Patents by Inventor Stephen Rees
Stephen Rees 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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Patent number: 9244744Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present invention, a system assigns at least one workload a hard share quantity and at least one other workload a soft share quantity or a hard share quantity. The system allocates a resource to the workloads based on the hard share quantity and the soft share quantity of active workloads in a predefined interval. A hard share quantity indicates a maximum resource allocation and a soft share quantity enables allocation of additional available processor time. Embodiments of the present invention further include a method and computer program product for allocating a resource to workloads in substantially the same manner as described above.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2014Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Paul Miller Bird, David Kalmuk, Stephen Rees, Scott Douglas Walkty
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Patent number: 9063795Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present invention, a system assigns at least one workload a hard share quantity and at least one other workload a soft share quantity or a hard share quantity. The system allocates a resource to the workloads based on the hard share quantity and the soft share quantity of active workloads in a predefined interval. A hard share quantity indicates a maximum resource allocation and a soft share quantity enables allocation of additional available processor time. Embodiments of the present invention further include a method and computer program product for allocating a resource to workloads in substantially the same manner as described above.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2012Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Paul M. Bird, David Kalmuk, Stephen Rees, Scott D. Walkty
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Publication number: 20150161730Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method that enables users, such as institutional investors and financial institutions, to interactively engage in capital market transactions, including the trading of Over-the-Counter financial products, via the Internet (including the World Wide Web). The system includes a variety of servers, applications, and interfaces that enable users to interactively communicate and trade financial instruments among one another. Interactive communications supported by the system include: requesting price quotes, monitoring and reviewing quote requests, issuing price quotes, monitoring and reviewing price quotes, negotiation between users, acceptance of price quotes, reporting, portfolio management, analysis of financial information and market data, and communications among users via an automated processor.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2014Publication date: June 11, 2015Inventors: Harpal SANDHU, Viral V. TOLAT, Stephen REES
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Patent number: 8967689Abstract: The invention provides a method and a tool for handling storage media in carriers, the tool comprising: a tool body; a first jaw to engage a first side of the storage media in carrier; a second jaw to engage a second opposed side of the storage media in carrier; wherein at least the second jaw is pivotally mounted on the main body so as to be movable between a first position in which the jaw is positioned so as to enable a disk drive in carrier to be freely moved into an engagement position with the tool and a second position in which the jaw engages the disk drive carrier so as to releasably lock the disk drive in carrier to the tool.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2012Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Seagate Technology LLCInventors: Stephen Rees, Hoo Yuen Pang, Paul Rumsey
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Patent number: 8862507Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method that enables users, such as institutional investors and financial institutions, to interactively engage in capital market transactions, including the trading of Over-the-Counter financial products, via the Internet (including the World Wide Web). The system includes a variety of servers, applications, and interfaces that enable users to interactively communicate and trade financial instruments among one another. Interactive communications supported by the system include: requesting price quotes, monitoring and reviewing quote requests, issuing price quotes, monitoring and reviewing price quotes, negotiation between users, acceptance of price quotes, reporting, portfolio management, analysis of financial information and market data, and communications among users via an automated processor.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2002Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Integral Development CorporationInventors: Harpal S. Sandhu, Viral V. Tolat, Stephen Rees
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Publication number: 20140201756Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present invention, a system assigns at least one workload a hard share quantity and at least one other workload a soft share quantity or a hard share quantity. The system allocates a resource to the workloads based on the hard share quantity and the soft share quantity of active workloads in a predefined interval. A hard share quantity indicates a maximum resource allocation and a soft share quantity enables allocation of additional available processor time. Embodiments of the present invention further include a method and computer program product for allocating a resource to workloads in substantially the same manner as described above.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2014Publication date: July 17, 2014Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Paul M. Bird, David Kalmuk, Stephen Rees, Scott D. Walkty
