Patents Examined by A. Bahta
  • Patent number: 11914401
    Abstract: A system for precision liquid delivery includes a gas reservoir having a known volume. The system has a tightly load-coupled pneumatic driver (a “TLCP driver”) that is configured to receive input power to cause the TLCP driver to move gas into the gas reservoir to produce a gas drive pressure. A valve is configured to couple the gas reservoir with a fluid reservoir having an unknown volume. The valve is further configured to selectively isolate or pneumatically couple pressures in the gas reservoir and the fluid reservoir. A gas-fluid interface couples pressure in the fluid reservoir to pressure in a fluid path. The fluid path is configured so that the fluid drive pressure driving the liquid in the fluid path is substantially the same as the fluid reservoir pressure. The system also has a pressure sensor configured to detect pressure in the gas reservoir and/or the fluid reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Pneuma Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Carlisle, Timothy S. Schroeder, Thomas C. Plummer
  • Patent number: 11912641
    Abstract: A method of producing trifluoroiodomethane (CF3I) includes providing a feedstock comprising trifluoroacetyl iodide (TFAI), passing the feedstock through at least one column charged with carbonaceous materials to remove hydrogen iodide (HI), hydrogen triiodide (HI3) and iodine (I2) from the feedstock, and providing the feedstock to a reactor to produce a trifluoroiodomethane product stream. Another method of producing trifluoroiodomethane (CF3I) includes providing a feedstock comprising trifluoroacetyl iodide (TFAI) to a reactor to produce a trifluoroiodomethane product stream, and passing the trifluoroiodomethane product stream from the reactor through at least one column charged with carbonaceous materials to remove hydrogen iodide (HI), hydrogen triiodide (HI3) and iodine (I2) from the trifluoroiodomethane product stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Haiyou Wang, Daniel C. Merkel
  • Patent number: 11905273
    Abstract: Disclosed are inhibitors for the ?-catenin/BCL9 interaction. The inhibitors are selective for ?-catenin/BCL9 over ?-catenin/cadhenin interactions. Methods of using the disclosed compounds to treat cancer are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: H. LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
    Inventor: Haitao Ji
  • Patent number: 11906225
    Abstract: A method for controlling the temperature of a compressor having a motor including a rotor and a stator, and a control assembly operably coupled to the compressor, the method comprising the steps of: applying an initial current to the compressor motor; measuring a voltage across the compressor motor and determining a resistance of the compressor motor based on the initial current and a measured voltage; determining whether the determined resistance is less than or equal to a desired resistance; applying a secondary current to the compressor motor if the determined resistance is less than or equal to the desired resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Inventor: Charles A. Cluff
  • Patent number: 11905237
    Abstract: The subject invention pertains to a method of halogenating phenols, yielding a range of halogenated phenols with enantiomeric ratio of up to 99.5:0.5. In certain embodiments, the subject invention pertains to a method of asymmetric halogenation of bisphenol, yielding a range of chiral bisphenol ligands. The novel chiral bisphenols are potent privileged catalyst cores that can be applied to the preparation of ligands for various catalytic asymmetric reactions. The catalyst library can easily be accessed because late-stage modification of the scaffold can readily be executed through cross-coupling of the halogen handles on the bisphenols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: The Chinese University of Hong Kong
    Inventors: Ying-Yeung Yeung, Xiaodong Xiong, Tianyu Zheng, Xinyan Wang, Ying-Lung Steve Tse
  • Patent number: 11905235
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for preparing 2,2-bis(4-hydroxycyclohexyl)propane, comprising: hydrogenating a reactive solution containing 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane under a hydrogen atmosphere in a reactor with catalyst within a temperature range of 80-165° C. and a pressure range of 85-110 kg/cm2 to prepare the 2,2-bis(4-hydroxycyclohexyl)propane. The method of present invention has an advantage of high yield properties and achieves mass production easily, thereby enhancing the value of the industrial application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: CHINA PETROCHEMICAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, TAIPEI (TAIWAN)
    Inventors: Yi-Chi Wang, Hsin-Wei Chang, Weng-Keong Tang, Chia-Hui Shen
  • Patent number: 11908712
    Abstract: A semiconductor manufacturing apparatus including a plurality of process modules for performing desired processes on a plurality of substrates and a plurality of transfer modules for serially transferring the plurality of substrates to the plurality of process modules is provided. The semiconductor manufacturing apparatus comprises a scheduler for calculating a cycle time so that a difference in time required for each of the desired processes is within an allowable time range and generating a transfer plan for the plurality of substrates based on the cycle time, and a transfer controller for controlling the plurality of transfer modules so that the plurality of substrates are serially transferred to the process modules according to the generated transfer plan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Toshiharu Hirata, Takafumi Matsuhashi, Kunio Takano, Minoru Nagasawa
  • Patent number: 11897833
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide a method, comprising reducing pH of a glycol vaporization separator purge stream to form an acid stream; distilling the acid stream to form an overhead stream and a bottoms stream; and recycling the bottoms stream to the vaporization separator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Steven Langley
  • Patent number: D1014619
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Teresa Ridge, Terra Powers
  • Patent number: D1014988
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: TJ(fujian) Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jianbo Yang
  • Patent number: D1015424
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Meta Materials Inc.
    Inventors: Clinton Kenneth Landrock, Hsin Yuan Chang
  • Patent number: D1015753
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Inventor: Zhi Liu
  • Patent number: D1016146
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Inventor: Rebecca Hadley
  • Patent number: D1016147
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Inventor: Rebecca Hadley
  • Patent number: D1016149
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Inventor: Rebecca Hadley
  • Patent number: D1016151
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Inventor: Rebecca Hadley
  • Patent number: D1016152
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Inventor: Rebecca Hadley
  • Patent number: D1016153
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Inventor: Rebecca Hadley
  • Patent number: D1016154
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Inventor: Rebecca Hadley
  • Patent number: D1016172
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Inventor: Rebecca Hadley