Patents by Inventor Simon Goddard

Simon Goddard 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: 11415545
    Abstract: A gas sensor system (100) comprising at least one first field effect transistor (200) comprising first source and drain electrodes and at least one second field effect transistor (300) comprising second source and drain electrodes different from the first source and drain electrodes. Different responses of the first and second FETs to gases in an environment may be used to differentiate between the gases, for example to differentiate between 1-methylcyclopropene and ethylene in locations where fruit is stored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company Limited
    Inventors: Christopher Newsome, Nicholas Dartnell, Simon Goddard
  • Publication number: 20220073767
    Abstract: Provided is an ink composition for use in drop on demand inkjet printing such as piezoelectric drop on demand inkjet printing. The ink composition has a phosphine oxide initiator and benzyl acrylate. The amount of benzyl acrylate is less than 40 wt % based on the total weight of the ink composition and the total amount of mono-functional monomers is less than 45 wt % based on the total weight of the ink composition. The phosphine oxide initiator is a bis-acyl phosphine oxide, a benzoyl alkyl phosphinate, or a mixture thereof. The ink compositions are suitable for radiation curing and have good cure properties or good adhesion properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Josephine Harries, Natasha Jeremic, Simon Goddard, Amber Johnson, Thomas Lake, Yuichi Matsushita, Martin Thompson, Andrew Kyriacou
  • Publication number: 20210302365
    Abstract: A gas sensor system for measuring a plurality of gases in an environment. The gas sensors system comprises multiple gas sensors where each of the gas sensors includes a pair of electrodes separated by a semiconducting material. The gas pairs of electrodes of the gas sensors are separated by different distances in each of the gas sensors. Resistivity of the semiconducting material of the gas sensors changes in the presence of a first gas and a contact resistivity between the electrodes and the semiconducting material of gas sensors changes in the presence of a second gas. From measurements of total resistivity of each of the gas sensors the presence and/or the concentration of both the first and the second gas sensors can be determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: Sumitomo Chemical Company Limited
    Inventors: Nicholas Dartnell, Simon Goddard, Christopher Newsome, Daniel Tobjork
  • Publication number: 20200271621
    Abstract: A gas sensor system is made up of a first gas sensor that is sensitive to both a target gas (200) and a secondary gas and a second sensor (300) that is only sensitive to the target gas. The response of the two gas sensors is processed to detect a presence of or a concentration of the target gas. The first sensor includes a semiconductor material that is sensitive to the presence of both the target and the secondary gas and electrodes that are sensitive to the presence of the target gas. The second sensor includes a semiconductor material that is sensitive to the presence of both the target and the secondary gas, but also includes a blocking layer on a surface of at least one of the electrodes that prevents the second gas interacting with the electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: Sumitomo Chemical Company Limited
    Inventors: Nicholas Dartnell, Simon Goddard, Christopher Newsome, Daniel Tobjork, Nir Yaacobi-Gross
  • Publication number: 20200225186
    Abstract: An ethylene gas sensor based on an organic field-effect transistor that includes an organic semiconductor layer incorporating a non-conducting polymer. The non-conducting polymer enhances the response of the organic field-effect transistor to presence of ethylene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Applicant: Sumitomo Chemical Company Limited
    Inventors: Simon Goddard, Nicholas Dartnell
  • Publication number: 20200041443
    Abstract: A gas sensor system (100) comprising at least one first field effect transistor (200) comprising first source and drain electrodes and at least one second field effect transistor (300) comprising second source and drain electrodes different from the first source and drain electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: Sumitomo Chemical Company Limited
    Inventors: Christopher Newsome, Nicholas Dartnell, Simon Goddard
  • Patent number: 10403821
    Abstract: A method of making an electrode for an organic electronic device comprises the steps of depositing an ink on a light emitting layer, and drying said ink to form said electrode. The ink comprises conductive metal or carbon particles, a binder and a hydrocarbon solvent selected from 1,1?-bicyclohexyl, cis-decalin trans-decaiin or n-undecane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Cambridge Display Technology Limited
    Inventors: Simon Goddard, Nicholas Dartnell
  • Patent number: 10194117
