Patents by Inventor Richard Cox
Richard Cox 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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Patent number: 9338518Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device that includes a processor and a memory that stores executable instructions. The instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations including receiving an identifier of a communication device that has established communications with a media processor by way a personal area network. An association between the communication device and the media processor is determined and the communication device is authenticates according to the identifier. Information is provided to the media processor to facilitate management of media services by the communication device. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2014Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, LPInventors: Hisao Chang, Richard Cox
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Patent number: 9311959Abstract: Apparatus and method for optimizing read channel parameters in a storage device. In some embodiments, a method includes obtaining raw error rate data for different read channel parameter values in each of a plurality of zones of a memory. The raw error rate data for each of the different reach channel parameter values are filtered to provide a sequence of second order polynomial curves with smoothed data points in each of the zones. A second order regression is applied to the smoothed data points in each of the zones to provide a sequence of regression curves. An optimal read channel parameter value for each of the zones is selected using the sequence of regression curves, and the optimal read channel parameter values are used during subsequent read operations to retrieve data stored in the zones.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2015Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: Seagate Technology LLCInventors: Hongjian Fan, Oai Le, Wenzhong Zhu, Richard Cox
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Patent number: 9115349Abstract: Aqueous solution containing at least 300 mg/l of hydrophobin and at least 0.3 mg/l of antifoam, wherein the antifoam/hydrophobin weight ratio is below 0.2, preferably below 0.15, more preferably below 0.1.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2009Date of Patent: August 25, 2015Assignee: Conopco, Inc.Inventors: Andrew Richard Cox, Andrew Baxter Russell, Christopher Mark Tier
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Patent number: 9005690Abstract: A flowable aerated composition is provided which comprises hydrophobin and a yield stress agent, the composition having a continuous phase viscosity, measured at a shear rate of 10 s?1, of from 0.01 to 2000 Pa s, and a continuous phase apparent yield stress of at least 4 Pa.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2006Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: Conopco, Inc.Inventors: Deborah Lynne Aldred, Andrew Richard Cox, Simeon Dobrev Stoyanov
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Patent number: 8993030Abstract: An aerated composition having a pH of less than 5.5 is provided, which composition comprises hydrophobin.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2006Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: ConopcoInventors: Deborah Lynne Aldred, Andrew Richard Cox
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Patent number: 8945660Abstract: The present invention relates to an edible foam product that can advantageously be used in the treatment or prevention of obesity. More particularly, the present invention provides an edible foam product of pourable or spoonable consistency having an overrun of at least 100%, said foam product containing at least 60 wt. % of water, from 1 to 7 wt. % of protein and from 1 to 20 wt. % of carbohydrates, and further being characterized by a high in-mouth stability as evidenced by a reduction in overrun of less than 35% under in-mouth shear conditions and a high gastric stability as evidenced by a t½>30 minutes, t½representing the time needed to achieve a reduction in overrun of 50% under gastric conditions. Another aspect of the invention relates to the use of an edible foam product in the treatment or prevention of overweight or obesity, said edible foam product having a pourable or spoonable consistency, an overrun of at least 100% and a high gastric stability as evidenced by t½>30 minutes.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2007Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: KSF Acquisition CorporationInventors: Andrew Richard Cox, Petrus Wilhelmus N de Groot, Sergey Michailovich Melnikov, Simeon Dobrev Stoyanov
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Publication number: 20150020089Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device that includes a processor and a memory that stores executable instructions. The instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations including receiving an identifier of a communication device that has established communications with a media processor by way a personal area network. An association between the communication device and the media processor is determined and the communication device is authenticates according to the identifier. Information is provided to the media processor to facilitate management of media services by the communication device. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2014Publication date: January 15, 2015Inventors: Hisao Chang, Richard Cox
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Patent number: 8869232Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a media content processor (MCP) having a controller to detect a communication device roaming into a personal area network, receive a communication identifier from the communication device, authenticate the communication device responsive to validating the communication identifier, and enable the communication device to manage operations of the MCP according to a profile of a subscriber of the communication device responsive to a successful authentication of the communication device. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2013Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LPInventors: Hisao Chang, Richard Cox
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Patent number: 8840945Abstract: The present invention has as an objective to provide protein particles which have strongly reduced surface activity, and can be used as an ingredient in foams and aerated food products while not interfering with stabilisers at the gas bubble interface. This invention provides a method to produce such aggregated protein particles, as well as the aggregated protein particles which have strongly reduced surface activity.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2010Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: Conopco, Inc.Inventors: Luben Nikolaev Arnaudov, Theodorus Berend Jan Blijdenstein, Andrew Richard Cox, Petrus Wilhelmus N de Groot, Simeon Dobrev Stoyanov
