Patents by Inventor Neil A. Anderson
Neil A. Anderson 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: 11950884Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are configured to assess the severity of a blockage in a vessel and, in particular, a stenosis in a blood vessel. In some particular embodiments, the devices, systems, and methods of the present disclosure are configured to assess the severity of a stenosis in the coronary arteries without the administration of a hyperemic agent.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignees: PHILIPS IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY CORPORATION, IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & MEDICINE, MEDSOLVE LIMITEDInventors: Justin Davies, Joseph Burnett, Neil Hattangadi, David Anderson, Helen Davies
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Publication number: 20240020567Abstract: An apparatus comprising: a crystal; a wire pair formed of a first wire connected so as to receive a first alternating current, and a second wire connected so as to receive a second alternating current substantially antiparallel to the first alternating current in the first wire, and located adjacent the first wire such that a localized electromagnetic filed is created in a region local to the wire pair via constructive electromagnetic interference between the first wire and the second wire in the region local to the wire pair and destructive electromagnetic field interference between the first wire and the second wire outside of the region local to the wire pair; and a colour centre located within the crystal in the region local to the wire pair.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2022Publication date: January 18, 2024Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Georgios CHATZIDROSOS, Foteini KARINOU, Patrick Neil ANDERSON, Hitesh BALLANI, Anna MITENKOVA, Antony Ian Taylor ROWSTRON
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Publication number: 20230409948Abstract: An apparatus comprising: a crystal; and a colour centre located within the crystal and adapted to receive: a magnetic field, such that a projection of the magnetic field onto a colour centre axis of the colour centre causes a change in an electron spin resonance frequency of the colour centre, and an electromagnetic signal having a frequency that substantially matches the electron spin resonance frequency of the colour centre as changed by the projection of the magnetic field onto the colour centre axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2022Publication date: December 21, 2023Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Georgios CHATZIDROSOS, Foteini KARINOU, Patrick Neil ANDERSON, Hitesh BALLANI, Anna MITENKOVA, Antony Ian Taylor ROWSTRON
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Publication number: 20230409947Abstract: An apparatus comprising a crystal; at least three first wires arranged substantially parallel to each other; at least two second wires arranged substantially parallel to each other, each second wire arranged non-parallel to each first wire, such that each second wire crosses each first wire, forming at least six cross points; and at least six colour centres, each colour centre located within the crystal adjacent a different one of the at least six cross points.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2022Publication date: December 21, 2023Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Georgios CHATZIDROSOS, Foteini KARINOU, Patrick Neil ANDERSON, Hitesh BALLANI, Anna MITENKOVA, Antony Ian Taylor ROWSTRON
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Publication number: 20230327391Abstract: Examples are disclosed that relate to efficiently producing multiple laser beams of a harmonic frequency from a fundamental frequency beam. One example provides a laser system comprising a laser configured to output a fundamental frequency beam, a first harmonic-generation stage, and a second harmonic-generation stage. The first harmonic-generation stage is configured to receive an input of the fundamental frequency beam from the laser, and output from the laser system a first-stage harmonic frequency beam and a first-stage residual fundamental frequency beam. The second harmonic-generation stage is configured to receive an input of the first-stage residual fundamental frequency beam, and to output from the laser system a second-stage harmonic frequency beam.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2022Publication date: October 12, 2023Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Richard John BLACK, Rokas DREVINSKAS, Patrick Neil ANDERSON, Masaaki SAKAKURA, Thomas Torsten DR WINKLER, David LARA SAUCEDO
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Publication number: 20230265395Abstract: Modified bacteriophage, uses thereof, and compositions containing the modified bacteriophage are described. The compositions are useful for human treatment and may treat various conditions, including bacterial infections.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2022Publication date: August 24, 2023Inventors: Heather FAIRHEAD, Adam WILKINSON, Katy PITTS, Anne BARNARD, Emmanuele SEVERI, Neil ANDERSON
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Patent number: 11492601Abstract: Modified bacteriophage, uses thereof, and compositions containing the modified bacteriophage are described. The compositions are useful for human treatment and may treat various conditions, including bacterial infections.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2015Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: PHICO THERAPEUTICS LTD.Inventors: Heather Fairhead, Adam Wilkinson, Katy Pitts, Anne Barnard, Emmanuele Severi, Neil Anderson
