Patents by Inventor Stephen Noel

Stephen Noel 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).

  • System and method for path failure recovery in a communications environment
    Patent number: 8284672
    Abstract: Provided are a system and method for recovering from failure of a path connecting first and second nodes in a communications network. In one example, the method includes identifying that the path has failed. Contexts affected by the path failure are deleted on the first node, and the second node with which the path was shared is notified that the contexts have been deleted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Rockstar Bidco, L.P.
    Inventors: Rishad Mahasoom, Stephen Noel, Daniel Warren
  • Bone graft forming guide
    Patent number: 7736366
    Abstract: A bone graft forming guide for providing a bone graft and a method of forming a bone graft. The guide includes a main body including a holder for holding a graft material and guide containing a pattern generally corresponding to the desired shaped of the bone graft. The forming guide may include a hole guide containing a plurality of hole guides arranged in a pattern generally corresponding to the desired shape of the bone graft. The forming guide may further include a cutting guide containing a pattern corresponding to the desired shape of the bone graft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Stryker Spine
    Inventors: Mahmoud F. Abdelgany, Stephen Noel, Alan Yeadon
  • System and Method for Path Failure Recovery in a Communications Environment
    Publication number: 20090097399
    Abstract: Provided are a system and method for recovering from failure of a path connecting first and second nodes in a communications network. In one example, the method includes identifying that the path has failed. Contexts affected by the path failure are deleted on the first node, and the second node with which the path was shared is notified that the contexts have been deleted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventors: Rishad MAHASOOM, Stephen NOEL, Daniel WARREN
  • System and method for path failure recovery in a communications environment
    Patent number: 7477606
    Abstract: Provided are a system and method for recovering from failure of a path connecting first and second nodes in a communications network. In one example, the method includes identifying that the path has failed. Contexts affected by the path failure are deleted on the first node, and the second node with which the path was shared is notified that the contexts have been deleted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventors: Rishad Mahasoom, Stephen Noel, Daniel Warren
  • Method for remote evaluation and management of vehicular parts
    Publication number: 20050203758
    Abstract: A computer-based method for vehicular part remote evaluation and management is presented. The method comprises obtaining from a first location description information regarding a state of a vehicular part. The description information is transmitted to a second location. The description information is analyzed in order to provide an assessment of the state of the vehicular part and the assessment information is transmitted back to the first location, allowing informed decisions to be made as to the disposition of the vehicular part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2004
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Inventors: Wilfried Blum, Stephen Noel, Albert Carbone
  • System and method for path failure recovery in a communications environment
    Publication number: 20050018599
    Abstract: Provided are a system and method for recovering from failure of a path connecting first and second nodes in a communications network. In one example, the method includes identifying that the path has failed. Contexts affected by the path failure are deleted on the first node, and the second node with which the path was shared is notified that the contexts have been deleted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2004
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Applicant: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventors: Rishad Mahasoom, Stephen Noel, Daniel Warren
  • Bone graft forming guide
    Publication number: 20040034362
    Abstract: A bone graft forming guide for providing a bone graft and a method of forming a bone graft. The guide includes a main body including a holder for holding a graft material and guide containing a pattern generally corresponding to the desired shaped of the bone graft. The forming guide may include a hole guide containing a plurality of hole guides arranged in a pattern generally corresponding to the desired shape of the bone graft. The forming guide may further include a cutting guide containing a pattern corresponding to the desired shape of the bone graft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2003
    Publication date: February 19, 2004
    Applicant: Stryker Spine
    Inventors: Mahmoud F. Abdelgany, Stephen Noel, Alan Yeadon
  • Bone graft forming guide and method of forming bone grafts
    Patent number: 6648894
    Abstract: A bone graft forming guide for providing a bone graft and a method of forming a bone graft. The guide includes a main body including a holder for holding a graft material and guide containing a pattern generally corresponding to the desired shaped of the bone graft. The forming guide may include a hole guide containing a plurality of hole guides arranged in a pattern generally corresponding to the desired shape of the bone graft. The forming guide may further include a cutting guide containing a pattern corresponding to the desired shape of the bone graft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Assignee: Stryker Spine
    Inventors: Mahmoud Abdelgany, Stephen Noel, Alan Yeadon
  • Bone graft forming guide and method of forming bone grafts
    Publication number: 20020082604
    Abstract: A bone graft forming guide for providing a bone graft and a method of forming a bone graft. The guide includes a main body including a holder for holding a graft material and guide containing a pattern generally corresponding to the desired shaped of the bone graft. The forming guide may include a hole guide containing a plurality of hole guides arranged in a pattern generally corresponding to the desired shape of the bone graft. The forming guide may further include a cutting guide containing a pattern corresponding to the desired shape of the bone graft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2000
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Inventors: Mahmoud Abdelgany, Stephen Noel, Alan Yeadon