Patents by Inventor Tim Collins

Tim Collins 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: 20120261285
    Abstract: A package (1) for tobacco-related articles comprises an outer shell (2), a lid (4) which is adapted to close the top side of the outer shell (2) and can be swivelled about a hinge line, and an inner shell (6). The inner shell (6) accommodates a plurality of tobacco-related articles and can be shifted in the outer shell (2) from a retracted position to an advanced position, which enables access to the tobacco-related articles. A cutout (20) in the outer shell (2) exposes part of the inner shell (6) and enables transmitting a force onto the inner shell (6) for moving the inner shell (6). A connector (50) pushes the lid (4) into its opened state when the inner shell (6) is moved into its advanced position and pulls the lid (4) into its closed state when the inner shell (6) is moved into its retracted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: IMPERIAL TOBACCO LIMITED
    Inventors: Steve Holloway, Tim Collins, Solvey Knorr, Neil Southey, Paul Jenkins, Alistair Buckingham, Regine Wolfgramm, Inga Gurke, Slavomir Novak, Guillaume Devivier
  • Publication number: 20120261286
    Abstract: A package for tobacco-related articles comprises a shell including a front wall, a rear wall, two lateral walls, and a top side. A lid is adapted to close the top side of the shell when in a closed state. The lid is swivelably connected to the rear wall or one of the lateral walls at a hinge line and is swivelable about the hinge line for transfer between the closed state and an opened state. The lid comprises a top wall including a front edge, a rear edge, two lateral edges, and a bottom side and is adapted to close the top side of the shell when the lid is in its closed state. A beveled edge wall extends from at least the edge of the top wall of the lid opposite to the hinge line and fits into the shell when the lid is in its closed state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: IMPERIAL TOBACCO LIMITED
    Inventors: Steve Holloway, Tim Collins, Solvey Knorr, Neil Southey, Regine Wolfgramm, Inga Gurke, Guillaume Devivier
  • Patent number: 8150431
    Abstract: A method for managing service messages on a mobile device, the method including receiving at least one service message, assigning a priority to the at least one service message, arranging a plurality of messages and the at least one service message in an electronic mail inbox based on a priority of the plurality of messages and the priority of the at least one service message, the at least one service message having a higher priority than the plurality of messages, and displaying the plurality of messages and the at least one service message in the electronic mail inbox in order of their priority.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Visto Corporation
    Inventors: Lionel Wolovitz, Tim Collins
  • Publication number: 20110005488
    Abstract: An intake manifold assembly for an internal combustion engine that has a modular construction and includes a base member, a runner, and a shell, wherein the base member removably attaches to the engine, and the runner and the shell each separately and independently removably attach to the base member. In another aspect, the assembly further includes a fastener for attaching the runner to the base member, wherein the shell is formed so as to retain the fastener between the shell and the base member when the shell is attached to the base member. In another aspect, the assembly further includes a bumper affixed to a surface of the base member, wherein the bumper abuts a surface of the internal combustion engine. In another aspect, the base member includes a sealing ridge that mates with a sealing groove provided on the shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2009
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: Competition Cams Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Reese, Tim Collins, Ronald Carbone
  • Publication number: 20100273456
    Abstract: A method for managing service messages on a mobile device, the method including receiving at least one service message, assigning a priority to the at least one service message, arranging a plurality of messages and the at least one service message in an electronic mail inbox based on a priority of the plurality of messages and the priority of the at least one service message, the at least one service message having a higher priority than the plurality of messages, and displaying the plurality of messages and the at least one service message in the electronic mail inbox in order of their priority.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: VISTO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lionel WOLOVITZ, Tim Collins
  • Publication number: 20100144323
    Abstract: A contact enrichment system is provided to determine whether contacts stored in a mobile device match profiles stored on a social network server. Profiles matching the contacts are used to enrich the contacts by appending information such as images and video to the contacts. The appended information in the contacts are also linked to the source profile so that the contact information may be periodically updated. Information may be drawn from multiple profiles on multiple social network servers to fully enrich the contacts stored on the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2009
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: VISTO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tim Collins, Lionel Wolovitz
  • Publication number: 20090204113
    Abstract: Systems and methods to assist in locating the focus of an atrial fibrillation include the association of atrial fibrillation cycle length values and statistics relating thereto with temporal locations on an electrogram of a given electrode, and/or the coordination of electrode locations with respective the spectral analyses of electrogram signals and further parameters and statistics relating thereto. Ablation therapy can proceed under guidance of such information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2009
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicant: C.R. Bard Inc.
    Inventors: David P. MacAdam, Minoru Mashimo, Sylvain Fanier, Tim Collins, Ding S. He, Remi Dubois
  • Patent number: 7021263
    Abstract: A modular intake manifold for an internal combustion engine that has a lower base member, a center runner section, and an upper shell. The lower base member has a series of outlets and witness marks formed within the outlets and attaches to an engine between right and left cylinder heads. The center runner section is situated within the base member for channeling incoming air into the series of outlets in the lower base member. The upper shell attaches to the lower base member, includes a throttle body mounting boss, seals and isolates the individual runner sections of the center runner section, and encloses the intake manifold. The intake manifold may be assembled and disassembled freely. Once disassembled, a different upper shell or center runner section, each having differing features from the components previously removed, may be reattached to the lower base member to alter the engine performance in some way.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: Competition Cams, Inc.
    Inventors: Dan Agnew, Tim Collins
  • Publication number: 20050288599
    Abstract: Systems and methods to assist in locating the focus of an atrial fibrillation include the association of atrial fibrillation cycle length values and statistics relating thereto with temporal locations on an electrogram of a given electrode, and/or the coordination of electrode locations with respective the spectral analyses of electrogram signals and further parameters and statistics relating thereto. Ablation therapy can proceed under guidance of such information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2005
    Publication date: December 29, 2005
    Applicant: C.R. Bard, Inc.
    Inventors: David MacAdam, Minoru Mashimo, Sylvain Fanier, Tim Collins, Ding He, Remi Dubois
  • Patent number: 5459436
    Abstract: A temperature compensated crystal oscillator (TCXO) (10) with a disable feature adapted to disable or enable temperature compensation. The TCXO (10) includes a crystal oscillator (12), a temperature measurement and compensation circuit (18), a timing generator (20) and a temperature compensation disable/enable circuit (30) for disabling or enabling temperature compensation updates of the crystal oscillator (12). The TCXO (10) is particularly adapted for use in connection with digital temperature compensated crystal oscillators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 17, 1995
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Pucci, Tim Collins, Larry Connell, Dennis Marvin
  • Patent number: D668140
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Imperial Tobacco Limited
    Inventor: Tim Collins
  • Patent number: D668141
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Imperial Tobacco Limited
    Inventor: Tim Collins
  • Patent number: D668533
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Imperial Tobacco Limited
    Inventor: Tim Collins
  • Patent number: D668534
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Imperial Tobacco Limited
    Inventor: Tim Collins
  • Patent number: D668535
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Imperial Tobacco Limited
    Inventor: Tim Collins