Patents by Inventor Neil Walsh
Neil Walsh 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: 10862936Abstract: Improved techniques for interacting with media content so as to provide a unified experience of media content across different client devices in a client-server environment are disclosed. Media content may be displayed on first display of a first client device. Using a server computer, a status of the media content may be communicated from the first client device to a second client device. The media content may be displayed on a second display of the second client device, in accordance with the status of the media content from the first client device.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2019Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Alejandro A. Rodriguez, Garrick McFarlane, Raymond Neil Walsh, II, Charles J. Pisula, David K. Heller, Thomas Alsina
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Publication number: 20190158554Abstract: Improved techniques for interacting with media content so as to provide a unified experience of media content across different client devices in a client-server environment are disclosed. Media content may be displayed on first display of a first client device. Using a server computer, a status of the media content may be communicated from the first client device to a second client device. The media content may be displayed on a second display of the second client device, in accordance with the status of the media content from the first client device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2019Publication date: May 23, 2019Inventors: Alejandro A. Rodriguez, Garrick McFarlane, Raymond Neil Walsh, II, Charles J. Pisula, David K. Heller, Thomas Alsina
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Patent number: 10225300Abstract: Improved techniques for interacting with media content so as to provide a unified experience of media content across different client devices in a client-server environment are disclosed. Media content may be displayed on first display of a first client device. Using a server computer, a status of the media content may be communicated from the first client device to a second client device. The media content may be displayed on a second display of the second client device, in accordance with the status of the media content from the first client device.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2012Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Alejandro A. Rodriguez, Garrick McFarlane, Raymond Neil Walsh, II, Charles J. Pisula, David K. Heller, Thomas Alsina
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Patent number: 10190057Abstract: A method (10) of synthesizing Fischer-Tropsch products (20) includes feeding a synthesis gas (30) to a moving-bed Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reactor (16) containing a Fischer-Tropsch catalyst in a moving catalyst bed and catalytically converting at least a portion of the synthesis gas (30) in the moving catalyst bed to Fischer-Tropsch products (20). The Fischer-Tropsch products (20) are removed from the moving-bed Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reactor (16). The method (10) further includes, while the moving-bed Fisher-Tropsch synthesis reactor (16) is on-line, withdrawing a portion (50) of the Fischer-Tropsch catalyst from the moving-bed Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reactor (16), adding a reactivated Fischer-Tropsch catalyst (57, 58) to the moving-bed Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reactor (16), and adding a fresh Fischer-Tropsch catalyst (60,58), in addition to the reactivated catalyst (57,58), to the moving-bed Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reactor (16).Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2015Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: SASOL TECHNOLOGY PROPRIETARY LIMITEDInventors: Richard Neil Walsh, Jean Louis Gauché, Hendrik Wilhelmus Joubert, Albertus Maritz Van Wyk, Johannes Henning Viljoen, Marcel Juergen Krause
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Publication number: 20170321126Abstract: A method (10) of synthesising Fischer-Tropsch products (20) includes feeding a synthesis gas (30) to a moving-bed Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reactor (16) containing a Fischer-Tropsch catalyst in a moving catalyst bed and catalytically converting at least a portion of the synthesis gas (30) in the moving catalyst bed to Fischer-Tropsch products (20). The Fischer-Tropsch products (20) are removed from the moving-bed Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reactor (16). The method (10) further includes, while the moving-bed Fisher-Tropsch synthesis reactor (16) is on-line, withdrawing a portion (50) of the Fischer-Tropsch catalyst from the moving-bed Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reactor (16), adding a reactivated Fischer-Tropsch catalyst (57, 58) to the moving-bed Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reactor (16), and adding a fresh Fischer-Tropsch catalyst (60,58), in addition to the reactivated catalyst (57,58), to the moving-bed Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reactor (16).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2015Publication date: November 9, 2017Inventors: Richard Neil Walsh, Jean Louis Gauché, Hendrik Wilhelmus Joubert, Albertus Maritz Van Wyk, Johannes Henning Viljoen, Marcel Juergen Krause
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Publication number: 20170006160Abstract: Disclosed is a system for controlling the information that is shared during electronic device communication. Devices communicate with a server and one another through a network. Requests for connections between users are received and connection records are created. Information is shared and communications are managed according to instructions specified by users.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2016Publication date: January 5, 2017Inventors: Dhiraj Marya, Chiakai Hsu, Raymond Neil Walsh, II