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Publication number: 20140173616Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present invention, a system assigns at least one workload a hard share quantity and at least one other workload a soft share quantity or a hard share quantity. The system allocates a resource to the workloads based on the hard share quantity and the soft share quantity of active workloads in a predefined interval. A hard share quantity indicates a maximum resource allocation and a soft share quantity enables allocation of additional available processor time. Embodiments of the present invention further include a method and computer program product for allocating a resource to workloads in substantially the same manner as described above.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2012Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Paul M. Bird, David Kalmuk, Stephen Rees, Scott D. Walkty
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Publication number: 20130307283Abstract: The invention provides a method and a tool for handling storage media in carriers, the tool comprising: a tool body; a first jaw to engage a first side of the storage media in carrier; a second jaw to engage a second opposed side of the storage media in carrier; wherein at least the second jaw is pivotally mounted on the main body so as to be movable between a first position in which the jaw is positioned so as to enable a disk drive in carrier to be freely moved into an engagement position with the tool and a second position in which the jaw engages the disk drive carrier so as to releasably lock the disk drive in carrier to the tool.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2012Publication date: November 21, 2013Applicant: Xyratex Technology LimitedInventors: Stephen REES, Hoo Y. Pang, Paul Rumsey
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Publication number: 20120246652Abstract: Various systems, processes, and products may be used to manage a processor. In particular implementations, managing a processor may include the ability to determine whether a thread is pausing for a short period of time and place a wait event for the thread in a queue based on a short thread pause occurring. Managing a processor may also include the ability to activate a delay thread that determines whether a wait time associated with the pause has expired and remove the wait event from the queue based on the wait time having expired.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2011Publication date: September 27, 2012Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Bernard A. King-Smith, Bret R. Olszewski, Stephen Rees, Basu Vaidyanathan
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Patent number: 7783928Abstract: A method for describing activities in software products is provided. The method provides for identifying a plurality of activities in a software product that are of interest, defining an event structure to describe each identified activity as an event, associating each identified activity with one or more problem determination technologies, executing the software product, and responsive to detecting one of the plurality of identified activities during execution of the software product, creating one or more event records for the one detected activity based on the defined event structure, initiating the one or more problem determination technologies associated with the one detected activity, and passing the one or more event records to each of the one or more problem determination technologies.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2007Date of Patent: August 24, 2010Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Alexander Abrashkevich, Dmitri Abrashkevich, Ralph James Bateman, Stephen Rees, Yinghua (Amy) Tang, Robin D. Grosman, Mark Francis Wilding
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Publication number: 20090063904Abstract: A method for describing activities in software products is provided. The method provides for identifying a plurality of activities in a software product that are of interest, defining an event structure to describe each identified activity as an event, associating each identified activity with one or more problem determination technologies, executing the software product, and responsive to detecting one of the plurality of identified activities during execution of the software product, creating one or more event records for the one detected activity based on the defined event structure, initiating the one or more problem determination technologies associated with the one detected activity, and passing the one or more event records to each of the one or more problem determination technologies.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2007Publication date: March 5, 2009Inventors: Alexander Abrashkevich, Dmitri Abrashkevich, Ralph James Bateman, Stephen Rees, Yinghua (Amy) Tang, Robin D. Grosman, Mark Francis Wilding
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Publication number: 20080201288Abstract: A method, system and program product for identifying caching opportunities is provided. The method includes identifying one or more data sources stored on a database system that are utilized by an application, establishing a pre-set read-update ratio threshold for data accessed from a data source, and tracking the read-update ratio threshold for data accessed from the data source, such that exceeding the pre-set read-update ratio threshold for the data accessed identifies a caching opportunity. The method further includes defining an action to be taken when the pre-set read-update ratio threshold for the data accessed from the data source has been exceeded and taking the action defined when the pre-set read-update ratio threshold for the data accessed from the data source has been exceeded. The action defined includes either advising a user of an opportunity to cache the data accessed or automatically caching the data accessed from the data source.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2007Publication date: August 21, 2008Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Gennaro A. Cuomo, Thomas R. Gissel, Stephen Rees, Timothy J. Vincent
