Patents by Inventor Martin Peter

Martin Peter 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).

  • GELLED COSMETIC COMPOSITIONS WITH ENCAPSULATED FRAGRANCE
    Publication number: 20150010600
    Abstract: Disclosed are gel compositions that include (a) polyhydric alcohol, (b) water, (c) gelling agent, (d) fragrance-delivery particles having i) at least one shell formed by a step-growth polymerization reaction, ii) interior said shell, a core comprising at least one region formed by chain-grown polymerization of selected monomers, iii) optionally, surfactant grafted to said shell, wherein the fragrance delivery particles have an average diameter of less than 20 microns, and (e) free fragrance, wherein the compositions are in the form of deodorant gel sticks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Applicant: CONOPCO INC., D/B/A UNILEVER
    Inventors: Sarah Jayne Clare, Martin Peter Cropper, Kevin Ronald Franklin, Anthony Hackett, Craig Warren Jones, Adam John Limer
  • Apparatus for inspecting and sorting articles traveling on a conveyor
    Patent number: 8827082
    Abstract: There is provided an apparatus for grouping randomly oriented articles traveling on a conveyor, said conveyor having an in-feed end, an out-feed end and a predetermined width. The apparatus comprises an inspection head located in a fixed position above the conveyor, the inspection head for capturing images of the articles traveling on the conveyor, a grouping unit located in a fixed position relative to the conveyor and downstream of the inspection head and a control unit for receiving and processing the captured images from the inspection head. The grouping unit comprises a plurality of individually controllable pins, the individually controllable pins each moveable between a buffering position wherein the pin arrests movement of an article in alignment with the pin and a grouping position wherein the pin allows the article to move to a grouping location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Montrose Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Clark Radema, John Lawrence, Andrew Martin Peters, Derek Carl Thorslund
  • PREFABRICATED REINFORCED CONCRETE WALL PANEL AND INSTALLATION METHOD
    Publication number: 20140223851
    Abstract: A prefabricated reinforce concrete wall panel having a curb wall at the top and anchoring loops embedded in the panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Inventor: Martin Peter Vanderydt
  • Integrated Thermal Inserts And Cold Plate
    Publication number: 20140198457
    Abstract: A cooling system having integrated cold plate extending member and cold plate for an electronics enclosure includes a chassis having multiple heat producing boards positioned in side-by-side parallel configuration having successive ones of the boards separated by a cavity thereby defining multiple ones of the cavities. A cold plate assembly includes a base unit of a thermally conductive material. The cold plate assembly also includes multiple cold plate extending members connected to the base unit. Successive ones of the cold plate extending members are spaced to be slideably received in one of the cavities such that the cold plate extending member received between any two successive boards is in direct contact with both of the successive ones of the boards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2013
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: EMERSON NETWORK POWER - EMBEDDED COMPUTING, INC.
    Inventors: Suzanne Marye WONG, Martin Peter John CORNES, Robert Charles TUFFORD
  • Fluid Conduit
    Publication number: 20140182737
    Abstract: A fluid conduit (2) comprises a wall (4) defining a fluid flow path (6) and a confinement feature (24) within the wall (4) and being configured to confine energy within a cavity (26), wherein at least a portion of the fluid flow path (6) extends through the cavity (26). The confinement feature (24) may be configured to confine electromagnetic energy. The fluid conduit (2) may comprise an oscillator defined by the cavity (26) and a positive feedback arrangement (34). The fluid conduit (2) may be configured for sensing a property of a fluid present in or flowing through the fluid conduit (2) or for use in sensing a property of a fluid present in or flowing through the fluid conduit (2). More specifically, the present invention deals with a microwave cavity sensor wherein the cavity member (24) is embedded in the wall (4) of the fluid conduit (2), the wall (4) including a composite region (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Inventors: Martin Peter William Jones, Charles Alexander Tavner, Alan David Parker, John Francis Gregg
  • Composite Component Deployment Configurations
    Publication number: 20140041879
    Abstract: A riser system (202) comprises a riser (204) to be secured between a floating body (206) and a subsea location (209). The riser comprises a composite material formed of at least a matrix and one or more reinforcing elements embedded within the matrix. In use, the riser (204) comprises an upper portion (214) extending from the floating body (206) and having a region arranged to be in tension, a lower portion (216) extending from the subsea location (209) and having a region arranged to be in tension, and an intermediate portion (218) located between the upper and lower portions (214, 216) and having a region arranged to be in compression. A flow-line jumper (302, 402) configured to be secured between two subsea locations, a flow-line jumper arrangement comprising a flow-line jumper (302, 402) and a method of forming a flow-line jumper 302, 402 are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: Magma Global Limited