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Patent number: 9522856Abstract: A process (10) for oligomerising a hydrocarbon to form at least one co-monomer product (22) includes feeding a hydrocarbon reactant and organic liquid diluent solvent (32) into an oligomerisation reactor (12). The organic liquid diluent solvent has a normal boiling point below the normal boiling point of 1-hexene but above ?20° C., or the organic diluent solvent is in the form of a solvent admixture with at least 70% by mass of the solvent admixture constituting organic diluent solvents having a normal boiling point below the normal boiling point of 1-hexene but above ?20° C. The oligomerisation reactor (12) holds at least one co-monomer product formed in the oligomerisation reactor admixed with a catalyst system (25) introduced into the oligomerisation reactor (12). The catalyst system (25) includes a catalyst dissolved in at least one catalyst solvent.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2013Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: SASOL TECHNOLOGY (PROPRIETARY) LIMITEDInventors: Denise Louisette Venter, Kenny Tenza, Palesa Nongodlwana, Matthew James Overett, Kevin Blann, Nicolaus Ladislaus Stark, Craig McGregor, Richard Neil Walsh
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Publication number: 20160277570Abstract: Disclosed is a system, method, and/or computer program product for facilitating controlled electronic communication. In various embodiments, controlled electronic communication may occur between clients of two or more users. Controlled electronic communication may be initiated between clients of a primary user and a secondary user when each user is available to begin communication. A controlled communication server handles initiation and communication requests, and stores and determines user availability statuses. In one embodiment, a user may indicate an availability time range for which the user is available to initiate communication. Responsive to a determination that each user associated with a communication session is available, instructions are sent to a client of a user to commence controlled electronic communication.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2015Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventors: Dhiraj Marya, Chiakai Hsu, Raymond Neil Walsh, II
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Publication number: 20160275301Abstract: Disclosed is a system for controlling the information that is shared during electronic device communication. Devices communicate with a server and one another through a network. Requests for connections between users are received and connection records are created. Information is shared and communications are managed according to instructions specified by users.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2015Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventors: Dhiraj Marya, Chiakai Hsu, Raymond Neil Walsh, II
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Publication number: 20150126790Abstract: A process (10) for oligomerising a hydrocarbon to form at least one co-monomer product (22) includes feeding a hydrocarbon reactant and organic liquid diluent solvent (32) into an oligomerisation reactor (12). The organic liquid diluent solvent has a normal boiling point below the normal boiling point of 1-hexene but above ?20° C., or the organic diluent solvent is in the form of a solvent admixture with at least 70% by mass of the solvent admixture constituting organic diluent solvents having a normal boiling point below the normal boiling point of 1-hexene but above ?20° C. The oligomerisation reactor (12) holds at least one co-monomer product formed in the oligomerisation reactor admixed with a catalyst system (25) introduced into the oligomerisation reactor (12). The catalyst system (25) includes a catalyst dissolved in at least one catalyst solvent.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2013Publication date: May 7, 2015Inventors: Denise Louisette Venter, Kenny Tenza, Palesa Nongodlwana, Matthew James Overett, Kevin Blann, Nicolaus Ladislaus Stark, Craig McGregor, Richard Neil Walsh
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Publication number: 20130346478Abstract: Improved techniques for interacting with media content so as to provide a unified experience of media content across different client devices in a client-server environment are disclosed. Media content may be displayed on first display of a first client device. Using a server computer, a status of the media content may be communicated from the first client device to a second client device. The media content may be displayed on a second display of the second client device, in accordance with the status of the media content from the first client device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2012Publication date: December 26, 2013Inventors: Alejandro A. Rodriguez, Garrick McFarlane, Raymond Neil Walsh, II, Charles J. Pisula, David K. Heller, Thomas Alsina
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Patent number: 7964763Abstract: This invention relates to a process for producing an oligomeric product by the oligomerization of at least one olefinic compound by contacting the at least one olefinic compound with an oligomerization catalyst in an aliphatic liquid medium at a reaction temperature of at least 50° C. The catalyst comprises the combination of a source of a transition metal; and a ligating compound of the formula (R1)m X1 (Y) X2 (R2)m.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2005Date of Patent: June 21, 2011Assignee: Sasol Technology (Pty) LimitedInventors: John Thomas Dixon, Esna Killian, Annette Bollmann, Richard Neil Walsh, Matthew James Overett, Kevin Blann, David Hedley Morgan
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Publication number: 20110086991Abstract: This invention relates to a process for producing an oligomeric product by the oligomerisation of at least one olefinic compound by contacting the at least one olefinic compound with an oligomerisation catalyst in an aliphatic liquid medium at a reaction temperature of at least 50° C. The catalyst comprises the combination of a source of a transition metal; and a ligating compound of the formula (R1)mX1(Y)X2(R2)n.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2005Publication date: April 14, 2011Inventors: John Thomas Dixon, Esna Killian, Annette Bollmann, Richard Neil Walsh, Matthew James Overett, Kevin Blann, David Hedley Morgan
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Patent number: D903334Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2019Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Inventor: Neil Walsh