Patents by Inventor Jason Higgins
Jason Higgins 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: 11976277Abstract: Provided herein are delivery particle systems (XDP) useful for the delivery of payloads of any type. In some embodiments, a XDP particle system with tropism for target cells of interest is used to deliver CRISPR/Cas polypeptides (e.g., CasX proteins) and guide nucleic acids (gNA), for the modification of nucleic acids in target cells. Also provided are methods of making and using such XDP to modify the nucleic acids in such cells.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2023Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Scribe Therapeutics Inc.Inventors: Jason Fernandes, Sean Higgins, Isabel Colin, Hannah Spinner, Matthew Gardner, Trent Gomberg, Gayathri Vijayakumar, Sarah Denny, Brett T. Staahl, Maroof Adil, Benjamin Oakes, Angus Sidore, Suraj Makhija
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Patent number: 11978045Abstract: A method for posting of anonymous directed transaction includes: storing a plurality of entity profiles, each including an entity identifier and a secret value; receiving a transaction request from a first entity, the request including transaction data and a specific entity identifier associated with a second entity; identifying a specific entity profile that includes the specific entity identifier; generating a first hash value via application of one or more hashing algorithms to the transaction data; generating a second hash value via application of one of more hashing algorithms to a combination of the first hash value and the secret value included in the identified specific entity profile; and posting the first hash value and second hash value to a publicly accessible data source.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2016Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATEDInventors: Jason Jay Lacoss-Arnold, Stephen Higgins
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Publication number: 20240123089Abstract: Provided herein are gene repressor systems comprising fusion proteins, such as fusion proteins comprising a DNA binding domain such as a TALE, zinc finger or catalytically-dead CRISPR protein and guide nucleic acid (gRNA), which are useful in the repression of a proprotein convertase subtilisin kexin Type 9 (PCSK9) gene. Also provided are methods of using such systems to repress transcription of PCSK9.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Jason FERNANDES, Sean HIGGINS, Sarah DENNY, Ross WHITE, Emeric Jean Marius CHARLES, Addison WRIGHT, Benjamin DEMAREE, Manuel MOHR, Wenyuan ZHOU, Benjamin OAKES
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Publication number: 20240124537Abstract: Provided herein are gene repressor systems comprising fusion proteins, such as fusion proteins comprising a DNA binding domain such as a TALE, zinc finger or catalytically-dead CRISPR protein and guide nucleic acid (gRNA), which are useful in the repression of a proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin Type 9 (PCSK9) gene. Also provided are methods of using such systems to repress transcription of PCSK9.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Jason FERNANDES, Sean HIGGINS, Sarah DENNY, Ross WHITE, Emeric Jean Marius CHARLES, Addison WRIGHT, Benjamin DEMAREE, Manuel MOHR, Wenyuan ZHOU, Benjamin OAKES
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Patent number: 11175257Abstract: A device, apparatus and method for trapping metal ions and detecting metal ion contamination in a solution provide a semiconductor device formed on a semiconductor substrate and including an N-well formed over a P-type substrate and at least a contact portion of the N-well in electrical contact with the solution. When the semiconductor device is optically illuminated, a P/N junction is formed as a result of photovoltaic phenomena. Metal ions from the solution migrate to the contact area due to the voltage created at the P/N junction. The semiconductor device includes a conductive structure with conductive features separated by a gap and therefore in an initially electrically open state. When the ions migrate to the contact area, they precipitate, at least partially bridging the gap and creating conductance through the conductive structure. The conductance may be measured to determine the amount of metal ion contamination.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2018Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: WaferTech, LLCInventors: Re-Long Chiu, Jason Higgins
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Patent number: 10912990Abstract: A hand-held controller includes a handle extending in a longitudinal direction. The handle is shaped and dimensioned to be grasped by a hand of a user. A ring is attached to an end of the handle and surrounds a thumb of the user when the handle is grasped by the hand of the user. The ring has an annular surface defining a plane that forms a predetermined angle with respect to the longitudinal direction. The ring also has a curved outer surface. A sensor is embedded within the ring or mounted on a side surface of the handle to detect whether the hand of the user grasping the handle is a right hand of the user or a left hand of the user.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2017Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLCInventors: Jason Higgins, Peter Wesley Bristol, Glen Jason Tompkins, Khaled Boulos
