Patents by Inventor Martin James
Martin James 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: 11946724Abstract: A firearm optic assembly has a body, the body having a first mounting facility configured to removably connect the body to the firearm, the body having a first receptacle configured to receive a first accessory, the body having a second mounting facility configured to removably receive a second mount portion associated with a second accessory offset from the medial plane, the second mounting facility including a pocket defined by one of the body and the second mount portion, the second mounting facility including a protrusion on the other of the body and the second mount portion, the protrusion being configured to be slidably or loosely received in the pocket, the protrusion having a free end and an opposed base end, the second mounting facility having an alignment facility including flared surfaces at the base end, and the flared surfaces being on opposing sides of the protrusion.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2023Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Inventor: Martin James Bordson
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Publication number: 20230398639Abstract: The invention provides a method for laser modification of a sample to form a modified region at a target location within the sample. The method comprises positioning a sample in a laser system for modification by a laser; measuring tilt of a surface of the sample through which the laser focusses; using at least the measured tilt to determine a correction to be applied to an active optical element of the laser system; applying the correction to the active optical element to modify wavefront properties of the laser to counteract an effect of coma on laser focus; and laser modifying the sample at the target location using the laser with the corrected wavefront properties to produce the modified region.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2023Publication date: December 14, 2023Inventors: Martin James BOOTH, Patrick SALTER
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Publication number: 20230382932Abstract: Compounds of the general formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, processes for the preparation of these compounds, compositions containing these compounds, and the uses of these compounds.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2023Publication date: November 30, 2023Applicant: PFIZER INC.Inventors: Martin James WYTHES, Indrawan James MCALPINE, Ryan PATMAN, Eugene Yuanjin RUI, Andrew FENSOME, Andreas MADERNA, Mehran JALAIE, Ketan S. GAJIWALA
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Publication number: 20230358507Abstract: A rifle scope mounting height assessment tool has a frame having a mounting facility configured to removable connect to the mounting facility of the rifle, a cradle movably connected to the frame and operable to move among a plurality of different vertical positions, the cradle defining a rifle scope support passage, and a retention element operable to secure the cradle relative to the frame in a selected one of the plurality of different vertical positions. The cradle may be constrained for only vertical translation movement with respect to the frame. The cradle may be moved only in translation with respect to the frame. The cradle may define an upwardly open channel. The rifle scope support passage may include a lower surface portion facing upward and configured to contact a lower surface of a cylindrical scope tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2023Publication date: November 9, 2023Inventor: Martin James Bordson
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Patent number: 11787233Abstract: In the context of service and maintenance of heavy road vehicles, apparatus is provided that is configured to engage and support a rack and manoeuvre it into position relative to the vehicle to facilitate removal and installation of the wheels. The rack has a frame with a base and a pair of arms, each arm being pivotally attached to opposite sides of the base to pivot between an open configuration and a folded configuration. The apparatus may be expanded and contracted between an expanded configuration, where the rack engagement assembly is configured to engage the rack in the open configuration, and a contracted configuration where the rack engagement assembly is configured to engage the rack in the folded configuration.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2022Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Workplace Maintenance Solutions Pty Ltd (ACN 626 363 095)Inventor: Allan Martin James
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Publication number: 20230322492Abstract: The disclosure relates to a chute liner for mounting on a shelf of a material transfer chute. The shelf has at least one locking formation aperture formed therein. The chute liner has a base for mounting on the shelf. The base has an operatively upper surface that comes into contact with material passing through the chute and an opposed operatively lower surface. The base has at least one mounting formation that depends from the operatively lower surface of the base that defines a passage which in use is passed through the locking formation aperture in the shelf. The chute liner also has a locking member passed through the passage until it operatively engages the mounting formation to lock the base to the shelf.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2021Publication date: October 12, 2023Applicant: Metso Outotec Finland OyInventors: Martin James Barnes, Liam Michael Elliott Fry, Heath Sewell
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Patent number: 11772463Abstract: A window assembly includes a first pane of glass. The first pane of glass is chemically strengthened and exhibits a surface compressive stress of 400 MPa or more. A second pane of glass has a first major surface and a second major surface. The second major surface of the second pane of glass and a first major surface of the first pane of glass face each other. The second pane of glass includes 68-74 weight % SiO2, 2-6 weight % MgO, 1-10 weight % CaO, 12-16 weight % Na2O, 0-1 weight % K2O, 0.8-2.0 weight % Fe2O3 (total iron), 0-1.25 weight % TiO2, and 0-1.25 weight % CeO2. A polymeric interlayer is provided between the first pane of glass and the second pane of glass. The window assembly exhibits a direct solar transmittance of 55% or less and a total solar transmittance of 65% or less.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2022Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Pilkington Group LimitedInventors: Srikanth Varanasi, Martin James Horsley, James Eckhart
