Patents by Inventor Michael Neil

Michael Neil 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).

  • Publication number: 20250263192
    Abstract: A system for opening a box can include transport equipment configured to displace the box into a cutting zone, and multiple cameras, a field of view of each of the cameras being directed toward the cutting zone. A method of opening a box can include displacing the box into a cutting zone of a box opener system, directing each of multiple cameras toward a respective side of the box, and fusing pointclouds output by the cameras. Another system for opening a box can include multiple cameras, a field of view of each of the cameras being directed toward a cutting zone, and a control system connected to the cameras. The control system operates a robot arm and a cutting tool manipulated by the robot arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2025
    Publication date: August 21, 2025
    Inventors: Michael NEIL, Mark E. GANNINGER
  • Publication number: 20110251697
    Abstract: A femoral hip prosthesis has a body having a body lateral face, a body medial face, a body front face and a body rear face. A stem extends longitudinally from a lower end of the body along a central stem axis. A neck extends from an upper end of the body along a central neck axis inclined at an obtuse angle to the central stem axis. The body lateral face is provided with a series of longitudinally spaced lateral face teeth transversely extending between the body front face and body rear face. Each of the lateral face teeth has an upper face inclined with respect to an adjacent tangent of the body lateral face by between 60 and 120 degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2009
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Inventors: Wui Chung, Michael Neil, Rami Sorial, Craig Waller, Michael Ribot, Stephen Banks
  • Publication number: 20050165023
    Abstract: A class of 7-phenylimidazo[1,2-b][1,2,4]triazine derivatives, substituted at the meta position of the phenyl ring by an optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl group which is directly attached or bridged by an oxygen atom or a —NH— linkage, and substituted on the phenyl ring by one or two further substituents as defined herein, being selective ligands for GABAA receptors, in particular having good affinity for the ?2 and/or ?3 and/or ?5 subunit thereof, are accordingly of benefit in the treatment and/or prevention of adverse conditions of the central nervous system, including anxiety, convulsions and cognitive disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2003
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Inventors: Michela Bettati, Mark Chambers, Simon Goodacre, David Hallett, Michael Neil, Leslie Street
  • Publication number: 20050086255
    Abstract: A client monitoring application operating on a client device records and monitors human activity performed thereon. The client monitoring application forwards recorded activity to supervisor server(s) over a network. The supervisor server(s) enable a human supervisor to review human activity performed on the client device, issue alerts to the human when a particular activity is performed on the client device, and/or instruct the client monitoring application to intercept and block certain activities or classes of activities from taking place on the client device at any time or at designated times, or limited to designated durations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2004
    Publication date: April 21, 2005
    Applicant: Ascentive LLC
    Inventors: Adam Schran, Michael Neil