Patents by Inventor Rex Allen
Rex Allen 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: 20240180926Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a pharmaceutical intervention in the neonatal pig that inhibits and delays development and activation of the HPG axis, growth of the boar testis and inhibits testicular production of testosterone and androstenone, which prevents the development of aggressive behavior in the maturing boars and the presence of boar taint in the meat. The invention comprises treatment with a combination of an androgen and an estrogen in the newborn male piglet using extended drug delivery methods, with a defined duration of no more than 12 weeks, for the purpose of inhibiting the production of testosterone and androstenone and the accumulation of the boar taint-inducing molecules androstenone and skatole in the fat.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2024Publication date: June 6, 2024Inventors: CheMyong Ko, ChanJin Park, Po-Ching Patrick Lin, Rex Allen Hess, Suzanne Rene Broussard, Sherry Qi Zhou
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Patent number: 11938140Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a pharmaceutical intervention in the neonatal pig that inhibits and delays development and activation of the HPG axis, growth of the boar testis and inhibits testicular production of testosterone and androstenone, which prevents the development of aggressive behavior in the maturing boars and the presence of boar taint in the meat. The invention comprises treatment with a combination of an androgen and an estrogen in the newborn male piglet using extended drug delivery methods, with a defined duration of no more than 12 weeks, for the purpose of inhibiting the production of testosterone and androstenone and the accumulation of the boar taint-inducing molecules androstenone and skatole in the fat.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2022Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Insigna Inc.Inventors: CheMyong Ko, ChanJin Park, Po-Ching Patrick Lin, Rex Allen Hess, Suzanne Rene Broussard, Sherry Qi Zhou
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Patent number: 11870807Abstract: Systems and methods for phishing email training are disclosed. In one embodiment, in an information processing apparatus comprising at least one computer processor, a method for phishing email training may include: (1) receiving a target difficulty level, a target population, and a plurality of parameters for a test phishing email; (2) selecting a plurality of test email components from a library of test email components based on the parameters and the target difficulty level; (3) generating the test phishing using the selected test email components, wherein the test phishing email may include at least one of a hyperlink and an attachment; and (4) disseminating the test phishing email to the target population.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2020Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.Inventors: Brian E. Hemingway, Hayley Newman, Todd Arnts, Kimm Eagle, Kai Yu, Roger Rex Allen, III, Julian Boddy
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Publication number: 20230390134Abstract: A patient positioning system configured for positioning and supporting a patient against movement on an operating table, the positioning system including a pair of arm positioners each configured to be positionable about an arm of the patient when the patient is lying on the operating table, each of the arm positioners provided as a sheet material configured to be wrapped around one of the arms of the patient to position each of the arm positioners to snugly envelope one of the arms and having releasable fasteners to maintain the arm positioners in the wrapped configuration; and an elongate lift sheet configured to extend across the operating table and underneath the back of the patient, the lift sheet being positioned to have opposite ends thereof wrapped over and around the arm protectors and tucked back under the lower back or sacrum of the patient to securely and snugly hold the lift sheet around the arm protectors and restrain the arms of the patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2023Publication date: December 7, 2023Applicant: DeRoyal Industries, Inc.Inventors: Rex Allen Grindstaff, Angela J. Schubert, Phillip David Peery, Albert Pendleton Gillespie, III, Timothy James Grassi
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Publication number: 20230381200Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a pharmaceutical intervention in the neonatal pig that inhibits and delays development and activation of the HPG axis, growth of the boar testis and inhibits testicular production of testosterone and androstenone, which prevents the development of aggressive behavior in the maturing boars and the presence of boar taint in the meat. The invention comprises treatment with a combination of an androgen and an estrogen in the newborn male piglet using extended drug delivery methods, with a defined duration of no more than 12 weeks, for the purpose of inhibiting the production of testosterone and androstenone and the accumulation of the boar taint-inducing molecules androstenone and skatole in the fat.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2022Publication date: November 30, 2023Inventors: CheMyong Ko, ChanJin Park, Po-Ching Patrick Lin, Rex Allen Hess, Suzanne Rene Broussard, Sherry Qi Zhou
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Publication number: 20230381199Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a pharmaceutical intervention in the neonatal to infantile ruminants that inhibits the activation of the HPG axis, growth of the testis and inhibits testicular production of testosterone, which prevent the development of aggressive behavior in the maturing males and the presence of male-specific odor in the meat. The invention comprises treatment with an estrogen or a combination of an estrogen and an androgen in the newborn males using extended drug delivery methods, with a defined duration of no more than 1-4 months or infantile period of growth, for the purpose of inhibiting the production of testosterone and the accumulation of male-specific odor. The drug delivery component may consist of biocompatible-/biodegradable polymers in the form of pellets, microspheres, or gels, or in solvents or solutions (hereafter, drug complex).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2023Publication date: November 30, 2023Inventors: CheMyong Ko, ChanJin Park, Rex Allen Hess, Po-Ching Patrick Lin
