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Adam Whelan, Weybridge GB
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20130136699 | DIAGNOSTIC REAGENTS - There is provided a skin test diagnostic reagent comprising at least one CFP-10 epitope polypeptide, at least one ESAT-6 epitope polypeptide and at least one Rv3615c epitope polypeptide, the reagent eliciting a positive result when administered in a skin test to an animal infected with | 05-30-2013 |
Alister Whelan, Leamington Spa GB
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20090271080 | Selector Mechanism for a Motor Vehicle Transmission - A rotatable selector mechanism for a motor vehicle transmission has a selector knob rotatable in a housing to select an operating mode of the transmission among a number of selector positions indicated by a label (P, R, N, D, M). The selector mechanism further includes a detent plate which cooperates with a detent pin for maintaining the selector knob in each of positions. The detent plate is connected to position sensors for generating selector signals to a transmission control unit which supplies control signals to an actuator for operate the transmission according to the operating mode selected. The detent plate is also associated to the selector knob and to a drive correction means by means of clutch devices respectively to engage the detent plate to one of the selector knob and the drive correction means. The clutch devices and the drive corrections means are controlled by the transmission control unit to move the detent plate from a selector position selected by the driver to another selector position representative of the operating mode of the transmission by means of the drive correction means without moving the selector knob. The selector knob further includes an illuminated pointer constituted by one of several LEDs controlled by the transmission control unit so as to change the LED illuminated in front of the label according to the position of the detent plate when the latter has been moved by the drive correction means in order to indicate the operating mode of the transmission. | 10-29-2009 |
Anthony J. Whelan, Kent GB
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20090050321 | Oil well perforators - An oil and gas well shaped charge perforator is provided comprising a housing, a high explosive, and a liner with a further insert liner where the high explosive is positioned between the liner and the housing. In use the high explosive will collapse the liner and insert causing two cutting jets to form. The insert may substantially cover the surface area of the liner or it may over only partially cover the liner, such as the apical portion of the liner or the base portion of liner. Alternatively the insert may be varied in thickness across the surface area of the liner. Typically the thickness of the liner may be between 1 and 10% of the liner diameter and the thickness of the insert may be between 1 and 200% of the thickness of the liner. The insert may be produced during the manufacture of the liner, but preferably the liner will be a retro fitted item. | 02-26-2009 |
Brendan Whelan, Vancouver CA
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20140187533 | BENZIMIDAZOLE INHIBITORS OF THE SODIUM CHANNEL - The invention relates to compounds useful in treating conditions associated with voltage-gated ion channel function, particularly conditions associated with sodium channel activity. More specifically, the invention concerns compounds (e.g., compounds according to any of Formulas (I)-(XIII) or Compounds (1)-(236) of Table 1) that are useful in treatment of a variety of diseases and conditions. Formula (I) | 07-03-2014 |
20150361032 | BENZIMIDAZOLE INHIBITORS OF THE SODIUM CHANNEL - The invention relates to compounds useful in treating conditions associated with voltage-gated ion channel function, particularly conditions associated with sodium channel activity. More specifically, the invention concerns compounds (e.g., compounds according to any of Formulas (I)-(XIII) or Compounds (1)-(236) of Table 1) that are useful in treatment of a variety of diseases and conditions. | 12-17-2015 |
Brendan Whelan, Fort Mcmurray CA
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20110253852 | HAND RAIL MOUNTING BRACKET FOR AN ELECTRICAL PANEL - A bracket for mounting an electrical panel to a handrail has a first portion having a U-shaped portion for receiving the handrail, a second portion having an attachment for attaching to the electrical panel, and a pivotal connection connecting the first portion to the second portion. | 10-20-2011 |
Caroline Whelan, Hanret BE
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20090131245 | CONTROLLED AND SELECTIVE FORMATION OF CATALYST NANAOPARTICLES - A method for forming catalyst nanoparticles on a substrate and a method for forming elongate nanostructures on a substrate using the nanoparticles as a catalyst are provided. The methods may advantageously be used in, for example, semiconductor processing. The methods are scalable and fully compatible with existing semiconductor processing technology. Furthermore, the methods allow forming catalyst particles and elongate nanostructures at predetermined locations on a substrate. | 05-21-2009 |
