Patents by Inventor A. A. Robertson
A. A. Robertson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
-
Publication number: 20240156672Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to methods of inducing therapeutic adipose tissue inflammation using high frequency pressure waves (e.g. high frequency shockwaves) wherein the inflammation results in a reduction in the volume of subcutaneous adipose tissue. Embodiments include applying electrohydraulic generated shockwaves at a rate of between 10 Hz and 1000 Hz to reduce the appearance of cellulite or the volume of subcutaneous fat in a treatment area.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2023Publication date: May 16, 2024Inventors: Christopher C. CAPELLI, David ROBERTSON
-
Patent number: 11980809Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for independent audio volume control. An audio system may include a circuit for controlling one or both of generation and output of combined audio, with the circuit being configured to determine, based on user input, a mix setting applicable in the audio system to mixing of a first audio and a second audio when generating the combined audio, wherein the combined audio comprises at least a portion of each of the first audio and the second audio; determine a corresponding volume setting applicable at an audio output element of the audio system during outputting of the combined audio; determine a corresponding delay applicable to one or both of the mix setting and the volume setting; and apply one or both of the mix setting and the volume setting based on at least the delay.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2023Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: VOYETRA TURTLE BEACH, INC.Inventors: Shobha Devi Kuruba Buchannagari, Kevin Robertson, Scott Warren
-
Patent number: 11983682Abstract: A physical cryptocurrency may comprise a physical medium and an attached processor. The processor may generate a public-private key pair, or the public-private key pair may be generated in a secure and auditable manner external to the processor and stored on the processor. The private key may enable execution of a smart contract on a blockchain to transfer an asset from a starting address to a destination address on the blockchain.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2021Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: Airtime Networks, Inc.Inventors: Charles Cameron Robertson, Tilman Heiner Drerup, Paul Michael Gerhardt, David Joshua Myers
-
Patent number: 11981658Abstract: Provided are aminopyridine compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof which exhibit inhibition activity against certain mutated forms of EGFR.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2022Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignees: Yuhan Corporation, Janssen Biotech, Inc.Inventors: Byoungmoon Lee, Hyunjoo Lee, Gyu Jin Lee, Su Bin Choi, Sol Park, Heejun Kim, Misong Kim, Young Ae Yoon, Kwan Hoon Hyun, Tae Kyun Kim, Jae Young Sim, Marian C. Bryan, Scott Kuduk, James Campbell Robertson
-
Patent number: 11981700Abstract: The present disclosure provides pyrrolopyrimidine nucleoside analogs of the Formula I, Formula IA, Formula IB, or Formula II and phospholipid conjugates and pharmaceutical compositions thereof wherein Rc and A are defined herein. Also presented are methods of treating and/or preventing viral infection and/or viral infection-associated disease or disorder with one or more compounds of Formula I, Formula IA, Formula IB, or Formula II.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2021Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignees: Chimerix, Inc., The Regents of the University of MichiganInventors: John Henry Bougher, III, Ramamurty V S Changalvala, Aaron Leigh Downey, John C. Drach, Ernest Randall Lanier, Jr., Andrew Louis McIver, Bradley David Robertson, Dean Wallace Selleseth, Phiroze Behram Sethna, Leroy Townsend, Roy W. Ware
-
Publication number: 20240151854Abstract: A sensor assembly includes a housing, a sensor unit attached to the housing, and a gutter fixed relative to the housing. The sensor unit includes a cylindrical shell defining a vertical axis. The cylindrical shell extends above a highest point of the housing. The cylindrical shell is rotatable around the axis relative to the housing. The cylindrical shell includes a lower edge and extending upward along the axis from the lower edge. The gutter is elongated along the lower edge and positioned directly below the lower edge relative to the axis. The gutter defines an airflow outlet from the housing radially inside the gutter relative to the axis. The sensor unit defines an airflow inlet radially inside the lower edge relative to the axis and positioned to receive airflow from the airflow outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2022Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Venkatesh Krishnan, Michael Robertson, JR., Rashaun Phinisee, Tyler D. Hamilton, Alexander Petniunas, Subba Reddy Boggu
