Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Porter

Jeffrey Porter 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: 20240101316
    Abstract: A storage container system includes rolling toolbox, a storage container, a storage bin, and a storage container assembly. Various aspects relate to a storage container including at least one sidewall extending from a base, the sidewall at least partially defining an outer wall of an interior compartment. A lid is coupled to the sidewall and movable between an open position and a closed position. The interior compartment is accessible while the lid is in the open position, and the interior compartment is covered while the lid is in the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: J. Porter Whitmire, J. Luke Jenkins, Stephen A. Hughett, Brianna E. Williams, Tyler H. Knight, Jeffrey Groves, Austin Clark
  • Patent number: 11884018
    Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to a finishing system for a three-dimensional (3D) printed part. Example systems include a sensor to detect a marking on a portion of the 3D printed part. A post-processing component of the system may perform a finishing operation on the portion of the 3D printed part while the marking is detected on the 3D printed part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: William E Hertling, Jeffrey Porter
  • Publication number: 20200122391
    Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to a finishing system for a three-dimensional (3D) printed part. Example systems include a sensor to detect a marking on a portion of the 3D printed part. A post-processing component of the system may perform a finishing operation on the portion of the 3D printed part while the marking is detected on the 3D printed part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: William E Hertling, Jeffrey Porter
  • Patent number: 9906249
    Abstract: A compensation circuit is configured to compensate for a loss of low-frequency signal content of an input signal at a receiver input. The compensation circuit includes a switching circuit and a summing circuit coupled to the switching circuit. The switching circuit is configured to receive a first plurality of digitized values sampled from a receiver output signal. The summing circuit is configured to generate a summation signal based on a combination of a first plurality of input values selected by the switching circuit. The selecting is based on the first plurality of digitized values. The compensation circuit is configured to provide to the receiver input a compensation signal to compensate for the loss of the low-frequency signal content from the input signal. The compensation signal is based on the summation signal and is a function of at least one gain value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: NXP USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Mirembe A. Musisi-Nkambwe, Martin J. Bayer, Jeffrey A. Porter
  • Publication number: 20160182107
    Abstract: A compensation circuit is configured to compensate for a loss of low-frequency signal content of an input signal at a receiver input. The compensation circuit includes a switching circuit and a summing circuit coupled to the switching circuit. The switching circuit is configured to receive a first plurality of digitized values sampled from a receiver output signal. The summing circuit is configured to generate a summation signal based on a combination of a first plurality of input values selected by the switching circuit. The selecting is based on the first plurality of digitized values. The compensation circuit is configured to provide to the receiver input a compensation signal to compensate for the loss of the low-frequency signal content from the input signal. The compensation signal is based on the summation signal and is a function of at least one gain value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
    Inventors: Mirembe A. Musisi-Nkambwe, Martin J. Bayer, Jeffrey A. Porter
  • Patent number: 9170414
    Abstract: A wide-field optical microscope and method capable of resolving images down to 0.1 {acute over (?)} with a magnification range in excess of 250 million power includes an objective having a primary and a secondary element. A sample is held so that the area of interest is at a location that is closer to the primary element than the focal length of the primary element. The primary element collects and collimates light reflected from the sample. The secondary element then focuses the collimated light onto a pinhole aperture, which blocks all light rays that were not parallel, thus producing a non-focused reflected pattern. The non-focused reflected pattern passes through a field stop and is then magnified by one or more negative optical elements and additional field stops to produce an enlarged pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Yancy Corp.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Porter, Cheryl Watkins
  • Publication number: 20140240823
    Abstract: A wide-field optical microscope and method capable of resolving images down to 0.1 ? with a magnification range in excess of 250 million power includes an objective having a primary and a secondary element. A sample is held so that the area of interest is at a location that is closer to the primary element than the focal length of the primary element. The primary element collects and collimates light reflected from the sample. The secondary element then focuses the collimated light onto a pinhole aperture, which blocks all light rays that were not parallel, thus producing a non-focused reflected pattern. The non-focused reflected pattern passes through a field stop and is then magnified by one or more negative optical elements and additional field stops to produce an enlarged pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Yancy Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey Porter, Cheryl Watkins
  • Patent number: 8362216
    Abstract: The present invention provides two novel polypeptides, referred to as the “N” and “C” fragments of hedgehog, or N-terminal and C-terminal fragments, respectively, which are derived after specific cleavage at a G?CF site recognized by the autoproteolytic domain in the native protein. Also included are sterol-modified hedgehog polypeptides and functional fragments thereof. Methods of identifying compositions which affect hedgehog activity based on inhibition of cholesterol modification of hedgehog protein are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignees: The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, University of Washington
    Inventors: Philip A. Beachy, Jeffrey A. Porter, Randall T. Moon
  • Publication number: 20120183603
    Abstract: The present invention makes availables assays and reagents inhibiting paracrine and/or autocrine signals produced by a hedgehog protein or aberrant activation of a hedgehog signal transduction pathway, e.g., which involve the use of a steroidal alkaloid or other small molecule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2012