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Patent number: 11352861Abstract: An apparatus comprises perforating guns, bypass, and isolator mechanism. The first gun fires upon receipt of a first pressure signal delivered from a first axial side of the first gun. The second perforating gun is mounted on a second axial side of the first perforating gun, and fires upon receipt of a second pressure signal delivered from the first axial side of the first perforating gun. The bypass extends from the first axial side of the first gun to the second gun for communicating the second pressure signal to the second gun. The isolator mechanism is configurable between a first configuration in which the bypass is isolated from receiving a pressure signal to the second perforating gun, and a second configuration in which the bypass is permitted to receive a pressure signal. The isolator mechanism is reconfigurable from the first to the second configuration after the first gun has fired.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2020Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: Weatherford U.K. LimitedInventors: Neil Anderson, Michael Ronson
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Patent number: 11341620Abstract: One example provides a computer-implemented method for reading data stored as birefringence values in a storage medium. The method comprises acquiring an image of a voxel of the storage medium, applying a first low-pass filter with a first cutoff frequency to the image of the voxel to obtain a first background image, applying a second low-pass filter with a second cutoff frequency to the image of the voxel to obtain a second background image, the second cutoff frequency being different than the first cutoff frequency, determining an enhanced background image from the first background image and the second background image, determining birefringence values for the enhanced background image, determining birefringence values for the image of the voxel, and correcting the birefringence values for the image of the voxel based upon the birefringence values for the enhanced background image.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2020Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Ariel Gomez Diaz, David Lara Saucedo, Peter Gyula Scholtz, Patrick Neil Anderson, Rokas Drevinskas, Richard John Black, James Hilton Clegg
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Patent number: 11261704Abstract: Some examples of the present disclosure relate to a method for washing an annulus that at least partially surrounds a casing in a well. The method comprises locating a tool inside a wellbore casing, and flowing a washing fluid from an injection aperture on the tool and into the annulus via a first casing aperture in the casing. An inflow region of the casing is created having a reduced pressure relative to the annulus, and the method involves flowing the washing fluid from the annulus and into the inflow region of the casing through a second casing aperture in the casing.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2018Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: Weatherford U.K. LimitedInventors: Neil Anderson, Michael Ronson
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Patent number: 11236306Abstract: Modified bacteriophage and compositions containing the modified bacteriophage are described. Exemplary compositions are useful for human treatment and may treat various conditions, including bacterial infections.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2015Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: PHICO THERAPEUTICS LTDInventors: Heather Fairhead, Adam Wilkinson, Emmanuele Severi, Neil Anderson, Katy Pitts, Anne Barnard
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Publication number: 20210350510Abstract: One example provides a computer-implemented method for reading data stored as birefringence values in a storage medium. The method comprises acquiring an image of a voxel of the storage medium, applying a first low-pass filter with a first cutoff frequency to the image of the voxel to obtain a first background image, applying a second low-pass filter with a second cutoff frequency to the image of the voxel to obtain a second background image, the second cutoff frequency being different than the first cutoff frequency, determining an enhanced background image from the first background image and the second background image, determining birefringence values for the enhanced background image, determining birefringence values for the image of the voxel, and correcting the birefringence values for the image of the voxel based upon the birefringence values for the enhanced background image.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2020Publication date: November 11, 2021Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Ariel GOMEZ DIAZ, David LARA SAUCEDO, Peter Gyula SCHOLTZ, Patrick Neil ANDERSON, Rokas DREVINSKAS, Richard John BLACK, James Hilton CLEGG
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Publication number: 20210337010Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for improving interactions with and between computers in content searching, generating, hosting and/or providing systems supported by or configured with personal computing devices, servers and/or platforms. The systems interact to identify and retrieve data within or across platforms, which can be used to improve the quality of data used in processing interactions between or among processors in such systems. Computer-based systems leverage information shared within an electronic computing environment in order to provide a novel framework for detecting device capabilities from broadcasted information shared by such devices, which creates more computing opportunities for direct integration of the physical world into computer-based systems, thereby improving efficiency, accuracy and cost-effectiveness in the manner media content, application program and/or computing services are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2021Publication date: October 28, 2021Inventors: Nilesh SHAH, Neil ANDERSON, Vinay PULIM
