Patents by Inventor Timothy Nicholas

Timothy Nicholas 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: 8301932
    Abstract: An integrated circuit 2 is provided with multiple clock domains separated by a clock boundary 8. Data values are passed across the clock boundary 8 using a first-in-first-out memory (FIFO), a read pointer and a write pointer for the FIFO are passed across the clock boundary 8 and must be synchronized to the receiving clock frequency. The clocks being used on either side of the clock boundary 8 may be switched and have a variable relationship therebetween. Multiple synchronization paths are provided within pointer synchronizing circuitry 32 which are used depending upon the particular relationship between the clocks on either side of the clock boundary 8. A pre-switch pointer value is held in a transition register 44 until a post-switch pointer value is available from the new synchronizing path 36 when a switch in clock mode is made which requires an increase in synchronization delay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: ARM Limited
    Inventors: Timothy Nicholas Hay, Brett Stanley Feero
  • Patent number: 8281439
    Abstract: A control for an automatic washer to operate the washer through a wash cycle determined based upon various soils and stains in the substrate load to be washed with a wash liquor in a wash zone of the washer. The control has a plurality of stain/soil type entrées, which can be at least one of selected and detected, and cleaned with a particular wash cycle. The control has dispensing control over at least one wash liquor additive. The control has operational control over activators and deactivators for members of the additives group. The control has operational control over the particular wash cycles using the dispensing control to dispense additives to the wash liquor at selected times during the wash cycle and operating the activators and deactivators at selected times during the wash cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Zaki Yusuf, Joel Adam Luckman, Tremitchell Wright, Janice M. Kaeding, Timothy Nicholas Aykroyd, Michael Stephen Hendrickson, Colleen M. Doyle, Robert D. Riehle
  • Publication number: 20120178732
    Abstract: The invention relates to substituted phenoxyacetic acids of formula (I), where the variables are as defined in claim 1, as useful pharmaceutical compounds for treating respiratory disorders, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and processes for their preparation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Inventors: Timothy Jon Luker, Timothy Nicholas Birkinshaw, Rukhsana Tasneem Mohammed
  • Publication number: 20120117930
    Abstract: A method, including receiving a turbine filter unit in a plasma treatment system, wherein the turbine filter unit comprises a filter media assembled with a framework, and applying at least one plasma treatment coating to the turbine filter unit via the plasma treatment system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Timothy Nicholas
  • Patent number: 8164670
    Abstract: A high speed video camera 10 comprises a camera body 20 and a camera lens 30. The rear of the camera body 20 is formed with a handle 40 adjacent to rear face 50 of the camera. Mounted upon or within the handle 40 is a plurality of status LED 60, preferably in a horizontal row. A camera micro processor controls an LED driver which drives the status LED 60 commonly but independently. This permits various different patterns or sequences to be generated, in turn to provide an indication, to a remote user, a plurality of different camera statuses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Keymed (Medical & Industrial Equipment) Limited
    Inventors: Christopher Paul Robinson, Timothy Nicholas Dammery, Nicki John Paris
  • Patent number: 8163727
    Abstract: The invention relates to substituted phenoxyacetic acids of formula (I), where the variables are as defined in claim 1, as useful pharmaceutical compounds for treating respiratory disorders, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and processes for their preparation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Timothy Jon Luker, Timothy Nicholas Birkinshaw, Rukhsana Tasneem Mohammed
  • Publication number: 20120093629
    Abstract: A fan assembly includes a nozzle and a system for creating a primary air flow through the nozzle. The nozzle includes at least one outlet for emitting the primary air flow, and defines an opening through which a secondary air flow from outside the fan assembly is drawn by the emitted primary air flow and which combines with the primary air flow to produce a combined air flow. The nozzle includes a user operable device for allowing a user to adjust selectively at least one parameter, for example at least one of the profile, the orientation and the direction, of the combined air flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Nicholas Gerald FITTON, James John THORN, Timothy Nicholas STICKNEY
  • Publication number: 20120079671
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner of the stick-vac type, the cleaner including a handheld vacuum cleaner which is attached to an elongate, rigid wand and which is fluidly connected to a cleaner head provided at the end of the wand. The cleaner head is connected to the wand via a mechanical steering couple for directionally steering the cleaner head in plane parallel contact with the floor as the wand is rotated about its axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Timothy Nicholas STICKNEY, Peter David Gammack, James Dyson
  • Publication number: 20120040543
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed towards a contact cover for a notification appliance mounting plate. In one embodiment, the contact cover includes a plastic body, wherein the plastic body is sized to cover less than an entire surface area of the notification appliance mounting plate, at least one piece of metal, a means for coupling said at least one piece of metal to said plastic body and one or more polarized tabs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2010
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Inventors: Inhong Hur, Timothy Nicholas Sorenson
  • Patent number: 8100276
