Patents by Inventor Robert Rees

Robert Rees 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: 20250345292
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of treating asthma in a subject at risk of asthma exacerbation, and a method of as-needed treatment or prevention of bronchoconstriction in a subject, and/or prevention of exacerbation in a subject with asthma, comprising administering as needed to the subject a composition comprising therapeutically effective amounts of albuterol and budesonide, wherein the composition is administered via a metered dose inhaler, wherein the method reduces risk of severe asthma exacerbation by at least about 15% as compared to administration of a composition comprising a same dose of albuterol alone, as measured by time-to-first severe asthma exacerbation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Publication date: November 13, 2025
    Inventors: Christy CAPPELLETTI, Eva JOHNSSON, Mark COOPER, Benjamin FENBY, Andrea MAES, Laurence REILLY, Robert REES, Martin RIMMER
  • Patent number: 9791448
    Abstract: The application describes a method of screening for breast cancer by testing fro the amount of HAGE (Helicase antigen) in a sample of breast tissue. Methods of prognosis of samples of breast cancer tumours are also provided. HAGE+ ER? (estrogen receptor-) cancers are indicated as being amenable to chemotherapy. Methods of treating breast cancers with HAGE-specific CTA antigen or HAGE-specific antibodies are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: THE NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Adam Linley, Stephanie Mcardle, Chungui Lu, Robert Rees, Stephen Yan Tat Chan, Tarek Mohamed Ahmed Abdel-Fateh
  • Publication number: 20150118248
    Abstract: The application describes a method of screening for breast cancer by testing fro the amount of HAGE (Helicase antigen) in a sample of breast tissue. Methods of prognosis of samples of breast cancer tumours are also provided. HAGE+ ER? (estrogen receptor-) cancers are indicated as being amenable to chemotherapy. Methods of treating breast cancers with HAGE-specific CTA antigen or HAGE-specific antibodies are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Adam Linley, Morgan Mathieu, Stephanie Mcardle, Chungui Lu, Robert Rees
  • Publication number: 20140182581
    Abstract: A portable grill assembly having a frame and a plurality of legs that are pivotally attached to the frame. A removable tray is matingly received within the frame and a screen is removably nested within the tray in spaced relation to the bottom of the removable tray to provide room for charcoal to be burned. At least one wind screen is detachably secured in the frame adjacent the grill to block wind from blowing on the grill. At least one wing is attached to the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Inventor: Robert Rees
  • Publication number: 20130180592
    Abstract: A valve having an outer housing defining a central bore with a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. A check dart assembly, valve seat and piston assembly are retained within the central bore. The valve is moveable between open and closed positions in response to fluid flow into the fluid inlet of the valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Zhi Yong He, James Holt, Robert Rees, Gerald Whitley, Kyle Meier
  • Publication number: 20120325493
    Abstract: A downhole valve assembly, including a line operatively arranged to carry a fluid, a splitter arranged on the line, the splitter dividing the line into a control leg and an injection leg. The injection leg terminating in an injection port, and a valve mechanism actuatable for selectively sealing the injection port, the valve mechanism controllable via a fluid pressure in the line, the fluid pressure communicated to the valve mechanism via the control leg for actuating the valve mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Robert Rees, Louis Lafleur
  • Publication number: 20080104508
    Abstract: A method of constructing an editable machine-readable document comprises processing a machine-readable template document and a machine-readable document defining an editable portion of the template document to construct a machine-readable template document including an identifiable editable portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: John LUMLEY, Roger Gimson, Robert Rees
  • Publication number: 20070286862
    Abstract: The invention relates to isolated nucleic acid sequences which are expressed in cancers, especially gastrointestinal, kidney and prostate cancers, to their protein products and to the use of nucleic acid and protein products for the identification and treatment of cancers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2005
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Inventors: Robert Rees, Amanda Miles, Geng Li
  • Publication number: 20070280939
    Abstract: The invention relates to peptides from Prostatic Acid Phosphatase (PAP), especially those identified as PAP.135 and PAP.161. The nucleic acid molecules encoding the peptides, antibodies against the peptides, and the use of such peptides, nucleic acids and antibodies in immunotherapy, vaccines and assays are also included in the scope of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2005
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Inventors: Robert Rees, Stephanie Eugenie Brigitte McArdle, Richard Parkinson
  • Patent number: 7225264
    Abstract: Systems and methods for, inter alia, allowing a remote user to access content, such as data or an executable program, on demand from a remoter server. When accessed the content can be delivered on demand to the user's remote workstation for use by the user. As network resources may vary, the systems described herein further include systems that will monitor network resources, and other factors, versus the transfer demands for the content requested by the user. The systems may then determine a schedule, or load map, for transferring blocks of the content in a way that efficiently employs the available resources, and in a way that provides the user with a user-experience that is similar, or substantially similar, to the user-experience that the user would have if the content were stored locally on the user's workstation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Assignee: Softricity, Inc.
