Patents by Inventor Neil Stanley

Neil Stanley 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: 20240136211
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system for manufacturing a plurality of integrated circuits, IC, mounted on a common support, the system comprising: an input station configured (adapted, arranged) to receive at least one common support; an output station configured (adapted, arranged) to receive at least one common support having a plurality of integrated circuits formed thereon; a plurality of processing modules each module being operable (configured, arranged, adapted) to perform at least one of the processing steps (e.g. deposition, patterning, etching) for forming an integrated circuit on the common support; a transfer means operable (configured, arranged, adapted) to transfer the at least one common support from the input station to the output station and to one or more of the processing modules therebetween; control means (e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Richard David PRICE, Neil DAVIES, Scott WHITE, Thomas Stanley VAN DEN HEEVER, Kenneth David WILLIAMSON, Nathaniel James GREEN
  • Patent number: 11362448
    Abstract: Described herein are connector components for selectively connecting to a PCB or other type of secondary device. Such a connector component comprises a body, electrically conductive contact pins, and latching pins. The body includes opposing sides at which are located pinch tabs. The electrically conductive contact pins and the latching pins each includes a portion thereof also extending from the bottom of the body. The pinch tabs are configured to normally bias the latching pins in a first position where the latching pins are angled relative to a central axis of the connector component when the pinch tabs are not being pinched inwards towards one another. Additionally, the pinch tabs are configured to bias the latching pins in a second position where the latching pins are substantially parallel to the central axis of the connector component when the pinch tabs are being pinched inward towards one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Tag-Connect, LLC
    Inventors: Neil Stanley Sherman, Ryan R. Hopkins
  • Publication number: 20210376505
    Abstract: Described herein are connector components for selectively connecting to a PCB or other type of secondary device. Such a connector component comprises a body, electrically conductive contact pins, and latching pins. The body includes opposing sides at which are located pinch tabs. The electrically conductive contact pins and the latching pins each includes a portion thereof also extending from the bottom of the body. The pinch tabs are configured to normally bias the latching pins in a first position where the latching pins are angled relative to a central axis of the connector component when the pinch tabs are not being pinched inwards towards one another. Additionally, the pinch tabs are configured to bias the latching pins in a second position where the latching pins are substantially parallel to the central axis of the connector component when the pinch tabs are being pinched inward towards one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: Tag-Connect, LLC
    Inventors: Neil Stanley Sherman, Ryan R. Hopkins
  • Patent number: 10535938
    Abstract: Described herein are devices, systems and methods for accessing devices, such as modules or printed circuit boards (PCBs), for electrical communications. Various connectors described herein utilize a side-edge surface of a device, such as a PCB, for connectivity in order to maximize the surface area on the PCB upon which electronic components can be mounted. Such connectors can be used to temporarily connect to devices (e.g., PCBs) for the purposes of debugging, testing and/or configuring circuitry, firmware and/or software. Each such connector utilizes the side-edge surface of a device along its thickness to provide connectivity, which is useful in many situations, including when the device (e.g., a PCB) is to be soldered as a part onto a larger board at a later point in time, or where multiple PCBs are stacked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: TAG-CONNET, LLC
    Inventors: Neil Stanley Sherman, Brian Joseph Eastman
  • Publication number: 20180261940
    Abstract: Described herein are devices, systems and methods for accessing devices, such as modules or printed circuit boards (PCBs), for electrical communications. Various connectors described herein utilize a side-edge surface of a device, such as a PCB, for connectivity in order to maximize the surface area on the PCB upon which electronic components can be mounted. Such connectors can be used to temporarily connect to devices (e.g., PCBs) for the purposes of debugging, testing and/or configuring circuitry, firmware and/or software. Each such connector utilizes the side-edge surface of a device along its thickness to provide connectivity, which is useful in many situations, including when the device (e.g., a PCB) is to be soldered as a part onto a larger board at a later point in time, or where multiple PCBs are stacked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: Tag-Connect, LLC
    Inventors: Neil Stanley Sherman, Brian Joseph Eastman
  • Patent number: 9767365
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and a method of monitoring a queue that allow for exactly recognizing objects in a queue and exactly monitoring the situation of the queue by tracking the recognized objects, using depth detection device such as a TOF camera. According to the present invention, it is possible to map a space and an image using depth information provided through a depth detection device without mapping a 3D space to an image taken by a camera and exactly measure the actual heights of objects from the ground using depth information of the objects and the background and initial parameters of the depth detection device so that desired objects can be exactly detected and recognized in filtering. Accordingly, the system can be less complicated. Further, waiting time is assigned to recognized objects so that they can be easily tracked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignees: UDP Technology Ltd., VCA TECHNOLOGY LTD
    Inventors: Neil Stanley Robinson, Benjamin Andrew White, Geoffrey Lawrence Thiel, Benjamin Benfold, Yeon Hag Chou, Seung Chan Lee, Seung Il Chung
