Patents by Inventor Stephen Owen

Stephen Owen 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: 8307428
    Abstract: A scanning system, method and computer program product are provided. In use, portions of data are scanned. Further, access to a scanned portion of the data is allowed during scanning of another portion of the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Owen Hearnden, Martin J. Lucas, Christopher M. Hinton, Nicolas K. Wilson
  • Publication number: 20110097253
    Abstract: A method producing a volume of purified F2 comprising removing HF from a F2 feed and removing CF4 from the F2 feed, wherein a concentration of HF in the volume of purified F2 is less than 1 ppm (v/v) and a concentration CF4 in the volume of purified F2 is less than 10 ppm (v/v).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2009
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicant: FLUOROMER LLC
    Inventors: Yuichi Iikubo, Stephen Owens
  • Publication number: 20110093789
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus that detects an input focus proximate an edit area of a web page navigated to by a user of a computing device via a web browser. The edit area is configured to receive input in a particular format. The method also includes the step of displaying, on a display of the computing device, information associated with the user and maintained by a service provider, the displayed information having a format matching the particular format of input for the edit area of the web page. In one embodiment, the web page is associated with the service provider. In another embodiment, the web page is not associated with the service provider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2009
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen Owens
  • Publication number: 20110072089
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus that receives, over a network from a computing device being used by a user, a request to configure a first software module host with respect to a software module, the first software module host associated with the user. The apparatus transmits over the network to the computing device instructions to configure, for display by the computing device, the first software module host in accordance with the request. The apparatus computer transmits over the network to the computing device instructions to apply the same configuration with respect to the software module to a second software module host, the second software module host also associated with the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2009
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Broman, Stephen Owens, John Hazelwood, Parag Jain, Javadev Chandrasekhar, Steven Carlson, David Pham
  • Patent number: 7845149
    Abstract: A capper/de-capper system 1 has a rack support 10 for supporting a rack 11 containing a plurality of capped tubes 31 in a given position. A head unit 12 supports a two-dimensional array of capping/de-capping spindles 13, each of which includes a clutch 133 and a capping/de-capping spigot 131 or socket, the spindles being aligned with the tube positions defined in the rack. A drive mechanism 108 moves the tubes and the head unit relatively towards and away from one another in use, when a rack containing capped tubes is disposed in the rack support, causing engagement and disengagement of the capping/de-capping spigots or sockets with and from the tube caps 32. A spindle drive system 15-22 provides simultaneous rotation of the capping/de-capping spigots or sockets together after engagement with the caps, either to detach caps from the tubes or attach caps to the tubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: The Automation Partnership (Cambridge) Limited
    Inventors: Stephen Owen, Justin Owen, Adrian Neil Bargh
  • Patent number: 7513127
    Abstract: A system 10 for storing and processing a plurality of biological or chemical samples at ultra-low temperatures is provided. The system 10 comprises a plurality of ultra-low temperature storage locations 30; an enclosed pathway 35 adjacent the storage locations 30; and a manipulator module 60 disposed within the pathway 35 for conveying vessels 33 along the pathway 35 between the storage locations 30 in the system 10. Each of the storage locations being accessed through an insulated access panel 36 on the side of the storage location 30, the panel 36 being configured to close the storage location 30 from the pathway 35.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: The Automation Partnership
    Inventors: Stephen Owen, Justin Michael Owen
  • Publication number: 20080301247
    Abstract: A system includes a server, a source client executable on a first electronic device configured to be in communication with the server. The source client is operable to automatically upload a file to the server in response to a user of the first electronic device placing the file in a first electronic folder. The source client is configured to associate a first network address with the first electronic folder in response to a user instruction. A recipient client is executable on a second electronic device configured to be in communication with the server. The second electronic device is located at the first network address. The recipient client is operable to receive from the server the uploaded file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: MEMEO, INC.