    Inventors: Martin Peter William Jones, Richard Damon Goodman Roberts, Charles Alexander Tavner
  • VISUALIZATION TOOL FOR PARALLEL DEPENDENCY GRAPH EVALUATION
    Publication number: 20140035922
    Abstract: Systems and processes providing a tool for visualizing parallel dependency graph evaluation in computer animation are provided. Runtime evaluation data of a parallel dependency graph may be collected, including the start time and stop time for each node in the graph. The visualization tool may process the data to generate performance visualizations as well as other analysis features. Performance visualizations may illustrate the level of concurrency over time during parallel dependency graph evaluation. Performance visualizations may be generated by graphing node blocks according to node start time and stop time as well as the level of concurrency at a given time to illustrate parallelism. Performance visualizations may enable character technical directors, character riggers, programmers, and other users to evaluate how well parallelism is expressed in parallel dependency graphs in computer animation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: DreamWorks Animation LLC
    Inventors: Martin Peter WATT, Brendan Duncan
  • ELECTROMECHANICAL BRAKE BOOSTER WITH ADJUSTABLE NON-LINEAR ASSISTANCE FORCE
    Publication number: 20130333377
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electromechanical brake booster with adjustable non-linear assistance force, comprising a brake booster piston (10), an adjustment means (50) which can be moved in a translatory fashion, and a non-linear coupling mechanism (40) for coupling the brake booster piston (10) to the adjustment means (50) in order to apply variable force to the brake booster piston (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Lin Feuerrohr, Jochen Moench, Christian Meyer, Hans-Peter Dommsch, Stefan Demont, Martin-Peter Bolz, Jean-Marc Ritt
  • Pipe System
    Publication number: 20130328303
    Abstract: A pipe system comprises a metallic pipe section having a wall comprising a metal material, and a deformation absorber coupled to the first pipe section in end-to-end relation. The deformation absorber comprises a composite pipe section having a wall comprising a composite material formed of at least a matrix and a plurality of reinforcing fibres embedded within the matrix. The composite pipe section is configured to sustain a greater level of strain than the metallic pipe section when the pipe system is subject to deformation by a load event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Inventors: Charles Alexander Tavner, Richard Damon Goodman Roberts, Martin Peter William Jones
  • Connector Arrangement for Composite Pipe
    Publication number: 20130300111
    Abstract: A pipe connection apparatus or assembly 10 for use in applications in, e.g., the oil and gas industry, comprises an engagement member 20 adapted to engage an end region 41 of a pipe 40 when said pipe 40 is connected to a structure, wherein the engagement member 20 comprises a composite material 60 formed of at least a matrix 61 and one or more reinforcing fibres 62 embedded within the matrix 61, and the construction of the composite material 60 of the engagement member 20 is configured to accommodate the end region 41 of the pipe 40.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventors: Charles Alexander Tavner, Martin Peter William Jones, Richard Damon Goodman Roberts
  • Detecting particulate contaminants in a fluid
    Patent number: 8576386
    Abstract: A vibration detector (1) comprising at least one fiber optic sensor (2) mechanically coupled to a flexible support member (3). The vibration detector (1) is mounted on the outside of the pipeline and a signal from the fiber optic sensor is measured. This signal is indicative of whether the vibration detector is experiencing vibrations due to collisions of contaminant particles with each other and/or with the walls of the pipeline. A method for detecting particulate contaminants in a fluid flowing in a pipeline is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Martin Peter William Jones, Richard Damon Goodman Roberts, Mark Volanthen
  • Composite Pipe
    Publication number: 20130263964
    Abstract: A pipe comprises a pipe wall formed of a composite material of a matrix and a plurality of reinforcing fibres embedded within the matrix. At least one longitudinal portion of the pipe wall comprises or defines a local variation in construction to provide a variation in a property of the pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventors: Martin Peter William Jones, Charles Alexander Tavner, Richard Damon Goodman Roberts
  • Composite Pipe
    Publication number: 20130263965
    Abstract: A pipe comprises a pipe wall formed of a composite material of at a matrix and a plurality of reinforcing fibres embedded within the matrix, wherein at least one circumferential segment of the pipe wall comprises or defines a local variation in construction to provide a local variation in a property of the pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventors: Martin Peter William Jones, Charles Alexander Tavner, Richard Damon Goodman Roberts
  • Composite Pipe
    Publication number: 20130255821
    Abstract: A pipe comprises a pipe wall formed of a composite material of a matrix and a plurality of reinforcing fibres embedded within the matrix, wherein the composite material in at least one region of the pipe wall is pre-stressed. The composite material in at least one region of the pipe wall comprises or defines at least one of a level of pre-tension and pre-compression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Inventors: Richard Damon Goodman Roberts, Charles Alexander Tavner, Martin Peter William Jones
