Patents by Inventor Philip Russell
Philip Russell 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: 20150335068Abstract: A smoking article comprises a first part, a second part movable relative to the first part. At least one of the first or second parts comprises a section of sheet material wrapped around one or more rod articles, wherein the section of sheet material comprises a circumferentially leading edge and/or a trailing edge. The circumferentially leading edge and/or a trailing edge is angled to a longitudinal axis of the smoking article. The section of the first part or second part comprising the angled edge is configured to be rotatable relative to the other of the first or second part, the relative rotational position of the first and second parts configured to control a property of the smoking article.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2013Publication date: November 26, 2015Applicant: British American Tobacco (Investments) LimitedInventors: Karl KALJURA, Philip Russell FAWCUS, Stuart DUNLOP, Adrian MORDUE, Nick HARDING, Ian DUNCKLEY
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Patent number: 9160137Abstract: A method of spectrally broadening light pulses includes the steps of providing the light pulses with a laser source, said light pulses having a pulse duration below 1 ps, in-coupling the light pulses into a hollow optical waveguide device, and spectrally broadening the light pulses propagating along the pulse guiding medium by subjecting them to a Raman nonlinearity via excitation of a Raman polarization having a first Raman period, wherein the optical waveguide device subjects the light pulses to anomalous group velocity dispersion which combines with the spectral broadening of the light pulses to result in a Raman-enhanced self-compression of the light pulses, and the light pulses further propagate along the optical waveguide device such that the Raman-enhanced self compression results in a further excitation of a Raman polarization having a second Raman period which is faster than the first Raman period.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2014Date of Patent: October 13, 2015Assignee: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e. V.Inventors: Amir Abdolvand, Federico Belli, John Travers, Philip Russell
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Publication number: 20150245653Abstract: A smoking article, a smoking article assembly, a blank for forming a smoking article, and a method of manufacturing a smoking article A smoking article comprising one or more rod articles, an inner layer extending around the rod articles, and an outer layer extending around the inner layer. The inner and outer layers are integrally formed. The outer layer comprises a selection portion configured to move over an underlying part of the inner layer to select a property of the smoking article.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2013Publication date: September 3, 2015Applicant: British American Tobacco (Investments) LimitedInventors: Karl Kaljura, Philip Russell Fawsus
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Publication number: 20140334763Abstract: A method of generating light pulses including pumping laser pulses with a pump laser source, coupling the laser pulses into a pulse guiding medium having an anomalous group-velocity dispersion and a Kerr nonlinearity, and propagating the laser pulses along the pulse guiding medium, wherein soliton-shaped light pulses are formed from the laser pulses within the pulse guiding medium and, resulting from a photoionization of the pulse guiding medium by the light pulses, the light pulses are subjected to a frequency, wherein the method further includes setting the pump laser source and the pulse guiding medium such that the light pulses are fundamental soliton light pulses propagating in the pulse guiding medium, wherein the group-velocity dispersion of the pulse guiding medium being selected such that a ratio of the dispersion and the Kerr nonlinearity decreases with increasing frequency and the fundamental soliton light pulses are compressed with the frequency shift.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2014Publication date: November 13, 2014Applicant: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zu Forderung der Wissenschaften e.V.Inventors: Philipp Holzer, Wonkeun Chang, John Travers, Fabio Biancalana, Philip Russell
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Publication number: 20140238425Abstract: Smoking article and method of manufacturing a smoking article A smoking article (10), comprises a first part, and a second part movable relative to the first part. An indexing mechanism comprises a first indexing surface (18) on one of the first part or second part; and a second indexing surface (19) on the other of the first and second parts. The second indexing surface (19) is configured to engage with the first indexing surface (18) to control relative movement between the first part and second part.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2012Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITEDInventors: Karl Kaljura, Paul Clarke, Ian Dunckley, Philip Russell Fawcus, Kevin Blick, David Paton, John Richardson, Kie Seon Park, Stuart Dunlop, Patrick Meredith, Graham Penrose
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Patent number: 8398196Abstract: A printer control unit (3) is described for controlling the size of droplets emitted by a nozzle of a printhead (8) in an inkjet printer. The control unit (3) receives information about an image to be printed by the printer, for example from a raster image processor (5), the information including droplet size information regarding the size of droplet required to be emitted by the nozzle to print the image. Print parameter information for printing the image is determined on the basis of the received droplet size information, the print parameter information including information for use in setting the printer such that droplets emitted by the nozzle during the printing of the image have the required droplet size.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2008Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: Inca Digital Printers LimitedInventor: Philip Russell James Smith
