Patents by Inventor Simon Andrew

Simon Andrew 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).

  • Patent number: 11325037
    Abstract: A method of mapping a virtual environment comprises obtaining a first sequence of video images output by a videogame title; obtaining a corresponding sequence of in-game virtual camera positions at which the video images were created; obtaining a corresponding sequence of depth buffer values for a depth buffer used by the videogame whilst creating the video images; and for each of a plurality of video images and corresponding depth buffer values of the obtained sequences, obtain mapping points corresponding to a sampling distribution of points over the area of a respective video image and their associated depth values; wherein respective mapping points are obtained by projecting co-ordinated derived from the sample points from the video image and associated depth values back into a 3D game world co-ordinate system of the videogame title; thereby obtaining a point cloud dataset of mapping points corresponding to the first sequence of video images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Inventors: Andrew Swann, Pritpal Singh Panesar, Simon Andrew St. John Brislin, Hugh Alexander Dinsdale Spencer
  • Publication number: 20220031610
    Abstract: Provided are pharmaceutical compositions and methods for preparing pharmaceutical compositions comprising coated API. Excess coating material that is not bound to coated API may be removed by a sieving process. Coating and dosing ratios can also be optimized to minimize the amount of excess unbound coating material. Additionally, the compositions can be formulated to preserve the functional coating of coated API and to minimize aeration of API when mixed into suspension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: Catalent U.K. Swindon Zydis Limited
    Inventors: Rosaleen MCLAUGHLIN, Simon Andrew Martyn HOWES, Craig WHEADON, Jonathon WHITEHOUSE, Adam PARKER, Michael John HUTCHINSON
  • Patent number: 11187258
    Abstract: A fixing for attaching an object to a panel, the fixing comprising: a head member (11) configured to be located on a first side of the panel; a back member (13) configured to be located on a second side of the panel and to receive at least part of an attachment element; and a neck member (12) connecting the head member (11) and the back member (13), wherein the head member (11), neck member (12), and back member (13) are rigidly coupled together and a part of the back member extends radially outwardly with respect to the head member, such that the back member is locatable on the second side of the panel by manipulation of the rigidly coupled head member, neck member and back member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Inventor: Simon Andrew Nugent
  • Publication number: 20210353551
    Abstract: Provided are pharmaceutical compositions and methods for preparing pharmaceutical compositions comprising Ibuprofen using solventless mixing methods. Excess coating material that is not bound to coated Ibuprofen may be removed by a sieving process. Coating and dosing ratios can also be optimized to minimize the amount of excess unbound coating material. Additionally, the compositions can be formulated to preserve the functional coating of coated Ibuprofen and to minimize aeration of Ibuprofen when mixed into suspension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: Catalent U.K. Swindon Zydis Limited
    Inventors: Rosaleen MCLAUGHLIN, Simon Andrew Martyn HOWES, Craig WHEADON, Jonathon WHITEHOUSE, Adam PARKER
  • Patent number: 11166919
    Abstract: Provided are pharmaceutical compositions and methods for preparing pharmaceutical compositions comprising Ibuprofen using solventless mixing methods. Excess coating material that is not bound to coated Ibuprofen may be removed by a sieving process. Coating and dosing ratios can also be optimized to minimize the amount of excess unbound coating material. Additionally, the compositions can be formulated to preserve the functional coating of coated Ibuprofen and to minimize aeration of Ibuprofen when mixed into suspension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Catalent U.K. Swindon Zydis Limited
    Inventors: Rosaleen McLaughlin, Simon Andrew Martyn Howes, Craig Wheadon, Jonathon Whitehouse, Adam Parker
  • Patent number: 11141380
