Patents by Inventor Neil Clarke

Neil Clarke 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).

  • Patent number: 11988340
    Abstract: A cryogenic cooling system is provided having a vessel, the vessel comprising extending along a longitudinal axis and configured to receive a sample probe movable along the longitudinal axis. One or more cooling members are thermally coupled to the vessel so as to produce a thermal gradient along the longitudinal axis of the vessel. A vent extends along the outside of the vessel and is configured to provide a pathway for a flow of gas from an inlet of the vent to an outlet of the vent. The inlet is in gaseous communication with the inside of the vessel and the outlet is in gaseous communication an environment external to the vessel. The inlet is arranged at a position along the vessel configured to obtain a temperature below 63 kelvin during operation of the one or more cooling members, and the outlet is arranged at a position configured to maintain a temperature above 273 kelvin when the outlet has a temperature below 63 kelvin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Limited
    Inventors: Tim Foster, Neil Clarke
  • Publication number: 20220333740
    Abstract: A cryogenic cooling system is provided having a vessel, the vessel comprising extending along a longitudinal axis and configured to receive a sample probe movable along the longitudinal axis. One or more cooling members are thermally coupled to the vessel so as to produce a thermal gradient along the longitudinal axis of the vessel. A vent extends along the outside of the vessel and is configured to provide a pathway for a flow of gas from an inlet of the vent to an outlet of the vent. The inlet is in gaseous communication with the inside of the vessel and the outlet is in gaseous communication an environment external to the vessel. The inlet is arranged at a position along the vessel configured to obtain a temperature below 63 kelvin during operation of the one or more cooling members, and the outlet is arranged at a position configured to maintain a temperature above 273 kelvin when the outlet has a temperature below 63 kelvin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Tim Foster, Neil Clarke
  • Patent number: 11305710
    Abstract: A bumper assembly includes a bumper beam elongated in a cross-vehicle direction and a bumper that is plastic. The bumper is elongated in the cross-vehicle direction and is affixed to the bumper beam. The bumper beam is rigid relative to the bumper. The bumper defines a cavity enclosed by the bumper. The cavity is elongated in the cross-vehicle direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mohammed Shenaq, Ray Hari Manalan Rethinam, Sudip Sankar Bhattacharjee, Matthew Smith, Neil Clarke
  • Patent number: 11077811
    Abstract: A front-end structure includes a front-end support and a grille fixed relative to the front-end support. Two brackets are disposed between the front-end support and the grille. The two brackets are spaced from each other along a cross-vehicle axis. Each of the two brackets has two legs. Each of the legs extends from the front-end support toward the grille. Two bars are spaced from each other and are spaced from the front-end support. The bars are elongated along the cross-vehicle axis from one of the brackets to the other of the brackets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mohammed Shenaq, Sudip Sankar Bhattacharjee, Mustafa Ahmed, Neil Clarke, Richard Lisowski
  • Patent number: 10631472
    Abstract: A clamping device (10) comprises a body (30), a clamping arrangement (50) in the body for clamping a flexible elongate member (12). A first cooperating formation (36) cooperates with a second cooperating formation (18). The second cooperating formation is part of a support arrangement (14) to support the clamping device. The first cooperating formation comprises a pair of opposed side portions (38A) and a bridging portion (38B) extending between the side portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: GRIPPLE LIMITED
    Inventors: Neil Clarke, John Butterworth
  • Patent number: 10167605
    Abstract: A securing device (10) for securing an article is disclosed. The securing device comprises a main shaft portion (14) and a securing portion (20) on the main shaft portion. The securing portion is a substantially helical elongate portion defining a central space (20A). Holding devices (312, 340), drive transmission devices (102, 202) and indicating devices (332) can be used with the securing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Gripple Limited
    Inventors: John Butterworth, Martin Baker, Neil Clarke
  • Publication number: 20180263197
    Abstract: A clamping device (10) comprises a body (30), a clamping arrangement (50) in the body for clamping a flexible elongate member (12). A first cooperating formation (36) cooperates with a second cooperating formation (18). The second cooperating formation is part of a support arrangement (14) to support the clamping device. The first cooperating formation comprises a pair of opposed side portions (38A) and a bridging portion (38B) extending between the side portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Neil Clarke, John Butterworth
  • Publication number: 20170218593
    Abstract: A securing device (10) for securing an article is disclosed. The securing device comprises a main shaft portion (14) and a securing portion (20) on the main shaft portion. The securing portion is a substantially helical elongate portion defining a central space (20A). Holding devices (312, 340), drive transmission devices (102, 202) and indicating devices (332) can be used with the securing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: GRIPPLE LIMITED
    Inventors: John Butterworth, Martin Baker, Neil Clarke
  • Publication number: 20170030329
    Abstract: Power generating apparatus (10) comprises a housing (14) and a wind turbine (12) within the housing. The wind turbine comprises a plurality of rotatable turbine blades (66). The housing has a forward region (20) extending forwardly of the wind turbine, the forward region defining an inlet opening (22) for air, and a rearward region (24) extending rearwardly of the wind turbine, the rearward region defining an outlet opening for air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Brian Shawcross, Hugh David Facey, Neil Clarke
  • Publication number: 20150332830
    Abstract: A thermal shield for a superconducting magnet includes a shield body having an annular shape. The shield body includes a material having a thermal conductivity greater than about 1000 W/m·K at about 70K.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: Longzhi Jiang, Gregory Alan Lehmann, Neil Clarke
  • Patent number: 8967915
    Abstract: A ground stabilizing device (10) comprises a securing arrangement (16) and a load spreading arrangement (18) on the securing arrangement. The securing arrangement defines a through passage (40) for an elongate article (12). The securing arrangement comprises a guide member (54) extending towards the passage, and a clamping assembly (38). The clamping assembly is movable along the guide member towards the passage to clamp the elongate article in the passage and secure the elongate article to the ground stabilizing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Gripple Limited
    Inventors: Andre Ferreira, Neil Clarke
  • Publication number: 20140180942
    Abstract: The functions and operations of a matching service are disclosed. This includes approximating the satisfaction that a user of the matching service has in the relationships that the user forms with others and identifying candidates for a relationship with the user based on the approximated satisfaction. This also includes approximating the satisfaction that the user will have in a relationship with a particular candidate. The matching service also identifies two parties for a relationship. The matching service makes available a plurality of communication levels at which the parties can communicate. Each communication level allows the parties to exchange information in a different format. The parties are permitted to exchange information at one of the communication levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: eHarmony, Inc.
    Inventors: J. Galen Buckwalter, Steven R. Carter, Gregory T. Forgatch, Thomas D. Parsons, Neil Clark Warren
  • Patent number: 8719466
    Abstract: A method for performing direct memory access includes obtaining, by a application executing on a host, a kernel address space identifier of a first driver kernel memory. The application sends the kernel address space identifier to a second device driver. The second device driver obtains, using the kernel address space identifier, a cookie structure binding the first driver kernel memory to a second device driver address space for the first driver kernel memory. The application sends a request for a direct memory access operation. The request includes a location identifier of a location storing a data object in the first driver kernel memory. Based on the cookie structure, the second device driver performs, using the location identifier, the direct memory access operation to transfer the data object from the first driver kernel memory to a second driver kernel memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey David Duncan, Damon Neil Clark
  • Patent number: 8676282
    Abstract: A superconducting magnet coil support with cooling and a method for coil cooling are provided. One superconducting coil support arrangement includes a superconducting coil and at least one support beam supporting the superconducting coil and defining a tank for storing a cooling fluid therein. The superconducting coil support arrangement further includes a plurality of cooling tubes coupled to the superconducting coil and connected to the at least one support beam, wherein the plurality of cooling tubes are configured to transfer the cooling fluid therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Longzhi Jiang, Clifford Ginfrida, Jr., Neil Clarke, Weijun Shen, Ernst Wolfgang Stautner, Tao Zhang, Robbi McDonald
  • Publication number: 20140037387
    Abstract: A ground stabilising device (10) comprises a securing arrangement (16) and a load spreading arrangement (18) on the securing arrangement. The securing arrangement defines a through passage (40) for an elongate article (12). The securing arrangement comprises a guide member (54) extending towards the passage, and a clamping assembly (38). The clamping assembly is movable along the guide member towards the passage to clamp the elongate article in the passage and secure the elongate article to the ground stabilising device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: Gripple Limited
    Inventors: Andre Ferreira, Neil Clarke
  • Patent number: 8635167
    Abstract: The functions and operations of a matching service are disclosed. This includes approximating the satisfaction that a user of the matching service has in the relationships that the user forms with others and identifying candidates for a relationship with the user based on the approximated satisfaction. This also includes approximating the satisfaction that the user will have in a relationship with a particular candidate. The matching service also identifies two parties for a relationship. The matching service makes available a plurality of communication levels at which the parties can communicate. Each communication level allows the parties to exchange information in a different format. The parties are permitted to exchange information at one of the communication levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: eHarmony, Inc.
    Inventors: J. Galen Buckwalter, Steven R. Carter, Gregory T. Forgatch, Thomas D. Parsons, Neil Clark Warren
  • Publication number: 20130159564
    Abstract: A method for performing direct memory access includes obtaining, by a application executing on a host, a kernel address space identifier of a first driver kernel memory. The application sends the kernel address space identifier to a second device driver. The second device driver obtains, using the kernel address space identifier, a cookie structure binding the first driver kernel memory to a second device driver address space for the first driver kernel memory. The application sends a request for a direct memory access operation. The request includes a location identifier of a location storing a data object in the first driver kernel memory. Based on the cookie structure, the second device driver performs, using the location identifier, the direct memory access operation to transfer the data object from the first driver kernel memory to a second driver kernel memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: ORACLE INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
    Inventors: Jeffrey David Duncan, Damon Neil Clark
  • Patent number: D732521
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: BIBLIOTHECA LIMITED
    Inventors: Andrew Chadbourne, Delaney Kate Levey, Neil Clark, Dean Ward
  • Patent number: D732522
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: BIBLIOTHECA LIMITED
    Inventors: Andrew Chadbourne, Delaney Kate Levey, Neil Clark, Dean Ward
  • Patent number: D745699
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Gripple Limited
    Inventor: Neil Clarke