Patents by Inventor Julian A. Brown

Julian A. Brown 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).

  • Patent number: 7070373
    Abstract: A cargo net (1) comprising a plurality of interconnected netting strands (2) providing a mesh (3) and having a main panel (4) and a plurality of wing panels (5) extending therefrom, the main panel (4) being adapted to overlie the cargo in use and the wing panels (5) being adapted to hang down against sides of the cargo to surround the cargo, each wing panel (5) having an edge (6) which in use meets an edge (6) of an adjacent wing panel (5) to define a net corner (7), the net including a plurality of corner securement devices (8) spaced apart along the net corner (7) whereby the corner is releasably secured for use, each securement device (8) comprising a projection extending from one of the meeting edges and an eye associated with the projection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: Amsafe Bridport Limited
    Inventor: Julian Brown
  • Patent number: 7069427
    Abstract: The present invention is a system and method for handling personally identifiable information, using a rules model. The invention involves defining a limited number of privacy-related actions regarding personally identifiable information; constructing a rule for each circumstance in which one of said privacy-related actions may be taken or must be taken; allowing for the input of dynamic contextual information to precisely specify the condition for evaluation of a rule; creating a programming object containing at least one of said rules; associating the programming object with personally identifiable information; processing a request; and providing an output. The invention does not merely give a “yes-or-no answer. The invention has the advantage of being able to specify additional actions that must be taken. The invention may use a computer system and network. One aspect of the present invention is a method for handling personally identifiable information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Steven B. Adler, Endre Felix Bangerter, Nigel Howard Julian Brown, Jan Camenisch, Arthur M. Gilbert, Guenter Karjoth, Dogan Kesdogan, Michael Robert McCullough, Adam Charles Nelson, Charles Campbell Palmer, Martin Joseph Clayton Presler-Marshall, Michael Schnyder, Elsie Van Herreweghen, Michael Waidner
  • Publication number: 20050258067
    Abstract: A cargo net (1) comprising a plurality of interconnected netting strands (2) providing a mesh (3) and having a main panel (4) and a plurality of wing panels (5) extending therefrom, the main panel (4) being adapted to overlie the cargo in use and the wing panels (5) being adapted to hang down against sides of the cargo to surround the cargo, each wing panel (5) having an edge (6) which in use meets an edge (6) of an adjacent wing panel (5) to define a net corner (7), the net including a plurality of corner securement devices (8) spaced apart along the net corner (7) whereby the corner is releasably secured for use, each securement device (8) comprising a projection extending from one of the meeting edges and an eye associated with the projection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2002
    Publication date: November 24, 2005
    Inventor: Julian Brown
  • Publication number: 20040146372
    Abstract: A flexible screen (2) for forming a partition across an internal space or opening, comprising a screen body and a plurality of screen securement devices (8) spaced along at least a portion of the screen (2),each securement device (8) comprising a projection extending from the screen and an eye associated with the projection, wherein the arrangement is such that when the screen (2) is positioned across the internal space or opening the eye of a first securement device (8a) can engage a first attachment point (14a) and can receive a second securement device (8b) which passes therethrough and engages a second attachment point (14b), each subsequent securement device (8) passing through the eye of the preceding device and engaging an attachment point (14) thereby securing the screen (2) across the internal space or opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2004
    Publication date: July 29, 2004
    Applicant: AMSAFE BRIDPORT LIMITED
    Inventors: Julian Brown, Jonathan Peter Neeld
  • Publication number: 20030014418
    Abstract: The invention entails identifying the parties involved in a process of handling personally identifiable information; identifying the data involved in said process; classifying the data; expressing each relationship between each pair of said parties in terms of a privacy agreement; and representing the parties, data, and privacy agreements graphically in one or more privacy agreement relationship diagrams. The invention has the advantage of identifying opportunities to reduce privacy-related risks, including identifying unnecessary exchanges of data, for possible elimination, and identifying opportunities to transform data into a less sensitive form. Privacy agreements are based on a limited set of privacy-related actions: access, disclose, release, notify, utilize, update, withdrawConsent, giveConsent, delete, anonymize, depersonalize, and repersonalize. One aspect of the present invention is a method for improving the handling of personally identifiable information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2001
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Steven B. Adler, Nigel Howard Julian Brown, Arthur M. Gilbert, Charles Campbell Palmer, Michael Schnyder, Michael Waidner
  • Publication number: 20030014654
    Abstract: The present invention is a system and method for handling personally identifiable information, using a rules model. The invention involves defining a limited number of privacy-related actions regarding personally identifiable information; constructing a rule for each circumstance in which one of said privacy-related actions may be taken or must be taken; allowing for the input of dynamic contextual information to precisely specify the condition for evaluation of a rule; creating a programming object containing at least one of said rules; associating the programming object with personally identifiable information; processing a request; and providing an output. The invention does not merely give a “yes-or-no answer. The invention has the advantage of being able to specify additional actions that must be taken. The invention may use a computer system and network. One aspect of the present invention is a method for handling personally identifiable information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2001
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Steven B. Adler, Endre Felix Bangerter, Nigel Howard Julian Brown, Jan Camenisch, Arthur M. Gilbert, Guenter Karjoth, Dogan Kesdogan, Michael Robert McCullough, Adam Charles Nelson, Charles Campbell Palmer, Martin Joseph Clayton Presler-Marshall, Michael Schnyder, Elsie Van Herreweghen, Michael Waidner
  • Publication number: 20030004734
    Abstract: The present invention involves providing in a computer a first set of object classes representing active entities in an information-handling process, wherein a limited number of privacy-related actions represent operations performed on data, and providing in the computer a second set of object classes representing data and rules in the information-handling process, wherein at least one object class has rules associated with data. The invention also involves using the above-mentioned objects in constructing a model of an information-handling process, and providing output that identifies at least one way in which the information-handling process could be improved. One aspect of the present invention is a method for handling personally identifiable information. Another aspect of the present invention is a system for executing the method of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2001
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Steven B. Adler, Endre Felix Bangerter, Kathryn Ann Bohrer, Nigel Howard Julian Brown, Jan Camenisch, Arthur M. Gilbert, Dogan Kesdogan, Matthew P. Leonard, Xuan Liu, Michael Robert McCullough, Adam Charles Nelson, Charles Campbell Palmer, Calvin Stacy Powers, Michael Schnyder, Edith Schonberg, Matthias Schunter, Elsie Van Herreweghen, Michael Waidner
  • Patent number: 6010147
    Abstract: An airbag module 20 is disclosed in which the side walls 28, 29 are formed in two parts 28U,28L; 29U,29L connected together by a one way connection that resists relative motion in one direction but not in another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2000
    Assignee: Rover Group Limited
    Inventor: Julian Brown
  • Patent number: D464553
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Inventor: Julian Brown
  • Patent number: D472446
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Inventor: Julian Brown