Patents by Inventor Paul Gardner
Paul Gardner 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: 20240132952Abstract: A method of genotyping includes applying a sample solution including a plurality of copies of a sample polynucleotide to an array of sensors. The sample polynucleotide includes a region associated with an allele. The method further includes measuring using a plurality of sensors of the array of sensors a characteristic of the region of the plurality of copies of the sample polynucleotide and determining using a computational circuitry and the measured characteristics a statistical value indicative of the allele.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Barry MERRIMAN, Paul Mola, Mark Gardner
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Patent number: 11767697Abstract: A compact, easily mountable door closer, particularly suited for use in cubicles provided in public washrooms, has a pivot member mounted substantially within a hollow body but has a section projecting from the body from which a door is, in use, suspended. A biasing element is provided to bias the pivot member toward a neutral position coincident with the door being closed. As the door and thus the pivot member is displaced away from the closed or neutral position to a defined angle, the biasing element and pivot member engage to provide a limit or fully open position.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2021Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Inventors: Robert Paul Gardner, Stephen Gardner
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Patent number: 11466488Abstract: A latch is provided for latching the doors of cubicles or stalls provided in public washrooms. The latch includes a body mounted within a cavity formed between the inner and outer door surfaces, the body rotatably mounting a spindle having a latching member mounted at one end. Biasing means in the form of one or more cam followers acting on a corresponding number of cam surfaces is provided between the body and the spindle to hold the spindle in a closed position but, once displaced from the closed position, to bias the spindle toward a fully open position.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2020Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Inventors: Robert Paul Gardner, Stephen Gardner
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Publication number: 20220127888Abstract: A compact, easily mountable door closer, particularly suited for use in cubicles provided in public washrooms, has a pivot member mounted substantially within a hollow body but has a section projecting from the body from which a door is, in use, suspended. A biasing element is provided to bias the pivot member toward a neutral position coincident with the door being closed. As the door and thus the pivot member is displaced away from the closed or neutral position to a defined angle, the biasing element and pivot member engage to provide a limit or fully open position.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2021Publication date: April 28, 2022Inventors: Robert Paul Gardner, Stephen Gardner
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Publication number: 20200263464Abstract: A latch is provided for latching the doors of cubicles or stalls provided in public washrooms. The latch includes a body mounted within a cavity formed between the inner and outer door surfaces, the body rotatably mounting a spindle having a latching member mounted at one end. Biasing means in the form of one or more cam followers acting on a corresponding number of cam surfaces is provided between the body and the spindle to hold the spindle in a closed position but, once displaced from the closed position, to bias the spindle toward a fully open position.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventors: Robert Paul Gardner, Stephen Gardner
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Publication number: 20200225991Abstract: A job that receives as input a data stream is executed. For the job, it is iteratively determined a backlog growth over a first period of time; a backlog volume; and whether to adjust a quantity of processing resources. For each iteration for which the quantity of processing resources allocated to the job are determined to be adjusted, adjusting the quantity of processing resources allocated to the job. For each iteration for which the quantity of processing resources allocated to the job are determined not to be adjusted, maintaining the quantity of processing resources allocated to the job.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2020Publication date: July 16, 2020Inventors: Robert Bradshaw, Rafael de Jesús Fernández Moctezuma, Daniel Mills, Samuel Green McVeety, Samuel Carl Whittle, Andrei Maksimenka, Cosmin Ionel Arad, Mark Brian Shields, Harris Samuel Nover, Manuel Alfred Fahndrich, Jeffrey Paul Gardner, Mikhail Shmulyan, Reuven Lax, Ahmet Altay, Craig D. Chambers
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Patent number: 10610284Abstract: An electrosurgical apparatus comprising an electrosurgical instrument for delivering RF energy and/or microwave frequency energy into biological tissue, an interference cable for conveying radiofrequency (RF) and/or microwave frequency energy between an electrosurgical generator and the electrosurgical instrument, wherein a sterile barrier sheath surrounds a connection interface between the instrument and interface cable. The sterile barrier sheath and instrument may be a sterilisable unit suitable for repeated use.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2015Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: CREA MEDICAL LIMITEDInventors: Christopher Paul Hancock, Francis Amoah, Julian Mark Ebbutt, Jeremy Paul Gardner, Robin Alexander Crossley, Rohan Monico
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Patent number: 10558501Abstract: A job that receives as input a data stream is executed. For the job, it is iteratively determined a backlog growth over a first period of time; a backlog volume; and whether to adjust a quantity of processing resources. For each iteration for which the quantity of processing resources allocated to the job are determined to be adjusted, adjusting the quantity of processing resources allocated to the job. For each iteration for which the quantity of processing resources allocated to the job are determined not to be adjusted, maintaining the quantity of processing resources allocated to the job.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2016Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Robert Bradshaw, Rafael de Jesús Fernández Moctezuma, Daniel Mills, Samuel Green McVeety, Samuel Carl Whittle, Andrei Maksimenka, Cosmin Ionel Arad, Mark Brian Shields, Harris Samuel Nover, Manuel Alfred Fahndrich, Jeffrey Paul Gardner, Mikhail Shmulyan, Reuven Lax, Ahmet Altay, Craig D. Chambers
