Patrick John O'Connor

US Patent:

7283213, Oct 16, 2007

Filed:

Feb 8, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/350222

Inventors:

Patrick O'Connor - Sunnyvale CA, US
Ilhami Torunoglu - Monte Sereno CA, US

Assignee:

Canesta, Inc. - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

G01C 3/08

US Classification:

356 511, 356 51, 356 501

Abstract:

TOF system shutter time needed to acquire image data in a time-of-flight (TOF) system that acquires consecutive images is reduced, thus decreasing the time in which relative motion can occur. In one embodiment, pixel detectors are clocked with multi-phase signals and integration of the four signals occurs simultaneously to yield four phase measurements from four pixel detectors within a single shutter time unit. In another embodiment, phase measurement time is reduced by a factor (1/k) by providing super pixels whose collection region is increased by a factor “k” relative to a normal pixel detector. Each super pixel is coupled to k storage units and four-phase sequential signals. Alternatively, each pixel detector can have k collector regions, k storage units, and share common clock circuitry that generates four-phase signals. Various embodiments can reduce the mal-effects of clock signal transients upon signals, and can be dynamically reconfigured as required.

US Patent:

7450220, Nov 11, 2008

Filed:

Oct 16, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/975059

Inventors:

Patrick O'Connor - Sunnyvale CA, US
Ilhami Torunoglu - Monte Sereno CA, US

Assignee:

Canesta, Inc - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

G01C 3/08

US Classification:

356 51, 356 41, 356 501, 356 512, 356 515

Abstract:

TOF system shutter time needed to acquire image data in a time-of-flight (TOF) system that acquires consecutive images is reduced, thus decreasing the time in which relative motion can occur. In one embodiment, pixel detectors are clocked with multi-phase signals and integration of the four signals occurs simultaneously to yield four phase measurements from four pixel detectors within a single shutter time unit. In another embodiment, phase measurement time is reduced by a factor (1/k) by providing super pixels whose collection region is increased by a factor “k” relative to a normal pixel detector. Each super pixel is coupled to k storage units and four-phase sequential signals. Alternatively, each pixel detector can have k collector regions, k storage units, and share common clock circuitry that generates four-phase signals. Various embodiments can reduce the mal-effects of clock signal transients upon signals, and can be dynamically reconfigured as required.

US Patent:

20040170989, Sep 2, 2004

Filed:

May 19, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/441925

Inventors:

Xin Ye - Fremont CA, US
Robert Stull - Alameda CA, US
Sergey Axenovich - San Jose CA, US
Patrick O'Connor - San Diego CA, US

International Classification:

C12Q001/68
G01N033/53
G01N033/574

US Classification:

435/006000, 435/007230

Abstract:

A method of identifying a compound that induces apoptosis in a cell is disclosed. The method includes contacting the cell with a putative apoptosis-inducing compound and determining whether the compound inhibits a target selected from the group consisting of APLP2, ENSA, FBN2, FIBL-6, PRNP, STRN4, XPR1, SLC5A6, SLC31A1, GFER, and PCTK1. Also disclosed are methods for inducing apoptosis in a cell by inhibiting one of the targets. The invention further includes methods for the diagnosis of a tumor that include determining the level of one of the targets as a marker in a patient sample, the level of the marker being indicative of the presence of tumor cells.

US Patent:

20060292535, Dec 28, 2006

Filed:

Apr 19, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/379351

Inventors:

Patrick O'Connor - Minneapolis MN, US
George Biltz - St. Paul MN, US
Pradyumna (Autri) Dutta - Sleepy Hollow NY, US
Paul Johnson - Minneapolis MN, US
William Rush - Minneapolis MN, US

International Classification:

G09B 23/28

US Classification:

434262000

Abstract:

A method of dynamically simulating a physician assessment and teaching environment for treatment of a chronic illness is provided. The method includes providing a library of patient cases histories, selecting a patient case history from the library of patient case histories, providing a treatment action in response to the particular patient case history selected, and providing a projection of the patient's future clinical status based upon the treatment action provided.

US Patent:

20080108658, May 8, 2008

Filed:

Sep 11, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/853751

Inventors:

Andrew Protter - Palo Alto CA, US
David Liu - Palo Alto CA, US
Patrick O'Connor - Fanwood NJ, US

International Classification:

A61K 31/454
A61P 19/00
A61P 19/10

US Classification:

514323000

Abstract:

The invention is directed to methods of bone healing by administering a p38 MAP kinase inhibitor. The invention is directed to methods of treating bone fractures, bone diseases, bone grafting, especially enhancing bone healing following facial reconstruction, maxillary reconstruction, mandibular reconstruction or tooth extraction, enhancing long bone extension, enhancing prosthetic ingrowth, and increasing bone synostosis by administering a p38 MAP kinase inhibitor.

US Patent:

48092037, Feb 28, 1989

Filed:

Aug 25, 1986

Appl. No.:

6/899839

Inventors:

Dennis L. Wilson - Palo Alto CA
Patrick W. O'Connor - Sunnyvale CA

Assignee:

Ford Aerospace & Communications Corporation - Detroit MI

International Classification:

G06J 100

US Classification:

364602

Abstract:

A filter which uses both an analog portion and a digital portion to optimize the filter performance. A simple analog filter provides a rough filtering of the input signal. The output of the analog filter is converted into digital form and supplied to a digital filter. The coefficients of the digital filter are changed by a digital computer in order to correct for the errors in the filtered signal produced by the analog filter. The coefficients necessary for the digital filter to provide an error offset are determined by comparing the filtered value of a test signal through the analog filter to an ideal filtered value of such test signal.

US Patent:

54993415, Mar 12, 1996

Filed:

Jul 25, 1994

Appl. No.:

8/279995

Inventors:

Dennis L. Wilson - Palo Alto CA
Patrick W. O'Connor - Sunnyvale CA

Assignee:

Loral Aerospace Corp. - New York NY

International Classification:

G06F 1312
G06F 1314

US Classification:

39520003

Abstract:

Apparatus that provides working storage for large image and data processing systems. The apparatus comprises a computer bus, a high speed backplane bus, a local area network, a central processing unit coupled to the computer bus, an Ethernet local area network interface coupled between the computer bus and the local area network, a plurality of bidirectional input/output interface cards coupled to the computer bus and the backplane bus, and a plurality of disk modules coupled to the computer bus and the high speed backplane bus. Each interface card comprises a plurality of bidirectional input/output ports coupled to a plurality of user workstations, a fiber optic interface, and a FIFO buffer. Each disk module comprises a plurality of storage units, one of which provides for storage of parity bits and the remainder of which provides for storage of data, and a distribution card coupled to the plurality of storage units. Each distribution card comprises a controller, a double buffer, and an error correction circuit coupled between the double buffer and the plurality of storage units.