Patents by Inventor Simon White
Simon White 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: 20240108847Abstract: A breathing assistance apparatus and method of controlling a breathing assistance apparatus is disclosed. Particularly, the breathing assistance apparatus is controlled such that it has a drying cycle to enable drying of the tubing that supplies gases to a user and prevent the harbouring of pathogens within the tube. The drying cycle is preferably operated automatically by internal controllers in the apparatus. However, it may be manually activated by pressing a button on the apparatus. The drying cycle is preferably activated at the end of a user's treatment session.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Matthew Jon Payton, Kevin Peter O'Donnell, Christopher Simon James Quill, Ian Douglas Makinson, Emily Joy Drake, Craig Karl White, Virginia Louise Owen
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Patent number: 11945575Abstract: A retractable fuselage mounted landing gear assembly is disclosed. The landing gear assembly includes a main strut, a drag stay and a landing gear main fitting. A first end of the drag stay is attached to the main strut and a second end of the drag stay is connected to the fuselage. A first end of the landing main fitting is attached to the main strut and a second end of the main fitting is connected to the fuselage. When the landing gear is extended, substantially all the landing gear loads are transferred from the landing gear to the fuselage via one or more of the drag stay and the main fitting.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2020Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignees: AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED, AIRBUS OPERATIONS (S.A.S.)Inventors: Christopher James Perkins, Marco Boscolo, Nicholas White, Xavier Matheis, Alexandre Legardez, Simon Roux, Sébastien Crouzet
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Publication number: 20220412115Abstract: A mounting post of variable length that may be attached between a local floor and ceiling. The mounting post may include a cable access hole near respective upper and lower extremities of the mounting post.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2022Publication date: December 29, 2022Applicant: Yunex LimitedInventor: Simon White
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Publication number: 20220410374Abstract: Described is a robotic apparatus (10) for investigating a confined area comprising: an articulated robot (20) for insertion into a confined area, the robotic apparatus further comprising a robot control system (30) for controlling the articulated robot. Further, the robot control system comprises a control unit (50), a robot driving means, a seal (70) for isolating the confined area from the external environment and at least one transmission member (80), wherein the control unit is configured to send control signals to the robot driving means, and the at least one transmission member extends from the robot driving means to connect to the articulated robot, the at least one transmission member extending through the seal.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2020Publication date: December 29, 2022Inventors: Harry Thorpe, James Watson, Gisle-Andre Larsen, Vincent Strong, Simon White, Paul Stockwell
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Patent number: 11035208Abstract: Provided is method for gravel packing dual zones within a wellbore and integrating a zonal isolation system. The method, in one embodiment, includes creating an outer sub-assembly and an inner sub-assembly, wherein the inner sub-assembly is positioned within the outer sub-assembly. The method further includes running the outer sub-assembly proximate a bottom of a downhole portion of a wellbore, and setting an uphole packer in an uphole portion of the wellbore and a downhole packer in the downhole portion of the wellbore. The method further includes gravel packing an upper zone and a lower zone, pulling the gravel pack service tool assembly out of the wellbore thereby isolating the upper zone and the lower zone from each other and the wellbore, and running an upper completion into the wellbore to open one or both of the upper zone or the lower zone for production.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2019Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Andrew Penno, Jean-Michel Alain Ranjeva, Simon White
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Publication number: 20200165613Abstract: The disclosure relates to the assembly of Virus Like Particles [VLPs] using packaging native and artificial packaging signals and their use in vaccines and immunological compositions and the methods of vaccination or immunisation against human and animal viral pathogens.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2018Publication date: May 28, 2020Applicants: The University of Leeds, The University of YorkInventors: German Leonov, Simon White, Peter Stockley, Nikesh Patel, Emma Wroblewski, Dan Maskell, Reidun Twarock, Richard Bingham, Eva Weiss, Eric Dykeman
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Publication number: 20190292885Abstract: Provided is method for gravel packing dual zones within a wellbore and integrating a zonal isolation system. The method, in one embodiment, includes creating an outer sub-assembly and an inner sub-assembly, wherein the inner sub-assembly is positioned within the outer sub-assembly. The method further includes running the outer sub-assembly proximate a bottom of a downhole portion of a wellbore, and setting an uphole packer in an uphole portion of the wellbore and a downhole packer in the downhole portion of the wellbore. The method further includes gravel packing an upper zone and a lower zone, pulling the gravel pack service tool assembly out of the wellbore thereby isolating the upper zone and the lower zone from each other and the wellbore, and running an upper completion into the wellbore to open one or both of the upper zone or the lower zone for production.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2019Publication date: September 26, 2019Inventors: Andrew Penno, Jean-Michel Alain Ranjeva, Simon White
