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: 20120101749Abstract: Systems and methods for visualization of Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) deployments are disclosed. A status associated with communications towers or metering devices in an AMI deployment can be monitored based on alarms generated by a metering vendor system or based on thresholds specified in the AMI operations database. A user interface can be generated that allows the AMI deployment to be visualized, with status indicators associated with statuses overlaid on a map. The user interface can further facilitate visualization of progress of tasks associated with AMI operations.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2010Publication date: April 26, 2012Applicant: SOUTHERN COMPANY SERVICES, INC.Inventors: Joseph John Garrett, Brandon Keith Lundy, Derl Wayne Rhoades
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Patent number: 8028270Abstract: A software generation method and system. The method includes receiving by a computing system, a first data file including first data associated with an entity. The first data file includes a first file format. The first data file is converted to a second data file including a second file format. The second data file includes the first data. A data dictionary including second data is generated. Computer source code is generated within the data dictionary. The computer source code is generated from the second data. The computer source code is transferred from the data dictionary to an import agent source code editor of a software application.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2006Date of Patent: September 27, 2011Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Andrew John Garrett, James A. Martin
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Publication number: 20110040889Abstract: Network traffic is distributed between a plurality of networked computers. The traffic comprises requests that are received into the network and replicated to each computer. For each request, each computer makes a decision based on attributes of the request as to whether to process or ignore the request, such that each request is processed by only one computer. Each computer periodically broadcasts a signal to each of the other computers to confirm that it is online. When a first computer is no longer online, the traffic is redistributed amongst the remaining online computers, wherein traffic that is already processed by the remaining computers is not redistributed, traffic that would have been processed by the first computer is split evenly between the remaining computers, and each computer decides independently and identically how to redistribute the traffic without communicating with the other computers.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2010Publication date: February 17, 2011Inventors: Owen John Garrett, Declan Sean Conlon, Matthew Morgan Horney
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Patent number: 7823174Abstract: A method and apparatus for content substitution, consistent with certain embodiments of the present invention involves receiving data representing one or more macroblocks of content, the data having at least first and second packet identifiers (PIDs) associated with first and second portions of content. The content having the first PID is placed into a data stream. An initiation flag is received indicating initiation of a PID mapping operation. The substitute macroblocks of content having the second PID is then mapped to the first PID and the mapped content is placed into the data stream. A termination flag is received indicating termination of the PID mapping operation at which point the process returns to placing content having the first PID into the data stream. The content substitution process can be used to replace advertisements, provide multiple plots, multiple endings, multiple views as well as other applications.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2004Date of Patent: October 26, 2010Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.Inventors: Brant L. Candelore, Leo M. Pedlow, Jr., John Garrett
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Publication number: 20100070625Abstract: Data files are supplied to a plurality of requesting stations (102 to 106) by accessing serving devices (109 to 116). A plurality of requests are received for one or more data files at a traffic management system (101) from requesting stations via an external network (107). A specific server is selected at the traffic management system and a request is issued to the selected server over a local network for the requested file. The requested file is accepted at the traffic management system from the selected server over the local network and the requested file is sent from the traffic management system to the requesting station over external network. The response of selected servers is monitored (302) when responding to issued requests thereby generating monitored responses. The monitored responses are compared (303) against an operational criterion to identify sub-standard operations.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2009Publication date: March 18, 2010Applicant: ZEUS TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDInventors: Crispin Edward Harold Flowerday, Owen John Garrett, Ben Ross Mansell, Julian Trowan John Midgley
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Publication number: 20090117134Abstract: The present invention relates to truncated EGF receptor molecules that exhibit increased binding affinities for EGFR ligands such as EGF and TGF1. The present invention also relates to methods of screening for EGF receptor ligands and methods of treatment which involve the use of these molecules.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2008Publication date: May 7, 2009Applicants: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Ludwig institute for Cancer ResearchInventors: Colin Wesley WARD, Neil Moreton McKern, George Oscar Lovrecz, Robert Nicholas Jorissen, Thomas Peter John Garrett, Thomas Charles Elleman, Anthony Wilkes Burgess, Timothy Edward Adams, Teresa Anne Domagala, Edouard Nice
