Gibney
Michael Gibney, Chestnut Ridge, NY US
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20110071492 | HUB ASSEMBLY HAVING A HIDDEN NEEDLE FOR A DRUG DELIVERY PEN - A hub assembly for a pen injection device prevents a patient from seeing a needle of a hub assembly during an injection. A hub is connected to the pen injection device. A needle is received by the hub. A compressible member is connected to the hub and is compressible between a first position that entirely covers said needle and a second position that exposes the needle for an injection. | 03-24-2011 |
Michael Gibney, San Diego, CA US
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20140206682 | COMPOUNDS AND COMPOSITIONS AS PDGFR KINASE INHIBITORS - The invention provides compounds and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, which are useful as protein kinase inhibitors, as well as methods for using such compounds to treat, ameliorate or prevent a condition associated with abnormal or deregulated kinase activity. In some embodiments, the invention provides methods for using such compounds to treat, ameliorate or prevent diseases or disorders that involve abnormal activation of PDGFR (PDGFRα, PDGFRβ) kinases or c-kit and PDGFR (PDGFRα, PDGFRβ) kinases. | 07-24-2014 |
Michael D. Gibney, Troutdale, OR US
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20080215462 | STILL IMAGE SHOPPING EVENT MONITORING AND ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND METHOD - The still image shopping event analysis systems and methods provided herein may implement low frequency still image sampling and perform a computer analysis of the still images captured, including discriminating differences between frames of the still images based on changes of pixels between the frames and detecting and/or analyzing one or more shopping events based on the discriminated differences between frames of the still images. The systems and methods provided herein may further count and/or analyze the shopping events based on patterns of changes between frames, including for example, numbers of customers visiting and amounts of time customers spent visiting a shopping area, whether the visit was a transitory visit or involved more detailed shopping, whether a purchase occurred, and/or which and number of item(s) purchased. | 09-04-2008 |
Richard Peter Gibney, Derby GB
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20160001787 | EQUIPMENT ENVELOPE FOR HOPPER WAGON - The present invention relates to an equipment envelope ( | 01-07-2016 |
20160001788 | BAFFLE - A baffle comprising a panel body that is mountable on a wall of a hopper adjacent to an edge of an outlet of a hopper and is arrangeable in a projecting position, to project in a generally downwardly direction beyond the edge of the outlet so as to restrict the spread of bulk commodities past the panel body as the bulk commodities discharge through the outlet. The panel body is arrangeable in the projected position to project in a generally downwardly direction beyond the edge of the outlet and between a gap space defined by the edge of the outlet and an outlet cover arranged in an open position. The baffle may comprise rotatable mounting means for rotatably mounting the panel body on the wall of the hopper such that the panel body is movable between the projected position and a retracted position, where the panel body is arranged so as to provide a minimal or no barrier effect. The baffle may comprise drive means to drive the panel body between the projected position and the extended position. The drive means may be self-actuating means and the self-actuating means are optionally configured to incite the rotation of the panel body between the projected position and the retracted position as the outlet cover moves between an open position and a closed position. The self-actuating means may comprise slidable coupling means for slidably coupling the panel body to the outlet cover and optionally the slidable coupling means comprise one or more low friction contact members mounted on a lower edge and/or side edge of the panel body and arranged in mating contact with the outlet cover. | 01-07-2016 |
20160001792 | INLET CLOSURE SYSTEM - The invention relates to an inlet closure system for covering an inlet formed in an upper region of a container body The container body may a storage region of a hopper, a hopper vehicle such as a hopper railway wagon or other storage devices. The inlet closure system comprises at least one closure member arranged substantially above the inlet and moveable between a first closed configuration in which the inlet is substantially closed and a second fully open configuration in which the inlet is substantially open, and at least one actuator mounted on an end wall of the container body for moving the closure member. The actuator remains below an upper edge of the end wall when the closure member is in the second fully open configuration. The actuator is arranged in use to act upon the at least one closure member via a linkage, which linkage is arranged for pivotal motion relative to the end wall about a point substantially midway between the side walls. The linkage may comprise a first link and a second link. The second link may have a first and a second limb which meet at a non-straight angle. Preferably, the first limb and/or the second link lie below the upper edge of the end wall when the closure member is in the second fully open configuration. The second limb may lie substantially beyond an inward facing surface of the closure member when the closure member is in the second fully open configuration. If two actuators are arranged to act upon respective closure members, the first links of the linkages are arranged to pivot about a common pivot point. The common pivot point is preferably located on the end wall at a point substantially midway between the sidewalls. | 01-07-2016 |
Richard Peter Gibney, Derby, Derbyshire GB
