Patents by Inventor Nigel Davis
Nigel Davis 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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Publication number: 20240135198Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for ML model feature selection and transformation. Specifically, the system and method Include receiving information and data from a network having resources; implementing feature selection on one or more network Machine Learning (ML) models, such that each is a pipeline of a plurality of functions to control the resources and with specified interfaces to other control applications; utilizing one or more feature graph engines (FGEs) which creates one or more feature graphs, from the information and data, as a functional component to derive a design-time set of feature vector for a specific context, each feature graph represents network layer representations in the network which includes multiple layers; and implementing changes to the one or more feature graphs based on any run-time updates from the pipeline.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Raghuraman Ranganathan, Nigel Davis, Lyndon Y. Ong, David K. Bainbridge
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Patent number: 11916753Abstract: Systems and methods include receiving information from a governed system having resources; implementing one or more context neutral or specific control applications that each is a pipeline of a plurality of functions to control the resources; utilizing the information as one input to a first function in the plurality of functions; utilizing inputs from one or more control applications as inputs to any of the plurality of functions; and causing actions on the resources based on outputs of a last function in the plurality of functions. The plurality of functions can include sensing, discerning, inferring, deciding, and causing the actions.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Ciena CorporationInventors: Lyndon Y. Ong, Raghuraman Ranganathan, Nigel Davis
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Patent number: 11884462Abstract: A tray made of cardboard, paperboard or other lightweight foldable sheet material that comprises one or more pockets (8) for receiving product. The tray comprises a top sheet defining one or more top sheet openings for the one or more pockets and a bottom sheet attached to the top sheet that comprises one or more bottom sheet openings that are aligned with the top sheet openings.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2020Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Multi Packaging Solutions UK LimitedInventors: Nigel Davis, Kevin Topfer, David Yates
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Publication number: 20230219733Abstract: A carrier (2) made of cardboard, paperboard or other lightweight foldable sheet material, comprises a top sheet (4) defining one or more pockets (20) for receiving one or more products and a bottom sheet (6) attached to the top sheet (4). The top sheet (4) comprises one or more respective sets (30) of flaps (32) for forming the respective pockets (20), each flap (32) being hingedly connected at a proximal end (36) to a top surface (38) of the top sheet (4) about a respective flap hinge line (40) defined around an upper edge (42) of the respective pocket (20) and folded about the respective flap hinge line (40) to define a pocket side wall. The top sheet (4) further comprises respective tabs (50) hingedly connected to distal ends (46) of the respective flaps (32) about respective tab fold lines (52) and folded about a respective tab fold line (52) so as to lie along a base of the pocket (20).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2023Publication date: July 13, 2023Inventors: Kevin Topfer, Nigel Davis, David Yates
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Publication number: 20230037140Abstract: Systems and methods include receiving information from a governed system having resources; implementing one or more context neutral or specific control applications that each is a pipeline of a plurality of functions to control the resources; utilizing the information as one input to a first function in the plurality of functions; utilizing inputs from one or more control applications as inputs to any of the plurality of functions; and causing actions on the resources based on outputs of a last function in the plurality of functions. The plurality of functions can include sensing, discerning, inferring, deciding, and causing the actions.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2021Publication date: February 2, 2023Inventors: Lyndon Y. Ong, Raghuraman Ranganathan, Nigel Davis
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Publication number: 20230011555Abstract: A dispenser (2) for a product in stick form comprises: a tubular body (4) having a longitudinal axis (A), the tubular body (4) including a tubular base part (6) and a removable cap (8) for closing an open end of the tubular base part (6). The tubular base part (6) comprises an outer tube (20) made from a paper-based or card-based material such as paperboard or cardboard and having an axially extending helical slot (30) formed in a radially inner surface (36) thereof, an inner tube (22) received within the outer tube (20) and made from a paper-based or card-based material such as paperboard or cardboard and having an axially extending slot (40) formed therethrough and a base (24) made from a paper-based or card-based material such as paperboard or cardboard which is rotatable about the longitudinal axis (A) relative to the outer tube (20) and to which the inner tube (22) is fixed so as to be rotatable therewith relative to the outer tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2020Publication date: January 12, 2023Inventors: Nigel DAVIS, David FREEMAN, David YATES
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Patent number: 11542081Abstract: A carrier (2) made of cardboard, paperboard or other lightweight foldable sheet material, comprises a top sheet (4) defining one or more pockets (20) for receiving one or more products and a bottom sheet (6) attached to the top sheet (4). The top sheet (4) comprises one or more respective sets (30) of flaps (32) for forming the respective pockets (20), each flap (32) being hingedly connected at a proximal end (36) to a top surface (38) of the top sheet (4) about a respective flap hinge line (40) defined around an upper edge (42) of the respective pocket (20) and folded about the respective flap hinge line (40) to define a pocket side wall. The top sheet (4) further comprises respective tabs (50) hingedly connected to distal ends (46) of the respective flaps (32) about respective tab fold lines (52) and folded about a respective tab fold line (52) so as to lie along a base of the pocket (20).Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2020Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: Multi Packaging Solutions UK LimitedInventors: Kevin Topfer, Nigel Davis, David Yates
