Patents by Inventor Neil McDonnell

Neil McDonnell 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).

  • METHODS OF TREATING LIPODYSTROPHY USING FGF-1 COMPOUNDS
    Publication number: 20180050087
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods and compositions for treating lipodystrophy using fibroblast growth factor 1 (FGF-1) compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicants: Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Metacrine, Inc.
    Inventors: Neil McDonnell, Ronald M. Evans, Michael Downes
  • Systems and methods for interacting with access control devices
    Patent number: 9704313
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for interacting with access control devices. In overview, a human user physically identifies an access control device with which he/she wishes to interact, for example in the context of providing commissioning and/or configuration data. The user then makes a physical local interaction with the device, for example by way of a smartcard having predefined characteristics. This causes the access control device to enable a wireless communications protocol, thereby to allow the user to discover the device using a portable device which implements a complementary wireless communications protocol. Commissioning information is then provided by way of the portable device to the access control device in a wireless manner. Once this is complete, the access control device disables the wireless communications protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Neelendra Bhandari, Chandrakantha C Reddy, John David Morrison, Mushabbar Hussain, Neil McDonnell
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERACTING WITH ACCESS CONTROL DEVICES
    Publication number: 20120096131
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for interacting with access control devices. In overview, a human user physically identifies an access control device with which he/she wishes to interact, for example in the context of providing commissioning and/or configuration data. The user then makes a physical local interaction with the device, for example by way of a smartcard having predefined characteristics. This causes the access control device to enable a wireless communications protocol, thereby to allow the user to discover the device using a portable device which implements a complementary wireless communications protocol. Commissioning information is then provided by way of the portable device to the access control device in a wireless manner. Once this is complete, the access control device disables the wireless communications protocol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2009
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Neelendra Bhandari, Chandrakantha C. Reddy, John David Morrison, Mushabbar Hussain, Neil McDonnell
  • Tug-O-War Exercise Machine
    Publication number: 20070270287
    Abstract: The invention is an exercise machine that is based on the principles of the game of Tug-of-war. It has a base with a sitting means with a plurality of ropes attached to a resistance means. The resistance means is adjustable to increase or decrease the amount of resistance on the rope. The base will have foot rests allowing the user of the device good footing while pulling on the rope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2006
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Inventor: Neil McDonnell
  • Methods and systems for avoiding unnecessary retransmissions associated with automatic retransmission query schemes in radiocommunication systems
    Patent number: 6763491
    Abstract: According to exemplary embodiments of the present invention, each transmitted data block is assigned the current value of NextPollToBeSent. When an acknowledgement message is received, a valid ACK/NACK is contained for all data blocks that have been assigned index NextAckDue. This technique of tying data blocks to a particular polling request copes well when multiple retransmissions of a data block are necessary, and when polling requests/acknowledgement messages are lost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2004
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventor: Neil McDonnell
  • Methods and systems for avoiding unnecessary retransmissions associated with automatic retransmission query schemes in radiocommunication systems
    Publication number: 20020108082
    Abstract: According to exemplary embodiments of the present invention, each transmitted data block is assigned the current value of NextPollToBeSent. When an acknowledgement message is received, a valid ACK/NACK is contained for all data blocks that have been assigned index NextAckDue. This technique of tying data blocks to a particular polling request copes well when multiple retransmissions of a data block are necessary, and when polling requests/acknowledgement messages are lost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2001
    Publication date: August 8, 2002
    Inventor: Neil McDonnell