    Abstract: A collapsible container for fluids consists of a flexible bag or pouch hermetically attached to a cover. The container may be provided flat packed, pre-sterilised and hermetically packaged and may be a single use, disposable, container useful for drinking bottles for young children and babies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: EV (Baby Limited)
    Inventor: Timothy Nicholas Moor
  • Publication number: 20120011662
    Abstract: A control for an automatic washer to operate the washer through a wash cycle determined based upon various soils and stains in the substrate load to be washed with a wash liquor in a wash zone of the washer. The control has a plurality of stain/soil type entrées, which can be at least one of selected and detected, and cleaned with a particular wash cycle. The control has dispensing control over at least one wash liquor additive. The control has operational control over activators and deactivators for members of the additives group. The control has operational control over the particular wash cycles using the dispensing control to dispense additives to the wash liquor at selected times during the wash cycle and operating the activators and deactivators at selected times during the wash cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: ZAKI YUSUF, JOEL ADAM LUCKMAN, TREMITCHELL WRIGHT, JANICE M. KAEDING, TIMOTHY NICHOLAS AYKROYD, MICHAEL STEPHEN HENDRICKSON, COLLEEN M. DOYLE, ROBERT D. RIEHLE
  • Patent number: 8047024
    Abstract: A control for an automatic washer to operate the washer through a wash cycle determined based upon various soils and stains in the substrate load to be washed with a wash liquor in a wash zone of the washer. The control has a plurality of stain/soil type entrées, which can be at least one of selected and detected, and cleaned with a particular wash cycle. The control has dispensing control over at least one wash liquor additive. The control has operational control over activators and deactivators for members of the additives group. The control has operational control over the particular wash cycles using the dispensing control to dispense additives to the wash liquor at selected times during the wash cycle and operating the activators and deactivators at selected times during the wash cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Zaki Yusuf, Joel Adam Luckman, Tremitchell Wright, Janice M. Kaeding, Timothy Nicholas Aykroyd, Michael Stephen Hendrickson, Colleen M. Doyle, Robert D. Riehle
  • Publication number: 20110219566
    Abstract: An arrangement including: a handheld suction unit in combination with an elongate suction wand to form a stick-vac cleaner, the arrangement further including a wall-mountable docking station for supporting the stick-vac cleaner on a wall in an upright, docked position when not in use. The arrangement provides for relatively stable storage of the stick-vac cleaner in the upright position, convenient for use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: James Dyson, Timothy Nicholas Stickney, Peter David Gammack, Michael John Cox
  • Publication number: 20110219571
    Abstract: An arrangement including: a handheld suction unit in combination with an elongate suction wand to form a stick-vac cleaner, the arrangement further including a wall-mountable docking station for supporting the stick-vac cleaner on a wall in an upright, docked position when not in use. The arrangement provides for relatively stable storage of the stick-vac cleaner in the upright position, convenient for use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: James DYSON, Timothy Nicholas Stickney, Peter David Gammack, Michael John Cox
  • Patent number: 8003054
    Abstract: Fluid analyzer systems are provided which can detect a multitude of fluids in a sample to a very high level of accuracy which includes the detection of the presence of very small amounts of fluids. The results are both qualitative and quantitative. The systems consist of a receptacle which is filled with the fluid sample to be analysed which is placed into a consistent light condition environment where its temperature is measured. Under a predetermined time duration, Charge-Coupled Device (CCD) detector(s) receive by absorbance, radiation from the fluid sample at known wavelengths and are matched against a databank of known wavelengths of fluids. Matching wavelengths within a pre-defined tolerance will determine whether an individual fluid is present or not.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Elan Vital (UK) Ltd
    Inventors: Timothy Nicholas Moor, Jonathan Alexander Redecen Dibble
  • Publication number: 20110116337
    Abstract: An integrated circuit 2 is provided with multiple clock domains separated by a clock boundary 8. Data values are passed across the clock boundary 8 using a first-in-first-out memory (FIFO), a read pointer and a write pointer for the FIFO are passed across the clock boundary 8 and must be synchronised to the receiving clock frequency. The clocks being used on either side of the clock boundary 8 may be switched and have a variable relationship therebetween. Multiple synchronisation paths are provided within pointer synchronising circuitry 32 which are used depending upon the particular relationship between the clocks on either side of the clock boundary 8. A pre-switch pointer value is held in a transition register 44 until a post-switch pointer value is available from the new synchronising path 36 when a switch in clock mode is made which requires an increase in synchronisation delay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2009
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Inventors: Timothy Nicholas Hay, Brett Stanley Feero
  • Patent number: D668010
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Dyson Limited
    Inventors: Timothy Nicholas Stickney, Peter David Gammack, James Dyson
  • Patent number: D668823
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Dyson Limited
    Inventors: Timothy Nicholas Stickney, Peter David Gammack, James Dyson
  • Patent number: D670053
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Dyson Limited
    Inventors: James Dyson, Peter David Gammack, Thomas James Dunning Follows, Timothy Nicholas Stickney
  • Patent number: D671888
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Dyson Limited
    Inventors: James Dyson, Timothy Nicholas Stickney, Peter David Gammack, Michael John Cox