Patents by Inventor Philip Andrew

Philip Andrew 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).

  • Optical modules
    Patent number: 8384999
    Abstract: An optical module for head mounted displays and other applications comprises: an optical substrate and optical superstrate having inter-engaging ridged surfaces. A reflective layer is formed on at least one of the surfaces. An index matching material may be located between the surfaces. A region that receives a projected image, from a projector, directs rays launched from the projector onto the ridged surfaces, so that in use a viewer perceives an augmented image. The augmented image comprising reflected rays from the projector and transmitted rays from an object located on an opposite side of the module to that of the viewer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Cerr Limited
    Inventors: David Nicholas Crosby, David Hayes, Philip Andrew Greenhalgh
  • Determining a next value of a system-simulation parameter in response to representations of plots having the parameter as a dimension
    Publication number: 20130046515
    Abstract: An embodiment of an apparatus includes a simulator, a generator, and a determiner. The simulator is configured to simulate a system and to propagate at least one state of the simulated system through time in response to a value of a parameter. The generator is configured to generate a representation of a region of a first plot having dimensions that respectively correspond at least to the parameter and to a characteristic of a state of the simulated system, and a representation of a region of a second plot having dimensions that respectively correspond at least to the parameter and to another characteristic of a state of the simulated system. And the determiner is configured to determine a next value of the parameter in response to the representations of the regions of the first and second plots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: TOKITAE LLC
    Inventors: Michael H. Baym, Philip Andrew Eckhoff, Daniel Jay MacDonald, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Karima R. Nigmatulina, Charles Whitmer, Lowell L. Wood, JR.
  • Determining a next value of a parameter for system simulation
    Publication number: 20130046516
    Abstract: An embodiment of an apparatus includes a simulator and a determiner. The a simulator is configured to simulate a system and to propagate at least one state of the simulated system through time in response to a value of a parameter, and the determiner is configured to determine a next value of the parameter in response to a characteristic of another state of the model and a representation of at least one level set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: TOKITAE LLC
    Inventors: Michael H. Baym, Philip Andrew Eckhoff, Daniel Jay MacDonald, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Karima R. Nigmatulina, Charles Whitmer, Lowell L. Wood, JR.
  • Determining a next value of a system-simulation parameter in response to a representation of a plot having the parameter as a dimension
    Publication number: 20130046517
    Abstract: An embodiment of an apparatus includes a simulator, generator, and determiner. The simulator is configured to simulate a system and to propagate at least one state of the simulated system through time in response to a value of a parameter, and the generator is configured to generate a representation of a region of a plot having dimensions that respectively correspond at least to the parameter and to a characteristic of a state of the simulated system. And the determiner is configured to determine a next value of the parameter in response to the representation of the region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: TOKITAE LLC
    Inventors: Michael H. Baym, Philip Andrew Eckhoff, Daniel Jay MacDonald, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Karima R. Nigmatulina, Charles Whitmer, Lowell L. Wood, JR.
