Patents by Inventor Nigel Hughes

Nigel Hughes 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: 20170124654
    Abstract: A method, comprising: receiving, by a processor, numerical values relating to financial objects in a financial allocation model; receiving, by the processor, allocative functions relating to the financial objects, wherein the allocative functions allocate the numerical values away from one financial object to accumulate at another financial object; generating, by the processor, an interactive visual representation of the financial allocation model, wherein the financial objects are visually represented as nodes, and the allocative functions are visually represented as links connecting different nodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventor: Nigel Hughes
  • Patent number: 9573141
    Abstract: A system includes a hydrocyclone liner. The hydrocyclone liner includes a head section having a fluid inlet formed in a first sidewall of the head section and an overflow outlet. The hydrocyclone liner also includes a separation section having an underflow outlet. A sleeve is disposed about at least a portion of the head section, a portion of the separation section, and an interface between the head section and the separation section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Cameron International Corporation
    Inventors: Nigel Hugh Abraham, Michael John Kingsley
  • Publication number: 20160038953
    Abstract: A system includes a hydrocyclone liner. The hydrocyclone liner includes a head section having a fluid inlet formed in a first sidewall of the head section and an overflow outlet. The hydrocyclone liner also includes a separation section having an underflow outlet. A sleeve is disposed about at least a portion of the head section, a portion of the separation section, and an interface between the head section and the separation section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Nigel Hugh Abraham, Michael John Kingsley
  • Patent number: 9162164
    Abstract: A system includes a hydrocyclone liner. The hydrocyclone liner includes a head section having a fluid inlet and an overflow outlet. The hydrocyclone liner also includes a separation section having an underflow outlet and a first sidewall. A diameter of the separation section of an outer surface of the first sidewall is constant along a length of the outer surface of the first sidewall. The head section and the separation section are joined together via a bond at an interface between the head section and the separation section. The hydrocyclone liner includes a sleeve disposed about at least a portion of the head section, the separation section, and the interface. The sleeve is configured to hold the head section and the separation section together if the bond fails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Cameron International Corporation
    Inventors: Nigel Hugh Abraham, Michael John Kingsley
  • Publication number: 20150213181
    Abstract: This application discloses a computing system implementing one or more tools or mechanism configured to integrate different design stages, phases, or levels of abstraction by relating objects based on one or more of their characteristics, such as physical or electrical attributes, properties, references, or the like. The tools or mechanism can generate tags corresponding to characteristics of objects in one or more designs representing at least a portion of an electronic system. The tools or mechanism can link the objects in the one or more designs based, at least in part, on tags, and, in response to receiving a selection corresponding to a portion of the one or more designs, present information corresponding to at least another portion in the one or more designs associated with the selected portion based, at least in part, on the linked objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Nigel Hughes, Artem Kornilov
  • Publication number: 20150213069
    Abstract: This application discloses a computing system implementing one or more tools or mechanism configured to integrate different design stages, phases, or levels of abstraction by relating objects based on one or more of their characteristics, such as physical or electrical attributes, properties, references, or the like. The tools or mechanism can generate tags corresponding to characteristics of objects in one or more designs representing at least a portion of an electronic system. The tools or mechanism can link the objects in the one or more designs based, at least in part, on tags, and, in response to receiving a selection corresponding to a portion of the one or more designs, present information corresponding to at least another portion in the one or more designs associated with the selected portion based, at least in part, on the linked objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Nigel Hughes, Artem Kornilov
  • Publication number: 20150149459
    Abstract: This application discloses a computing system implementing one or more tools or mechanism configured to integrate different design stages, phases, or levels of abstraction by relating objects based on one or more of their characteristics, such as physical or electrical attributes, properties, references, or the like. The tools or mechanism can generate tags corresponding to characteristics of objects in one or more designs representing at least a portion of an electronic system. The tools or mechanism can link the objects in the one or more designs based, at least in part, on tags, and, in response to receiving a selection corresponding to a portion of the one or more designs, present information corresponding to at least another portion in the one or more designs associated with the selected portion based, at least in part, on the linked objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: Nigel Hughes, Artem Kornilov
