Patents by Inventor Steven James

Steven James 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).

  • Publication number: 20140026175
    Abstract: Online video can now be supplied with hyperlinks that are associated with and move with objects in the video. However, online video players tend not to report an accurate frame number, and this results in poor synchronisation of the movement of the hyperlink and the object. We propose that a subset of the pixels in the frame be used to encode a numeric frame identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: WireWax Limited
    Inventor: Steven James Callanan
  • Publication number: 20140019863
    Abstract: A video player for online video containing tag content is adapted to display the location of the tag content within the video on a timeline which has a variable non-linear scale that expands around a location of a GUI pointer placed over the timeline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventor: Steven James Callanan
  • Publication number: 20140005535
    Abstract: Approaches for assessing hemodynamic characteristics for an organ of interest are related. In one implementation, a fluid dynamics model may be provided with data derived from an anatomic imaging modality and blood flow information derived by ultrasound to derive the desired hemodynamic characteristics. In one such implementation, a fractional flow reserve is estimated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicants: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Peter Michael Edic, Robert Franklin Senzig, Kai Erik Thomenius, Steven James Gray, David Allen Langan, Prem Venugopal, Jeffrey Brian Fowlkes
  • Patent number: 8613874
    Abstract: A method of forming a temporary tooth by fusing a plurality of polymer pellets. The plurality of pellets are fused and molded into the shape of a tooth. Additionally, the formed tooth shape comprises of a adapter shape that allows the formed tooth to be secured to the adjacent teeth of the space of the missing tooth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Inventor: Steven James Howard
  • Patent number: 8611616
    Abstract: An example method includes capturing, by an image capture device of a computing device, an image of a face of a user. The method further includes detecting, by the computing device, whether a distance between the computing device and an object represented by at least a portion of the image is less than a threshold distance, and, when the detected distance is less than a threshold distance, denying authentication to the user with respect to accessing one or more functionalities controlled by the computing device, where the authentication is denied independent of performing facial recognition based at least in part on the captured image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Steven James Ross, Henry Will Schneiderman, Michael Christian Nechyba, Yong Zhao
  • Publication number: 20130327876
    Abstract: Coreless tissue rolls can be produced without having to use an adhesive to form a hollow center. Instead, moisture can be used to promote light hydrogen bonding between the layers of the tissue web that line the hollow center. The hydrogen bonding provides sufficient structure to maintain the shape of the hollow center without rendering the tissue web surrounding the passageway unusable. Passageways can also be formed in accordance with the present disclosure that are substantially circular so that the rolls will easily spin on a spindle. In an alternative embodiment, moisture is not used in constructing the wound tissue roll.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven James Wojcik, Mark R. Verburgt, Joel Banda, JR., Kenneth Allen Pigsley, Christine Ann Armstrong, Dennis Marvin Jobs, Thomas Gerard Shannon, James Leo Baggot
  • Patent number: 8596955
    Abstract: A bi-directional flow impulse type turbine arrangement (120) for use with a bi-directional reversing flow (F, F1, F2), and in particular for use with an oscillating water column power plant (110). The turbine arrangement (120) has a rotor (120), and first and second sets of guide vanes (140, 142) located on an opposite axial sides of the rotor (132) for directing the bi-directional reversing flow (F, F1, F2) to and from the rotor (132). The guide vanes (140, 142) are disposed at a greater radius and radially offset from the rotor blades (136). The turbine arrangement further comprises first and second annular ducts disposed respectively between the first and second sets of guide vanes (140, 142) and the rotor (132) for directing fluid from the guide vanes (140, 142) to the rotor blades (136).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Peter Brotherhood Limited
    Inventors: Christopher Freeman, Steven James Herring, Kevin Banks
  • Publication number: 20130317041
    Abstract: The present invention relates to benzylpiperazine derivatives such as compounds of formula (I), which have activity as agonists of the GPR38 receptor and the use of such compounds or pharmaceutical compositions thereof in the preparation of medicaments suitable for the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: Glaxo Group Limited
    Inventors: Christopher Norbert JOHNSON, David Timothy MacPherson, Steven James Stanway, Geoffrey Stemp, Mervin Thompson, Susan Marie Westaway
  • Patent number: 8595425
