Patents by Inventor Lee Newton
Lee Newton 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: 11909703Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for processing comments provided to a live chat stream. By way of example, embodiments obviate or mitigate problems associated with conventional live chat streams by assessing semantic uniqueness of collections of comments in a live chat stream and then determining a final importance score for each collection based on its semantic-uniqueness and activity score. The display of each collection can then be controlled based on its final importance score.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2021Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Emma Jane Dawson, Gwilym Benjamin Lee Newton
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Patent number: 11879706Abstract: A hand-held nonlethal weapon comprises a body and a battery coupled to the body. The hand-held nonlethal weapon further comprises a power supply operably coupled to the battery. The hand-held nonlethal weapon further comprises a power amplifier operably coupled to the power supply. The power amplifier is operable to produce a nonlethal beam of energy. The hand-held nonlethal weapon further comprises a beamformer operably coupled to the power amplifier, the beamformer being operable to shape and direct a nonlethal beam of energy. The hand-held nonlethal weapon further comprises a trigger coupled to the body and operably coupled to the power amplifier and to the beamformer, wherein the trigger is operable to be activated and wherein activating the trigger is operable to initiate the formation of a nonlethal beam of energy and wherein the nonlethal beam of energy is operable to be projected from the body.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2020Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Inventor: Frederick Lee Newton
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Publication number: 20230401946Abstract: A public area defense system, comprising a non-lethal reactive deterrence defense subsystem, an optical subsystem operably coupled to and in communication with the non-lethal reactive deterrence defense subsystem, and an acoustic subsystem operably coupled to and in communication with the non-lethal reactive deterrence defense subsystem.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2023Publication date: December 14, 2023Inventor: FREDERICK LEE NEWTON
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Patent number: 11741807Abstract: A public area defense system, comprising a non-lethal reactive deterrence defense subsystem, an optical subsystem operably coupled to and in communication with the non-lethal reactive deterrence defense subsystem, and an acoustic subsystem operably coupled to and in communication with the non-lethal reactive deterrence defense subsystem.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2019Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Inventor: Frederick Lee Newton
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Publication number: 20230147921Abstract: A configurable printing bed for a 3D printer includes a bed surface and linear actuators. The bed surface includes bed surface portions. Each of the bed surface portions is supported for independent movement. At least one of the bed surface portions includes a head that is twistable. When each of the bed surface portions is positioned at a reference level, the bed surface portions form different parts of a common plane. Each of the linear actuators is connected to at least one of the bed surface portions, respectively. The linear actuators are configured to generate the independent movement of the bed surface portions and to effect positioning of the bed surface portions. The linear actuators are configured to lower the bed surface portions in a staggered manner so that a release wave is generated and used to remove a 3D printed object from the printing bed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2023Publication date: May 11, 2023Inventors: Hamish C. Hunt, Gwilym Benjamin Lee Newton, Daniel Thomas Cunnington, Elizabeth Jane Maple
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Publication number: 20230126457Abstract: Dynamically adjusting, using artificial intelligence (AI), sensors and models of an autonomous roaming robotic device, which includes receiving data regarding an asset at a computer of a roaming robotic device from sensors on the robotic device. The robotic device identifies an asset at a location using the sensors, and the robotic device has instructions, received from a control system, to inspect the location or items at the location. The data is analyzed using the computer of the robotic device, and the analysis includes using historical data for the asset. An AI model is loaded using the computer of the robotic device, based on the identification of the asset. A sensor is selected using the computer of the robotic device, for conducting an inspection of the asset based on the analysis of the data and the AI model.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2021Publication date: April 27, 2023Inventors: Jenny S. Li, Raghu Ramaswamy, Nirmit V Desai, Dhiraj Joshi, Satish Rajani, Nancy Anne Greco, Shiva G, Aakash Praliya, Wei-Han Lee, Luis Angel Bathen, Tova Roth, Sujoy Kumar Roy Chowdhury, Prakriti Pritmani, Kay Murphy, Shilpa Shenai, Arun Yashwant Ingale, Ajjay Ratnakar, Gwilym Benjamin Lee Newton
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Patent number: 11633914Abstract: A configurable printing bed for a 3D printer includes a bed surface and linear actuators. The bed surface includes bed surface portions. Each of the bed surface portions is supported for independent movement. When each of the bed surface portions is positioned at the reference level, the bed surface portions form different parts of a common plane. Each of the linear actuators is connected to at least one of the bed surface portions, respectively. The linear actuators are configured to generate the independent movement of the bed surface portions and to effect positioning of the bed surface portions. A 3D printer includes the configurable printing bed, an extruder, a feeding system, and a filament spool. A method for performing 3D printing includes providing the 3D printer and printing an object using the 3D printer.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2020Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Hamish C. Hunt, Gwilym Benjamin Lee Newton, Daniel Thomas Cunnington, Elizabeth Jane Maple
