Patents by Inventor John Green

John Green 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).

  • Sensor apparatus and system
    Patent number: 8510076
    Abstract: The sensor module carries one or more sensor element, such as microphones or imaging devices, for detecting events in use. The sensor module has a locator for determining its location and preferably an orientation sensor for determining it location and a transceiver for communicating with other modules in the network or with a base station. The module also has a processor which is adapted such that, in use, the module communicates with other sensor modules and determines whether to operate in a sensing mode to detect events or a controlling mode. In this way a self organizing adaptive network is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Qinetiq Limited
    Inventors: David John Green, Dean Alastair Robert Beale, Andrew Linton Hume, Jason Senior
  • Junction field effect transistor geometry for optical modulators
    Patent number: 8406575
    Abstract: An optoelectronic apparatus for controlling a signal includes an optical waveguide having a variable refractive index; an active device formed within the waveguide, the device having three electrodes, a drain, a source and a gate; and wherein the device is located within the waveguide so that current flowing from the drain to the source changes the refractive index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: William Michael John Green, Yurii A. Vlasov
  • COMPOUNDS AND METHODS OF TREATING DIABETES
    Publication number: 20130053367
    Abstract: Hydrogenated pyrido[4,3-b]indoles, pyrido[3,4-b]indoles and azepino[4,5-b]indoles are described. The compounds may bind to and are antagonists of the adrenergic receptor ?2A. The compounds may also bind to and are an antagonist of the adrenergic receptor ?2B; or the compounds are not antagonists of the adrenergic receptor ?2B and the compounds are administered in conjunction with a second agent that reduces, or is expected to reduce, blood pressure in an individual. The compounds may find use in therapy, e.g., to regulate blood glucose level, increase insulin secretion and treat diseases or conditions that are, or are expected to be, responsive to an increase in insulin production. Use of the compounds to treat type 2 diabetes is particularly described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventors: Andrew Asher Protter, Sarvajit Chakravarty, Rajendra Parasmal Jain, Michael John Green
  • COMPOUNDS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF HYPERTENSION
    Publication number: 20130053366
    Abstract: Hydrogenated pyrido[4,3-b]indoles, pyrido[3,4-b]indoles and azepino[4,5-b]indoles are described. The compounds may bind to and are adrenergic receptor ?2B antagonists. The compounds may also bind to and antagonize adrenergic receptor ?1B. The compounds may find use in therapy, e.g., to (i) reduce blood pressure and/or (ii) promote renal blood flow and/or (iii) decrease or inhibit sodium reabsorption. The compounds may also be used to treat diseases or conditions that are, or are expected to be, responsive to a decrease in blood pressure. Use of the compounds to treat cardiovascular and renal disorders is particularly described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventors: Andrew Asher Protter, Sarvajit Chakravarty, Rajendra Parasmal Jain, Michael John Green
  • Security Context Lockdown
    Publication number: 20120131636
    Abstract: A method and system for locking down a local machine zone associated with a network browser is provided. Placing the local machine zone in a lockdown mode provides stricter security settings that are applied to active content attempting to publish within a local page open in the network browser. The stricter setting are provided in a new set of registry keys that correspond to the lockdown mode of the local machine zone. The original security settings remain unchanged so that other systems and applications functionality that depends on the original security settings remains unaffected for the local machine zone. A user may also selectively allow active content to render despite the local machine zone being locked down.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: David Andrew Ross, Roberto A. Franco, John Green Bedworth, Shankar Ganesh, Venkatraman V. Kudallur, Anantha P. Ganjam, Kurt James Schmucker
  • Auditing tool for a legacy software modernization system
    Patent number: 8150896
    Abstract: A database modernization auditing system and method is disclosed. One embodiment comprises a method for loading a legacy data object, transforming the legacy data object into a modern data object according to a rule set, wherein transforming the legacy data object into the modern data object further includes abstracting at least a portion of the legacy data object into semantic information and transforming the semantic information into the modern data object, and generating an audit log entry corresponding to an error that occurs while transforming the semantic information into the modern data object, wherein the audit log entry contains a unique identifier that relates the audit log entry with the legacy data object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: MAKE Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christian Cotichini, Michael E. F. White, David John Green
  • SAME-DISPLAY COMPARISON OF CONTENT FOR DIFFERENT RENDITIONS OF A SINGLE COMPUTER PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20120042281
    Abstract: An method for use in a computer system for determining correspondence between at least two renditions of a single computer program includes enabling the identification of a selected screenshot related to navigation within the computer program and, as a response to the identification, accessing a reference screenshot captured during navigation within a first rendition and a corresponding screenshot captured during navigation within a second rendition. The reference screenshot and the corresponding screenshot are presented on a display, thereby enabling a same-display comparison of content of the reference and corresponding screenshots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2010
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: VMWARE, INC.
