Patents by Inventor Martin Andrews

Martin Andrews 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: 8554594
    Abstract: A method and system for automatically assembling a complete machine readable description of a process by observing and filtering digital messages executing on one or more message bus and that relate to the process. Message details are stored and a tracker record published in a common format. The stored message details are processed into a set of service execution path descriptions, which in turn are processed into the complete machine readable description of the process, using a suitable process design language. The invention automates the capture and documentation of a process, regardless of the complexities of the underlying messaging environment, and produces a complete and unambiguous description of the end-to-end process, free of errors, omissions and interpretation, thereby addressing a key need in any process re-engineering project, including the delivery of SOA implementations and other forms of agile and adaptable systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Hat Trick Software Limited
    Inventors: Michael John Crichton Paull, Alex William Durham Wilkinson, Martin Andrew West, Said Tabet
  • Publication number: 20130238759
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a proxy device in a computer network receives a redirected client request having a request source address as a client address and a request source port as a client port. The proxy device then decides whether to serve, proxy, or bypass the client request, and in response to deciding to proxy the client request, forwards the client request to a corresponding server with the request source address as the client address and the request source port altered to a selected proxy port value corresponding to the proxy. In addition, the proxy device may then receive a redirected server reply for the client request that has a reply destination address as the client address and a reply destination port as the selected proxy port value, wherein the redirected server reply is received from a forwarding device based on selected proxy port value within the reply destination port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2012
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Martin Andrew Ostrowski
  • Patent number: 8437919
    Abstract: A vehicle includes at least one reconfigurable system having a plurality of selectively variable parameters, and a controller that is operatively connected to the at least one reconfigurable system to control the values of the plurality of selectively variable parameters. The controller is also configured to receive data indicative of physical characteristics of a person from at least one data storage medium, and configured to determine values of the selectively variable parameters according to a predetermined algorithm based on the data indicative of physical characteristics of a person. The controller is also configured to cause the selectively variable parameters to assume the determined values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Jenne-Tai Wang, Dorel M. Sala, Mark O. Neal, Chin-Hsu Lin, Bing Deng, Martin Andrew Hogan
  • Publication number: 20130056045
    Abstract: A solar conversion assembly comprises: a) a type III-V multiple cell stack solar cell device b) a silicon solar cell device c) a band splitting device located relative to the type III-V solar cell device and the silicon solar cell device. The band splitting device splits light falling on the splitting device into a plurality of wavelength bands and directs a first of said bands to the type III-V solar cell device and the second of said bands to the silicon solar cell device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Inventor: Martin Andrew Green
  • Patent number: 8362407
    Abstract: An apparatus for small particle and nanoparticle synthesis. A durable particle generator capable of high temperature particle synthesis. The particle generator is configured as to minimize susceptor degradation associated with harsh reaction conditions, for example, using encased susceptors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Calvin Thomas Coffey, Andrey V Filippov, Clinton Damon Osterhout, Martin Andrew Sala, Carlton Maurice Truesdale
  • Publication number: 20120222737
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a hot carrier energy conversion structure, and a hot carrier energy conversion structure. The method comprises forming an energy selective contact ESC comprising a tunnelling layer; forming a carrier generation layer on the ESC; and forming a semiconductor contact without a tunnelling layer on the carrier generation layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicants: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, NewSouth Innovations Pty Limited
    Inventors: Gavin John Conibeer, Santosh Shrestha, Dirk Konig, Martin Andrew Green, Tomonori Nagashima, Yasuhiko Takeda, Tadashi Ito, Tomoyoshi Motohiro
  • Publication number: 20120203802
    Abstract: A data storage method and system. The method includes defining, by a computing system, a meta-object, a schema based structured definition for the meta-object, and a taxonomy with configuration data. The computing system creates content associated with the taxonomy and associates topics of the content with a logical storage room representations. Reference coordinates associated with the logical storage room representations are associated with the taxonomy. The computing system generates updated configuration data that includes the reference coordinates and a uniform resource identifier associated with the content is generated. The computing system generates an account associated with the meta-object for a user. Metering charges for usage of the account and a report associated with the account and usage are generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2012
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: William A. Brown, Daniel D. Carr, Richard William Muirhead, Francis Xavier Reddington, Martin Andrew Wolfe