20090243103 | SYNTHESIS OF ZEOLITE CRYSTALS AND FORMATION OF CARBON NANOSTRUCTURES IN PATTERNED STRUCTURES - A method is provided for incorporating zeolite crystals in patterned structures, the zeolite crystals having pores (channels) with an orientation which is defined by the topology of the zeolite crystal type and the geometry of the patterned structure, resulting in pores parallel with the length axis of the patterned structures. The patterned structures may be vias (vertical contacts) and trenches (horizontal lines) in a semiconductor substrate. These zeolite crystals can advantageously be used for dense and aligned nanocarbon growth or in other words growth of carbon nanostructures such as carbon nanotubes (CNT) within the pores of the zeolite structure. The growth of CNT is achieved within the porous structure of the zeolite crystals whereby the pores can be defined as confined spaces (channels) in nanometer dimensions acting as a micro-reactor for CNT growth. A method for growing carbon nanostructures within zeolite crystals is also provided, by adding, after creation of the zeolite crystals, a novel compound within the porous structure of the zeolite crystals whereby said novel compound is acting as a carbon source to create the carbon nanostructures. The improved growth method gives a significantly higher carbon density (yield) compared to state of the art techniques. | 10-01-2009 |
20100047152 | GROWTH OF CARBON NANOTUBES USING METAL-FREE NANOPARTICLES - The present invention provides a method for forming at least one carbon nanotube ( | 02-25-2010 |
20110233791 | METHOD FOR PERFORMING PARALLEL STOCHASTIC ASSEMBLY - A method of positioning at least 2 chips simultaneously on a substrate by parallel stochastic assembly in a first liquid is disclosed. In one aspect, the chips are directed to target sites on the substrate within the first liquid. The target sites are covered with a second liquid. The second liquid and the first liquid are immiscible. The chips are attracting the first liquid. A predetermined surface is chosen or treated on each chip such that it is selectively attracted by the second liquid and attracting the first liquid. | 09-29-2011 |
Caroline Whelan, Hanret IE
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20100285656 | FORMATION OF METAL-CONTAINING NANO-PARTICLES FOR USE AS CATALYSTS FOR CARBON NANOTUBE SYNTHESIS - The present invention relates to a method for forming metal-silicide catalyst nanoparticles with controllable diameter. The method according to embodiments of the invention leads to the formation of ‘active’ metal-suicide catalyst nanoparticles, with which is meant that they are suitable to be used as a catalyst in carbon nanotube growth. The nano-particles are formed on the surface of a substrate or in case the substrate is a porous substrate within the surface of the inner pores of a substrate. The metal-silicide nanoparticles can be Co-silicide, Ni-silicide or Fe-silicide particles. The present invention relates also to a method to form carbon nanotubes (CNT) on metal-silicide nanoparticles, the metal-silicide containing particles hereby acting as catalyst during the growth process, e.g. during the chemical vapour deposition (CVD) process. Starting from very defined metal-containing nanoparticles as catalysts, the diameter of grown CNT can be well controlled and a homogeneous set of CNT will be obtained. | 11-11-2010 |
Chad Whelan, Fort Mcmurray CA
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20110253852 | HAND RAIL MOUNTING BRACKET FOR AN ELECTRICAL PANEL - A bracket for mounting an electrical panel to a handrail has a first portion having a U-shaped portion for receiving the handrail, a second portion having an attachment for attaching to the electrical panel, and a pivotal connection connecting the first portion to the second portion. | 10-20-2011 |
Clare Whelan, Tipperary IE
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20110020404 | DIAGNOSTIC METHOD AND KIT - The invention relates to methods for diagnosis of tuberculosis in an animal, the methods comprising determining the presence or absence of, or an immune response to a group of antigens comprising (i) the group consisting of Rv3616 antigen, MPB70 antigen, MPB83 antigen, and ESAT 6 antigen; or (ii) at least seven of the antigens of the group consisting of Rv3616 antigen, MPB70 antigen, MPB83 antigen, ESAT 6 antigen, CFP10 antigen, α crystalline 2 antigen, PE35 antigen, and PPE68 antigen. Also provided is a method for the diagnosis of the presence of tuberculosis in a reservoir animal e.g. a badger, said method comprising determining the presence or absence of, or an immune response to Rv3616 antigen, MPB70 antigen, and MPB83 antigen. Kits for carrying out the methods are also provided. | 01-27-2011 |
Conrad Michael Whelan, San Francisco, CA US
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20150228000 | USER CONTROLLED MEDIA FOR USE WITH ON-DEMAND TRANSPORT SERVICES - A method for providing media for use with on-demand transport services is provided. A transport service is arranged for a user. The user is determined to have requested control over media to be outputted on an output device of the driver. A token of the user is identified and transmitted to the driver's computing device. In response to detecting that an event has occurred for enabling the user to control the media, the driver's computing device is enabled to output the media that is controlled by the user operating the user's computing device. | 08-13-2015 |
