Patents by Inventor Nigel Jones

Nigel Jones 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: 20120298596
    Abstract: A cable positioning arrangement comprises a flexible member, such as an elastic band or cord, extending between two structures. The flexible member is associated with a hole through which a cable passes thereby positioning the cable relative to the structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2010
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Inventor: Warren Nigel Jones
  • Publication number: 20120168592
    Abstract: Pedestal assemblies configured to support first and second pavers positioned adjacently against an elevated periphery and methods of making the same are provided herein. Preferred assemblies include a cap, base, and at least two towers configured to be sandwiched between the cap and base. Kits can be sold with just cap and base alone. Preferred caps and bases can be formed in the same shape or substantially so, and are racetrack-shaped. Preferred towers include polyvinyl chloride (PVC) cylindrical tubing. The cap can advantageously include an upwardly-projecting fin used to align and separate two pavers positioned alongside an elevated periphery. A pedestal support system can include both periphery pedestals in addition to conventional pedestals positioned away from the elevated periphery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: Applan Way Sales Inc.
    Inventor: Nigel Jones
  • Publication number: 20110122423
    Abstract: A monitoring system is disclosed, designed to detect the depth of deposition of a substance on a? surface (12), such as the depth of dust in a ventilation shaft. The monitoring system includes a light source (14) and a sensor (16, 30). The light source is arranged to transmit light across a detection surface and the sensor is on the other side of the detection surface. When a substance, such as dirt or grease, is deposited on the surface it obstructs the light and the amount of light reaching the sensor decreases. A processing means (26) detects the decrease in light and from this the depth of the deposition on the surface can be calculated. Preferably the sensor comprises a CCD array (32), and the substance throws a shadow on the array. The processing means can then determine the depth of the substance from the position on the array of the edge of the shadow. Preferably the monitoring system is placed in a low power ‘sleep’ mode in between intermittent operations for detecting the depth of the substance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Inventors: Nigel Jones, Ron Ashby
  • Publication number: 20110114094
    Abstract: The Invention is directed to an oxygen sensor arrangement (8) and a method for operating such an arrangement for sensing the oxygen in a breathing loop (29) of a breathing apparatus. The sensor arrangement comprises: at least one primary oxygen sensor (30) arranged to operatively measure the oxygen in the breathing loop (29), at least a secondary oxygen sensor (31) arranged to operatively measure the oxygen in the breathing loop (29), and a control arrangement (40) for obtaining measures from said oxygen sensors. A test channel arrangement (15, 48) is adapted to operatively provide a first gas having a first fraction of oxygen from a first gas supply (16) to said primary oxygen sensor (30) at a position (267) adjacent to said primary oxygen sensor (30). At least a first test valve arrangement (41, 42) is arranged to operatively open and close the flow of said first gas through said test channel arrangement (15, 48).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2008
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: POSEIDON DIVING SYSTEMS
    Inventors: William C. Stone, Nigel Jones
  • Publication number: 20110041848
    Abstract: The invention is directed to an oxygen sensor arrangement 8 for sensing the oxygen in a breathing loop 29 of a breathing apparatus 100. The sensor arrangement 8 comprises at least one primary oxygen sensor 30 arranged to operatively measure the oxygen in the breathing loop 29, and a control arrangement 40 for obtaining measures from said oxygen sensor. A test channel arrangement 15, 362 is adapted to operatively provide a first gas having a first fraction of oxygen from a first supply 20 to said primary oxygen sensor 30 at a position 267 adjacent to or directly adjacent to said primary oxygen sensor. A first test valve arrangement 41 is arranged to operatively open and close the flow of said first gas through said test channel arrangement 15, 362. Said a control arrangement 40 is arranged to operatively actuate said first test valve arrangement 41 so as to provide an amount of said first gas to said primary oxygen sensor 30 via said test channel arrangement 15, 362.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2008
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: POSEIDON DIVING SYSTEMS
    Inventors: William C. Stone, Nigel Jones, Kurt Sjöblom
  • Publication number: 20060104307
    Abstract: A method and system for managing channels in a voice response system is provided. The method comprises periodically monitoring utilisation of a system resource and determining a number, N, of voice channels required to be quiesced based on the utilisation level of the system resource. This number is compared with the number of channels currently quiescing, Q, and the number of quiescing channels is adjusted accordingly. A quiescing channel is disabled when it becomes inactive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2005
    Publication date: May 18, 2006
    Inventors: Nigel Jones, Bernard Kufluk, Philip Noel, David Vyvyan
  • Publication number: 20050275408
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for detecting an impedance across a pair of terminals. A sensing circuit is AC coupled to the terminals which produces an output related to a time constant associated with the impedance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2005
    Publication date: December 15, 2005
    Inventors: John Houldsworth, Nigel Jones
  • Publication number: 20050275551
    Abstract: A method for gradually increasing the brightness of an indicator light. An activation signal is received indicating that the indicator light should be lit. Upon receipt of the activation signal, the brightness of the indicator light gradually increases. Upon detection of deactivation of the activation signal, the indicator light is extinguished.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2005
    Publication date: December 15, 2005
    Inventors: John Houldsworth, Nigel Jones
  • Publication number: 20050139594
    Abstract: A water heater or boiler, comprising a conduit (2) having an inlet (10) and an outlet (20), means for causing water to flow h said conduit (2) from said inlet (10) to said outlet (20), and one or more radio frequency wave heating sources (3) arranged such that water is heated thereby as it flows through said conduit (2) from said inlet (10) to said outlet (20). The radio frequence wave heating source (3) is preferably a microwave heating source, and the apparatus may include one or more waveguides (7) for directing the microwaves towards the conduit (2). The invention provides a water heater or boiler which can heat water on demand (but required the need for a storage tank or the like) using microwave or other radio frequency heating source. One or more microwave radiation absorption members (not shown), such as a metal rod or piece of wire wool, may be disposed in the water to be heated to significantly increase the efficiency of the heater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2002
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Inventors: Nigel Jones, Kevin Smith
  • Patent number: 6786001
    Abstract: An insect trap comprises an outer casing (3) having an opening, a light source (2), and a cover (1c) substantially closing the opening of the casing. The cover (1c) tapers from a first cross-section which matches that of the opening of the outer casing to a second cross-section which defines an insect entry port (4) leading into a chamber (5). The cover (1c) is made of a material that is substantially transparent to light having the frequency of the light source (2), and the light source is positioned so as to be visible from the open end of the outer casing (3) through the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Inventors: Anthony George Standfast Piper, Roderick Nigel Jones
  • Patent number: 6144035
    Abstract: UV sensing apparatus comprises a substantially light-proof housing (1), an aperture (1a) formed in the housing, a filter (2) positioned within the housing at the internal mouth of the aperture, a fluorescent member (3) positioned within the housing on that side of the filter remote from that adjacent to the aperture, and a light sensor (4) positioned within the housing to receive light emitted by the fluorescent member. The filter (2) is such that it substantially removes visible light, the fluorescent member (3) is such as to fluoresce when subjected to UV radiation, and the light sensor (4) is positioned so that substantially none of any electromagnetic radiation entering the housing (1) via the aperture (1a) impinges upon the light sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2000
    Assignee: Advanced Systems Ltd.
    Inventors: Anthony George Standfast Piper, Roderick Nigel Jones, Gresham Randal Thomas Clacy, Martin Thomas Pickering, Adrian Kenworth Taylor, David Michael Hodgkinson