Patents by Inventor Simon Thompson

Simon Thompson 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: 8057036
    Abstract: An information difference between a left eye image and a right eye image is adjustable to achieve binocular vision in a patient having a deficiency of binocular vision. A source of image pairs is used along with a dichoptic display system to present a selected one of the image pairs as a right eye image to a patient's right eye and a left eye image to a patient's left eye. The difference at which a patients achieves binocular vision is a measure of a level binocular vision health or function, and continued exposure to the image pairs is therapeutic. The difference can be adjusted during therapy, and restoration of regular binocular vision is possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: McGill University
    Inventors: Robert F. Hess, Behzad Mansouri, Benjamin Simon Thompson
  • Patent number: 8035573
    Abstract: A deployable panel structure for an array antenna comprising a first and a second set of panels hinged together for deployment between a folded configuration for stowage and an elongate unfolded configuration; wherein the panels of said first set are hinged together about a plurality of spaced-apart axes which are transverse to an elongate axis of the unfolded structure and the panels of said second set are hinged to panels of the first set about lengthwise axes parallel to said elongate axis of the unfolded structure; and wherein the number and arrangement of the panels is such that a width of the unfolded structure, measured transversely of its elongate extent, is less at one or both of its ends than the width of its middle portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Agence Spatiale Europeenne
    Inventors: Alan Thompson, Martin Simon Thompson
  • Publication number: 20100283969
    Abstract: This invention is a game platform for the assessment and/or treatment of disorders of binocular vision, such as amblyopia. The game content is devised to maximize the possible therapeutic effects by leveraging advanced research in opthalmology, as well as advanced display technology to render images independently to each eye. In particular, the game content engages both eyes at different levels of difficulty, forcing an amblyopic eye to work harder to regain its performance in the visual system. The invention herein described provides a mobile device, capable of interaction with an eye care specialist, for the assessment/treatment of binocular vision using innovative mechanisms for ensuring proper use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: McGill University
    Inventors: Jeremy Cooperstock, Thang Long To, Jeff Blum, Robert F. Hess, Benjamin Simon Thompson
  • Publication number: 20100209645
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an intumescent formulation comprising a clay such as an organoclay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Inventors: Christopher Breen, Simon Thompson
  • Publication number: 20100201942
    Abstract: An information content difference between a left eye image and a right eye image is adjustable to achieve binocular vision in a patient having a deficiency of binocular vision. A source of image pairs is used along with a dichoptic display system to present a selected one of the images pairs as a right eye image to a patient's right eye and a left eye image to a patient's left eye. The difference at which a patient achieves binocular vision is a measure of a level binocular vision health or function, and continued exposure to the image pairs is therapeutic. The difference can be adjusted during therapy, and restoration of regular binocular vision is possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2008
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: MCGILL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Robert F. Hess, Behzad Mansouri, Benjamin Simon Thompson
  • Publication number: 20100045563
    Abstract: A deployable panel structure for an array antenna comprising a first and a second set of panels hinged together for deployment between a folded configuration for stowage and an elongate unfolded configuration; wherein the panels of said first set are hinged together about a plurality of spaced-apart axes which are transverse to an elongate axis of the unfolded structure and the panels of said second set are hinged to panels of the first set about lengthwise axes parallel to said elongate axis of the unfolded structure; and wherein the number and arrangement of the panels is such that a width of the unfolded structure, measured transversely of its elongate extent, is less at one or both of its ends than the width of its middle portion
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Inventors: Alan Thompson, Martin Simon Thompson
  • Patent number: 7440939
    Abstract: Techniques for inter-relating various types of data from a plurality of dissimilar data sources relating to marketed pharmaceutical products are disclosed. Various data types may be inter-related based on one or more common data features and displayed in a comprehensive format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: IMS Software Services Ltd.
    Inventors: Bop Mistry, Simon Thompson
  • Publication number: 20070174101
    Abstract: An interactive workflow schedule optimiser arranged to enable a user to reconfigure an instantiated workflow for a task comprising a plurality of actions having a predetermined dependency relationship to each other. The optimiser comprises means to input one or more user-specified constraint conditions into the workflow schedule optimiser; means to regenerate a workflow dependent on user specified condition from the instantiated workflow, the regenerated workflow satisfying said one or more user-specified constraint conditions. The optimiser optimises the global utilisation of the resources required to fulfil the user request by processing in parallel the resource requirements of each of said plurality of actions required by the regenerated workflow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2007
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Applicant: BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS public limited company
    Inventors: Yang Li, Simon Thompson, Nick Giles, Hamid Gharib
  • Publication number: 20070083607
    Abstract: A method of invoking, from a device connected to a computer network, an electronic service, from amongst a plurality of such services, available from the network. The method comprises: receiving an electronic signal representative of a request for an electronic service, the service request being expressed in a first ontology; forming a group of mappings each of which specifies a method for mapping from the first ontology to another ontology; using the formed group of mappings to compare the received service request with descriptions of services available on the network expressed in the first ontology or any of the ontologies to which a mapping is available from the first ontology in the formed group of mappings; selecting one of the electronic services available on the network based on the result of the comparison; and transmitting an electronic signal to invoke the selected service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Inventors: Simon Thompson, Nick Giles, Hamid Gharib, Yang Li, Lyndon Lee
  • Publication number: 20070022140
    Abstract: Techniques for inter-relating various types of data from a plurality of dissimilar data sources relating to marketed pharmaceutical products are disclosed. Various data types may be inter-related based on one or more common data features and displayed in a comprehensive format.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2006
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Inventors: Bop Mistry, Simon Thompson
  • Publication number: 20060143108
    Abstract: Negotiations for internet-based auctions or other bidding processes use a plurality of computer-based agent means 21,23,24. An originating agent 21 first defines the rules of the session by retrieving from a store 22 a previously-generated definition of the interactions required in a negotiation, and the purpose of each interaction, and a program for running a process that meets this definition. Having generated the rules under which the negotiations will be undertaken, the originating agent 21 transmits these details to the repository 22 (step 30) where they can be accessed by other users 23. These users follow the rules and the matrix of the session, and each generates a new matrix which is evaluated by the initiator 21 which then generates a selection from alternative matrices offered by the respondents 23.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2004
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Inventors: Simon Thompson, Lyndon Lee, Roberto Avalos Salas
  • Publication number: 20060069995
    Abstract: A service-composition framework arranged to generate a personalised order process for a user seeking to fulfil a service goal by composing a process from a multiplicity of registered services, the framework comprising: a service engine configured to compose one or more services into an order for offering to a user, each service comprising a plurality of actions to be performed; a portal via which the user can request said one or more services from said service engine to fulfil said service goal, the portal being arranged to enable the user to select which services are to be offered, wherein the framework is configured to dynamically determine both the plausibility and the feasibility of the services offered to the user whilst the user is executing their request for services via the portal and to maintain the users status and personal information within a session context.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2005
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Applicant: BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS public limited company
    Inventors: Simon Thompson, Nick Giles, Hamid Gharib, Yang Li