  • Reconstruction of lists in a document
    Patent number: 8380753
    Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method for analyzing a document that includes several primitive elements. The method identifies that a set of primitive elements include an implicit list in the document based on location and appearance of the set of primitive elements. The method defines the identified implicit list as an explicit list. The method stores the explicit list as a structure associated with the document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Philip Andrew Mansfield, Michael Robert Levy
  • Drink bottle with multiple drink dosage device
    Patent number: 8376134
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a bottle for holding a liquid with at least one self dosage compartment for adding a desired solid such as powdered drink mix and the like to liquid such as water in the bottle consisting of a bottom compartment with a top lid and a bottom closure inside the interior space of the bottle to deliver the solid to the liquid and kept in the compartment till user is ready to mix with liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Inventor: Philip Andrew Underwood
  • Facility management platform for a hybrid coaxial/twisted pair local loop network service architecture
    Patent number: 8379543
    Abstract: The present invention provides a facility management platform to monitor and view the status of a plurality of individually addressable downstream devices including, but not limited to, addressable terminals, IRG's, settops, cable modems, taps, nodes, and/or hubs at a network control center. The FMP may display problems at these downstream devices, for example, power loss, and/or may automatically notify the appropriate companies and/or personnel to correct the problem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
    Inventors: Irwin Gerszberg, Jeffrey S. Martin, Thomas Oplinger, Philip Andrew Treventi, Hopeton S. Walker
  • Composition for wet wipes that enhances the efficacy of cleansing while being gentle to the skin
    Patent number: 8377459
    Abstract: The present invention describes an oil-in-water emulsion composition for wet-wipes delivering an improved body cleansing performance while providing a gentle and smooth feeling to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: George Endel Deckner, Lee Ellen Drechsler, Mathias Kurt Herrlein, Ursula Christina Glaser, Randall Glenn Marsh, Antonio Martinez-Campoy, Philip Andrew Sawin
  • METHODS FOR EFFICIENT CLUSTER ANALYSIS
    Publication number: 20130042172
    Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method for defining structure for an unstructured document that includes a number of primitive elements that are defined in terms of their position in the document. The method identifies a pairwise grouping of nearest primitive elements. The method sorts the pairwise primitive elements based on an order from the closest to the furthest pairs. The method stores a single value that identifies which of the pairwise primitive elements are sufficiently far apart to form a partition. The method uses the stored value to identify and analyze the partitions in order to define structural elements for the document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Inventors: Philip Andrew Mansfield, Michael Robert Levy
  • Identification of compound graphic elements in an unstructured document
    Patent number: 8365072
    Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method of analyzing an unstructured document. The method receiving the unstructured document that includes a number of primitive graphic elements, each of which is defined as a single object in the unstructured document. The unstructured document has a drawing order that indicates the order in which the primitive graphic elements are drawn when the unstructured document is displayed. The method identifies positional relationships between successive primitive graphic elements in the drawing order. Based on the positional relationships, the method defines a single structural graphic element from several of the primitive graphic elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Philip Andrew Mansfield, Michael Robert Levy
  • Marine seismic acquisition system
    Patent number: 8358560
    Abstract: A marine cable for seismic surveys is described with a plurality of ceramic pressure sensors (901-904) arranged in groups of at least two pressure sensors with a group output being representative of the vertical pressure gradient at the group location, and an inclinometric system including one or more transducers for determining the orientation of the sensors of the group in order to determine their true vertical separation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: WesternGeco L.L.C.
    Inventors: Everhard Johan Muyzert, James Edward Martin, Robert Montgomery Laws, Philip Andrew Felton Christie
  • Hybrid fiber twisted pair local loop network service architecture
    Patent number: 8355365
    Abstract: A new architecture capable of utilizing the existing twisted pair interface between customer premises equipment and an associated serving local switching office is used to provide a vast array of new services to customers. Using an intelligent services director (ISD) at the customer services equipment as an interface for the equipment to an existing twisted cable pair and a facilities management platform (FMP) at the serving local switching office as an interface to various networks and service opportunities, new services such as simultaneous, multiple calls (voice analog or digital), facsimile, Internet traffic and other data can be transmitted and received over the twisted cable pair by using digital subscriber loop transmission schemes. The new services include but are not limited to videophone, utility meter reading and monitoring, broadcasting and multicasting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
