Patents by Inventor Stephen O'Connor

Stephen O'Connor 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: 7893772
    Abstract: A system and method of loading a programmable counter includes storing a first digital divide value in a register. The first digital divide value is then loaded from the register to a programmable counter. The method further includes writing a second digital divide value to the register at a time responsive to a time remaining to complete a counting cycle of the programmable counter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Nathan Moyal, David Wright, Stephen O'Connor
  • Patent number: 7796694
    Abstract: Disclosed is a circuit for encoding code phase modulated (CPM) signals, including a code storage device storing one or more PN codes, a counter, and a multiplexer coupled to the code storage device and the counter, the multiplexer to provide an encoded CPM sequence using the one or more reference codes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen O'Connor, Robert Mack, David Wright
  • Publication number: 20100179125
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel pyrrozolotriazine compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and the use of those compounds or compositions for treating hyper-proliferative and/or angiogenesis disorders, as a sole agent or in combination with other active ingredients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2009
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: Bayer HealthCare LLC
    Inventors: Julie A. Dixon, Barton Phillips, Furahi Achebe, Harold C. E. Kluender, Jason Newcom, Kyle Parcella, Steven Magnuson, Zhenqiu Hong, Zhonghua Zhang, Zheng Liu, Uday Khire, Lei Wang, Martin Michels, Brent Chandler, Stephen O'Connor
  • Patent number: 7756194
    Abstract: Disclosed is a circuit for decoding code phase modulated (CPM) signals, including a pseudo-noise (PN) code storage device, storing one or more reference PN codes, a peak detector having an output with decoded CPM data, and a correlation block, including a correlation multiplexer, a plurality of shift registers coupled to the correlation multiplexer, a selection circuit coupled to the plurality of shift registers, and a correlator coupled to the code storage device and correlation multiplexer. Also disclosed is a method for operating the circuit in two operating modes for decoding CPM signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen O'Connor, Robert Mack, David Wright, Ham Prince
  • Patent number: 7729408
    Abstract: A spread spectrum slip time encoding scheme encodes data values with one or more Pseudo Noise (PN) codes and generates a corresponding PN encoded data stream. Other data values are encoded into the PN encoded data stream by varying a slip time between the PN-encoded data values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Mack, Stephen O'Connor
  • Patent number: 7696303
    Abstract: A polymer for use in an optical device comprising a first, optionally substituted, repeat unit of formula and a second, optionally substituted, repeat unit of formula wherein each Ar and Ar? is the same or different and comprises an optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl group and optionally a third, optionally substituted, repeat unit in a molar ratio of no greater than 5%, the third repeat unit having a formula —Ar—N(Ar)—Ar— and having a single nitrogen atom in its backbone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Cambridge Display Technology Limited
    Inventors: Richard O'Dell, Carl Towns, Brian Tierney, Stephen O'Connor, Ilaria Grizzi, Clare L. Foden, Nalinkumar Patel, Mark L. Leadbeater, Lorraine Murtagh
  • Publication number: 20090270468
    Abstract: This invention relates to certain aryl alkyl acid compounds, compositions, and methods for treating or preventing obesity and related diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2008
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventors: Roger Smith, Ann-Marie Campbell, Philip Coish, Miao Dai, Susan Jenkins, Derek Lowe, Stephen O'Connor, Ning Su, Gan Wang, Minghao Zhang, Lei Zhu
  • Publication number: 20090253762
    Abstract: This invention relates to certain aryl alkyl acid compounds, compositions, and methods for treating or preventing obesity and related diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2008
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Inventors: Roger Smith, Ann-Marie Campbell, Philip Coish, Miao Dai, Susan Jenkins, Derek Lowe, Stephen O'Connor, Ning Su, Gan Wang, Mingbao Zhang, Lei Zhu
  • Publication number: 20090236972
    Abstract: An organic light emitting device having a phase-separated light-emissive layer comprising: a charge transport phase comprising a charge transport material; and an emitting phase, the emitting phase comprising a plurality of discrete emissive domains dispersed in the charge transport phase, each emitting domain comprising a host material and one or more metal complexes for emitting light by phosphorescence; wherein the charge transport material has a T1 energy level lower than the T1 energy level of the metal complexes and the host material has a T1 energy level higher than the T1 energy level of the metal complexes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2005
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicants: Cambridge Display Technology Limited, CDT Oxford Limited
    Inventors: Carl Towns, Stephen O'Connor, Andrew Bruce Holmes
  • Publication number: 20090197795
    Abstract: This invention relates to certain aryl alkyl acid compounds, compositions, and methods for treating or preventing obesity and related diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2008
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicant: Bayer HealthCare LLC
    Inventors: Roger Smith, Ann-Marie Campbell, Philip Coish, Miao Dai, Susan Jenkins, Derek Lowe, Stephen O'Connor, Ning Su, Gan Wang, Mingbao Zhang, Lei Zhu
  • Publication number: 20090105122
    Abstract: This invention provides peptides that act as selective NPY2 receptor agonists in vitro and are efficacious in vivo to reduce food intake. The invention is a peptide selected from a specific group of derivatized NPY-related peptides, or functional equivalents thereof. The invention is also directed to a method of treating a metabolic disease in a mammal comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of the peptides to said mammal to reduce food intake and body weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2004
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Applicant: BAYER PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kevin Lumb, Lynn Decarr, Philip Coish, Stephen O'Connor
  • Patent number: 7447254
    Abstract: A method of transmitting communications codes is used in spread spectrum communications systems. The method includes transmitting a first pseudo-noise code, and transmitting a second pseudo-noise code, wherein the second pseudo-noise code is a time-reversed version of the first pseudo-noise code. A device includes a first shift register to store a first code and a second register to store a second code in a time-reversed version. A comparison circuit then compares the two codes and a result is output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corp.
