Patents by Inventor Phillip Smith
Phillip Smith 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: 20170060636Abstract: Methods and apparatus to manage and execute action in computing environments are disclosed. An example system includes a virtual machine resource platform to host a virtual compute node and a resource manager to: in response to a user request associated with the virtual compute node: determine a type of the virtual compute node; determine if an installed adapter identifies a type associated with the type of the virtual compute node; and when the adapter identifies the type associated with the type of the virtual compute node, present a user selectable identification of the adapter.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2016Publication date: March 2, 2017Inventors: Phillip Smith, Timothy Binkley-Jones, Sean Bryan, Lori Marshall, Kathleen McDonough, Richard Monteleone, David Springer, Brian Williams, David Wilson
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Publication number: 20170063709Abstract: Methods and apparatus to manage and execute action in computing environments are disclosed. An example system includes a virtual machine resource platform to host a virtual compute node; and a resource manager to: install an interface to receive an adapter configured to initiate an action that operates on the virtual compute node, install the adapter by processing an adapter definition to identify an action specified by the adapter, trigger an alert based on collected data associated with the virtual compute node, in response to the alert, trigger the action to be executed using a parameter extracted from the collected data, and execute the action to operate on the compute node.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2016Publication date: March 2, 2017Inventors: Phillip Smith, Timothy Binkley-Jones, Sean Bryan, Lori Marshall, Kathleen McDonough, Richard Monteleone, David Springer, Brian Williams, David Wilson
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Publication number: 20170063710Abstract: Methods and apparatus to manage and execute action in computing environments are disclosed. An example method includes determining an identifier of a type of a computing resource identified in a received request, processing a set of stored adapters to determine an adapter associated with the identifier, determining an action associated with adapter, and presenting a user interface including a user selectable identification of the action.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2016Publication date: March 2, 2017Inventors: Phillip Smith, Timothy Binkley-Jones, Sean Bryan, Lori Marshall, Kathleen McDonough, Richard Monteleone, David Springer, Brian Williams, David Wilson
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Patent number: 9303357Abstract: A paper or nonwoven article is provided comprising a nonwoven web layer, wherein the nonwoven web layer comprises a plurality of fibers and a plurality of binder microfibers, wherein the binder microfibers comprise a water non-dispersible, synthetic polymer; wherein the binder microfibers have a length of less than 25 millimeters and a fineness of less than 0.5 d/f; and wherein the binder microfibers have a melting temperature that is less than the melting temperature of the fibers.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2014Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignee: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Mark Dwight Clark, Keh Dema, Sungkyun Sohn, Ernest Phillip Smith, Chris Delbert Anderson, Charles Stuart Everett
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Publication number: 20150377792Abstract: Disclosed are fibers which contains identification fibers. The identification fibers can contain a plurality of distinct features, or taggants, which vary among the fibers and/or along the length of the identification fibers of the fibers, a fiber band, or. The disclosed embodiments also relate to the method for making and characterizing the fibers. Characterization of the fibers can include identifying distinct features, combinations of distinct features, and number of fibers with various combinations of distinct features to supply chain information. The supply chain information can be used to track the fibers, fiber band, or yarn from manufacturing through intermediaries, conversion to final product, and/or the consumer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Applicant: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Larry Wayne Renfro, Andrew Ervin McLeod, Humberto Collazo, Ernest Phillip Smith
