Patents by Inventor Mark Pelletier

Mark Pelletier 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: 20210381015
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide for unique lipooligosaccharide/lipid A-based mimetics for use as adjuvants. Methods of generating lipooligosaccharide/lipid A-based mimetics are provided that utilize recombinantly engineered bacteria to produce the mimetics, including, for example, addition of one or more particular enzymes such as acyltransferases, deacylases, phosphatases, or glycosyltransferases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Robert K. Ernst, Mark Pelletier, Adeline Hajjar
  • Patent number: 11124815
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide for unique lipooligosaccharide/lipid A-based mimetics for use as adjuvants. Methods of generating lipooligosaccharide/lipid A-based mimetics are provided that utilize recombinantly engineered bacteria to produce the mimetics, including, for example, addition of one or more particular enzymes such as acyltransferases, deacylases, phosphatases, or glycosyltransferases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignees: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
    Inventors: Robert K. Ernst, Mark Pelletier, Adeline Hajjar
  • Patent number: 10648190
    Abstract: A modular ballast system for supporting objects uses tubing such as pipes of appropriate size for the required ballast. Once in place, the empty pipes are filled with a watery mix (slurry) of sand, silt, gravel, soil, cement or other generally available material to generate a majority of the ballast weight. A two piece clamping mechanism provides fixed placement attachment points suitable for attachment by supported structures. The lower piece of the clamping mechanism sits under the ballast tubing and is designed to both support and disperse the anticipated weight of the objects with minimal impact on the surface beneath it. The upper piece of the clamping mechanism mates to the lower clamping piece and completes a full 360 degree collar around the ballast tubing to create a durable clamping mechanism that both captures the weight and position of the ballast tubing and prevents the ballast tubing from shifting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Anar Solar, LLC
    Inventors: James E. Mandry, Mark Pelletier, Raymond M. Bourque
  • Publication number: 20190367959
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide for unique lipooligosaccharide/lipid A-based mimetics for use as adjuvants. Methods of generating lipooligosaccharide/lipid A-based mimetics are provided that utilize recombinantly engineered bacteria to produce the mimetics, including, for example, addition of one or more particular enzymes such as acyltransferases, deacylases, phosphatases, or glycosyltransferases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Robert K. Ernst, Mark Pelletier, Adeline Hajjar
  • Patent number: 10358667
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide for unique lipooligosaccharide/lipid A-based mimetics for use as adjuvants. Methods of generating lipooligosaccharide/lipid A-based mimetics are provided that utilize recombinantly engineered bacteria to produce the mimetics, including, for example, addition of one or more particular enzymes such as acyltransferases, deacylases, phosphatases, or glycosyltransferases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignees: University of Maryland, Baltimore, University of Washington through its Center for Commercialization
    Inventors: Robert K. Ernst, Mark Pelletier, Adeline Hajjar
  • Patent number: 9397608
    Abstract: A racking system for holding solar panels and other similar panels in a fixed position and that can easily adjust to terrains which are not level and adapt to variations in solar panel size without different hardware and without significant manual effort is disclosed. Adjustable channels hold the panels in place and the entire assembly process can be completed without the need for bolts, screws, washers, and nuts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Anar Solar, LLC
    Inventors: James E. Mandry, Mark Pelletier, Raymond Matthew Bourque
  • Publication number: 20160002691
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide for unique lipooligosaccharide/lipid A-based mimetics for use as adjuvants. Methods of generating lipooligosaccharide/lipid A-based mimetics are provided that utilize recombinantly engineered bacteria to produce the mimetics, including, for example, addition of one or more particular enzymes such as acyltransferases, deacylases, phosphatases, or glycosyltransferases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Robert K. Ernst, Mark Pelletier, Adeline Hajjar
  • Publication number: 20150229263
    Abstract: A racking system for holding solar panels and other similar panels in a fixed position and that can easily adjust to terrains which are not level and adapt to variations in solar panel size without different hardware and without significant manual effort is disclosed. Adjustable channels hold the panels in place and the entire assembly process can be completed without the need for bolts, screws, washers, and nuts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventors: James E. Mandry, Mark Pelletier, Raymond Matthew Bourque
  • Publication number: 20150159395
    Abstract: A modular ballast system for supporting objects uses tubing such as pipes of appropriate size for the required ballast. Once in place, the empty pipes are filled with a watery mix (slurry) of sand, silt, gravel, soil, cement or other generally available material to generate a majority of the ballast weight. A two piece clamping mechanism provides fixed placement attachment points suitable for attachment by supported structures. The lower piece of the clamping mechanism sits under the ballast tubing and is designed to both support and disperse the anticipated weight of the objects with minimal impact on the surface beneath it. The upper piece of the clamping mechanism mates to the lower clamping piece and completes a full 360 degree collar around the ballast tubing to create a durable clamping mechanism that both captures the weight and position of the ballast tubing and prevents the ballast tubing from shifting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: James E. Mandry, Mark Pelletier, Raymond M. Bourque
  • Patent number: D419797
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2000
    Inventor: Mark A Pelletier