  • Patent number: 8229936
    Abstract: A data storage method and system. The method includes defining, by a computing system, a meta-object, a schema based structured definition for the meta-object, and a taxonomy with configuration data. The computing system creates content associated with the taxonomy and associates topics of the content with a logical storage room representations. Reference coordinates associated with the logical storage room representations are associated with the taxonomy. The computing system generates updated configuration data that includes the reference coordinates and a uniform resource identifier associated with the content is generated. The computing system generates an account associated with the meta-object for a user. Metering charges for usage of the account and a report associated with the account and usage are generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: William A. Brown, Daniel D. Carr, Richard William Muirhead, Francis Xavier Reddington, Martin Andrew Wolfe
  • Publication number: 20120132270
    Abstract: A solar cell has a metal contact formed to electrically contact a surface of semiconductor material forming a photo-voltaic junction. The solar cell includes a surface region or regions of heavily doped material and the contact comprises a contact metallisation formed over the heavily doped regions to make contact thereto. Surface keying features are located in the semiconductor material into which the metallisation extends to assist in attachment of the metallisation to the semiconductor material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2010
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Inventors: Alison Maree Wenham, Martin Andrew Green, Stuart Ross Wenham
  • Patent number: 8172076
    Abstract: A seal member for sealing a conveyor belt is a monolithic homogeneous piece of material having opposite first and second halves and comprises first and second primary seals and first and second secondary seals. The first secondary seal is resiliently movable relative to the first primary seal. The second secondary seal is resiliently movable relative to the second primary seal. The first primary seal and the first secondary seal are part of the first half of the seal member. The second primary seal and the second secondary seal are part of the second half of the seal member. When the seals on one of the first and second halves of the seal member become excessively worn, the seal member can be flipped so that the seals on the other half of the seal member can be utilized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Martin Engineering Company
    Inventors: Steve Eugene Brody, Justin Michael Malohn, Terry Lynn Swearingen, Travis John Grawe, Martin Andrew Yepsen, Francis P. Polowy, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8090853
    Abstract: A data access control method and system. The method includes receiving by a computer processor from a requestor, a request for access to data. The computer processor extracts from the request, a requestor identification string associated with the requestor. The computer processor verifies a match for the requestor identification string, a service requestor identification string, a requestor software component operating process identification string, a requestor server identification string, a requestor hardware device network address and a requestor MAC address, and a requestor hardware device identification string against a plurality of registries. The computer processor generates an access point door associated with a specified logical storage room representation comprising the data. The computer processor enables access to the data via the access point door and the specified logical storage room representation based on enabling a logical lock with a logical key and a valid timestamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: William A. Brown, Daniel D. Carr, Richard William Muirhead, Francis Xavier Reddington, Martin Andrew Wolfe
  • Publication number: 20110179046
    Abstract: A method and system for automatically assembling a complete machine readable description of a process by observing and filtering digital messages executing on one or more message bus and that relate to the process. Message details are stored and a tracker record published in a common format. The stored message details are processed into a set of service execution path descriptions, which in turn are processed into the complete machine readable description of the process, using a suitable process design language. The invention automates the capture and documentation of a process, regardless of the complexities of the underlying messaging environment, and produces a complete and unambiguous description of the end-to-end process, free of errors, omissions and interpretation, thereby addressing a key need in any process re-engineering project, including the delivery of SOA implementations and other forms of agile and adaptable systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: Hat Trick Software Limited
    Inventors: Michael John Crichton PAULL, Alex William Durham WILKINSON, Martin Andrew WEST, Said TABET
  • Publication number: 20110143378
    Abstract: The present invention provides a disposable microfluidic assay cartridge (1) which will contain at least one sample inlet well (2) that will feed into a microfluidic sub-unit (3) embedded within the disposable microfluidic assay cartridge (1). The microfluidic sub-unit (3) contains a series of microfluidic channels and micro-valves (4) that direct the sample from the sample inlet well (2) to separate and fluidicly-isolated reaction vessels (5) that contain encoded or non-encoded beads microparticles (6) which have been functionalized with a capture moiety or capture molecules such as antibodies, antigens, or oligomers. Assay reagents (7) including reagents R1, R2, R3, R4, such as labeled antibodies, will be introduced into the separate and fluidicly-isolated reaction vessels (5) via the series of microfluidic channels (8) and micro-valves (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: CyVek LLC.