    Abstract: A wearable device and corresponding methods and computer-readable media are disclosed, where the method comprises: receiving a first audio signal from an audio communication device; providing first audio based on the first audio signal; capturing second audio, wherein the second audio represents a voice of a wearer of the wearable device; generating a second audio signal, wherein the second audio signal represents the second audio; transmitting the second audio signal to the audio communication device; capturing video; providing a video signal, wherein the video signal represents the video; capturing third audio, wherein the third audio represents ambient sound; generating a third audio signal, wherein the third audio signal represents the third audio; and synchronously encoding, into a single data stream, the first audio signal, the second audio signal, the third audio signal, and the video signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Plantronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Antony M W Bayley, Peter K Reid, Simon Goddard
  • Patent number: 10129919
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for video headsets are described. In one example, both a Bluetooth link and a Wi-Fi link are established between a video headset and a computing device, the Bluetooth link and the Wi-Fi link in operation concurrently. A user speech is received at a video headset microphone during a voice call, and a far end call participant speech is output at a video headset speaker during the voice call. A video is captured with a video headset video camera during the voice call. The user speech is transmitted over the Bluetooth link from the video headset to the computing device and the video is transmitted over the Wi-Fi link from the video headset to the computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Plantronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Antony M W Bayley, Peter K Reid, Simon Goddard
  • Publication number: 20180127604
    Abstract: A phosphorescent ink comprises a first solvent, a stabiliser and a first phosphorescent metal complex wherein the first phosphorescent metal complex comprises at least one aryl-imidazole or heteroaryl-imidazole ligand that may be unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents and wherein the solvent is selected from: linear, branched or cyclic ethers comprising one or more O—CH2 units; solvents comprising a CH2—C(R6)H—CH2 unit wherein R6 is an organic residue and the two CH2 groups may be linked by a divalent group: bicyclic, partially or fully saturated solvents; solvents of formula R8—CR7?CR7—CH2—R8 wherein each R7 is independently H or C1-10 alkyl and R8 in each occurrence is independently an organic residue; and solvents comprising a benzyl group. The stabiliser may be an antioxidant. The ink may be used to form an organic light-emitting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Applicant: Cambridge Display Technology Limited
    Inventors: Simon Goddard, Gonçalo Pedro Gonçalves, Nazrul Islam
  • Publication number: 20180115747
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for video headsets are described. In one example, both a Bluetooth link and a Wi-Fi link are established between a video headset and a computing device, the Bluetooth link and the Wi-Fi link in operation concurrently. A user speech is received at a video headset microphone during a voice call, and a far end call participant speech is output at a video headset speaker during the voice call. A video is captured with a video headset video camera during the voice call. The user speech is transmitted over the Bluetooth link from the video headset to the computing device and the video is transmitted over the Wi-Fi link from the video headset to the computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Applicant: Plantronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Antony MW Bayley, Peter K. Reid, Simon Goddard
  • Publication number: 20180115744
    Abstract: A wearable device and corresponding methods and computer-readable media are disclosed, where the method comprises: receiving a first audio signal from an audio communication device; providing first audio based on the first audio signal; capturing second audio, wherein the second audio represents a voice of a wearer of the wearable device; generating a second audio signal, wherein the second audio signal represents the second audio; transmitting the second audio signal to the audio communication device; capturing video; providing a video signal, wherein the video signal represents the video; capturing third audio, wherein the third audio represents ambient sound; generating a third audio signal, wherein the third audio signal represents the third audio; and synchronously encoding, into a single data stream, the first audio signal, the second audio signal, the third audio signal, and the video signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Applicant: Plantronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Antony MW Bayley, Peter K. Reid, Simon Goddard
  • Publication number: 20170194566
    Abstract: A method of making an electrode for an organic electronic device comprises the steps of depositing an ink on a light emitting layer, and drying said ink to form said electrode. The ink comprises conductive metal or carbon particles, a binder and a hydrocarbon solvent selected from 1, 1?-bicyclohexyl, cis-decalin trans-decaiin or n-undecane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: Cambridge Display Technology Limited
    Inventors: Simon Goddard, Nicholas Dartnell
  • Patent number: 9028715