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Publication number: 20150252122Abstract: A process for making an infusible polyolefin includes the steps of: a) contacting the polyolefin in a sulfonation reactor with a sulfonation mixture comprising sulfur trioxide to produce the infusible polyolefin; b) recovering from the sulfonation reactor a recovery stream having sulfur dioxide; c) oxidizing at least a portion of the recovered sulfur dioxide to produce a recycle stream; and d) combining at least a portion of the recycle stream with the sulfonation mixture of step (a). Another aspect of the invention is for making a carbonized fiber from an infusible polyolefin of the present invention and further includes the step of carbonizing the infusible polyolefin to produce a carbon fiber. Another aspect of the invention is an apparatus for preparing an infusible polyolefin. The apparatus includes a plurality of compartments in fluid communication wherein at least one compartment is adapted for contacting a polyolefin with sulfur trioxide.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2014Publication date: September 10, 2015Applicant: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Chester Wayne Sink, Ernest Phillip Smith, Robert Thomas Hembre, Jasper Clarkson, Ping Peter Shang
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Publication number: 20140359606Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for generating a bundle package, digitally signing the bundle package, selectively disturbing the bundle package, and/or indexing one or more resource packages retrieved from the bundle package. That is, a bundle package (e.g., an application or game bundle package) comprises one or more app packages comprising application code configured to execute on various computing environments (e.g., operating systems, processors, etc.). The bundle package may comprise one or more resource packages comprising supplemental data used to provide optional user experience functionality for the application (e.g., French language support, high resolution textures, a gaming pad support, etc.). In this way, a client device may selectively download portions of the bundle package that may be relevant, which may mitigate download bandwidth, storage space, or resources otherwise used to obtain unnecessary portions of the bundle package (e.g.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2013Publication date: December 4, 2014Inventors: Jason Salameh, Erik Fortune, Phillip Smith, John Michael Sheehan, Wade H. Curtiss, Kyle Grayson Conroy, Samuel Aaron Beard, Jonathan L. Davis, William L. Cheng, Ravi Kiran Kunapuli
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Publication number: 20140359604Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for generating a bundle package, digitally signing the bundle package, selectively disturbing the bundle package, and/or indexing one or more resource packages retrieved from the bundle package. That is, a bundle package (e.g., an application or game bundle package) comprises one or more app packages comprising application code configured to execute on various computing environments (e.g., operating systems, processors, etc.). The bundle package may comprise one or more resource packages comprising supplemental data used to provide optional user experience functionality for the application (e.g., French language support, high resolution textures, a gaming pad support, etc.). In this way, a client device may selectively download portions of the bundle package that may be relevant, which may mitigate download bandwidth, storage space, or resources otherwise used to obtain unnecessary portions of the bundle package (e.g.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2013Publication date: December 4, 2014Inventors: Jason Salameh, Erik Fortune, Phillip Smith, John Michael Sheehan, Simon Leet, Letao Wang, Sarjana Sheth
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Publication number: 20140311694Abstract: A paper or nonwoven article is provided comprising a nonwoven web layer, wherein the nonwoven web layer comprises a plurality of fibers and a plurality of binder microfibers, wherein the binder microfibers comprise a water non-dispersible, synthetic polymer; wherein the binder microfibers have a length of less than 25 millimeters and a fineness of less than 0.5 d/f; and wherein the binder microfibers have a melting temperature that is less than the melting temperature of the fibers.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2014Publication date: October 23, 2014Applicant: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Mark Dwight Clark, Keh Dema, Sungkyun Sohn, Ernest Phillip Smith, Chris Delbert Anderson, Charles Stuart Everett
