Patents by Inventor Keith J. Smith

Keith J. Smith 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).

  • METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR REDUCING INDEX HOPPING
    Publication number: 20240093287
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods for reducing the concentration of extendable free and buried primers relative to amplification product in a sample. The disclosed methods and compositions can be used to reduce or eliminate index hopping in a next generation sequencing (NGS) platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Keith Robison, Douglas G. Smith, Adam J. Meyer, Andrew J. Mitchell, Alex Plocik, Thomas F. Knight
  • FACE ENGAGING STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20240085949
    Abstract: An apparatus can include a display, a facial interface, and a connector between the display and the facial interface. The facial interface can at least translate or rotate relative to the display via the connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Darshan R. Kasar, Samuel G. Smith, Jonathan M. Anderson, Erin M. Bosch, Muhammad F. Hossain, Liam R. Martinez, Andrew Gallaher, Ian A. Guy, Brian Baillargeon, Keith W. Kirkwood, Timothy J. Rasmussen
  • HIGH STRENGTH REDUCED BE CASTING ALLOY
    Publication number: 20140286820
    Abstract: The Be content of Be Al alloys suitable for investment casting, which contain a small but suitable amount of Ag, can be significantly reduced without adversely affecting their thermal or investment casting properties by including significantly more Si in the alloy than done in the past.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: MATERION BRUSH INC.
    Inventors: Randolf S. Beals, Keith J. Smith, Lawrence H. Ryczek
  • Production of hyaluronic acid
    Patent number: 5563051
    Abstract: A process for the production of hyaluronic acid by continuous fermentation of Streptococcus in a chemostat culture gives high yields of high molecular weight hyaluronic acid uncontaminated by toxic impurities. The process is advantageous in that it solves the problem of traditional batch cultures in which degradation enzymes can begin to break down the cell walls of Streptococcus releasing cells contents into the fermenter broth complicating the purification of high molecular hyaluronic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 8, 1996
    Assignee: Fermentech Medical Limited
    Inventors: Derek C. Ellwood, Charles Gervase T. Evans, Geoffrey M. Dunn, Neil McInnes, Richard G. Yeo, Keith J. Smith
  • Production of hyaluronic acid
    Patent number: 5411874
    Abstract: A process for the production of hyaluronic acid by continuous fermentation of Streptococcus equi in a chemostat culture gives high yields of high molecular weight hyaluronic acid uncontaminated by toxic impurities. The process is advantageous in that it solves the problem of traditional batch culture in which degradation enzymes can begin to break down the cell walls of Streptococcus releasing cell contents into the fermenter broth, leading to purification difficulties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 2, 1995
    Assignee: Fermentech Medical Limited
    Inventors: Derek C. Ellwood, Charles G. T. Evans, Geoffrey M. Dunn, Neil McInnes, Richard G. Yeo, Keith J. Smith