Patents by Inventor Douglas Power
Douglas Power 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: 11987630Abstract: The present invention relates to antibodies and fragments that bind to a V-domain Ig Suppressor of T cell Activation (VISTA), and methods of eliciting certain biological responses using the antibodies. Methods of identifying anti-VISTA antibodies capable of eliciting certain biological responses are also included.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2020Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica NVInventors: Linda A. Snyder, Gordon Powers, Enrique Zudaire Ubani, Douglas Matthew Marvel
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Patent number: 10183701Abstract: Integrated bumpers are presented including: a suspension assembly including, a suspension plate coupled with a robotic device chassis along a top surface of the robotic device chassis, a number of radially disposed springs positioned along a portion of a perimeter of the suspension plate and coupled with the suspension plate, and a number of cutouts positioned along the perimeter of the suspension plate; and a cover coupled with the suspension assembly, the cover including, a number of spring anchors coupled with the number of springs, which in some embodiments may be radially disposed, and a number of tabs aligned with the number of cutouts to limit movement of the suspension plate. In some embodiments, integrated bumpers further include: two impact sensors positioned along a second portion of the perimeter, the two impact sensors detecting movement between the suspension assembly and the cover.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2018Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: AI IncorporatedInventors: Ali Ebrahimi Afrouzi, Alex Douglas Powers, Shahin Fathi Djalali
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Publication number: 20180265137Abstract: Integrated bumpers are presented including: a suspension assembly including, a suspension plate coupled with a robotic device chassis along a top surface of the robotic device chassis, a number of radially disposed springs positioned along a portion of a perimeter of the suspension plate and coupled with the suspension plate, and a number of cutouts positioned along the perimeter of the suspension plate; and a cover coupled with the suspension assembly, the cover including, a number of spring anchors coupled with the number of springs, which in some embodiments may be radially disposed, and a number of tabs aligned with the number of cutouts to limit movement of the suspension plate. In some embodiments, integrated bumpers further include: two impact sensors positioned along a second portion of the perimeter, the two impact sensors detecting movement between the suspension assembly and the cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2018Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventors: Ali Ebrahimi Afrouzi, Alex Douglas Powers, Shahin Fathi Djalali
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Patent number: 7204479Abstract: A vibration isolator assembly, such as an isolator bushing or cradle mount, includes a housing and an isolator connected to the housing. A shaft assembly includes first and second mating components, the first component being connected to the elastomer and having a cavity of a first dimension for receiving the second component having a different, second dimension therein. The differing dimensions alters the stress characteristics of the vibration isolator assembly. According to a preferred method of altering stress characteristics of a vibration isolator assembly, the method includes the steps of forming a cavity in the shaft and varying a dimension of the shaft to alter the spring rate characteristics. In the preferred arrangement, the shaft assembly includes a split, first component and a second component is inserted between the split portions to relieve tensile stress in the isolator and, if desired, to impart a compressive stress in the isolator.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2003Date of Patent: April 17, 2007Assignee: Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc.Inventors: Douglas Power, Bernie Rice, Robert Paladichuk
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Patent number: 7063310Abstract: A vibration isolator assembly, such as an isolator bushing or cradle mount, includes a housing and an isolator connected to the housing. A shaft assembly includes first and second mating components, the first component being connected to the elastomer and having a cavity of a first dimension for receiving the second component having a different, second dimension therein. The differing dimensions alter the stress characteristics of the vibration isolator assembly. In the preferred arrangement, the shaft assembly includes a first component comprising first and second portions, a thin layer of elastomer interposed between the first and second components and a second component which is inserted between the portions to relieve tensile stress in the isolator and, if desired, to impart a compressive stress in the isolator. The thin layer of elastomer permits the first components to be made more economically.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2004Date of Patent: June 20, 2006Assignee: Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc.Inventors: Douglas Power, Bernie Rice