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Patent number: 10393675Abstract: An x-ray inspection system including a cabinet containing an x-ray source, a sample support for supporting a sample to be inspected, and an x-ray detector; an air mover configured to force air into the cabinet through an air inlet above the sample support, where the air mover and cabinet are configured to force air through the cabinet from the air inlet past the sample support to an air outlet in the cabinet below the sample support, and an assembly for positioning the sample support relative to the x-ray source and x-ray detector. The sample support includes an upper surface extending in a horizontal plane and the sample positioning assembly includes a vertical positioning mechanism for moving the sample support in a vertical direction, orthogonal to the horizontal plane, and a first horizontal positioning mechanism for moving the sample support and vertical positioning mechanism in a first horizontal direction.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2015Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: Nordson CorporationInventors: John Tingay, William T. Walker, Phil King, Simon White, Kate Donaldson-Stewart
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Publication number: 20170025317Abstract: An x-ray inspection system including a cabinet containing an x-ray source, a sample support for supporting a sample to be inspected, and an x-ray detector; an air mover configured to force air into the cabinet through an air inlet above the sample support, where the air mover and cabinet are configured to force air through the cabinet from the air inlet past the sample support to an air outlet in the cabinet below the sample support, and an assembly for positioning the sample support relative to the x-ray source and x-ray detector. The sample support includes an upper surface extending in a horizontal plane and the sample positioning assembly includes a vertical positioning mechanism for moving the sample support in a vertical direction, orthogonal to the horizontal plane, and a first horizontal positioning mechanism for moving the sample support and vertical positioning mechanism in a first horizontal direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2015Publication date: January 26, 2017Inventors: John TINGAY, William T. WALKER, Phil KING, Simon WHITE, Kate STEWART
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Publication number: 20170018467Abstract: An x-ray inspection system including an x-ray source, a sample support for supporting a sample to be inspected, an x-ray detector, a sample positioning assembly including a first positioning mechanism for moving the sample support along a first axis towards and away from the x-ray source, a proximity sensor fixed to the x-ray source configured to provide a measurement of distance between the x-ray source and a surface of a sample on the sample support, and a controller connected to the proximity sensor. Measurements from the proximity sensor can be used in image processing calculations and to prevent collision between a sample and the x-ray source.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2015Publication date: January 19, 2017Applicant: Nordson CorporationInventors: William T. WALKER, Simon WHITE
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Publication number: 20160326529Abstract: The disclosure relates to anti-viral agents that mimic or inhibit packaging singles of RNA viruses that function in viral capsid formation and their use in the control of viral infection.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2014Publication date: November 10, 2016Applicants: The University of York, University of Leeds, University of HelsinkiInventors: Reidun TWAROCK, Eric DYKEMAN, Peter STOCKLEY, Simon WHITE, Amy BARKER, Nikesh PATEL, Sarah BUTCHER, Shabih SHAKEEL, Mark HARRIS, Hazel STEWART
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Publication number: 20090016650Abstract: A handheld inspection apparatus for inspecting an object in a non-contact manner is provided, the apparatus comprising: a telecentric lens arrangement comprising a telecentric lens arranged to collect light rays projected or reflected from an object to be inspected; a mobile image sensing device such as a CCD digital camera arranged with respect to the telecentric lens to receive the lights rays collected by the telecentric lens and convert these into an image representative of the object, wherein the telecentric lens is arranged such that movement of the apparatus in a direction away from or towards the object causes the image to remain of the same size on the image sensing device. Preferably an illumination unit is provided which is detachably mounted on the camera and is interchangeable depending on the purpose.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2006Publication date: January 15, 2009Inventors: Alan Joseph Bell, Martin James Robinson, John David Wellbelove, Antonio Cavallo, Simon White, Sascha Christoph Hrastnik
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Publication number: 20070148655Abstract: This invention relates to the novel protein, termed INSP (179), herein identified as a secreted protein, in particular as a member of the leucine rich repeat containing protein family and to the use of this protein and nucleic acid sequences from the encoding gene in the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of disease.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2005Publication date: June 28, 2007Applicant: Ares Trading S.A.Inventors: David Michalovich, Simon White, Christine Power, Melanie Yorke-Smith