Declan Whelan, Guelph CA
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20080249649 | LASER PROJECTOR CONTROL SYSTEM - A laser projector system includes a computer and a laser projector for projecting a laser image on a target surface, particularly in a factory or manufacturing environment. The computer is disposed remote from the laser project and provides the laser projector with a command and control signal. Communication between the computer and the laser projector is accomplished with power line network adapters. These adapters modulate an AC waveform to encode the command and control signal and other data. Thus, communication between the computer and the laser projector is accomplished without need for long runs of communication cables. | 10-09-2008 |
Gregor Whelan, Great Dunmow GB
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20090031843 | ADJUSTABLE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A steering column assembly for a motor vehicle is disclosed having lower and upper steering column members that are slidingly interengaged. The upper column member is attached to a structural part of the motor vehicle by a ride down mechanism that allows the upper steering column to move in the event of a collision. A load transfer means is provided to bypass the ride down mechanism when an adjustment lever is moved to a position allowing the position of the upper steering column member to be adjusted thereby preventing accidental damage occurring to the ride down mechanism due to operator abuse. | 02-05-2009 |
20110271787 | ADJUSTABLE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A steering column assembly for a motor vehicle is disclosed having lower and upper steering column members that are slidingly interengaged. The upper column member is attached to a structural part of the motor vehicle by a ride down mechanism that allows the upper steering column to move in the event of a collision. A load transfer means is provided to bypass the ride down mechanism when an adjustment lever is moved to a position allowing the position of the upper steering column member to be adjusted thereby preventing accidental damage occurring to the ride down mechanism due to operator abuse. | 11-10-2011 |
Howard Whelan, Burlington CA
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20120061157 | COMBINATION GOLF CART AND BAG - A golf bag with an integral drive for propelling the golf bag, the golf bag includes a golf bag which includes an upper golf club housing connected to a lower drive housing. The golf bag includes an outer shell and includes internal frame components supporting the outer shell the frame components including a drive base connected to the bag for rigidly mounting drive components thereto. A drive including a motor mounted to the drive base, the motor operably connected to a drive axle which is connected to wheels for propelling the golf bag. Additionally there is control for controlling the function of the drive. Preferably the drive base separates the upper golf club housing from the lower drive housing. | 03-15-2012 |
Jason Whelan, Ottawa CA
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20110191425 | Geospatially Aware Message System and Method - Publishers inject messages containing geospatial data into a content routed network. The subscribers pre-register geospatial data defining an arbitrary geographic region of interest with their subscriptions. The messages are delivered to interested subscribers based on a comparison of the content data and the geospatial data contained in the messages with the corresponding data associated with said pre-registered subscriptions. | 08-04-2011 |
John Whelan, White Bear Lake, MN US
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20160070815 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR XML SUBDOCUMENT SELECTION - Methods for XML subdocument selection and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes receiving a document having fragments with attribute/value pairs and receiving logical expressions that define relationships between fragments of the document. The method includes analyzing the logical expressions according to the document and creating an index based on the analysis that includes names of the fragments to be candidates for selection into subdocuments. The method includes extracting, from the document, all fragments named in the index and creating, in the index, an entry for each attribute/value pair. The method includes creating a plurality of subdocuments corresponding to the document and storing the subdocuments, including the respective related fragments. | 03-10-2016 |
John Whelan, Co. Wicklow IE
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20090222479 | UNIFIED FORMATS FOR RESOURCES AND REPOSITORIES FOR MANAGING LOCALIZATION - Tools and techniques for unified formats for resources and repositories for managing localization are described herein. The unified resource repositories may include representations of any number of resources, the resources representing textual information that is displayable in user interface presented by software applications. The representations of the resources may include respective data tags that are associated with name attributes identifying the resources, value tags providing values of the resources. Meta tags provide recursive nesting mechanisms for associating the name attribute and the value tag with additional instances of name attributes and value tags. | 09-03-2009 |
