Patents by Inventor Joseph O'Brien
Joseph O'Brien 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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Publication number: 20240082815Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to a system. The system includes a substrate and a fluid capture material formed on one or more surfaces of the substrate. The fluid capture material includes a sorbent material that binds one or more fluids, the one or more fluids comprising water, carbon dioxide, sulfur oxides, or a combination thereof. The fluid capture material also includes one or more binder materials, wherein the binder material is at least partially cross-linked.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2022Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Michael Joseph O'Brien, David Roger Moore, William Christopher Alberts, Jingjing Yang, Mark Daniel Doherty, Mark D. Buckley, Jack E. Howson, Bryce E. Lipinski
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Patent number: 11925465Abstract: Uroflowmeters and methods for processing data generated therefrom are disclosed. In one aspect, the uroflowmeter is a handheld device. The uroflowmeter includes a handle, a flow chamber coupled to the handle, and a sensor associated with the flow chamber that detects a parameter of urine received in the flow chamber. The uroflowmeter may include both reusable and disposable components. As a uroflowmeter it can identify and record data corresponding to the rate of flow over the measured duration of a void of urine, but may also timestamp the voiding act and communicate the data to an external data collection center for additional analysis and incorporation into a comprehensive voiding report or voiding diary.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2019Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: ClearTrac Technologies, LLCInventors: Brent Laing, John Green, Paul R. Johnson, Robert John Smith, Robert Edwin Schneider, Magnus Hargis, Elise Geolat Edson, Elizabeth A. O'Brien, Joseph L. Kapushion
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Publication number: 20230405313Abstract: Devices, systems and methods are provided for delivering molecules, particularly small molecules and/or macromolecules, to cells within the body, particularly to target cells which directly therapeutically benefit from the functionality of the molecules. Example molecules include DNA plasmids, RNAs (e.g. messenger RNA (mRNA), small interfering RNA (siRNA), micro RNA), oligonucleotides, antisense oligonucleotides (ASO), proteins and/or materials which invoke genetic or epigenetic changes in the cellular behavior, to name a few. In such instances, the molecules are driven into the target cells with the use of pulsed electric fields (PEFs) which deliver the molecules through the cell wall of the target cells so that the desired genes are able to carry out the desired effect within the cells. Thus, the molecules are to be delivered to the desired location within the body at a desired time and in a desired concentration relative to the delivery of the pulsed electric fields for optimal outcomes.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2023Publication date: December 21, 2023Applicant: Galvanize Therapeutics, Inc.Inventors: Chiara Pastori, Robert E. Neal, II, Timothy Joseph O'Brien, Quim Castellvi, VIII, Armaan G. Vachani, Jonathan R. Waldstreicher, Isidro Gandionco
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Patent number: 11578002Abstract: Ceramic slurries may include ceramic particles, a photoreactive-photostable hybrid binder, and a photoinitiator. The photoreactive-photostable hybrid binder may include a photoreactive organic resin component, a photoreactive siloxane component, and one or more photostable siloxane components. Methods of forming a ceramic part may include curing a portion of a ceramic slurry by exposing the portion of the ceramic slurry to light to form a green ceramic part, and partially firing the green ceramic part to form a brown ceramic part. The brown ceramic part may be sintered at or above a sintering temperature of the ceramic particles to form a ceramic part, wherein sintering includes heating the brown ceramic part to a sufficient temperature to promote reaction bonding that converts silica from the photoreactive-photostable hybrid binder into silicates that bond with the ceramic particles.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2020Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Michael Joseph O'Brien, Cathleen Ann Hoel
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Patent number: 11572313Abstract: Ceramic slurries may include ceramic particles, a photoreactive-photostable hybrid binder, and a photoinitiator. The photoreactive-photostable hybrid binder may include a photoreactive organic resin component, a photoreactive siloxane component, and one or more photostable siloxane components. Methods of forming a ceramic part may include curing a portion of a ceramic slurry by exposing the portion of the ceramic slurry to light to form a green ceramic part, and partially firing the green ceramic part to form a brown ceramic part. The brown ceramic part may be sintered at or above a sintering temperature of the ceramic particles to form a ceramic part, wherein sintering includes heating the brown ceramic part to a sufficient temperature to promote reaction bonding that converts silica from the photoreactive-photostable hybrid binder into silicates that bond with the ceramic particles.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2020Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Michael Joseph O'Brien, Cathleen Ann Hoel
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Publication number: 20220406522Abstract: An inductor is disclosed, including a first wire, a non-conductive material, and a shell. The non-conductive material may cover the first wire, with a portion of each end of the first wire uncovered. The shell may include a top portion and a bottom portion and include at least one magnetized layer and at least one gap between the first portion and the second portion. The shell may also surround a portion of the non-conductive material.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2022Publication date: December 22, 2022Inventors: David P. Cappabianca, Joseph T. DiBene, II, Shawn Searles, Le Wang, Yizhang Yang, Sean Cian O'Mathuna, Santosh Kulkarni, Paul McCloskey, Zoran Pavlovic, William Lawton, Graeme Maxwell, Joseph O'Brien, Hugh Charles Smiddy
