Patents by Inventor Alexander Sousa

Alexander Sousa 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).

  • Patent number: 11940776
    Abstract: A system is provided that predicts motor wear and failures before they occur. Telemetry data from motors in a motor application is collected and predictive algorithms are used to determine when a motor is aging and when it may fail. Identifying a potential failure in these types of applications can help mitigate risk of other equipment failures and realize cost savings. In one example, a motor aging detection system is provided that includes one or more DC motors, and a motor controller coupled to each motor. The motor controller reads three phase currents from each motor and converts the phase currents to digital values, calculates telemetry data including applied voltages, back electric-motive force, inductance, and resistance of each motor at periodic intervals, stores this telemetry data for each motor in a memory. An age detection circuit retrieves this information from the memory and determines age factors of the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Active-Semi, Inc.
    Inventors: Marc David Sousa, John Alexander Goodrich-Ruiz
  • Patent number: 11591589
    Abstract: Engineered CRISPR from Prevotella and Francisella 1 (Cpf1) nucleases with improved targeting range and enhanced on-target activity, and their use in genomic engineering, epigenomic engineering, base editing, genome targeting, genome editing, and in vitro diagnostics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: J. Keith Joung, Benjamin Kleinstiver, Alexander Sousa
  • Publication number: 20210269788
    Abstract: Engineered CRISPR from Prevotella and Francisella 1 (Cpf1) nucleases with improved targeting range and enhanced on-target activity, and their use in genomic engineering, epigenomic engineering, base editing, genome targeting, genome editing, and in vitro diagnostics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: J. Keith Joung, Benjamin Kleinstiver, Alexander Sousa
  • Publication number: 20190010481
    Abstract: Engineered CRISPR from Prevotella and Francisella 1 (Cpf1) nucleases with improved targeting range and enhanced on-target activity, and their use in genomic engineering, epigenomic engineering, base editing, genome targeting, genome editing, and in vitro diagnostics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: J. Keith Joung, Benjamin Kleinstiver, Alexander Sousa