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Publication number: 20200033601Abstract: A haptic skull cap provides different types of haptic feedback to a user, which can be advantageous for providing a more immersive virtual reality experience. The haptic skull cap includes a fabric cap worn by a user. Physically attached to the fabric cap is a linear actuator that provides a focal impact to a user's forehead. Additionally, vibrational motors are physically attached to the fabric cap, where each vibration motor provides vibrational feedback to a different location of the user's head. The haptic skull cap can be worn by a user in conjunction with a head mounted display. Therefore, each type of haptic feedback provided by the haptic skull cap can be synchronized with the visual data stream provided by the head mounted display which further enhances the overall virtual reality experience for a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2017Publication date: January 30, 2020Inventors: Lesley Ribble Magrath, Adam Hewko, Robin Michael Miller, Jared I. Drinkwater, Michael Roy Bland, Shane Michael Ellis, Paul Michael Zornes, Bradley Morris Johnson, John R. Dombey, Khaled Boulos, Jason Higgins
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Publication number: 20190201783Abstract: A hand-held controller includes a handle extending in a longitudinal direction. The handle is shaped and dimensioned to be grasped by a hand of a user. A ring is attached to an end of the handle and surrounds a thumb of the user when the handle is grasped by the hand of the user. The ring has an annular surface defining a plane that forms a predetermined angle with respect to the longitudinal direction. The ring also has a curved outer surface. A sensor is embedded within the ring or mounted on a side surface of the handle to detect whether the hand of the user grasping the handle is a right hand of the user or a left hand of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2017Publication date: July 4, 2019Inventors: Jason Higgins, Peter Wesley Bristol, Glen Jason Tompkins, Khaled Boulos
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Publication number: 20180299402Abstract: A device, apparatus and method for trapping metal ions and detecting metal ion contamination in a solution provide a semiconductor device formed on a semiconductor substrate and including an N-well formed over a P-type substrate and at least a contact portion of the N-well in electrical contact with the solution. When the semiconductor device is optically illuminated, a P/N junction is formed as a result of photovoltaic phenomena. Metal ions from the solution migrate to the contact area due to the voltage created at the P/N junction. The semiconductor device includes a conductive structure with conductive features separated by a gap and therefore in an initially electrically open state. When the ions migrate to the contact area, they precipitate, at least partially bridging the gap and creating conductance through the conductive structure. The conductance may be measured to determine the amount of metal ion contamination.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2018Publication date: October 18, 2018Inventors: Re-Long CHIU, Jason HIGGINS
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Patent number: 10067084Abstract: A device, apparatus and method for trapping metal ions and detecting metal ion contamination in a solution provide a semiconductor device formed on a semiconductor substrate and including an N-well formed over a P-type substrate and at least a contact portion of the N-well in electrical contact with the solution. When the semiconductor device is optically illuminated, a P/N junction is formed as a result of photovoltaic phenomena. Metal ions from the solution migrate to the contact area due to the voltage created at the P/N junction. The semiconductor device includes a conductive structure with conductive features separated by a gap and therefore in an initially electrically open state. When the ions migrate to the contact area, they precipitate, at least partially bridging the gap and creating conductance through the conductive structure. The conductance may be measured to determine the amount of metal ion contamination.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2015Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: WAFERTECH, LLCInventors: Re-Long Chiu, Jason Higgins
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Patent number: 10065111Abstract: A system maps a user's interaction with a game controller to predefined hand positions that can be used in gaming and multimedia applications. A game controller with sensors receives user input with capacitive sensors and generates sensor outputs. A controller modeling module receives the sensor outputs and trains a model based on the outputs. The trained kinematic model maps the sensor outputs to one or more of a plurality of predefined hand positions. When an application requests the status of a user's hand position, e.g., through an API, the mapped hand position is sent to the application.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2015Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: Oculus VR, LLCInventors: Nirav Rajendra Patel, Palmer Freeman Luckey, Julian Hammerstein, Chris Dycus, Jason Higgins, David Maurice Moore
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Patent number: 9643019Abstract: A system for providing alerts of neurological events occurring in a human subject is provided. The system includes: a monitoring module adapted to detect and sample a neurological signal; an event detection module coupled to the monitoring module for detecting one or more types of predetermined reportable events based on the detected neurological signal; and an alert module coupled to the event detection module, wherein upon the detection of a reportable event by the event detection module, said alert module selects a first alert contact from a plurality of contacts contained in a contact list, and generates a first alert communication to the first alert contact.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2011Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: CYBERONICS, INC.Inventors: Jason A. Higgins, Michael Bland, Kent W. Leyde, W. Douglas Sheffield, John F. Harris, David M. Himes