  • Publication number: 20160292514
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and a method of monitoring a queue that allow for exactly recognizing objects in a queue and exactly monitoring the situation of the queue by tracking the recognized objects, using depth detection device such as a TOF camera. According to the present invention, it is possible to map a space and an image using depth information provided through a depth detection device without mapping a 3D space to an image taken by a camera and exactly measure the actual heights of objects from the ground using depth information of the objects and the background and initial parameters of the depth detection device so that desired objects can be exactly detected and recognized in filtering. Accordingly, the system can be less complicated. Further, waiting time is assigned to recognized objects so that they can be easily tracked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Neil Stanley ROBINSON, Benjamin Andrew WHITE, Geoffrey Lawrence THIEL, Benjamin BENFOLD, Yeon Hag CHOU, Seung Chan LEE, Seung Il CHUNG
  • Patent number: 8510216
    Abstract: A financial instrument management system determines a current market rate of interest that is compared with an annual percentage yield of a financial instrument from a financial institution. The system processes (e.g., receives and/or presents) an early redemption request prior to a maturity date of the financial instrument. The early redemption request comprises a request for a payout equal to a current value of the financial instrument and a market value adjustment. The current value comprises the principal of the financial instrument plus accrued interest. The market value adjustment comprises a bonus portion such that the payout is greater than the current value of the financial instrument when the current market rate of interest is less than the annual percentage yield and/or a discount portion such that the payout is less than the current value when the current market rate of interest is greater than the annual percentage yield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Stanley IP LLC
    Inventor: Neil A. Stanley
  • Publication number: 20120310858
    Abstract: A financial instrument management system determines a current market rate of interest that is compared with an annual percentage yield of a financial instrument from a financial institution. The system processes (e.g., receives and/or presents) an early redemption request prior to a maturity date of the financial instrument. The early redemption request comprises a request for a payout equal to a current value of the financial instrument and a market value adjustment. The current value comprises the principal of the financial instrument plus accrued interest. The market value adjustment comprises a bonus portion such that the payout is greater than the current value of the financial instrument when the current market rate of interest is less than the annual percentage yield and/or a discount portion such that the payout is less than the current value when the current market rate of interest is greater than the annual percentage yield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: STANLEY IP LLC
    Inventor: Neil A. Stanley
  • Patent number: 8140419
    Abstract: Financial instruments, particularly time certificates of deposit issued primarily by banks in the form of a contract between the depositor and the financial depository to typically pay an fixed interest rate for a fixed period of time at which redemption may occur. In the U.S. these contracts are required by Truth in Savings Regulation DD to state at the time of account opening the penalty for early withdrawal. These penalties can not be revised by the depository prior to maturity. The penalty for early withdrawal is the deterrent to allowing depositors to take advantage of subsequent enhanced investment opportunities during the term of the instrument. The withdrawal penalty is usually stated as a number of days/months of lost interest. In certain interest rate environments, this penalty may be Insufficient to discourage depositors from redeeming their deposit despite the penalty.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Inventor: Neil A. Stanley
  • Publication number: 20090319437
    Abstract: Financial instruments, particularly time certificates of deposit issued primarily by banks in the form of a contract between the depositor and the financial depository to typically pay an fixed interest rate for a fixed period of time at which redemption may occur. In the U.S. these contracts are required by Truth in Savings Regulation DD to state at the time of account opening the penalty for early withdrawal. These penalties can not be revised by the depository prior to maturity. The penalty for early withdrawal is the deterrent to allowing depositors to take advantage of subsequent enhanced investment opportunities during the term of the instrument. The withdrawal penalty is usually stated as a number of days/months of lost interest. In certain interest rate environments, this penalty may be Insufficient to discourage depositors from redeeming their deposit despite the penalty.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2009
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Inventor: Neil A. Stanley
  • Publication number: 20070294167
    Abstract: Financial instruments, particularly time certificates of deposit issued primarily by banks in the form of a contract between the depositor and the financial depository to typically pay an fixed interest rate for a fixed period of time at which redemption may occur. In the U.S. these contracts are required by Truth in Savings Regulation DD to state at the time of account opening the penalty for early withdrawal. These penalties can not be revised by the depository prior to maturity. The penalty for early withdrawal is the deterrent to allowing depositors to take advantage of subsequent enhanced investment opportunities during the term of the instrument. The withdrawal penalty is usually stated as a number of days/months of lost interest. In certain interest rate environments, this penalty may be Insufficient to discourage depositors from redeeming their deposit despite the penalty.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2007
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Inventor: Neil Stanley