    Inventors: Robert William Eugene Mack, Stephen O'Connor
  • Patent number: 7423156
    Abstract: This invention relates to certain aryl alkyl acid compounds, compositions, and methods for treating or preventing obesity and related diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignee: Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corporation
    Inventors: Roger Smith, Ann-Marie Campbell, Philip Coish, Miao Dai, Susan Jenkins, Derek Lowe, Stephen O'Connor, Ning Su, Gan Wang, Mingbao Zhang, Lei Zhu
  • Publication number: 20080176104
    Abstract: An electroluminescent device comprising:—a first electrode for injection of positive charge carriers;—a second electrode for injection of negative charge carriers; and—an electroluminescent layer located between the first and second electrodes comprising a host material and a metal complex, wherein the host material comprises a polymer having a first repeat unit of formula (I): wherein each Ar is the same or different and independently represents an optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl and any two Ar groups may be directly linked by a single bond.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2004
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Applicants: CDT Oxford Limited, Cambridge Display Technology Limited
    Inventors: Carl Towns, Ilaria Grizzi, Stephen O'Connor, Annette Steudel, Jonathan Pillow, Michael Frampton
  • Publication number: 20070265298
    Abstract: This invention relates to certain biphenyl-4-yl carbonylamino acid compounds, compositions, and methods for treating or preventing obesity and related diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2005
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Applicant: Bayer Pharmaceuticals corporation
    Inventors: Roger Smith, Stephen O'Connor, Philip Coish, Derek Lowe, Roger Clark, Jeffrey Stebbins, Ann-Marie Campbell, Christiana Akuche, Tatiana Shelekhin
  • Publication number: 20070207465
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of self-assembled monolayers with mixtures of conductive oligomers and insulators to detect target analytes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2005
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventors: Jon Kayyem, Stephen O'Connor
  • Publication number: 20070189921
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a method of analyzing a plurality of biochips. In particular, the method includes inserting a first biochip in to a first station of an analysis device, inserting a second biochip into a second station of the analysis device, wherein each of the first and second biochips comprise a substrate that includes an array of detection electrodes, each including a different capture binding ligand, a different target analyte, and a label, and a plurality of electrical contacts, detecting current as an indication of the presence of the labels on the first biochip and detecting current as an indication of the presence of the labels on the second biochip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2001
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Inventors: Hau Duong, Gary Blackburn, Jon Kayyem, Stephen O'Connor, Gary Olsen, Robert Pietri, Robert Terbrueggen
  • Publication number: 20070129272
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising a structured benefit agent pre-mix or delivery vehicle comprising benefit agent structured with crystalline materials, as defined, which when separately prepared and combined after preparation, provides enhanced delivery of benefit agent from a personal product bar carrying composition into which the premix is added. The use of structured benefit agent also enhances delivery of separate benefit agents in the premix (which may or may not be structured) and of separate benefit agents added separately from the premix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Applicant: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen O'Connor, Birnur Aral, John Nicholson, Quynh Pham, John Gllynn, Alexander Lips
  • Publication number: 20070099913
    Abstract: Compounds are provided having the formula: wherein R1, R2, R2?, R3, R3?, R4, R4? R5, X, Y and Z are as defined herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2006
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Inventor: Stephen O'Connor
  • Publication number: 20070035513
    Abstract: A preferred contact group centric interface for a communication device can be used to facilitate communications by a user. The user interface can be arranged to activate from a user's “home page” on the display, from an idle screen that is accessed after a timeout period expires, or any other appropriate mechanism that activates the preferred contact group centric experience. A user selects the preferred contact group from among an array of the user's contacts. Once the contact group is configured, a minimal number of navigation/selection features is necessary to activate any number of communication modes available to the contacts. The contact group is configured such that simple and quick navigation between the contact members is achieved. The contact group can be presented in 2D and 3D arrangements, in any number of list or geometric configurations. A pricing plan can optionally be tied to each member of the contact group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2006
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Applicant: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Sherrard, Warren McNeel, Jasdeep Chugh, Stephen O'Connor, Mikkel Koser, Richard Turnnidge, Ingrid Boone, Robert Glennon, Michael Hendrick, Gary Sentman, Karl Warfel, Wen-Hsing Chang, Valerie Goulart, Sally Abolrous, Adrian Buzescu