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Publication number: 20230381198Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a pharmaceutical intervention in neonatal to infantile pigs, ruminants, and other livestock that inhibits the activation of the HPG axis, growth of the gonads and inhibits gonadal production of sex hormones, which will prevent the estrous cycle until the age at slaughter. The invention comprises treatment with estrogen or estrogen in combination with androgen in the newborn to infantile females using extended drug delivery methods, with a defined duration of between 1-4 months or infantile period of growth, for the purpose of the prevention of the estrous cycle in female production animals. The drug delivery component may consist of biocompatible polymers in the form of pellets, microspheres, or gels, or in solvents or solutions (hereafter, drug complex).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2023Publication date: November 30, 2023Inventors: CheMyong Ko, ChanJin Park, Rex Allen Hess, Po-Ching Patrick Lin
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Publication number: 20230381197Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a pharmaceutical intervention in the neonatal pig that inhibits and delays development and activation of the HPG axis, growth of the boar testis and inhibits testicular production of testosterone and androstenone, which prevents the development of aggressive behavior in the maturing boars and the presence of boar taint in the meat. The invention comprises treatment with a combination of an androgen and an estrogen in the newborn male piglet using extended drug delivery methods, with a defined duration of no more than 12 weeks, for the purpose of inhibiting the production of testosterone and androstenone and the accumulation of the boar taint-inducing molecules androstenone and skatole in the fat.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2022Publication date: November 30, 2023Inventors: CheMyong Ko, ChanJin Park, Po-Ching Patrick Lin, Rex Allen Hess
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Patent number: 11771609Abstract: A patient positioning system configured for positioning and supporting a patient against movement, the positioning system comprising: an arm positioner configured to be positionable about an arm of the patient. The arm positioner has a triangular wedge with a planar base and an angled leg, an end of the triangular wedge of the arm positioner is located to extend between the base of the arm positioner and the angled leg of the arm positioner and configured to abut the arm of the patient. An upper flexible flap extends away from the angled leg of the arm positioner adjacent the end of the triangular wedge; and a lower flexible flap extends away from the base of the arm positioner adjacent the end of the triangular wedge. The upper flexible flap and the lower flexible flap are configured to be oppositely wrapped around the arm of the patient to snugly envelope the arm and secure it relative to the triangular wedge.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2022Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: DeRoyal Industries, Inc.Inventors: Rex Allen Grindstaff, Angela J. Schubert, Ethan Edward Valentine
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Publication number: 20230266029Abstract: A building device includes a plurality of sensors, a display device, and a control circuit. The display device includes a user interface having a set of indicator lights. The display device further includes a plurality of touch-sensitive buttons configured to receive a user input. The control circuit is configured to receive configuration information relating to a preset setpoint value, a maximum setpoint value, and a minimum setpoint value. The control circuit is further configured to receive a user input relating to a temperature adjustment for increasing a current setpoint value or decreasing the current setpoint value. The control circuit is further configured to configure an output of the set of indicator lights to provide a visual representation of the temperature adjustment by associating the current setpoint value with activation of at least one of the indicator light of the set.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2023Publication date: August 24, 2023Applicant: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLPInventors: Daniel R. Rumler, Daniel J. Spacek, Kevin C. Luty, Rex Allen
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Patent number: 11639805Abstract: A building device includes a plurality of sensors, a display device, and a control circuit. The display device includes a user interface having a set of indicator lights. The display device further includes a plurality of touch-sensitive buttons configured to receive a user input. The control circuit is configured to receive configuration information relating to a preset setpoint value, a maximum setpoint value, and a minimum setpoint value. The control circuit is further configured to receive a user input relating to a temperature adjustment for increasing a current setpoint value or decreasing the current setpoint value. The control circuit is further configured to configure an output of the set of indicator lights to provide a visual representation of the temperature adjustment by associating the current setpoint value with activation of at least one of the indicator light of the set.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2019Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLPInventors: Daniel R. Rumler, Daniel J. Spacek, Kevin C. Luty, Rex Allen
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Publication number: 20220273511Abstract: A patient positioning system configured for positioning and supporting a patient against movement, the positioning system comprising: an arm positioner configured to be positionable about an arm of the patient. The arm positioner has a triangular wedge with a planar base and an angled leg, an end of the triangular wedge of the arm positioner is located to extend between the base of the arm positioner and the angled leg of the arm positioner and configured to abut the arm of the patient. An upper flexible flap extends away from the angled leg of the arm positioner adjacent the end of the triangular wedge; and a lower flexible flap extends away from the base of the arm positioner adjacent the end of the triangular wedge. The upper flexible flap and the lower flexible flap are configured to be oppositely wrapped around the arm of the patient to snugly envelope the arm and secure it relative to the triangular wedge.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2022Publication date: September 1, 2022Applicant: DeRoyal Industries, Inc.Inventors: Rex Allen Grindstaff, Angela J. Schubert, Ethan Edward Valentine
