Patents by Inventor Simon Chapman
Simon Chapman 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: 20170342957Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a support structure for Tidal Energy Converters (TECs), the support structure being for completely submerged deployment. A preferred support structure includes a single stanchion 4, extending in a first direction, and a cross arm 5, extending in a second direction perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the first direction. The cross arm 5 is statically attached to the stanchion 4, and can support a plurality of TECs 3. A support structure also includes a support frame 7, which extends further in a third direction, perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the first and second directions, than in the second direction. The support frame 7 is operable to anchor the support structure to a seabed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2015Publication date: November 30, 2017Applicant: Energy Technologies Institute LLPInventors: Andy Baldock, Robert Rankin, Andy Jones, Ian Wilson, Holly Bower, Timothy William Baker, Daniel Matson, Claire Legrand, Aruna Seneviratne, Joe Fison, Dave Rigg, Simon Chapman, Richard Clark, Nancy Wasson, Richard Parkinson, Claire Cohen
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Patent number: 9674197Abstract: A system and method to allow a disabled device to receive an incoming communication after the termination of an emergency communication session with a service provider. A disabled device is a device having a portion of its service plan that allows the device to send or receive communications either temporarily or permanently disabled. In some embodiments, the system allows the disabled device to receive all incoming communications during a defined period of time after the emergency communication session. In some embodiments, the system allows the disabled device to receive all incoming communications from numbers or URIs contained in a repository of allowed numbers. In some embodiments, the system allows the disabled device to receive all incoming communications if the service provider initiating the communication enters an authenticated routing key or passcode.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2016Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.Inventors: Neeta Moodbidri, Nilesh Ranjan, Simon Chapman, Timothy N. Dunn, Jeffrey Hall
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Publication number: 20160261598Abstract: A system and method to allow a disabled device to receive an incoming communication after the termination of an emergency communication session with a service provider. A disabled device is a device having a portion of its service plan that allows the device to send or receive communications either temporarily or permanently disabled. In some embodiments, the system allows the disabled device to receive all incoming communications during a defined period of time after the emergency communication session. In some embodiments, the system allows the disabled device to receive all incoming communications from numbers or URIs contained in a repository of allowed numbers. In some embodiments, the system allows the disabled device to receive all incoming communications if the service provider initiating the communication enters an authenticated routing key or passcode.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2016Publication date: September 8, 2016Inventors: Neeta Moodbidri, Nilesh Ranjan, Simon Chapman, Timothy N. Dunn, Jeffrey Hall
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Patent number: 9345052Abstract: A system and method to allow a disabled device to receive an incoming communication after the termination of an emergency communication session with a service provider. A disabled device is a device having a portion of its service plan that allows the device to send or receive communications either temporarily or permanently disabled. In some embodiments, the system allows the disabled device to receive all incoming communications during a defined period of time after the emergency communication session. In some embodiments, the system allows the disabled device to receive all incoming communications from numbers or URIs contained in a repository of allowed numbers. In some embodiments, the system allows the disabled device to receive all incoming communications if the service provider initiating the communication enters an authenticated routing key or passcode.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2015Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.Inventors: Neeta Moodbidri, Nilesh Ranjan, Simon Chapman, Timothy N. Dunn, Jeffrey Hall
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Publication number: 20160044715Abstract: A system and method to allow a disabled device to receive an incoming communication after the termination of an emergency communication session with a service provider. A disabled device is a device having a portion of its service plan that allows the device to send or receive communications either temporarily or permanently disabled. In some embodiments, the system allows the disabled device to receive all incoming communications during a defined period of time after the emergency communication session. In some embodiments, the system allows the disabled device to receive all incoming communications from numbers or URIs contained in a repository of allowed numbers. In some embodiments, the system allows the disabled device to receive all incoming communications if the service provider initiating the communication enters an authenticated routing key or passcode.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2015Publication date: February 11, 2016Inventors: Neeta Moodbidri, Nilesh Ranjan, Simon Chapman, Timothy N. Dunn, Jeffrey Hall
