Patents by Inventor David S. Soane
David S. Soane 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).
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Patent number: 11932829Abstract: The present invention provides formulations comprising a suspension of nanocellulose (NC) elements and a drying/dispersal additive selected from the group consisting of temperature-responsive polymers, small molecule additives in volatile systems, and blocking agents and methods of preparing such formulations, and further provides NC-containing materials, composite materials and useful articles of manufacture made therefrom.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2023Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Soane Materials LLCInventors: David S. Soane, Allison Hope Greene, Juan Sebastian Colmenares
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Patent number: 11918694Abstract: The invention includes an orally ingestible delivery system for releasing a therapeutic agent within an intestine of a mammal, where the system includes the therapeutic agent and a differentially permeable capsule system containing the therapeutic agent within a therapeutic agent compartment, with the differentially permeable capsule system dimensionally adapted for oral ingestion and for passage into a stomach of the mammal and thence into the intestine, wherein the differentially permeable capsule system comprises an acid-resistant shell and a dispersible acid barrier, wherein the dispersible acid barrier forms while the orally-ingestible delivery system is in the stomach; and wherein the dispersible acid barrier is dispersed in the intestine, thereby permitting enzymes in the intestine to reach the therapeutic agent compartment. The invention also includes methods of manufacturing the system and methods for its use.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2020Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Soane Pharma LLCInventors: David S. Soane, Allison H. Greene, Alexander V. Soane
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Publication number: 20240010492Abstract: The invention includes a gas processing system for transforming a hydrocarbon-containing inflow gas into outflow gas products, where the system includes a gas delivery subsystem, a plasma reaction chamber, and a microwave subsystem, with the gas delivery subsystem in fluid communication with the plasma reaction chamber, so that the gas delivery subsystem directs the hydrocarbon-containing inflow gas into the plasma reaction chamber, and the microwave subsystem directs microwave energy into the plasma reaction chamber to energize the hydrocarbon-containing inflow gas, thereby forming a plasma in the plasma reaction chamber, which plasma effects the transformation of a hydrocarbon in the hydrocarbon-containing inflow gas into the outflow gas products, which comprise acetylene and hydrogen. The invention also includes methods for the use of the gas processing system.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2023Publication date: January 11, 2024Inventors: David S. Soane, James Nathan Ashcraft, Jason Samuel Hummelt, Mark Ellis Soderholm, Mathew Leeds, Alexander Olson Santana, Matthew Elijah O'Reilly
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Publication number: 20230381318Abstract: The invention encompasses formulations and methods for the production thereof that permit the delivery of concentrated protein solutions. The inventive methods can yield a lower viscosity liquid formulation or a higher concentration of therapeutic or nontherapeutic proteins in the liquid formulation, as compared to traditional protein solutions.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2023Publication date: November 30, 2023Inventors: David S. SOANE, Philip WUTHRICH, Rosa Casado PORTILLA, Robert P. MAHONEY, Mark MOODY
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Patent number: 11806399Abstract: The invention encompasses formulations and methods for the production thereof that permit the delivery of concentrated protein solutions. The inventive methods can yield a lower viscosity liquid protein formulation or a higher concentration of therapeutic or nontherapeutic proteins in the liquid formulation, as compared to traditional protein solutions. The inventive methods can also yield a higher stability of a liquid protein formulation.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2021Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: COMERA LIFE SCIENCES, INC.Inventors: David S. Soane, Philip Wuthrich, Rosa Casado Portilla, Robert P. Mahoney, Mark Moody, Daniel G. Greene
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Patent number: 11795420Abstract: The present invention provides formulations comprising a suspension of nanocellulose (NC) elements and a drying/dispersal additive selected from the group consisting of temperature-responsive polymers, small molecule additives in volatile systems, and blocking agents and methods of preparing such formulations, and further provides NC-containing materials, composite materials and useful articles of manufacture made therefrom.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2022Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Soane Materials LLCInventors: David S. Soane, Allison Hope Greene, Juan Sebastian Colmenares
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Publication number: 20230227758Abstract: The present invention provides formulations comprising a suspension of nanocellulose (NC) elements and a drying/dispersal additive selected from the group consisting of temperature-responsive polymers, small molecule additives in volatile systems, and blocking agents and methods of preparing such formulations, and further provides NC-containing materials, composite materials and useful articles of manufacture made therefrom.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2023Publication date: July 20, 2023Inventors: David S. Soane, Allison Hope Greene, Juan Sebastian Colmenares