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Publication number: 20060108489Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a damper assembly for use in a vehicle structure that includes a spare tire mounted thereto is provided. The damper assembly includes a support member extending from the structure and a damper secured to the support member. The damper is operatively interposed between and interconnects the structure and the spare tire for modulating relative motion of the spare tire with respect to the structure for damping vibrations of the structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2005Publication date: May 25, 2006Inventors: Andrew Hartgers, Kevin Nicholls, Bernie Rice, Douglas Power, Chris Dowson, Don Hewitt, Jeff Bradshaw, Mark McKeller
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Publication number: 20060061023Abstract: A vibration isolator is provided that can produce spring rate characteristics of a large preloaded engine bushing mount while also controlling mount excursions similar to those encountered with a smaller engine bushing mount. The isolator assembly improves isolator retention under dislodging forces such as those produced during bumper impact events.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2004Publication date: March 23, 2006Inventor: Douglas Power
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Publication number: 20040251586Abstract: A vibration isolator assembly, such as an isolator bushing or cradle mount, includes a housing and an isolator connected to the housing. A shaft assembly includes first and second mating components, the first component being connected to the elastomer and having a cavity of a first dimension for receiving the second component having a different, second dimension therein. The differing dimensions alter the stress characteristics of the vibration isolator assembly. In the preferred arrangement, the shaft assembly includes a first component comprising first and second portions, a thin layer of elastomer interposed between the first and second components and a second component which is inserted between the portions to relieve tensile stress in the isolator and, if desired, to impart a compressive stress in the isolator. The thin layer of elastomer permits the first components to be made more economically.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2004Publication date: December 16, 2004Applicant: Cooper Technology Services, LLCInventors: Douglas Power, Bernie Rice
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Publication number: 20040251585Abstract: A vibration isolator assembly, such as an isolator bushing or cradle mount, includes a housing and an isolator connected to the housing. A shaft assembly includes first and second mating components, the first component being connected to the elastomer and having a cavity of a first dimension for receiving the second component having a different, second dimension therein. The differing dimensions alters the stress characteristics of the vibration isolator assembly. According to a preferred method of altering stress characteristics of a vibration isolator assembly, the method includes the steps of forming a cavity in the shaft and varying a dimension of the shaft to alter the spring rate characteristics. In the preferred arrangement, the shaft assembly includes a split, first component and a second component is inserted between the split portions to relieve tensile stress in the isolator and, if desired, to impart a compressive stress in the isolator.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2003Publication date: December 16, 2004Applicant: Cooper Technology Services, LLCInventors: Douglas Power, Bernie Rice, Robert Paladichuk
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Patent number: 6465235Abstract: Novel carbonyl hydrolase mutants derived from the amino acid sequence of naturally-occurring or recombinant non-human carbonyl hydrolases and DNA sequences encoding the same. The mutant carbonyl hydrolases, in general, are obtained by in vitro modification of a precursor DNA sequence encoding the naturally-occurring or recombinant carbonyl hydrolase to encode the substitution, insertion or deletion of one or more amino acids in the amino acid sequence of a precursor carbonyl hydrolase. Such mutants have one or more properties which are different than the same property of the precursor hydrolase.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 1997Date of Patent: October 15, 2002Assignee: Genenco International, Inc.Inventors: Richard Ray Bott, Robert Mark Caldwell, Brian C. Cunningham, David Aaron Estell, Scott Douglas Power, James Allen Wells
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Patent number: 5972682Abstract: Novel carbonyl hydrolase mutants derived from the amino acid sequence of naturally-occurring or recombinant non-human carbonyl hydrolases and DNA sequences encoding the same. The mutant carbonyl hydrolases, in general, are obtained by in vitro modification of a precursor DNA sequence encoding the naturally-occurring or recombinant carbonyl hydrolase to encode the substitution, insertion or deletion of one or more amino acids in the amino acid sequence of a precursor carbonyl hydrolase. Such mutants have one or more properties which are different than the same property of the precursor hydrolase.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 1994Date of Patent: October 26, 1999Assignee: Genencor International, Inc.Inventors: Richard Ray Bott, Robert Mark Caldwell, Brian C. Cunningham, David Aaron Estell, Scott Douglas Power, James Allen Wells
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Patent number: 5955340Abstract: Novel carbonyl hydrolase mutants derived from the amino acid sequence of naturally-occurring or recombinant non-human carbonyl hydrolases and DNA sequences encoding the same. The mutant carbonyl hydrolases, in general, are obtained by in vitro modification of a precursor DNA sequence encoding the naturally-occurring or recombinant carbonyl hydrolase to encode the substitution, insertion or deletion of one or more amino acids in the amino acid sequence of a precursor carbonyl hydrolase. Such mutants have one or more properties which are different than the same property of the precursor hydrolase.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 1995Date of Patent: September 21, 1999Assignee: Genencor International, Inc.Inventors: Richard Ray Bott, Robert Mark Caldwell, Brian C. Cunningham, David Aaron Estell, Scott Douglas Power, James Allen Wells
