Patents by Inventor Michael Hodgkinson

Michael Hodgkinson 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).

  • Predictive packaging system
    Patent number: 11887021
    Abstract: Techniques for improving packaging systems are described. In an example, a computer system receives item data from a workstation. The item data includes a description of an item. The workstation is configured to facilitate packaging of the item. Based at least in part on an input to the predictive model, the computer system generates a package decision indicating a package type associated with the packaging of the item. The input is based at least in part on the item data. The predictive model is trained based at least in part on damage data associated with packaging. The computer system sends the package decision to the workstation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew J. Bales, Kimberly Sue Houchens, Ralph Giovanni Caprio, Homer Strong, Nicola Preli, Michael Hodgkinson
  • PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF EASILY DISPERSIBLE, SOLID N'-HYDROXY-N-CYCLOHEXYL-DIAZENIUM OXIDE SALTS
    Publication number: 20110257436
    Abstract: Process for the manufacture of solid Mn+(HDO)n salts wherein HDO is the anion of N?-hydroxy-N-cyclohexyldiazenium oxide, and Mn+ is a metal cation by precipitation with an acid from an alkaline solution of an HDO-salt with monovalent cations in the presence of amines and drying under mild conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2009
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Darren Michael Hodgkinson, James Bullock, Mohammed Shoaib Qureshi
  • Liquid antimicrobial compositions
    Patent number: 6866869
    Abstract: A liquid antimicrobial composition comprises: (1) a mixture of iodide anions and thiocyanate anions; (2) periodic acid or an alkali metal salt thereof; and (3) optionally, a peroxidase. The composition may be used as a microbicide, disinfectant or for suppressing or killing viruses or spores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2005
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Walter Graham Guthrie, Mohammed Shoaib Qureshi, Lawrence Alan Staniforth, Darren Michael Hodgkinson, David Wilson Ashworth
  • Liquid antimicrobial compositions
    Publication number: 20040052778
    Abstract: A liquid antimicrobial composition comprises:
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2003
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Inventors: Walter Graham Guthrie, Mohammed Shoaib Qureshi, Lawrence Alan Staniforth, Darren Michael Hodgkinson, David Wilson Ashworth
  • Ultraviolet sensing apparatus
    Patent number: 6144035
    Abstract: UV sensing apparatus comprises a substantially light-proof housing (1), an aperture (1a) formed in the housing, a filter (2) positioned within the housing at the internal mouth of the aperture, a fluorescent member (3) positioned within the housing on that side of the filter remote from that adjacent to the aperture, and a light sensor (4) positioned within the housing to receive light emitted by the fluorescent member. The filter (2) is such that it substantially removes visible light, the fluorescent member (3) is such as to fluoresce when subjected to UV radiation, and the light sensor (4) is positioned so that substantially none of any electromagnetic radiation entering the housing (1) via the aperture (1a) impinges upon the light sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2000
    Assignee: Advanced Systems Ltd.
    Inventors: Anthony George Standfast Piper, Roderick Nigel Jones, Gresham Randal Thomas Clacy, Martin Thomas Pickering, Adrian Kenworth Taylor, David Michael Hodgkinson