John B. Whelan, Cupertino, CA US
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20150359897 | METHOD OF TREATING PATIENTS NON-RESPONSIVE TO PALONOSETRON - A method for treating chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in individuals undergoing chemotherapy and previously treated with, and whom failed to respond to, a 5-HT3 antagonist other than granisetron is described. Individuals who fail to respond to, for example, palonosetron, as evidenced by an inadequate prevention or attenuation of acute or delayed chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, are treated with a semi-solid drug delivery vehicle that provides a sustained release of granisetron. | 12-17-2015 |
John Christopher Whelan, Ayrshire GB
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20080291783 | Seismic data acquisition - A seismic system uses a plurality of remote acquisition units in each of which geophone signals in digital form are temporarily stored in a buffer for near-real-time transmission by a transmitter. The whole of the digital data is also stored in a bulk store within the acquisition unit, from which it can be retrieved and transmitted under control of signals received by a receiver. This allows a central control unit to cause lost or low quality data to be retransmitted in a flexible manner. | 11-27-2008 |
20090168602 | Seismic data recording - A seismic survey is conducted by positioning an array of remote acquisition units (RAUs) ( | 07-02-2009 |
20130033962 | SEISMIC DATA RECORDING - A seismic survey is conducted by positioning an array of remote acquisition units (RAUs). Each of the RAUs records seismic data derived from one or more geophones in digital form in local memory. The data is collected by a harvester unit traversed across the survey territory as by an aircraft using point-multipoint communications, and subsequently transferred from the harvester unit to a central control unit. | 02-07-2013 |
20140003192 | SEISMIC DATA RECORDING | 01-02-2014 |
John Patrick Whelan, Avoca IE
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20100318743 | DYNAMIC SCREENTIP LANGUAGE TRANSLATION - When a user interface cursor hovers over a user interface item, a determination is made as to whether the user interface item has an associated screentip. If the user interface item has an associated screentip, text associated with the screentip is identified, a translated text string is located for the text string, and the translated text string is displayed in the screentip. If the user interface item does not have an associated screentip, a determination is made as to whether the user interface item contains a text string. If so, a determination is made as to whether a translated text string is available that corresponds to the text in the user interface item. If so, the translated text string is displayed in a screentip for the user interface item. | 12-16-2010 |
20130073955 | Dynamic Screentip Language Translation - When a user interface cursor hovers over a user interface item, a determination is made as to whether the user interface item has an associated screentip. If the user interface item has an associated screentip, text associated with the screentip is identified, a translated text string is located for the text string, and the translated text string is displayed in the screentip. If the user interface item does not have an associated screentip, a determination is made as to whether the user interface item contains a text string. If so, a determination is made as to whether a translated text string is available that corresponds to the text in the user interface item. If so, the translated text string is displayed in a screentip for the user interface item. | 03-21-2013 |
Matt Whelan, Foster City, CA US
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20160061110 | LOW NOX TURBINE EXHAUST FUEL BURNER ASSEMBLY | 03-03-2016 |
Matthew Robert Whelan, Luton GB
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20150127143 | STORAGE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RETRIEVING UNITS FROM A STORAGE SYSTEM - A system and method suitable for storing multiple product lines in an automated warehouse environment are disclosed. The storage system includes a frame containing a plurality of stacks of containers, a first handling device capable of lifting a plurality of containers from a stack in a single operation, and a second independently moveable handling device capable of lifting a single container and moving the container laterally. The first and second handling devices can work together to remove a target container quickly and with minimum use of resources. | 05-07-2015 |
Maurice Whelan, Angera IT
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20100278399 | METHOD OF FLUORESCENCE IMAGING - Method of fluorescence imaging including: illuminating a sample to excite its fluorescence and acquiring an image thereof; based on fluorescence spectral and spatial information from the sample's fluorescence image, segmenting the image into regions of similar spectral properties; for each image segment, exciting the fluorescence of the corresponding sample region, and detecting the corresponding fluorescence; based on modelling, determining expected fluorescence parameters from the fluorescence signals detected for each region; scanning the sample and determining final fluorescence parameters based on said expected fluorescence parameters. | 11-04-2010 |