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Publication number: 20140311695Abstract: A process of making a paper or nonwoven article is provide. The process comprising: a) providing a fiber furnish comprising a plurality of fibers and a plurality of binder microfibers, wherein the binder microfibers comprise a water non-dispersible, synthetic polymer; wherein the binder microfibers have a length of less than 25 millimeters and a fineness of less than 0.5 d/f; and wherein the binder microfibers have a melting temperature that is less than the melting temperature of the fibers; b) routing the fiber furnish to a wet-laid nonwoven process to produce at least one wet-laid nonwoven web layer; c) removing water from the wet-laid nonwoven web layer; and d) thermally bonding the wet-laid nonwoven web layer after step (c); wherein the thermal bonding is conducted at a temperature such that the surfaces of the binder microfibers at least partially melt without causing the fibers to melt thereby bonding the binder microfibers to the fibers to produce the paper or nonwoven article.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2014Publication date: October 23, 2014Applicant: EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANYInventors: Mark Dwight Clark, Keh Dema, Sungkyun Sohn, Ernest Phillip Smith, Chris Delbert Anderson, Charles Stuart Everett
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Patent number: 8865441Abstract: Cell-free synthesis of hydrogen from glucose and cellulosic hydrolysates is provided. Bacterial cells are modified to express high levels of (i) active [FeFe] hydrogenase; (ii) ferredoxin; and (iii) ferredoxin-NADP-reductase (FNR). The cells are then lysed and the lysate is combined with substrate during a production phase, where H2 is produced. The substrate is typically a sugar, e.g. glucose, cellulose hydrolysates, fructose, and the like, including pentose sugars capable of entering the bacterial pentose phosphate cycle. The reaction mixture may be further supplemented with one or more of niacin as a precursor to nicotinamide; a nuclease, particularly a ribonuclease, to break down nucleic acids and generate adenine; and iodoacetamide to inactivate the normal cellular glycolytic pathway and thus maximize conversion yields.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2011Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior UniversityInventors: James R. Swartz, Phillip Smith
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Patent number: 8683031Abstract: The invention addressed methods and systems of scanning and monitoring network locations and resources such as websites and webpages. The method scans the webpages for content and compliance with predefined standards, and reports the results in a non-technical format. The method can also scan and monitor any website on the Internet, categorize its content, and validate its compliance with application, presentation or content standards, or any combination of the above.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2004Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: Trustwave Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Kenneth Green, Joseph Patanella, Phillip Smith
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Patent number: 8546376Abstract: The invention relates to a series of compounds with particular activity as inhibitors of the serine-threonine kinase AKT. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising same as well as methods for treating cancer.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2010Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: Almac Discovery LimitedInventors: Mark Peter Bell, Timothy Harrison, Sumita Bhattacharyya, James Samuel Shane Rountree, Frank Burkamp, Stephen Price, Calum MacLeod, Richard Leonard Elliott, Phillip Smith, Toby Jonathan Blench, Colin Roderick O'Dowd, Lixin Zhang, Graham Peter Trevitt, Hazel Joan Dyke
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Publication number: 20120238541Abstract: The invention relates to a series of compounds with particular activity as inhibitors of the serine-threonine kinase AKT. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising same as well as methods for treating cancer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2010Publication date: September 20, 2012Applicant: Almac Discovery LimitedInventors: Mark Peter Bell, Timothy Harrison, Sumita Bhattacharyya, James Samuel Shane Rountree, Frank Burkamp, Stephen Price, Calum MacLeod, Richard Leonard Elliott, Phillip Smith, Toby Jonathan Blench, Colin Roderick O'Dowd, Lixin Zhang, Graham Peter Trevitt, Hazel Joan Dyke
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Publication number: 20120077242Abstract: Cell-free synthesis of hydrogen from glucose and cellulosic hydrolysates is provided. Bacterial cells are modified to express high levels of (i) active [FeFe] hydrogenase; (ii) ferredoxin; and (iii) ferredoxin-NADP-reductase (FNR). The cells are then lysed and the lysate is combined with substrate during a production phase, where H2 is produced. The substrate is typically a sugar, e.g. glucose, cellulose hydrolysates, fructose, and the like, including pentose sugars capable of entering the bacterial pentose phosphate cycle. The reaction mixture may be further supplemented with one or more of niacin as a precursor to nicotinamide; a nuclease, particularly a ribonuclease, to break down nucleic acids and generate adenine; and iodoacetamide to inactivate the normal cellular glycolytic pathway and thus maximize conversion yields.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2011Publication date: March 29, 2012Inventors: James R. Swartz, Phillip Smith
