Patents by Inventor Alan Johns

Alan Johns 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: 20240159804
    Abstract: The disclosed technology generally relates to electrical overstress protection devices, and more particularly to electrical overstress monitoring devices for detecting electrical overstress events in semiconductor devices. In one aspect, an electrical overstress monitor and/or protection device includes a two different conductive structures configured to electrically are in response to an EOS event and a sensing circuit configured to detect a change in a physical property of the two conductive structures caused by the EOS event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2024
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: David J. Clarke, Stephen Denis Heffernan, Nijun Wei, Alan J. O'Donnell, Patrick Martin McGuinness, Shaun Bradley, Edward John Coyne, David Aherne, David M. Boland
  • Patent number: 11980711
    Abstract: A device for inhaling an active agent is provided that can be moved from a first configuration to a second configuration. The device comprises two flexible substrates and a membrane located between the two flexible substrates, and the two flexible substrates being connected at two opposing edges and unconnected at two further opposing edges. An active agent provided on the membrane may be inhaled by a user when the device is in the second configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: INHALER LIMITED
    Inventors: Donald Smith, Gregor John McLennan Anderson, Lisa Charleston Mcmyn, Alan Miller Suttie
  • Publication number: 20240138723
    Abstract: A test strip for sampling a bodily fluid may include multiple layers of a substrate material, an adhesive between at least some of the multiple layers, and a microfluidic channel formed between at least some of the multiple layers. The test strip may further include multiple electrodes on one of the multiple layers, positioned and partially exposed within the microfluidic channel, an additional material positioned at or near an entrance to the microfluidic channel, to selectively limit the flow of at least one of bubbles or debris into the microfluidic channel, and at least one exit port in at least one of the multiple layers to allow for release of pressure from the test strip. In some embodiments, the test strip is a saliva analysis test strip. In some embodiments, the test strip includes multiple exit ports to prevent blockage of sample flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Thanh Cong Nguyen, Efstratios Skafidas, Duc Hau Huynh, Michael Erlichster, Duc Phuong Nguyen, Hsien Ming, Gursharan Chana, Ting Ting Lee, Chathurika Darshani Abeyrathne, You Liang, Trevor John Kilpatrick, Michael Luther, Alan Dayvault Luther
  • Publication number: 20240126945
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for selecting actions for an agent in a target environment. In particular, the actions are selected using an environment model for the target environment that is parameterized using interactions of the agent with the target environment and one or more source environments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Alexis Bellot, Alan John Malek, Silvia Chiappa
  • Publication number: 20240122536
    Abstract: A method for using saliva to measure at least one substance or physiological parameter of a human or animal subject may involve inserting a first end of a sensor into a handheld saliva testing device. The method may also involve receiving saliva from the subject on a second end of the sensor, moving the saliva from the second end of the sensor to the first end, and processing the saliva with the handheld saliva testing device to provide initial saliva data related to the at least one substance or physiological parameter of the subject. In some embodiments, the sensor remains inserted in the handheld device while the subject deposits saliva on the opposite, free end of the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Efstratios Skafidas, Chathurika Darshani Abeyrathne, Gursharan Chana, Duc Hau Huynh, Trevor John Kilpatrick, Alan D. Luther, Michael Luther, Phuong Duc Nguyen, Thanh Cong Nguyen
  • Patent number: 11950607
    Abstract: Provided is a food composition which include a myceliated high-protein food product and methods to make such compositions, which are mixtures of myceliated high-protein food products and other edible materials. A food composition includes dairy alternative products, ready to mix beverages and beverage bases; extruded and extruded/puffed products; sheeted baked goods; meat analogs and extenders; baked goods and baking mixes; granola; and soups/soup bases. Food compositions also include texturized plant protein which can be used for making meat-structured plant protein meat analog or meat extender products. The food compositions have reduced undesirable flavors and reduced undesirable aromas due to use of myceliated high-protein food products as compared to use of similar high-protein material that is not myceliated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: MYCOTECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Lisa Smith, Todd McDonald, Savita Jensen, Joseph George Akamittath, Alan D. Hahn, Anthony J. Clark, Bhupendra Kumar Soni, James Patrick Langan, Brooks John Kelly, Huntington Davis
  • Patent number: 11954680