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Patent number: 5939315Abstract: Processes for producing various heterologous polypeptides which when expressed are either incorrectly processed and hence asssociated with the surface of the host cell or are not processed to mature form. More specifically, processes for the production of heterologous non-human carbonyl hydrolases expressed either in host cells incapable of producing enzymatically active endoprotease or host cells deficient in enzymatically active extracellular endoprotease are disclosed. Such non-human carbonyl hydrolases generally are incapable of autoproteolytic maturation and become associated with the surface of expression hosts which are deficient in enzymatically active extracellular endoprotease. Processes for preparing non-human carbonyl hydrolase and heterologous polypeptides which are expressed as part of a fusion polypeptide are also disclosed, as well as non-human carbonyl hydrolases which are substantially free of the host cell membrane with which they are normally associated.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 1995Date of Patent: August 17, 1999Inventors: Robin Margaret Adams, Scott Douglas Power, David Brian Powers, James Allen Wells, Daniel George Yansura
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Patent number: 5801038Abstract: Novel carbonyl hydrolase mutants derived from the amino acid sequence of naturally-occurring or recombinant non-human carbonyl hydrolases and DNA sequences encoding the same. The mutant carbonyl hydrolases, in general, are obtained by in vitro modification of a precursor DNA sequence encoding the naturally-occurring or recombinant carbonyl hydrolase to encode the substitution, insertion or deletion of one or more amino acids in the amino acid sequence of a precursor carbonyl hydrolase. Such mutants have one or more properties which are different than the same property of the precursor hydrolase.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 1995Date of Patent: September 1, 1998Assignee: Genencor International Inc.Inventors: Richard Ray Bott, Robert Mark Caldwell, Brian C. Cunningham, David Aaron Estell, Scott Douglas Power, James Allen Wells
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Patent number: 5763257Abstract: Novel carbonyl hydrolase mutants derived from the amino acid sequence of naturally-occurring or recombinant non-human carbonyl hydrolases and DNA sequences encoding the same. The mutant carbonyl hydrolases, in general, are obtained by in vitro modification of a precursor DNA sequence encoding the naturally-occurring or recombinant carbonyl hydrolase to encode the substitution, insertion or deletion of one or more amino acids in the amino acid sequence of a precursor carbonyl hydrolase. Such mutants have one or more properties which are different than the same property of the precursor hydrolase.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 1995Date of Patent: June 9, 1998Assignee: Genencor International, Inc.Inventors: Richard Ray Bott, Robert Mark Caldwell, Brian C. Cunningham, David Aaron Estell, Scott Douglas Power, James Allen Wells
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Patent number: 5700676Abstract: Novel carbonyl hydrolase mutants derived from the amino acid sequence of naturally-occurring or recombinant non-human carbonyl hydrolases and DNA sequences encoding the same. The mutant carbonyl hydrolases, in general, are obtained by in vitro modification of a precursor DNA sequence encoding the naturally-occurring or recombinant carbonyl hydrolase to encode the substitution, insertion or deletion of one or more amino acids in the amino acid sequence of a precursor carbonyl hydrolase. Such mutants have one or more properties which are different than the same property of the precursor hydrolase.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 1995Date of Patent: December 23, 1997Assignee: Genencor International Inc.Inventors: Richard Ray Bott, Robert Mark Caldwell, Brian C. Cunningham, David Aaron Estell, Scott Douglas Power, James Allen Wells
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Patent number: 4086950Abstract: A doorway screen has a support extending transversely above a doorway opening. A plurality of individual flexible plastic strips or panels are at their tops secured to and suspended from the support. The strips or panels are formed to have in horizontal cross-section a relatively thin, straight central portion merging at the end edges with relatively thick bulbous or enlarged bead ends. The strips or panels are disposed to overlap each other with each of the end edges of one strip in abutment with the straight portion of an adjacent strip to define discrete pockets between adjacent end edges.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 1977Date of Patent: May 2, 1978Assignee: Necor CorporationInventor: H. Douglas Power
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Patent number: D750529Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2014Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Inventor: Douglas Power
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Patent number: D841268Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2017Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: AI IncorporatedInventors: Ali Ebrahimi Afrouzi, Alexander Douglas Powers