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).

  • Patent number: 10862936
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Alejandro A. Rodriguez, Garrick McFarlane, Raymond Neil Walsh, II, Charles J. Pisula, David K. Heller, Thomas Alsina
  • Publication number: 20190158554
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Alejandro A. Rodriguez, Garrick McFarlane, Raymond Neil Walsh, II, Charles J. Pisula, David K. Heller, Thomas Alsina
  • Patent number: 10225300
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Alejandro A. Rodriguez, Garrick McFarlane, Raymond Neil Walsh, II, Charles J. Pisula, David K. Heller, Thomas Alsina
  • Patent number: 10190057
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: SASOL TECHNOLOGY PROPRIETARY LIMITED
    Inventors: Richard Neil Walsh, Jean Louis Gauché, Hendrik Wilhelmus Joubert, Albertus Maritz Van Wyk, Johannes Henning Viljoen, Marcel Juergen Krause
  • Publication number: 20170321126
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Richard Neil Walsh, Jean Louis Gauché, Hendrik Wilhelmus Joubert, Albertus Maritz Van Wyk, Johannes Henning Viljoen, Marcel Juergen Krause
  • Publication number: 20170006160
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Dhiraj Marya, Chiakai Hsu, Raymond Neil Walsh, II
  • Patent number: 9522856
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: SASOL TECHNOLOGY (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED
    Inventors: Denise Louisette Venter, Kenny Tenza, Palesa Nongodlwana, Matthew James Overett, Kevin Blann, Nicolaus Ladislaus Stark, Craig McGregor, Richard Neil Walsh
  • Publication number: 20160277570
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Dhiraj Marya, Chiakai Hsu, Raymond Neil Walsh, II
  • Publication number: 20160275301
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Dhiraj Marya, Chiakai Hsu, Raymond Neil Walsh, II
  • Publication number: 20150126790
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Denise Louisette Venter, Kenny Tenza, Palesa Nongodlwana, Matthew James Overett, Kevin Blann, Nicolaus Ladislaus Stark, Craig McGregor, Richard Neil Walsh
  • Publication number: 20130346478
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventors: Alejandro A. Rodriguez, Garrick McFarlane, Raymond Neil Walsh, II, Charles J. Pisula, David K. Heller, Thomas Alsina
  • Patent number: 7964763
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Sasol Technology (Pty) Limited
    Inventors: John Thomas Dixon, Esna Killian, Annette Bollmann, Richard Neil Walsh, Matthew James Overett, Kevin Blann, David Hedley Morgan
  • Publication number: 20110086991
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2005
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Inventors: John Thomas Dixon, Esna Killian, Annette Bollmann, Richard Neil Walsh, Matthew James Overett, Kevin Blann, David Hedley Morgan
  • Patent number: D903334
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Inventor: Neil Walsh