Patents by Inventor Philip Thomas

Philip Thomas 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).

  • Publication number: 20080285984
    Abstract: The invention provides a method and apparatus for providing a uniform output from an optical transmitter. The invention comprises at least one discrete light source (30), and a housing (38) defining an internally reflecting volume (42) for light from the at least one light source, the housing having a light exit aperture (46) for light from the at least one light source. The reflecting volume is adapted to produce in an extended image surface multiple reflected images (50) of the at least one light source, and the light exit aperture is arranged to emit light from the multiple reflected images. An output lens (48) is employed in front of the light exit aperture for controlling the angular distribution of the light emitted from the at least one light source and the multiple reflected images by way of the light exit aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2005
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Inventor: Philip Thomas Hughes
  • Publication number: 20080275800
    Abstract: The present invention employs data processing systems to handle debt collection by formulation the collections process as a Markov Decision Process with constrained resources, thus making it possible automatically to generate an optimal collections policy with respect to maximizing long-term expected return throughout the course of a collections process, subject to constraints on the available resources possibly in multiple organizations. This is accomplished by coupling data modeling and resource optimization within the constrained Markov Decision Process formulation and generating optimized rules based on constrained reinforcement learning process comprising applied on the basis of past historical data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2007
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Inventors: Naoki Abe, James J. Bennett, David L. Jensen, Richard D. Lawrence, Prem Melville, Edwin Peter Dawson Pednault, Cezar Pendus, Chandan Karrem Reddy, Vincent Philip Thomas
  • Publication number: 20080266666
    Abstract: The invention provides an optical collection device (26) comprising a first stage optical concentrating device (34) and a second stage optical collection unit (40) having a housing (42) and an array of individual light collecting elements (46) in the housing. The array of light collecting elements provide, in combination, a light entrance and a light exit, each light collecting element having a light entrance aperture (62), a light exit aperture (64), and a light collecting region (44) extending between the entrance aperture and the exit aperture. The light collecting region provides a tapering light reflecting surface (66) arranged to direct light received at the entrance aperture towards the exit aperture. The invention also provides an optical receiver (20) comprising such an optical collection device and having at least one detecting element (24, 72, 74) arranged behind the light exit apertures to detect light transmitted by the optical collection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2005
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Inventor: Philip Thomas Hughes
  • Publication number: 20080194979
    Abstract: A method and device for monitoring heart behaviour. In particular, a visual aid for clinician in which regions of the heart having aberrant characteristics can be displayed. A number of electrodes are positioned near/on an endocardium; electrical signals from the electrodes are monitored and recorded. A variability of a time varying parameter is calculated from each electrode location and displayed on a cardiac image. A user can select the parameter and measurement properties of the parameter, wherein the variability of the parameter is displayed and aberrant behaviour can be detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2005
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: CUORETECH PTY LTD.