-
Publication number: 20240151833Abstract: A sensor assembly includes a housing defining a chamber and having an air inlet. A blower is disposed in the chamber and is in fluid communication with the air inlet. The blower is positioned to direct air in a flow direction. A sensor is disposed in the chamber and has a lens. The sensor is spaced from the blower. An air nozzle is aimed to direct air across the lens. A duct is disposed in the chamber and is coupled to the blower and the air nozzle. The duct extends from the blower in a departure direction oblique to the flow direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2022Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Venkatesh Krishnan, Sunil Reddy Patil, Michael Robertson, JR., Rashaun Phinisee, Anthony Michael Regalbuto, Kunal Chaudhari, Mallikarjun Sukumar
-
Publication number: 20240150782Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of synthesizing long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, especially eicosapentaenoic acid, docosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid, in recombinant cells such as yeast or plant cells. Also provided are recombinant cells or plants which produce long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a group of new enzymes which possess desaturase or elongase activity that can be used in methods of synthesizing long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids. In particular, the present invention provides ?3 desaturases, ?5 elongases and ?6 desaturases with novel activities. Also provided are methods and DNA constructs for transiently and/or stably transforming cells, particularly plant cells, with multiple genes.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2024Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicants: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Grains Research and Development CorporationInventors: James Robertson Petrie, Anne Maree Mackenzie, Qing Liu, Pushkar Shrestha, Peter David Nichols, Susan Irene Ellis Blackburn, Maged Peter Mansour, Stanley Suresh Robert, Dion Matthew Frederick Frampton, Xue-Rong Zhou, Surinder Pal Singh, Craig Christopher Wood
-
Publication number: 20240150780Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of synthesizing long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, especially eicosapentaenoic acid, docosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid, in recombinant cells such as yeast or plant cells. Also provided are recombinant cells or plants which produce long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a group of new enzymes which possess desaturase or elongase activity that can be used in methods of synthesizing long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids. In particular, the present invention provides ?3 destaurases, ?5 elongases and ?6 desaturases with novel activities. Also provided are methods and DNA constructs for transiently and/or stably transforming cells, particularly plant cells, with multiple genes.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2024Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicants: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Grains Research and Development CorporationInventors: James Robertson Petrie, Anne Maree Mackenzie, Qing Liu, Pushkar Shrestha, Peter David Nichols, Susan Irene Ellis Blackburn, Maged Peter Mansour, Stanley Suresh Robert, Dion Matthew Frederick Frampton, Xue-Rong Zhou, Surinder Pal Singh, Craig Christopher Wood
-
Publication number: 20240148688Abstract: In alternative embodiments, provided are methods for treating and ameliorating a cancer, or recurrence of a cancer such as acute myeloid leukemia (AML) comprising administration to an individual in need thereof a pharmaceutical composition comprising 17S-FD-895 (or rebecsinib) and second drug such as an ATP-competitive protein tyrosine kinase inhibitor such as dasatinib. In alternative embodiments, provided are methods for the in vivo inhibition of myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN) or AML stem cell propagation comprising administration to an individual in need thereof a pharmaceutical composition comprising 17S-FD-895 and second drug. In alternative embodiments, provided are methods for the in vivo inhibition pre-leukemia stem cell (pre-LSC) transformation into leukemia stem cells (LSCs) comprising administration to an individual in need thereof a pharmaceutical composition comprising 17S-FD-895 and second drug.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2022Publication date: May 9, 2024Inventors: Catriona JAMIESON, Leslie CREWS ROBERTSON, Michael BURKART, Larisa BALAIAN, Phoebe MONDALA, Cayla MASON, Raymond H. DIEP, James LACLAIR, Thomas WHISENANT, Warren C. CHAN, Inge VAN DER WERF, Peggy WENTWORTH, Wenxue MA
