Patents by Inventor Andrew Lees

Andrew Lees 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: 12523445
    Abstract: A gun sight includes a rear sight including a plurality of light sources with each of at least two light sources of the plurality of light sources emitting a different color of light than the other of the at least two light sources; and a front sight including a reflective surface that is directly opposing the plurality of light sources, wherein the rear sight and the front sight are configured such that light emitted from the plurality of light sources is reflected by the reflective surface toward the rear sight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2026
    Assignee: Centre Firearms Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Juan D. Cabrera, Andrew Lees, Richard Ryder Washburn, III, Richard Ryder Washburn, II
  • Patent number: 12298102
    Abstract: A firearm includes a rail; a mount attached to the rail; a lens attached to and rotatable with respect to the mount; a light source that reflects a light off a reflective surface of the lens to aim the firearm; a hood rotatably mounted and in contact with the lens, wherein the hood folds over the lens in a collapsed configuration and is angled from the lens in a deployed configuration, and the hood and the lens each pivot on respective axes that are parallel to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: Centre Firearms Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Juan D. Cabrera, Andrew Lees, Richard Ryder Washburn, III, Richard Ryder Washburn, II
  • Publication number: 20250035405
    Abstract: A gun sight includes a rear sight including a plurality of light sources with each of at least two light sources of the plurality of light sources emitting a different color of light than the other of the at least two light sources; and a front sight including a reflective surface that is directly opposing the plurality of light sources, wherein the rear sight and the front sight are configured such that light emitted from the plurality of light sources is reflected by the reflective surface toward the rear sight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicant: Centre Firearms Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Juan D. CABRERA, Andrew LEES, Richard Ryder WASHBURN, III, Richard Ryder WASHBURN, II
  • Patent number: 12117265
    Abstract: A reflective gun sight includes a rear sight including a light source; and a front sight including a reflective surface that is directly opposing the light source and recessed within an aperture of a front sight housing, wherein light emitted from the light source travels through the aperture and is reflected by the reflective surface toward the rear sight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Centre Firearms Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Juan D. Cabrera, Andrew Lees, Richard Ryder Washburn, III, Richard Ryder Washburn, II
  • Patent number: 12104161
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to the cells, compositions and methods for the production of recombinant protein, wherein an f-met group on the 5?-terminus is enzymatically removed. In particular, the invention is directed to a production process for obtaining high levels of soluble recombinant CRM197 protein from E. coli. Cells preferably contain one or more mutations of disulfide reductase genes, so that disulfide reductase activity is reduced. The invention also relates to purification method for CRM197 as well as characterization of properly folded CRM197 protein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Fina Biosolutions LLC
    Inventors: Min-Ju Chang, Natalia Oganesyan, Andrew Lees
  • Patent number: 11953278
    Abstract: A method of firing a firearm includes rotating a trigger to force a latch pin lever to move; forcing a latch pin forward by the latch pin lever to force a cylinder forward toward a barrel; sealing or substantially sealing the barrel and the cylinder; and releasing a hammer to strike a cartridge while the barrel and the cylinder are sealed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Centre Firearms Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Ryder Washburn, III, Juan D. Cabrera, Andrew Lees, Richard Ryder Washburn, II
  • Publication number: 20240068775
    Abstract: A reflective gun sight includes a rear sight including a light source; and a front sight including a reflective surface that is directly opposing the light source and recessed within an aperture of a front sight housing, wherein light emitted from the light source travels through the aperture and is reflected by the reflective surface toward the rear sight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Centre Firearms Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Juan D. CABRERA, Andrew LEES, Richard Ryder WASHBURN, III, Richard Ryder WASHBURN, II
  • Patent number: 11841209
    Abstract: A reflective gun sight includes a rear sight including a light source; and a front sight including a reflective surface that is directly opposing the light source and recessed within an aperture of a front sight housing, wherein light emitted from the light source travels through the aperture and is reflected by the reflective surface toward the rear sight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Centre Firearms Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Juan D. Cabrera, Andrew Lees, Richard Ryder Washburn, III, Richard Ryder Washburn, II
  • Publication number: 20230366655
    Abstract: A firearm includes a rail; a mount attached to the rail; a lens attached to and rotatable with respect to the mount; a light source that reflects a light off a reflective surface of the lens to aim the firearm; a hood rotatably mounted and in contact with the lens, wherein the hood folds over the lens in a collapsed configuration and is angled from the lens in a deployed configuration, and the hood and the lens each pivot on respective axes that are parallel to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: Centre Firearms Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Juan D. Cabrera, Andrew Lees, Richard Ryder Washburn, III, Richard Ryder Washburn, II
  • Patent number: 11725907