    Inventor: John GREEN
  • FILTER AND APPLIANCES INCLUDING THE FILTER
    Publication number: 20120024773
    Abstract: A filter for use in a washing appliance is disclosed. The filter includes an inlet, an outlet, a filter chamber and a mesh strainer placed between the inlet and outlet. The mesh strainer strains water or liquid flowing into the filter as the water flows into the inlet and out of the outlet. The mesh strainer filters out particulate matter from the flow through the filter. The liquid flowing into the filter flows across the mesh to clean the filter and dislodge at least some of the particulate matter trapped in the mesh. The filter chamber includes at least one baffle within it. The baffle divides the filter chamber into an upper portion and lower portion. The particulate matter washed off collects in the lower portion of the filter chamber due to rotational flows created in the filter due to the filter chamber boundaries and the baffles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2009
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Inventors: John Richard James Morrison, Anthony John Green
  • System and method for local machine zone lockdown with relation to a network browser
    Patent number: 8108902
    Abstract: A method and system for locking down a local machine zone associated with a network browser is provided. Placing the local machine zone in a lockdown mode provides stricter security settings that are applied to active content attempting to publish within a local page open in the network browser. The stricter setting are provided in a new set of registry keys that correspond to the lockdown mode of the local machine zone. The original security settings remain unchanged so that other systems and applications functionality that depends on the original security settings remains unaffected for the local machine zone. A user may also selectively allow active content to render despite the local machine zone being locked down.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: David Andrew Ross, Roberto A. Franco, John Green Bedworth, Shankar Ganesh, Venkatraman V. Kudallur, Anantha P. Ganjam, Kurt James Schmucker
  • Silicide thermal heaters for silicon-on-insulator nanophotonic devices
    Patent number: 8098968
    Abstract: A thermally switched Silicon-On-Insulator (SOI) photo electronic device includes a silicon layer including an optical waveguide and a silicide heating element horizontally adjacent to the waveguide. The waveguide has a refractive index that changes with heat applied to the waveguide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: William Michael John Green, Hendrik F. Hamann, Yurii A. Vlasov
  • System and method for managing versions of metadata
    Patent number: 8005792
    Abstract: Versioned metadata allows multiple versions of metadata for a given object to exist concurrently on a system thereby supporting the parallel execution of operations which would otherwise be mutually exclusive. Metadata updates are permitted while other objects maintain access to another version of the metadata through a versioning infrastructure. The versioning infrastructure allows the creation of new versions of metadata, maintains obsolete versions in the system as long as they are being used by any object, and deletes the obsolete versions once they are no longer in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Russell John Green, Subhransu Basu, Shrikanth Shankar, Kumar Rajamani, Ho Chak Hung, Jaebock Lee
  • Data modernization system for legacy software
    Patent number: 7996413
    Abstract: A database modernization system and method is disclosed. One example embodiment comprises a method for receiving a record stored as a source physical data model, parsing the source physical data model into a source logical data model, wherein the source logical data model includes semantic information from the record, transforming the source logical data model to a destination logical data model independent of a source or a destination record physical implementation, wherein the destination logical data model includes at least a portion of the semantic information from the record, and storing the destination logical data model in a destination physical data model. In this manner, a destination physical data model may be stored in a relational database management system on a per record basis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: MAKE Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christian Cotichini, Michael E. F. White, David John Green
  • Management of windowing operating system utilizing monitored user behavior and preferences
    Publication number: 20110161868
