Patents by Inventor Roger A. Edwards

Roger A. Edwards 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: 20160064119
    Abstract: Communication cable including insulated conductors and a composite tape having an insulative layer and a conductive layer. The composite tape includes first and second lateral sections that are folded over each other to form a shielding tape. The shielding tape includes opposite inner and outer sides that are formed from the first and second lateral sections, respectively, and a folded edge that joins the inner and outer sides. The conductive layer defines the inner side, the outer side, and the folded edge. The shielding tape is wrapped helically about the insulated conductors a plurality of times along a length of the communication cable to form a plurality of wraps. The inner side of a subsequent wrap of the shielding tape overlaps a portion of the outer side of a prior wrap of the shielding tape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Charles Lloyd Grant, Andrew John Nowak, Thomas Joseph Grzysiewicz, Paul Leo Grant, Roger Edward Temple, Victor William Lee, Rama Krishna Nippani
  • Publication number: 20120291208
    Abstract: A dual-function device embodying a functional, conventional lint roller style of lint brush, but with a hollow outer casing that houses a conventional vibrator for sexual stimulation. The hollow outer casing is composed of two molded plastic halves that assemble together to conceal a vibrator placed within. The dual-function aspect is in order to camouflage the vibrator aspect of the present invention in order to avoid embarrassment for the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2011
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Inventor: Drew Roger Edwards
  • Patent number: 7979655
    Abstract: A method, computer program product and system for dynamically optimizing the limit and the thresholds of a write cache for a storage adapter connected to storage devices, includes measuring continually an overall locality of data in the write cache for the storage devices, calculating the limit of the write cache dynamically for each storage device using the overall locality and a device-related information, and calculating the threshold of the write cache dynamically for each storage device by combining a fair amount and a device-related additional amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph Roger Edwards, Robert Edward Galbraith, Adrian Cuenin Gerhard, Timothy James Larson, William Joseph Maitland, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7925837
    Abstract: A method, computer program product and computer system for maintaining write cache and parity update footprint coherency in a multiple storage adaptor configuration for storage adaptors in a storage subsystem, which includes providing atomic updating of the storage adaptors and the attached disk drives, enabling runtime addition and runtime subtraction of a storage adaptor in the multiple storage adaptor configuration, and maintaining write cache and parity update footprint coherency using atomic updating, runtime addition and runtime subtraction of a storage adaptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph Roger Edwards, Robert Edward Galbraith, Adrian Cuenin Gerhard, Timothy James Larson, William Joseph Maitland, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7793115
    Abstract: Method, and apparatus for operating a power feed in a computing system. One exemplary embodiment includes monitoring the power feed to ensure the power level of the entire system never remains above a first power level and only remains above a second power level for a period of time determined by a timer level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Roger Edward Tipley, Robert A Pereira, E David Neufeld
  • Patent number: 7684915
    Abstract: A control module operates a ramp in coordination with a powered sliding door. The control module couples to the OEM network and includes at least one microprocessor, a connector array coupled to at least one microprocessor, and interface circuitry. The microprocessor produces data sequences to keep the network busy, thereby preventing other modules on the OEM network from entering a low power mode. The connector array is adapted to receive daughter boards, plugs, plug-in modules, or wire jumpers for patches. The control module includes a display and a microprocessor is programmed to diagnose the operation of the ramp and provide the results of the diagnosis on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Vantage Mobility International, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Charles Dailey, Roger Edward Desmarais, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20090228646
    Abstract: A method, computer program product and computer system for maintaining write cache and parity update footprint coherency in a multiple storage adaptor configuration for storage adaptors in a storage subsystem, which includes providing atomic updating of the storage adaptors and the attached disk drives, enabling runtime addition and runtime subtraction of a storage adaptor in the multiple storage adaptor configuration, and maintaining write cache and parity update footprint coherency using atomic updating, runtime addition and runtime subtraction of a storage adaptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2008
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Inventors: Joseph Roger Edwards, Robert Edward Galbraith, Adrian Cuenin Gerhard, Timothy James Larson, William Joseph Maitland, JR.
  • Publication number: 20090228660
    Abstract: A method, computer program product and system for dynamically optimizing the limit and the thresholds of a write cache for a storage adapter connected to storage devices, includes measuring continually an overall locality of data in the write cache for the storage devices, calculating the limit of the write cache dynamically for each storage device using the overall locality and a device-related information, and calculating the threshold of the write cache dynamically for each storage device by combining a fair amount and a device-related additional amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2008
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Inventors: Joseph Roger Edwards, Robert Edward Galbraith, Adrian Cuenin Gerhard, Timothy James Larson, William Joseph Maitland, JR.
  • Patent number: 7566579
    Abstract: A method of growing semiconductor materials in the Indium, Aluminium, Gallium Nitride (InAlGaN) material system and to devices made therefrom, in particular optical devices in the ultraviolet to green region of the visible spectrum. Certain optical devices, for example Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VCSELs) require great precision in the thickness of certain semiconductor layers. One aspect of the present invention provides a gallium-rich group III nitride layer (200, 201) and an adjacent layer of AlxInyGa1-x-yN layer (202). The AlxInyGa1-x-yN layer (202) acts as a fabrication facilitation layer and is selected to provide a good lattice match and high refractive index contrast with the gallium-rich group III nitride layer (200, 201). The high refractive index contrast permits in-situ optical monitoring. The extra layer (202) can be used as an etch marker or etch stop layer in subsequent processing and may be used in a lift-off process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignee: University of Strathclyde
    Inventors: Ian Michael Watson, Martin Dawson, Erdan Gu, Robert William Martin, Paul Roger Edwards
  • Patent number: 7534793
    Abstract: Aminopiperidine derivatives and pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives thereof useful in methods of treatment of bacterial infections in mammals, particularly in man
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: SmithKline Beecham p.l.c.