20100281986 | MULTIPOINT LASER DOPPLER VIBROMETER - A multipoint laser Doppler vibrometer system ( | 11-11-2010 |
Michael A. Whelan, Los Angeles, CA US
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20150207465 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO REMOVE HEAT FROM A POWER AMPLIFIER - In one aspect a satellite comprises a body, a solid state power amplifier, a heat acquisition and transfer device positioned proximate at least one heat generating element on the solid state power amplifier, and a heat rejection device in thermal communication with the heat acquisition and transfer device to reject heat acquired from the solid state power amplifier. Other aspects may be described. | 07-23-2015 |
Michael Anthony Whelan, London GB
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20130171182 | INFLUENZA VACCINE - The invention provides a protein comprising a first and a second copy of hepatitis B core antigen (HBcAg) in tandem, in which one or both of the copies of HBcAg comprises influenza virus A surface polypeptide M2 or a fragment thereof in the e | 07-04-2013 |
Michael Martin Whelan, County Cork IE
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20100038912 | FLOATABLE WAVE ENERGY CONVERTER AND A METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE EFFICIENCY OF A FLOATABLE WAVE ENERGY CONVERTER - A wave energy converter ( | 02-18-2010 |
Paul Whelan, Dublim IE
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20110135180 | Electronic Cleansing of Digital Data Sets - A method of processing a 3-dimensional Computed Tomography Colonography data set to remove tagged material is disclosed. The method involves the preliminary processing step of classifying voxels in the data set as corresponding to air, tagged material or colon tissue. Methods of overcoming erroneous classification of Partial Volume air/tagged material interface voxels are disclosed. The present invention also provides for methods of circumventing problems resulting from removal of tagged material from a CTC data set, which can result in the erosion of soft-tissue structures partially covered by tagged colonic fluid. | 06-09-2011 |
Paul F. Whelan, Dublin IE
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20120057053 | METHOD FOR HIGH PRECISION LENS DISTORTION CALIBRATION AND REMOVAL - The present application relates to a high precision method for calibrating and removing distortion from a lens, and more particularly, a method for calibrating and removing distortion by arranging sensor readings to compensate for its presence and simultaneously optimize the resulting image magnification for best image quality. | 03-08-2012 |
Paul Francis Whelan, Dublin IE
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20100194870 | ULTRA-COMPACT APERTURE CONTROLLED DEPTH FROM DEFOCUS RANGE SENSOR - The present application teaches an implementation of an ultra-compact range sensor based on aperture varying passive depth from defocus. An embodiment of the present application teaches a range sensor, which is a fast LCD matrix that allows the acquisition of a plurality of images with variable focal levels by changing the size of the aperture of a typical lens. The range sensor of the present application may be implemented in mobile devices or used in the construction of medical endoscopes able to perform depth recovery. | 08-05-2010 |
20100303322 | METHOD FOR DETECTING FLAT POLYPS IN THE COLON - A method of formatting data for detecting flat polyps in a Computed Tomography Colonography, CTC, dataset comprising the steps of: extracting colon surface data, from the CTC dataset, within a sub-volume centred on a candidate polyp seed point; identifying individual sets of points corresponding to the candidate polyp's body and the candidate polyp's base within that sub-volume; projecting the set of points corresponding to the candidate polyp's body on to a tangent plane via a normal vector, wherein the normal vector is calculated from the best fitting plane to the set of points corresponding to the candidate polyp's base; isolating a new seed point for the candidate polyp from the projected data; locating the nearest surface point to the new seed in the extracted dataset above, and region-growing the surface ab initio from this point; identifying individual sets of points corresponding to the candidate polyp's body and the candidate polyp's base in the region-grown surface, and determining the normal vector from the best fitting plane to the set of points corresponding to the candidate polyp's base; using the normal vector determined in step vi) to slice the candidate structure in a number of different orientations; and generating a series of planes for each orientation, from which elliptical structures can be identified as representative of flat polyps. | 12-02-2010 |
Rian Whelan, Drogheda IE