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Patent number: 7523178Abstract: Failures are tolerated in an environment in which a plurality of traffic management systems are coordinated to manage the supply of data to and from a plurality of clients via a plurality of network addresses. Each functional traffic management system is responsible for at least one network address, and each functional traffic management system periodically transmits a signal to each of the other traffic management systems to confirm functionality. Each of the traffic management systems creates and maintains configuration data that specifies the responsibility of traffic management systems for network addresses dependent upon the status of each of the traffic management systems. Each of the traffic management systems responds to a failure of any of the traffic management systems by taking responsibility for certain network addresses as prescribed by the configuration data.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2005Date of Patent: April 21, 2009Assignee: Zeus Technology LimitedInventors: Damian John Reeves, Ben Ross Mansell, Owen John Garrett, Crispin Edward Harold Flowerday
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Patent number: 7449559Abstract: The present invention relates to truncated EGF receptor molecules that exhibit increased binding affinities for EGFR ligands such as EGF and TGF1. The present invention also relates to methods of screening for EGF receptor ligands and methods of treatment which involve the use of these molecules.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2005Date of Patent: November 11, 2008Assignees: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Ludwig Insitutute for Cancer ResearchInventors: Colin Wesley Ward, Neil Moreton McKern, George Oscar Lovrecz, Robert Nicholas Jorissen, Thomas Peter John Garrett, Thomas Charles Elleman, Antony Wilkes Burgess, Timothy Edward Adams, Teresa Anne Domagala, Edouard Collins Nice
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Publication number: 20080115105Abstract: A software generation method and system. The method includes receiving by a computing system, a first data file including first data associated with an entity. The first data file includes a first file format. The first data file is converted to a second data file including a second file format. The second data file includes the first data. A data dictionary including second data is generated. Computer source code is generated within the data dictionary. The computer source code is generated from the second data. The computer source code is transferred from the data dictionary to an import agent source code editor of a software application.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2006Publication date: May 15, 2008Inventors: Andrew John Garrett, James A. Martin
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Publication number: 20070294945Abstract: A movable partition having hinged connections and related methods are disclosed. The partition may include one or more movable structures wherein each movable structure has a plurality of panels and a plurality of hinged structures arranged in an alternating pattern. The panels may include pockets formed along the ends thereof and the hinge structures may include rods formed on the ends thereof. The rods are disposed within the pockets such that a hinged joint is formed. Retainers are removably disposed over a portion of the joint or coupling formed by the rod and associated pocket. The retainer may include a clip having a first member disposed adjacent the pocket, a second member disposed within an interior space of the rod, and a transition member coupling the first and second members and also spanning a portion of the rod and pocket.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2006Publication date: December 27, 2007Inventors: W. Coleman, John Garrett, Michael George
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Publication number: 20070104759Abstract: The present invention is directed to a flowable composition that is suitable for use as a controlled release implant. The flowable composition includes a biodegradable thermoplastic polyester that is at least substantially insoluble in aqueous medium or body fluid. The flowable composition also includes a biocompatible polar aprotic solvent. The biocompatible polar aprotic solvent is miscible to dispersible in aqueous medium or body fluid. The flowable composition also includes leuprolide acetate.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2006Publication date: May 10, 2007Inventors: Richard Dunn, John Garrett, Harish Ravivarapu, Bhagya Chandrashekar
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Publication number: 20060104280Abstract: A method of configuring a network access device connected to an access network connected to a plurality of service networks, the network device having a first network address allocated to a subscriber of services of a first service provider provided by a first service network, with a new network address allocated to a second subscriber of services of either the first service provider, or a second service provider provided by a second service network. The method comprises the steps of: sending a request from the network access device to the access network with user credentials for the second subscriber requesting access to the first service provider or a change to the second service provider; receiving a response from the access network; and initiating a network address change request using a configuration protocol.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2005Publication date: May 18, 2006Inventors: Sean Carolan, John Garrett, Charles Kalmanek, Han Nguyen, Kadangode Ramakrishnan