    Inventors: Chris Halim, Stephen Owens, Hong Quang Bui
  • Publication number: 20080299652
    Abstract: An apparatus for shaking a plurality of vessels, for example in an incubator, has at least one rotatable support 10 (101,102) defining a plurality of support locations for vessels 50 at predefined positions 12 around an upright axis and the support or supports 10 are rotatable around the upright axis to move the vessels between a number of positions about the axis for insertion and removal of the vessels onto and from the support(s) respectively. A drive transmission system 38,381 (39,391) connects the support to a drive motor 382 (392), whereby the support can be rotated to a desired position for loading or unloading of a vessel to or from a respective support location 12. A drive mechanism 33, 36 (37). 35 is operable to move each support location eccentrically about an axis independently of the rotation of the support about the upright axis, so that vessels disposed on the support can be shaken.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: THE AUTOMATION PARTNERSHIP (CAMBRIDGE) LIMITED
    Inventors: Stephen OWEN, Adrian Neil BARGH
  • Publication number: 20080154072
    Abstract: Methods and materials are provided for the production and purification of halogenated compounds and intermediates in the production of 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane. In a preferred embodiment, the process steps include: (1) reacting carbon tetrachloride with vinyl chloride to produce 1,1,1,3,3-pentachloropropane; (2) dehydrochlorinating the 1,1,1,3,3-pentachloropropane with a Lewis acid catalyst to produce 1,1,3,3-tetrachloropropene; (3) fluorinating the 1,1,3,3-tetrachloropropene to produce 1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene; (4) fluorinating the 1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene to produce a product mixture containing 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane; and (5) separating 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropro-pane from by-products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Applicant: GREAT LAKES CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Stephen Owens, Andrew Jackson, Vimal Sharma, Mitchel Cohn, John Cheng-Ping Qian, Julia Ann Sacarias, Yuichi Iikubo
  • Patent number: 7373659
    Abstract: A system, method and computer program product are provided for prioritized network security. Initially, a set of policies is identified, where each policy has a condition associated therewith. It is then determined whether the conditions are met. Next, the policies are activated whose associated conditions are determined to be met. Such conditions represent a priority of the policy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: James M. Vignoles, Stephen Owen Hearnden, Robert Hugh Smithson
  • Patent number: 7348461
    Abstract: Methods and materials are provided for the production of essentially isomerically pure perhalogenated and partially halogenated compounds. One embodiment of the present invention provides a process for the production of essentially isomerically pure CFC-216aa. Other embodiments include processes for the production of CFC-217ba and HFC-227ea. Particular embodiments of the present invention provide separation techniques for the separation of chlorofluorocarbons from HF, from other chlorofluorocarbons, and the separation of isomers of halogenated compounds. Still other embodiments of the present invention provide catalytic synthetic techniques that demonstrate extended catalyst lifetime. In other embodiments, the present invention provides catalytic techniques for the purification of isomeric mixtures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Assignee: Great Lakes Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Yuichi Iikubo, Stephen Owens, Mitchel Cohn, Stephan M. Brandstadter, Vicki E. Hedrick, Janet K. Boggs, John Qian, Julie Sacarias
  • Patent number: 7335805
    Abstract: Methods and materials are provided for the production of essentially isomerically pure perhalogenated and partially halogenated compounds. One embodiment of the present invention provides a process for the production of essentially isomerically pure CFC-216aa. Other embodiments include processes for the production of CFC-217ba and HFC-227ea. Particular embodiments of the present invention provide separation techniques for the separation of chlorofluorocarbons from HF, from other chlorofluorocarbons, and the separation of isomers of halogenated compounds. Still other embodiments of the present invention provide catalytic synthetic techniques that demonstrate extended catalyst lifetime. In other embodiments, the present invention provides catalytic techniques for the purification of isomeric mixtures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: Great Lakes Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Yuichi Iikubo, Stephen Owens, Mitchel Cohn, Stephan M. Brandstadter, Vicki E. Hedrick, Janet K. Boggs, John Qian, Julie Sacarias
  • Patent number: 7332635
    Abstract: Methods and materials are provided for the production of essentially isomerically pure perhalogenated and partially halogenated compounds. One embodiment of the present invention provides a process for the production of essentially isomerically pure CFC-216aa. Other embodiments include processes for the production of CFC-217ba and HFC-227ea. Particular embodiments of the present invention provide separation techniques for the separation of chlorofluorocarbons from HF, from other chlorofluorocarbons, and the separation of isomers of halogenated compounds. Still other embodiments of the present invention provide catalytic synthetic techniques that demonstrate extended catalyst lifetime. In other embodiments, the present invention provides catalytic techniques for the purification of isomeric mixtures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: Great Lakes Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Yuichi Iikubo, Stephen Owens, Mitchel Cohn, Stephan M. Brandstadter, Vicki E. Hedrick, Janet K. Boggs, John Qian, Julie Sacarias
  • Patent number: 7329786
    Abstract: Methods and materials are provided for the production of essentially isomerically pure perhalogenated and partially halogenated compounds. One embodiment of the present invention provides a process for the production of essentially isomerically pure CFC-216aa. Other embodiments include processes for the production of CFC-217ba and HFC-227ea. Particular embodiments of the present invention provide separation techniques for the separation of chlorofluorocarbons from HF, from other chlorofluorocarbons, and the separation of isomers of halogenated compounds. Still other embodiments of the present invention provide catalytic synthetic techniques that demonstrate extended catalyst lifetime. In other embodiments, the present invention provides catalytic techniques for the purification of isomeric mixtures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: Great Lakes Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Yuichi Iikubo, Stephen Owens, Mitchel Cohn, Stephan M. Brandstadter, Vicki E. Hedrick, Janet K. Boggs, John Chengping Chien, Julie Sacarias, Vimal Sharma
