Patents by Inventor Simon James

Simon James 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: 10512702
    Abstract: The present invention provides a breathing assistance apparatus that has a convenient and effective method of cleaning internal conduits inside the apparatus. The breathing assistance apparatus is preferably a gases supply and humidification device. The cleaning method is a method of disinfection that is automated so minimal training is required to disinfect in particular an internal elbow conduit within the device. It is therefore not necessary to dismantle the gases supply and humidification device, therefore, inadvertent damage to the internal parts of the device is avoided. The present invention also provides a method of disinfecting a heated breathing conduit and a patient interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
    Inventors: Kevin Peter O'Donnell, Matthew Jon Payton, Christopher Simon James Quill, Martin Paul Friederich Kramer, Peter Geoffrey Hawkins, Reena Daken
  • Patent number: 10513773
    Abstract: A process for depositing an inorganic material on a substrate, the process comprising, providing a substrate having a surface, providing a precursor mixture comprising a metal sulfonate, and delivering the precursor mixture to the surface of the substrate, wherein the surface of the substrate is at a substrate temperature of above 450° C. and is sufficient to effect decomposition of the metal sulfonate. The inorganic material may include a metal or a metal oxide. The preferred metal sulfonate is metal triflate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignees: Pilkington Group Limited, University College London
    Inventors: Deborah Raisbeck, Simon James Hurst, Ivan P. Parkin, Claire J. Carmalt, Joe A. Manzi
  • Patent number: 10506962
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for performing an intraoperative assessment of brain function based on input that is obtained using a touch panel device, in response to a task, and in the presence of an intervention that is applied to a selected region of the brain. The intervention may be stimulation of the selected region of the brain, such as direct cortical stimulation. In some embodiments, a measure is determined based on the input received from the touch panel. The measure may be a performance measure, related to the performance of the task, and/or a functional measure, associated with an inferred function of the selected region of the brain. In some embodiments, an image of the brain that is registered to an intraoperative reference frame may be annotated or otherwise modified within the selected region based on the measure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignees: ST. MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL, SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Simon James Graham, Melanie Anne Morrison, Fred Tam, Tom Andreas Schweizer, Sunit Das, Marco Garavaglia
  • Patent number: 10500854
    Abstract: An actuator component for a droplet deposition head that includes: a plurality of fluid chambers arranged side-by-side in an array, with certain of the fluid chambers being firing chambers, each of which is provided with at least one piezoelectric actuating element for causing droplet ejection from a nozzle for that firing chamber; and a plurality of non-actuable walls, each of which is formed of piezoelectric material and bounds at least one of the firing chambers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: XAAR TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Angus Condie, Nicholas Marc Jackson, Simon James Hubbard
  • Patent number: 10492526
    Abstract: An inhalation device to hold an inhalant-generating component to generate an inhalant to be drawn through the device and inhaled by a user. The device has a body (10) having a first open end (11b) configured to receive an inhalant-generating component and, a second open end (11a) in fluid communication with the first end through which a user may draw inhalant from the inhalant-generating component. The body is configured to receive a flavour delivery component (63) having an organoleptic material to selectively allow or prevent addition of an organoleptic additive into an inhalant stream drawn through the device. The device includes a ventilation control mechanism (15) configured to selectively allow different amounts of ambient air into the body to mix with and dilute the inhalant stream as it is drawn through the device in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITED
    Inventors: John Sampson, Rabya Khan-Dar, Simon Rucker, Charles Dillon, Simon James Smith, Carl Clement
  • Patent number: 10470491
    Abstract: A component for an inhalation device having a first end for connection to a body of an inhalation device and a second end. A passage extends through the component from the first end to the second end for the flow of inhalant therethrough. The first end includes a blind cavity, separate to the passage and containing an organoleptic material. Also, an inhalation device comprising a body with a first end connected to such a component of the inhalation device and, a second end configured to receive an inhalant-generating component, is disclosed. A conduit extends through the body between the first and second ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITED
    Inventors: Joseph Sutton, Rabya Khan-Dar, Carl Clement, Simon James Smith
  • Patent number: 10471647
    Abstract: This invention concerns a process for producing a printable film comprising: providing a web of film; at a first location subjecting at least a first surface of the film web to a modified atmosphere dielectric barrier discharge (MADBD) treatment; winding the film web onto a reel; transporting the wound film web to a second location; unwinding the film web from the reel; and subjecting the first surface of the film to corona treatment. The invention also concerns printed films obtainable by the process of the invention, and articles of packaging and/or labeling made from such films.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: INNOVIA FILMS LIMITED
    Inventors: Simon James Read, David Carruthers
  • Publication number: 20190310531
    Abstract: A simplified switchable object and methods of making same are provided. The methods may include steps of applying a switchable material on a first surface of a first substrate, the switchable material having a thickness and a shape; applying a barrier material on the first substrate, circumferential to the switchable material; and applying a second substrate over top of, and in contact with, the switchable material and the barrier material, the first substrate, second substrate and barrier material defining a closed chamber encapsulating the switchable material. The methods may further include a step of applying a seal material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Simon James Gauthier, Duhane Lam, Jonathan Ross Sargent, James Daniel Senior, Cynthia Elizabeth Shippam, Peter Alexander Von Hahn