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Patent number: 11534586Abstract: A cartridge acting as a dispenser for liquid treatments of a human or animal body is U shaped or hoop shape. The cartridge has a container containing a liquid treatment which when required to be dispensed is ejected through one or more nozzles projecting through the wall of the cartridge into the centre of the U or of the hoop. A base is provided for cartridges, the base controlling timing and quantity of treatments.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2018Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: AAN MEDICAL LIMITEDInventors: Andrew Tulloch, Andrew Coats, Nigel Davis, Thomas Drew
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Patent number: 11533216Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for correlating alarms throughout a multi-layer network and visualizing alarm clusters in a display of an interactive Graphical User Interface (GUI) to enable a network operator to prioritize urgent network issues. In one embodiment, an interactive GUI includes a main display area configured to display one or more geometrical shapes representing one or more alarm clusters, respectively. Each alarm cluster may represent a potential root-cause event in a network. The interactive GUI also includes one or more interactive objects that, when selected by a user, provide additional information associated with the one or more alarm clusters.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2020Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: Ciena CorporationInventors: Tommaso D'Ippolito, Christiane Louise Campbell, Sonya Thornley, Nigel Davis
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Publication number: 20220240646Abstract: A lipstick dispenser (2) comprises a paperboard or cardboard tubular body (4). The tubular body (2) including abase part (6) and a removable cap (8) for 5 closing an open end of the base part (6). The base part (6) comprises at least one slot (20) extending along and through the side wall (22) of the base part (6). A lipstick carrier (30) is slidably received in the base part (6) and has a lug (32) projecting through the slot (20) in the side wall (22) of the base part (6) for manipulation by a user. The lipstick carrier (30) is formed of paperboard or 10 cardboard and supports a lipstick 34 for reciprocating movement within the base part (6).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2020Publication date: August 4, 2022Inventors: Carol L. HAMMOND, Nigel DAVIS
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Publication number: 20220070050Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for correlating alarms throughout a multi-layer network and visualizing alarm clusters in a display of an interactive Graphical User Interface (GUI) to enable a network operator to prioritize urgent network issues. In one embodiment, an interactive GUI includes a main display area configured to display one or more geometrical shapes representing one or more alarm clusters, respectively. Each alarm cluster may represent a potential root-cause event in a network. The interactive GUI also includes one or more interactive objects that, when selected by a user, provide additional information associated with the one or more alarm clusters.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2020Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventors: Tommaso D'Ippolito, Christiane Louise Campbell, Sonya Thornley, Nigel Davis
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Publication number: 20210253140Abstract: A spraying apparatus for applying a friction modifying fluid to a railroad rail, comprising: a nozzle body disposed in a housing; a fluid inlet conduit in fluid communication with an opening in housing; a fluid inlet disposed in the housing in fluid communication with a first fluid conduit defined by or disposed in the nozzle body; wherein the first fluid conduit runs from fluid inlet to a hollow nozzle tip body disposed on and protruding through a bottom of housing and wherein fluid inlet is also disposed below, and in fluid communication with, the fluid inlet conduit; a control fluid supply line and an atomizing fluid supply line each partially disposed in the housing and each having respective portions external of the housing for connecting with the same fluid supply or respective fluid supplies; wherein the control fluid supply line injects a pressurized control fluid against a piston assembly disposed in a piston cavity; wherein the piston assembly carries stopper needle which is biased towards hollow noType: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2020Publication date: August 19, 2021Inventors: Davey Mitchell, David Elvidge, Darren Loo, Doug McKay, Joel Vandermarel, Nigel Davis, Sze Kei Luk
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Publication number: 20210155369Abstract: A tray (2) is made of cardboard, paperboard or other lightweight foldable sheet material and comprises one or more pockets (8) for receiving product. The tray (2) comprises a top sheet (4) defining one or more top sheet openings (10) for the one or more pockets (8) and a bottom sheet (6) attached to the top sheet (4) and comprising one or more bottom sheet openings (12) aligned with the top sheet openings (10). The top sheet (4) comprises one or more respective sets of top sheet flaps (28, 30, 32) which each comprise a top sheet flap proximal panel (28P, 30P, 32P) hingedly connected to the top sheet (4) about a respective top sheet flap proximal hinge line (36, 38, 40) defined at the respective top sheet opening (10) At least one of the top sheet flaps (28, 30, 32) further comprises a top sheet flap distal panel (28D, 30D, 32D) hingedly attached to the respective top sheet flap proximal panel (28P, 30P, 32P) about a respective top sheet flap distal fold line (42, 44, 46).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2020Publication date: May 27, 2021Inventors: Nigel Davis, Kevin Topfer, David Yates