-
Publication number: 20240150781Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of synthesizing long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, especially eicosapentaenoic acid, docosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid, in recombinant cells such as yeast or plant cells. Also provided are recombinant cells or plants which produce long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a group of new enzymes which possess desaturase or elongase activity that can be used in methods of synthesizing long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids. In particular, the present invention provides ?3 destaurases, ?5 elongases and ?6 desaturases with novel activities. Also provided are methods and DNA constructs for transiently and/or stably transforming cells, particularly plant cells, with multiple genes.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2024Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicants: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Grains Research and Development CorporationInventors: James Robertson Petrie, Anne Maree Mackenzie, Qing Liu, Pushkar Shrestha, Peter David Nichols, Susan Irene Ellis Blackburn, Maged Peter Mansour, Stanley Suresh Robert, Dion Matthew Frederick Frampton, Xue-Rong Zhou, Surinder Pal Singh, Craig Christopher Wood
-
Publication number: 20240150779Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of synthesizing long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, especially eicosapentaenoic acid, docosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid, in recombinant cells such as yeast or plant cells. Also provided are recombinant cells or plants which produce long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a group of new enzymes which possess desaturase or elongase activity that can be used in methods of synthesizing long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids. In particular, the present invention provides ?3 destaurases, ?5 elongases and ?6 desaturases with novel activities. Also provided are methods and DNA constructs for transiently and/or stably transforming cells, particularly plant cells, with multiple genes.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2024Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicants: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Grains Research and Development CorporationInventors: James Robertson Petrie, Anne Maree Mackenzie, Qing Liu, Pushkar Shrestha, Peter David Nichols, Susan Irene Ellis Blackburn, Maged Peter Mansour, Stanley Suresh Robert, Dion Matthew Frederick Frampton, Xue-Rong Zhou, Surinder Pal Singh, Craig Christopher Wood
-
Patent number: 11975599Abstract: An assembly includes a housing. The assembly includes a sensor supported by the housing. The assembly includes a shell enclosing the sensor and rotatable relative to the housing in a first direction, the shell defining a window. The assembly includes a deflector extending radially outward from the shell at a leading edge of the window.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2021Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Segundo Baldovino, Rashaun Phinisee, Michael Robertson, Jr., Vahan Kazandjian, Venkatesh Krishnan, Navvab Khajehosseini
-
Patent number: 11976945Abstract: An assembly includes a housing defining a pressurized chamber. The assembly includes a sensor supported by the housing. The assembly includes a shell enclosing the sensor and rotatable relative to the housing, the shell enclosing a second chamber in fluid communication the pressurized chamber, the housing and the shell defining a gap therebetween. The assembly includes a ring supported by the housing, the ring defining an internal passage having an exhaust vent at the gap.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2022Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Subba Reddy Boggu, Vahan Kazandjian, Venkatesh Krishnan, Rashaun Phinisee, Michael Robertson, Jr.
