Patents by Inventor John Grundy
John Grundy 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: 20240124501Abstract: Disclosed are vanadium (V) compounds and pharmaceutical compositions comprising these vanadium compounds. Also disclosed are methods of making and using these vanadium compounds, for example, to treat cancer (e.g., including brain cancer).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Debbie C. CRANS, Peter A. LAY, Heide MURAKAMI, Aviva LEVINA, Kateryna KOSTENKOVA, Andrew BATES, John MANGANARO, Josef GRUNDY, Skyler MARKHAM, Kameron KLUGH
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Patent number: 11685873Abstract: The use as a valve deposit controlling additive in a fuel composition for a direct injection spark-ignition internal combustion engine of a combination of: a) at least one hydrocarbyl-substituted aromatic compound; and b) at least one polyalkylene amine.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2014Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: BP OIL INTERNATIONAL LIMITEDInventors: Robert Edward Allan, Ross Alexander Dewhurst, Michael John Grundy, David Michael Williamson
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Publication number: 20170260470Abstract: The use as a sludge controlling additive in a fuel composition for a spark-ignition internal combustion engine or a compression-ignition gasoline internal combustion engine of a combination of: a. a hydrocarbyl-substituted aromatic compound; and b. a polyalkylene amine. The fuel composition may also be used for maintaining oil pathways and/or lubrication in an engine.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2015Publication date: September 14, 2017Inventors: Robert Edward ALLAN, Ross Alexander DEWHURST, Michael John GRUNDY, David Michael WILLIAMSON
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Publication number: 20170253822Abstract: The use as a piston varnish controlling additive in a fuel composition for a spark-ignition internal combustion engine or a compression-ignition gasoline internal combustion engine of a combination of: a. a hydrocarbyl-substituted aromatic compound; and b. a polyalkylene amine. The fuel composition may also be used for controlling power output, fuel economy, engine wear, piston ring sticking and blow-by.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2015Publication date: September 7, 2017Inventors: Robert Edward ALLAN, Ross Alexander DEWHURST, Michael John GRUNDY, David Michael WILLIAMSON
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Publication number: 20160168498Abstract: The use as an intake valve deposit clean-up additive in a fuel composition for a port fuel injection spark-ignition internal combustion engine or a fuel injector deposit clean-up additive in a fuel composition for a direct injection spark-ignition internal combustion engine of a combination of: a. at least one hydrocarbyl-substituted aromatic compound; and b. at least one polyalkylene amine.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2014Publication date: June 16, 2016Applicant: BP OIL INTERNATIONAL LIMITEDInventors: Robert Edward ALLAN, Ross Alexander DEWHURST, Michael John GRUNDY, David Michael WILLIAMSON
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Publication number: 20160160143Abstract: The use as a valve deposit controlling additive in a fuel composition for a direct injection spark-ignition internal combustion engine of a combination of: a) at least one hydrocarbyl-substituted aromatic compound; and b) at least one polyalkylene amine.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2014Publication date: June 9, 2016Inventors: Robert Edward ALLAN, Ross Alexander DEWHURST, Michael John GRUNDY, David Michael WILLIAMSON
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Patent number: 9342908Abstract: The present invention provides a networked computer system for retrieving and displaying information, comprising a front-end sub-system and a back-end sub-system. The back-end comprises one or more selectable pipelines for processing the user query, each comprising one or more component software modules selected from a library of modular component software modules having predefined functions or created by a user to cooperate in extracting and processing extracted data, wherein at least one of the one or more pipelines may be customized by modifying either or both of a selection or sequence of the component software modules.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2013Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: Auckland Uniservices LimitedInventors: Christian Hirsch, John Hosking, John Grundy
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Publication number: 20140098103Abstract: The present invention provides a networked computer system for retrieving and displaying information, comprising a front-end sub-system and a back-end sub-system. The back-end comprises one or more selectable pipelines for processing the user query, each comprising one or more component software modules selected from a library of modular component software modules having predefined functions or created by a user to cooperate in extracting and processing extracted data, wherein at least one of the one or more pipelines may be customized by modifying either or both of a selection or sequence of the component software modules.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2013Publication date: April 10, 2014Applicant: Auckland UniServices LimitedInventors: CHRISTIAN HIRSCH, JOHN HOSKING, JOHN GRUNDY
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Patent number: 7526762Abstract: A system and method are provided that allow a user to perform information management tasks and access the Internet. The system includes a terminal that is part of a family and capable of wireless communication, a gateway, an Internet Service Provider (ISP), a server for authenticating the terminal, a global unit for providing the internet address of the server to the terminal, and browser logic stored in the terminal or the server. The method includes the steps of powering on the terminal, establishing a communication link with the gateway to obtain an internet address for the terminal relative to the internet address of the gateway, obtaining an internet address for the server, and establishing a family communication session between the terminal and the server to allow access to information management services, and launching a browser to provide an interface to the internet.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2000Date of Patent: April 28, 2009Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Arto Astala, Timo Ellila, Petri Asunmaa, Kimmo Djupsjobacka, John Grundy, Ilari Saarikivi, Sampo Savolainen, Patrik Lindblom, Anders Frisk, Martha Zimet, Otso Ylonen, Thomas Abrahamson