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Publication number: 20230211311Abstract: The invention includes a gas processing system for transforming a hydrocarbon-containing inflow gas into outflow gas products, where the system includes a gas delivery subsystem, a plasma reaction chamber, and a microwave subsystem, with the gas delivery subsystem in fluid communication with the plasma reaction chamber, so that the gas delivery subsystem directs the hydrocarbon-containing inflow gas into the plasma reaction chamber, and the microwave subsystem directs microwave energy into the plasma reaction chamber to energize the hydrocarbon-containing inflow gas, thereby forming a plasma in the plasma reaction chamber, which plasma effects the transformation of a hydrocarbon in the hydrocarbon-containing inflow gas into the outflow gas products, which comprise acetylene and hydrogen. The invention also includes methods for the use of this gas processing system.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2022Publication date: July 6, 2023Inventors: David S. Soane, James Nathan Ashcraft, Jason Samuel Hummelt, Mark Ellis Soderholm, Mathew Leeds, Alexander Olson Santana, Matthew Elijah O'Reilly, Charles E. Ocampo
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Publication number: 20230182104Abstract: The invention includes a system for producing a nitrogen fixation product, where the system includes a nitrogen gas source providing nitrogen gas; a delivery system for the nitrogen gas in fluid communication with the nitrogen gas source, wherein the delivery system delivers the nitrogen gas into a plasma reactor, and wherein the plasma reactor energizes the nitrogen gas as a plasma to produce activated nitrogen species; a secondary reactant source providing a secondary reactant in a secondary reactant stream that is separated from the nitrogen gas, wherein the secondary reactant stream is directed to contact the activated nitrogen species in a reaction zone, and wherein contact between the activated nitrogen species and the secondary reactant produces a reaction that yields the nitrogen fixation product. The invention also includes methods of the use of such a system for producing a nitrogen fixation product.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2022Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventor: David S. Soane
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Publication number: 20230182106Abstract: The invention includes systems for producing a selective oxidation product that include an oxidant gas source providing an oxidizing agent; a delivery system for the oxidizing agent in fluid communication with the oxidant gas source, wherein the delivery system delivers the oxidizing agent into a plasma reactor, and wherein the plasma reactor energizes the oxidizing agent as a plasma to produce activated oxidant species; a secondary reactant source providing a secondary reactant in a secondary reactant stream that is separated from the oxidant gas, wherein the secondary reactant stream is directed to contact the activated oxidant species in a reaction zone, and wherein the contact between the activated oxidant species and the secondary reactant in the reaction zone produces a reaction that yields the selective oxidation product.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2022Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventor: David S. Soane
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Publication number: 20230182105Abstract: The invention includes a system for producing a carbon dioxide conversion product, where the system includes a carbon dioxide gas source providing carbon dioxide; a delivery system for the carbon dioxide in fluid communication with the carbon dioxide gas source, wherein the delivery system delivers the carbon dioxide gas into a plasma reactor, and wherein the plasma reactor energizes the carbon dioxide gas as a plasma to produce activated carbon dioxide species; a secondary reactant source providing a secondary reactant in a secondary reactant stream that is separated from the carbon dioxide gas, wherein the secondary reactant stream is directed to contact the activated carbon dioxide species in a reaction zone, and wherein the contact between the activated carbon dioxide species and the secondary reactant in the reaction zone produces a reaction that yields the carbon dioxide conversion product. The invention also includes methods of the use of such a system for producing a carbon dioxide conversion product.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2022Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventor: David S. Soane
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Patent number: 11672865Abstract: The invention encompasses formulations and methods for the production thereof that permit the delivery of concentrated protein solutions. The inventive methods can yield a lower viscosity liquid formulation or a higher concentration of therapeutic or nontherapeutic proteins in the liquid formulation, as compared to traditional protein solutions.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2022Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Comera Life Sciences, Inc.Inventors: David S. Soane, Philip Wuthrich, Rosa Casado Portilla, Robert P. Mahoney, Mark Moody
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Patent number: 11660343Abstract: The invention encompasses formulations and methods for the production thereof that permit the delivery of concentrated protein solutions. The inventive methods can yield a lower viscosity liquid formulation or a higher concentration of therapeutic or nontherapeutic proteins in the liquid formulation, as compared to traditional protein solutions.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2019Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Comera Life Sciences, Inc.Inventors: David S. Soane, Philip Wuthrich, Rosa Casado Portilla, Robert P. Mahoney, Mark Moody
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Patent number: 11634324Abstract: The invention includes a gas processing system for transforming a hydrocarbon-containing inflow gas into outflow gas products, where the system includes a gas delivery subsystem, a plasma reaction chamber, and a microwave subsystem, with the gas delivery subsystem in fluid communication with the plasma reaction chamber, so that the gas delivery subsystem directs the hydrocarbon-containing inflow gas into the plasma reaction chamber, and the microwave subsystem directs microwave energy into the plasma reaction chamber to energize the hydrocarbon-containing inflow gas, thereby forming a plasma in the plasma reaction chamber, which plasma effects the transformation of a hydrocarbon in the hydrocarbon-containing inflow gas into the outflow gas products, which comprise acetylene and hydrogen. The invention also includes methods for the use of the gas processing system.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2021Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: TRANSFORM MATERIALS LLCInventors: David S. Soane, James Nathan Ashcraft, Jason Samuel Hummelt, Mark Ellis Soderholm, Mathew Leeds, Alexander Olson Santana, Matthew Elijah O'Reilly