    Abstract: Provided are pharmaceutical compositions and methods for preparing pharmaceutical compositions using solventless mixing methods. Excess coating material that is not bound to a coated API particle may be removed by a sieving process. Coating and dosing ratios can also be optimized to minimize the amount of excess unbound coating material. Specifically, a coating ratio and/or a dosing ratio can be used to minimize the residual amount of excess unbound coating material to minimize agglomeration of coating material during storage. In some embodiments, a pharmaceutical composition is provided, the pharmaceutical composition comprising: 65-85 % w/w API particles; 15-30 % w/w coating material coating the API particles; and 3-15 % w/w matrix surrounding the coated API particles, wherein the pharmaceutical composition comprises a disintegration time rate of less than 10 seconds for at least six months under storage conditions of at least 25° C. and at least 60 % relative humidity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Catalent U.K. Swindon Zydis Limited
    Inventors: Rosaleen McLaughlin, Simon Andrew Martyn Howes, Craig Wheadon, Jonathon Whitehouse
  • Publication number: 20210267899
    Abstract: Provided are pharmaceutical compositions and methods for preparing pharmaceutical compositions using solventless mixing methods. Excess coating material that is not bound to a coated API particle may be removed by a sieving process. Coating and dosing ratios can also be optimized to minimize the amount of excess unbound coating material. Specifically, a coating ratio and/or a dosing ratio can be used to minimize the residual amount of excess unbound coating material to minimize agglomeration of coating material during storage. In some embodiments, a pharmaceutical composition is provided, the pharmaceutical composition comprising: 65-85% w/w API particles; 15-30% w/w coating material coating the API particles; and 3-15% w/w matrix surrounding the coated API particles, wherein the pharmaceutical composition comprises a disintegration time rate of less than 10 seconds for at least six months under storage conditions of at least 25° C. and at least 60% relative humidity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: Catalent U.K. Swindon Zydis Limited
    Inventors: Rosaleen MCLAUGHLIN, Simon Andrew Martyn HOWES, Craig WHEADON, Jonathon WHITEHOUSE
  • Publication number: 20210237078
    Abstract: The present application discloses a plurality of embodiments and associated inventions, with respect to microfluidic systems for at least one of identifying, imaging, orientating, and sorting particles, in particular, biological cells, and more particularly, X and Y sperm cells. In some embodiments, a module system with functional connectors is provided, each module being connected by a connector that can provide additional functionality aside from enabling fluid flow between modules. The present disclosure also is directed to microfluidic systems which include particle delivery tubes configured to orient particles (e.g., X and Y sperm cells), as well as microfluidic systems for generating a static, spatial patterns within the microfluidic channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Miriam Cather SIMPSON, Peter Anthony Greenwood HOSKING, Simon Andrew ASHFORTH, Claude AGUERGARAY, Michael Ronald KEOUGH
  • Patent number: 11077067
    Abstract: Provided are pharmaceutical compositions and methods for preparing pharmaceutical compositions comprising Ibuprofen using solventless mixing methods. Excess coating material that is not bound to coated Ibuprofen may be removed by a sieving process. Coating and dosing ratios can also be optimized to minimize the amount of excess unbound coating material. Additionally, the compositions can be formulated to preserve the functional coating of coated Ibuprofen and to minimize aeration of Ibuprofen when mixed into suspension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Catalent U.K. Swindon Zydis Limited
    Inventors: Rosaleen McLaughlin, Simon Andrew Martyn Howes, Craig Wheadon, Jonathon Whitehouse, Adam Parker
  • Publication number: 20210178266
    Abstract: A method of mapping a virtual environment comprises obtaining a first sequence of video images output by a videogame title; obtaining a corresponding sequence of in-game virtual camera positions at which the video images were created; obtaining a corresponding sequence of depth buffer values for a depth buffer used by the videogame whilst creating the video images; and for each of a plurality of video images and corresponding depth buffer values of the obtained sequences, obtain mapping points corresponding to a sampling distribution of points over the area of a respective video image and their associated depth values; wherein respective mapping points are obtained by projecting co-ordinated derived from the sample points from the video image and associated depth values back into a 3D game world co-ordinate system of the videogame title; thereby obtaining a point cloud dataset of mapping points corresponding to the first sequence of video images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Limited
    Inventors: Andrew Swann, Pritpal Singh Panesar, Simon Andrew St. John Brislin, Hugh Alexander Dinsdale Spencer