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Publication number: 20140170292Abstract: A chill, ambient or frozen aerated confection is disclosed whose microstructure is stable to temperature abuse for the frozen case or storage for the chill or ambient case. A synergistic stabilization effect regarding the combination of hydrophobin, a Secondary protein and a Co-surfactant is described that results in the observed stabilization.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2014Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVERInventors: Andrew Richard COX, Nicholas David HEDGES, Damiano ROSSETTI, Penelope Eileen KNIGHT
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Publication number: 20140050836Abstract: A frozen aerated confection is disclosed that is stable to temperature abuse. A synergistic stabilization effect regarding the combination of hydrophobin, a Secondary protein and a Co-surfactant is described that results in the observed stabilization.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2012Publication date: February 20, 2014Applicant: CONOPCO, INC., D/B/A UNILEVERInventors: ANDREW RICHARD COX, NICHOLAS DAVID HEDGES, DAMIANO ROSSETTI, JAKOB BROBERG KRISTENSEN
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Patent number: 8647695Abstract: The present invention has as an objective to provide aerated food products containing solid particles at the gas bubble interface, and proteins which do not interfere with the solid particles, and of which the texture remains stable during storage. This objective is met by an aerated food product which contains aggregated protein particles which are not surface active.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2010Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: Conopco, Inc.Inventors: Luben Nikolaev Arnaudov, Theodorus Berend Jan Blijdenstein, Andrew Richard Cox, Petrus Wilhelmus N de Groot, Simeon Dobrev Stoyanov
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Publication number: 20140013363Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a media content processor (MCP) having a controller to detect a communication device roaming into a personal area network, receive a communication identifier from the communication device, authenticate the communication device responsive to validating the communication identifier, and enable the communication device to manage operations of the MCP according to a profile of a subscriber of the communication device responsive to a successful authentication of the communication device. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2013Publication date: January 9, 2014Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LPInventors: Hisao Chang, Richard Cox
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Publication number: 20130323392Abstract: The present invention has as an objective to provide aerated food products containing hydrophobins, and proteins which do not interfere with hydrophobins, and of which the texture remains stable during storage. This objective is met by an aerated food product which contains aggregated protein particles which are not surface active.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2012Publication date: December 5, 2013Inventors: Luben Nikolaev Arnaudov, Theodorus Berend Jan Blijdenstein, Andrew Richard Cox, Hyun-Jung Kim, Simeon Dobrev Stoyanov
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Publication number: 20130272851Abstract: Systems and devices adapted to monitor displacements between turbine shell portions during shell separation processes are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system includes: a first member adapted to connect to a first portion of a turbine shell; a second member adapted to connect to a second portion of the turbine shell; and a measurement device communicatively connecting the first member to the second member for monitoring a displacement value for a joint in the turbine shell between the first portion of the turbine shell and the second portion of the turbine shell.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2012Publication date: October 17, 2013Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventor: David Richard Cox
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Patent number: 8533210Abstract: A method includes generating index data from media events that include video content, the event index data being generated by a server, generating locator code data for the event index data, the locator code data being generated by the server, providing the generated event index data and the locator code data from the server to a memory device for storage, searching the generated event index data to identify a segment of the media events in response to receiving a search request, determining segment locator code data from the locator code data based on the identified segment, and transmitting over a network to the end user media device the segment locator code data that corresponds to the identified at least one segment to enable the end user media device to extract an image from a recorded media event for generating an index display using the extracted image.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2011Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Behzad Shahraray, David Gibbon, Lee Begeja, Zhu Liu, Richard Cox, Bernard S. Renger
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Publication number: 20130216655Abstract: A food composition comprising a hydrophobin, a protein and/or polysaccharide and a corresponding denaturing enzyme is provided, wherein the activity of the denaturing enzyme has been substantially reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2011Publication date: August 22, 2013Inventor: Andrew Richard Cox
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Publication number: 20130071539Abstract: An aerated food product is provided which includes hydrophobin. Also provided is the use of a hydrophobin in a method of inhibiting bubble coarsening in aerated food products.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2012Publication date: March 21, 2013Applicant: CONOPCO, INC., D/B/A UNILEVERInventors: Mark John Berry, Deryck Jozef Cebula, Andrew Richard Cox, Matthew Duncan Golding, Robert Daniel Keenan, Mark Emmett Malone, Sarah Twigg
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Publication number: 20130071529Abstract: A frozen composition is provided which includes hydrophobin. Also provided is the use of hydrophobin in inhibiting ice crystal growth and/or modifying ice crystal habit in frozen food products.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2012Publication date: March 21, 2013Applicant: CONOPCO, INC., D/B/A UNILEVERInventors: Deborah Lynne Aldred, Mark John Berry, Deryck Jozef Cebula, Andrew Richard Cox, Matthew Duncan Golding, Sarah Golding, Robert Daniel Keenan, Mark Emmett Malone, Sarah Twigg
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Patent number: 8394444Abstract: An oil-in-water emulsion comprising hydrophobin and oil wherein the oil-in-water emulsion has an overrun of less than 35% and wherein the oil phase has an iodine value of greater than 40 characterised in that the ratio of hydrophobin to oil is greater than 20 g/liter is provided. Products comprising such an oil-in-water emulsion is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2010Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignee: Conopco, Inc.Inventors: Andrew Richard Cox, Hyun-Jung Kim