Patents by Inventor John Barlow
John Barlow 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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Patent number: 11931514Abstract: A patient interface structure includes a cushion configured to sealingly engage the patient's face and a front that is more rigid than the cushion. The cushion includes a forward opening, a rearward opening that is opposite the forward opening and a continuous sealing surface. The continuous sealing surface has a mouth sealing portion configured to seal around the patient's mouth and a nasal sealing portion configured to seal around both of the patient's nasal airways. The front plate includes an air inlet configured to both receive the pressurized respiratory gas and secure headgear to the patient interface structure. In addition, the nasal sealing portion includes at least one aperture that is separate from the rearward opening. Also, the front plate, the mouth sealing portion and the nasal sealing portion together form a common chamber.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2023Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: ResMed Pty LtdInventors: Adam Francis Barlow, Rupert Christian Scheiner, Justin John Formica, Aaron Samuel Davidson, Kai Stuebiger
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Patent number: 11929982Abstract: A method of assigning an identifier to a controller of a modular vacuum pumping and/or abatement system, the method including: determining, by a first controller of the modular vacuum pumping and/or abatement system, that a first identifier is to be assigned to a second controller of the modular vacuum pumping and/or abatement system, wherein the second controller is located at a module of the modular vacuum pumping and/or abatement system; transmitting, by the first controller, a first signal indicative of the first identifier to the second controller; receiving, by a user input device coupled to the module, a user input; and adopting, by the second controller, the first identifier as its identifier in response to the user input.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2019Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Edwards LimitedInventors: Peter Reginald Crundwell, Richard John Moran, Peter George Stammers, Steven Graham Barlow, Brent Haslett
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Patent number: 11528412Abstract: An apparatus for stitching together multiple camera images to form a blended image having an output projection format. The apparatus is configured to convert each of the multiple camera images into the output projection format. It is configured to stitch together the converted images to form a single image. It is also configured to output the single image as the blended image having the output projection format.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2018Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. LimitedInventors: James Andrew Hutchinson, Thomas Oscar Miller, Stephen John Barlow, Jack Stuart Haughton
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Patent number: 11386021Abstract: A data packer forma bit stream for forwarding values to memory. The bit stream includes the values and respective prefixes for identifying the values and the data packer is configured to insert the prefixes at predetermined boundaries in the bit stream, such that a prefix for identifying one value is inserted between bits that define a value identified by a preceding prefix. A data unpacker unpacks a bit stream that comprises values and respective prefixes for identifying those values that are located at predetermined boundaries in the bit stream, such that a prefix for identifying one value is inserted between bits that define a value identified by a preceding prefix. The data unpacker identifies a prefix at a predetermined boundary in the bit stream and determine, in dependence on that prefix and the predetermined boundaries, a location of the next prefix in the bit stream.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2018Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL SALES PTE. LIMITEDInventors: James Andrew Hutchinson, Thomas Oscar Miller, Stephen John Barlow, Jack Stuart Haughton
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Patent number: 11223843Abstract: An image processing apparatus is provided that comprises an input configured to receive an image and a Laplacian generator configured to generate, from the image, a Laplacian pyramid that represents the image as a series of frames that contain different frequency components of the image. The image processing apparatus also comprises a compressor configured to compress the Laplacian pyramid for writing to memory.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2018Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: Avago Technologies Sales Pte. LimitedInventors: James Andrew Hutchinson, Thomas Oscar Miller, Stephen John Barlow, Jack Stuart Haughton
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Patent number: 11042962Abstract: An apparatus for filtering multiple images so that they can be stitched together to form a blended image, the apparatus comprising a plurality of filters configured such that: (i) each filter is configured to process only images from the multiple images that will be non-overlapping with each other in the blended image; and (ii) images that will overlap with each other in the blended image are processed by different filters.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2017Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. LimitedInventors: James Hutchinson, Thomas Oscar Miller, Stephen John Barlow, Jack Stuart Haughton
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Publication number: 20210152737Abstract: An apparatus for stitching together multiple camera images to form a blended image having an output projection format. The apparatus is configured to convert each of the multiple camera images into the output projection format. It is configured to stitch together the converted images to form a single image. It is also configured to output the single image as the blended image having the output projection format.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2018Publication date: May 20, 2021Inventors: James Andrew Hutchinson, Thomas Oscar Miller, Stephen John Barlow, Jack Stuart Haughton