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Publication number: 20100301217Abstract: An array of backward diodes of a cathode layer adjacent to a first side of a non-uniform doping profile and an Antimonide-based tunnel barrier layer adjacent to a second side of the spacer layer have a monolithically integrated antenna bonded to each backward diode. The Antimonide-based tunnel barrier may be doped with, for example, a non-uniform delta doping profile. An imaging/detection device includes a 2D focal plane array of an array of backward diodes, wherein each backward diode is monolithically bonded to an antenna, which array is located at the back of an extended hemispherical lens, and wherein certain of the arrays are tilted for correcting optics aberrations. The antennas may be a bow-tie antenna, a planar log-periodic antenna, a double-slot with microstrip feed antenna, a spiral antenna, a helical antenna, a ring antenna, a dielectric rod antenna, or a double slot antenna with co-planar waveguide feed antenna.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2010Publication date: December 2, 2010Applicant: THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITYInventors: Kubilay Sertel, H. Lee Mosbacker, Gokhan Mumcu, Phillip Smith
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Publication number: 20090259854Abstract: A method, an integrated circuit and a system for implementing a secure chain of trust is disclosed. While executing secure boot code in a secure boot mode, less-secure boot code may be authenticated using a secret key. A secure key may also be calculated or generated during the secure boot mode. After control is turned over to the authenticated less-secure boot code, at least one application may be authenticated using the secure key. Once authenticated in the less-secure boot mode, the application may be executed by the programmable integrated circuit. In this manner, a secure chain of trust may be implemented for the programmable integrated circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2008Publication date: October 15, 2009Applicant: NVIDIA CORPORATIONInventors: Michael Cox, Phillip Smith
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Publication number: 20090204801Abstract: Techniques for securely downloading of boot code to a locked system.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2008Publication date: August 13, 2009Applicant: NVIDIA CORPORATIONInventors: Phillip Smith, John Sasinowski, Gordon Grigor
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Publication number: 20090204803Abstract: Techniques for handling a secure storage key maintain the key in an always on domain and restore the key to the encryption/decryption engine when the engine is turned back on. The secure storage key however is only accessible by the boot loader code, which provides a secure chain of trust. In addition, the techniques allow the secure storage key to be updated.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2008Publication date: August 13, 2009Applicant: NVIDIA CORPORATIONInventors: Michael Cox, Gordon Grigor, Phillip Smith, Parthasarathy Sriram
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Publication number: 20090182033Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) have muscarinic M3 receptor modulating activity; formula (I) wherein R1 is C1-C6-alkyl or a hydrogen atom; and R2 is a hydrogen atom or a group -R5 or a group, -Z-Y—R5, or a group -Z-NR9R10, or a group -Z-N(R9)C(O)R11; and R3 is a lone pair, or C1-C6-alkyl; R4 is selected from one of the groups of formula (a), (b), (c) or (d); formulae (a), (b), (c), (d), Z is a C1-C16-alkylene, C2-C16-alkenylene or C2-C16-alkynylene group; Y is a bond or oxygen atom; R5 is an C1-C6-alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl; aryl-fused-cycloalkyl, aryl-fused-heterocycloalkyl, heteroaryl, aryl(C1-C8-alkyl)-, heteroaryl(C1-C8-alkyl)-, cycloalkyl or heterocycloalkyl group; R6 is C1-C6-alkyl or a hydrogen atom; R7a and R7b area C1-C6-alkyl group or halogen; n and m are independently 0, 1, 2 or 3; R8a and R8b are independently selected from the group consisting of aryl, aryl-fused-heterocycloalkyl, heteroaryl, C1-C6-alkyl, cycloalkyl and hydrogen; R8c is —OH, C1-C6-alkyl, hydroxy-C1-C6-alkyl, or a hydrogen atom; R8d is C1-C6Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2006Publication date: July 16, 2009Applicant: ARGENTA DISCOVERY LTD.Inventors: Harry Finch, Nicholas Charles Ray, Monique Bodil Van Niel, Phillip Smith