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for providing a L1 cache that is a central storage resource. The L1 cache services multiple clients with diverse latency and bandwidth requirements. The L1 cache may be reconfigured to create multiple storage spaces enabling the L1 cache may replace dedicated buffers, caches, and FIFOs in previous architectures. A “direct mapped” storage region that is configured within the L1 cache may replace dedicated buffers, FIFOs, and interface paths, allowing clients of the L1 cache to exchange attribute and primitive data. The direct mapped storage region may used as a global register file. A “local and global cache” storage region configured within the L1 cache may be used to support load/store memory requests to multiple spaces. These spaces include global, local, and call-return stack (CRS) memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
    Inventors: Alexander L. Minkin, Steven James Heinrich, RaJeshwaran Selvanesan, Brett W. Coon, Charles McCarver, Anjana Rajendran, Stewart G. Carlton
  • Publication number: 20130308662
    Abstract: Described herein is a tunable optical filter (1). The filter includes a phase manipulation layer in the form of a liquid crystal material (3) and a diffractive layer in the form of a diffraction grating (5) sandwiched between an upper glass layer (7) and lower silicon layer (9). Grating (5) includes a grating structure (11) etched therein for angularly diffracting an input optical signal into a plurality of constituent wavelength components according to wavelength. Material (3) includes a two-dimensional array of independently addressable pixels (13), each pixel configured for receiving a drive signal and, in response to the drive signal, selectively modifying the phase of the wavelength components incident onto each pixel to directionally steer the components along respective angularly separated paths. By suitable steering of the wavelength components, at least one wavelength component is coupled along a predetermined collection path to an optical system such as a laser cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: FINISAR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Steven James Frisken
  • Publication number: 20130311996
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present disclosure sets forth an effective way to maintain fairness and order in the scheduling of common resource access requests related to replay operations. Specifically, a streaming multiprocessor (SM) includes a total order queue (TOQ) configured to schedule the access requests over one or more execution cycles. Access requests are allowed to make forward progress when needed common resources have been allocated to the request. Where multiple access requests require the same common resource, priority is given to the older access request. Access requests may be placed in a sleep state pending availability of certain common resources. Deadlock may be avoided by allowing an older access request to steal resources from a younger resource request. One advantage of the disclosed technique is that older common resource access requests are not repeatedly blocked from making forward progress by newer access requests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2012
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Inventors: Michael FETTERMAN, Shirish GADRE, John H. EDMONDSON, Omkar PARANJAPE, Anjana RAJENDRAN, Eric Lyell HILL, Rajeshwaran SELVANESAN, Charles McCARVER, Kevin MITCHELL, Steven James HEINRICH
  • Publication number: 20130311686
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present disclosure sets forth an effective way to maintain fairness and order in the scheduling of common resource access requests related to replay operations. Specifically, a streaming multiprocessor (SM) includes a total order queue (TOQ) configured to schedule the access requests over one or more execution cycles. Access requests are allowed to make forward progress when needed common resources have been allocated to the request. Where multiple access requests require the same common resource, priority is given to the older access request. Access requests may be placed in a sleep state pending availability of certain common resources. Deadlock may be avoided by allowing an older access request to steal resources from a younger resource request. One advantage of the disclosed technique is that older common resource access requests are not repeatedly blocked from making forward progress by newer access requests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2012
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Inventors: Michael FETTERMAN, Shirish Gadre, John H. Edmondson, Omkar Paranjape, Anjana Rajendran, Eric Lyell Hill, Rajeshwaran Selvanesan, Charles McCarver, Kevin Mitchell, Steven James Heinrich
  • Publication number: 20130311999
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present disclosure sets forth an effective way to maintain fairness and order in the scheduling of common resource access requests related to replay operations. Specifically, a streaming multiprocessor (SM) includes a total order queue (TOQ) configured to schedule the access requests over one or more execution cycles. Access requests are allowed to make forward progress when needed common resources have been allocated to the request. Where multiple access requests require the same common resource, priority is given to the older access request. Access requests may be placed in a sleep state pending availability of certain common resources. Deadlock may be avoided by allowing an older access request to steal resources from a younger resource request. One advantage of the disclosed technique is that older common resource access requests are not repeatedly blocked from making forward progress by newer access requests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2012
