Patents by Inventor Steven Degon

Steven Degon 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).

  • Assembly and folding of Fc-interferon-beta fusion proteins
    Publication number: 20060228332
    Abstract: Disclosed are Fc-interferon-beta (Fc-IFN-?) fusion proteins and nucleic acid molecules encoding them. The Fc-IFN-? fusion proteins include variants of the interferon-beta (IFN-?) protein that are altered to achieve enhanced biological activity, prolonged circulating half-life and greater solubility. Also disclosed are methods of producing the fusion proteins and methods of using the fusion proteins and/or nucleic acid molecules for treating diseases and conditions alleviated by the administration of interferon-beta.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2005
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Applicant: MERCK Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Stephen Gillies, Nigel Watkins, Matthew Baker, Kin-Ming Lo, Steven Degon
  • Web handling with tension sensing and adjustment
    Patent number: 7118062
    Abstract: A system of detecting and adjusting the normal force exerted by a web material around the circumferential surface of a cylinder is provided. Sensors associated with the cylinder surface are wired to a processor that compares detected normal web forces with a set value. An actuation device is activated by the processor to adjust the normal force exerted by the web by, e.g., adjusting the tension in the web material. A positioning device that preferably translates a web-wound spool is also provided as an option for the actuation device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: Presstek, Inc.
    Inventors: Nandakumar Vaidyanathan, Steven Degon, Robert Bruce Lowd, Brian Roland Lamoureux, Keith Vaillancourt, James Hand
  • Web handling cylinder with modulated tension loss
    Patent number: 6851367
    Abstract: Systems and related methods are provided for modulating web tension loss at the edge of spool-hosting cavities in a cylinder by displacing the feed path and/or the exit path of the web material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Assignee: Presstek, Inc.
    Inventors: Nandakumar Vaidyanathan, Steven Degon, Robert Bruce Lowd, Brian Roland Lamoureux, Keith Vaillancourt, James Hand
  • Web handling with tension sensing and adjustment
    Publication number: 20040030439
    Abstract: A system of detecting and adjusting the normal force exerted by a web material around the circumferential surface of a cylinder is provided. Sensors associated with the cylinder surface are wired to a processor that compares detected normal web forces with a set value. An actuation device is activated by the processor to adjust the normal force exerted by the web by, e.g., adjusting the tension in the web material. A positioning device that preferably translates a web-wound spool is also provided as an option for the actuation device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2003
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Applicant: Presstek, Inc.
    Inventors: Nandakumar Vaidyanathan, Steven Degon, Robert Bruce Lowd, Brian Roland Lamoureux, Keith Vaillancourt, James Hand
  • Web handling cylinder with modulated tension loss
    Publication number: 20040025726
    Abstract: Systems and related methods are provided for modulating web tension loss at the edge of spool-hosting cavities in a cylinder by displacing the feed path and/or the exit path of the web material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2003
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Applicant: Presstek, Inc.
    Inventors: Nandakumar Vaidyanathan, Steven Degon, Robert Bruce Lowd, Brian Roland Lamoureux, Keith Vaillancourt, James Hand