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Patent number: 11430606Abstract: An inductor is disclosed, including a first wire, a non-conductive material, and a shell. The non-conductive material may cover the first wire, with a portion of each end of the first wire uncovered. The shell may include a top portion and a bottom portion and include at least one magnetized layer and at least one gap between the first portion and the second portion. The shell may also surround a portion of the non-conductive material.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2017Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: David P. Cappabianca, Joseph T. DiBene, II, Shawn Searles, Le Wang, Yizhang Yang, Sean Cian O'Mathuna, Santosh Kulkarni, Paul McCloskey, Zoran Pavlovic, William Lawton, Graeme Maxwell, Joseph O'Brien, Hugh Charles Smiddy
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Patent number: 11391717Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a method of altering chemical properties of an in-process resin used with a 3D printing apparatus. The method includes monitoring the in-process resin using an imaging spectrometer, comparing the in-process resin and a model using one or more spectrums from the imaging spectrometer, and diluting the in-process resin with a diluting resin.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2019Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Stephanie Lynn DePalma, Michael Joseph O'Brien, Brittany Nicole Potter
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Patent number: 11390563Abstract: A ceramic slurry for forming a ceramic article includes a binder, a first plurality of ceramic particles having a first morphology, a second plurality of ceramic particles having a second morphology that is different from the first morphology; and a photoinitiator. A method for using this slurry for fabricating ceramic articles is presented as well.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2019Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Cathleen Ann Hoel, Xi Yang, Michael Joseph O'Brien
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Patent number: 11322275Abstract: A data cable is provided herewith, along with related methods. The disclosed data cables may meet the requirements for a UL 2196 flame test, including subsequent hose stream test. The disclosed data cables include two or more pairs of conductors wrapped with a flame-retardant tape and surrounded by low smoke zero halogen (LSZH) thermoset insulation. A shield may surround the conductor pairs and a non-halogen flame retardant polyolefin may surround the shield. In certain embodiments, the pairs of conductors present in the cable may have different lay lengths.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2019Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: COMTRAN CABLE LLCInventors: Rama Krishna Nippani, Paulette Blagburn, Eric Joseph O'Brien, James Scott Conrad
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Publication number: 20220032585Abstract: A method of making a component of an electric machine using an additive manufacturing process is disclosed. The method includes forming a first lamina of a conductive material, building a first layer of a second material on a first surface of the first lamina, treating the second material on the first surface of the first lamina to define a first insulative layer, and building on the first insulative layer a second lamina of a conductive material. The steps can be repeated iteratively until a desired thickness or number of layers is reached.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2020Publication date: February 3, 2022Inventors: Lili Zhang, Michael Joseph O'Brien, Cathleen Ann Hoel, Min Zou, Raghavendra Adharapurapu
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Publication number: 20210269362Abstract: Ceramic slurries may include ceramic particles, a photoreactive-photostable hybrid binder, and a photoinitiator. The photoreactive-photostable hybrid binder may include a photoreactive organic resin component, a photoreactive siloxane component, and one or more photostable siloxane components. Methods of forming a ceramic part may include curing a portion of a ceramic slurry by exposing the portion of the ceramic slurry to light to form a green ceramic part, and partially firing the green ceramic part to form a brown ceramic part. The brown ceramic part may be sintered at or above a sintering temperature of the ceramic particles to form a ceramic part, wherein sintering includes heating the brown ceramic part to a sufficient temperature to promote reaction bonding that converts silica from the photoreactive-photostable hybrid binder into silicates that bond with the ceramic particles.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2020Publication date: September 2, 2021Inventors: Michael Joseph O'Brien, Cathleen Ann Hoel
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Publication number: 20210269361Abstract: Ceramic slurries may include ceramic particles, a photoreactive-photostable hybrid binder, and a photoinitiator. The photoreactive-photostable hybrid binder may include a photoreactive organic resin component, a photoreactive siloxane component, and one or more photostable siloxane components. Methods of forming a ceramic part may include curing a portion of a ceramic slurry by exposing the portion of the ceramic slurry to light to form a green ceramic part, and partially firing the green ceramic part to form a brown ceramic part. The brown ceramic part may be sintered at or above a sintering temperature of the ceramic particles to form a ceramic part, wherein sintering includes heating the brown ceramic part to a sufficient temperature to promote reaction bonding that converts silica from the photoreactive-photostable hybrid binder into silicates that bond with the ceramic particles.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2020Publication date: September 2, 2021Inventors: Michael Joseph O'Brien, Cathleen Ann Hoel