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Inventors: Michael FETTERMAN, Shirish Gadre, John H. Edmondson, Omkar Paranjape, Anjana Rajendran, Eric Lyell Hill, Rajeshwaran Selvanesan, Charles McCarver, Kevin Mitchell, Steven James Heinrich
  • Publication number: 20130287803
    Abstract: The invention provides VEGFxxxb, or an agent which selectively promotes the expression of VEGFxxxb in preference to VEGFxxx in cells of a subject or in vitro, or an expression vector system which causes the expression of the VEGFxxxb in a host organism, for use in treating or preventing neuropathic and neurodegenerative disorders, or for use as a neuroprotective or neuroregenerative agent in vivo or in vitro. The VEGFxxxb is preferably VEGF165b.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventors: David Bates, Lucy Donaldson, Steven James Harper, Jing Hua
  • Patent number: 8561882
    Abstract: A method and system for generating and processing barcoded documents such that a safety net may be implemented to catch barcode errors. Barcodes may be generated for placement on the first and last page of documents. Each barcode may be associated with a document. During processing of barcoded documents, if a barcode is missing or misread, the safety net will catch the error and mark the affected pages for further review.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: athenahealth, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven James Stone, Andrew Cosand, Reuben Lev Goodman, Robert Derek Dunn, Kathryn L. Hagerty
  • Publication number: 20130268715
    Abstract: One embodiment sets forth a technique for dynamically mapping addresses to banks of a multi-bank memory based on a bank mode. Application programs may be configured to perform read and write a memory accessing different numbers of bits per bank, e.g., 32-bits per bank, 64-bits per bank, or 128-bits per bank. On each clock cycle an access request may be received from one of the application programs and per processing thread addresses of the access request are dynamically mapped based on the bank mode to produce a set of bank addresses. The bank addresses are then used to access the multi-bank memory. Allowing different bank mappings enables each application program to avoid bank conflicts when the memory is accesses compared with using a single bank mapping for all accesses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventors: Michael FETTERMAN, Stewart Glenn Carlton, Douglas J. Hahn, Rajeshwaran Selvanesan, Shirish Gadre, Steven James Heinrich
  • Publication number: 20130263386
    Abstract: A cushioning device containing a machine-washable polyurethane viscoelastic foam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventors: Steven James ROMERO, Terrence Richard O'CONNOR
  • Publication number: 20130266429
    Abstract: The present invention is concerned with an improved hydro/aero turbine with a split venturi effect shroud that accelerates the fluid stream through it and boosts the power output, providing a location for energy transfer around its perimeter either by mechanical or electrical means or may have a magnetic ring generator/bearing and other distinctive features that simplify manufacture, assembly, transport, installation and service with the latest technology in direct drive permanent magnet generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2012
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventor: Steven James Andrews
  • Patent number: 8554428
    Abstract: A powertrain control system is disclosed. The powertrain control system may have a power source and a CVT coupled to an output of the power source. The powertrain control system may further have a controller in communication with the power source and the CVT. The controller may have a map with a plurality of speed modes, and, for at least one of the plurality of speed modes, the controller may be configured to vary an actual power source speed based on at least one of a CVT output speed or a ground speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Milton Carter Hubbard, Brian Douglas Hoff, Mark Edward Rettig, Steven James Juricak
  • Patent number: 8554016
    Abstract: Embodiments of an image registration system and method registering corresponding images of a deformable surface are generally described herein. In some embodiments, image features of the corresponding images are converted to point features, the point features from each corresponding image are sorted based on one or more attributes of the point features, and a plurality of three-point sets are generated for each image from a selected portion of the sorted point features. Each three-point set defines a triangle. Matching triangles may be identified from the corresponding images. The corresponding point features of the matching triangles represent corresponding image features providing for at least local image registration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventor: Steven James Manson