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Publication number: 20210311954Abstract: Subjective and objective assessment attributes and measurements related to athletes are captured in an athlete assessment database. Attributes can be entered and updated by at least one evaluator in the field to the athlete assessment database using a client/server software application and mobile client devices. Following capture of the assessment attributes to assessment attribute records in the athlete assessment database, at least one ranked listing of the athletes is created based on the captured assessment attribute data, for printing, display or further use. Captured assessment attributes with relation to the athletes in question can be averaged, normalized or otherwise manipulated. A drafting interface could be provided to allow for immediate or streamlined team selection in a league. The method enhances the speed and accuracy of team selection and athlete ranking processes, over current paper based processes.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2021Publication date: October 7, 2021Inventor: Neil ANDERSON
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Patent number: 11082476Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for improving interactions with and between computers in content searching, generating, hosting and/or providing systems supported by or configured with personal computing devices, servers and/or platforms. The systems interact to identify and retrieve data within or across platforms, which can be used to improve the quality of data used in processing interactions between or among processors in such systems. Computer-based systems leverage information shared within an electronic computing environment in order to provide a novel framework for detecting device capabilities from broadcasted information shared by such devices, which creates more computing opportunities for direct integration of the physical world into computer-based systems, thereby improving efficiency, accuracy and cost-effectiveness in the manner media content, application program and/or computing services are provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2016Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: VERIZON MEDIA INC.Inventors: Nilesh Shah, Neil Anderson, Vinay Pulim
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Publication number: 20210186747Abstract: A breathing assistance apparatus including a body shaped to be at least partially positioned within the oral cavity of a user, the body including: a bite configured to receive teeth of the user in use; an extra-oral opening that extends between lips of the user; an intra-oral opening provided in the oral cavity to allow airflow into and/or out of a posterior region of the oral cavity; and, at least one airway wall configured to define in combination with the bite an enclosed airway extending between the extra-oral and intra-oral openings.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2019Publication date: June 24, 2021Inventors: Christopher Patrick HART, Neil ANDERSON, Michael Leigh SLATER, Benjamin LOW, David OGLE, Vu Thua NGUYEN
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Patent number: 10953052Abstract: A method for modifying the genome of a lytic target phage, uses of the method and products thereof are described. Compositions comprising such phage are also described. The compositions may be formulated as a medicament, which are useful for human treatment and may treat various conditions, including bacterial infections.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2015Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: PHICO THERAPEUTICS LTDInventors: Heather Fairhead, Adam Wilkinson, Anne Barnard, Emmanuele Severi, Neil Anderson, Katy Pitts
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Publication number: 20210077293Abstract: A breathing assistance apparatus includes an oral appliance and a valve arrangement. The oral appliance has an appliance body shaped to be at least partially positioned within the oral cavity of a user. The valve arrangement includes a valve body and a valve member. The valve body includes a valve airway in fluid communication with a user airway, and the valve member is positioned in the valve airway, movable between first and second positions at least in part as a result of airflow through the valve airway. The valve member at least partially obstructs the valve airway in the second position so that there is a differential resistance during inhalation and exhalation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2019Publication date: March 18, 2021Inventors: David OGLE, Christopher Patrick HART, Neil ANDERSON, Benjamin LOW, Jonathan CHOI
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Publication number: 20200362675Abstract: An apparatus comprises perforating guns, bypass, and isolator mechanism. The first gun fires upon receipt of a first pressure signal delivered from a first axial side of the first gun. The second perforating gun is mounted on a second axial side of the first perforating gun, and fires upon receipt of a second pressure signal delivered from the first axial side of the first perforating gun. The bypass extends from the first axial side of the first gun to the second gun for communicating the second pressure signal to the second gun. The isolator mechanism is configurable between a first configuration in which the bypass is isolated from receiving a pressure signal to the second perforating gun, and a second configuration in which the bypass is permitted to receive a pressure signal. The isolator mechanism is reconfigurable from the first to the second configuration after the first gun has fired.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2020Publication date: November 19, 2020Inventors: Neil ANDERSON, Michael RONSON
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Publication number: 20200340332Abstract: Some examples of the present disclosure relate to a method for washing an annulus that at least partially surrounds a casing in a well. The method comprises locating a tool inside a wellbore casing, and flowing a washing fluid from an injection aperture on the tool and into the annulus via a first casing aperture in the casing. An inflow region of the casing is created having a reduced pressure relative to the annulus, and the method involves flowing the washing fluid from the annulus and into the inflow region of the casing through a second casing aperture in the casing.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2018Publication date: October 29, 2020Inventors: Neil ANDERSON, Michael RONSON