Patents by Inventor Mark Philip

Mark Philip 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: 9877357
    Abstract: A first performance measure is determined of an existing data session between a mobile gateway and a cloud gateway via a first wireless carrier. Second performance measures of others of the wireless carriers are determined during the existing data session. Based on the first performance measure and the second performance measures, the existing data session is continued with the cloud gateway via a second of the wireless carriers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: TRIMBLE NAVIGATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Kjell David Erickson, Lloyd Walter Matson, Mark Philip Botticelli
  • Publication number: 20170374692
    Abstract: Network components can be configured in order to allow multiple communication devices of transient users, such as hotel guests, to automatically connect to the network infrastructure. A device of the user may specify network access information that is known by all of the user's devices to configuration functionality that in turn configures the network components, such as one or more wireless access points in order to advertise the network details that are already known by the user's multiple devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: James Randolph Currie, Mark Philip Landry, Charles Arthur Taylor Feild, Keith Macpherson Small
  • Patent number: 9849250
    Abstract: A drive assembly for a drug delivery device comprises a rotation member being configured to be rotated in a first direction during setting of a dose of a drug and to be rotated in a second direction during delivery of the dose, a drive component being configured to follow rotational movement of the rotation member in the second direction during delivery of the dose and a stop member being configured to prevent rotational movement of the drive component in the first direction. The drive component comprises a first drive part and a second drive part, coupled to each other such that relative rotational movement of the first and second drive parts is prevented and relative axial movement is permitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Christopher James Smith, Stephen David Butler, Mark Philip Horlock
  • Patent number: 9700678
    Abstract: A drive assembly (70) for a drug delivery device (1) comprises a rotation member (21) being configured to be rotated in a first direction (44) during setting of a dose of a drug and to be rotated in a second direction (47) during delivery of the dose, a drive component (20) being configured to follow rotational movement of the rotation member (21) in the second direction (47) during delivery of the dose and a stop member (26) being configured to prevent rotational movement of the drive component (20) in the first direction (44). The drive component (20) comprises a first drive part (71) and a second drive part (72), coupled to each other such that relative rotational movement of the first and second drive parts (71, 72) is prevented and relative axial movement is permitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Christopher James Smith, Stephen David Butler, Mark Philip Horlock
  • Patent number: 9700679
    Abstract: The drive mechanism for a drug delivery device comprises a piston rod, which is displaced in a distal direction for a delivery of a dose and in a proximal direction for a reset, and a resilient member, which acts on the piston rod during a reset and tends to restrict the movement of the piston rod in the proximal direction. The resilient member may be a biasing member provided for an automatic reset, a compression spring entering the piston rod or a torsion spring provided to generate a rotation. The drug delivery device is provided with such a drive mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Stephen David Butler, Mark Philip Horlock
  • Patent number: 9675760
    Abstract: The drive mechanism for a drug delivery device comprises a piston rod, which is displaced in a distal direction for a delivery of a dose and in a proximal direction for a reset, and a rotatable drive member, which is threadedly engaged with the piston rod and rotates during the delivery of the dose. A biasing member is provided, which is loaded by the rotation of the drive member during the delivery of the dose and tends to rotate the piston rod with respect to the drive member in such a way that the piston rod is screwed into the drive member and is thereby advanced in the proximal direction. The drug delivery device is provided with such a drive mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Stephen David Butler, Mark Philip Horlock
  • Patent number: 9623185
    Abstract: An assembly for a drug delivery device is provided, comprising a housing, a rotation member adapted and arranged to be rotated in a first and in a second rotational direction with respect to the housing in an operational mode of the assembly, a drive member which is configured to mechanically cooperate with the rotation member such that the drive member follows rotation of the rotation member when the rotation member is rotated in the second rotational direction and such that the rotation member rotates with respect to the drive member when the rotation member is rotated in the first rotational direction, and a piston rod. The assembly further comprises at least one biasing member which is adapted and arranged to provide a force tending to bring the rotation member and the drive member out of mechanical cooperation in the operational mode. The assembly is switchable from the operational mode into a reset mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Steffen Raab, Mark Philip Horlock, Stephen David Butler
