Nicholas R Smith

US Patent:

20210322801, Oct 21, 2021

Filed:

Apr 21, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/236611

Inventors:

- Berkeley CA, US
Nicholas Andrew Smith - Sausalito CA, US
Neil Tagner - Taylorsville NC, US
Jason R. Wilkins - Taylorsville NC, US

International Classification:

A62B 18/02
A62B 18/08
A62B 7/10
A62B 23/02
A41D 13/11
B01D 39/08
B01D 39/16
B32B 5/02
B32B 5/26

Abstract:

A face mask include a bulbous area that reduces contact between the wearer and the mask, with the inner surface texture and material adapted to be comfortable to the wearer. The bulbous area may be equipped with a filter retained by slots at the edge of the bulbous area, with the inner surface texture and material of the filter also adapted to be comfortable to the wearer. The mask may be knit with seamless transitions between wearer-contacting surfaces and the bulbous area, which enhance the comfort of the mask. The mask may include silvered yarns for antimicrobial properties. Furthermore, the bulbous area increases the effective surface area of the mask on both inhalation and exhalation, unlike pleats that collapse on inhalation.

US Patent:

20210097643, Apr 1, 2021

Filed:

Feb 10, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/786173

Inventors:

- Cupertino CA, US
Sivert Berg - London, GB
Nicholas H. Smith - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

G06T 1/60
G06F 12/06
G06T 1/20

Abstract:

A computer-implemented technique for accessing textures by a graphics processing unit (GPU), includes determining a frequency with which a first texture is expected to be accessed by an application executing on a GPU, determining a frequency with which a second texture is expected to be accessed by an application executing on the GPU, determining to load memory address information associated with the first texture into a GPU register when the frequency is greater than or equal to a threshold frequency value, determining to load memory address information associated with the second texture into a buffer memory when the frequency is less than the threshold frequency value, receiving a draw call utilizing the texture, rendering the draw call using the first texture by accessing the memory address information in the GPU register, and the second texture by accessing the memory address information in the buffer memory.

US Patent:

20170197915, Jul 13, 2017

Filed:

Dec 17, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/972333

Inventors:

- South San Francisco CA, US
Daniel Fred Ortwine - San Ramon CA, US
Xiaojing Wang - Foster City CA, US
Steven P. Govek - San Diego CA, US
Mehmet Kahraman - La Jolla CA, US
Johnny Y. Nagasawa - San Diego CA, US
Nicholas D. Smith - San Diego CA, US
Simon Charles Goodacre - Harlow Essex, GB
Nicholas Charles Ray - Harlow Essex, GB

Assignee:

Genentech, Inc. - South San Francisco CA

International Classification:

C07D 205/04
A61K 31/404
A61K 45/06
A61K 31/397
C07D 207/04
A61K 31/40
C07D 409/12
A61K 31/4025
C07D 413/12
A61K 31/422
C07D 417/12
A61K 31/427
C07D 401/14
A61K 31/4439
C07D 411/12
C07D 403/12

Abstract:

Described herein are compounds that are estrogen receptor modulators of Formula (I):

US Patent:

20160175284, Jun 23, 2016

Filed:

Dec 17, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/972336

Inventors:

- South San Francisco CA, US
Jun Li - Foster City CA, US
Jun Liang - Los Altos Hills CA, US
Daniel Fred Ortwine - San Ramon CA, US
Xiaojing Wang - Foster City CA, US
Jason Zbieg - South San Francisco CA, US
Steven P. Govek - San Diego CA, US
Mehmet Kahraman - La Jolla CA, US
Johnny Y. Nagasawa - San Diego CA, US
Nicholas D. Smith - San Diego CA, US

Assignee:

Genentech, Inc. - South San Francisco CA

International Classification:

A61K 31/4025
C07D 401/12
A61K 31/4184
C07D 401/14
A61K 31/404
A61K 45/06
A61K 31/397

Abstract:

Described herein are compounds that are estrogen receptor modulators of Formula I: