Patents by Inventor Brandon M. Kobilka

Brandon M. Kobilka 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).

  • Patent number: 11308258
    Abstract: Aspects receiving, by a processor, observation data about an activity. The processor identifies overlapping content between the observation data and a base electronic document. The order of the overlapping content in the observation data is compared, by the processor, to the order of the overlapping content in the base electronic document. The processor changes an order of content in the base electronic document to create a modified electronic document in response to the order of the overlapping content in the observation data being different than the order of the overlapping content in the base electronic document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: John S. Werner, Tyler Gross, Arkadiy O. Tsfasman, Brandon M. Kobilka
  • Patent number: 11306211
    Abstract: A method, composition, and article of manufacture. The method can include depositing a layer, which includes a set of particles and a set of microcapsules encapsulating polymerizing agents. The method can also include fusing particles in selected areas of the layer with a laser, and rupturing at least a portion of microcapsules using at least one energy source selected from the laser, an ultraviolet (UV) radiation source, and a heat source. The composition can include a set of particles and a set of microcapsules, each containing a polymerizing agent encapsulated by a degradable shell. The article of manufacture can include fused layers that include fused particles and pores sealed in reactions with polymerizing agents released from degradable microcapsules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Eric J. Campbell, Sarah K. Czaplewski-Campbell, Brandon M. Kobilka, Jason T. Wertz
  • Patent number: 11279816
    Abstract: A biobased flame retardant, a process for forming a biobased flame retardant, and an article of manufacture. The flame-retardant compound includes at least one moiety derived from a biobased dicarboxylic acid and at least one organophosphorus moiety. The process includes providing an organophosphorus compound and malic acid or a hydroxylated derivative of a biobased dicarboxylic acid. The process also includes reacting the organophosphorus compound and the malic acid or hydroxylated derivative to form a flame retardant. The article of manufacture includes a polymer and an organophosphorus flame retardant derived from a biobased dicarboxylic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Brandon M. Kobilka, Jason T. Wertz, Jacob Porter, Scott B. King
  • Patent number: 11278858
    Abstract: A microcapsule, method, and article of manufacture are disclosed. The microcapsule includes an outer shell, a molecular sensitizer, a molecular annihilator, and an inner shell separating the molecular sensitizer from the molecular annihilator. The method includes forming microcapsules, each microcapsule having an outer shell, a molecular sensitizer, a molecular annihilator, and an inner shell separating the molecular sensitizer from the molecular annihilator. The article of manufacture includes at least one of the microcapsules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sarah K. Czaplewski-Campbell, Jason T. Wertz, Eric J. Campbell, Brandon M. Kobilka
  • Patent number: 11274177
    Abstract: A terminally-functionalized derivative of a cashew nut shell liquid (CNSL) compound, a method to form a polymer, and an article of manufacture comprising a polymer derived from the terminally-functionalized CNSL derivative. The terminally-functionalized CNSL derivative has two, three, four, or five reactive functional groups. The polymer is prepared by obtaining CNSL compounds, reacting the CNSL compounds to form the terminally-functionalized CNSL derivative, and polymerizing the terminally-functionalized CNSL derivative.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Brandon M. Kobilka, Jacob Porter, Jason T. Wertz, Scott B. King
  • Patent number: 11267936
    Abstract: An article of manufacture. The article of manufacture includes a ring-opened lactide copolymer. The ring-opened lactide copolymer is formed in a process that includes reacting a functionalized lactide monomer with a BPA-derived monomer. The reaction forms a lactide copolymer, which is reacted to form the ring-opened lactide copolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Brandon M. Kobilka, Joseph Kuczynski, Jacob T. Porter, Jason T. Wertz
  • Publication number: 20220050878