    Abstract: A composition adapted for use in the manufacture of an organic light-emissive device by passing the composition through one or more openings under pressure to deposit the composition, the composition comprising: a semi-conductive organic host material; a luminescent metal complex; and a first solvent, wherein the first solvent has a structure: where X, X? independently comprise O, S or N and R, R? independently comprise an aromatic or aliphatic group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Cambridge Display Technology Limited
    Inventors: Simon Goddard, Paul Wallace
  • Patent number: 9006715
    Abstract: A method of making an electronic device comprising a double bank well-defining structure, which method comprises: providing an electronic substrate; depositing a first insulating material on the substrate to form a first insulating layer; depositing a second insulating material on the first insulating layer to form a second insulating layer; removing a portion of the second insulating layer to expose a portion of the first insulating layer and form a second well-defining bank; depositing a resist on the second insulating layer and on a portion of the exposed first insulating layer; removing the portion of the first insulating layer not covered by the resist, to expose a portion of the electronic substrate and form a first well-defining bank within the second well-defining bank; and removing the resist. The method can provide devices with reduced leakage currents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Cambridge Display Technology Limited
    Inventors: Mark Crankshaw, Mark Dowling, Daniel Forsythe, Simon Goddard, Gary Williams, Ilaria Grizzi, Angela McConnell
  • Patent number: 8586209
    Abstract: An improved composition for ink jet printing an opto-electrical device, which composition comprises a solution-processable host material and a metal complex, wherein the viscosity of the composition exceeds 12 mPa·s at 20° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Cambridge Display Technology Limited
    Inventors: Paul Wallace, Simon Goddard, Ilaria Grizzi
  • Publication number: 20130001594
    Abstract: A method of making an electronic device comprising a double bank well-defining structure, which method comprises: providing an electronic substrate; depositing a first insulating material on the substrate to form a first insulating layer; depositing a second insulating material on the first insulating layer to form a second insulating layer; removing a portion of the second insulating layer to expose a portion of the first insulating layer and form a second well-defining bank; depositing a resist on the second insulating layer and on a portion of the exposed first insulating layer; removing the portion of the first insulating layer not covered by the resist, to expose a portion of the electronic substrate and form a first well-defining bank within the second well-defining bank; and removing the resist. The method can provide devices with reduced leakage currents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2010
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: CAMBRIDGE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Mark Crankshaw, Mark Dowling, Daniel Forsythe, Simon Goddard, Gary Williams, Ilaria Grizzi, Angela McConnell
  • Patent number: 8084767
    Abstract: A composition for use in the manufacture of an opto-electrical device, the composition comprising: a conductive or semi-conductive organic material; a solvent; and a first additive, wherein the first additive is an alcohol ether having a boiling point lower than 170° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Cambridge Display Technology Limited
    Inventors: Paul Wallace, Simon Goddard
  • Publication number: 20110306157
    Abstract: A composition for ink jet printing an opto-electrical device, comprising a charge injecting and/or transporting organic material and a solvent mixture, wherein the solvent mixture is present in an amount of about 30% v/v based on the volume of the composition and comprises a first co-solvent and a second co-solvent miscible with the first co-solvent; wherein the first co-solvent comprises ethylene glycol; and the second co-solvent comprises glycerol, wherein the ratio by volume of the first co-solvent to second co-solvent is approximately 1:2. The composition provides slower drying PEDOT ink formulations having improved film uniformity within pixels and across swathe joins which do not compromise other aspects of the ink's performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2009
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: CAMBRIDGE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Paul Wallace, Simon Goddard
  • Publication number: 20110269255
    Abstract: A composition adapted for use in the manufacture of an organic light-emissive device by passing the composition through one or more openings under pressure to deposit the composition, the composition comprising: a semi-conductive organic host material; a luminescent metal complex; and a first solvent, wherein the first solvent has a structure: where X, X? independently comprise O, S or N and R, R? independently comprise an aromatic or aliphatic group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2009
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: CAMBRIDGE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Simon Goddard, Paul Wallace