    Inventors: Irwin Gerszberg, Robert Raymond Miller, II, Dennis Matthew Romain, Jesse Eugene Russell, Philip Andrew Treventi
  • Selection of text in an unstructured document
    Patent number: 8352855
    Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method for defining a selection of text in an unstructured document that includes a number of glyphs. The method identifies associated sets of glyphs and a reading order that specifies a flow of reading through the glyphs. The method displays the document. The method receives a start point and end point for a selection of text within the displayed document. The method defines a selection of text from the start point to the end point by using the identified sets of glyphs and intended flow of reading.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Robert Levy, Philip Andrew Mansfield
  • Stacking Apparatus and Method of Stacking
    Publication number: 20120302814
    Abstract: The invention provides a storage device adapted for use for the storage of waste materials in a glovebox, the device comprising support means incorporating engaging means, the support means comprising a substantially hollow body and the engaging means being adapted to restrain an object therein. It is a particular advantage of the device that the support means defines a hollow interior section in the device, thereby facilitating the storage of additional waste materials integrally within the device in a safe and orderly manner. The device finds particular application in a method for the removal of waste materials located in a glovebox, wherein the waste materials comprise hazardous biological or radioactive materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: NUCLEAR DECOMMISSIONING AUTHORITY
    Inventors: Philip Andrew Lewthwaite, Harry Elsley
  • DELIVERY DEVICE AND DELIVERY METHODS
    Publication number: 20120296261
    Abstract: Various delivery devices and methods are disclosed, including a delivery device (200) for delivering a dose substance (110) in powdered form to an eye. The device can include a pocket (100A, 100B, 100C) for holding dose substance and a propulsion system (202, 204, 908, 1004, 1006) for propelling a dose consisting of a predetermined volume of said dose substance from said pocket towards said eye, wherein one or both of said pocket and said propulsion system are configured to inhibit propulsion of particles having a size greater than a predetermined threshold to said eye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Inventors: David Jonathan Townley Whitaker, Craig Harvey Nelson, David Morrison Russell, Thomas Mark Kemp, Simon Francis Brereton, Philip Andrew Dent, Paul Farenden
  • LOTIONED WIPE PRODUCT TO REDUCE ADHESION OF SOILS OR EXUDATES TO THE SKIN
    Publication number: 20120282319
    Abstract: An anti-stick agent that may be incorporated into an aqueous medium to assist in the prevention of soils and bodily exudates adhering to the skin. A substrate may be utilized to assist in delivering the anti-stick agent to the skin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Inventors: Randall Glenn Marsh, Philip Andrew Sawin, Randall Alan Watson
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INCORPORATING OBJECTS INTO CIGARETTE FILTERS
    Publication number: 20120270710
    Abstract: Cigarette filter rods having individual objects positioned at predetermined intervals therein are prepared by transferring the individual objects from a rotating horizontal pan to a rotating vertical wheel and then depositing the object into a web of filter tow. Each object is positioned within the moving web of tow. The web filter material and the objects positioned within the web are introduced into a rod-forming unit wherein the rod is formed. The rate of feed of the filter tow, the rate of rotation of the horizontal pan and the vertical wheel are controlled relative to one another such that objects are positioned at predetermined intervals along the rod. Cigarette filter elements having well controlled amounts of flavorant contained therein can be made from the rods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Inventor: Philip Andrew Deal
  • Bottled liquid dispensers
    Patent number: 8292126
    Abstract: A replaceable flow assembly for use in a water cooler or similar bottled liquid dispenser includes a liquid reservoir 7 and a manifold 48 incorporating a bottle connector 5, 49 for releasable sealing engagement with a neck formed on an inverted bottle. The manifold is mounted on the reservoir and incorporates a first pathway for conducting liquid from a feed tube 5 to the reservoir 7, and a second pathway for conducting liquid from the reservoir to a discharge outlet 53. A third pathway within the manifold conducts atmospheric air through an air filter 28 and into the interior of the bottle through the feed tube 5 without passing through the reservoir 7. The manifold preferably also incorporates a dispense valve between the reservoir 7 and the discharge outlet 53 (e.g. in arm 52), which co-operates with a fixed valve-operating member within the dispenser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: EBAC Limited
    Inventors: Clyde Pittaway, Philip Andrew Walton, Andrew Smith
  • Container for cleansing wipes
    Patent number: D671000
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kilian John O'Neill, Mark Francis Olivier, Philip Andrew Sawin
  • Cork deck surfboard
    Patent number: D673233
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Inventor: Philip Andrew Baggett