Patents by Inventor Stuart A. Taylor

Stuart A. Taylor 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: 11732210
    Abstract: An additive concentrate package for a marine engine cylinder lubricant is made by mixing an oil of lubricating viscosity, a metal detergent and an oil-soluble alkoxylated alcohol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Inventors: Louise Renouf, Stuart A. Taylor, Philip J. Woodward
  • Patent number: 11352584
    Abstract: A lubricating composition comprises an oil of lubricating viscosity, a metal-free pre-ceramic polymer and one or more co-additives. The metal-free pre-ceramic polymer comprises a plurality of repeat units which do not contain oxygen. The pre-ceramic polymers provide the lubricating oil composition with antiwear properties. Also described is a method of lubricating an internal combustion engine and the use of a lubricating oil composition containing a pre-ceramic polymers to inhibit wear in an internal combustion engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Infineum International Limited
    Inventors: Nigel A. Male, Stuart A. Taylor, Russell M. Thompson, Anton Coulthurst
  • Patent number: 10731100
    Abstract: A viscosity index improver containing, in non-ester diluent oil, one or more hydrogenated, functionalized linear block copolymers having at least one block derived from monoalkenyl arene covalently linked to at least one block derived from diene in an amount that is greater than the critical overlap concentration (ch*), in mass %, for the linear block copolymers in the diluent oil; and an amount of ester base stock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: INFINEUM INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Rajiv R. Taribagil, Stuart A. Taylor, Stuart Briggs, Laurent Chambard
  • Publication number: 20190169528
    Abstract: An additive concentrate package for a marine engine cylinder lubricant is made by mixing an oil of lubricating viscosity, a metal detergent and an oil-soluble alkoxylated alcohol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicant: Infineum International Limited
    Inventors: Louise Renouf, Stuart A. Taylor, Philip J. Woodward
  • Publication number: 20180251701
    Abstract: A viscosity index improver containing, in non-ester diluent oil, one or more hydrogenated, functionalized linear block copolymers having at least one block derived from monoalkenyl arene covalently linked to at least one block derived from diene in an amount that is greater than the critical overlap concentration (ch*), in mass %, for the linear block copolymers in the diluent oil; and an amount of ester base stock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Rajiv R. Taribagil, Stuart A. Taylor, Stuart Briggs, Laurent Chambard
  • Publication number: 20180237724
    Abstract: A lubricating composition comprises an oil of lubricating viscosity, a metal-free pre-ceramic polymer and one or more co-additives. The metal-free pre-ceramic polymer comprises a plurality of repeat units which do not contain oxygen. The pre-ceramic polymers provide the lubricating oil composition with antiwear properties. Also described is a method of lubricating an internal combustion engine and the use of a lubricating oil composition containing a pre-ceramic polymers to inhibit wear in an internal combustion engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicant: Infineum International Limited
    Inventors: Nigel A. Male, Stuart A. Taylor, Russell M. Thompson, Anton Coulthurst
  • Patent number: 10011803
    Abstract: A viscosity index improver containing, in diluent oil, one or more optionally functionalized linear block copolymers having at least one block derived from alkenyl arene covalently linked to at least one block derived from diene in an amount that is greater than the critical overlap concentration (ch*), in mass %, for the linear block copolymers in the diluent oil; and ester base stock and/or at least one star (or radial) polymer, the star polymer being present in an amount such that the c/ch* value of the star polymer in the concentrate falls within the range of from 0.01 to about 1.6, wherein c is the concentration in mass % of star polymer in the concentrate and ch* is the critical overlap concentration in mass % for the star polymer in the diluent oil used to form the concentrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: INFINEUM INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Rajiv R. Taribagil, Stuart A. Taylor, Stuart Briggs, Laurent Chambard
  • Publication number: 20170166830
    Abstract: A viscosity index improver containing, in diluent oil, one or more optionally functionalized linear block copolymers having at least one block derived from alkenyl arene covalently linked to at least one block derived from diene in an amount that is greater than the critical overlap concentration (ch*), in mass %, for the linear block copolymers in the diluent oil; and ester base stock and/or at least one star (or radial) polymer, the star polymer being present in an amount such that the c/ch* value of the star polymer in the concentrate falls within the range of from 0.01 to about 1.6, wherein c is the concentration in mass % of star polymer in the concentrate and ch* is the critical overlap concentration in mass % for the star polymer in the diluent oil used to form the concentrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Rajiv R. Taribagil, Stuart A. Taylor, Stuart Briggs, Laurent Chambard
  • Patent number: 8607178
    Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) chip having repeaters for propagating signals along relatively long wires that extend between and among lower-level physical blocks of the IC chip, wherein the repeaters are implemented as clocked flip-flops (or “repeater flops”). A method for automatically inserting and allocating such repeater flops during the logical and physical design of the IC chip is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Stuart A. Taylor, Victor Ma, Bharat Patel
  • Patent number: 8553068
    Abstract: In one implementation, a conference bridge connects endpoints in a media conference. The various endpoints may have a wide range of video capabilities and audio capabilities. The video conference bridge learns the video capabilities of the endpoints and formulates a media plan based on these capabilities. The media plan instructs the endpoints on the types of media streams to produce. The video conference bridge may shape a media stream received from one of the endpoints by removing one or more layers. Accordingly, each endpoint decodes only the media streams that can be encoded by another endpoint and receives the best possible media stream from each endpoint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Stuart A. Taylor, Vikram Khurana, Charles U. Eckel
  • Publication number: 20120221993
    Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) chip having repeaters for propagating signals along relatively long wires that extend between and among lower-level physical blocks of the IC chip, wherein the repeaters are implemented as clocked flip-flops (or “repeater flops”). A method for automatically inserting and allocating such repeater flops during the logical and physical design of the IC chip is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Stuart A. Taylor, Victor Ma, Bharat Patel
  • Publication number: 20120013705