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Publication number: 20210149827Abstract: A data packer is provided that is configured to form a bit stream for forwarding a plurality of values to memory. The bit stream includes the plurality of values and respective prefixes for identifying the values and the data packer is configured to insert the prefixes at predetermined boundaries in the bit stream, such that a prefix for identifying one value is inserted between bits that define a value identified by another prefix. A data unpacker is also provided that is configured to unpack a bit stream that comprises a plurality of values and respective prefixes for identifying those values that are located at predetermined boundaries in the bit stream, such that a prefix for identifying one value is inserted between bits that define a value identified by another prefix. The data unpacker is configured to identify a prefix at a predetermined boundary in the bit stream and determine, in dependence on that prefix and the predetermined boundaries, a location of the next prefix in the bit stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2018Publication date: May 20, 2021Inventors: James Andrew Hutchinson, Thomas Oscar Miller, Stephen John Barlow, Jack Stuart Haughton
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Patent number: 10943340Abstract: An apparatus for combining multiple images to form a blended image, configured to identify regions of overlap: (i) in a first image and in a second image, corresponding to where those first and second images will overlap each other in the blended image; and (ii) in the first image and in a third image, corresponding to where those first and third images will overlap each other in the blended image, identify an image quality associated with each region of overlap, determine a gain for each image that, when applied to the image as a whole, will minimise a sum of: (i) a difference between the image qualities associated with the regions of overlap in the first and second images; and (ii) a difference between the image qualities associated with the regions of overlap in the first and third images and apply the respective gains to the first, second and third images.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2017Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. LimitedInventors: James Hutchinson, Thomas Oscar Miller, Stephen John Barlow, Jack Stuart Haughton
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Publication number: 20200329252Abstract: An image processing apparatus is provided that comprises an input configured to receive an image and a Laplacian generator configured to generate, from the image, a Laplacian pyramid that represents the image as a series of frames that contain different frequency components of the image. The image processing apparatus also comprises a compressor configured to compress the Laplacian pyramid for writing to memory.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2018Publication date: October 15, 2020Inventors: James Andrew Hutchinson, Thomas Oscar Miller, Stephen John Barlow, Jack Stuart Haughton
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Patent number: 10730413Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly includes a seat base connected to a seat back. The seat base has a cushion portion and a support portion for supporting the cushion portion. The cushion portion is movable between a seating condition where the cushion portion forms a seating surface and non-seating condition where the cushion portion is tilted forward relative to the seat back about a forward end portion of the support portion. A rail system is mounted to the support portion. In the seating condition the rail system is covered by the cushion portion, and in the non-seating condition the rail system is configured to have mounted thereto an associated child car seat. The rail system is configured to move the associated child seat along a lateral direction of the vehicle seat assembly between a first outboard seating location and a center seating location defined by the seat base.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2019Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yousuf S. Riad, John Barlow, Jr., Mark D. Bartlett
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Publication number: 20190385277Abstract: An apparatus for filtering multiple images so that they can be stitched together to form a blended image, the apparatus comprising a plurality of filters configured such that: (i) each filter is configured to process only images from the multiple images that will be non-overlapping with each other in the blended image; and (ii) images that will overlap with each other in the blended image are processed by different filters.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2017Publication date: December 19, 2019Inventors: James Hutchinson, Thomas Oscar Miller, Stephen John Barlow, Jack Stuart Haughton
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Publication number: 20190370949Abstract: An apparatus for combining multiple images to form a blended image, configured to identify regions of overlap: (i) in a first image and in a second image, corresponding to where those first and second images will overlap each other in the blended image; and (ii) in the first image and in a third image, corresponding to where those first and third images will overlap each other in the blended image, identify an image quality associated with each region of overlap, determine a gain for each image that, when applied to the image as a whole, will minimise a sum of: (i) a difference between the image qualities associated with the regions of overlap in the first and second images; and (ii) a difference between the image qualities associated with the regions of overlap in the first and third images and apply the respective gains to the first, second and third images.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2017Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: James Hutchinson, Thomas Oscar Miller, Stephen John Barlow, Jack Stuart Haughton