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Publication number: 20170255491Abstract: A job that receives as input a data stream is executed. For the job, it is iteratively determined a backlog growth over a first period of time; a backlog volume; and whether to adjust a quantity of processing resources. For each iteration for which the quantity of processing resources allocated to the job are determined to be adjusted, adjusting the quantity of processing resources allocated to the job. For each iteration for which the quantity of processing resources allocated to the job are determined not to be adjusted, maintaining the quantity of processing resources allocated to the job.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2016Publication date: September 7, 2017Inventors: Robert Bradshaw, Rafael de Jesús Fernández Moctezuma, Daniel Mills, Samuel Green McVeety, Samuel Carl Whittle, Andrei Maksimenka, Cosmin Ionel Arad, Mark Brian Shields, Harris Samuel Nover, Manuel Alfred Fahndrich, Jeffrey Paul Gardner, Mikhail Shmulyan, Reuven Lax, Ahmet Altay, Craig D. Chambers
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Publication number: 20170143404Abstract: An electrosurgical apparatus comprising an electrosurgical instrument for delivering RF energy and/or microwave frequency energy into biological tissue, an interference cable for conveying radiofrequency (RF) and/or microwave frequency energy between an electrosurgical generator and the electrosurgical instrument, wherein a sterile barrier sheath surrounds a connection interface between the instrument and interface cable. The sterile barrier sheath and instrument may be a sterilisable unit suitable for repeated use.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2015Publication date: May 25, 2017Applicant: CREO MEDICAL LIMITEDInventors: Christopher Paul HANCOCK, Francis AMOAH, Julian Mark EBBUTT, Jeremy Paul GARDNER, Robin Alexander CROSSLEY, Rohan MONICO
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Patent number: 9408922Abstract: The invention provides selective tofacitinib antibodies, immunogenic tofacitinib conjugates that are useful as immunogenic molecules for the generation of antibodies specific for tofacitinib, along with methods for measuring the concentration of tofacitinib in a sample, processes for making the antibodies, and assays and kits for using the antibodies.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2013Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: Pfizer Inc.Inventors: Joseph Paul Gardner, II, Victoria Yatsum Wong
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Publication number: 20150337054Abstract: The invention provides selective tofacitinib antibodies, immunogenic tofacitinib conjugates that are useful as immunogenic molecules for the generation of antibodies specific for tofacitinib, along with methods for measuring the concentration of tofacitinib in a sample, processes for making the antibodies, and assays and kits for using the antibodies.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2013Publication date: November 26, 2015Inventors: Joseph Paul GARDNER, II, Victoria Yatsum WONG
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Publication number: 20150127560Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system, method, or computer program product for providing a unified representation of all customer relationships with an entity. This representation focuses on customer products in arrears that are to be recovered. The invention presents an overarching view of all customer relationships to a representative. This allows the representative to make decision and take appropriate actions immediately based on the entire relationship with the customer when a customer communication is initiated. As such, the invention correlates all of the customer's relationships with a financial institution into one unified representation for a representative to review. The unified representation takes into consideration all of the customer's relationships as well as external factors on the communications and relationships. Thus providing a holistic customer service experience for a customer with accounts in arrears.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2013Publication date: May 7, 2015Applicant: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATIONInventors: Richard Hardin Staton, Jason N. Alexandrian, Corina Nicole Bacon, Michael John Blatteau, JR., David John Butler, Chung-Di Chou, David W. Crowe, Brian J. Dunne, Michael D. Fleischer, Robert A. Fox, Jason Paul Gardner, John J. Gately, Oleg Gerasimovich, David Luke Hallam, Ryan Scott Heller, Hudson Philip Hoen, IV, Abigail W. Howard, Sethu Iyer, Jessica Long, Hari Madala, Vincent Maximo, Mohit Mehta, Hung Quang Pham, Danielle Renee Reiser, Andera Schmittgen, Garith W. Seelig, Patrick W. Schaffer, JR., Andrew Sheldon, Patrick B. Smith, Thomas Snyder, Feng Tang, Veera Venkata Vattikuti, David lee Warnick, Bridget K. Williams
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Publication number: 20140344306Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention include information services, methods and systems to facilitate gathering and management of information by home users and professional users of information gathering, processing, and distribution services, and user interfaces through which users communicate with information services. In one embodiment of the present invention, a central information gathering, processing, and distribution service provides a simple, but robust and highly functional, interface to remote home users and professional users to allow the home users and professional users to continuously receive updated information gleaned from continuous searching of the Internet and other information sources by the information service. The interface allows users to define, refine, and stably store interests that define information searches continuously carried out, on behalf of the user, by the information gathering, processing, and distribution service.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2013Publication date: November 20, 2014Applicant: VULCAN , Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Lewis Bowden, Annabel Christine Sherwood, Paul Gardner Allen, Matthew Greene, Brian G. Milnes, Jeffrey Quinn Robinson, Stuart Fischer Graham, April Irene O'Rourke, Owyn More Richen, Jeremy Leon Calvert, Jeffrey R. Meyers, Daniel Reed Sterling
