Patents by Inventor Lauren Heller

Lauren Heller 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).

  • Devices for studying plant-fungus interactions and for imaging plant roots
    Patent number: 11993764
    Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus related to the determination of ecological processes. In one aspect, a device includes a base and a substrate in contact with a first side of the base. The base defines a stem port. The substrate and the first side of the base define a chamber. The chamber includes a root chamber and a first nutrient chamber. The root chamber and the first nutrient chamber are separated by a first mesh having openings of about 1 micron to 300 microns. The device is operable to house a plant, with roots of the plant being in the root chamber, and a stem of the plant passing through the stem port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Jens Heller, Lauren Jabusch, Peter Kim, Trent Northen, N. Louise Glass
  • Container closure containing game piece
    Patent number: 6311860
    Abstract: A closure provides a well in which a game piece is placed. The well has a side wall which supports a well floor. The well floor can contain an opening which can accommodate a drinking straw. A shield is located between the game piece and the well floor. The recessed well is covered by a sealing member which is adhered to an upper surface of the closure. The sealing member can have a pull tab and perforations which can be aligned with the edges of the pull tab. The perforations define a flap. The flap can be coupled to the closure through the use of a mounting flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2001
    Assignee: Taco Bell Corp.
    Inventors: Deborah Reidinger, Tari Garza, Donna Kahre, Lauren Heller, David J. Marchi, Cathy M. Bedini
  • Container closure containing game piece
    Patent number: 5971195
    Abstract: A closure provides a well in which a game piece is placed. The well has a side wall which supports a well floor. The well floor can contain an opening which can accommodate a drinking straw. A shield is located between the game piece and the well floor. The recessed well is covered by a sealing member which is adhered to an upper surface of the closure. The sealing member can have a pull tab and perforations which can be aligned with the edges of the pull tab. The perforations define a flap. The flap can be coupled to the closure through the use of a mounting flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: Taco Bell Corporation
    Inventors: Deborah Reidinger, Tari Garza, Donna Kahre, Lauren Heller, David J. Marchi, Cathy M. Bedini
  • Lid containing game piece
    Patent number: D412538
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1999
    Assignee: Taco Bell Corporation
    Inventors: Deborah Reidinger, Tari Garza, Donna Kahre, Lauren Heller, Cathy M. Bedini