  • Structural monitoring of wind turbine with fibre bragg grating sensors in each blade
    Patent number: 8545179
    Abstract: A system for the structural monitoring of blades 1 on a wind turbine. Each blade 1 has respective optical fiber bragg grating sensors 5. The system has a number of input connectors, which connect to the strain sensors 5 of respective blades 1. A single output connector connects to a data processing device 3 which processes signals from the strain sensors 5. The input connectors each have a signal path to the output connector that is different in length to the signal path from the other input connectors, such that signals from a given blade 1 can be identified at the data processing device 3 by the time of arrival of the signals. The system has the advantage that the each of the blades 1, including the sensors attached to it or embedded within it can be identical and therefore interchangeable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Moog Insensys Limited
    Inventors: Mark Volanthen, Philip Mark Rhead, Martin Peter William Jones, Glynn David Lloyd
  • Antiperspirant compositions
    Patent number: 8518425
    Abstract: Anhydrous antiperspirant compositions comprising particulate antiperspirant active; capsules comprising a shear-sensitive shell which encapsulates perfume; and a carrier for the particulate antiperspirant active and capsules; wherein the capsules have a shell of cross-linked gelatin coacervate having a thickness of from 0.25 to 9 ?m and providing from 10 to 40% by weight of the capsules, a volume average particle diameter of from 25 to 70 ?m, a ratio of shell thickness to the average particle diameter in the range of from 1:5 to 1:120, and a Hysitron hardness in the range of from 1.5 MPa to 50 MPa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Conopco Inc.
    Inventors: Catrin Sian Chan, Martin Peter Cropper, Kevin Ronald Franklin, Simon Anthony Johnson, Robert McKeown
  • HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM AND METHOD AS WELL AS CONTROL DEVICE FOR ITS OPERATION
    Publication number: 20130127237
    Abstract: A hydraulic brake system has: a force-pressure conversion element, which is in hydraulic connection with at least one wheel brake cylinder of at least one wheel; a volume-adaptation element in hydraulic connection with the at least one wheel brake and the force-pressure conversion element; and as an actuating unit for actuating the force-pressure conversion element, which actuating unit has an input element. The pressure in the at least one wheel brake cylinder is adjusted by operating the volume-adaptation unit and/or the actuating unit. For this purpose an actuating state of the input element is maintained by operating the actuating unit when the volume-adaptation unit is being operated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Pfeiffer, Willi Nagel, Werner Harter, Martin-Peter Bolz, Urs Bauer
  • METHOD FOR PERFORMING OPEN-LOOP/CLOSED-LOOP CONTROL OF THE BOOSTING OF A BRAKING FORCE OF A BRAKE SYSTEM, BRAKE BOOSTER, AND CONTROL UNIT
    Publication number: 20130086901
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling/regulating the boosting of a brake force of a brake system (1), in particular of a power-assisted brake system (1) of a motor vehicle, wherein the brake system (1) comprises a brake force booster (100) having an actuator (130) by means of which a variable additional force (F100) can be imparted to a master brake cylinder (200) of the brake system (1), wherein if a relatively high additional force (F100) is demanded, a partial volume of a brake fluid is discharged from a brake circuit (300) of the brake system (1) in such a way that the actuator (130) of the brake force booster (100) can be placed relatively quickly into a position in which it can impart a greater additional force (F100) to the master brake cylinder (200).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventor: Martin-Peter Bolz
  • Pharmaceutical composition comprising chito-oligomers
    Patent number: 8415326
    Abstract: Compositions are provided comprising chito-oligomers obtainable from chitin, comprising oligomers of N-acetyl glucosamine (NAG) and glucosamine, wherein at least 50% of the oligomers have a chain length of about 2-50, and the degree of deacetylation of the oligomers is in the range of about 0-70%, preferably about 30-50%. The compositions are highly useful as pharmaceutical compositions for treatment of joint disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. Also provided are methods for treatment of joint disorders and treatment against inflammatory activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Genis Ehf.
    Inventors: Johannes Gislason, Martin Peter, Jon M. Einarsson, Sven Bahrke
  • Antiperspirant or deodorant compositions
    Patent number: 8349339
    Abstract: Segregation of antiperspirant actives suspended in anhydrous compositions employing ester oils or non-volatile silicone oils having a refractive index of at least 1.5, preferably together with an alcohol oil, gelled with a fibre-forming amide gellant can be inhibited by including a segregation inhibitor, especially an arylene-alkylene block copolymer, such as a tri-block copolymer e.g. a styrene/ethylenebutylene/styrene copolymer or a styrene/butylene copolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Conopco Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Peter Cropper, Kevin Ronald Franklin