Patents by Inventor Mark Murphy

Mark Murphy 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).

  • Foaming porous pad for use with a motorized device
    Patent number: 9080267
    Abstract: A foaming porous pad suitable for coupling to a hand-held device and for application to human skin includes a porous pad substrate and a foaming composition disposed on the porous pad substrate. The porous pad substrate includes a nonwoven pile fabric having a nonwoven backing layer and a pile comprising individual fibers extending from the backing layer. The nonwoven pile fabric has fibers having a denier of less than about 9. Other aspects of the disclosure include a kit including a foaming porous pad and a motorized handheld device, methods of making the foaming porous pad, and methods of using the foaming porous pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Nikoleta Batchvarova, David Gubernick, Mark Murphy
  • Foaming porous pad for use with a motorized device
    Patent number: 9045847
    Abstract: A foaming porous pad suitable for coupling to a hand-held device and for application to human skin includes a porous pad substrate and a foaming composition disposed on the porous pad substrate. The porous pad substrate includes a nonwoven pile fabric having a nonwoven backing layer and a pile comprising individual fibers extending from the backing layer. The nonwoven pile fabric has fibers having a denier of less than about 9. Other aspects of the disclosure include a kit including a foaming porous pad and a motorized handheld device, methods of making the foaming porous pad, and methods of using the foaming porous pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Nikoleta Batchvarova, David Gubernick, Mark Murphy
  • FOAMING POROUS PAD FOR USE WITH A MOTORIZED DEVICE
    Publication number: 20150147474
    Abstract: A foaming porous pad suitable for coupling to a hand-held device and for application to human skin includes a porous pad substrate and a foaming composition disposed on the porous pad substrate. The porous pad substrate includes a nonwoven pile fabric having a nonwoven backing layer and a pile comprising individual fibers extending from the backing layer. The nonwoven pile fabric has fibers having a denier of less than about 9. Other aspects of the disclosure include a kit including a foaming porous pad and a motorized handheld device, methods of making the foaming porous pad, and methods of using the foaming porous pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER COMPANIES, INC.
    Inventors: Nikoleta Batchvarova, David Gubernick, Mark Murphy
  • Control techniques for motor driven systems
    Patent number: 8884573
    Abstract: A drive signal for a motor-driven mechanical system has zero (or near zero) energy at an expected resonant frequency of the mechanical system. These techniques not only generate a drive signal with substantially no energy at the expected resonant frequency, they provide a zero-energy “notch” of sufficient width to tolerate systems in which the actual resonant frequency differs from the expected resonant frequencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Colin Lyden, Javier Calpe-Maravilla, Mark Murphy, Eoin English, Denis Martin O'Connor
  • System and method for measuring capacitance
    Patent number: 8866499
    Abstract: A system and method for testing capacitance of a load circuit connected to an output pin of a driving circuit In one embodiment, the method may comprise driving a voltage at the output pin to a first voltage; a predetermined current to the output pin; comparing the voltage at the output pin to a reference voltage; and when the voltage at the output pin matches the reference voltage, generating an estimate of capacitance present at the output pin based on a number of clock cycles occurring between an onset of a timed voltage change period and a time at which the voltage at the output pin matches the reference voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Santiago Iriarte, Mark Murphy
  • Digital data-aided frequency offset estimation
    Patent number: 8861660
    Abstract: Techniques are provided herein for digital data-aided frequency offset estimation offering better performance and increased accuracy over existing solutions. These new techniques also allow a trade-off between complexity and accuracy to be performed. The embodiments of the techniques for frequency offset estimation can be used for correction in both feedback and feed-forward control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignees: MStar Semiconductor, Inc., MStar Semiconductor, Inc., MStar Software R&D (Shenzhen) Ltd.