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Publication number: 20150192539Abstract: A device, apparatus and method for trapping metal ions and detecting metal ion contamination in a solution provide a semiconductor device formed on a semiconductor substrate and including an N-well formed over a P-type substrate and at least a contact portion of the N-well in electrical contact with the solution. When the semiconductor device is optically illuminated, a P/N junction is formed as a result of photovoltaic phenomena. Metal ions from the solution migrate to the contact area due to the voltage created at the P/N junction. The semiconductor device includes a conductive structure with conductive features separated by a gap and therefore in an initially electrically open state. When the ions migrate to the contact area, they precipitate, at least partially bridging the gap and creating conductance through the conductive structure. The conductance may be measured to determine the amount of metal ion contamination.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2015Publication date: July 9, 2015Inventors: Re-Long Chiu, Jason Higgins
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Patent number: 9000783Abstract: A device, apparatus and method for trapping metal ions and detecting metal ion contamination in a solution provide a semiconductor device formed on a semiconductor substrate and including an N-well formed over a P-type substrate and at least a contact portion of the N-well in electrical contact with the solution. When the semiconductor device is optically illuminated, a P/N junction is formed as a result of photovoltaic phenomena. Metal ions from the solution migrate to the contact area due to the voltage created at the P/N junction. The semiconductor device includes a conductive structure with conductive features separated by a gap and therefore in an initially electrically open state. When the ions migrate to the contact area, they precipitate, at least partially bridging the gap and creating conductance through the conductive structure. The conductance may be measured to determine the amount of metal ion contamination.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2010Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Wafertech, LLCInventors: Re-Long Chiu, Jason Higgins
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Publication number: 20120257339Abstract: Techniques for amplifying a plurality of input voltages to generate a corresponding plurality of output voltages. In an exemplary embodiment, each of the plurality of input voltages is referenced to a common voltage comprising the average of the plurality of input voltages, without the need to reference an independently provided common voltage. In an alternative exemplary embodiment, techniques are provided for automatically measuring the input impedance between any two nodes corresponding to the plurality of input voltages. Further techniques are provided for coupling input nodes of the amplifier modules to a common reference voltage, and to the housing of the apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2012Publication date: October 11, 2012Inventors: Kent W. Leyde, Tyler R. Hart, Khaled M. Boulos, Jason A. Higgins
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Publication number: 20120025853Abstract: A device, apparatus and method for trapping metal ions and detecting metal ion contamination in a solution provide a semiconductor device formed on a semiconductor substrate and including an N-well formed over a P-type substrate and at least a contact portion of the N-well in electrical contact with the solution. When the semiconductor device is optically illuminated, a P/N junction is formed as a result of photovoltaic phenomena. Metal ions from the solution migrate to the contact area due to the voltage created at the P/N junction. The semiconductor device includes a conductive structure with conductive features separated by a gap and therefore in an initially electrically open state. When the ions migrate to the contact area, they precipitate, at least partially bridging the gap and creating conductance through the conductive structure. The conductance may be measured to determine the amount of metal ion contamination.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2010Publication date: February 2, 2012Applicant: WAFERTECH, LLCInventors: Re-Long Chiu, Jason Higgins
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Publication number: 20110201944Abstract: A system for providing alerts of neurological events occurring in a human subject is provided. The system includes: a monitoring module adapted to detect and sample a neurological signal; an event detection module coupled to the monitoring module for detecting one or more types of predetermined reportable events based on the detected neurological signal; and an alert module coupled to the event detection module, wherein upon the detection of a reportable event by the event detection module, said alert module selects a first alert contact from a plurality of contacts contained in a contact list, and generates a first alert communication to the first alert contact.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2011Publication date: August 18, 2011Inventors: Jason A. Higgins, Michael Bland, Kent W. Leyde, W. Douglas Sheffield, John F. Harris, David M. Himes