    Abstract: Various implementation described herein are directed to a method for providing access control. User information is received at a device. A request to provide access control is generated by the device based on the received user information. The request is transmitted via a network to an access manager. A response to the request is received from the access manager. Access control via the device is provided based on the response to the request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Mastercard International Incorporated
    Inventors: Simon Phillips, Alan Johnson, Michael John Cowen
  • Patent number: 11944602
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of treating autoimmune diseases with siponimod in patients receiving additionally a beta-blocker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: NOVARTIS AG
    Inventors: Eric Legangneux, Alexandros Sagkriotis, Pierre Jordaan, Florine Polus, Alan John Camm, Shibadas Biswal, Parasar Pal, Uday Kiran Veldandi, Atul Keshav Pawar, Vassilios Aslanis, Kasra Shakeri-Nejad
  • Patent number: 11928523
    Abstract: A multi-tile processing unit in which the tiles in the processing unit may be divided between two or more different external sync groups for performing barrier synchronisations. In this way, different sets of tiles of the same processing unit each sync with different sets of tiles external to that processing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: GRAPHCORE LIMITED
    Inventors: Simon Knowles, Daniel John Pelham Wilkinson, Alan Alexander, Stephen Felix, Richard Osborne, David Lacey, Lars Paul Huse
  • Patent number: 11926805
    Abstract: An aqueous cleaning composition comprising: a) from 0.01 to 0.5% by weight of the composition of a controlled-emulsification system having a turbidity of less than 500, as measured in a homogenized aqueous solution comprising 0.003% by weight of the solution of canola oil and 0.5% by weight of the solution of the controlled-emulsification system; b) a shine polymer comprising at least one monomer comprising a substantially planar 5-7 membered ring, said monomer preferably being selected from the group consisting of vinylpyrrolidone, vinylimidazoline, maleimide, styrene sulfonate and vinylcaprolactam; and c) optionally an antimicrobial agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Alan Edward Sherry, Nicola John Policicchio
  • Patent number: 11929802
    Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle can be configured to adjust a beam direction, provide path information, act as a base station, act as a cluster head, include an improved directional antenna or array of directional antennas, communicate in a collaboration using belief propagation, receive communications from a serving station aiding in navigation or improved signal performance, or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Feng Xue, Mustafa Akdeniz, Seong-Youp John Suh, Shu-Ping Yeh, Eduardo Alban, Philippe Auzas, Jonathan Byrne, Mark Davis, David Gomez Gutierrez, Timo Huusari, Bradley Alan Jackson, Ranganadh Karella, Sreenivas Kasturi, Mengkun Ke, Ching-Yu Liao, Tiefeng Shi, Daniel Tong, Candy Yiu
  • Patent number: 11918397
    Abstract: Provided herein is technology relating to radiology and radiotherapy and particularly, but not exclusively, to apparatuses, methods, and systems for multi-axis medical imaging of patients in vertical and horizontal positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Leo Cancer Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Brent Melvin Harper, Thomas Rockwell Mackie, Stephen Kevin Towe, Alan Dart Baldwin, Timothy John Holzmann, Anthony Westwood
  • Publication number: 20240071558
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for page-based soft post package repair are disclosed. Based on data stored in a storage element, an address may be decoded to a prime row, a row-based redundant row, or a page-based redundant row. A match logic circuit may determine whether the address corresponds to a defective prime row and generate a match signal. A decoder can select a redundant row to be accessed instead of a prime row in response to the match signal indicating that the address data corresponding to the address to be accessed matches defective address data stored in a volatile memory. A page-based redundant row allows for page-by-page substitution for defective memory, allowing functional portions of memory to continue to be used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Alan John Wilson, Donald M. Morgan, John David Porter
  • Publication number: 20240060027
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cell culture scaffold for in-vitro use, the scaffold comprising a series of porous cell growth walls, the series of walls being arranged in a generally concentric pattern each wall being spaced from its concentrically adjacent wall by an open channel suitable for nutrient supply. The scaffold is formed by a 3D printing printhead repeatedly forming a layer of single polymer strands in said pattern and repeatedly forming plural supports between each, or some of, the patterned layers, for spacing apart the or each patterned layer, whereby the walls have said porosity by virtue of the spacing of the or each patterned layer by the supports. Polyethylene terephthalate glycol is the preferred polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Alan John COPNER, Jordan Callum COPNER
