Patents by Inventor Mark Howard
Mark Howard 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: 20240319615Abstract: Various techniques to quickly image one or more edge regions of a substrate panel without imaging other regions of the substrate panel, such as areas of the substrate panel that have already been exposed to ultraviolet (UV) light. In some examples, an illumination mask assembly can be coupled to a clamp assembly and used to image at least one edge region of the substrate panel, such as an edge region including one or more dummy patterns. For example, the substrate panel can be clamped using the clamp assembly in order to immerse the substrate panel into a plating bath. Before immersion, the illumination mask assembly can image one or more edge regions of the substrate panel, such as to image the various dummy patterns in a layer of the substrate panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2023Publication date: September 26, 2024Inventors: Keith F. Best, Mark Howard, Douglas A. Brown, Guray Tas
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Patent number: 10300451Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for generating an affinity reagent library against a target protein which interacts with a ligand, which comprises the following steps; •i) determining one or more structural element(s) of the ligand which are involved in ligand: target protein interaction; •ii) producing a library of peptides which retain these structural element(s); and •iii) grafting each peptide from the library of peptides into a portion of the affinity reagent molecule such that it may interact with the target protein, in order to produce an affinity reagent library.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2014Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignees: Queen Mary University of London, University of KentInventors: Ahuva Nissim, John Marshall, Mark Howard
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Patent number: 9909103Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a tissue collection apparatus including a housing defining an inlet and an outlet and a tissue scaffold suitable for disposal within the housing, the tissue scaffold configured to be loaded with the tissue under the application of an aspiration force applied through the tissue collection apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2014Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.Inventors: Mark Howard, Mark Smith, Stephen Curran, Graham Smith, Elizabeth Finnie
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Publication number: 20180037866Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a tissue collection apparatus. The tissue collection apparatus comprises a housing defining an inlet and an outlet, a first filter disposed within the housing, a second filter disposed within the housing, the second filter configured to isolate tissue particles of a desired size that pass through the first filter under the application of an aspiration force applied through the housing. A method of harvesting tissue is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2017Publication date: February 8, 2018Inventors: Mark Howard, Mark Smith
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Publication number: 20180016029Abstract: An aircraft landing gear arrangement is provided comprising: a first landing gear portion comprising one or more wheels, a second landing gear portion, the first landing gear portion being rotatable with respect to the second landing gear portion; and a sensor for determining a rotational position of the first landing gear portion in relation to the second landing gear portion, the sensor comprising a first magnetic field generator operable to generate a magnetic field and a first magnetic field modulator for modulating said magnetic field, the sensor being operable to sense the magnetic field as modulated by the first magnetic field modulator, the first landing gear portion comprising the first magnetic field generator or the first magnetic field modulator, the second landing gear portion comprising the other of the first magnetic field generator and the first magnetic field modulator.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2017Publication date: January 18, 2018Inventors: Fraser WILSON, Daniel HAIKNEY, Mark HOWARD, Darran KREIT
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Patent number: 9822341Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a tissue collection apparatus. The tissue collection apparatus comprises a housing defining an inlet and an outlet, a first filter disposed within the housing, a second filter disposed within the housing, the second filter configured to isolate tissue particles of a desired size that pass through the first filter under the application of an aspiration force applied through the housing. A method of harvesting tissue is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2014Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.Inventors: Mark Howard, Mark Smith
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Patent number: 9777257Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a tissue collection apparatus. The tissue collection apparatus comprises a housing defining an inlet and an outlet, a first filter disposed within the housing, a second filter disposed within the housing, the second filter configured to isolate tissue particles of a desired size that pass through the first filter under the application of an aspiration force applied through the housing. A method of harvesting tissue is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2014Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.Inventors: Mark Howard, Mark Smith
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Publication number: 20170223964Abstract: A composition including (a) at least one (thio)phosphoric acid triamide (T) according to the general formula (Ia) Ra1Ra2N—P(X)(NH2)2??(Ia) wherein X is oxygen or sulfur; Ra1 is a C1 to C20 alkyl, C3 to C20 cycloalkyl, C6 to C20 aryl, or dialkylaminocarbonyl group; Ra2 is H; or Ra1 and Ra2 together with the nitrogen atom linking them define a 5- or 6-membered saturated or unsaturated heterocyclic radical, which optionally comprises 1 or 2 further heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur; and (b) at least one specific herbicide.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2015Publication date: August 10, 2017Inventors: Barbara Nave, Joachim Dickhaut, Mihiret Tekeste Sisay, Alexander Wisse-Meier, Wolfram Zerulla, Gregor Pasda, Karl-Heinrich Schneider, Claudia Klodwig, Mark Howard, Laura Vance, Andrew Woodyard, Nicholas Fassler, Markus Schmid, James A. Wofford
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Patent number: 9452098Abstract: The wheelchair mountable tank carrier comprises a holder and a support. The holder is a container that is adapted to hold an oxygen tank. The holder is attached to the support, which is a structure that is adapted to attach to a wheel chair. The wheelchair mountable tank carrier is designed to collapse with the wheelchair when the wheelchair is collapsed.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2015Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Inventor: Mark Howard
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Publication number: 20160144331Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for generating an affinity reagent library against a target protein which interacts with a ligand, which comprises the following steps; i) determining one or more structural element(s) of the ligand which are involved in ligand: target protein interaction; ii) producing a library of peptides which retain these structural element(s); and iii) grafting each peptide from the library of peptides into a portion of the affinity reagent molecule such that it may interact with the target protein, in order to produce an affinity reagent library.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2014Publication date: May 26, 2016Inventors: Ahuva Nissim, John Marshall, Mark Howard