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Patent number: 11364166Abstract: A patient positioning system configured for positioning and supporting a patient against movement, the positioning system comprising: an arm positioner configured to be positionable about an arm of the patient. The arm positioner has a triangular wedge with a planar base and an angled leg, an end of the triangular wedge of the arm positioner is located to extend between the base of the arm positioner and the angled leg of the arm positioner and configured to abut the arm of the patient. An upper flexible flap extends away from the angled leg of the arm positioner adjacent the end of the triangular wedge; and a lower flexible flap extends away from the base of the arm positioner adjacent the end of the triangular wedge. The upper flexible flap and the lower flexible flap are configured to be oppositely wrapped around the arm of the patient to snugly envelope the arm and secure it relative to the triangular wedge.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2020Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: DeRoyal Industries, Inc.Inventors: Rex Allen Grindstaff, Angela J. Schubert, Ethan Edward Valentine
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Publication number: 20220110809Abstract: A patient positioning system configured for positioning and supporting a patient against movement, the positioning system comprising: an arm positioner configured to be positionable about an arm of the patient. The arm positioner has a triangular wedge with a planar base and an angled leg, an end of the triangular wedge of the arm positioner is located to extend between the base of the arm positioner and the angled leg of the arm positioner and configured to abut the arm of the patient. An upper flexible flap extends away from the angled leg of the arm positioner adjacent the end of the triangular wedge; and a lower flexible flap extends away from the base of the arm positioner adjacent the end of the triangular wedge. The upper flexible flap and the lower flexible flap are configured to be oppositely wrapped around the arm of the patient to snugly envelope the arm and secure it relative to the triangular wedge.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2020Publication date: April 14, 2022Applicant: DeRoyal Industries, Inc.Inventors: Rex Allen Grindstaff, Angela J. Schubert, Ethan Edward Valentine
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Patent number: 11213445Abstract: A patient positioning device including a pivot rod configured with a first portion extending in a first direction, and a second portion extending in a second direction substantially laterally from a top end of the first portion, a clamp portion configured to be coupled to a portion of a medical bed, and having a receiving portion configured to receive and clamp the first portion of the pivot rod in place such that the pivot rod is adjustable along and about an axis of the first direction when not clamped, and a swivel plate coupled to a distal end of the second portion of the pivot rod and configured such that the swivel plate is rotatable about another axis offset from, and substantially parallel to, the axis of the first direction, wherein the swivel plate is configured to provide support to maintain a patient in a desired position.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2019Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Inventor: Rex Allen Grindstaff
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Publication number: 20210324757Abstract: The present disclosure is direct to a system for regulating a velocity of gases in a turbomachine. The system includes an exhaust section of the turbomachine. The system also includes a damper having an actuator and a restriction. The damper is positioned within the exhaust section and is operable to adjust the velocity of the gases based on a position of the restriction. The system further includes a controller communicatively coupled to the damper. The controller is configured to control the position of the restriction to regulate the velocity of the gases relative to a predetermined velocity range.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2021Publication date: October 21, 2021Inventors: Bradly Aaron Kippel, Raymond Pang, Scott Richard Baker, Harold Lamar Jordan, JR., Rex Allen Morgan, Kamlesh Mundra
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Patent number: 10959562Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus for producing an ingredient foam such as milk foam for use with other products such as beverages. An ingredient dispensing assembly is included for receiving one or more ingredients from an ingredient dispensing apparatus, processing the ingredients and dispensing a general uniform, consistent foam. The ingredient dispensing assembly includes a whipping chamber, an output nozzle, and an insert retained within cavities defined by the whipping chamber and output nozzle. The internal surfaces of the chamber and nozzle cavities in combination with the insert provide passages defining a mixing zone, a shredding zone communicating with the mixing zone, and a deceleration zone communicating with the shredding zone. The assembly passes at least one ingredient through the zones to dispense foam from an exit port of the outlet nozzle. The system includes apparatus and methods for reducing the dissociation of foam dispensed form the exit port.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2017Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: Bunn-O-Matic CorporationInventors: William E. Midden, Suresh Radhakrishnan, Rex Allen Rogers
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Publication number: 20210039153Abstract: A punch tool assembly for punch cutting a workpiece is disclosed. The punch tool assembly connectable to a movable piston. The punch tool assembly has a draw stud, a removable connector for connecting the draw stud to the piston, and a die receiving the draw stud therethrough. The die is disposed on a side of the workpiece. A quick-release nut engages the draw stud. The nut is disposed on the other side of the workpiece. The nut has threaded nut segments that threadingly engage the draw stud, and at least one spring biasing the nut segments towards each other. A cutter is disposed on the draw stud between the other side of the workpiece and the nut.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2020Publication date: February 11, 2021Inventors: Jonathan Raymond Siemen, Todd Bogdan Plajzer, Marc Edward Paras, Seth Michael Robinson, Vincent Cerfeuillet, Patrick Vervier, John Michael Peiffer, Nancy Ling Chung, Rex Allen Marshall, JR.
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Patent number: D950067Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2020Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: DeRoyal Industries, Inc.Inventors: Rex Allen Grindstaff, Angela J. Schubert, Ethan Edward Valentine
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Patent number: D950068Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2020Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: DeRoyal Industries, Inc.Inventors: Rex Allen Grindstaff, Angela J. Schubert, Ethan Edward Valentine