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Publication number: 20120235855Abstract: Embodiments of the subject invention relate to a method and apparatus for signal processing that reduces the average power used in a small size, frequency modulated continuous-wave (FMCW) radar. Such a small size, frequency modulated continuous-wave (FMCW) radar is referred to herein as a micro radar. Specific embodiments of the invention can be used to detect and/or track personnel, vehicle, and/or other targets.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2012Publication date: September 20, 2012Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC.Inventors: JAMES LYNN KURTZ, Charles Henry Overman, IV, Philip Russell Carlson
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Patent number: 8116812Abstract: A wireless communications system that provides communication for a plurality of communication devices. The wireless communications system includes an interface including a local exchange carrier (LEC) connection port, a subscriber connection port and a wireless connection port. The wireless communications system includes a wireless terminal connected to the interface that provides wireless data and voice connectivity over a wireless network.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2011Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLCInventor: Philip Russell Specht
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Patent number: 8103708Abstract: Described is a system and method for receiving a data stream of multi-dimensional items, collecting a sample of the data stream having a predetermined number of items and dividing the sample into a plurality of subsamples, each subsample corresponding to a single dimension of each of the predetermined number of items. A query is then executed on a particular item in at least two of the subsamples to generate data for the corresponding subsample. This data is combined into a single value.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2009Date of Patent: January 24, 2012Assignee: AT & T Intellectual Property II, LPInventors: Graham Cormode, Philip Russell Korn, Shanmugavelayutham Muthukrishnan, Divesh Srivastava
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Publication number: 20110124370Abstract: A wireless communications system that provides communication for a plurality of communication devices. The wireless communications system includes an interface including a local exchange carrier (LEC) connection port, a subscriber connection port and a wireless connection port. The wireless communications system includes a wireless terminal connected to the interface that provides wireless data and voice connectivity over a wireless network.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2011Publication date: May 26, 2011Inventor: Philip Russell Specht
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Patent number: 7890137Abstract: A wireless communications system that provides communication for a plurality of communication devices. The wireless communications system includes an interface including a local exchange carrier (LEC) connection port, a subscriber connection port and a wireless connection port. The wireless communications system includes a wireless terminal connected to the interface that provides wireless data and voice connectivity over a wireless network.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2009Date of Patent: February 15, 2011Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLCInventor: Philip Russell Specht
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Publication number: 20100110132Abstract: A printer control unit (3) is described for controlling the size of droplets emitted by a nozzle of a printhead (8) in an inkjet printer. The control unit (3) receives information about an image to be printed by the printer, for example from a raster image processor (5), the information including droplet size information regarding the size of droplet required to be emitted by the nozzle to print the image. Print parameter information for printing the image is determined on the basis of the received droplet size information, the print parameter information including information for use in setting the printer such that droplets emitted by the nozzle during the printing of the image have the required droplet size.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2008Publication date: May 6, 2010Applicant: INCA DIGITAL PRINTERS LIMITEDInventor: Philip Russell James Smith
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Publication number: 20100103879Abstract: A wireless communications system that provides communication for a plurality of communication devices. The wireless communications system includes an interface including a local exchange carrier (LEC) connection port, a subscriber connection port and a wireless connection port. The wireless communications system includes a wireless terminal connected to the interface that provides wireless data and voice connectivity over a wireless network.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2009Publication date: April 29, 2010Inventor: Philip Russell Specht
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Patent number: 7657284Abstract: A wireless communications system that provides communication for a plurality of communication devices. The wireless communications system includes an interface including a local exchange carrier (LEC) connection port, a subscriber connection port and a wireless connection port. The wireless communications system includes a wireless terminal connected to the interface that provides wireless data and voice connectivity over a wireless network.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2005Date of Patent: February 2, 2010Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventor: Philip Russell Specht