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Publication number: 20230258431Abstract: A fixture for establishing a mounting position of a riflescope. The fixture comprises a base configured to connect to a rifle; the base having opposed standard extending upward and defining a passage configured to receive a rifle scope; a plurality of lateral apertures defined in each standard configured to removable receive lateral supports at a plurality of different levels; a plurality of lateral supports; and a retainer connected to the base and operable to bias the riflescope against the lateral supports.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2023Publication date: August 17, 2023Inventor: Martin James Bordson
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Publication number: 20230228533Abstract: A firearm optic assembly has a body, the body having a first mounting facility configured to removably connect the body to the firearm, the body having a first receptacle configured to receive a first accessory, the body having a second mounting facility configured to removably receive a second mount portion associated with a second accessory offset from the medial plane, the second mounting facility including a pocket defined by one of the body and the second mount portion, the second mounting facility including a protrusion on the other of the body and the second mount portion, the protrusion being configured to be slidably or loosely received in the pocket, the protrusion having a free end and an opposed base end, the second mounting facility having an alignment facility including flared surfaces at the base end, and the flared surfaces being on opposing sides of the protrusion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2023Publication date: July 20, 2023Inventor: Martin James Bordson
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Publication number: 20230210514Abstract: An implant assembly for use in tissue repairs includes a fixation device and a flexible elongate implant. The fixation device has a body with a first surface adapted to face towards a bone and a second surface adapted to face away from the bone. Apertures extend through the fixation device body from the first surface to the second surface and serve to attach one end of the flexible elongate implant loop. The flexible elongate implant has a multifilament structure comprising filaments which are of a metallic or non-metallic material. The implant is coupled to the fixation device by passing through the apertures, and has a loop having a first end that is secured to the fixation device and a second end which can be releasably coupled to the fixation device following passage through or around a bone, for securing the implant assembly relative to the bone.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2021Publication date: July 6, 2023Applicant: Xiros LimitedInventors: Liam David Smith, Corey James Robinson, Martin James Bennett Stanley, Bahaa Botros Seedhom
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Publication number: 20230200850Abstract: An attachment (1) for a trocar cannula (3) having an access valve (12) located in a proximal end (5) thereof comprises a housing (20) defining an instrument passageway (29). An operating member (43) having an instrument bore (46) is slideable in the instrument passageway (29) from a disengaged state disengaged from the access valve (12) to an engagement state extending through the access valve (12) with the access valve (12) in the open state and shielded from an instrument passing therethrough. A pair of detecting probes (55) carried on a carrier (50) and extending into the instrument bore (46) are urgeable distally from a first state to a second state by a distal end of an instrument being urged distally in the instrument bore (46) for in turn urging the operating member (43) from the disengaged state to the engagement state.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2021Publication date: June 29, 2023Applicant: Palliare LimitedInventors: John O'DEA, Hilary Elizabeth BARRETT, Robert Gorby MCCARTHY, Kelley Josephine Mary HORGAN, Martin James Hamilton BRUGGEMANN, Daragh Michael MANNING
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Patent number: 11685003Abstract: The invention provides a method for laser modification of a sample to form a modified region at a target location within the sample. The method comprises positioning a sample in a laser system for modification by a laser; measuring tilt of a surface of the sample through which the laser focusses; using at least the measured tilt to determine a correction to be applied to an active optical element of the laser system; applying the correction to the active optical element to modify wavefront properties of the laser to counteract an effect of coma on laser focus; and laser modifying the sample at the target location using the laser with the corrected wavefront properties to produce the modified region.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2018Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: OXFORD UNIVERSITY INNOVATION LIMITEDInventors: Martin James Booth, Patrick Salter
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Publication number: 20230190080Abstract: A clip assembly (42) for securing a tubular member (5) to an endoscope (3) comprises a plurality of clips (40) tethered together by a looped tether (41). Each clip (40) comprises a first channel (48) for engaging the endoscope (3) and a second channel (50) for engaging the tubular member (5). Each clip comprises a carrier element (45) and an adapter element (47) secured to the carrier element (45). The carrier element (45) comprises a body member (52) having a pair of first side members (54) extending therefrom defining the first channel (48), and a pair of engagement side members (67) defining an engagement channel (69). The adapter element comprises an arcuate element (80) engaged in the engagement channel (69) for defining the second channel (50). A covering element (95) comprising a pair of end panels (91) extending from the arcuate element (80) cover ends (61) of the carrier element (45).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2021Publication date: June 22, 2023Applicant: Palliare LimitedInventors: John O'DEA, Hilary Elizabeth BARRETT, Martin James Hamilton BRUGGEMANN, Paul Maurice CREMIN
