Patents by Inventor John Bourne
John Bourne 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: 11965219Abstract: A process for reducing microbial growth in solutions of sugars extracted from waste materials, the process comprising monitoring indicators of microbial growth in the solution in situ and administering an antimicrobial; a sugar substrate obtained by concentrating a solution of sugar treated using the process; an apparatus for extracting sugars from waste materials, the apparatus comprising a reaction vessel (10), one or more sensors (15,20) for monitoring indicators of microbial growth in the reaction vessel, a software for analysing signals from the sensor and a source of antimicrobial.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2019Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF LEEDSInventors: Andrew John Blacker, Richard Anthony Bourne, William Robert Reynolds
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Patent number: 11225352Abstract: The invention relates to a packaging made from cardboard, paper or similar, including a front wall and a rear wall, respectively at least one lateral wall connecting the front and rear walls and designed to form respective lateral sides of the packaging. The packaging is designed as a prismatic body along a longitudinal axis, and a base construction includes at least one base closure coupled to the front or rear wall for closing the base of the packaging. A cover construction includes at least one cover closure coupled to the front and rear walls for closing the cover of the packaging.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2017Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: MAYR-MELNHOF KARTON AGInventor: Timothy John Bourne
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Patent number: 11084620Abstract: A packaging is disclosed that is made from cardboard, paper or similar, and includes a base wall and a cover wall, at least one front wall and one rear wall connecting the base wall and the cover wall in order to form lateral sides of the packaging. The packaging is designed as a prismatic body along a longitudinal axis extending parallel to the base wall and cover wall, and at least one lateral closure coupled to the base wall and/or the cover wall for laterally closing the packaging. At least one lateral closure is designed in such a way that, in a closed position, it rests at least in regions at least on one of the front walls or real walls coupled to the base wall and cover wall and protrudes at least regionally over these. The disclosure also relates to a blank for producing such a packaging.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2017Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: MAYR-MELNHOF KARTON AGInventor: Timothy John Bourne
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Patent number: 11084618Abstract: A packaging is disclosed that is made from cardboard, paper or similar, and includes a base wall and a cover wall, respectively at least one front wall and one rear wall connecting the base wall and the cover wall in order to form lateral sides of the packaging. The packaging is designed as a prismatic body along a longitudinal axis extending parallel to the base wall and cover wall, and at least one dust flap coupled to one end of at least one front wall or rear wall). The dust flap is designed in such a way that, in a closed position, it rests at least in regions on one of the front and rear walls to which it is not coupled, and/or on the base wall and/or the cover wall and protrudes at least regionally over these. The disclosure also relates to a blank for producing such a packaging.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2017Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: MAYR-MELNHOF KARTON AGInventor: Timothy John Bourne
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Publication number: 20210024243Abstract: The invention relates to a packaging made from cardboard, paper or similar, including a front wall and a rear wall, respectively at least one lateral wall connecting the front and rear walls and designed to form respective lateral sides of the packaging. The packaging is designed as a prismatic body along a longitudinal axis, and a base construction includes at least one base closure coupled to the front or rear wall for closing the base of the packaging. A cover construction includes at least one cover closure coupled to the front and rear walls for closing the cover of the packaging.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2017Publication date: January 28, 2021Inventor: Timothy John BOURNE
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Publication number: 20200189790Abstract: A packaging is disclosed that is made from cardboard, paper or similar, and includes a base wall and a cover wall, at least one front wall and one rear wall connecting the base wall and the cover wall in order to form lateral sides of the packaging. The packaging is designed as a prismatic body along a longitudinal axis extending parallel to the base wall and cover wall, and at least one lateral closure coupled to the base wall and/or the cover wall for laterally closing the packaging. At least one lateral closure is designed in such a way that, in a closed position, it rests at least in regions at least on one of the front walls or real walls coupled to the base wall and cover wall and protrudes at least regionally over these. The disclosure also relates to a blank for producing such a packaging.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2017Publication date: June 18, 2020Inventor: Timothy John BOURNE
