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).

  • Wet Wipe Lotions Comprising Particulate Material
    Publication number: 20100105593
    Abstract: The present invention provides a wet wipe made up of a substrate impregnated with a cleaning lotion where the cleaning lotion includes a particulate material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2010
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Inventors: Randall Glenn Marsh, Lee Ellen Drechsler, Mathias Kurt Herrlein, Antonio Martinez Campoy, Mary Rebecca Zimnawoda, Philip Andrew Sawin
  • Waterjet Unit Impeller
    Publication number: 20100105260
    Abstract: A variable rating impeller (10) for the pump of a waterjet unit that is rotatably driven by an engine to generate a high velocity jet stream. The impeller (10) having a hub (12) mountable to a rotating shaft through which an input power is transmitted by the engine, and a plurality of blades (18) spaced about the periphery of the hub. The blades (18) have a primary profile that defines the primary rating of the impeller, and a trailing portion (28) of each blade has resilient flexibility relative to the primary profile such that the trailing portion will progressively flex under hydrodynamic load to alter the profile of the blades to progressively lower the rating of the impeller (10) with increase in engine speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Inventor: Philip Andrew Rae
  • Method and Apparatus For Incorporating Objects Into Cigarette Filters
    Publication number: 20100099543
    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: December 23, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Inventor: Philip Andrew Deal
  • Hybrid fiber twisted pair local loop network service architecture
    Publication number: 20100098000
    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: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Inventors: Irwin Gerszberg, Robert Raymond Miller, II, Dennis Matthew Romain, Jesse Eugene Russell, Philip Andrew Treventi
  • MODELS FOR ROUTING TREE SELECTION IN PEER-TO-PEER COMMUNICATIONS
    Publication number: 20100085979
    Abstract: Peer-to-peer communications sessions involve the transmission of one or more data streams from a source to a set of receivers that may redistribute portions of the data stream via a set of routing trees. Achieving a comparatively high, sustainable data rate throughput of the data stream(s) may be difficult due to the large number of available routing trees, as well as pertinent variations in the nature of the communications session (e.g., upload communications caps, network link caps, the presence or absence of helpers, and the full or partial interconnectedness of the network.) The selection of routing trees may be facilitated through the representation of the node set according to a linear programming model, such as a primal model or a linear programming dual model, and iterative processes for applying such models and identifying low-cost routing trees during an iteration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2008
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Shao Liu, Sudipta Sengupta, Mung Chiang, Jin Li, Philip Andrew Chou
  • GATHERING AND REPORTING DATA CONCERNING COMMUNICATION CHANNEL CONDITIONS FOR A WIRELESS DEVICE IN A WIRELESS NETWORK
    Publication number: 20100054146
    Abstract: A device (200) for wireless communication with at least one node in a wireless network (100) is adapted to obtain statistical data regarding one or more selected communication channels over which the device is adapted to communicate (330), and to report from the device (200) to at least one other device at least one metric related to an availability of each of the one or more selected communications channels for communications (350).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2008
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Philip Andrew Rudland, Immo Benjes
  • Optical transmitter system
    Patent number: 7672592
    Abstract: An optical transmitter system supplies a plurality of different wavelength optical radiation components to a transmission element which, in operation, is connected to the transmitter system for conveying the different wavelength radiation components to a respective receiver. The supply of the wavelength components is interrupted, preferably in response to a loss of the wavelength components at the respective receiver. A timer provides respective restart times which differ one to another for the wavelength radiation components. The supply of the wavelength components is restarted, following an interruption, at the respective restart times provided by the timer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Ericsson AB
    Inventors: Andrew James Barker, Philip Andrew Arnold
  • Hybrid fiber twisted pair local loop network service architecture
    Patent number: 7672298
    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 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: AT&T Corp.
    Inventors: Irwin Gerszberg, Robert Raymond Miller, II, Dennis Matthew Romain, Jesse Eugene Russell, Philip Andrew Treventi
  • Method, device, and graphical user interface for dialing with a click wheel
    Patent number: 7667148
    Abstract: One aspect of the invention involves a computer-implemented method in which a portable communications device with a click wheel and a display detects a plurality of finger contacts with the click wheel. Each finger contact includes an angular displacement of the finger contact on the click wheel between an initial location and a final location of the finger contact. The device displays an image that includes digits arranged in a circle. The image rotates, in response to each finger contact, by an amount determined in accordance with the angular displacement of the finger contact. For each finger contact, the device determines a digit. The determined digit is independent of the initial location of the finger contact on the click wheel. The device performs a task using the determined digits. Exemplary tasks include dialing a telephone number and sending numeric input to a remote computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Philip Andrew Mansfield, Michael Robert Levy
  • Wet wipe lotions comprising particulate material
    Patent number: 7666827
    Abstract: The present invention provides a wet wipe made up of a substrate impregnated with a cleaning lotion where the cleaning lotion includes a particulate material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Randall Glenn Marsh, Lee Ellen Drechsler, Mathias Kurt Herrlein, Antonio Martinez Campoy, Mary Rebecca Zimnawoda, Philip Andrew Sawin
  • Cleansing Wipe Container Having Content-Specific Display
    Publication number: 20100025416
    Abstract: A cleansing wipe container includes a bottom panel, a front panel, a rear panel, a pair of side panels and a lid. The cleansing wipe container may be filled with a plurality of cleansing wipes that are contained in a cartridge. The cartridge and container interact such that a message is displayed on or through a panel of the container. The message is based on the cartridge of wipes and may include a type of wipe, a list of ingredients of the wipes, and/or instructions for using the wipes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2009
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventors: Philip Andrew Sawin, Kilian John O'Neill, Yolanda Christina Kennish
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD OF UPDATING PHONE NUMBER LISTS
    Publication number: 20100030794
    Abstract: A method including creating a first set of records associated with a phone number from a database in response to a reference date; creating a second set of records associated with the phone number from the database in response to the first set of records; comparing the first set of records to the second set of records; and updating a status of the phone number in a do-not-call database in response to the comparing of the first set of records to the second set of records.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2009
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: Melissa Data Corp.