    Abstract: In one implementation, a conference bridge connects endpoints in a media conference. The various endpoints may have a wide range of video capabilities and audio capabilities. The video conference bridge learns the video capabilities of the endpoints and formulates a media plan based on these capabilities. The media plan instructs the endpoints on the types of media streams to produce. The video conference bridge may shape a media stream received from one of the endpoints by removing one or more layers. Accordingly, each endpoint decodes only the media streams that can be encoded by another endpoint and receives the best possible media stream from each endpoint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Stuart A. Taylor, Vikram Khurana, Charles U. Eckel
  • Patent number: 8060846
    Abstract: Embodiments of a method for detecting potential areas of inductive coupling in a high density integrated circuit design are described. The inductance mitigation process first converts the inductive analysis into a density problem. The density of wires within a region that may switch within a portion of the system clock are compared to the density of wires will not switch within that same time. Regions of the chip that have a high ratio of density of switching wires versus non-switching wires are determined to have the potential of an inductive coupling problem. Additional grounded metal is added into the problematic regions of the chip to improve the switching versus non-switching wire density.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Stuart A. Taylor, Edward M. Roseboom, Simon Burke
  • Publication number: 20080250368
    Abstract: Embodiments of a method for detecting potential areas of inductive coupling in a high density integrated circuit design are described. The inductance mitigation process first converts the inductive analysis into a density problem. The density of wires within a region that may switch within a portion of the system clock are compared to the density of wires will not switch within that same time. Regions of the chip that have a high ratio of density of switching wires versus non-switching wires are determined to have the potential of an inductive coupling problem. Additional grounded metal is added into the problematic regions of the chip to improve the switching versus non-switching wire density.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2007
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventors: Stuart A. Taylor, Edward M. Roseboom, Simon Burke
  • Patent number: 7346841
    Abstract: A system enables users at different locations (e.g. different geographic locations) to work collaboratively on a document, and to view each other's annotations to the document. Each user can work with a paper document, and make handwritten annotations to the paper document. The system includes a plurality of workstations communicating with a server. Each workstation comprises a document-imaging device, such as a camera, for generating a digital image of the document. Handwritten annotations are identified by image processing, and new annotations made by each user can be tracked in real time. Image bitmaps of the annotations are distributed by the server to each workstation so that each user can view other user's annotations. In one view, the annotations from different users are superimposed in a combined image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Ercan E. Kuruoglu, Alex S. Taylor, Mauritius Seeger, Stuart A. Taylor
  • Patent number: 7123292
    Abstract: A camera can be used to record multiple low resolution images of an object by shifting a camera lens relative to an image sensor of the camera. Each camera image recorded represents a portion of the object. A composite high resolution image of the object can be obtained by patching together the camera images by using various well known mosaicing, tiling, and/or stitching algorithms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Mauritius Seeger, Christopher R. Dance, Stuart A. Taylor, William M. Newman, Michael J. Flynn
  • Patent number: 6975352
    Abstract: A camera apparatus obtains a sharp, high-resolution image of an object which is difficult to focus in a single image at a fixed focus, such as the imaging of a document using a document camera held at an oblique angle to the document. The apparatus composites an image of an object from plural image segments of the object acquired at different focusing distances. High quality regions (i.e. sharply focused and/or high resolution) are extracted from each image to form the segments for compositing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2005
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Mauritius Seeger, Stuart A. Taylor
  • Patent number: 6947609
    Abstract: A document image capture (scanning) system and control method are described for scanning and processing document images received live from a camera. A motion detector detects image motion between two image frames. When the image is stationary, image processing (such as OCR) is carried out automatically and made available to the operator. In one form, when movement is detected, the image processing results are discarded until the image is newly stationary, whereupon new image processing is carried out on the new image. In another form, the degree of movement is evaluated; if the movement is small, then at least some of the previous image processing results are re-used by re-mapping on to the new image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Mauritius Seeger, Stuart A. Taylor, Christopher R. Dance
  • Patent number: 6943904
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are described for processing a captured (e.g. scanned) image. The apparatus includes a plurality of selection tools for selecting a region of the image to be processed. The selection tools include a word-by-word selection tool for text and a rectangular box selection tool for a picture. The apparatus also includes a plurality of copy tools for copying the selected region. The appropriate selection tool and copy tool are controlled automatically by a global mode control, being one of a text mode, a color picture mode and a black-and-white picture mode. Optionally, the apparatus displays the image in one of a plurality of different display modes, the display mode also being controlled by the global mode control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher R. Dance, Mauritius Seeger, Stuart A. Taylor
  • Patent number: 6922487
    Abstract: A device and method are described for capturing an image of a document using a digital camera. The invention includes a resolution analyzer for analyzing the resolution of text characters in the image, to assess whether the resolution is suitable for OCR. In one aspect, if the resolution is too small or too large, an indicator is generated to guide the user as to the corrective movement of the camera to improve the resolution for OCR. In a second aspect, an electronic zoom control is controlled to alter the magnification of the captured image, to correct the resolution. In a third aspect, a method is described for analyzing the image to determine the resolution according to the height of text characters in the image. The method includes analyzing the run lengths of pixels in the image to identify a predominant length corresponding to the average character height (in pixels).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2005
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher R. Dance, Guy J. Ruddock, William M. Newman, Stuart A. Taylor