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Publication number: 20070213138Abstract: A spreader plate assembly intended for use with an arbor carriage includes two congruent rectangular plates, one overlying the other. Each plate has two spaced apart notches disposed on one long side and a circular bore near one of the short sides. The plates are connected in mirror-reversed position relative to one another by a fastener inserted through the bore in each plates, thereby pivotably connecting them and enabling them to be moved relative to one another between an open and a closed position. In the closed position, the two spaced apart notches of each plate straddle two spaced apart vertical rods of the arbor carriage.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2006Publication date: September 13, 2007Inventor: Stephen Rees
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Patent number: 7101677Abstract: The present invention relates to receptor/reporter fusion protein based assays for detecting the effect test compounds have on a particular membrane receptor, as well as to receptor/reporter fusion proteins for use in such assays and compounds identified by the assays as having interesting/useful effects. Suitable membrane receptors are growth factor receptors, cytokine receptors, ion channels and integrins including any subtypes, mutants, homologs and chimeric forms of such receptors. The assay may be to study G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs).Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2000Date of Patent: September 5, 2006Assignee: University Court of the University of GlasgowInventors: Graeme Milligan, Edward Stephen Rees
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Publication number: 20060105319Abstract: The invention relates to methods of converting venous blood values to arterial blood values. This has the advantage that arterial blood samples need not be taken, and the disadvantages compared to venous blood samples when taking arterial blood samples are eliminated. The method is basically based on three steps, namely the step of measuring arterial oxygenation, the step of measuring and estimating values of venous blood acid/base status and oxygenation status of a venous blood sample, and the step of converting the venous blood values by applying a mathematical model for deriving blood acid/base status and oxygenation status into estimated arterial blood values.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2003Publication date: May 18, 2006Inventors: Stephen Rees, Steen Andreassen
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Publication number: 20030091978Abstract: The present invention provides a method of assessing the glucocorticoid receptor signalling pathway modulated by a test compound comprising; (a) providing a cell having a first polynucleotide construct comprising a first reporter gene under the control of a first promoter indicative of a first glucocorticoid receptor signalling pathway; (b) providing a second cell of the same lineage as the cell (a), and comprising a second polynucleotide construct having a second reporter gene under the control of a second promoter indicative of a second glucocorticoid receptor signalling pathway; (c) incubating said first and second cells with a test compound; (d) monitoring for expression of the first and second reporter genes.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2002Publication date: May 15, 2003Inventors: Stuart Neville Farrow, Barbara Maschera, Edward Stephen Rees
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Publication number: 20030033212Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method that enables users, such as institutional investors and financial institutions, to interactively engage in capital market transactions, including the trading of Over-the-Counter financial products, via the Internet (including the World Wide Web). The system includes a variety of servers, applications, and interfaces that enable users to interactively communicate and trade financial instruments among one another. Interactive communications supported by the system include: requesting price quotes, monitoring and reviewing quote requests, issuing price quotes, monitoring and reviewing price quotes, negotiation between users, acceptance of price quotes, reporting, portfolio management, analysis of financial information and market data, and communications among users via an automated processor.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2002Publication date: February 13, 2003Inventors: Harpal S. Sandhu, Viral V. Tolat, Stephen Rees
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Patent number: 6347307Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method that enables users, such as institutional investors and financial institutions, to engage in capital market transactions, including the trading of Over-the-Counter financial products, via the Internet (including the World Wide Web). The system includes a variety of servers, applications, and interfaces that enable users to interactively communicate and trade financial instruments among one another, and to manage their portfolios. Interactive communications supported by the system include: requesting price quotes, monitoring and reviewing quote requests, issuing price quotes, monitoring and reviewing price quotes, negotiation between users, acceptance of price quotes, reporting, portfolio management, analysis of financial information and market data, calendaring, and communications among users and/or system administrators, including e-mail, chat, and message boards.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2000Date of Patent: February 12, 2002Assignee: Integral Development Corp.Inventors: Harpal S. Sandhu, Viral V. Tolat, Stephen Rees