    Inventors: David Thomas Davies, Graham Elgin Jones, Andrew P Lightfoot, Roger Edward Markwell, Neil David Pearson
  • Publication number: 20090106004
    Abstract: A system and method for evaluating one or more interventions having a direct or indirect impact on a disease identification or a disease progression incorporating a causal framework to establish relationships among the disease, complications, and comorbidities. The system and method determines population groups and risk factors for the disease, complications, and comorbidities. The system and method structures and calibrates a simulation model of the relationships, population groups, and risk factors and characterizes interventions. The system and method analyzes the characterized interventions to determine the direct or indirect impact of the interventions on the disease identification or progression using the simulation model. An indication of the impact of the interventions is provided on an electronic display or to a memory device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Inventors: Rogers A. Edwards, Alan Karl Graham, Michael Martin Amati, Melissa Kiriaki Williams, Caroline Rachael Wright, Mei-Ching Lee, Daniel Frederick Walsh, JR., Nick Hughes
  • Publication number: 20080280892
    Abstract: Tricyclic nitrogen containing compounds and their use as antibacterials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2006
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Inventors: Nathalie Cailleau, David Thomas Davies, Joel Michael Esken, Alan Joseph Hennessy, Senthil Kumar Kusalakumari Sukumar, Roger Edward Markwell, Timothy James Miles, Neil David Pearson
  • Publication number: 20080221110
    Abstract: Tricyclic nitrogen containing compounds and their use as antibacterials
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2006
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventors: Nathalie Cailleau, David Thomas Davies, Joel Michael Esken, Alan Joseph Hennessy, Senthil Kumar Kusalakumari Sukumar, Roger Edward Markwell, Timothy James Miles, Neil David Pearson
  • Patent number: 7412611
    Abstract: Systems, methodologies, media, and other embodiments associated with selectively regulating power consumption by a computing system are described. One exemplary method embodiment includes receiving a signal that power regulation is desired for a computing system. The exemplary method embodiment may also include selectively causing a low power process to be executed in the computing system to cause the computing system to consume less power on average than would be consumed if the low power process was not executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Roger Edward Tipley
  • Publication number: 20080065921
    Abstract: Method, and apparatus for operating a power feed in a computing system. One exemplary embodiment includes monitoring the power feed to ensure the power level of the entire system never remains above a first power level and only remains above a second power level for a period of time determined by a timer level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2006
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Inventors: Roger Edward Tipley, Robert A. Pereira, E. David Neufeld
  • Patent number: 7205408
    Abstract: Piperidine derivatives and pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives thereof useful in methods of treatment of bacterial infections in mammals, particularly in man.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: SmithKline Beecham, p.l.c.
    Inventors: David Thomas Davies, Graham Elgin Jones, Roger Edward Markwell, William Miller, Neil David Pearson
  • Patent number: 7186730
    Abstract: Piperidine derivatives and pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives thereof useful in methods of treatment of bacterial infections in mammals, particularly man.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Assignee: SmithKline Beecham p.l.c.
    Inventors: Catherine Genevieve Yvette Dartois, Roger Edward Markwell, Guy Marguerite Marie Gerard Nadler, Neil David Pearson
  • Patent number: 7166647
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I): {where n is a number from 1 to 6; R3 is hydrogen, methyl or ethyl; A represents a group of formula —[O(CHR2CHR1)a]y—, —[O(CH2)bCO]y—, or —[O(CH2)bCO](y?1)—[O(CHR2CHR1)a]— (where one of R1 and R2 is hydrogen and the other is hydrogen, methyl or ethyl); a is from 1 to 2; b is from 4 to 5; y is from 3 to 10; Q is a residue of a polyhydroxy compound having 2 to 6 hydroxy groups; and x is greater than 1 but no greater than the number of available hydroxyl groups in Q} and esters thereof are useful as photoinitiators for the preparation of energy-curable compositions, such as varnishes and printing inks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Assignee: Sun Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Shaun Lawrence Herlihy, Roger Edward Burrows, Robert Stephen Davidson
  • Patent number: 7141564
    Abstract: Cyclohexane and cyclohexene derivatives and pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives thereof useful in methods of treatment of bacterial infections in mammals, particularly man.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: SmithKline Beecham p.l.c.
    Inventors: Gerald Brooks, David Thomas Davies, Graham Elgin Jones, Roger Edward Markwell, Neil David Pearson
  • Patent number: 7001913
    Abstract: Aminopiperidine derivatives and pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives thereof useful in methods of treatment of bacterial infections in mammals, particularly in man.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: SmithKline Beecham P.L.C.
    Inventors: David Thomas Davies, Andrew Lightfoot, Roger Edward Markwell, Neil David Pearson