    Inventors: Mark Murphy, Craig Edward Burnet, Cyril Valadon
  • CONTROL TECHNIQUES FOR MOTOR DRIVEN SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20140292249
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a motor-driven mechanical system with a detection system to measure properties of a back channel and derive oscillatory characteristics of the mechanical system. Uses of the detection system may include calculating the resonant frequency of the mechanical system and a threshold drive DTH required to move the mechanical system from the starting mechanical stop position. System manufacturers often do not know the resonant frequency and DTH of their mechanical systems precisely. Therefore, the calculation of the specific mechanical system's resonant frequency and DTH rather than depending on the manufacturer's expected values improves precision in the mechanical system use. The backchannel calculations may be used either to replace or to improve corresponding pre-programmed values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: Analog Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Colin LYDEN, Javier CALPE-MARAVILLA, Mark MURPHY, Eoin ENGLISH, Denis Martin O'CONNOR, Tudor VINEREANU, Alan CAHILL, Sean BRENNAN
  • Control techniques for motor driven systems
    Patent number: 8766565
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a motor-driven mechanical system with a detection system to measure properties of a back channel and derive oscillatory characteristics of the mechanical system. Uses of the detection system may include calculating the resonant frequency of the mechanical system and a threshold drive DTH required to move the mechanical system from the starting mechanical stop position. System manufacturers often do not know the resonant frequency and DTH of their mechanical systems precisely. Therefore, the calculation of the specific mechanical system's resonant frequency and DTH rather than depending on the manufacturer's expected values improves precision in the mechanical system use. The backchannel calculations may be used either to replace or to improve corresponding pre-programmed values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Colin Lyden, Javier Calpe-Maravilla, Mark Murphy, Eoin English, Denis Martin O'Connor, Tudor Vinereanu, Alan Cahill, Sean Brennan
  • HETEROCYCLIC AMIDE DERIVATIVES AS P2X7 RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS
    Publication number: 20140163035
    Abstract: The invention relates to heterocyclic amide derivatives of formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, X, Y and n are as defined in the description, their preparation and their use as pharmaceutically active compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: ACTELION PHARMACEUTICALS LTD.
    Inventors: Kurt Hilpert, Francis Hubler, Thierry Kimmerlin, Dorte Renneberg, Simon Stamm, Mark Murphy
  • BENZAMIDE DERIVATIVES AS P2X7 RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS
    Publication number: 20140073651
    Abstract: The invention relates to benzamide derivatives of formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, n and Y are as defined in the description, their preparation and their use as pharmaceutically active compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
    Inventors: Kurt Hilpert, Francis Hubler, Mark Murphy, Dorte Renneberg
  • DIGITAL DATA-AIDED FREQUENCY OFFSET ESTIMATION
    Publication number: 20140072020
    Abstract: Techniques are provided herein for digital data-aided frequency offset estimation offering better performance and increased accuracy over existing solutions. These new techniques also allow a trade-off between complexity and accuracy to be performed. The embodiments of the techniques for frequency offset estimation can be used for correction in both feedback and feed-forward control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicants: MSTAR SEMICONDUCTOR, INC., MSTAR SOFTWARE R&D (SHENZHEN) LTD., MSTAR SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
    Inventors: Mark Murphy, Craig Edward Burnet, Cyril Valadon
  • Water heater burner tube and door assembly
    Patent number: 8596226
    Abstract: A burner tube and door assembly for a water heater includes a burner tube and a fuel supply line in telescoping relationship to define a tube junction. The tube junction extends through the door of a water heater. One of the tube and line includes an enlarged portion. A lock ring applies a radially-directed force around a portion of the tube junction. The enlarged portion and lock ring are on opposite sides of the door to secure the door to the burner tube and fuel supply line. The enlarged portion and lock ring apply a compressive load to the door to resist rotation of the door with respect to the tube junction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: AOS Holding Company
    Inventors: Marcus E. McAnally, Duane A. Lee, Rodney R. Syler, Emadeddin Y. Tanbour, Mark A. Murphy
  • WATER HEATERS WITH SEALED DOOR ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20130284118
    Abstract: A water heater door assembly includes a base plate sized and shaped to substantially sealingly cover an access opening in a water heater combustion chamber and has at least one opening through which a fuel supply line extends at least partly between a burner in the combustion chamber and a gas control valve, and a flexible seal positioned at least partly within the opening including an engaging portion substantially sealed to an edge portion of the opening, and a through hole that is shaped to receive the fuel supply and has a size slightly smaller than the size of an outer dimension of the fuel supply line such that the flexible seal and the fuel supply line are friction fit together to form a seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventors: Emadeddin Y. Tanbour, Rodney R. Syler, Mark A. Murphy, Marcus E. McAnally