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Publication number: 20150166196Abstract: An aircraft landing gear arrangement is provided comprising: a first landing gear portion comprising one or more wheels, a second landing gear portion, the first landing gear portion being rotatable with respect to the second landing gear portion; and a sensor for determining a rotational position of the first landing gear portion in relation to the second landing gear portion, the sensor comprising a first magnetic field generator operable to generate a magnetic field and a first magnetic field modulator for modulating said magnetic field, the sensor being operable to sense the magnetic field as modulated by the first magnetic field modulator, the first landing gear portion comprising the first magnetic field generator or the first magnetic field modulator, the second landing gear portion comprising the other of the first magnetic field generator and the first magnetic field modulator.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2013Publication date: June 18, 2015Applicant: AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITEDInventors: Fraser Wilson, Daniel Haikney, Mark Howard, Darran Kreit
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Publication number: 20140309651Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a tissue collection apparatus. The tissue collection apparatus comprises a housing defining an inlet and an outlet, a first filter disposed within the housing, a second filter disposed within the housing, the second filter configured to isolate tissue particles of a desired size that pass through the first filter under the application of an aspiration force applied through the housing. A method of harvesting tissue is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2014Publication date: October 16, 2014Inventors: Mark Howard, Mark Smith
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Publication number: 20140309652Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a tissue collection apparatus. The tissue collection apparatus comprises a housing defining an inlet and an outlet, a first filter disposed within the housing, a second filter disposed within the housing, the second filter configured to isolate tissue particles of a desired size that pass through the first filter under the application of an aspiration force applied through the housing. A method of harvesting tissue is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2014Publication date: October 16, 2014Inventors: Mark Howard, Mark Smith
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Publication number: 20140308742Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a tissue collection apparatus. The tissue collection apparatus comprises a housing defining an inlet and an outlet, a first filter disposed within the housing, a second filter disposed within the housing, the second filter configured to isolate tissue particles of a desired size that pass through the first filter under the application of an aspiration force applied through the housing. A method of harvesting tissue is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2014Publication date: October 16, 2014Inventors: Mark Howard, Mark Smith
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Publication number: 20140288534Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a tissue collection apparatus including a housing defining an inlet and an outlet and a tissue scaffold suitable for disposal within the housing, the tissue scaffold configured to be loaded with the tissue under the application of an aspiration force applied through the tissue collection apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2014Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicant: Smith & Nephew, Inc.Inventors: Mark Howard, Mark Smith, Stephen Curran, Graham Smith, Elisabeth Hutson
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Publication number: 20140249513Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a tissue collection apparatus including a housing defining an inlet and an outlet and a tissue scaffold suitable for disposal within the housing, the tissue scaffold configured to be loaded with the tissue under the application of an aspiration force applied through the tissue collection apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2014Publication date: September 4, 2014Applicant: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.Inventors: Mark Howard, Mark Smith, Stephen Curran, Graham Smith, Elisabeth Hutson
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Patent number: 8795194Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a tissue collection apparatus. The tissue collection apparatus comprises a housing defining an inlet and an outlet, a first filter disposed within the housing, a second filter disposed within the housing, the second filter configured to isolate tissue particles of a desired size that pass through the first filter under the application of an aspiration force applied through the housing. A method of harvesting tissue is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2008Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.Inventors: Mark Howard, Mark Smith
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Patent number: 8696674Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a tissue collection apparatus including a housing defining an inlet and an outlet and a tissue scaffold suitable for disposal within the housing, the tissue scaffold configured to be loaded with the tissue under the application of an aspiration force applied through the tissue collection apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2008Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.Inventors: Mark Howard, Mark Smith, Stephen Curran, Graham Smith, Elisabeth Hutson
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Patent number: 8338402Abstract: The present invention relates to scaffolds which can be used as medical devices for guided tissue regeneration and repair, in particular the invention is directed to a scaffold comprising fibers having a mean fiber diameter of between from about 1.2 to 4.0 microns, wherein the fibers comprise a glycolide. The invention further relates to the use of the scaffolds for the selective capture of cell populations for a cell source material.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2007Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Smith & Nephew PLCInventors: Nicholas Fry, Anthony Dagger, David Morsley, Helene Lecomte, Roy Trayhern, Mark Howard, Sarah Freestone, Brian Thomson, Mark Smith, Rebecca Crallan
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Patent number: 8182564Abstract: A multi-layer bag assembly is used with a housing for collecting particles from air flowing through the multi-layer bag assembly. Multi-layer bag assembly includes at least two bags arranged one inside the other. Each of the bags includes an air permeable filtering material for collecting particles carried by air flowing through the material. The air permeable filtering material being may be the same or different for the at least two bags. The multi-layer bag assembly includes structure for holding the at least two bags in a wide open position. The structure may be a cooperating bag structure incorporated in the at least two bags for cooperating with the housing for selectively holding the respective bags in their respective open conditions. The structure may also be a removable collar attached to at the open portion of the at least two bags, where the removable collar is part of an integral collar of the multi-layer bag assembly.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2010Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: Zhao Hui Filters (US), Inc.Inventor: Mark Howard