Patents by Inventor Paul Ford
Paul Ford 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: 12215013Abstract: A dispenser head for in-line mixing and dispensing of beverages, which may be carbonated or nitrogenated. The dispenser head comprising a pump, a dilution mechanism, an additive mechanism, and outlet nozzle and optionally a regulation system. In use, the pump can pump concentrate liquid for the liquid product from a concentrate source to the dilution mechanism; the dilution mechanism can receive diluent liquid suitable for the liquid product from a diluent source, operable to mix the diluent liquid and the concentrate liquid and provide diluted concentrate liquid; and the additive mechanism can receive additive fluid for the liquid product from an additive source, to combine the diluted concentrate liquid and the additive fluid.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2023Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: QUANTEX ARC LIMITEDInventors: Richard Paul Hayes-Pankhurst, Jonathan Edward Ford
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Patent number: 12203474Abstract: The present application relates to pumps including: a first fluid port and a second fluid port, a housing having an interior surface defining a cavity, a rotor, being rotatably mounted within the housing, and comprising, a housing engaging surface area, and a surface recess that, a resiliently deformable diaphragm providing part of the interior surface of the housing, the rotor comprising an elongate body and a drive shaft, which body is substantially hollow and comprises separate first and second rotor cavities, the pump being arranged such that when the rotor body is located within the housing cavity, the first fluid port is in fluid flow communication with the first rotor cavity via the opening at the first end of the rotor, and the pump being arranged such that the resiliently deformable diaphragm always bisects the first opening and the second opening on the rotor surface recess as the rotor rotates.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2022Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: PSG Germany GmbHInventors: Richard Paul Hayes-Pankhurst, Jonathan Edward Ford
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Patent number: 11640282Abstract: An approach is provided for data modeling and code generation. The approach involves, for example, providing a syntax for generating a model representing data and semantics of the data. The approach also involves providing an architecture configured to accept the data according to any of a plurality of data representations. The approach further involves providing a code generator configured to generate computer code to transform the data between the plurality of data representations by using the model as a broker between the plurality of data representations. The code generator preserves the semantics of the data during the transforming of the data.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2020Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: HERE Global B.V.Inventors: Ryan Giltner, Paul Ford, Nunzio Visciano, Stefano Pettini, Lucas Brutschy
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Publication number: 20220257628Abstract: A compound of formula (I) for use in a method for treatment of pulmonary fibrosis in a human including administering, with a dry powder inhaler, once-a-day to the narrowest parts of the lung tissue of the human an amount of the compound of formula (I) effective to treat the pulmonary fibrosis.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2022Publication date: August 18, 2022Applicant: GALECTO BIOTECH ABInventors: Hans SCHAMBYE, Anders PEDERSEN, Paul FORD
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Patent number: 11406655Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of formula (I) for use in a method for treatment of pulmonary fibrosis in a human including administering once-a-day to the narrowest parts of the lung tissue of the human an amount of the compound of formula (I) effective to treat said pulmonary fibrosis.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2015Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: Galecto Biotech ABInventors: Hans Schambye, Anders Pedersen, Paul Ford
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Patent number: 11113320Abstract: A map developer may maintain multiple versions of a geographic database. Example systems and methods manage the propagation of updates to the multiple versions of the geographic databases even when structural (schema) changes have been made between database versions. A computing device identifies a first geographic database with a first schema, and the computing device identifies a second geographic database with a second schema. The second geographic database is a later version of the first geographic database. The computing device applies an update to the first geographic database and applies the update to the second geographic database according to a rule for a difference between the first schema and the second schema.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2014Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: HERE Global B.V.Inventors: Paul Ford, Michael Weiland
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Publication number: 20210124564Abstract: An approach is provided for data modeling and code generation. The approach involves, for example, providing a syntax for generating a model representing data and semantics of the data. The approach also involves providing an architecture configured to accept the data according to any of a plurality of data representations. The approach further involves providing a code generator configured to generate computer code to transform the data between the plurality of data representations by using the model as a broker between the plurality of data representations. The code generator preserves the semantics of the data during the transforming of the data.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2020Publication date: April 29, 2021Inventors: Ryan GILTNER, Paul FORD, Nunzio VISCIANO, Stefano PETTINI, Lucas BRUTSCHY
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Patent number: 10679469Abstract: A system and method of managing unavailable items in shared screen data which provides access to modified screen data substantially simultaneously. The system includes a first computer including a display for displaying a screen containing items from screen data including modified screen data during a transaction. The modified screen data reflects that at least one of the items is unavailable. The first computer shares the screen data with a second computer. The first computer is also for displaying an indication that the at least one item is unavailable substantially simultaneously following modification of the screen data and upon selection of the at least one item at one of the first and second computers.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2010Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: NCR CorporationInventors: Larry James Salmen, Steve Ulrich, Paul Ford Knight, Andrew John Fisher
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Publication number: 20190311438Abstract: An underwriting and risk management computing system is provided to utilize data science and machine learning to enable decision making and risk assessment. Predictive analytics utilizing expanded datasets can provide insightful data that is usable for insurance underwriting and provides actionable intelligence to stakeholders.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2019Publication date: October 10, 2019Inventors: Glenn T. Hibler, Jason B. Thomas, Paul Ford