  • Publication number: 20140001117
    Abstract: A system includes a hydrocyclone liner. The hydrocyclone liner includes a head section having a fluid inlet and an overflow outlet. The hydrocyclone liner also includes a separation section having an underflow outlet and a first sidewall. A diameter of the separation section of an outer surface of the first sidewall is constant along a length of the outer surface of the first sidewall. The head section and the separation section are joined together via a bond at an interface between the head section and the separation section. The hydrocyclone liner includes a sleeve disposed about at least a portion of the head section, the separation section, and the interface. The sleeve is configured to hold the head section and the separation section together if the bond fails.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nigel Hugh Abraham, Michael John Kingsley
  • Patent number: 8271927
    Abstract: A method can include allowing a user to place a first wiring harness design component within a wiring harness topology in a wiring harness design workspace, allowing the user to place a first plurality of ground devices within the first wiring harness design component placed in the wiring harness topology, allowing the user to request an automatic ground combination, and, in response to the user requesting an automatic ground combination, automatically applying at least one electronically stored ground combination rule to a first set of ground devices comprising a plurality of the first plurality of ground devices and automatically combining at least two of the first set of ground devices into a first combined ground device based at least in part on the applied at least one electronically stored ground combination rule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Mentor Graphics Corporation
    Inventors: Simon Edward Holdsworth, Nigel Hughes, Jeffry A. Jones
  • Publication number: 20100223589
    Abstract: A method can include allowing a user to place a first wiring harness design component within a wiring harness topology in a wiring harness design workspace, allowing the user to place a first plurality of ground devices within the first wiring harness design component placed in the wiring harness topology, allowing the user to request an automatic ground combination, and, in response to the user requesting an automatic ground combination, automatically applying at least one electronically stored ground combination rule to a first set of ground devices comprising a plurality of the first plurality of ground devices and automatically combining at least two of the first set of ground devices into a first combined ground device based at least in part on the applied at least one electronically stored ground combination rule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Inventors: Simon Edward Holdsworth, Nigel Hughes, Jeffry A. Jones
  • Patent number: 7735044
    Abstract: A method can include allowing a user to place a first wiring harness design component within a wiring harness topology in a wiring harness design workspace, allowing the user to place a first plurality of ground devices within the first wiring harness design component placed in the wiring harness topology, allowing the user to request an automatic ground combination, and, in response to the user requesting an automatic ground combination, automatically applying at least one electronically stored ground combination rule to a first set of ground devices comprising a plurality of the first plurality of ground devices and automatically combining at least two of the first set of ground devices into a first combined ground device based at least in part on the applied at least one electronically stored ground combination rule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Inventors: Simon Edward Holdsworth, Nigel Hughes, Jeffry A. Jones
  • Patent number: 7669546
    Abstract: A coating such as liquid milk chocolate is applied to articles such as confectionery bars. The bars are conveyed by conveyor under a curtain of liquid chocolate issuing through an outlet slot in a trough. A layer of air is caused to flow through the outlet slot in the trough so as to modify the flow characteristics of the curtain. The layer of air permits a curtain of even thickness to be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Cadbury Schweppes Limited
    Inventors: Nigel Hugh Sanders, Anthony Gregory Smith, David Michael Thomas
  • Publication number: 20080307382
    Abstract: A method can include allowing a user to place a first wiring harness design component within a wiring harness topology in a wiring harness design workspace, allowing the user to place a first plurality of ground devices within the first wiring harness design component placed in the wiring harness topology, allowing the user to request an automatic ground combination, and, in response to the user requesting an automatic ground combination, automatically applying at least one electronically stored ground combination rule to a first set of ground devices comprising a plurality of the first plurality of ground devices and automatically combining at least two of the first set of ground devices into a first combined ground device based at least in part on the applied at least one electronically stored ground combination rule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2007