    Inventor: Martin Andrew PUTNAM
  • Patent number: 7959883
    Abstract: Particulate pollutants such as carbonaceous particles are removed from an engine exhaust stream by passing the exhaust stream through an exhaust gas reactor, the exhaust stream first traversing a charging zone wherein the particles are charged via a corona discharge, and thereafter traversing a downstream collection zone wherein the charged particles are collected and eliminated by a collector/reactor having an oppositely charged reactive collecting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Christopher W Drewnowski, Martin Andrew Sala
  • Publication number: 20110131339
    Abstract: A data access control method and system. The method includes receiving by a computer processor from a requestor, a request for access to data. The computer processor extracts from the request, a requestor identification string associated with the requestor. The computer processor verifies a match for the requestor identification string, a service requestor identification string, a requestor software component operating process identification string, a requestor server identification string, a requestor hardware device network address and a requestor MAC address, and a requestor hardware device identification string against a plurality of registries. The computer processor generates an access point door associated with a specified logical storage room representation comprising the data. The computer processor enables access to the data via the access point door and the specified logical storage room representation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2009
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: William A. Brown, Daniel D. Carr, Richard William Muirhead, Francis Xavier Reddington, Martin Andrew Wolfe
  • Publication number: 20110099207
    Abstract: A data storage and retrieval method and system. The method includes defining, by a computing system, a meta-object, a schema based structured definition for the meta-object, and a taxonomy with configuration data. The computing system creates content associated with the taxonomy and associates topics of the content with a logical storage room representations. Reference coordinates associated with the logical storage room representations are associated with the taxonomy. The computing system generates updated configuration data comprising the reference coordinates and a uniform resource identifier associated with the content is generated. The computing system generates an account associated with the meta-object for a user. Metering charges for usage of the account and a report associated with the account and usage are generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2009
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: William A. Brown, Daniel D. Carr, Richard William Muirhead, Francis Xavier Reddington, Martin Andrew Wolfe
  • Publication number: 20110052464
    Abstract: Particulate pollutants such as carbonaceous particles are removed from an engine exhaust stream by passing the exhaust stream through an exhaust gas reactor, the exhaust stream first traversing a charging zone wherein the particles are charged via a corona discharge, and thereafter traversing a downstream collection zone wherein the charged particles are collected and eliminated by a collector/reactor having an oppositely charged reactive collecting surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventors: Christopher W. Drewnowski, Martin Andrew Sala
  • Publication number: 20110052460
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to an apparatus for small particle and nanoparticle synthesis. A durable particle generator capable of high temperature particle synthesis is disclosed. The particle generator is configured as to minimize susceptor degradation associated with harsh reaction conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventors: Calvin Thomas Coffey, Andrey V. Filippov, Clinton Damon Osterhout, Martin Andrew Sala, Carlton Maurice Truesdale
  • Publication number: 20100316882
    Abstract: Nanomaterial and methods for generating nanomaterial are described wherein a reaction, for example, decomposition, for generating nanomaterial occurs utilizing a hot wall reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Inventors: Andrey V. Filippov, Clinton Damon Osterhout, Martin Andrew Sala, Kamal Kishore Soni, Carlton Maurice Truesdale
  • Patent number: 7730846
    Abstract: A strain-responsive visual indicator comprises a pair of overlapping shutter strips (1, 2) adapted to be mounted to a substrate such that strain in the substrate causes relative movement M between them. Each shutter strip comprises an alternating set of windows (5) or (6) and bars (7) or (8) and the distal strip (2) is backed by a strip (3) of a different color exposed through its windows (6), or the distal strip can instead be printed with a set of alternating colors in place of its windows and bars. The effect is that under different strain conditions different color indications from the distal strip (2) will be visible through the windows (5) of the proximal strip (1), in accordance with the relative positions of the two strips. The indicator can be incorporated e.g. in the shaft of a toothbrush to give a visual warning in response to flexure of the shaft if excessive brushing pressure is applied. Numerous other applications and the use of different types of indicia are indicated in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Qinetiq Limited
    Inventors: Martin Andrew Pett, Ian Andrew Jamieson