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Inventors: Philip A. BEACHY, Michael K. Cooper, Jeffrey A. Porter
  • Publication number: 20120171779
    Abstract: The present invention provides two novel polypeptides, referred to as the “N” and “C” fragments of hedgehog, or N-terminal and C-terminal fragments, respectively, which are derived after specific cleavage at a G? CF site recognized by the autoproteolytic domain in the native protein. Also included are sterol-modified hedgehog polypeptides and functional fragments thereof. Methods of identifying compositions which affect hedgehog activity based on inhibition of cholesterol modification of hedgehog protein are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Inventors: Philip A. Beachy, Jeffrey A. Porter, Randall T. Moon
  • Patent number: 8076073
    Abstract: The present invention sterol-modified hedgehog polypeptides and functional fragments thereof. Methods of identifying compositions which affect hedgehog activity based on inhibition of cholesterol modification of hedgehog protein are described. In one aspect of the invention, the method provides a means for affecting cholesterol biosynthesis or transport in a cell comprising contacting a cell with an effective amount of a compound that affects hedgehog, thereby affecting cholesterol biosynthesis or transport. The effect may be inhibition or stimulation of cholesterol biosynthesis or transport.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Inventors: Philip A. Beachy, Jeffrey A. Porter, Michael K. Cooper
  • Patent number: 8071733
    Abstract: The present invention provides two novel polypeptides, referred to as the “N” and “C” fragments of hedgehog, or N-terminal and C-terminal fragments, respectively, which are derived after specific cleavage at a G?CF site recognized by the autoproteolytic domain in the native protein. Also included are sterol-modified hedgehog polypeptides and functional fragments thereof. Methods of identifying compositions which affect hedgehog activity based on inhibition of cholesterol modification of hedgehog protein are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignees: The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, University of Washington
    Inventors: Philip A. Beachy, Jeffrey A. Porter, Randall T. Moon
  • Publication number: 20110002941
    Abstract: The present invention provides two novel polypeptides, referred to as the “N” and “C” fragments of hedgehog, or N-terminal and C-terminal fragments, respectively, which are derived after specific cleavage at a G?CF site recognized by the autoproteolytic domain in the native protein. Also included are sterol-modified hedgehog polypeptides and functional fragments thereof. Methods of identifying compositions which affect hedgehog activity based on inhibition of cholesterol modification of hedgehog protein are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Inventors: PHILIP A. BEACHY, JEFFREY A. PORTER
  • Publication number: 20100273818
    Abstract: The present invention makes availables assays and reagents inhibiting paracrine and/or autocrine signals produced by a hedgehog protein or aberrant activation of a hedgehog signal transduction pathway, e.g., which involve the use of a steroidal alkaloid or other small molecule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
    Inventors: Philip A. Beachy, Michael K. Cooper, Jeffrey A. Porter
  • Patent number: 7741451
    Abstract: The present invention provides two novel polypeptides, referred to as the “N” and “C” fragments of hedgehog, or N-terminal and C-terminal fragments, respectively, which are derived after specific cleavage at a G?CF site recognized by the autoproteolytic domain in the native protein. Also included are sterol-modified hedgehog polypeptides and functional fragments thereof. Methods of identifying compositions which affect hedgehog activity based on inhibition of cholesterol modification of hedgehog protein are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Inventors: Philip A. Beachy, Jeffrey A. Porter
  • Patent number: 7668274
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for bit eye center retraining. In general, the system samples an incoming data stream to determine where transitions in the data stream occur, selectively compares the location of the transitions to the expected locations to produce difference values, and combines pairs of difference values to determine when the sample point of the data stream needs to be adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven D. Millman, Dejan Mijuskovic, Jeffrey A. Porter
  • Publication number: 20100003256
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of TGF-? antagonists for the treatment, amelioration, and diagnosis of parathyroid-related disorders, e.g., HPT-JT, familial isolated primary hyperparathyroidism (FIPH), and hyperparathyroidism-jaw tumor (HPT-JT) syndrome, as well as its attendant complications. The present invention also relates to the use of modulators of HRPT2 and its related PAF1 complex for the treatment, amelioration, and diagnosis of TGF?-related disorders, e.g., pulmonary hypertension, cancer, hypertension, fibrosis, wound healing. Assays of the identification of modulators of HRPT2/PAF1 and SMAD/TGF? are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2007
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: NOVARTIS AG
    Inventors: Chris Lu, Kelly-Ann Sheppard, Jeffrey Porter, Andreas Bauer
  • Publication number: 20090186029
    Abstract: The present invention provides two novel polypeptides, referred to as the “N” and “C” fragments of hedgehog, or N-terminal and C-terminal fragments, respectively, which are derived after specific cleavage at a G?CF site recognized by the autoproteolytic domain in the native protein. Also included are sterol-modified hedgehog polypeptides and functional fragments thereof. Methods of identifying compositions which affect hedgehog activity based on inhibition of cholesterol modification of hedgehog protein are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2007
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Inventors: Philip A. Beachy, Jeffrey A. Porter
  • Publication number: 20080058298
    Abstract: The present invention makes available assays and reagents inhibiting paracrine and/or autocrine signals produced by a hedgehog protein or aberrant activation of a hedgehog signal transduction pathway, e.g., which involve the use of a steroidal alkaloid or other small molecule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Inventors: Philip Beachy, Michael Cooper, Jeffrey Porter
  • Patent number: D1025600
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Techtronic Cordless GP
    Inventors: Tyler H. Knight, Jeffrey Groves, J. Porter Whitmire, J. Luke Jenkins, Stephen A. Hughett, Brianna E. Williams, William J. Saunders, Charles Moody Wacker, II