    Inventors: Andrew Madry, Stuart Philip Thomas
  • Publication number: 20080129803
    Abstract: A method of making an inkjet print cartridge comprises forming a cartridge body (30) and applying directly to the surface of the body first and second sets of electrical terminals (40a, 42a) selectively connected by conductive tracks (44). A printhead (68) is mounted to the body (30) in electrical connection with the first set of terminals (40a). The second set of terminals (42a) is adapted for electrical connection to printer circuitry. The electrical terminals and conductive tracks may be located in corresponding recesses in the cartridge body, being deposited therein by squeegee or inkjet printing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2005
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventors: Declan John McCabe, Laura Annett, Philip Thomas Keenan, John Breen
  • Patent number: 7327713
    Abstract: For each user in a multi-user detection arrangement in a CDMA communications system, a detector (80) provides a limiting function (88) responsive to a combined signal to produce a detection signal, having any of at least three possible values, for supply to a signal regenerator, regenerated signals being subtracted from a received signal in successive detection iterations of the multi-user detection arrangement. A code correlated signal is supplied via an inverse hyperbolic tangent function (84), or is multiplied by a multiplier inverse to an iteration index, to produce a derived signal. The derived signal is added (86) to a representation of a detection result stored from a previous iteration to produce the combined signal. The limiting function can comprise a hyperbolic tangent function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Inventors: Chao Wang, legal representative, Wen Tong, Philip Thomas, Yuri S. Shinakov, Alexandere M. Chloma, Mikhail G. Bakouline, Vitali B. Kreindeline, Rui R. Wang, deceased
  • Publication number: 20070178498
    Abstract: Many proteins, when produced recombinantly, suffer from improper processing, folding and lack normal solubility. Modified proteins, including those indicative of disease states, also can have such defects. The present invention is directed to methods of identifying proper and improper protein folding, aberrant processing and/or insolubility. The method relies on the use of two components: a specialized fusion protein and structural complementation. The fusion protein contains sequences from the protein of interest and one portion of a marker protein that, by itself, is not active. A host cell then provides the remainder of the marker protein that serves to “complement” the function of the fused marker protein such that their association restores activity, permitting detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Inventors: Philip Thomas, John Hunt, William Wigley, Rhesa Stidham
  • Publication number: 20070140051
    Abstract: Systems for mixing thermoset compositions are disclosed. Methods for making thermoset compositions using such systems are also disclosed. The systems include a static mixer in combination with a rotary mixer for mixing base and curing agent components of the thermoset compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Inventors: Dennis Perkins, Philip Thomas, Shawn Peck
  • Publication number: 20060221620
    Abstract: The present invention provides a replacement module for a recessed light fixture, said module having at least a strut and attachment means. The flexible struts that retain the replacement module within a high-hat housing are either mechanical or magnetic, and if magnetic are fashioned from neodymium and depend outwardly either in an upward or downward direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2005
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Inventor: Philip Thomas
  • Patent number: D535023
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: ResMed Limited
    Inventors: Gregory Scott Smart, David John Worboys, Anthony Michael Ging, Muditha Pradeep Dantanarayana, John Michael Snow, Philip Thomas Stallard, Milind Chandrakant Raje
  • Patent number: D539901
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2007
    Assignee: ResMed Limited
    Inventors: Patrick John McAuliffe, John Michael Snow, Philip Thomas Stallard
  • Patent number: D542407
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: ResMed Limited
    Inventors: Philip Thomas Stallard, Lee James Veliss, Daniel Robert Judson
  • Patent number: D549322
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: ResMed Limited
    Inventors: Philip Thomas Stallard, Scott Alexander Howard
  • Patent number: D557411
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignee: ResMed Limited
    Inventors: Gregory Scott Smart, David John Worboys, Anthony Michael Ging, Muditha Pradeep Dantanarayana, John Michael Snow, Philip Thomas Stallard, Milind Chandrakant Raje
  • Patent number: D558333
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: ResMed Limited
    Inventors: Robin Garth Hitchcock, Scott Alexander Howard, Philip Thomas Stallard
  • Patent number: D558334
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: ResMed Limited
    Inventors: Philip Thomas Stallard, Susan Robyn Lynch, Eva Ng, Errol Savio Alex D'Souza, Robin Garth Hitchcock, Vincent Chu, Matthew Eves, Alison Oldenburg, David John Worboys, Daniel Robert Judson, Lee James Veliss, Scott Alexander Howard, Aaron Samuel Davidson, Steven John Lubke, James William Charles Vandyke, Murray William Lee
  • Patent number: D562445
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: ResMed Limited
    Inventors: Patrick John McAuliffe, John Michael Snow, Philip Thomas Stallard
  • Patent number: D564088
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2008
    Assignee: ResMed Limited
    Inventor: Philip Thomas Stallard
  • Patent number: D578205
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: ResMed Limited
    Inventors: Philip Thomas Stallard, Mark Bertinetti, Scott Alexander Howard
  • Patent number: D578206
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: ResMed Limited
    Inventors: Robin Garth Hitchcock, Scott Alexander Howard, Philip Thomas Stallard