  • Publication number: 20170081779
    Abstract: A pressure release mechanism for use with a capsule for processing materials or growing crystals in supercritical fluids is disclosed. The capsule with the pressure release mechanism is scalable up to very large volumes and is cost effective according to a preferred embodiment. In conjunction with suitable high pressure apparatus, the capsule with pressure release mechanism is capable of processing materials at pressures and temperatures of 20-2000 MPa and 25-1500° C., respectively. Of course, there can be other variations, modifications, and alternatives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: MARK PHILIP D'EVELYN, RAJEEV TIRUMALA PAKALAPATI
  • Patent number: 9597459
    Abstract: A drive mechanism for a drug delivery device is presented that can be switched between a normal operation mode and a reset mode. A piston rod is displaced in a distal direction to deliver a dose in a normal operation mode and is displaced in the proximal direction in a reset mode. The drive mechanism also has a drive member that is rotationally moveable with respect to the housing, wherein in the normal operation mode, the drive member is coupled with the piston rod so that rotational movement of the drive member in the rotation direction with respect to the housing is converted into movement of the piston rod in the distal direction with respect to the housing, and wherein, in the reset mode, the piston rod is decoupled from the drive member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Heald, Stephen David Butler, Mark Philip Horlock
  • Patent number: 9579466
    Abstract: A drive assembly (70) for a drug delivery device (1) comprises a rotation member (21) being configured to be rotated in a first direction (44) during setting of a dose of a drug and to be rotated in a second direction (47) during delivery of the dose, a drive component (20) being configured to follow rotational movement of the rotation member (21) in the second direction (47) during delivery of the dose and a stop member (26) being configured to prevent rotational movement of the drive component (20) in the first direction (44). The drive component (20) comprises a first drive part (71) and a second drive part (72), coupled to each other such that relative rotational movement of the first and second drive parts (71, 72) is prevented and relative axial movement is permitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Christopher James Smith, Stephen David Butler, Mark Philip Horlock
  • Patent number: 9572940
    Abstract: A drive assembly for a medication delivery device is provided which is switchable from an operational state to a resetting state and which comprises: a housing having a proximal end and a distal end, a drive member adapted to be rotated with respect to the housing, and a stop member adapted to prevent rotational movement of the drive member in a first direction with respect to the housing and to permit rotational movement of the drive member in a second direction with respect to the housing, the second direction being opposite to the first direction. In the operational state of the drive assembly the stop member is held in engagement with the drive member, and for switching into the resetting state of the drive assembly the stop member is enabled to disengage from the drive member caused by gravity due to the weight of the stop member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventor: Mark Philip Horlock
  • Patent number: 9555195
    Abstract: A drive assembly for a drug delivery device comprises a rotation member being configured to be rotated in a first direction during setting of a dose of a drug and to be rotated in a second direction during delivery of the dose, a drive component being configured to follow rotational movement of the rotation member in the second direction during delivery of the dose and a stop member being configured to prevent rotational movement of the drive component in the first direction. The drive component comprises a first drive part and a second drive part, coupled to each other such that relative rotational movement of the first and second drive parts is prevented and relative axial movement is permitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Christopher James Smith, Stephen David Butler, Mark Philip Horlock
  • Publication number: 20170000951
    Abstract: A drive assembly (70) for a drug delivery device (1) comprises a rotation member (21) being configured to be rotated in a first direction (44) during setting of a dose of a drug and to be rotated in a second direction (47) during delivery of the dose, a drive component (20) being configured to follow rotational movement of the rotation member (21) in the second direction (47) during delivery of the dose and a stop member (26) being configured to prevent rotational movement of the drive component (20) in the first direction (44). The drive component (20) comprises a first drive part (71) and a second drive part (72), coupled to each other such that relative rotational movement of the first and second drive parts (71, 72) is prevented and relative axial movement is permitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Christopher James Smith, Stephen David Butler, Mark Philip Horlock