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20150375761 | COVERING SYSTEM FOR A HOPPER WAGON - The invention relates to a covering system for covering an inlet formed in a hopper wagon body of a hopper wagon, whereby the covering system comprises a cover that is configured to close the inlet when it is arranged in a closed position and open the inlet when it arranged in an open position and hinge means that is configured to mount the cover on the hopper wagon body such that the cover is hinged to an outer portion the hopper wagon body, adjacent the inlet and the cover is rotatable in a substantially vertical plane between the closed position and the open position. The hinge means may be configured to mount the cover in spaced relation above the inlet such that there is a gap space between the cover and the inlet when the cover is arranged in at least the closed position. The gap space may be formed between a hinged edge region of the cover and an adjacent edge of the inlet. The cover may comprise a single leaf door. The cover may comprise a double leaf door. The invention also relates to a hopper wagon comprising the covering system. | 12-31-2015 |
20160001794 | SOLEBAR FOR A RAILWAY VEHICLE - The present invention relates to a solebar for a railway vehicle having an elongate body that comprises a first leg and a second leg, wherein the first leg and second are configured to meet at a vertex and have an obtuse angle θ therebetween such that the solebar has an obtuse L-shaped cross-sectional profile. The solebar may be configured to be mounted as an underframe side member in a railway vehicle such that the first leg extends in a downwardly direction towards a floor supporting the railway vehicle and clears a lower sector loading gauge and the second leg inclines upwardly in a direction away from the railway vehicle and clears an upper sector loading gauge. The second leg may be configured to support an upper sidewall of the railway vehicle body such that the upper sidewall clears the upper sector of the loading gauge. The first leg may be configured to support a lower sidewall of the railway vehicle body such that the lower sidewall clears the lower sector of the loading gauge. Due to the configuration of the solebar and mounting arrangement of the upper sidewall and/or lower sidewall on the solebar the volumetric capacity of the hopper wagon body is increased. The present invention also relates to a railway vehicle comprising a first solebar arranged to form a first underframe side member with an obtuse L-shaped cross-sectional profile. The railway vehicle may further comprise a second solebar that is arranged to form a second underframe side member with an obtuse L-shaped cross-sectional profile and extends parallel to the first solebar. | 01-07-2016 |
Samuel A. Gibney, Barrie CA
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20080231005 | Wheel chair - A curb-climbing vehicle with a pair of front wheels has a lifting device attached to each wheel, which engages the curb edge, and raises the wheel so that it can engage and roll up over the curb. A wheelchair embodiment incorporates user support elements that are adjustably secured to central ‘spine’ elements, enabling the chair structure to be adjusted to the person of the individual user, including possible asymmetric adjustments. The chair running gear includes larger driving wheels, centrally located, and fore and aft independently suspended castoring wheels. | 09-25-2008 |
Samuel Andrew Gibney, Barrie CA
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20100064432 | INFECTION CONTROL LIFTING STRAP - A support member for use in a patient lifting device is described. The support member includes an improved lift strap having an inner core and an outer plastic layer that can be easily and effectively cleaned with standard disinfectant. The lift strap is secured to a patient lifting device with a spool assembly that guides the lift strap and a belt clamp assembly that compresses the lift strap and holds it into place. In the preferred embodiment, the support member is used in an electric ceiling- or floor-mounted patient lifting device. The preferred lifting device is composed of a track component attached to a winch assembly. The winch assembly has an electric motor that raises and lowers the lift strap by means of a spool assembly and belt clamp assembly. The belt clamp assembly attaches to a sling that supports the patient while he or she is displaced. | 03-18-2010 |
20160000625 | INFECTION CONTROL STRAP AND PATIENT LIFTING SYSTEM - A patient lifting device includes an infection control lift strap with an inner core and an outer plastic layer that can be easily and effectively cleaned with standard disinfectant. The lift strap includes a waterproof sealed belt clamp assembly. A winch assembly includes a motor and high-efficiency gear assembly that lifts and lowers the strap with a spool assembly including an eccentric cylindrical spool. The eccentric cylindrical spool eliminates inconsistent performance of the lifting device as the strap drapes and coils onto the spool without raised attachment points. The strap includes top and bottom layers with different coefficients of friction to prevent slipping and self-tightening of the strap on the spool. The lifting device includes a thickness roller, a strap guard, and an electro-mechanical brake that locks the motor and prevents back driving. The gear assembly provides back driving when power is removed and the brake is released. | 01-07-2016 |
Thomas J. Gibney, Newton, MA US
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20120144104 | Partitioning of Memory Device for Multi-Client Computing System - A method, computer program product, and system are provided for accessing a memory device. For instance, the method can include partitioning one or more memory banks of the memory device into a first and a second set of memory banks. The method also can allocate a first plurality of memory cells within the first set of memory banks to a first memory operation of a first client device and a second plurality of memory cells within the second set of memory banks to a second memory operation of a second client device. This memory allocation can allow access to the first and second sets of memory banks when a first and a second memory operation are requested by the first and second client devices, respectively. Further, access to a data bus between the first client device, or the second client device, and the memory device can also be controlled based on whether the first memory address or the second memory address is accessed to execute the first or second memory operation. | 06-07-2012 |