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Patent number: 10977633Abstract: Systems and processes are disclosed for providing bill splitting processes for splitting a bill amount among a set of purchasers. In one example, the disclosed embodiments may receive receipt information reflecting a bill to be split among a group of purchasers. The disclosed embodiments may parse the receipt information to extract one or more items or services having monetary value and generate a list of the items or services included in the receipt. The disclosed embodiments may also identify the group of purchasers that will participate in paying a proportion of the bill associated with the receipt. Further, disclosed embodiments may be configured to determine a proportion of payment of the total amount of the bill for each purchaser in the group of purchasers.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2020Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: Capital One Services, LLCInventors: Ben M. Coffman, Dennis S. Brennan, Richard S. Just, Joseph O'Brien, Katharine Anne Shea, Bryan Fearson, Timothy J. Austen, Shaun Webb, Nicholas Sheehan
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Publication number: 20200234850Abstract: A data cable is provided herewith, along with related methods. The disclosed data cables may meet the requirements for a UL 2196 flame test, including subsequent hose stream test. The disclosed data cables include two or more pairs of conductors wrapped with a flame-retardant tape and surrounded by low smoke zero halogen (LSZH) thermoset insulation. A shield may surround the conductor pairs and a non-halogen flame retardant polyolefin may surround the shield. In certain embodiments, the pairs of conductors present in the cable may have different lay lengths.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2019Publication date: July 23, 2020Inventors: Rama Krishna Nippani, Paulette Blagburn, Eric Joseph O'Brien, James Scott Conrad
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Publication number: 20200160302Abstract: Systems and processes are disclosed for providing bill splitting processes for splitting a bill amount among a set of purchasers. In one example, the disclosed embodiments may receive receipt information reflecting a bill to be split among a group of purchasers. The disclosed embodiments may parse the receipt information to extract one or more items or services having monetary value and generate a list of the items or services included in the receipt. The disclosed embodiments may also identify the group of purchasers that will participate in paying a proportion of the bill associated with the receipt. Further, disclosed embodiments may be configured to determine a proportion of payment of the total amount of the bill for each purchaser in the group of purchasers.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2020Publication date: May 21, 2020Applicant: Capital One Services, LLCInventors: Ben M. Coffman, Dennis S. Brennan, Richard S. Just, Joseph O'Brien, Katharine Anne Shea, Bryan Fearson, Timothy J. Austen, Shaun Webb, Nicholas Sheehan
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Publication number: 20200115284Abstract: A ceramic slurry for forming a ceramic article includes a binder, a first plurality of ceramic particles having a first morphology, a second plurality of ceramic particles having a second morphology that is different from the first morphology; and a photoinitiator. A method for using this slurry for fabricating ceramic articles is presented as well.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2019Publication date: April 16, 2020Inventors: Cathleen Ann Hoel, Xi Yang, Michael Joseph O'Brien
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Patent number: 10579976Abstract: Systems and processes are disclosed for providing bill splitting processes for splitting a bill amount among a set of purchasers. In one example, the disclosed embodiments may receive receipt information reflecting a bill to be split among a group of purchasers. The disclosed embodiments may parse the receipt information to extract one or more items or services having monetary value and generate a list of the items or services included in the receipt. The disclosed embodiments may also identify the group of purchasers that will participate in paying a proportion of the bill associated with the receipt. Further, disclosed embodiments may be configured to determine a proportion of payment of the total amount of the bill for each purchaser in the group of purchasers.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2017Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: Capital One Services, LLCInventors: Ben M. Coffman, Dennis S. Brennan, Richard S. Just, Joseph O'Brien, Katharine Anne Shea, Bryan Fearson, Timothy J. Austen, Shaun Webb, Nicholas Sheehan
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Patent number: 10579975Abstract: Systems and processes are disclosed for providing bill splitting processes for splitting a bill amount among a set of purchasers. In one example, the disclosed embodiments may receive receipt information reflecting a bill to be split among a group of purchasers. The disclosed embodiments may parse the receipt information to extract one or more items or services having monetary value and generate a list of the items or services included in the receipt. The disclosed embodiments may also identify the group of purchasers that will participate in paying a proportion of the bill associated with the receipt. Further, disclosed embodiments may be configured to determine a proportion of payment of the total amount of the bill for each purchaser in the group of purchasers.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2017Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: Capital One Services, LLCInventors: Ben M. Coffman, Dennis S. Brennan, Richard S. Just, Joseph O'Brien, Katharine Anne Shea, Bryan Fearson, Timothy J. Austen, Shaun Webb, Nicholas Sheehan
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Patent number: 10538460Abstract: A ceramic slurry for forming a ceramic article includes a binder, a first plurality of ceramic particles having a first morphology, a second plurality of ceramic particles having a second morphology that is different from the first morphology; and a photoinitiator. A method for using this slurry for fabricating ceramic articles is presented as well.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2018Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Cathleen Ann Hoel, Xi Yang, Michael Joseph O'Brien