    Inventors: Joe D. Croman, Christopher N. Anderson, Robert Rees, Seth Silverman, Yishai Sered, Mark W. Eichin
  • Publication number: 20070097101
    Abstract: A user-interface system for interfacing with a device, the system comprising a printed user-manual for the device, wherein a user is able to interface with the device by using a digital pen to mark a portion of the user-manual or otherwise indicate a desired configuration setting for the device using the pen and the manual, and method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2006
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Andrew Hunter, Kenton O'Hara, Robert Rees
  • Publication number: 20060257880
    Abstract: The invention relates to an antigen associated with cancers such as prostate and gastric cancers, known as T21. Nucleic acid sequences and polypeptide sequences encoding the antigen are provided, as are uses of such sequences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2004
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Inventors: Robert Rees, Geng Li, Amanda Miles
  • Publication number: 20060184866
    Abstract: A method of managing multiple resource identifiers in a machine readable document comprises allocating one or more resource identifiers to a context. A base identifier including an identified path element is assigned to the context. A context identifier is further incorporated into the base identifier as a discardable path element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2006
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Inventor: Robert Rees
  • Publication number: 20060147455
    Abstract: The application discloses caner-associated genes and their products, especially those identifiable by SEREX. The genes and products are used to identify, track and treat cancer. Preferably the cancer is a gastro-intestinal cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2003
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Applicant: THE NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Robert Rees, Gene Li, Aija Line
  • Publication number: 20060129778
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for managing storage space allocation. The apparatus includes a recognizing module, a reserving module, and a managing module. The recognizing module recognizes a trigger event at a client of the data storage system. The reserving module reserves logical units of space for data storage. The management module manages the logical units of space at the client. Such an arrangement provides for distributed management of storage space allocation within a storage area network (SAN). Facilitating client management of the logical units of space in this manner may reduce the number of required metadata transactions between the client and a metadata server and may increase performance of the SAN file system. Reducing metadata transactions effectively lowers network overhead, while increasing data throughput.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2004
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventors: Thomas Clark, Ramakrishna Dwivedula, Roger Raphael, Robert Rees
  • Publication number: 20050163885
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a dough improver, the method comprises the steps of, (a) mixing flour, water and a source of fermentation enzymes; (b) allowing the mixture to ferment; (c) co-mixing further flour and water with the fermented mixture; and (d) allowing the co-mixture to ferment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2005
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Inventor: Robert Rees
  • Publication number: 20050132154
    Abstract: A method and system for election of a cluster leader in a storage area network is provided Each node in a grouping of storage area network nodes communicates with each of the nodes on a periodic basis to determine if any of the nodes have failed (42). In the event of a cluster fault, each node may request a position of cluster leader. A pruning protocol (60) is invoked to ensure efficient convergence of a single cluster leader candidate to favor a majority grouping leader candidate to become the new cluster leader. In the event the leader candidate from the majority grouping has failed to become the new cluster leader, a minority grouping leader candidate can become the cluster leader. Following the pruning protocol, a voting protocol (100) is invoked followed by lock of the quorum disk (138) by the elected cluster leader candidate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2003
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sudhir Rao, Robert Rees, Randal Burns, Darrell Long
  • Publication number: 20050015602
    Abstract: A method of passing data securely from an originator to a recipient comprises the steps of: the originator selecting a condition that the recipient must meet for receipt of the data; the originator selecting a trusted party; the originator selecting a first key without reference to the condition; the originator encrypting the data using the first key; the originator making the condition, and the encrypted data available to the recipient; the recipient providing the trusted party with evidence that it meets the condition; the trusted party satisfying itself that the recipient does meet the condition and providing the first key to the recipient, and the recipient decrypting the data using the first key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2004
    Publication date: January 20, 2005
    Inventor: Robert Rees
  • Publication number: 20020156911
    Abstract: Systems and methods for, inter alia, allowing a remote user to access content, such as data or an executable program, on demand from a remoter server. When accessed the content can be delivered on demand to the user's remote workstation for use by the user. As network resources may vary, the systems described herein further include systems that will monitor network resources, and other factors, versus the transfer demands for the content requested by the user. The systems may then determine a schedule, or load map, for transferring blocks of the content in a way that efficiently employs the available resources, and in a way that provides the user with a user-experience that is similar, or substantially similar, to the user-experience that the user would have if the content were stored locally on the user's workstation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2001
    Publication date: October 24, 2002
    Inventors: Joe D. Croman, Christopher N. Anderson, Robert Rees, Seth Silverman, Yishai Sered, Mark W. Eichin
  • Patent number: 5897661
    Abstract: An apparatus, a method, and a computer program product conceptually provide a logical unit of undivided data storage that spans physical storage device boundaries. The apparatus manages the logical unit of undivided storage using metadata information stored on the physical storage devices. Advantageously, the apparatus replicates a minimum portion of the metadata information across all of the data storage devices and favors writing metadata only in the devices where the information is required to operate. In a preferred embodiment, a logical unit of undivided storage is created by defining a logical volume and allocating portions of available physical data storage devices thereto in order to provide a minimum logical volume size. Metadata is generated and stored on the data storage devices to provide detailed information about the portions of each data storage device that have been allocated to the logical volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1999
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Leon Daniel Baranovsky, Luis Felipe Cabrera, Chiehshow Chin, Robert Rees