Patents by Inventor Russell Taylor
Russell Taylor 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: 20110237947Abstract: A robotic 5D ultrasound system and method, for use in a computer integrated surgical system, wherein 3D ultrasonic image data is integrated over time with strain (i.e., elasticity) image data. By integrating the ultrasound image data and the strain image data, the present invention is capable of accurately identifying a target tissue in surrounding tissue; segmenting, monitoring and tracking the target tissue during the surgical procedure; and facilitating proper planning and execution of the surgical procedure, even where the surgical environment is noisy and the target tissue is isoechoic.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2011Publication date: September 29, 2011Applicant: The Johns Hopkins UniversityInventors: Emad M. Boctor, Michael Choti, Gabor Fichtinger, Russell Taylor, Jerry L. Prince
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Patent number: 7901357Abstract: A robotic 5D ultrasound system and method, for use in a computer integrated surgical system, wherein 3D ultrasonic image data is integrated over time with strain (i.e., elasticity) image data. By integrating the ultrasound image data and the strain image data, the present invention is capable of accurately identifying a target tissue in surrounding tissue; segmenting, monitoring and tracking the target tissue during the surgical procedure; and facilitating proper planning and execution of the surgical procedure, even where the surgical environment is noisy and the target tissue is isoechoic.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2004Date of Patent: March 8, 2011Assignee: The John Hopkins UniversityInventors: Emad M. Boctor, Michael Choti, Gabor Fichtinger, Russell Taylor, Jerry L. Prince
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Publication number: 20110048256Abstract: Some described embodiments relate to a method of producing a cover for a device. The method comprises receiving selection input at a computerised interface, the selection input comprising a device selection of the device and a cover selection of a decorative cover to be applied to the device; generating a product order based on the selection input; providing a sheet to a cutting apparatus, wherein a decorative appearance of the sheet corresponds to the cover selection and the sheet comprises a flexible adhesive-backed substrate on which the decorative appearance is printed and a backing layer; and causing the cutting apparatus to cut the substrate based on the product order so that at least one portion of the substrate is separable from a remainder of the substrate and the backing layer to form the decorative cover for adhesive application to the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2008Publication date: March 3, 2011Applicant: GRAPHIX LABELS PTY. LTD.Inventors: John Raymond Atta, Grant Russell Taylor
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Publication number: 20110004076Abstract: A system and method for communicating with a medical implant is disclosed. The system (10,210,310,410) includes on-board electronics, a signal generator (15,215), an amplifier (16,216), a coil (14,214), a receiver (22,222), and a processor (20,220). The on-board electronics (100, 110) include a power harvester, a sensor, a microprocessor, and a data transmitter. The signal generator (15,215) generates a first signal, the amplifier (16,216) amplifies the first signal, the coil (14,214) transmits the amplified signal, the power harvester receives the first signal and transmits a data packet (18,218) containing data, the receiver (22,222) receives the data packet (18,218), and the processor (20,220) either processes the data or sends the data to a data storage device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2009Publication date: January 6, 2011Applicant: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.Inventors: Sied W. Janna, Darren James Wilson, Andrew Jon Fell, David Roger Tegerdine, Abi Claire Graham, Stephen Russell Taylor
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Publication number: 20090064204Abstract: A semi-automatic mapping of a library definition to a simple network management protocol (SNMP) management information base (MIB). By exposing the internal data needed to remotely access arbitrary user space libraries as SNMP data structures which can be directly modified over the network, the internal data, its operations, and usages operations can be modeled remotely.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2008Publication date: March 5, 2009Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Sean Leo Dague, Konrad Rzeszutek, Kurt Russell Taylor
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Patent number: 7472186Abstract: A semi-automatic mapping of a library definition to a simple network management protocol (SNMP) management information base (MIB). By exposing the internal data needed to remotely access arbitrary user space libraries as SNMP data structures which can be directly modified over the network, the internal data, its operations, and usages operations can be modeled remotely.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2004Date of Patent: December 30, 2008Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Sean Leo Dague, Konrad Rzeszutek, Kurt Russell Taylor
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Publication number: 20080284213Abstract: An arrangement and process for conversion of a single panel sunroof into a two panel sunroof uses corner adaptor pieces with planar sides that form an outside corner and a concave inner contour extending between ends of the planar sides, the contour being matched to a rounded corner curvature of a cover panel of a single panel sunroof, such that two such cover panels having corner adaptor pieces thereon can seal relative to the roof opening and relative to each other within the roof opening. A roller blind assembly enables a roller blind to be added by the provision of track inserts for guiding of the roller blind during opening and closing thereof, each of the track inserts being attachable at an inner side of a respective guide track on the sunroof frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2007Publication date: November 20, 2008Applicant: WEBASTO ROOF SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Lisa Marie POMEROY, Thomas MURRAY, Steven H. KLOTZ, Jean-Guy COCAIGN, Anthony Joseph SAMP, Norman Russell TAYLOR, Julius Joseph BEREGSZASZY, III, Michael Brett HEALY, Gregory L. BROWN