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Publication number: 20230067819Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for processing comments provided to a live chat stream. By way of example, embodiments obviate or mitigate problems associated with conventional live chat streams by assessing semantic uniqueness of collections of comments in a live chat stream and then determining a final importance score for each collection based on its semantic-uniqueness and activity score. The display of each collection can then be controlled based on its final importance score.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2021Publication date: March 2, 2023Inventors: Emma Jane Dawson, Gwilym Benjamin Lee Newton
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Publication number: 20230056616Abstract: Systems and methods are discussed to image lithological data within the strata beneath the earth surface, including a subterranean object detection system. The system may further comprise a pipeline operable to conduct a working fluid and an instrumented pig operable to travel within the pipeline and operable to image lithological strata and voids within the strata beneath and around the pipeline. The instrumented pig may comprise an outer case, a battery coupled to the outer case, a ground imaging unit operable to send a signal to image the lithological strata and voids within the strata beneath and around the pipeline and may be operable to receive a reflected signal indicating lithology data, wherein the ground imaging unit may be operably coupled to the battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2022Publication date: February 23, 2023Inventor: Frederick Lee Newton
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Patent number: 11572390Abstract: Chimeric proteins that comprise one or more amino acid sequences of an insect-specific flavivirus and one or more other immunogenic proteins are provided. The chimeric proteins are suitably capable of forming virus particles. The chimeric protein and/or virus particle may be suitable for delivery to a subject to elicit an immune response to a pathogen and/or for diagnosis or detection of a pathogen. Also provided are nucleic acids and vectors encoding the chimeric proteins, and isolated chimeric insect-specific flaviviruses comprising the chimeric proteins and/or nucleic acids.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2017Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLANDInventors: Roy Hall, Jody Hobson-Peters, Alexander Khromykh, Daniel Watterson, Mn Setoh, Thisun Piyasena, Agathe Colmant, Jessica Harrison, N Ata Lee Newton, Laura Vet, Helle Bielefeldt-Ohmann
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Patent number: 11480703Abstract: Systems and methods are discussed to image lithological data within the strata beneath the earth surface, including a subterranean object detection system. The system may further comprise a pipeline operable to conduct a working fluid and an instrumented pig operable to travel within the pipeline and operable to image lithological strata and voids within the strata beneath and around the pipeline. The instrumented pig may comprise an outer case, a battery coupled to the outer case, a ground imaging unit operable to send a signal to image the lithological strata and voids within the strata beneath and around the pipeline and may be operable to receive a reflected signal indicating lithology data, wherein the ground imaging unit may be operably coupled to the battery.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2020Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Inventor: Frederick Lee Newton
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Publication number: 20220118700Abstract: A configurable printing bed for a 3D printer includes a bed surface and linear actuators. The bed surface includes bed surface portions. Each of the bed surface portions is supported for independent movement. When each of the bed surface portions is positioned at the reference level, the bed surface portions form different parts of a common plane. Each of the linear actuators is connected to at least one of the bed surface portions, respectively. The linear actuators are configured to generate the independent movement of the bed surface portions and to effect positioning of the bed surface portions. A 3D printer includes the configurable printing bed, an extruder, a feeding system, and a filament spool. A method for performing 3D printing includes providing the 3D printer and printing an object using the 3D printer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2020Publication date: April 21, 2022Inventors: Hamish C. Hunt, Gwilym Benjamin Lee Newton, Daniel Thomas Cunnington, Elizabeth Jane Maple
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Publication number: 20220099413Abstract: A hand-held nonlethal weapon comprises a body and a battery coupled to the body. The hand-held nonlethal weapon further comprises a power supply operably coupled to the battery. The hand-held nonlethal weapon further comprises a power amplifier operably coupled to the power supply. The power amplifier is operable to produce a nonlethal beam of energy. The hand-held nonlethal weapon further comprises a beamformer operably coupled to the power amplifier, the beamformer being operable to shape and direct a nonlethal beam of energy. The hand-held nonlethal weapon further comprises a trigger coupled to the body and operably coupled to the power amplifier and to the beamformer, wherein the trigger is operable to be activated and wherein activating the trigger is operable to initiate the formation of a nonlethal beam of energy and wherein the nonlethal beam of energy is operable to be projected from the body.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2020Publication date: March 31, 2022Inventor: Frederick Lee Newton