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Patent number: 9167605Abstract: A system and method to allow a disabled device to receive an incoming communication after the termination of an emergency communication session with a service provider. A disabled device is a device having a portion of its service plan that allows the device to send or receive communications either temporarily or permanently disabled. In some embodiments, the system allows the disabled device to receive all incoming communications during a defined period of time after the emergency communication session. In some embodiments, the system allows the disabled device to receive all incoming communications from numbers or URIs contained in a repository of allowed numbers. In some embodiments, the system allows the disabled device to receive all incoming communications if the service provider initiating the communication enters an authenticated routing key or passcode.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2012Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.Inventors: Neeta Moodbidri, Nilesh Ranjan, Simon Chapman, Timothy N. Dunn, Jeffrey Hall
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Patent number: 8693454Abstract: A wireless connection between a mobile device and an IP-based wireless telecommunications network is established when the mobile device registers with a network controller (NC) through an access point (AP). When a geographical position is needed for the mobile device (e.g., a 911 call), messages are exchanged between the NC and a serving mobile location center (SMLC), where the SMLC retrieves information from a database that is used to identify the geographic position of the mobile device. The database can store a variety of information related to mobile devices such as: last known position, IP address, MAC address, a mobile or subscriber identifier (such as an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI)), last CGI, etc. The geographical position is communicated back to the NC, which can then forward the position information to a switch for processing such as for 911 calls.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2012Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.Inventors: Magesh Annamalai, Christopher E. Caldwell, Simon Chapman, Christopher Harvey Joul, Justin Mueller, Janne P. Linkola, John Foster Pottle, Ryan Neil Jensen
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Patent number: 8682281Abstract: A monitoring application and method in a disabled telecommunication device for monitoring communication sessions initiated by the device and detecting an emergency communication session that is initiated by the device. If an emergency communication session is detected, the monitoring application generates and transmits a message to a rating engine over a non-voice channel. The non-voice channel may be an unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) channel, a short message service (SMS) channel, or other like messaging channel. When the message is received via the non-voice channel, various callback techniques may be implemented to allow the disabled device to receive communications after the emergency communication session, even though such communications would normally be prevented as a result of a service lock.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2010Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.Inventors: Timothy N. Dunn, Arturo Silis, Declan Farrell, Jyot Kumar, Simon Chapman
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Publication number: 20130035057Abstract: A system and method to allow a disabled device to receive an incoming communication after the termination of an emergency communication session with a service provider. A disabled device is a device having a portion of its service plan that allows the device to send or receive communications either temporarily or permanently disabled. In some embodiments, the system allows the disabled device to receive all incoming communications during a defined period of time after the emergency communication session. In some embodiments, the system allows the disabled device to receive all incoming communications from numbers or URIs contained in a repository of allowed numbers. In some embodiments, the system allows the disabled device to receive all incoming communications if the service provider initiating the communication enters an authenticated routing key or passcode.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2012Publication date: February 7, 2013Inventors: Neeta Moodbidri, Nilesh Ranjan, Simon Chapman, Timothy N. Dunn, Jeffrey Hall
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Publication number: 20120320888Abstract: A wireless connection between a mobile device and an IP-based wireless telecommunications network is established when the mobile device registers with a network controller (NC) through an access point (AP). When a geographical position is needed for the mobile device (e.g., a 911 call), messages are exchanged between the NC and a serving mobile location center (SMLC), where the SMLC retrieves information from a database that is used to identify the geographic position of the mobile device. The database can store a variety of information related to mobile devices such as: last known position, IP address, MAC address, a mobile or subscriber identifier (such as an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI)), last CGI, etc. The geographical position is communicated back to the NC, which can then forward the position information to a switch for processing such as for 911 calls.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2012Publication date: December 20, 2012Applicant: T-Mobile USA, Inc.Inventors: Magesh Annamalai, Christopher E. Caldwell, Simon Chapman, Christopher H. Joul, Justin Mueller, Janne P. Linkola, John F. Pottle, Ryan N. Jensen
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Patent number: 8306501Abstract: A system and method to allow a disabled device to receive an incoming communication after the termination of an emergency communication session with a service provider. A disabled device is a device having a portion of its service plan that allows the device to send or receive communications either temporarily or permanently disabled. In some embodiments, the system allows the disabled device to receive all incoming communications during a defined period of time after the emergency communication session. In some embodiments, the system allows the disabled device to receive all incoming communications from numbers or URIs contained in a repository of allowed numbers. In some embodiments, the system allows the disabled device to receive all incoming communications if the service provider initiating the communication enters an authenticated routing key or passcode.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2009Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.Inventors: Neeta Moodbidri, Nilesh Ranjan, Simon Chapman, Timothy N. Dunn, Jeffrey Hall
