Patents, Products & Awards

Patents

1.      Method and System for Determining Object Pose from Images, Roberts T, McKenna S J, Ricketts I W, patent filed 2004 [patent ref]]  

2.      Sonoelastography using power doppler, McKenna S J, Frank T, Cuschieri A, Ricketts I W, Dickson S, Iqbal A, US Patent No.10/658009 filed 9th September 2003

3.      Predictive content-based radio station selection, Cairnie N, McKenna S J, Ricketts I W, British Patent Application No 0202804.1, February 2002

4.      Self Service System Having Predictive Capability and Method of Using, Coutts MG, Newell AF, Ricketts IW, European Patent Office (EPO) ID 645744 September 1994
NCR Ltd acquired rights to the European patent for Predictive and Adaptive Technology applied to Self Service Devices - September 1994

5.      Self Service System Having Predictive Capability and Method of Using, Coutts MG, Newell AF, Ricketts IW, US Patent No 5389773, October 1993
NCR Ltd acquired rights to the US Patent No 5389773 for Predictive and Adaptive Technology Applied to Self Service Devices October 1993

Products

1.      Dental Survey Plus II survey software, developed for the British Association of Community Dentists, now available worldwide via E-Commerce company Digibuy (June 2001)

2.      Predictability - European Language Word Prediction software licensed to Inclusive Technology Ltd, Delph, Oldham, UK. (October 1997) for worldwide market using every means, except the Internet, for software delivery

3.      PredictAbility European Language Word Prediction software licensed to RNR Computer Services, Amsterdam, Netherlands, (October 1997) for worldwide distribution using the Internet

4.      SpellPAL software licensed to Lander Software, Glasgow, released to the UK market - December 1994

5.      Tandy Computers provide the PAL Word Prediction System with their Tandy 1100FD and Tandy 1500HD portable computers (1992)

6.      Speller software, a spelling corrector for bizarre spelling, licensed to Lander Software, Glasgow, 1991

7.      PALstar Word Processor software licensed to Lander Software, Glasgow (June 1991) and as a co-inventor I have a share in the distribution of royalties

8.      PAL Word Prediction software licensed to Lander Software, Glasgow, as a co-inventor of PAL (June 1991). Over 2500 copies of PAL were sold

Awards

1.      British Computer Society Awards Medallist 2002 for ICU-Talk project

2.      National Training Award for the PAL project I was responsible for co-ordinating the work of the development team and assembling the submission for the award. (Dec 1991)

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