Patents by Inventor Steve Wells

Steve Wells 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: 12097053
    Abstract: To obtain functional information 110 energising a first set of x-ray emitters of the panel over a first period of time and directing the x-rays at the first object; using the detector to detect the x-rays 35 after passing through the first object; processing the detected x-rays to create a first set of images to obtain tomosynthesis data 100; energising a second set of x-ray emitters of the panel over a second period of time and directing the x-rays at the first object; using the detector to detect the x-rays after passing through the first object; processing the detected x-rays to create a second set of images to obtain tomosynthesis data, wherein the number of emitters used in the second period of time is less than used in the first period of time; and comparing at least some images from each set of images to provide functional information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: ADAPTIX LTD
    Inventors: Steve Wells, Gil Travish, Mark Evans, Kristin Schmiedehausen
  • Patent number: 11966295
    Abstract: Various implementations described herein relate to systems and methods for a Solid State Drive (SSD) to manage data in response to a power loss event, including writing data received from a host to a volatile storage of the SSD, detecting the power loss event before the data is written to a non-volatile storage of the SSD, storing the write commands to a non-volatile storage of the SSD, marking at least one storage location of the SSD associated with the write commands as uncorrectable, for example, after the power is restored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: KIOXIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nigel Horspool, Steve Wells
  • Publication number: 20230305745
    Abstract: Various implementations described herein relate to systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for managing write commands to superblocks, including receiving, by a storage device from a host, a write command and a write data. The write command indicates that the write data is to be written to a first superblock of the storage device. The storage device determines the first superblock lacks sufficient capacity to store the write data. In response to determining that the first superblock lacks the sufficient capacity to store the write data, the storage device programs the write data to at least one of a reserved capacity of the first superblock or a second superblock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Nigel Horspool, Steve Wells, Neil Buxton
  • Publication number: 20220343568
    Abstract: The present invention seeks to reduce the burden of producing high-resolution tomograms by using an initial scan on a predetermined grid 10 to obtain a minimal set of images, and then regions of interest 20 are identified for further scanning. The further scanning locations 40 are determined by image entropy or gradient found in the previous iteration; such regions are indicative of edges, cracks or complex structure within the region. After each iteration, the level of information (e.g. image entropy or gradient) will decrease relative to the pixel/voxel size. In this way, a more efficient way to scan is achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Gil Travish, Steve Wells, Martin Holden, Ian Mitchell
  • Publication number: 20220291997
    Abstract: Various implementations described herein relate to systems and methods for a Solid State Drive (SSD) to manage data in response to a power loss event, including writing data received from a host to a volatile storage of the SSD, detecting the power loss event before the data is written to a non-volatile storage of the SSD, storing the write commands to a non-volatile storage of the SSD, marking at least one storage location of the SSD associated with the write commands as uncorrectable, for example, after the power is restored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Nigel HORSPOOL, Steve WELLS
  • Publication number: 20220192618
    Abstract: Alignment of tomosynthesis systems requires operator skill, particularly where regions of interest are internal structures with limited surface features. Reconstruction of an entire 3D tomosynthesis image may require seconds to minutes, and it can take this long before operators realize that subsequent scans are required. In this time, the patient may have moved and a second scan could also potentially miss the region of interest, requiring a third scan, etc. Multiple exposures are time-consuming and increase patient radiation dose. A digital x-ray tomosynthesis system comprises a static array of x-ray emitters and an x-ray detector and involves selecting a sub-set of x-ray emitters so no x-ray detector part is exposed to x-rays from more than nine of the sub-set and generating a composite image from non-overlapping portions of each respective image produced on the x-ray detector. A two-dimensional image of a subject may be produced using minimal radiation dose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Steve Wells, Kristin Schmiedehausen
  • Patent number: 11347593
    Abstract: Various implementations described herein relate to systems and methods for a Solid State Drive (SSD) to manage data in response to a power loss event, including writing data received from a host to a volatile storage of the SSD, detecting the power loss event before the data is written to a non-volatile storage of the SSD, storing the write commands to a non-volatile storage of the SSD, marking at least one storage location of the SSD associated with the write commands as uncorrectable, for example, after the power is restored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: KIOXIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nigel Horspool, Steve Wells
  • Publication number: 20220133245
    Abstract: To obtain functional information 110 energising a first set of x-ray emitters of the panel over a first period of time and directing the x-rays at the first object; using the detector to detect the x-rays 35 after passing through the first object; processing the detected x-rays to create a first set of images to obtain tomosynthesis data 100; energising a second set of x-ray emitters of the panel over a second period of time and directing the x-rays at the first object; using the detector to detect the x-rays after passing through the first object; processing the detected x-rays to create a second set of images to obtain tomosynthesis data, wherein the number of emitters used in the second period of time is less than used in the first period of time; and comparing at least some images from each set of images to provide functional information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Steve Wells, Gil Travish, Mark Evans, Kristin Schmiedehausen
  • Patent number: 11234669
    Abstract: An x-ray imaging device (10) comprising at least two substantially planar panels (20, 21), each panel comprising a plurality of x-ray emitters housed in a vacuum enclosure, wherein the at least two panels each have a central panel axis (28) and are arranged such that their central panel axes are non-parallel to one another, the device further comprising a panel retaining means and arranged such that the panel retaining means retains the at least two panels stationary in relation to an object during x-raying of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Adaptix Ltd