  • Publication number: 20240049984
    Abstract: A breathalyser comprises a breath chamber 12 defining an inlet 14 for a breath sample and an outlet 16. A sensor 18 for an intoxicating substance is in fluid flow communication with the outlet 16. The sensor comprises an output for an electronic signal representative of a concentration of the intoxicating substance in the sample. A pump 20 moves the sample via the outlet 16 to the sensor 18. First electronic circuitry 22 comprises a controller 24 comprising a processor for processing the signal and to generate data relating to the concentration of the intoxicating substance. Second electronic circuitry 26 comprises a memory arrangement 28 which is in signal communication with the first electronic circuitry and stores the generated data. The first electronic circuitry 22 is permanently mounted in a main housing 30 of the breathalyser. At least the sensor 18 and the second electronic circuitry 26 form part of a cartridge 32.2 which is removably mountable on the main housing 30.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventor: Alan John SULLIVAN
  • Publication number: 20240052807
    Abstract: An equipment canister for supporting and enclosing electrical equipment of a wind turbine. The canister comprises: a housing defining or containing at least one internal platform for supporting the equipment; a lifting interface on a top of the housing; an at least one support formation positioned on or projecting laterally beyond a side wall of the housing. The support formation is capable of supporting the weight of the canister suspended therefrom when the canister is installed within a monopile wind turbine foundation. Various wind turbine arrangements and wind turbine assembly methods incorporating such a canister are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Alan John MACLEAY, Nicolas HOUDEVILLE, David John DOWN
  • Patent number: 11889508
    Abstract: A system for managing a cellular network implemented based on O-RAN standards includes an O-DU for generating a first control-plane message requesting a first set of radio resources responsive to a scheduled uplink transmission from a user device, where the first set of radio resources includes an assigned portion of a carrier signal allocated for the uplink transmission; an interposer unit for receiving the first control-plane message, and generating a second control-plane message requesting a second set of radio resources including a remaining portion of the carrier signal; and an O-RU for receiving the first and second control-plane messages, receiving the uplink transmission, and generating user-plane message(s) including first and second digitized data correlated with the first and second control-plane messages. The interposer unit sends the first digitized data to the O-DU without sending the second digitized data, and monitors the carrier signal using the first and second digitized data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Alan John Anderson, Francisco Javier Garcia Garcia, Jan Erik Schiefer, Michael Dieudonné
  • Patent number: 11865603
    Abstract: A device for incrementally forming a plurality of workpieces includes a frame configured to receive a workpiece, at least one clamp configured to secure the workpiece to the frame, a first sacrificial material layer configured to be secured to at least one surface of the workpiece, and a first forming tool configured to impart a first force directly to the first sacrificial material layer and incrementally form the workpiece to a desired geometry based on a tool path of the first forming tool. The frame, the at least one clamp, the first sacrificial material layer, and the first forming tool are configured to impart a first force directly to the first sacrificial material layer secured to at least one surface of a first workpiece with the first forming tool and incrementally form the first workpiece to a desired geometry based on a tool path of the first forming tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies
    Inventors: Andrey M. Ilinich, S. George Luckey, Jr., Alan John Gillard, Vijitha Senaka Kiridena
  • Publication number: 20240001210
    Abstract: Examples of a interactive paddling system are described. The interactive paddling system comprises a paddling assembly, a display screen connected to the paddling assembly, a plurality of sensors configured to detect a position and/or orientation of the paddleboard, the pole and/or the user and generate output signals, a user interface operable to receive input information from the user and provide output and a processing system communicably coupled to the paddling assembly, the display screen, the user interface and the plurality of sensors to receive, from the user interface, the user input data and output signals from the plurality of sensors and to send the output signals to the actuator of the stability adjusting system to adjust a position and orientation of the paddleboard and to display and track a performance parameters of the user in real time during a particular activity content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2022
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Bradley John Byron Galvin, Alan John Bojsza, Svetozar Ristovski
  • Patent number: D1019888
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
    Inventors: Michael John Thomas, Alan Norton, Gabriel Massa