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Publication number: 20230172634Abstract: A valve mechanism (3) for attaching to a proximal end (4) of a trocar cannula (2) for minimising leakage of insufflating and other gases proximally from the trocar cannula (2), comprises a housing (7) adapted for securing to the trocar cannula (2) adjacent the proximal end (4) thereof. The housing (7) defines an instrument bore (22) extending from a proximal end (23) to a distal end (21). A distal valve (28) is located adjacent the distal end (21) of the instrument bore (22) and is pivotal from an open state to a closed state. A proximal valve (40) is located towards the proximal end (23) of the instrument bore (22), and comprises first and second valve members (41) and (42) which are urgeable from a withdrawn state clear of the instrument bore (22) to an engagement state sealably engaging an instrument in the instrument bore (22) for sealing the instrument bore (22).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2021Publication date: June 8, 2023Applicant: Palliare LimitedInventors: John O'DEA, Hilary Elizabeth BARRETT, Robert Gorby MCCARTHY, Kelley Josephine Mary HORGAN, Martin James Hamilton BRUGGEMANN, Daragh Michael MANNING
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Patent number: 11669769Abstract: Techniques for synthetic data generation in computer-based reasoning systems are discussed and include receiving a request for generation of synthetic data based on a set of training data cases. One or more focal training data cases are determined. For undetermined features (either all of them or those that are not subject to conditions), a value for the feature is determined based on the focal cases. In some embodiments, the generation of synthetic data may be conditioned on values of features, preserved features, such as unique identifiers, previous-in-time features, and using the other techniques discussed herein.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2020Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Diveplane CorporationInventors: Christopher James Hazard, Ravisutha Sakrepatna Srinivasamurthy, David R. Cheeseman, Valeri A. Korobov, Martin James Koistinen, Matthew Chase Fulp, Michael Resnick
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Publication number: 20230140842Abstract: Techniques for synthetic data generation in computer-based reasoning systems are discussed and include receiving a request for generation of synthetic data based on a set of training data cases. One or more focal training data cases are determined. For undetermined features (either all of them or those that are not subject to conditions), a value for the feature is determined based on the focal cases. In some embodiments, the generation of synthetic data may be conditioned on values of features, preserved features, such as unique identifiers, previous-in-time features, and using the other techniques discussed herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2020Publication date: May 4, 2023Inventors: Christopher James Hazard, Ravisutha Sakrepatna Srinivasamurthy, David R. Cheeseman, Valeri A. Korobov, Martin James Koistinen, Matthew Chase Fulp, Michael Resnick
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Patent number: 11629603Abstract: An airfoil includes a root and a tip, which define a span of the airfoil therebetween. The airfoil also includes a leading edge and a trailing edge downstream of the leading edge along a flow direction. The leading edge and the trailing edge each extend across the span of the airfoil from the root to the tip. The airfoil further includes a pressure side surface and a suction side surface. The airfoil also includes a thermal barrier coating on the pressure side surface and the suction side surface. The thermal barrier coating includes a base layer and a top coat. A thickness of the base layer varies across each of the pressure side surface and the suction side surface with a maximum thickness of the base layer at the leading edge.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2020Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Martin James Jasper, Jan Agudo, Melbourne James Myers, Richard Ryan Pilson, Christopher W. Kester
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Publication number: 20230080665Abstract: A collection device (1) for minimising dispersal of pathogens into the environment during insufflating of the peritoneal cavity (12) of a subject (3), and which are entrained in insufflating gases and other gases escaping through an incision (8) in the abdominal wall (9) of the subject (3), through which a trocar is entered into the peritoneal cavity (12) comprises a patch (5) supported on a support framework (30). The patch (5) terminates in an outer peripheral portion (20) with a pressure sensitive adhesive (21) coated thereon for sealably securing the outer peripheral portion (20) to the abdominal wall (9). A central access opening (24) formed in the patch (5) tightly and sealably engages the trocar (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2021Publication date: March 16, 2023Applicant: PALLIARE LIMITEDInventors: John O'DEA, Sarah KEANE, Daragh Michael MANNING, Martin James Hamilton BRUGGEMANN
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Publication number: 20230072852Abstract: A suturing device (1) for suturing parts (5,6) together of a lumen (8) with one or more sutures (3) comprises an actuator (34) having a handle (33) and first and second operating elements (60,68) slideable longitudinally on the handle (33). A tubular shield (35) extends from the handle (33), and a cannula (40) slideable in the tubular shield (35) is connected to the first operating element (60) for urging the cannula (40) between a withdrawn state within the tubular shield (35) to an extended state extending from the tubular shield (35). An elongated push rod (52) slideable in the cannula (40) terminating in a distal hook (55) is coupled to and operated by the second operating element (68). Anchor elements (22) of the suture (3) are located in the cannula (40), and are sequentially urged therefrom by the push rod (52), as the cannula (40) sequentially pierces through the parts (5,6).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2021Publication date: March 9, 2023Applicant: PALLIARE LIMITEDInventors: John O'DEA, Hilary Elizabeth BARRETT, Robin Harold KENNEDY, Martin James Hamilton BRUGGEMANN, Paul Maurice CREMIN
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Publication number: 20230046874Abstract: Techniques for synthetic data generation in computer-based reasoning systems are discussed and include receiving a request for generation of synthetic data based on a set of training data cases. One or more focal training data cases are determined. For undetermined features (either all of them or those that are not subject to conditions), a value for the feature is determined based on the focal cases. In some embodiments, the generation of synthetic data may be conditioned on values of features, preserved features, such as unique identifiers, previous-in-time features, and using the other techniques discussed herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2022Publication date: February 16, 2023Inventors: Christopher James Hazard, Michael Resnick, Ravisutha Sakrepatna Srinivasamurthy, David R. Cheeseman, Valeri A. Korobov, Martin James Koistinen, Matthew Chase Fulp