    Inventors: Wes McKean, Steve Wells, Gil Travish
  • Publication number: 20210011809
    Abstract: Various implementations described herein relate to systems and methods for a Solid State Drive (SSD) to manage data in response to a power loss event, including writing data received from a host to a volatile storage of the SSD, detecting the power loss event before the data is written to a non-volatile storage of the SSD, storing the write commands to a non-volatile storage of the SSD, marking at least one storage location of the SSD associated with the write commands as uncorrectable, for example, after the power is restored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: Toshiba Memory Corporation
    Inventors: Nigel HORSPOOL, Steve WELLS
  • Publication number: 20200383656
    Abstract: An x-ray imaging device (10) comprising at least two substantially planar panels (20, 21), each panel comprising a plurality of x-ray emitters housed in a vacuum enclosure, wherein the at least two panels each have a central panel axis (28) and are arranged such that their central panel axes are non-parallel to one another, the device further comprising a panel retaining means and arranged such that the panel retaining means retains the at least two panels stationary in relation to an object during x-raying of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2018
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: Adaptix Ltd
    Inventors: Wes McKean, Steve Wells, Gil Travish
  • Patent number: 10789130
    Abstract: Various implementations described herein relate to systems and methods for a Solid State Drive (SSD) to manage data in response to a power loss event, including writing data received from a host to a volatile storage of the SSD, detecting the power loss event before the data is written to a non-volatile storage of the SSD, storing the write commands to a non-volatile storage of the SSD, marking at least one storage location of the SSD associated with the write commands as uncorrectable, for example, after the power is restored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nigel Horspool, Steve Wells
  • Patent number: 9469949
    Abstract: A wire rope road safety barrier including at least one wire rope, a plurality of posts configured to be supported in the ground along a roadside or central reservation, the posts including a cut-out provided in respective ones of the posts, and a retainer. The retainer includes an arm for embracing at least half of a circumference of the post whereby the retainer can be held on the post at a position along its length, the arm defining a plane, and a tab extending perpendicularly from the plane of the arm for retaining the at least one wire rope against the post, the tab being configured to yield at a break point at which the tab is attached to the arm when subjected to a lateral force by the at least one wire rope that exceeds a predetermined amount to permit separation of the rope from the barrier within a predetermined impact zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Hill & Smith Limited
    Inventors: Mark Tonks, Matthew Harriman, Steve Wells
  • Publication number: 20160083917
    Abstract: A retainer (10a, 10b, 10c) for a wire rope road safety barrier, comprising a plurality of posts (14), is provided for supporting one or more wire ropes (12) above the ground. The retainer comprises an arm (16a, 16b) for embracing at least half of a circumference of the post whereby the retainer can be held on the post at a position along its length. The retainer also comprises a frangible or yieldable tab (18) extending from the arm for retaining the wire rope against the post.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: Hill & Smith Limited
    Inventors: Mark Tonks, Matthew Harriman, Steve Wells
  • Patent number: 9234324
    Abstract: A retainer (10a, 10b, 10c) for a wire rope road safety barrier, includes a plurality of posts (14), for supporting one or more wire ropes (12) above the ground. The retainer includes an arm (16a, 16b) for embracing at least half of a circumference of the post whereby the retainer can be held on the post at a position along its length. The retainer also includes a frangible or yieldable tab (18) extending from the arm for retaining the wire rope against the post.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Hill & Smith Limited
    Inventors: Mark Tonks, Matthew Harriman, Steve Wells
  • Publication number: 20130207060
    Abstract: A retainer (10a, 10b, 10c) for a wire rope road safety barrier, comprising a plurality of posts (14), is provided for supporting one or more wire ropes (12) above the ground. The retainer comprises an arm (16a, 16b) for embracing at least half of a circumference of the post whereby the retainer can be held on the post at a position along its length. The retainer also comprises a frangible or yieldable tab (18) extending from the arm for retaining the wire rope against the post.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: HILL & SMITH LIMITED
    Inventors: Mark Tonks, Matthew Harriman, Steve Wells
  • Publication number: 20090049977
    Abstract: What is disclosed is a musical instrument that may be a single holed flute that has the tonal characteristics of a flute, but offers an infinite scale of available notes and pitch modification between the high and low limits of the single holed flute's tone production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2008
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Inventor: STEVE WELLS
  • Publication number: 20080154991
    Abstract: Embodiments and implementations of non-volatile storage system monitoring of a file system are described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventors: Kirk Davis, Dipak Patel, Pramod R. Pesara, Daniel Post, Kris R. Murray, Richard J. Durante, Steve Wells, Jack Chen, Meenakshi Pannala
  • Patent number: 6567763
    Abstract: A temperature measurement device includes at least one constant current generator to provide a first current and a second current to a temperature sensor, and a signal processing element to provide an analog output signal corresponding to a temperature of the temperature sensor based on a difference between a first voltage of the temperature sensor at the first current and a second voltage of the temperature sensor at the second current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Jahanshir J. Javanifard, Steve Wells, Hari Giduturi, Dave Ward
  • Publication number: 20020108045
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for preventing unauthorized updates to a non-volatile memory. A sequence of encoded values is received in a non-volatile memory device and decoded by a decoding circuit in the non-volatile memory device to generate a sequence of decoded values. The sequence of decoded values is stored in the non-volatile memory device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2002
    Publication date: August 8, 2002
    Inventor: Steve Wells