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Patent number: 7020563Abstract: Identification of the human insulin receptor binding site sequence of certain spatial molecular structures conforming to such binding site and of certain insulinomimetic sequences including the binding site sequence are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 1998Date of Patent: March 28, 2006Assignee: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research OrganisationInventors: John David Bentley, Paul Alexander Tulloch, legal representative, Leah Jane Cosgrove, Maurice John Frenkel, Thomas Peter John Garrett, Lynne Jean Lawrence, Melzhen Lou, George Oscar Lovrecz, Colin Wesley Ward, Peter Archibald Tulloch, deceased
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Patent number: 6946543Abstract: The present invention relates to truncated EGF receptor molecules that exhibit increased binding affinities for EGFR ligands such as EGF and TGF-?. The present invention also relates to methods of screening for EGF receptor ligands and methods of treatment which involve the use of these molecules.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2001Date of Patent: September 20, 2005Assignees: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Ludwig Institute for Cancer ResearchInventors: Colin Wesley Ward, Neil Morton McKern, George Oscar Lovrecz, Robert Nicholas Jorissen, Thomas Peter John Garrett, Thomas Charles Elleman, Antony Wilkes Burgess, Timothy Edward Adams, Teresa Anne Domagala, Edouard Nice
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Patent number: 6941229Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of designing compounds able to bind to a molecule of the EGF receptor family and to modulate the activity mediated by the receptor molecule based on the 3-D structure coordinates of the EGF receptor crystal of FIG. 6.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 1999Date of Patent: September 6, 2005Assignees: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Ludwig Institute for Cancer ResearchInventors: Thomas Charles Elleman, Vidanagamage Chandana Epa, Thomas Peter John Garrett, Robert Nicholas Jorissen, Meizhen Lou, Antony Wilks Burgess, Neil Moreton McKern, Herbert Rudolf Treutlein, Colin Lesley Ward
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Patent number: 6924953Abstract: An arbitration and data source selection mechanism arbitrating access to a shared communication port between a servo engine and a controller of a disc drive is disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, the arbitration and data source selection mechanism, the shared communication port, the servo engine and the controller collectively share a common die of an application specific integrate circuit (ASIC). Servo control code and control code are each loaded into the ASIC for operation of the disc drive. The servo engine is allowed to hold service of the shared serial port dedicated to the servo control code for any length of time required by the servo engine. During periods of non-use by the servo control code, the servo engine releases the shared serial port to the controller for dedicated use by the control code, for a predetermined period of time.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2002Date of Patent: August 2, 2005Assignee: Seagate Technology LLCInventors: Wilson Massey Fish, John Garrett Lingo
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Publication number: 20050028193Abstract: A method and apparatus for content substitution, consistent with certain embodiments of the present invention involves receiving data representing one or more macroblocks of content, the data having at least first and second packet identifiers (PIDs) associated with first and second portions of content. The content having the first PID is placed into a data stream. An initiation flag is received indicating initiation of a PID mapping operation. The substitute macroblocks of content having the second PID is then mapped to the first PID and the mapped content is placed into the data stream. A termination flag is received indicating termination of the PID mapping operation at which point the process returns to placing content having the first PID into the data stream. The content substitution process can be used to replace advertisements, provide multiple plots, multiple endings, multiple views as well as other applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2004Publication date: February 3, 2005Inventors: Brant Candelore, Leo Pedlow, John Garrett
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Publication number: 20040248196Abstract: This invention relates to the structure of members of the epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor family and to receptor/ligand interactions. In particular, it relates to the field of using the EGF receptor family structure to select and screen for compounds that inhibit the formation of active receptor dimers.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2004Publication date: December 9, 2004Inventors: Timothy Edward Adams, Antony Wilks Burgess, Thomas Charles Elleman, Thomas Peter John Garrett, Robert Nicholas Jorissen, Meizhen Lou, George Oscar Lovrecz, Neil Moreton Mckern, Edouard Collins Nice, Colin Wesley Ward
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Publication number: 20030177530Abstract: A modified cereal (1→3,1→4)-&bgr;-glucanase is produced by the method of single point substitution in a native cereal (1→3,1→4)-&bgr;-glucanase enzyme, whereby the substitution:Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2001Publication date: September 18, 2003Applicant: BIOMOLECULAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE LTDInventors: Joseph Noozhumurry Varghese, Thomas Peter John Garrett, Geoffrey Bruce Fincher, Peter Bordier Hoj, Lin Chen
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Publication number: 20030108953Abstract: The present invention relates to truncated EGF receptor molecules that exhibit increased binding affinities for EGFR ligands such as EGF and TNFI. The present invention also relates to methods of screening for EGF receptor ligands and methods of treatment which involve the use of these molecules.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2002Publication date: June 12, 2003Inventors: Colin Wesley Ward, Neil Moreton McKern, George Oscar Lovrecz, Robert Nicholas Jorissen, Thomas Peter John Garrett, Thomas Charles Elleman, Anthony Wilkes Burgess, Timothy Edward Adams, Teresa Anne Domagala, Edouard Nice