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Patent number: 8116291Abstract: A wireless connection between a mobile device and an IP-based wireless telecommunications network is established when the mobile device registers with a network controller (NC) through an access point (AP). When a geographical position is needed for the mobile device (e.g., a 911 call), messages are exchanged between the NC and a serving mobile location center (SMLC), where the SMLC retrieves information from a database that is used to identify the geographic position of the mobile device. The database can store a variety of information related to mobile devices such as: last known position, IP address, MAC address, a mobile or subscriber identifier (such as an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI)), last CGI, etc. The geographical position is communicated back to the NC, which can then forward the position information to a switch for processing such as for 911 calls.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2009Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.Inventors: Magesh Annamalai, Christopher E Caldwell, Simon Chapman, Christopher H. Joul, Justin Mueller, Janne P. Linkola, John F. Pottle, Ryan N. Jensen
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Publication number: 20100273445Abstract: A monitoring application and method in a disabled telecommunication device for monitoring communication sessions initiated by the device and detecting an emergency communication session that is initiated by the device. If an emergency communication session is detected, the monitoring application generates and transmits a message to a rating engine over a non-voice channel. The non-voice channel may be an unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) channel, a short message service (SMS) channel, or other like messaging channel. When the message is received via the non-voice channel, various callback techniques may be implemented to allow the disabled device to receive communications after the emergency communication session, even though such communications would normally be prevented as a result of a service lock.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2010Publication date: October 28, 2010Inventors: Timothy N. Dunn, Arturo Silis, Declan Farrell, Joyt Kumar, Simon Chapman
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Publication number: 20100046406Abstract: A wireless connection between a mobile device and an IP-based wireless telecommunications network is established when the mobile device registers with a network controller (NC) through an access point (AP). When a geographical position is needed for the mobile device (e.g., a 911 call), messages are exchanged between the NC and a serving mobile location center (SMLC), where the SMLC retrieves information from a database that is used to identify the geographic position of the mobile device. The database can store a variety of information related to mobile devices such as: last known position, IP address, MAC address, a mobile or subscriber identifier (such as an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI)), last CGI, etc. The geographical position is communicated back to the NC, which can then forward the position information to a switch for processing such as for 911 calls.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2009Publication date: February 25, 2010Applicant: T-Mobile USA, Inc.Inventors: Magesh Annamalai, Christopher E. Caldwell, Simon Chapman, Christopher H. Joul, Justin Mueller, Janne P. Linkola, John F. Pottle, Ryan N. Jensen
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Publication number: 20100029244Abstract: A system and method to allow a disabled device to receive an incoming communication after the termination of an emergency communication session with a service provider. A disabled device is a device having a portion of its service plan that allows the device to send or receive communications either temporarily or permanently disabled. In some embodiments, the system allows the disabled device to receive all incoming communications during a defined period of time after the emergency communication session. In some embodiments, the system allows the disabled device to receive all incoming communications from numbers or URIs contained in a repository of allowed numbers. In some embodiments, the system allows the disabled device to receive all incoming communications if the service provider initiating the communication enters an authenticated routing key or passcode.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2009Publication date: February 4, 2010Inventors: Neeta Moodbidri, Nilesh Ranjan, Simon Chapman, Timothy N. Dunn, Jeffrey Hall
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Publication number: 20090291630Abstract: A system and method is described for broadcasting, e.g. commercial mobile alert messages (CMAM) or other messages including various text-based messages to a target area without substantially broadcasting to an area outside the target area. Further details and features are described herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2008Publication date: November 26, 2009Inventors: Timothy N. Dunn, Simon Chapman, Declan Farrell
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Patent number: 6316778Abstract: The invention is a theft deterrent arrangement for a motor vehicle audio apparatus (10) wherein the audio apparatus (10) is enabled when an optoelectronic circuit (7,11,13) is closed by a security bezel (1) removably seated in a recess (3) in a front face (2) of the audio apparatus (10). The security bezel (1) has a light pipe (17), so that when the security bezel (1) is seated in the recess (3), the light pipe (17) provides an optical path (32) between a light detector (13) and an emitter (11) fixedly mounted in the recess (3), thereby closing the optoelectronic circuit (7,11,13) and enabling the audio apparatus (10).Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2000Date of Patent: November 13, 2001Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Gary Goodman, Malcolm Johnston, Simon Chapman