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Patent number: 11634323Abstract: The invention includes a gas processing system for transforming a hydrocarbon-containing inflow gas into outflow gas products, where the system includes a gas delivery subsystem, a plasma reaction chamber, and a microwave subsystem, with the gas delivery subsystem in fluid communication with the plasma reaction chamber, so that the gas delivery subsystem directs the hydrocarbon-containing inflow gas into the plasma reaction chamber, and the microwave subsystem directs microwave energy into the plasma reaction chamber to energize the hydrocarbon-containing inflow gas, thereby forming a plasma in the plasma reaction chamber, which plasma effects the transformation of a hydrocarbon in the hydrocarbon-containing inflow gas into the outflow gas products, which comprise acetylene and hydrogen. The invention also includes methods for the use of the gas processing system.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2019Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: Transform Materials LLCInventors: David S. Soane, James Nathan Ashcraft, Jason Samuel Hummelt, Mark Ellis Soderholm, Mathew Leeds, Alexander Olson Santana, Matthew Elijah O'Reilly
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Patent number: 11633710Abstract: The invention includes a gas processing system for transforming a hydrocarbon-containing inflow gas into outflow gas products, where the system includes a gas delivery subsystem, a plasma reaction chamber, and a microwave subsystem, with the gas delivery subsystem in fluid communication with the plasma reaction chamber, so that the gas delivery subsystem directs the hydrocarbon-containing inflow gas into the plasma reaction chamber, and the microwave subsystem directs microwave energy into the plasma reaction chamber to energize the hydrocarbon-containing inflow gas, thereby forming a plasma in the plasma reaction chamber, which plasma effects the transformation of a hydrocarbon in the hydrocarbon-containing inflow gas into the outflow gas products, which comprise acetylene and hydrogen. The invention also includes methods for the use of this gas processing system.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2021Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: Transform Materials LLCInventors: David S. Soane, James Nathan Ashcraft, Jason Samuel Hummelt, Mark Ellis Soderholm, Mathew Leeds, Alexander Olson Santana, Matthew Elijah O'Reilly, Charles E. Ocampo
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Publication number: 20230120697Abstract: The present invention provides absorbent materials comprising a hydrogel-forming swellable polymer and a plasticizer, wherein the absorbent material demonstrates an advantageous performance characteristic such as advantageous fluid absorption capacity, fluid absorption rate, and rewetting, wherein the advantageous performance characteristic is within at least about 80% of a similar characteristic exhibited by a crosslinked polyacrylate superabsorbent polymer, or wherein the cumulative performance of the advantageous performance characteristics is comparable or superior to performance exhibited by the crosslinked polyacrylate superabsorbent polymer. The present invention also relates to articles of manufacture comprising such absorbent materials, and methods of manufacture.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2022Publication date: April 20, 2023Inventors: David S. Soane, Allison Hope Greene, Sydney Greenough Higgins
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Publication number: 20230065872Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods for improving a parameter of a protein-related process comprising providing a viscosity-reducing excipient compound selected from the group consisting of hindered amines, anionic aromatics, functionalized amino acids, oligopeptides, short-chain organic acids, and low molecular weight aliphatic polyacids, and adding a viscosity-reducing amount of the viscosity-reducing excipient compound to a carrier solution for the protein-related process, wherein the carrier solution contains a protein of interest, and carrier solutions comprising a liquid medium in which is dissolved a protein of interest, and a viscosity-reducing excipient, wherein the viscosity of the carrier solution has a lower viscosity that that of a control solution that is substantially similar to the carrier solution except for the presence of the viscosity-reducing excipient.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2022Publication date: March 2, 2023Inventors: David S. Soane, Philip Wuthrich, Robert P. Mahoney, Mark Moody, Daniel G. Greene, Neil L. Schauer
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Publication number: 20230027396Abstract: Disclosed herein are reduced viscosity liquid formulations comprising a protein and an excipient compounds. Further disclosed are methods of reducing the viscosity of a liquid formulation comprising a protein, methods of treatment, and methods of improving protein processing.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2022Publication date: January 26, 2023Inventors: David S. Soane, Philip Wuthrich, Robert P. Mahoney, Yuhong Zeng, Subhashchandra Naik, Timothy Tran
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Publication number: 20230028812Abstract: The invention encompasses formulations and methods for the production thereof that permit the delivery of concentrated protein solutions. The inventive methods can yield a lower viscosity liquid formulation or a higher concentration of therapeutic or nontherapeutic proteins in the liquid formulation, as compared to traditional protein solutions.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2022Publication date: January 26, 2023Inventors: David S. SOANE, Philip WUTHRICH, Rosa Casado PORTILLA, Robert P. MAHONEY, Mark MOODY