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Publication number: 20200087018Abstract: A packaging is disclosed that is made from cardboard, paper or similar, and includes a base wall and a cover wall, respectively at least one front wall and one rear wall connecting the base wall and the cover wall in order to form lateral sides of the packaging. The packaging is designed as a prismatic body along a longitudinal axis extending parallel to the base wall and cover wall, and at least one dust flap coupled to one end of at least one front wall or rear wall). The dust flap is designed in such a way that, in a closed position, it rests at least in regions on one of the front and rear walls to which it is not coupled, and/or on the base wall and/or the cover wall and protrudes at least regionally over these. The disclosure also relates to a blank for producing such a packaging.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2017Publication date: March 19, 2020Inventor: Timothy John BOURNE
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Patent number: 8483074Abstract: Systems and methods for providing recording as a network service are provided. A representative method incorporates: communicating instructions to a network, the instructions indicating that IP packets associated with a communication that is to be recorded are to be directed to long term storage such that the network: receives the instructions; determines whether Internet Protocol (IP) packets, which are being communicated by the network, are associated with a communication that is to be recorded; and directs information corresponding to the IP packets associated with the communication to a long term storage device.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2010Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: Verint Americas, Inc.Inventors: Steve Byrd, John Bourne, Jamie Richard Williams, Dan Spohrer, Robert John Barnes
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Patent number: 8117064Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for an optimizing operations at a contact center. In one embodiment, an integrated contact center comprises: a content recorder configured to record content of plurality of agent interactions; an analytics component configured to perform speech analysis on at least a portion of the agent interactions, and further configured to evaluate the interactions based on a plurality of criteria, producing a score; and a quality monitor configured to associate the analyzed interactions with interaction metadata.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2006Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: Verint Americas, Inc.Inventors: John Bourne, Ed Murray, Jeff Iannone, Shimon Keren, Nick McLean, Mike Bourke, Jason Fama, Joseph Watson, James Gordon Nies, Thomas Lyerly
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Patent number: 8112298Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for an integrated process for optimizing operations at a contact center. In one embodiment, the method comprises: defining contact center business goals; planning at least one campaign to implement the goals; scheduling and deploying a workforce in accordance with the campaign to produce agent-customer interactions; measuring agent performance on the interactions to produce quality metrics; analyzing the metrics to produce a rating; combining quality metrics to produce performance indicators; and using the performance indicators in the planning step of a second campaign or another iteration of the first campaign.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2006Date of Patent: February 7, 2012Assignee: Verint Americas, Inc.Inventors: John Bourne, Ed Murray, Jeff Iannone, Shimon Keren, Nick McLean, Mike Bourke, Jason Fama, Joseph Watson, James Gordon Nies, Thomas Lyerly
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Patent number: 8108237Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for an optimizing operations at a contact center. In one embodiment, an integrated contact center comprises: a workforce manager comprising a scheduler and a tracking function; and a lesson assignment function configured to receive at least one indicator of performance of the agent, and further configured to assign a lesson to the agent based on the at least one indicator.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2006Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: Verint Americas, Inc.Inventors: John Bourne, Ed Murray, Jeff Iannone, Shimon Keren, Nick McLean, Mike Bourke, Jason Fama, Joseph Watson, James Gordon Nies, Thomas Lyerly
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Patent number: 7903568Abstract: Systems and methods for providing recording of communications are provided. A representative method incorporates: providing recording as a service on a network such that: the network determines whether Internet Protocol (IP) packets, which are being communicated by the network, are associated with a communication that is to be recorded and the network directs information corresponding to the IP packets associated with the communication to a long term storage device.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2006Date of Patent: March 8, 2011Assignee: Verint Americas Inc.Inventors: Steve Byrd, John Bourne, Jamie Richard Williams, Dan Spohrer, Robert John Barnes
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Patent number: 7660307Abstract: Systems and methods for providing recording as a network service are provided. A representative method incorporates: communicating instructions to a network, the instructions indicating that IP packets associated with a communication that is to be recorded are to be directed to long term storage such that the network: receives the instructions; determines whether Internet Protocol (IP) packets, which are being communicated by the network, are associated with a communication that is to be recorded; and directs information corresponding to the IP packets associated with the communication to a long term storage device.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2006Date of Patent: February 9, 2010Assignee: Verint Americas Inc.Inventors: Steve Byrd, John Bourne, Jamie Richard Williams, Dan Spohrer, Robert John Barnes