  • Refinement of channel estimation with a bank of filters
    Patent number: 8565359
    Abstract: A receiver for acquiring a signal through a propagation channel, the receiver comprising channel estimating means (200) for producing stream of CIR estimates for the channel, a plurality of doppler filtering means (201) for filtering the CIR stream in parallel and selecting means (202) for selecting the output of one of the doppler filtering means for use in recovering said signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: MStar Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Cyril Valadon, Martin Leach, Mong S. Yee, Carlo Pachetti, Mark Murphy
  • Water heaters with sealed door assembly
    Patent number: 8490580
    Abstract: A water heater door assembly includes a base plate sized and shaped to substantially sealingly cover an access opening in a water heater combustion chamber and has at least one opening through which a fuel supply line extends at least partly between a burner in the combustion chamber and a gas control valve, and a flexible seal positioned at least partly within the opening including an engaging portion substantially sealed to an edge portion of the opening, and a through hole that is shaped to receive the fuel supply and has a size slightly smaller than the size of an outer dimension of the fuel supply line such that the flexible seal and the fuel supply line are friction fit together to form a seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: American Water Heater Company
    Inventors: Emadeddin Y. Tanbour, Rodney R. Syler, Mark A. Murphy, Marcus E. McAnally
  • Foaming porous pad for use with a motorized device
    Patent number: 8308702
    Abstract: A foaming porous pad suitable for coupling to a hand-held device and for application to human skin includes a porous pad substrate and a foaming composition disposed on the porous pad substrate. The porous pad substrate includes a nonwoven pile fabric having a nonwoven backing layer and a pile comprising individual fibers extending from the backing layer. The nonwoven pile fabric has fibers having a denier of less than about 9. Other aspects of the disclosure include a kit including a foaming porous pad and a motorized handheld device, methods of making the foaming porous pad, and methods of using the foaming porous pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Nikoleta Batchvarova, David Gubernick, Mark Murphy
  • Control techniques for motor driven systems
    Patent number: 8299744
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a drive signal for a motor-driven mechanical system whose frequency distribution has zero (or near zero) energy at the expected resonant frequency of the mechanical system. The drive signal may be provided as a pair of steps sufficient to activate movement of the mechanical system and then park the mechanical system at a destination position. The steps are spaced in time so as to have substantially zero energy at an expected resonant frequency fR of the mechanical system. The drive signal may be filtered to broaden a zero-energy notch at the expected resonant frequency fR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Colin Lyden, Javier Calpe-Maravilla, Mark Murphy, Eoin English
  • CONTROL TECHNIQUES FOR MOTOR DRIVEN SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20120256578
    Abstract: A drive signal for a motor-driven mechanical system has zero (or near zero) energy at an expected resonant frequency of the mechanical system. These techniques not only generate a drive signal with substantially no energy at the expected resonant frequency, they provide a zero-energy “notch” of sufficient width to tolerate systems in which the actual resonant frequency differs from the expected resonant frequencies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: ANALOG DEVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Colin LYDEN, Javier CALPE-MARAVILLA, Mark MURPHY, Eoin ENGLISH, Denis Martin O'CONNOR
  • SMART LINEAR RESONANT ACTUATOR CONTROL
    Publication number: 20120229264
    Abstract: The present invention provides a haptics control system that may include a driver to generate a continuous drive signal and to output the drive signal to a mechanical system on an electrical signal line, wherein the continuous drive signal causes the mechanical system to vibrate to produce a haptic effect. The haptics control system may further include a monitor, coupled to the electrical signal line, to capture a Back Electromotive Force (BEMF) signal generated by the mechanical system in the electrical signal line, to measure a BEMF signals attribute, and to transmit an adjustment signal to the driver based on the BEMF signals attribute. The driver is further configured to adjust the continuous drive signal according to the adjustment signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: ANALOG DEVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Enrique Company Bosch, Javier Calpe Maravilla, Santiago Iriarte, Eoghan Moloney, Krystian Balicki, Mark Murphy, Eoin Edward English, Pedro Lopez Canovas
  • Three dimensional shark fin vehicle ornament
    Patent number: D710778
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Inventor: Mark Murphy