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Publication number: 20040237066Abstract: A method of generating a high level design of a distributed system test bed comprising the steps of defining a meta-model of the test bed; defining at least two architecture modelling elements within the meta-model to form an architecture model associated with the meta-model; defining at least one relationship between a pair of architecture modelling elements; defining properties associated with at least one of the architecture modeling elements; and storing the high level design in computer memory.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2004Publication date: November 25, 2004Applicant: Auckland UniServices LimitedInventors: John Grundy, John Gordon Hosking, Yuhong Cai
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Patent number: 6733550Abstract: The invention provides a fuel oil composition comprising a major proportion of liquid hydrocarbon middle distillate fuel oil having a sulphur concentration of at most 0.05% by weight, and a minor proportion of a dispersant additive obtained by reacting, in a molar ratio A:B in the range 4:3 to 1:10, (A) a polyalkenyl derivative of monoethylenically unsaturated C4-C10 dicarboxylic acid material in which the number average molecular weight (Mn) of the polyalkenyl chain is in the range from 850 to 1150 with (B) a polyamine of general formula H2N(CH2)m—[NH(CH2)m]n—NH2 (1) where m is in the range from 2 to 4 and n is in the range from 1 to 6; a process for the preparation of such a fuel composition, and a method of operation a compression-ignition engine with enhance injector cleanliness using such a fuel oil composition.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 1998Date of Patent: May 11, 2004Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Michael John Grundy, Michael Pearson
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Publication number: 20030159337Abstract: The use of a detergent-containing fuel additive in a diesel fuel composition, for the purpose of reducing engine power loss and/or reversing a previously incurred power loss, and optionally also for reducing smoke and/or particulate emissions. Also provided is a method for assessing the performance of a candidate diesel fuel composition based on its ability to reduce or reverse power loss, and a diesel fuel composition containing a detergent at an active matter concentration of between 100 and 500 ppmw.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2002Publication date: August 28, 2003Inventors: John Nicolas Davenport, Michael John Grundy, Christopher Russell Millington, Rodney Glyn Williams
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Publication number: 20020013831Abstract: A system and method are provided for allowing a user to perform information management tasks and access the Internet (26). The system includes at least one terminal (20, 21)that is part of a group and capable of wireless communication, an Access Provider (AP) unit (22), an Internet Service Provider (ISP) (24), a server (28) for authenticating the terminal (20, 21), and a global unit (34)for providing the internet address of the server (28) to the terminal (20, 21). The method includes the steps of powering on the terminal (20, 21), establishing a communication link with a gateway to obtain an internet address for the terminal (20, 21) relative to an internet address of the gateway, obtaining an internet address for the server (28), and establishing a shared communication session between the terminal (20, 21) and the server (28) to allow access to information management services.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2001Publication date: January 31, 2002Inventors: Arto Astala, Timo Ellila, Petri Asunmaa, Kimmo Djupsjobacka, Anders Frisk, John Grundy, Ilari Saarikivi, Otso Ylonen, Martha Zimet, Sampo Savolainen, Patrik Lindblom, Tapio Mansikkaniemi, Thomas Abrahamsson
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Patent number: 6200359Abstract: The invention discloses a fuel oil composition comprising a major proportion of a liquid hydrocarbon middle distillate fuel oil, from 1 to 100 ppmw based on the composition of a polyoxyalkylene glycol dehazer and from 1 to 100 ppmw based on the composition of an organosilicone antifoam additive, wherein before mixing of the organosilicone antifoam with any other component of the fuel oil composition, the organosilicone antifoam additive is heated at a temperature of at least 40° C. for a sufficient period of time to achieve improved antifoam properties of the fuel oil composition; a process for the preparation of such a fuel oil composition; and a method of fuelling a road vehicle with such a composition.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 1999Date of Patent: March 13, 2001Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Michael John Grundy, Andrea Redford
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Patent number: 5855629Abstract: This invention provides alkoxy acetic acid derivatives of general formula I: ##STR1## wherein R is the residue of an amine, an aminoalcohol or a polyol linked to the or each --CHR'--CO-- moiety via an amide or ester linkage;R' is hydrogen or a C.sub.1-4 alkyl group;R.sup.1 is an optionally substituted hydrocarbyl group of 1 to 300 carbon atoms;one of R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 is independently selected from hydrogen and optionally substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 10 carbon atoms, the other of R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 being independently selected from optionally substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 10 carbon atoms;m is from 3 to 200;n is from 0 to 20, provided that m/n is at least 1; andp is from 1 to 5; a process for their preparation; and their incorporation in additive concentrates and fuel compositions for internal combustion engines.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 1997Date of Patent: January 5, 1999Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Michael John Grundy, David Roy Kendall, Thomas Webster Naisby, Andrew Czeslaw Sutkowski