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Publication number: 20080181389Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for an optimizing operations at a contact center. In one embodiment, an integrated contact center comprises: a workforce manager comprising a scheduler and a tracking function; and a lesson assignment function configured to receive at least one indicator of performance of the agent, and further configured to assign a lesson to the agent based on the at least one indicator.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2008Publication date: July 31, 2008Inventors: John Bourne, Ed Murray, Jeff Iannone, Shimon Keren, Nick McLean, Mike Bourke, Jason Fama, Joseph Watson, James Gordon Nies, Thomas Lverly
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Publication number: 20080002719Abstract: Systems and methods for providing recording of communications are provided. A representative method incorporates: providing recording as a service on a network such that: the network determines whether Internet Protocol (IP) packets, which are being communicated by the network, are associated with a communication that is to be recorded and the network directs information corresponding to the IP packets associated with the communication to a long term storage device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2006Publication date: January 3, 2008Inventors: Steve Byrd, John Bourne, Jamie Richard Williams, Dan Spohrer, Robert John Barnes
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Publication number: 20080005307Abstract: Systems and methods for providing recording as a network service are provided. A representative method incorporates: communicating instructions to a network, the instructions indicating that IP packets associated with a communication that is to be recorded are to be directed to long term storage such that the network: receives the instructions; determines whether Internet Protocol (IP) packets, which are being communicated by the network, are associated with a communication that is to be recorded; and directs information corresponding to the IP packets associated with the communication to a long term storage device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2006Publication date: January 3, 2008Inventors: Steve Byrd, John Bourne, Jamie Richard Williams, Dan Spohrer, Robert John Barnes
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Publication number: 20070239102Abstract: A tip wrench/coupler having a generally hollow body for the storage and/or attachment of a tip, and a plurality of fluidic couplers that allow the wrench/coupler to connect two or more handpiece together in series, fluidically, thereby allowing the handpieces to be primed at the same time.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2006Publication date: October 11, 2007Inventor: John Bourne
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Publication number: 20070206768Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for an optimizing operations at a contact center. In one embodiment, an integrated contact center comprises: a workforce manager comprising a scheduler and a tracking function; and a lesson assignment function configured to receive at least one indicator of performance of the agent, and further configured to assign a lesson to the agent based on the at least one indicator.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2006Publication date: September 6, 2007Inventors: John Bourne, Ed Murray, Jeff Iannone, Shimon Keren, Nick McLean, Mike Bourke, Jason Fama, Joseph Watson, James Nies, Thomas Lverly
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Publication number: 20070198323Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for an optimizing operations at a contact center. In one embodiment, an integrated contact center comprises: a content recorder configured to record content of plurality of agent interactions; an analytics component configured to perform speech analysis on at least a portion of the agent interactions, and further configured to evaluate the interactions based on a plurality of criteria, producing a score; and a quality monitor configured to associate the analyzed interactions with interaction metadata.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2006Publication date: August 23, 2007Inventors: John Bourne, Ed Murray, Jeff Iannone, Shimon Keren, Nick McLean, Mike Bourke, Jason Fama, Joseph Watson, James Nies, Thomas Lyerly
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Publication number: 20070198322Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for an integrated process for optimizing operations at a contact center. In one embodiment, the method comprises: defining contact center business goals; planning at least one campaign to implement the goals; scheduling and deploying a workforce in accordance with the campaign to produce agent-customer interactions; measuring agent performance on the interactions to produce quality metrics; analyzing the metrics to produce a rating; combining quality metrics to produce performance indicators; and using the performance indicators in the planning step of a second campaign or another iteration of the first campaign.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2006Publication date: August 23, 2007Inventors: John Bourne, Ed Murray, Jeff Iannone, Shimon Keren, Nick McLean, Mike Bourke, Jason Fama, Joseph Watson, James Nies, Thomas Lyerly