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20130307811 | Self-Capacitance Measurement with Compensated Capacitance - In one embodiment, a method includes dividing a first amount of charge between a capacitance of a touch sensor and a compensation capacitor. The division of the first amount of charge results in a first voltage at an input node. The method also includes applying a reference voltage at the input node. The application of the reference voltage at the input node induces a second amount of charge proportional to a difference between the first voltage and the reference voltage on an integration capacitor. The method also includes determining a first difference between the first voltage and the reference voltage based on a second amount of charge on the integration capacitor; and determining whether a touch input to the touch sensor has occurred based on the first difference. | 11-21-2013 |
20130307812 | Self-Capacitance Measurement with Isolated Capacitance - In one embodiment, a method includes dividing a first amount of charge between a capacitance of a touch sensor and a compensation capacitor. The division of the first amount of charge results in a first voltage at an input node. The method also includes isolating the capacitance of the touch sensor from the compensation capacitor; and applying a reference voltage at the input node and a supply voltage at the compensation capacitor. The application of the reference voltage at the input node induces a second amount of charge proportional to a difference between the first voltage and the reference voltage on an integration capacitor. The method also includes determining a first difference between the first voltage and the reference voltage based on a second amount of charge on the integration capacitor; and determining whether a touch input to the touch sensor has occurred based on the first difference. | 11-21-2013 |
20130307813 | Burst-Mode Self-Capacitance Measurement with Compensated Capacitance - In one embodiment, a method includes applying a supply voltage across a compensation capacitor; dividing charge between a capacitance of a touch sensor and the compensation capacitor; and performing the application of the supply voltage and the dividing of charge a pre-determined number of times. A first amount of charge of the compensation capacitor results in a first voltage at an input node. The method also includes applying a reference voltage at the input node. The application of the reference voltage at the input node induces a second amount of charge proportional to a difference between the first voltage and the reference voltage on an integration capacitor. The method also includes determining a first difference between the first voltage and the reference voltage based on a second amount of charge on the integration capacitor; and determining whether a touch input to the touch sensor has occurred based on the difference. | 11-21-2013 |
20140085252 | INCREASING THE DYNAMIC RANGE OF AN INTEGRATOR BASED MUTUAL-CAPACITANCE MEASUREMENT CIRCUIT - In one embodiment, a method includes deactivating an integrator of a mutual-capacitive measurement circuit and configuring the mutual-capacitive measurement circuit according to a first voltage configuration. The first voltage configuration results in a charge on a sensor capacitor and a compensation capacitor when a supply voltage is applied to the mutual-capacitive measurement circuit. The method also includes adjusting a variable reference voltage input of the integrator to a first reference voltage, wherein the first reference voltage is selected to increase an output range of the mutual-capacitive measurement circuit. The method also includes applying the supply voltage to the mutual-capacitive measurement circuit and obtaining a first reference measurement from an analog-digital-converter coupled to an output of the mutual-capacitance measurement circuit. | 03-27-2014 |
20140104223 | Self-Capacitance Measurement Using Compensation Capacitor - In one embodiment, a method includes dividing a first amount of charge between a measurement capacitance and a sample-and-hold capacitor resulting in a voltage at the measurement capacitance being a first voltage. The division of the first amount of charge is based at least in part on a configuration of a compensation capacitor relative to the measurement capacitance and the sample-and-hold capacitor. The configuration being determined based at least in part on an output without the compensation capacitor. The method also includes determining a first difference between the first voltage at the capacitance and a reference voltage; and determining whether a touch input to the touch sensor has occurred based at least in part on the first difference. | 04-17-2014 |
20140354305 | Multi-State Capacitive Button - In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a sensor, a button, a conductor between the button and the sensor, and a controller connected to the sensor. The sensor includes first and second electrode tracks. The button includes an electrically isolating material and is configured to capacitively couple with an object. The conductor is configured to capacitively couple with the sensor and form a galvanic connection between the first and second electrode tracks when the conductor comes into contact with the sensor. The controller is configured to measure a value associated with an amount of capacitive coupling between the conductor and the sensor and to detect first and second states of the button based on the value, the first state indicating that the object is in contact with the button and that the conductor is not contacting the sensor, and the second state indicating that the conductor is not contacting the sensor. | 12-04-2014 |