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Publication number: 20210080609Abstract: Systems and methods are discussed to image lithological data within the strata beneath the earth surface, including a subterranean object detection system. The system may further comprise a pipeline operable to conduct a working fluid and an instrumented pig operable to travel within the pipeline and operable to image lithological strata and voids within the strata beneath and around the pipeline. The instrumented pig may comprise an outer case, a battery coupled to the outer case, a ground imaging unit operable to send a signal to image the lithological strata and voids within the strata beneath and around the pipeline and may be operable to receive a reflected signal indicating lithology data, wherein the ground imaging unit may be operably coupled to the battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2020Publication date: March 18, 2021Inventor: Frederick Lee Newton
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Publication number: 20200160831Abstract: A public area defense system, comprising a non-lethal reactive deterrence defense subsystem, an optical subsystem operably coupled to and in communication with the non-lethal reactive deterrence defense subsystem, and an acoustic subsystem operably coupled to and in communication with the non-lethal reactive deterrence defense subsystem.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2019Publication date: May 21, 2020Inventor: Frederick Lee Newton
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Patent number: 8273878Abstract: A process for the preparation of a compound of Formula (1) and intermediates useful therein are provided. The process comprises reacting a compound of formula R1—CO—CH2-E with a compound of formula R2—CHX1X2 in the presence of a compound of formula R3R4N—C(?NH)NH2 and a catalyst, thereby to form a dihydropyrimidine; and oxidizing the dihydropyrimidine to form the compound of Formula (I). R1 is H or an alkyl group; R2 is H, an alkyl or aryl group; R3 and R4 are each independently H, alkyl or aryl, or R3 and R4 are linked to form, together with the nitrogen to which they are attached to form a 5 to 7 membered heterocyclic ring; E is H, an unsubstituted alkyl group, an aryl group or an electron withdrawing group; and X1 and X2 are each independently leaving groups, or X1 and X2 together represent ?O.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2009Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignee: AstraZeneca UK LimitedInventors: Lee Newton, Mark Bailey
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Publication number: 20090264654Abstract: A process for the preparation of a compound of Formula (1) and intermediates useful therein are provided. The process comprises reacting a compound of formula R1—CO—CH2-E with a compound of formula R2—CHX1X2 in the presence of a compound of formula R3R4N—C(?NH)NH2 and a catalyst, thereby to form a dihydropyrimidine; and oxidising the dihydropyrimidine to form the compound of Formula (I). R1 is H or an alkyl group; R2 is H, an alkyl or aryl group; R3 and R4 are each independently H, alkyl or aryl, or R3 and R4 are linked to form, together with the nitrogen to which they are attached to form a 5 to 7 membered heterocyclic ring; E is H, an unsubstituted alkyl group, an aryl group or an electron withdrawing group; and X1 and X2 are each independently leaving groups, or X1 and X2 together represent ?O.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2009Publication date: October 22, 2009Applicant: AstraZeneca UK LimitedInventors: Lee NEWTON, Mark Bailey
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Patent number: 7524955Abstract: A process for the preparation of a compound of Formula (I) and intermediates useful therein are provided. The process comprises reacting a compound of formula R1—CO—CH2-E with a compound of formula R2—CHX1X2 in the presence of a compound of formula R3R4N—C(?NH)NH2 and a catalyst, thereby to form a dihydropyrimidine; and oxidising the dihydropyrimidine to form the compound of Formula (1). R1 is H or an alkyl group; R2 is H, an alkyl or aryl group; R3 and R4 are each independently H, alkyl or aryl, or R3 and R4 are linked to form, together with the nitrogen to which they are attached to form a 5 to 7 membered heterocyclic ring; E is H, an unsubstituted alkyl group, and aryl group or an electron withdrawing group; and X1 and X2 are each independently leaving groups, or X1 and X2 together represent ?O.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2003Date of Patent: April 28, 2009Assignee: AstraZeneca UK LimitedInventors: Lee Newton, Mark Bailey
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Patent number: 7131707Abstract: A compact controlled braking system including a hydraulic control unit having a first housing and a motor positioned within the first housing and an electronic control unit connected to the hydraulic control unit, the electronic control unit having a second housing, wherein at least a portion of the motor is received within the second housing.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2005Date of Patent: November 7, 2006Assignee: Delphi Technolgies, Inc.Inventors: Daniel N. Borgemenke, Joseph Allen Elliott, Earl Wayne Lloyd, Jerry Lee Newton, Steven F. Pfeifenberger, Dewey Frank Mort, David F. Reuter
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Publication number: 20060052604Abstract: A process for the preparation of a compound of Formula (I) and intermediates useful therein are provided. The process comprises reacting a compound of formula R1—CO—CH2-E with a compound of formula R2—CHX1X2 in the presence of a compound of formula R3R4N—C(?NH)NH2 and a catalyst, thereby to form a dihydropyrimidine; and oxidising the dihydropyrimidine to form the compound of Formula (1). R1 is H or an alkyl group; R2 is H, an alkyl or aryl group; R3 and R4 are each independently H, alkyl or aryl, or R3 and R4 are linked to form, together with the nitrogen to which they are attached to form a 5 to 7 membered heterocyclic ring; E is H, an unsubstituted alkyl group, and aryl group or an electron withdrawing group; and X1 and X2 are each independently leaving groups, or X1 and X2 together represent ?O.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2003Publication date: March 9, 2006Applicant: AstraZeneca UK LimitedInventors: Lee Newton, Mark Bailey