  • Patent number: 11026892
    Abstract: Provided are pharmaceutical compositions and methods for preparing pharmaceutical compositions using solventless mixing methods. Excess coating material that is not bound to a coated API particle may be removed by a sieving process. Coating and dosing ratios can also be optimized to minimize the amount of excess unbound coating material. Specifically, a coating ratio and/or a dosing ratio can be used to minimize the residual amount of excess unbound coating material to minimize agglomeration of coating material during storage. In some embodiments, a pharmaceutical composition is provided, the pharmaceutical composition comprising: 65-85% w/w API particles; 15-30% w/w coating material coating the API particles; and 3-15% w/w matrix surrounding the coated API particles, wherein the pharmaceutical composition comprises a disintegration time rate of less than 10 seconds for at least six months under storage conditions of at least 25° C. and at least 60% relative humidity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Catalent U.K. Swindon Zydis Limited
    Inventors: Rosaleen McLaughlin, Simon Andrew Martyn Howes, Craig Wheadon, Jonathon Whitehouse
  • Patent number: 11019903
    Abstract: A heated paddle hairbrush includes a novel bristle arrangement which establishes a large surface area for contacting the length of hair during grooming while also creating a serpentinous path through which the length of hair must traverse thereby enhancing the grooming effect on the hair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: BABYLISS FAGO SPRL
    Inventors: Simon Andrew Potts, Virginia Louise Hicks
  • Patent number: 11007436
    Abstract: A method of detecting significant footage for recording from a videogame includes obtaining position information for a target object within a virtual environment of the videogame, obtaining depth buffer information for a current position of a virtual camera used to generate a current image of the virtual environment for display by the videogame, calculating a first distance along a line between the current position of the virtual camera and the obtained position of the target object, detecting whether a depth buffer value along the line corresponds to at least a threshold distance from the virtual camera, the threshold distance being based upon the calculated first distance, and if so, associating the current image with an indicator that the image is significant for the purposes of recording footage from the videogame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Hugh Alexander Dinsdale Spencer, Andrew Swann, Simon Andrew St John Brislin, Nicholas Anthony Edward Ryan
  • Patent number: 10874948
    Abstract: A method of mapping a virtual environment includes: obtaining a first sequence of video images output by a videogame title; obtaining a corresponding sequence of in-game virtual camera positions at which the video images were created; obtaining a corresponding sequence of depth buffer values for a depth buffer used by the videogame whilst creating the video images; and, for each of a plurality of video images and corresponding depth buffer values of the obtained sequences, obtain mapping points corresponding to a selected predetermined set of depth values corresponding to a predetermined set of positions within a respective video image; where for each pair of depth values and video image positions, a mapping point has a distance from the virtual camera position based upon the depth value, and a position based upon the relative positions of the virtual camera and the respective video image position, thereby obtaining a map dataset of mapping points corresponding to the first sequence of video images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Limited
    Inventors: Nicholas Anthony Edward Ryan, Hugh Alexander Dinsdale Spencer, Andrew Swann, Simon Andrew St John Brislin, Pritpal Singh Panesar
  • Publication number: 20200390704
    Abstract: Provided are pharmaceutical compositions and methods for preparing pharmaceutical compositions using solventless mixing methods. Excess coating material that is not bound to a coated API particle may be removed by a sieving process. Coating and dosing ratios can also be optimized to minimize the amount of excess unbound coating material. Specifically, a coating ratio and/or a dosing ratio can be used to minimize the residual amount of excess unbound coating material to minimize agglomeration of coating material during storage. In some embodiments, a pharmaceutical composition is provided, the pharmaceutical composition comprising: 65-85% w/w API particles; 15-30% w/w coating material coating the API particles; and 3-15% w/w matrix surrounding the coated API particles, wherein the pharmaceutical composition comprises a disintegration time rate of less than 10 seconds for at least six months under storage conditions of at least 25° C. and at least 60% relative humidity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: Catalent U.K. Swindon Zydis Limited