20140354577 | Multi-State Capacitive Button - In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a capacitive sensor, a button, a support, and a controller. The button includes a first material having a distal coupling portion and a proximal coupling portion. The distal coupling portion is distal from the capacitive sensor and configured to capacitively couple with an object. The proximal coupling portion is proximal to the capacitive sensor and configured to capacitively couple with the capacitive sensor. The support is connected to the button and configured to deflect when the button is pressed. The controller is connected to the capacitive sensor and configured to measure a value associated with an amount of capacitive coupling between the button and the capacitive sensor, which is based on an amount of capacitive coupling between the distal coupling portion and the object and a distance between the proximal coupling portion and the capacitive sensor. | 12-04-2014 |
Rose Whelan, Berlin DE
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20150216932 | PROBIOTIC BACTERIA AS CARRIER FOR A HELMINTH-DERIVED IMMUNOMODULATOR FOR THE TREATMENT OF INFLAMMATORY DISORDERS - The present invention is directed to a transgenic probiotic microorganism genetically engineered to express and secrete cystatin, wherein said cystatin is preferably comprises or consists of: | 08-06-2015 |
Thomas Christopher Whelan, Los Angeles, CA US
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20150332062 | Messaging Systems and Methods - A messaging system for providing messaging service between or among user accounts includes a message database server. The message database server includes an account module to maintain user accounts and an upload module to receive message data from a user communication device associated with a user account. The message data may include a message and a share list that authorizes identified user accounts in which the message is to be shared. A single instance storage module may store the message as a single instance. A share module may share the message with the identified user accounts and delete the message at a predetermined time as specified in the share list. | 11-19-2015 |
20160034710 | MESSAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A messaging system for providing messaging service between or among user accounts includes a message database server. The message database server includes an account module to maintain user accounts and an upload module to receive message data from a user communication device associated with a user account. The message data may include a message and a share list that authorizes identified user accounts in which the message is to be shared. A single instance storage module may store the message as a single instance. A share module may share the message with the identified user accounts and delete the message at a predetermined time as specified in the share list. | 02-04-2016 |
Thomas John Whelan, Co. Kildare IE
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20160071278 | Method for Mapping an Environment - A method for mapping an environment comprises moving a sensor along a path from a start location (P | 03-10-2016 |
Trevor John Whelan, Thatcham GB
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20100299928 | Shaving Razor Comb Guard for a Trimming Blade - A shaving razor blade unit including a housing having a primary guard at a front of the housing and a primary cap at an upper surface at a back of the housing. One or more primary shaving blades are positioned between the primary guard and the primary cap. A trimming blade is mounted at the back of the housing and has a cutting edge. A trimming comb guard is located at the back of the housing. The trimming comb guard has a plurality of projections along a length of the trimming comb guard defining a plurality of open slots extending generally perpendicular to the cutting edge. The open slots have a minimum width of about 0.20 mm to about 0.49 mm for allowing the free passage of hair during shaving. | 12-02-2010 |
20120110857 | RAZOR CARTRIDGE - A wet shaving razor cartridge has a housing, a primary blade and a final blade. The primary blade is located at a front end of the cartridge and the final blade is located at a rear end of the cartridge. The primary and final blades have blade edges that extend in parallel to a length of the housing. An angle α | 05-10-2012 |
William Whelan, Charlottetown CA
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20080255461 | Real-time optical monitoring system and method for thermal therapy treatment - Multiple site information of light intensity is obtained by application of a multiple-fibre probe in a real-time optical monitoring system. The multiple-fibre probe includes a plurality of optical fibres distributed along the length of the probe. Each optical fibre may be is switchable between the mode for transmitting optical signal into the malignant tissue and the mode for collecting the optical signal from the same tissue. Thus the numbers of the probes can be minimized for collecting multiple site light information and the irritation to the tissue is reduced. A method of using such a probe to determine coagulated boundary in thermal or other treatment is also described. | 10-16-2008 |