  • Publication number: 20190303934
    Abstract: Pre-authorized communication services and/or transactions are provided via a plurality of networks in response to a request received from a user to provide at least one of a communication service, a transaction and user account information via a plurality of networks of different types. Prior to processing the request, there is verification of the user's authorization to receive the at least one of the communication service, the transaction, and the user account information, and that an account associated with the user has a sufficient amount currently available for payment of the at least one of the communication service and the transaction. After verification, an authorized account associated with the user is charged in real time as the at least one of the communication service and the transaction is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Simon James Joyce, Prafulla C. Gupta, Manohar Sitaram Vaidya, Rajesh Alla, Ashok Kumar Reddy Eanuga, Sreeramamurty Ayalasomayajula, Richa Gupta, Alok Kaushal, Varma Laxmi Jagannadha Siva Kumara Jampana, Prasad Naganianeya Vara Undavalli, Kondal Rao Nallajerla, Sivaramayya Bonagiri, Krishna Mohan Sistla, Amba Prasad Gudipati, Biswajit Sundar Ray, Raghuram Govindacharyula, Penumatsa Janakirama, Veerabhadra Rao Kalluri, Ravi Devi Venkata Sathi, Ramkumar Katchapeswaran Mambakkam, Surya Sekhar Lakshmi Velpuri, Bhanu Murthy Nallagonda
  • Publication number: 20190295106
    Abstract: A system and method of providing web pages of ranked organization to a user. The user may update data about an organization which will cause the ranking to be changed and the webpage regenerated. The system may inform the user or other users of changes to the ranking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: 0934781 B.C. Ltd
    Inventors: Ali Davar, Simon James Hewitt, David Robert Thompson
  • Patent number: 10413872
    Abstract: A domestic beverage carbonator for carbonating a liquid in a bottle comprising temperature and pressure sensors that communicate with a processor to improve the carbonation process. The device further comprises a CO2 cylinder coupling and a cylinder discharge valve, an exhaust valve, a fill head and a user interface. The user interface further comprises user controls and a graphic display and the fill head has a pressure sensor to sense a pressure in the attached bottle and communicate a pressure signal to the processor and the processor uses the pressure signal to regulate the cylinder valve and the exhaust valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: BREVILLE PTY LIMITED
    Inventors: Sathiaseelan Thangamuthu, Simon James Chalk, Con Psarologos, Andrew John Grigor, Gerard Andrew White, Chiu Keung Kenneth Lee
  • Publication number: 20190274649
    Abstract: A medical imaging system a magnet unit includes a main magnet and a first housing. In an embodiment, the main magnet is arranged inside the first housing and includes coil elements and at least one coil carrier, the magnet unit defining an examination opening. The first radiation unit is embodied to irradiate the examination object and is arranged on the side of the magnet unit. The magnet unit includes a first region, transparent to radiation emitted by the first radiation unit radially to the examination axis. The first radiation unit is embodied to emit radiation through the first region of the magnet unit in a direction of the examination opening and is furthermore embodied to rotate about the examination opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: Siemens Healthcare GmbH
    Inventors: Rebecca FAHRIG, Martino LEGHISSA, Simon James CALVERT, Adrian Mark THOMAS
  • Publication number: 20190256526
    Abstract: A compound according to Formula IA and IB, reversibly convertible under photochromic and electrochromic conditions between a ring-open isomer A and a ring-closed isomer B is provided. For substitutent groups, Z is N, O or S; each R1 is independently selected from the group consisting of H, or halo; each R2 is independently selected from the group consisting of H, halo, a polymer backbone, alkyl or aryl; or, when both R2 together form —CH?CH— and form part of a polymer backbone; each R3 is independently selected from the group consisting of H, halo, alkyl, alkoxy, thioalkyl or aryl; each R4 is aryl; and each R5 is independently selected from the group consisting of H, halo, alkyl, alkoxy, thioalkyl or aryl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicant: SWITCH MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Neil Robin BRANDA, Jeremy Graham FINDEN, Simon James GAUTHIER, Ali HAYEK, Kyle Andrew HOPE-ROSS, James Daniel SENIOR, Andreea SPANTULESCU, Serguei SVIRIDOV
  • Publication number: 20190246695
    Abstract: An electronic smoking device (10) comprises a power supply/atomizer portion (12) and a replaceable liquid reservoir portion (14) which is coupleable with the power supply/atomizer portion (12). The liquid reservoir portion comprises a liquid reservoir (34) storing a liquid and the power supply/atomizer portion comprises a power supply (18) and an atomizer (26) adapted to atomize the liquid stored in the liquid reservoir when operated by the power supply. The power supply/atomizer portion comprises a penetrating element (40) that is configured to penetrate the liquid reservoir when the power supply/atomizer portion is coupled with the liquid reservoir portion, and a wick (30). The wick (30) is attached to the penetrating element and is configured so that a portion (31) of the wick entering the liquid reservoir when the power supply/atomizer portion is coupled with the liquid reservoir portion has a U-shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Simon James Smith, Christopher James Rosser
  • Patent number: 10379968
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media for backing up and restore a deployment on a cloud computing platform are described. A deployment on a cloud computing platform includes a set of virtual machines and corresponding disks. A deployment may include multiple subunits designated as deployment jobs. A respective job specification file specifies respective resources used by each deployment job. The resources include various scripts specifying actions to take before, during, and after a backup. A backup orchestrator, upon receiving a backup request for the deployment, executes the scripts in a pre-specified sequence ordered by script type. When a particular type of scripts executes, the corresponding script for each deployment job, if specified in the specification file to correspond to that type, executes. When all scripts of a particular type finish execution, scripts having a next type execute. Accordingly, the operations of backing up multiple deployment jobs are synchronized and orchestrated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Pivotal Software, Inc.