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Inventors: Simon Edward Holdsworth, Nigel Hughes, Jeffry A. Jones
  • Patent number: 7055456
    Abstract: A coating such as liquid milk chocolate is applied to articles such as confectionery bars. The bars are conveyed by conveyor under a curtain of liquid chocolate issuing through an outlet slot in a trough. A layer of air is caused to flow through the outlet slot in the trough so as to modify the flow characteristics of the curtain. The layer of air permits a curtain of even thickness to be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Assignee: Cadbury Schweppes PLC
    Inventors: Nigel Hugh Sanders, Anthony Gregory Smith, David Michael Thomas
  • Publication number: 20040163586
    Abstract: A coating such as liquid milk chocolate is applied to articles such as confectionery bars. The bars are conveyed by conveyor under a curtain of liquid chocolate issuing through an outlet slot in a trough. A layer of air is caused to flow through the outlet slot in the trough so as to modify the flow characteristics of the curtain. The layer of air permits a curtain of even thickness to be achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2004
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Applicant: CADBURY SCHWEPPES PLC
    Inventors: Nigel Hugh Sanders, Anthony Gregory Smith, David Michael Thomas
  • Patent number: 6730344
    Abstract: A coating such as liquid milk chocolate is applied to articles such as confectionery bars. The bars are conveyed by conveyor under a curtain of liquid chocolate issuing through an outlet slot in a trough. A layer of air is caused to flow through the outlet slot in the trough so as to modify the flow characteristics of the curtain. The layer of air permits a curtain of even thickness to be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: Cadbury Schweppes PLC
    Inventors: Nigel Hugh Sanders, Anthony Gregory Smith, David Michael Thomas
  • Patent number: 5717112
    Abstract: Benzodifurantriones of Formula (1): ##STR1## in which W is unsubstituted or substituted aryl, a process for their preparation via dioxo intermediates and processes for their conversion into benzodifuranone dyes and compounds of Formula (7): ##STR2## are provided wherein R.sup.3 is --H, --COR.sup.2, --SO.sub.2 R.sup.2 -- which R.sup.2 is alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or aralkyl and R.sup.4 is --COOR.sup.2, --CONRR.sup.1 in which R and R.sup.1 each independently is --H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or aralkyl; --COOH or the alkali metal, alkaline earth metal or ammonium salts thereof; or --COX.sup.2 -- which X.sup.2 is halo.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Assignee: Zeneca Limited
    Inventors: Nigel Hughes, David Francis Newton, David John Milner, Gareth Andrew Deboos
  • Patent number: 5625080
    Abstract: Benzodifurantriones of Formula (1): ##STR1## in which W is unsubstituted or substituted aryl, a process for their preparation via dioxo intermediates and processes for their conversion into benzodifuranone dyes and compounds of Formula (7): ##STR2## are provided wherein R.sup.3 is --H, --COR.sup.2, --SO.sub.2 R.sup.2 -- which R.sup.2 is alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or aralkyl and R.sup.4 is --COOR.sup.2, --CONRR.sup.1 in which R and R.sup.1 each independently is --H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or aralkyl; --COOH or the alkali metal, alkaline earth metal or ammonium salts thereof; or --COX.sup.2 -- which X.sup.2 is halo.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 29, 1997
    Assignee: Zeneca Limited
    Inventor: Nigel Hughes
  • Patent number: 5374724
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of a substituted acetic acid of the Formula (2): ##STR1## wherein --X--Z is an optionally substituted aromatic or heteroaromatic optionally substituted amino radical; by reacting a compound of the Formula (7):Z--Y--H Formula 7with glyoxylic acid. The compounds of Formula (2) are useful as intermediates in the preparation of polycyclic dyes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 20, 1994
    Assignee: Zeneca, Limited
    Inventors: Nigel Hall, Nigel Hughes, Prakash Patel
  • Patent number: RE35145
    Abstract: A phthalocyanine compound of the formula:(R--X--).sub.m Pc(--Y--R.sup.1 --Z--).sub.n (--SO.sub.3 M).sub.p IwhereinPc is a phthalocyanine nucleus (Pc);eachR independently is a monovalent aromatic radical linked to a peripheral carbon atom of the Pc nucleus through X;X selected from S, Se and Te;m is 4 to 16;eachR.sup.1 independently is a divalent aromatic radical linked to two adjacent peripheral carbon atoms of the Pc nucleus through Y and Z;Y is selected from S, NT, Se and Te;Z is selected from S, Se, Te, NT and O;T is selected from H, alkyl and aryl;n is 0 to 7;M is H, a metal or optionally-substituted ammonium;andP is from 1 to 16.The compounds have a significant absorption band in the near infra red and depending on the number of sulphonic acids groups and the nature of the counter ion are soluble in aqueous and polar organic media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 9, 1996
    Assignee: Zeneca Limited
    Inventors: William Stark, Nigel Hughes, Donald M. Gunn