  • Patent number: 9498576
    Abstract: A drive mechanism for a drug delivery device which can be switched between a normal operation state and a reset state comprises of a housing having a proximal end and a distal end, a rotation member which is adapted to rotate in a first direction and in a second direction with respect to the housing, a drive member, wherein in the normal operation state the rotation member is coupled with the drive member so that the drive member follows rotational movement of the rotation member in the second direction, a piston rod, wherein in the normal operation state the piston rod is displaced in a distal direction with respect to the housing when the drive member rotates in the second direction with respect to the housing, a stop member, wherein in the normal operation state the stop member is coupled with the drive member so that the stop member prevents rotational movement of the drive member with respect to the housing in the first direction, and a separation member for switching the operation state, the separation
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Steffen Raab, Christopher James Smith, Mark Philip Horlock, Stephen David Butler
  • Publication number: 20160319457
    Abstract: A method for growing a crystalline composition, the first crystalline composition may include gallium and nitrogen. The crystalline composition may have an infrared absorption peak at about 3175 cm?1, with an absorbance per unit thickness of greater than about 0.01 cm?1. In one embodiment, the composition may have an amount of oxygen present in a concentration of less than about 3×1018 per cubic centimeter, and may be free of two-dimensional planar boundary defects in a determined volume of the first crystalline composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS INC.
    Inventors: Mark Philip D'Evelyn, Kristi Jean Narang, Dong-Sil Park, Huicong Hong, Xian-An Cao, Larry Qiang Zeng
  • Patent number: 9409040
    Abstract: A device is used to precisely deliver the treatment plan created by an automatic planning system by positioning a single low energy radiation source, or a plurality of low energy sources connected to each other, in a predetermined parallel, planar, or similar geometry, each source equipped with blocking and attenuation mechanisms, thereby delivering a plurality of parallel overlapping beams indexed on a millimeter or submillimeter grid such that a concentration of dose is achieved at a variable depth in tissue relative to the dose where the radiation first enters the tissue. A plurality of overlapping beams indexed on a millimeter or submillimeter grid can converge on a target volume loaded with gold nanoparticles to deliver a tumorcidal dose of radiation in as little as a single session to tumor cells but not to normal cells or to deliver serial radiosurgical treatments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Triple Ring Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Philip Carol, Joseph Anthony Heanue
  • Patent number: 9408977
    Abstract: The drive mechanism comprises a drive member inside a housing, a rotation member and a dose member. The drive member is rotatable with respect to the housing. The rotation member is also rotatable and unidirectionally rotationally engaged with the drive member. The dose member is able to move along a set/deliver path between a first axial position and a second axial position in either direction or to move along a cancel path from the second axial position to the first axial position. An engagement of the dose member with the rotation member causes the rotation member to rotate when the dose member is moved along the set/deliver path. The drive member is not rotated when the dose member is moved along the cancel path. A button in/out spline can be provided for the set/deliver path and a cancel spline for the cancel path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Stephen David Butler, Mark Philip Horlock
  • Publication number: 20160193419
    Abstract: A drug delivery device (1) is disclosed which comprises a housing (2) having a longitudinal axis, a piston rod (3), at least one resilient guide member (4) for guiding the piston rod (3) in a drug dispense operation and a cartridge holder (5) for receiving a cartridge (6), wherein the cartridge holder (5) is detachable from the housing (2). Furthermore the drug delivery device (1) is configured such that the resilient guide member (4) is allowed to relax when the cartridge holder (5) is detached from the housing (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Philip OAKLAND, Steven David BUTLER, Mark Philip HORLOCK
  • Patent number: D782560
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Waylens, Inc.
    Inventors: Kechao Li, Xinsong Wang, Jingyang Yao, Xiaoyu Li, Tao Lin, Mark Philip Salesses, Michael Frank Schmidt, Dawei Shen, Haowei Zhang
  • Patent number: D808411
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: TRIMBLE NAVIGATION LIMITED
    Inventors: James Russell Lowell, Mark Philip Botticelli