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Patent number: 7441833Abstract: An arrangement and process for conversion of a single panel sunroof into a two panel sunroof uses corner adaptor pieces with planar sides that form an outside corner and a concave inner contour extending between ends of the planar sides, the contour being matched to a rounded corner curvature of a cover panel of a single panel sunroof, such that two such cover panels having corner adaptor pieces thereon can seal relative to the roof opening and relative to each other within the roof opening. A roller blind assembly enables a roller blind to be added by the provision of track inserts for guiding of the roller blind during opening and closing thereof, each of the track inserts being attachable at an inner side of a respective guide track on the sunroof frame.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2007Date of Patent: October 28, 2008Assignee: Webasto Roof Systems, Inc.Inventors: Lisa Marie Pomeroy, Thomas Murray, Steven H. Klotz, Jean-Guy Cocaign, Anthony Joseph Samp, Norman Russell Taylor, Julius Joseph Beregszaszy, III, Michael Brett Healy, Gregory L. Brown
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Publication number: 20080214551Abstract: The present invention provides methods of treatment of burns, which comprise the step of applying to the burns of a subject a therapeutically effective amount of a metal ion chelating agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2005Publication date: September 4, 2008Applicant: AQ+ PLCInventors: Russell Taylor, Paul Crees
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Patent number: 7408456Abstract: An RFID tag (200) and similar control/sensing unit (300) for a communications system are described. The control/sensing unit has a control element (301) having one or more states, and include an antenna (207) as well as an electrical circuit (201-206) generating a pulse control signal for controlling transmission from the antenna and varying a parameter of the pulse control signal in dependence on the state of the control element (301). Also disclosed is a receiving communication unit in the form of a base unit or system controller for such a communications system, the unit including a receiver (100) for receiving a pulsed RF signal and an electrical circuit (105-106) for detecting a parameter of the pulsed RF signal. An output circuit (107) then produces an output control signal dependent on the detected parameter of the pulsed RF signal.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2002Date of Patent: August 5, 2008Assignee: Tagtec LimitedInventors: Howard William Whitesmith, Richard Lew Davies, Andrew Jon Fell, Charles Robert Sims, Stephen Russell Taylor, Kenneth John Lang
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Publication number: 20080177075Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a zinc ion chelating agent for the manufacture of a composition for intra-vaginal administration for the control of egg fertilisation by sperm, for progeny gender determination and/or for reducing the incidence of defective progeny.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2005Publication date: July 24, 2008Applicant: AQ+PLC Stephen Mabbott AssociatesInventor: Russell Taylor
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Publication number: 20080039508Abstract: The present invention provides the use of a metal ion chelating agent for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment or prophylaxis of a bacteria-mediated cancerous tumour. The metal ion chelating agent provides a metal ion chelating capacity for at least one metal ion on which the tumorigenic bacteria is dependent for viability. The invention also provides methods for the treatment or prophylaxis of tumours.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2005Publication date: February 14, 2008Applicant: AQ+PLCInventors: Russell Taylor, Paul Crees
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Publication number: 20070279226Abstract: An RFID transceiver tag is proposed for use in a monitoring system for detecting a change in position of the tag relative to an associated RFID tag or to the environment surrounding or between the tags. The transceiver tag has a detector for detecting a characteristic of a signal transmitted between the transceiver tag and the associated RFID tag and for creating a trigger signal if the detector detects that the characteristic has changed beyond a predetermined extent; and a transmitter for transmitting a signal to a remote controller on receipt of the trigger signal from the detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2007Publication date: December 6, 2007Applicant: TAGTEC LIMITEDInventors: Howard William Whitesmith, Stephen Russell Taylor, Charles Robert Sims, Stephen Charles Sims
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Patent number: 7275494Abstract: A valve structure includes a valve body on which is mounted a first valve and a second valve. The first valve traverses the valve body at a first position and the second valve traverses the valve body at a second position spaced apart from the first position. The first valve may comprise a fill valve and the second valve may comprise a pressure relief valve. Alternatively, a single valve structure may incorporate both the fill and pressure relief functions. The valve structure may be incorporated with a bladder made of a flexible and elastic material. In this arrangement, the valve body is positioned in a valve receiving opening in the bladder material and is sealed to the bladder material around the periphery of the valve receiving opening so as to define a sealed bladder interior with the bladder material. Such a valve and bladder combination may be used together with a hull tube to form a portion of an inflatable hull for a boat.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2006Date of Patent: October 2, 2007Assignee: Cryogenic Plastics, Inc.Inventors: Dale Polley, David Hotz, Russell Taylor
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Patent number: 7272836Abstract: A method and apparatus is presented for maintaining a logical composite repository of Object Identifier (OID) tree structures on a server in a distributed data processing system. Each OID subtree repository has been programmed to interface with an application programming interface (API) associated with an OID abstraction layer for the logical composite repository. An OID subtree structure can be added to the logical composite repository resulting in registration with the OID abstraction layer. Any query from a requester in the distributed data processing system about an object contained in the logical composite repository associated with the server is processed by the OID abstraction layer. The query must be in a protocol, such as SNMP, LDAP, and CIM/XML, recognized by the OID abstraction layer. The repository associated with the object of the query is determined from the OID abstraction layer registry.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2000Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventor: Kurt Russell Taylor
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Publication number: 20070091603Abstract: String array lighting is mounted with an elongated assembly that comprises a light shade that at least partially blocks light emission from the lighting. A series of at least translucent light emitting lenses, a plurality of hangers, and a plurality of lighting supports are disposed along the body length. The elongated assembly may define an open sided channel with first and second channel legs and a series of cross ties that are spaced along the body length and that extend across the open side from the first channel leg toward the second channel leg.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2006Publication date: April 26, 2007Inventor: Russell Taylor
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Publication number: 20070079745Abstract: A valve structure includes a valve body on which is mounted a first valve and a second valve. The first valve traverses the valve body at a first position and the second valve traverses the valve body at a second position spaced apart from the first position. The first valve may comprise a fill valve and the second valve may comprise a pressure relief valve. Alternatively, a single valve structure may incorporate both the fill and pressure relief functions. The valve structure may be incorporated with a bladder made of a flexible and elastic material. In this arrangement, the valve body is positioned in a valve receiving opening in the bladder material and is sealed to the bladder material around the periphery of the valve receiving opening so as to define a sealed bladder interior with the bladder material. Such a valve and bladder combination may be used together with a hull tube to form a portion of an inflatable hull for a boat.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2006Publication date: April 12, 2007Inventors: Dale Polley, David Hotz, Russell Taylor
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Publication number: 20070021738Abstract: A LUS robotic surgical system is trainable by a surgeon to automatically move a LUS probe in a desired fashion upon command so that the surgeon does not have to do so manually during a minimally invasive surgical procedure. A sequence of 2D ultrasound image slices captured by the LUS probe according to stored instructions are processable into a 3D ultrasound computer model of an anatomic structure, which may be displayed as a 3D or 2D overlay to a camera view or in a PIP as selected by the surgeon or programmed to assist the surgeon in inspecting an anatomic structure for abnormalities. Virtual fixtures are definable so as to assist the surgeon in accurately guiding a tool to a target on the displayed ultrasound image.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2006Publication date: January 25, 2007Applicants: Intuitive Surgical INC., John Hopkins UniversityInventors: Christopher Hasser, Russell Taylor, Michael Choti, Joshua Leven
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Patent number: 7146923Abstract: A valve structure includes a valve body on which is mounted a first valve and a second valve. The first valve traverses the valve body at a first position and the second valve traverses the valve body at a second position spaced apart from the first position. The first valve may comprise a fill valve and the second valve may comprise a pressure relief valve. Alternatively, a single valve structure may incorporate both the fill and pressure relief functions. The valve structure may be incorporated with a bladder made of a flexible and elastic material. In this arrangement, the valve body is positioned in a valve receiving opening in the bladder material and is sealed to the bladder material around the periphery of the valve receiving opening so as to define a sealed bladder interior with the bladder material. Such a valve and bladder combination may be used together with a hull tube to form a portion of an inflatable hull for a boat.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2005Date of Patent: December 12, 2006Assignee: Cryogenic Plastics, Inc.Inventors: Dale Polley, David Hotz, Russell Taylor
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Publication number: 20060199791Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions suitable for use as topical pharmaceutical compositions for use in the treatment or prophylaxis of a superficial microbial species infection, and/or as anti-microbial cleansing compositions for use in the sanitary cleaning of animate or inanimate surfaces. The pharmaceutical compositions comprise a physiologically acceptable metal ion chelating agent and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier therefor, in which composition said metal ion chelating agent has a metal ion chelating capacity for metal ions on which said microbial species is dependent for viability. The cleansing compositions comprise: a cleaning composition wherein is provided a metal ion chelating agent and in which composition said metal ion chelating agent has a metal ion chelating capacity for metal ions on which a microbial species is dependent for viability.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2006Publication date: September 7, 2006Applicant: AQ+ PLCInventors: Alan Jemmett, Jack Schofield, Russell Taylor