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product are provided. For each keyword that is visible on a display device, scanning the content that is stored on a user device, or is accessed from a network connection to identify and extract keywords. Further provided is cross-referencing the extracted keywords with a corpus of scored keywords. Based on the extracted keywords being found in the corpus of scored keywords, expanding and/or abridging any of the extracted keywords based on a score in the corpus of scored keywords prior to displaying the modified content on the display device. wherein the extracted keywords match a keyword in the corpus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: John S. Werner, Arkadiy O. Tsfasman, Tyler Gross, Brandon M. Kobilka
  • Publication number: 20220041925
    Abstract: A composition, method, and article of manufacture are disclosed. The microcapsule includes a polymer shell encapsulating a core component. The polymer shell includes light upconversion molecules. The article of manufacture includes the microcapsule. The method includes obtaining light upconversion molecules having sidechains with reactive functional groups, and forming a microcapsule. The microcapsule includes a polymer shell encapsulating a core component. The polymer shell includes light upconversion molecules. The article of manufacture includes the microcapsule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Brandon M. Kobilka, Jason T. Wertz, Sarah K. Czaplewski-Campbell, Eric J. Campbell
  • Publication number: 20220040108
    Abstract: A composition, method, and article of manufacture are disclosed. The composition and the article of manufacture include a silica particle and light upconversion molecules incorporated into the silica particle. The method includes obtaining sidechain-modified light upconversion molecules, and incorporating the sidechain-modified light upconversion molecules into a silica particle to form a light upconversion particle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Jason T. Wertz, Brandon M. Kobilka, Sarah K. Czaplewski-Campbell, Eric J. Campbell
  • Publication number: 20220040657
    Abstract: A microcapsule, method, and article of manufacture are disclosed. The microcapsule includes an outer shell, a molecular sensitizer, a molecular annihilator, and an inner shell separating the molecular sensitizer from the molecular annihilator. The method includes forming microcapsules, each microcapsule having an outer shell, a molecular sensitizer, a molecular annihilator, and an inner shell separating the molecular sensitizer from the molecular annihilator. The article of manufacture includes at least one of the microcapsules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Sarah K. Czaplewski-Campbell, Jason T. Wertz, Eric J. Campbell, Brandon M. Kobilka
  • Publication number: 20220040683
    Abstract: A composition, method, and article of manufacture are disclosed. The composition includes a silica particle with light upconversion molecules bound to its surface. The method includes obtaining silica particles and light upconversion molecules having sidechains with reactive functional groups. The method further includes binding the light upconversion molecules to surfaces of the silica particles. The article of manufacture includes the composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Jason T. Wertz, Brandon M. Kobilka, Sarah K. Czaplewski-Campbell, Eric J. Campbell
  • Publication number: 20220040682
    Abstract: A composition, method, and article of manufacture are disclosed. The composition is a microcapsule that includes a transparent shell encapsulating a mixture comprising light upconversion molecules. The method is a method of forming a microcapsule, which includes obtaining light upconversion molecules, forming an emulsion of the light upconversion molecules and a shell formation solution, and encapsulating the light upconversion molecules in a transparent shell. The article of manufacture comprises the microcapsule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Brandon M. Kobilka, Jason T. Wertz, Sarah K. Czaplewski-Campbell, Eric J. Campbell
  • Patent number: 11241389
    Abstract: Materials and methods for preparing a payload-containing microcapsule with walls that have hexahydrotriazine (HT) and/or hemiaminal (HA) structures are disclosed. To an HT small molecule or a HA small molecule, or a combination thereof, in a solvent is added a cross-linking agent, NH4Cl, and a copolymer. The solution is acidified, and a payload agent is added. The HT small molecule and HA small molecule may have orthogonal functionality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Dylan J. Boday, Jeannette M. Garcia, James L. Hedrick, Brandon M. Kobilka, Jason T. Wertz, Rudy J. Wojtecki
  • Patent number: 11225458
    Abstract: A pinene-derived diisocyanate compound, a process for forming a pinene-derived polyurethane, and an article of manufacture that includes the polyurethane are disclosed. The process for forming the polyurethane includes forming a pinene-derived diisocyanate compound, and reacting the pinene-derived diisocyanate compound with a polyol in a polymerization compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Brandon M. Kobilka, Joseph Kuczynski, Jacob T. Porter, Jason T. Wertz
  • Publication number: 20210402387
    Abstract: A thermo-gravimetric analysis system includes a chamber having an interior; and a sample crucible connected to and inside of the chamber, the sample crucible configured to hold a sample material. The system further includes a reference crucible connected to and inside of the chamber; and a metal organic framework (MOF) crucible connected to and inside of the chamber, separate from the sample crucible, the MOF crucible including an MOF material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Eric J. Campbell, Sarah K. Czaplewski-Campbell, Brandon M. Kobilka, Scott B. King
  • Patent number: 11198818
    Abstract: A flame-retardant compound, a process for forming a flame-retardant compound, and an article of manufacture. The flame-retardant compound includes a tetrazine moiety and at least one ligand comprising a brominated moiety. The process includes providing starting materials, which include a nitrile compound, a bromine source, and hydrazine. The process also includes reacting the starting materials to form a tetrazine flame retardant. The article of manufacture includes a polymer and a flame-retardant compound having a tetrazine moiety and at least one ligand comprising a brominated moiety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Brandon M. Kobilka, Jason T. Wertz, Scott B. King, Jacob Porter
  • Patent number: 11196054
    Abstract: In an example, a process includes applying a platinum catalyst ink solution to a polymeric substrate to form a platinum-coated polymeric material having a first catalytic surface area. The process further includes utilizing a laser to process a portion of the platinum-coated polymeric material to form a patterned platinum-coated proton exchange membrane (PEM) material. The patterned platinum-coated PEM material has a second catalytic surface area that is greater than the first catalytic surface area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Brandon M. Kobilka, Joseph Kuczynski, Jason T. Wertz
  • Patent number: 11174435
    Abstract: A levoglucosan-based flame retardant compound, a process for forming a flame retardant polymer, and an article of manufacture comprising a polymer that contains the levoglucosan-based flame retardant compound. The levoglucosan-based flame retardant compound has phosphorus-based flame retardant functional groups. At least one of the phosphorus-based flame retardant groups includes a phenyl substituent. The process for forming the flame retardant polymer includes providing a phosphorus-based flame retardant molecule, providing levoglucosan, chemically reacting the phosphorus-based flame retardant molecule and the levoglucosan derivative to form a levoglucosan-based flame retardant compound, and incorporating the levoglucosan-based flame retardant compound into a polymer by covalent binding to form the levoglucosan-based flame retardant polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Scott B. King, Brandon M. Kobilka, Joseph Kuczynski, Jason T. Wertz
  • Patent number: 11174369
    Abstract: A flame retardant sugar-derived molecule, a process for forming a flame retardant sugar-derived molecule, and an article of manufacture comprising a flame retardant sugar-derived molecule are disclosed. The flame retardant sugar-derived molecule can be synthesized from arabitol, xylitol, arabic acid, or xylonic acid obtained from a bio-based source, and can have at least one phosphoryl or phosphonyl moiety. The process for forming the flame retardant sugar-derived molecule can include reacting arabitol, xylitol, arabic acid, or xylonic acid and a flame retardant phosphorus-based molecule to form the flame retardant sugar-derived molecule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Scott B. King, Brandon M. Kobilka, Joseph Kuczynski, Jason T. Wertz
  • Patent number: 11162889
    Abstract: A method and a system for non-destructively detecting defects within and/or on plated-through holes are provided. The method includes sealing a plated-through hole on a printed circuit board to detect for possible defects along the sidewall of the plated-through hole. The method further includes applying an airflow through the plated-through hole and measuring the airflow entering the plated-through hole at the gasket to determine the initial airflow calculation. The method also includes measuring the airflow again as it exits the plated-through hole to determine an exit airflow calculation. A determination of the quality of the plated-through hole is made by the method by analyzing the initial airflow calculation and the exit airflow calculation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: William James Anderl, Sarah K. Czaplewski-Campbell, Jason T. Wertz, Brandon M. Kobilka