    Inventors: Therese Louise Stowell, Kalyan Chakravarthy Dudala, Colin Michael Humphreys, Simon James Jones, Jatin Naik, Alvaro Perez-Shirley, Henry Arthur James Stanley
  • Publication number: 20190209800
    Abstract: The gases temperature supplied to a patient when the patient is undergoing treatment such as oxygen therapy or positive pressure treatment for conditions such as Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is often measured for safety and to enable controlling of the humidity delivered to the patient. The invention disclosed is related to measurement of properties, particularly temperature (thermister 23), of gases flowing through a heated tube (3), supplying gases to a patient, which utilises the heating wire (21, 28) within the tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Matthew Jon Payton, Kevin Peter O'Donnell, Andrew Baden Clark, Christopher Simon James Quill, Peter Geoffrey Hawkins
  • Patent number: 10325264
    Abstract: Pre-authorized communication services and/or transactions are provided via a plurality of networks in response to a request received from a user to provide at least one of a communication service, a transaction and user account information via a plurality of networks of different types. Prior to processing the request, there is verification of the user's authorization to receive the at least one of the communication service, the transaction, and the user account information, and that an account associated with the user has a sufficient amount currently available for payment of the at least one of the communication service and the transaction. After verification, an authorized account associated with the user is charged in real time as the at least one of the communication service and the transaction is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Upaid Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Simon James Joyce, Prafulla C. Gupta, Manohar Sitaram Vaidya, Rajesh Alla, Ashok Kumar Reddy Eanuga, Sreeramamurty Ayalasomayajula, Richa Gupta, Alok Kaushal, Varma Laxmi Jagannadha Siva Kumara Jampana, Prasad Naganianeya Vara Undavalli, Kondal Rao Nallajerla, Sivaramayya Bonagiri, Krishna Mohan Sistla, Amba Prasad Gudipati, Biswajit Sundar Ray, Raghuram Govindacharyula, Penumatsa Janakirama, Veerabhadra Rao Kalluri, Ravi Devi Venkata Sathi, Ramkumar Katchapeswaran Mambakkam, Surya Sekhar Lakshmi Velpuri, Bhanu Murthy Nallagonda
  • Patent number: 10308397
    Abstract: A tray (50) configured for receiving replaceable portions (26, 26?) of an electronic smoking device (10) is disclosed. The tray (50) has cavities (52) each configured for receiving a replaceable portion (26, 26?) for being releasably clamped therein. The replaceable portion (26, 26?) is releasably clamped by a movement (R) with respect to the tray (50).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: FONTEM HOLDINGS 1 B.V.
    Inventors: Simon James Smith, Charles Kevin Dillon, Daniel Luke Coveney
  • Publication number: 20190135664
    Abstract: This application relates to a water treatment process. The process comprises contacting contaminated water with a catalyst, introducing hydrogen and an oxygen-containing gas into the contaminated water, and reacting hydrogen and oxygen in the presence of the catalyst and the contaminated water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Graham John HUTCHINGS, Simon James FREAKLEY, Jennifer EDWARDS
  • Publication number: 20190124968
    Abstract: There is provided a method of manufacturing a nutritional composition comprising carbohydrate in an amount of at least 250 g l?1 of composition. The method comprises the steps of: (i) combining a first gelling agent and water; (ii) heating the mixture produced in step (i) to a temperature of between 60° C. and 100° C.; (iii) combining a second gelling agent with the heated mixture of step (ii) with mixing; and (iv) maintaining the mixture produced in step (iii) at a temperature of between 70° C. and 100° C. for between 10 and 120 minutes; with a carbohydrate component being combined with the mixture during one or more of said steps. Also provided is a nutritional composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: SIS (Science in Sport) Limited
    Inventors: Timothy John Lawson, Alan Whitfield, Simon James Lawson