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Patent number: 7861617Abstract: A hand-operated swage device includes a first hand-operated actuator and a second hand operated actuator that, when actuated together, control the sequential operation of a clamping mechanism and a swaging mechanism of the hand-operated swage device. For example, the first actuator of the swage device is disposed on a first handle while the second actuator is disposed on a second handle of the swage device. To operate the hand-operated swage device, an operator grasps the first handle with one hand and grasps the second handle with his other hand to actuate both of the actuators in a substantially simultaneous manner. Actuation of both actuators controls sequential delivery of pressurized air to a first pneumatic device mechanically coupled to the clamping mechanism and to a second pneumatic device mechanically coupled to the swaging mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2007Date of Patent: January 4, 2011Assignee: Simonds International, Inc.Inventors: James S. Weatherly, Sr., Gregory S. Richardson, Paul Gardner, Norman Andrew Brown, Marc Elkins, Roy Erdwins, Robert L. Woods
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Patent number: 7854183Abstract: A swage anvil includes a coupling portion that, when mated with a corresponding die of a swaging device, allows lateral positioning of the swage anvil (i.e., substantially parallel to a long axis of the saw blade) relative to the long axis of the saw blade. The swage anvil also includes a tooth contact face that substantially mirrors an angle of the back portion of each tooth of the saw blade. As such, after a manufacturer inserts the swage anvil into the swage device and laterally translates the swage anvil, the tooth contact face abuts the back portion of the saw blade tooth to support the tooth during a swaging procedure. With the aforementioned configuration of the swage anvil, translation of the swage anvil along a single axis provides support to the back portion of the saw blade tooth along two axes. As such, use of the swage anvil decreases the set-up time required in conventional swaging devices.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2007Date of Patent: December 21, 2010Assignee: Simonds Industries, Inc.Inventors: James S. Weatherly, Sr., Gregory S. Richardson, Paul Gardner, Norman Andrew Brown, Marc Elkins, Roy Erdwins, Robert L. Woods
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Patent number: 7783668Abstract: A search system and method are provided that uses taxonomies, entities, facets, and ontologies to provide a user with a more comprehensive set of search results in response to a query. The search system has an indexing engine that performs one or more indexing steps that permit the search engine to return a comprehensive set of search results. For example, the indexing engine may index a document according to a set of synsets so that the search engine may use the synsets, during retrieval of results to a query, to return a more comprehensive set of search results.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2008Date of Patent: August 24, 2010Assignee: Convera CorporationInventors: Claude Vogel, Paul Gardner, Jr., Eric Germundson, Joshua Michael Powers, Joel Wayne Robertson, Jon Michael Van Winkle
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Patent number: 7668825Abstract: A search system and method are provided that uses taxonomies, entities, facets, and ontologies to provide a user with a more comprehensive set of search results in response to a query. The search system has an indexing engine that performs one or more indexing steps that permit the search engine to return a comprehensive set of search results. For example, the indexing engine may index a document according to a set of synsets so that the search engine may use the synsets, during retrieval of results to a query, to return a more comprehensive set of search results.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2005Date of Patent: February 23, 2010Assignee: Convera CorporationInventors: Claude Vogel, Paul Gardner, Jr., Eric Germundson, Joshua Michael Powers, Joel Wayne Robertson, Jon Michael Van Winkle
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Publication number: 20090292699Abstract: A biomolecular sequence database is encoded using a set of byte-aligned block codes. Some of the block codes encode a portion of a current sequence by pointing to an identical portion of another sequence. Others of the block codes are run length codes. Multiple different ways of encoding a current sequence using different ones of the block codes are determined. Dynamic programming is used to determine which one of these ways most efficiently encodes the current sequence into the shortest string of block codes. Each sequence in the database is encoded as such a string of block codes.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2007Publication date: November 26, 2009Inventors: Gregory P. Knowles, Paul Gardner-Stephen
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Publication number: 20080236339Abstract: A hand-operated swage device includes a first hand-operated actuator and a second hand operated actuator that, when actuated together, control the sequential operation of a clamping mechanism and a swaging mechanism of the hand-operated swage device. For example, the first actuator of the swage device is disposed on a first handle while the second actuator is disposed on a second handle of the swage device. To operate the hand-operated swage device, an operator grasps the first handle with one hand and grasps the second handle with his other hand to actuate both of the actuators in a substantially simultaneous manner. Actuation of both actuators controls sequential delivery of pressurized air to a first pneumatic device mechanically coupled to the clamping mechanism and to a second pneumatic device mechanically coupled to the swaging mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2007Publication date: October 2, 2008Applicant: Simonds Industries, Inc.Inventors: James S. Weatherly, Gregory S. Richardson, Paul Gardner, Norman Andrew Brown, Marc Elkins, Roy Erdwins, Robert L. Woods