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Patent number: 10057508Abstract: An illumination device with an integrated thermal imaging sensor and method for using the same are disclosed. The device includes a solid state illumination source, and a thermal imager comprising a multi-pixel heat sensing device. A controller is configured to control the thermal imager, and a power source is configured to supply power to the illumination source, the thermal imager, and the controller.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2014Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: Excelitas Technologies Corp.Inventors: Joel Falcone, Rudi Blondia, Arthur John Barlow
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Patent number: 10018510Abstract: An apparatus configured to sense presence and motion in a monitored space is presented. The apparatus includes a dual-element assembly with a first thermal sensing element and a second thermal sensing element configured to produce a direct current output that is sustained at a level substantially proportional to an amount of thermal energy being received at the thermal sensing elements. A lens array (or equivalent optics) is coupled to the elements, having a plurality of lenses directing incident thermal energy from a plurality of optically-defined spatial zones onto the sensing elements. An electronic circuitry is configured to read a resulting signal of the dual-element assembly and an individual output signal of each the first thermal sensing element and the second thermal sensing element.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2016Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: Excelitas Technologies Singapore Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Juergen Schilz, Arthur John Barlow, Wolfgang Schmidt
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Patent number: 9928361Abstract: Roughly described, a method of restricting access of a debug controller to debug architecture on an integrated circuit chip, the debug architecture comprising an access controller, a plurality of peripheral circuits, and a shared hub, the shared hub being accessible by the access controller and the plurality of peripheral circuits, the method comprising: at the access controller, authenticating the debug controller; at the access controller, following authentication, assigning to the debug controller a set of access rights, the set of access rights granting the debug controller partial access to the debug architecture; and after assigning the set of access rights, allowing the debug controller access to the debug architecture as allowed by the set of access rights.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2017Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: UltraSoC Technologies Ltd.Inventors: Andrew Brian Thomas Hopkins, Arnab Banerjee, Stephen John Barlow, Klaus Dieter McDonald-Maier
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Patent number: 9927486Abstract: Roughly described, a method of restricting access of a debug controller to debug architecture on an integrated circuit chip, the debug architecture comprising an access controller, a plurality of peripheral circuits, and a shared hub, the shared hub being accessible by the access controller and the plurality of peripheral circuits, the method comprising: at the access controller, authenticating the debug controller; at the access controller, following authentication, assigning to the debug controller a set of access rights, the set of access rights granting the debug controller partial access to the debug architecture; and after assigning the set of access rights, allowing the debug controller access to the debug architecture as allowed by the set of access rights.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2016Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: UltraSoC Technologies Ltd.Inventors: Andrew Brian Thomas Hopkins, Arnab Banerjee, Stephen John Barlow, Klaus Dieter Mcdonald-Maier
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Publication number: 20170310451Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a method, system and computer program product for full-duplex real-time cross-module updates of customer relationship management (CRM) data. The method includes registering a first CRM module of a multi-user CRM data processing system for full-duplex data integration with a second CRM module. Thereafter, a full-duplex communications channel between the first and second CRM modules is established. Finally, in response to a data change in the second CRM module, the data change is pushed utilizing the full-duplex communications channel to the first CRM module, and data in the first CRM module is changed based upon the pushed data change.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2016Publication date: October 26, 2017Inventor: John Barlow
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Publication number: 20170277883Abstract: Roughly described, a method of restricting access of a debug controller to debug architecture on an integrated circuit chip, the debug architecture comprising an access controller, a plurality of peripheral circuits, and a shared hub, the shared hub being accessible by the access controller and the plurality of peripheral circuits, the method comprising: at the access controller, authenticating the debug controller; at the access controller, following authentication, assigning to the debug controller a set of access rights, the set of access rights granting the debug controller partial access to the debug architecture; and after assigning the set of access rights, allowing the debug controller access to the debug architecture as allowed by the set of access rights.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2017Publication date: September 28, 2017Applicant: UltraSoC Technologies Ltd.Inventors: Andrew Brian Thomas Hopkins, Arnab Banerjee, Stephen John Barlow, Klaus Dieter McDonald-Maier
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Patent number: D879663Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2018Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: John Barlow, Jr., David William Marek, Frank Paluch, Marcus Scott Williams, Ryan Christopher Hetzer, Derick Bevington, Lance Anthony, Matthew J. Buchanan