  • Publication number: 20080022808
    Abstract: A capper/de-capper system 1 has a rack support 10 for supporting a rack 11 containing a plurality of capped tubes 31 in a given position. A head unit 12 supports a two-dimensional array of capping/de-capping spindles 13, each of which includes a clutch 133 and a capping/de-capping spigot 131 or socket, the spindles being aligned with the tube positions defined in the rack. A drive mechanism 108 moves the tubes and the head unit relatively towards and away from one another in use, when a rack containing capped tubes is disposed in the rack support, causing engagement and disengagement of the capping/de-capping spigots or sockets with and from the tube caps 32. A spindle drive system 15-22 provides simultaneous rotation of the capping/de-capping spigots or sockets together after engagement with the caps, either to detach caps from the tubes or attach caps to the tubes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2007
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Inventors: Stephen Owen, Justin Owen, Adrian Neil Bargh
  • Publication number: 20070212677
    Abstract: This invention provides principles, methods and compositions for ascertaining the mechanism of action of pharmacologically important compounds in the context of network biology, across the entire scope of the complex pathways of living cells. Importantly, the principles, methods and compositions provided allow a rapid assessment of the on-pathway and off-pathway effects of lead compounds and drug candidates in living cells, and comparisons of lead compounds with well-characterized drugs and toxicants to identify patterns associated with efficacy and toxicity. The invention will be useful in improving the drug discovery process, in particular by identifying drug leads with desired safety and efficacy and in effecting early attrition of compounds with potential adverse effects in man.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Applicant: Odyssey Thera, Inc.
    Inventors: Marnie MacDonald, Jane Lamerdin, Stephen Owens, Brigitte Keon, Graham Bilter, Zhidi Shang, Zhengping Huang, Helen Yu, Jennifer Dias, Tomoe Minami, Stephen Michnick, John Westwick
  • Publication number: 20070187549
    Abstract: An airfoil family for a helicopter rotor blade, designated SC362XX. SC362XX essentially removes the large lower surface suction peak associated with ‘drag creep’ at moderate lift coefficients while reducing the peak Mach number and shock strength at high lift/Mach number conditions. Another optional airfoil family for use at inboard regions of the helicopter rotor, which is designated SC3252XX airfoil family, is a relatively thicker airfoil section that includes a significant increase in thickness forward of the 30% x/c location to provide a relatively thick and rigid inboard section. The lift coefficient at which the drag divergence Mach number was optimized is the same in both families thereby readily providing application to a single rotor blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2006
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Inventor: Stephen Owen
  • Publication number: 20070177717
    Abstract: A system is disclosed for integrating electronic mail, voice mail, and fax mail in a universal mailbox. Message receivers may access their messages with a telephone or a computer regardless of the communication medium used by the message sender. Using a telephone, message receivers may playback voice mail, redirect fax mail, and “listen” to e-mail through a text-to-speech conversion process. Using a computer and modem, message receivers may playback voice mail, view fax mail, and read e-mail by accessing the universal mailbox via connection software. Message senders and receivers may choose from a variety of filter and forward options that allow them to manage their communications via the universal mailbox. Forwarding and conversion of messages is performed automatically. The options are used to define a set of rules to be applied to inbound and outbound messages so that messages are sent and received in accordance with the preferences of the senders and receivers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Applicant: AOL LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Owens, James Kitchen, David Smith, Leonard DeNittis, Kyle Brown, Michael Finney, Thomas Johnson, Steve Feinstein, Michael Snider, Randall Wright, James Paynter, Robin Bard
  • Publication number: 20070157105
    Abstract: Sidebars group a plurality of Internet and other services in one easily accessible location on the desktop. In one embodiment, a user's sidebar preferences, such as, for example, the types of applications modules that populate their sidebar are stored by an Internet content provider on a network server. A user can access their personal sidebar preferences from any computer with an Internet connection. In addition, in one embodiment, application module information loaded into the application modules is also stored on a server, thus changes made in a sidebar are reflected in their “full service” counterpart applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2006
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventors: Stephen Owens, Marc Bishop, Derrick Whittle
  • Publication number: 20070081642
    Abstract: A system is disclosed for integrated electronic mail, voice mail, and fax mail messaging. A common message format is defined for use by an electronic mail service and a telecommunications service so electronic mail messages that may include voice and fax mail attachments may be exchanged between the services. Message senders and receivers may choose from a variety of filter and forward options that allow them to manage their communications and specify a preference for receiving messages at the electronic mail or telecommunications service. Forwarding and conversion of messages is performed automatically. The options are used to define a set of rules to be applied to inbound and outbound messages so that messages are sent and received in accordance with the preferences of the senders and receivers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2006
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Inventors: Stephen Owens, Michael Finney, Michael Snider, Randall Wright, James Paynter, Robin Bard