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Patent number: 10309796Abstract: A method is disclosed for representing road lanes as data in a database that can be used by a system in a vehicle to provide a safety-related function. Each data representation of a physical road lane includes data indicating start and end points of the represented lane and other data attributes pertaining to the represented lane, including data indicating what physical features are adjacent to the represented lane on right and left sides thereof and data indicating a geometry of the represented lane. The database is compatible with navigation-related applications that use a different data model to provide navigation-related functions.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2016Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: HERE Global B.V.Inventors: Michael Weiland, Gregory Nyczak, William McDonough, Michael Tsengouras, David Shuman, Paul Ford
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Publication number: 20180133240Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of formula (I) for use in a method for treatment of pulmonary fibrosis in a human including administering once-a-day to the narrowest parts of the lung tissue of the human an amount of the compound of formula (I) effective to treat said pulmonary fibrosis.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2015Publication date: May 17, 2018Applicant: Galecto Biotech ABInventors: Hans SCHAMBYE, Anders PEDERSEN, Paul FORD
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Publication number: 20170045370Abstract: A method is disclosed for representing road lanes as data in a database that can be used by a system in a vehicle to provide a safety-related function. Each data representation of a physical road lane includes data indicating start and end points of the represented lane and other data attributes pertaining to the represented lane, including data indicating what physical features are adjacent to the represented lane on right and left sides thereof and data indicating a geometry of the represented lane. Further, at least some of the data representations of lanes are associated with data representations of sublanes. Each data representation of a sublane includes data indicating start and end points thereof, defined relative to the lane of which the sublane is a part. A data representation of a sublane includes at least one data attribute associated therewith that pertains to the represented sublane and that is different than the same attribute of the lane of which the sublane is a part.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2016Publication date: February 16, 2017Inventors: Michael Weiland, Gregory Nyczak, William McDonough, Michael Tsengouras, David Shuman, Paul Ford
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Publication number: 20160342632Abstract: A method, computer program, and apparatus are provided for generating summaries of changes in a geographic database used by mapping, navigation, and similar applications. The summaries may be included in an automated release report. Changes such as new roads, and any other changed data in the geographic database may impact various client systems. Administrators of client systems may review the automated release reports and summaries therein to easily determine what changes have been made in a new version of the database. Depending on the client, various levels of granularity and varying data may be included in the summaries and report.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2015Publication date: November 24, 2016Inventors: Paul Ford, Prasanth Nair, Siraj Ahmed, Kenneth Kowalik
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Patent number: 9494434Abstract: A method is disclosed for representing road lanes as data in a database that can be used by a system in a vehicle to provide a safety-related function. Each data representation of a physical road lane includes data indicating start and end points of the represented lane and other data attributes pertaining to the represented lane, including data indicating what physical features are adjacent to the represented lane on right and left sides thereof and data indicating a geometry of the represented lane. Further, at least some of the data representations of lanes are associated with data representations of sublanes. Each data representation of a sublane includes data indicating start and end points thereof, defined relative to the lane of which the sublane is a part. A data representation of a sublane includes at least one data attribute associated therewith that pertains to the represented sublane and that is different than the same attribute of the lane of which the sublane is a part.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2010Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: HERE Global B.V.Inventors: Michael Weiland, Gregory Nyczak, William McDonough, Michael Tsengouras, David Shuman, Paul Ford
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Publication number: 20160179841Abstract: A map developer may maintain multiple versions of a geographic database. Example systems and methods manage the propagation of updates to the multiple versions of the geographic databases even when structural (schema) changes have been made between database versions. A computing device identifies a first geographic database with a first schema, and the computing device identifies a second geographic database with a second schema. The second geographic database is a later version of the first geographic database. The computing device applies an update to the first geographic database and applies the update to the second geographic database according to a rule for a difference between the first schema and the second schema.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2014Publication date: June 23, 2016Inventors: Paul Ford, Michael Weiland
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Publication number: 20160153788Abstract: A method and system for representing traffic control signals in a road network database is provided. The database may include lane-level modeling, intersection modeling, and traffic signal modeling of a road network. An individual traffic signal is represented in the database with data indicating the traffic signal's geographic location and other attributes of the traffic signal such as an arrangement of lenses in the signal, an indication as to whether the signal is vertically or horizontally oriented, a height of the traffic signal over the roadway, and others. The database can be used by a system in a vehicle that provides convenience features to the vehicle's driver. The system may attempt to warn or control a vehicle that is determined to be at imminent risk of violating a traffic signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2016Publication date: June 2, 2016Inventors: Michael Weiland, Gregory Nyczak, William McDonough, Michael Tsengouras, David Shuman, Paul Ford
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Patent number: D802198Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2015Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: SYLVAN R. SHEMITZ DESIGNS, LLCInventors: David R Pfund, Paul Ford
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Patent number: D802818Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2015Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: SYLVAN R. SHEMITZ DESIGNS, LLCInventors: David R Pfund, Paul Ford
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Patent number: D869045Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2017Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: SYLVAN R. SHEMITZ DESIGNS, LLCInventors: David R Pfund, Paul Ford
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Patent number: D869046Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2017Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: SYLVAN R. SHEMITZ DESIGNS, LLCInventors: David R Pfund, Paul Ford