Patents by Inventor Trevor Johnston

Trevor Johnston 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 RELATED TO PRINTED CELLULAR NICHES FOR PRESERVING AND CONTROLLING SYNTHETIC MICROBIAL CONSORTIA
    Publication number: 20220333147
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising a 3D printed hydrogel, wherein at least two different populations of cells are embedded in the 3D printed hydrogel. The different populations of cells can produce one or more products. The 3D printed hydrogel can be lyophilized and rehydrated, and the cells can continue to produce the product. Also disclosed are methods of producing a product, and methods of producing a 3D printed hydrogel comprising different populations of cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Hal ALPER, Shuo-Fu YUAN, James WAGNER, Trevor JOHNSTON, Alshakim NELSON
  • Method and system for integration of instant messaging and teleconferencing via a telephone network
    Patent number: 7685235
    Abstract: A system is provided comprising a plurality of instant messaging client applications (202, 207, 208, 209) communicating via a computer network (206) to send and receive messages in real time integrated with n-way teleconferencing capability via a telephone network (216). The system includes a plurality of instant messaging client applications (202, 207, 208, 209), an instant messaging server (204), and a teleconferencing server (210), all connected via a computer network (206). The teleconferencing server (210) enables n-way telephone connections via the telephone network (216). The n-way telephone connections are provided to telephone apparatus of at least some users of the instant messaging client applications who can visualize the teleconference via a graphical user interface (600) of the instant messaging client application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Darragh Curran, Michael Desmond, Martin Harrigan, Trevor Johnston, Cenk Kuzucu, Mark E. Wallace
  • Method and System For Integration of Instant Messaging and Teleconferencing Via a Telephone Network
    Publication number: 20090006555
    Abstract: A system is provided comprising a plurality of instant messaging client applications (202, 207, 208, 209) communicating via a computer network (206) to send and receive messages in real time integrated with n-way teleconferencing capability via a telephone network (216). The system includes a plurality of instant messaging client applications (202, 207, 208, 209), an instant messaging server (204), and a teleconferencing server (210), all connected via a computer network (206). The teleconferencing server (210) enables n-way telephone connections via the telephone network (216). The n-way telephone connections are provided to telephone apparatus of at least some users of the instant messaging client applications who can visualise the teleconference via a graphical user interface (600) of the instant messaging client application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2004
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Darragh Curran, Michael Desmond, Martin Harrigan, Trevor Johnston, Cenk Kuzucu, Mark E. Wallace