    Abstract: An approach is provided that receives a user action directed at a first windowed application that is executing in a windowing operating system. The first windowed application is displayed on a display using a first set of display attributes. In response to receiving the user action, user preferences are retrieved that correspond to the first windowed application. The user preferences reference a second windowed application that runs in the windowed operating system. The second windowed application is displayed on the display using a second set of display attributes. One or more actions corresponding to the second windowed application are identified based on the retrieved user preferences. These identified actions are executed on the second windowed application and result in a change to the second set of display attributes which causes in a change in an appearance of the second windowed application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew John Green, Grant Charles Murphy
  • Trailer hitch safety assembly
    Patent number: 7963543
    Abstract: A fully adjustable safety chain assembly comprising at least one trailer mounted safety chain adjusting box, at least one vehicle mounted safety chain adjusting box, and a safety chain having a first free end and a second free end. A slot in each of the at least one trailer mounted safety chain adjusting box and at least one vehicle mounted safety chain adjusting box enables the safety chain first free end and second free end, respectively, to be reversible affixed at a selected position, thereby holding the safety chain at a desired length. A locking mechanism secures the safety chain in place to prevent it from dislodging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Inventor: John Green
  • Sonar system and process
    Patent number: 7852709
    Abstract: A sonar system and method of use capable of discriminating a direct acoustic signal present at 60 dB or more above the acoustic echo signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: General Dynamice Information Technology
    Inventors: Donald Lerro, Larry Freeman, John Green, David Ashworth
  • SONAR SYSTEM AND PROCESS
    Publication number: 20100309751
    Abstract: A sonar system and method of use capable of discriminating a direct acoustic signal present at 60 dB or more above the acoustic echo signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: AC Capital Management, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald Lerro, Larry Freeman, John Green, David Ashworth
  • PYROTHECHNIC TARGET
    Publication number: 20100275802
    Abstract: According to the invention there is provided an impact initiated pyrotechnic target including an impact initiated pyrotechnic composition which can be initiated by the impact of an inert projectile, said pyrotechnic composition including: an oxidising agent; optionally, a fuel or reducing agent; a sensitiser in the form of a sulfur containing compound; and optionally, a binder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2008
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Applicant: Simon Richard Green
    Inventors: Benjamin John Green, Paul Thomas Albert Mulvihill
  • Junction field effect transistor geometry for optical modulators
    Patent number: 7711212
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a signal includes an optical waveguide having a variable refractive index; an active device formed within the waveguide, the device having three electrodes, a drain, a source and a gate; and wherein the device is located within the waveguide so that current flowing from the drain to the source changes the refractive index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: William Michael John Green, Yurii A. Vlasov
  • System for allowing object metadata to be shared between cursors for concurrent read write access
    Patent number: 7698310
    Abstract: A system, method, computer program and article of manufacture for sharing metadata among cursors is provided. A metadata object marked as a versioned object can have multiple versions. Program units can share these versions of object metadata as opposed to copying the non-versioned object metadata into their memory. These program units may contain a pointer to an object's metadata but are otherwise void of the metadata information for the object. A locking protocol for the metadata ensures concurrency control and triggers dependency tracking. A locking protocol for the cursors controls cursor dependency status.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Subhransu Basu, Russell John Green, Shrikanth Shankar
  • Deployable sensor module
    Patent number: D615071
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Qinetiq Limited
    Inventors: Andrew Linton Hume, Dean Alastair Robert Beale, David John Green