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Patent number: 7652617Abstract: Embodiments pertain to methods of improving the performance of a frequency modulation continuous wave (FMCW) radar system and improving the value of the information provided the FMCW system. In an embodiment, the IF level is monitored while sweeping the frequency of the system through at least a portion of the frequency range of the system and the frequency is set to produce the minimum IF level. Embodiments expedite the adaptation of the comb filter to the signal when the system is turned on. In an embodiment, a method of quickly determining the largest peaks in the RDM is implemented. Embodiments relate to a method for processing a radar signal that classifies two or more targets. An embodiment classifies a human target or other target(s) using amplitude values in time-consecutive range-Doppler maps. An embodiment processes a radar signal for improving the performance of FMCW detection, tracking, and classification algorithms.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2007Date of Patent: January 26, 2010Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.Inventors: James Lynn Kurtz, Philip Russell Carlson, Charles Henry Overman, IV
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Publication number: 20090292726Abstract: A method including receiving a plurality of elements of a data stream, storing a multi-dimensional data structure in a memory, said multi-dimensional data structure storing the plurality of elements as a hierarchy of nodes, each node having a frequency count corresponding to the number of elements stored therein, comparing the frequency count of each node to a threshold value based on a total number of the elements stored in the nodes and identifying each node for which the frequency count is at least as great as the threshold value as a hierarchical heavy hitter (HHH) node and propagating the frequency count of each non-HHH nodes to its corresponding parent nodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2009Publication date: November 26, 2009Inventors: Graham Cormode, Philip Russell Korn, Shanmugavelayutham Muthukrishnan, Divesh Srivastava
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Patent number: 7590657Abstract: A method including receiving a plurality of elements of a data stream, storing a multi-dimensional data structure in a memory, said multi-dimensional data structure storing the plurality of elements as a hierarchy of nodes, each node having a frequency count corresponding to the number of elements stored therein, comparing the frequency count of each node to a threshold value based on a total number of the elements stored in the nodes and identifying each node for which the frequency count is at least as great as the threshold value as a hierarchical heavy hitter (HHH) node and propagating the frequency count of each non-HHH nodes to its corresponding parent nodes.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2005Date of Patent: September 15, 2009Assignees: AT&T Corp., The Regents Rutgers UniversityInventors: Graham Cormode, Philip Russell Korn, Shanmugavelayutham Muthukrishnan, Divesh Srivastava
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Patent number: 7388867Abstract: A data network in which at least one switch is provided with the facility for estimating current network demands using a polygonal approximation to scaled cumulant generating function. The approximation is iteratively refined in accordance with sampled data passing through the switch. The switch estimates the demand associated with a new data processing request as it is received by the switch and decides whether to accept the request based on available resources.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2004Date of Patent: June 17, 2008Assignee: Corvil LimitedInventors: Nils Bjoerkman, Simon Andrew Crosby, Alexander Latour-Henner, Ian Malcolm Leslie, John Trevor Lewis, Fergal William Toomey, Raymond Philip Russell
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Publication number: 20080106460Abstract: The subject invention pertains to a frequency modulation continuous wave (FMCW) radar system. Embodiments relate to methods of improving the performance of such a FMCW system and improving the value of the information provided by such a FMCW system. In an embodiment of the subject invention, the IF level can be monitored while sweeping the frequency of the system through at least a portion of the frequency range of the system. In a specific embodiment, the system is then set to the frequency that produces the minimum IF level, which is the frequency that produces the minimum AM signal level. Embodiments of the invention pertain to techniques for expediting the adaptation of the comb filter to the signal when the system is turned on. In an embodiment, in order to reduce the number of detection calculations a processor performs every frame, a method of quickly determining the largest peaks in the RDM is implemented.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2007Publication date: May 8, 2008Inventors: James Lynn Kurtz, Philip Russell Carlson, Charles Henry Overman
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Publication number: 20070009216Abstract: Improved photonic band-gap optical fibre. The present invention relates in particular to improved photonic band-gap optical fibres that can confine light to a core region of the fibre by the action of both a photonic band-gap cladding and an antiresonant core boundary, at the interface between the core and cladding.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2004Publication date: January 11, 2007Applicant: CRYSTAL FIBRE A/SInventors: Philip Russell, Peter Roberts, David Williams