-
Patent number: 11974800Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of medical treatment of diseases and disorders, as well as the field of biomedical engineering. Embodiments of the invention relate to the delivery of Irreversible Electroporation (IRE) through the vasculature of organs to treat tumors embedded deep within the tissue or organ, or to decellularize organs to produce a scaffold from existing animal tissue with the existing vasculature intact. In particular, methods of administering non-thermal irreversible electroporation (IRE) in vivo are provided for the treatment of tumors located in vascularized tissues and organs. Embodiments of the invention further provide scaffolds and tissues from natural sources created using IRE ex vivo to remove cellular debris, maximize recellularization potential, and minimize foreign body immune response. The engineered tissues can be used in methods of treating subjects, such as those in need of tissue replacement or augmentation.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2020Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc.Inventors: Michael B. Sano, Rafael V. Davalos, John L Robertson, Paulo A. Garcia, Robert E. Neal
-
Patent number: 11976287Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of recombinant fatty acid synthesis, particularly in transgenic plants. The application describes genes involved in fatty acid synthesis and provides methods and vectors for the manipulation of fatty acid composition of plant oils. In particular, the invention provides constructs for achieving the integration of multiple heterologous genes involved in fatty acid synthesis into the plant genome, such that the resulting plants produce altered levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids. Also described are methods for enhancing the expression of fatty acid biosynthesis enzymes by co-expressing a silencing suppressor within the plant storage organ.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2020Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignees: COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION, GRAINS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONInventors: James Robertson Petrie, Anne Maree Mackenzie, Qing Liu, Pushkar Shrestha, Peter David Nichols, Susan Irene Ellis Blackburn, Maged Peter Mansour, Stanley Suresh Robert, Dion Matthew Frederick Frampton, Xue-Rong Zhou, Surinder Pal Singh, Craig Christopher Wood
-
Patent number: 11978125Abstract: A system and method for rules-driven adjudication is disclosed. The system includes a storage includes a rule library having a plurality of rules, each rule being in a human-readable format and including a first data tag, a comparator, a comparison value, and a result. The system also includes a rules manager configured to receive and store a new rule. The system includes a rules evaluator configured to receive an adjudication request having a data object associated with a data tag, and evaluate the request and create a primary determination by applying a first rule to the request, and further applying a first subsequent rule and all logically adjacent rules until all logically adjacent rules have been exhausted and the primary determination is an indefinite outcome or the applying of a final rule returns an outcome that becomes the primary determination.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2023Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Myndshft Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Brian J. Downs, Nelson T. Tran, Alec D. Iverson, Bukola A. Robertson, Jorden K. Kreps, John K. Moore, Tyler Wince
-
Publication number: 20240141357Abstract: The present disclosure provides a duplex or single-stranded siRNA molecule against plasminogen, the siRNA molecule containing modified or unmodified nucleotides and wherein at least one strand of the duplex or the single-stranded siRNA has a sequence that has at least 80% sequence identity to any one of SEQ NOs: 1 to 28. Further provided is a duplex or single-stranded siRNA molecule against plasminogen, the siRNA molecule containing modified or unmodified nucleotides and is between 25 and 35 nucleotides in length. The siRNA molecule may be formulated in a lipid nanoparticle as described herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIAInventors: Christian J. Kastrup, Amy W. Strilchuk, Jerry Leung, Pieter R. Cullis, Madelaine Robertson
-
Publication number: 20240141461Abstract: A sintered cemented carbide includes a high entropy carbide or a spinodal decomposed product thereof; and a metallic binder containing at least one of Co, Co—Ru, Ni, Co—Ni, Co—Cr, Co—Ni—Cr, Co—Re, Co—Ni—Re, Co—Ni—Ru, or a high entropy alloy, wherein the high entropy carbide is a single-phase solid solution carbide comprising four to ten metallic elements, and the spinodal decomposed product thereof includes two chemically distinct phases having a same crystal structure. A sintered cemented carbide also includes a carbide including at least one of WC, TiC, ZrC, HfC, NbC, TaC, or Cr3C2; and a metallic binder including a high entropy alloy. The high entropy alloy is an alloy of four to ten alloy elements selected from Al, Be, Fe, Co, Cr, Ni, Cu, W, V, Zr, Ti, Mn, Hf, Nb, Mo, Ru, Re, Ge, Sn, C, B, or Si.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Andrew Robertson, Marc Bird
-
Publication number: 20240139478Abstract: The present technology is generally directed to systems and methods for transporting fluid from a first body region to a second body region, and in particular to shape memory actuators for adjustable shunting systems. The shape memory actuators can have a hysteresis temperature window that surrounds body temperature. For example, the shape memory actuator can be composed at least in part of Nitinol or a Nitinol alloy and have a low-temperature-phase finish-transformation-temperature (e.g., Mf) that is less than body temperature and a high-temperature-phase finish-transformation-temperature (e.g., Af) that is greater than body temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Scott Robertson, Brian Fahey, Bhumica Amin