    Inventors: Rosaleen MCLAUGHLIN, Simon Andrew Martyn HOWES, Craig WHEADON, Jonathon WHITEHOUSE
  • Publication number: 20200390716
    Abstract: Provided are pharmaceutical compositions and methods for preparing pharmaceutical compositions comprising Ibuprofen using solventless mixing methods. Excess coating material that is not bound to coated Ibuprofen may be removed by a sieving process. Coating and dosing ratios can also be optimized to minimize the amount of excess unbound coating material. Additionally, the compositions can be formulated to preserve the functional coating of coated Ibuprofen and to minimize aeration of Ibuprofen when mixed into suspension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: Catalent U.K. Swindon Zydis Limited
    Inventors: Rosaleen MCLAUGHLIN, Simon Andrew Martyn HOWES, Craig WHEADON, Jonathon WHITEHOUSE, Adam PARKER
  • Publication number: 20200268677
    Abstract: Provided are pharmaceutical compositions and methods for preparing pharmaceutical compositions that can minimize the aeration a pharmaceutical suspension during the production process. Pharmaceutical compositions include a plurality of API particles; a coating material encapsulating each API particle of the plurality of API particles; and a matrix solution/suspension comprising a matrix former, a structure former, and an anti-aerating agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: Catalent U.K. Swindon Zydis Limited
    Inventors: Rosaleen MCLAUGHLIN, Simon Andrew Martyn HOWES, Jonathon WHITEHOUSE
  • Publication number: 20200268676
    Abstract: Provided are pharmaceutical compositions and methods for preparing pharmaceutical compositions comprising Ibuprofen using solventless mixing methods. Excess coating material that is not bound to coated Ibuprofen may be removed by a sieving process. Coating and dosing ratios can also be optimized to minimize the amount of excess unbound coating material. Additionally, the compositions can be formulated to preserve the functional coating of coated Ibuprofen and to minimize aeration of Ibuprofen when mixed into suspension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: Catalent U.K. Swindon Zydis Limited
    Inventors: Rosaleen MCLAUGHLIN, Simon Andrew Martyn HOWES, Craig WHEADON, Jonathon WHITEHOUSE, Adam PARKER
  • Publication number: 20200268667
    Abstract: Provided are pharmaceutical compositions and methods for preparing pharmaceutical compositions using solventless mixing methods. Excess coating material that is not bound to a coated API particle may be removed by a sieving process. Coating and dosing ratios can also be optimized to minimize the amount of excess unbound coating material. Specifically, a coating ratio and/or a dosing ratio can be used to minimize the residual amount of excess unbound coating material to minimize agglomeration of coating material during storage. In some embodiments, a pharmaceutical composition is provided, the pharmaceutical composition comprising: 65-85 % w/w API particles; 15-30 % w/w coating material coating the API particles; and 3-15 % w/w matrix surrounding the coated API particles, wherein the pharmaceutical composition comprises a disintegration time rate of less than 10 seconds for at least six months under storage conditions of at least 25° C. and at least 60 % relative humidity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: Catalent U.K. Swindon Zydis Limited
    Inventors: Rosaleen MCLAUGHLIN, Simon Andrew Martyn HOWES, Craig WHEADON, Jonathon WHITEHOUSE
  • Publication number: 20200251146
    Abstract: A method of generating audio-visual content from video game footage is provided. The method comprises obtaining a user-selected audio track and obtaining video game footage. Statistical analysis is performed on the audio track so as to determine an excitement level associated with respective portions of the audio track. Statistical analysis is performed on the video game footage so as to determine an excitement level associated with respective portions of the video game footage. Portions of the video game footage are matched with portions of the audio track, based on a correspondence in determined excitement level. Based on said matching, a combined audio-visual content comprising the portions of the video game footage matched to corresponding portions of the audio track is generated. In this way, calm and exciting moments within the video footage are matched to corresponding moments in the audio track. A corresponding system is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Limited
    Inventor: Simon Andrew St. John Brislin