    Inventor: Philip Andrew Ljubicich
  • Method and apparatus for incorporating objects into cigarette filters
    Patent number: 7654945
    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: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
    Inventor: Philip Andrew Deal
  • Relating to Control of Marine Vessels
    Publication number: 20100023192
    Abstract: A dynamic control system for a marine vessel having two or more waterjet units as the primary propulsion system of the vessel, for maintaining vessel position or velocity when in a dynamic control mode, comprises a position or velocity indicator to indicate vessel position or velocity or deviations in vessel position or velocity; such as a satellite-based positioning system indicator, or accelerometers as a relative position indicator, a heading indicator to indicate vessel heading from position heading or yaw rate or deviations in vessel heading or yaw rate, such as a compass as an absolute heading indicator or a yaw rate sensor as a relative heading indicator, and a controller to control the operation of the waterjet units to substantially maintain the vessel position or velocity, and vessel heading or yaw rate when the dynamic control mode is enabled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2007
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Inventors: Philip Andrew Rae, John Robert Borrett
  • SEMANTIC RECONSTRUCTION
    Publication number: 20090327285
    Abstract: Determining a semantic relationship is disclosed. Source content is received. Cluster analysis is performed at least in part by using at least a portion of the source content. At least a portion of a result of the cluster analysis is used to determine the semantic relationship between two or more content elements comprising the source content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: Apple, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip Andrew Mansfield, Michael Robert Levy, Yuri Khramov, Darryl Will Fuller
  • Product Cooling
    Publication number: 20090314011
    Abstract: A cooling system for beverage dispense has a circuit 5 in which binary ice is circulated. A modular heat exchange unit 13 for a plurality of beverage lines 25,27,29,31,33 is connected to the circuit 5 for cooling beverage prior to dispense from a dispense tap 35 in a serving area such as a bar. The ice fraction in the binary ice provides a thermal store that can absorb heat without increasing the temperature of the binary ice and enables the system to respond quickly to changes in the cooling requirements in the circuit 5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2007
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Inventor: Philip Andrew Simmons
  • INTERACTIVE GAMES FOR TEACHING FINANCIAL PRINCIPLES
    Publication number: 20090298019
    Abstract: Electronic media for teaching others financial principles includes an interactive game that includes a financial lesson. The interactive game may be remotely accessed by users via a network such as the Internet. In certain embodiments the interactive game includes (i) a lesson portion; (ii) a game play portion; and, optionally, (iii) a lesson reinforcement portion. In other embodiments the interactive game includes one or more rewards for successfully completing each interactive game. Such rewards may include a certificate of achievement and/or access to an otherwise inaccessible game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2009
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: Philip Andrew Rogan, David Andrew Gipp
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MINIMISING NOISE IN ARRAYS COMPRISING PRESSURE AND PRESSURE GRADIENT SENSORS
    Publication number: 20090299661
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of analyzing signals from an array of sensors, the array including one or more pressure sensor and one or more pressure-gradient sensor. The method includes combining data received from one or more pressure sensors and data from one or more of the pressure-gradient sensors, in such a way as substantially to eliminate noise components from the product. The invention also relates to a sonar system and an array configuration for implementing the method, as well as a computer readable product, storage device storing the computer readable product and computer receivable signal for implementing the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2009
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Applicant: Thales Holdings UK PLC
    Inventors: Martin Green, Christopher Paul Walker, Philip Andrew Cotterill
  • Semantic reconstruction
    Patent number: 7603351
    Abstract: Determining a semantic relationship is disclosed. Source content is received. Cluster analysis is performed at least in part by using at least a portion of the source content. At least a portion of a result of the cluster analysis is used to determine the semantic relationship between two or more content elements comprising the source content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Philip Andrew Mansfield, Michael Robert Levy, Yuri Khramov, Darryl Will Fuller
  • Multifunction interface facility connecting wideband multiple access subscriber loops with various networks
    Patent number: 7590105
    Abstract: An device, called a facilities management platform (FMP) connects current digital and analog carrier networks and packet switched networks of interexchange carriers with high speed multiple access subscriber links implemented over twisted pair lines. The subscriber line is terminated by an access module containing one or more modems. In preferred embodiments, the modems are high-speed digital tethered virtual radio channel or xDSL modems. The FMP interface applies and receives signaling and voice through a digital loop carrier (DLC) via a multiplexer connected directly to the DLC backplane. The multiplexer is controlled by a controller of an access module. It translates data from the subscriber link to the form compatible with the digital backplane to create the appearance of one or more line cards. The FMP also may contain a sound generator to allow it to handle calls through an analog carrier network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
    Inventors: Farhad Barzegar, Irwin Gerszberg, Philip Andrew Treventi