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Patent number: 10875677Abstract: A tamper evident container (2) made from cardboard, paperboard or other lightweight foldable sheet material comprises a container body (6) comprising a first pair of opposed side wall panels (8, 10) and a second pair of side wall panels (12, 14), the side wall panels (8, 10, 12, 14) being hingedly attached to each other about respective side wall fold lines (16). A lid (22) is hingedly attached to one side wall panel (8) of the first pair of opposed side wall panels (8, 10) about a lid fold line (26). First and second closure flaps (28, 30), are hingedly attached to a respective one of the second pair of opposed wall panels (12, 14) about respective closure flap fold lines (32, 34) so as to define respective locking slots (36, 38) between a side edge of the respective closure flaps (28, 30) and the other side wall panel (10) of the first pair of side wall panels (8, 10).Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2019Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: MULTI PACKAGING SOLUTIONS UK LIMITEDInventor: Nigel Davis
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Publication number: 20200385164Abstract: A single piece container is provided that is made from cardboard, paperboard or other lightweight foldable sheet material. The container includes an outer shell, an inner shell and at least one spacer tab. The outer shell has a first end and a second end, and includes a plurality of side wall panels hingedly connected to one other about respective outer shell sidewall foldlines and extending between the first end and the second end of the outer shell. The second end of the outer shell is a closed end. The inner shell includes a first end, an opposite second end, and a plurality of side walls hingedly connected to one another about respective inner shell sidewall foldlines and extending between the first end and the second end of the inner shell. The inner shell is integrally connected to the outer shell along a foldline. The at least one spacer tab connects the inner shell and the outer shell, the spacer tab being released from a respective side wall panel of the inner shell.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2020Publication date: December 10, 2020Inventor: Nigel Davis
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Patent number: 10759580Abstract: A package includes an outer sleeve and a slider for holding a blister pack slidably mounted within the outer sleeve. The outer sleeve has a locking edge. The slider has a locking flap extending in a direction away from the closed end of the outer sleeve for engagement with the wall of the outer sleeve. The flap has a free edge which provides a pair of locking edges for engagement with the locking edge of the outer sleeve wall. The outer sleeve has a release button which may be pressed to deflect the slider flap away from the wall of the outer sleeve and enable the free edge of the slider flap to slide past the locking edge to allow the slider to be withdrawn from the outer sleeve.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2018Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: Multi Packaging Solutions UK Ltd.Inventors: Nigel Davis, Marc Scholiers
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Publication number: 20200223610Abstract: A carrier (2) made of cardboard, paperboard or other lightweight foldable sheet material, comprises a top sheet (4) defining one or more pockets (20) for receiving one or more products and a bottom sheet (6) attached to the top sheet (4). The top sheet (4) comprises one or more respective sets (30) of flaps (32) for forming the respective pockets (20), each flap (32) being hingedly connected at a proximal end (36) to a top surface (38) of the top sheet (4) about a respective flap hinge line (40) defined around an upper edge (42) of the respective pocket (20) and folded about the respective flap hinge line (40) to define a pocket side wall. The top sheet (4) further comprises respective tabs (50) hingedly connected to distal ends (46) of the respective flaps (32) about respective tab fold lines (52) and folded about a respective tab fold line (52) so as to lie along a base of the pocket (20).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2020Publication date: July 16, 2020Inventors: Kevin Topfer, Nigel Davis, David Yates
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Publication number: 20200047941Abstract: A carton (1) having a first end and a second end; a plurality of side panels (9, 11); and a sloping face at the first end of the carton. The sloping face is defined by a first triangular lid panel (3) at the first carton end. A first edge of the first triangular lid panel (3) is connected along a foldline (15) to the end of a first one of the side panels at the first carton end. The carton includes a second triangular lid panel (5) at the first end of the carton providing an end face for the carton at the first carton end. A first edge of the second triangular lid panel (5) is connected to a second edge of the first triangular lid panel (3) along a foldline (17). The carton includes a plurality of lid support panels underlying the first and second triangular lid panels (3,5) at the first carton end.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2018Publication date: February 13, 2020Inventors: David Erwin, Nigel Davis
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Publication number: 20200038642Abstract: A cartridge acting as a dispenser for liquid treatments of a human or animal body is U shaped or hoop shape. The cartridge has a container containing a liquid treatment which when required to be dispensed is ejected through one or more nozzles projecting through the wall of the cartridge into the centre of the U or of the hoop. A base is provided for cartridges, the base controlling timing and quantity of treatments.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2018Publication date: February 6, 2020Inventors: Andrew TULLOCH, Andrew COATS, Nigel DAVIS, Thomas DREW
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Patent number: 10543950Abstract: A package includes an outer sleeve and a slider for holding a blister pack slidably mounted within the outer sleeve. The outer sleeve includes a wall having an outer panel and an inner panel. The inner panel has a locking edge formed at a terminal end thereof spaced from and facing a closed end of the sleeve. A locking flap is formed at a terminal end of the slider extending in a direction away from a closed end of the outer sleeve for engagement with the said wall of the outer sleeve. The flap has a free edge for engagement with the locking edge of the inner panel to prevent the slider from being removed from the outer sleeve when the slider is fully received within the outer sleeve.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2017Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: Multi Packaging Solutions UK LimitedInventors: Carol Lynn Hammond, Nigel Davis