    Abstract: A pistol, incudes a slide; a lens attached to and rotatable with respect to the slide; a light source that reflects a light off a reflective surface of the lens to aim the pistol; a hood rotatably mounted and in contact with the lens, wherein the hood folds over the lens in a collapsed configuration and is angled from the lens in a deployed configuration, and the lens, the light source, and the hood fit within an outline profile of the slide in the collapsed configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Centre Firearms Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Juan D. Cabrera, Andrew Lees, Richard Ryder Washburn, III, Richard Ryder Washburn, II
  • Publication number: 20230242961
    Abstract: The invention is directed to methods and compositions for the expression and purification of products such as peptides and proteins in microorganisms. In particular, pre-products are expressed recombinantly, wherein the cytoplasm of the microorganism alters the expressed pre-products to produce products in an active/final or otherwise desirable form. Alterations associated with expression of a desired recombinant product include shifting of the redox state of the cytoplasm to allow proper protein folding, site-directed cleavage of pre-proteins to activate the protein, site-directed cleavage of an unwanted methionine from the N terminus of the protein, and/or one or more ligations to form desired protein configurations, all within the same cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: Fina BioSolutions, LLC
    Inventors: Min-Ju Chang, Natalia Oganesyan, Andrew Lees
  • Publication number: 20230184504
    Abstract: A method of firing a firearm includes rotating a trigger to force a latch pin lever to move; forcing a latch pin forward by the latch pin lever to force a cylinder forward toward a barrel; sealing or substantially sealing the barrel and the cylinder; and releasing a hammer to strike a cartridge while the barrel and the cylinder are sealed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Richard Ryder WASHBURN, III, Juan D. CABRERA, Andrew LEES, Richard Ryder WASHBURN, II
  • Publication number: 20230122876
    Abstract: This invention provides novel reagents for cyanating polysaccharides in aqueous or part aqueous solutions so that they may be covalently linked to peptides or proteins either directly or through a spacer. These reagents include 1-cyano-4-dimethylaminopyridinium bromide, or a functional derivative or modification thereof. The examples illustrate the use of these reagents with a variety of polysaccharides and proteins showing that the methods are generally applicable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: Fina BioSolutions, LLC
    Inventor: Andrew Lees
  • Patent number: 11573061
    Abstract: A method of firing a firearm includes compressing a main spring to rotate a latch pin lever; forcing a latch pin forward by the latch pin lever to force a cylinder forward toward a barrel; sealing or substantially sealing the barrel and the cylinder; and releasing a hammer to strike a cartridge while the barrel and the cylinder are sealed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Centre Firearms Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Ryder Washburn, III, Juan D. Cabrera, Andrew Lees, Richard Ryder Washburn, II
  • Publication number: 20220364826
    Abstract: A reflective gun sight includes a rear sight including a light source; and a front sight including a reflective surface that is directly opposing the light source and recessed within an aperture of a front sight housing, wherein light emitted from the light source travels through the aperture and is reflected by the reflective surface toward the rear sight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: Centre Firearms Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Juan D. CABRERA, Andrew LEES, Richard Ryder WASHBURN, III, Richard Ryder WASHBURN, II
  • Publication number: 20220307797
    Abstract: A pistol, incudes a slide; a lens attached to and rotatable with respect to the slide; a light source that reflects a light off a reflective surface of the lens to aim the pistol; a hood rotatably mounted and in contact with the lens, wherein the hood folds over the lens in a collapsed configuration and is angled from the lens in a deployed configuration, and the lens, the light source, and the hood fit within an outline profile of the slide in the collapsed configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: Centre Firearms Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Juan D. CABRERA, Andrew LEES, Richard Ryder WASHBURN, III, Richard Ryder WASHBURN, II
  • Patent number: 11391540
    Abstract: A reflective sight for use with a firearm includes a rear sight including a light source; and a front sight including a reflective surface directly opposing the light source, where light emitted from the light source is reflected by the reflective surface toward the rear sight. The rear sight can include a plurality of light sources and at least two of the plurality of light sources emit different colors of light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: CENTRE FIREARMS CO., INC.
    Inventors: Juan D. Cabrera, Andrew Lees, Richard Ryder Washburn, III, Richard Ryder Washburn, II
  • Publication number: 20220143340
    Abstract: Nasal tracheal devices include a tube with visual indicia of insertion depth corresponding to patient height and an inflatable cuff. The tube comprises or provides a plurality of lumens that are in fluid isolation including an airpath lumen and a pressurized fluid source for inflating the cuff. The devices may also be configured to suction patient fluid from a location adjacent and/or above the cuff.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Uday Reebye, Alexander Guizzotti, Andrew Lees
  • Publication number: 20220099399
    Abstract: A method of firing a firearm includes compressing a main spring to rotate a latch pin lever; forcing a latch pin forward by the latch pin lever to force a cylinder forward toward a barrel; sealing or substantially sealing the barrel and the cylinder; and releasing a hammer to strike a cartridge while the barrel and the cylinder are sealed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Richard Ryder WASHBURN, III, Juan D. CABRERA, Andrew LEES, Richard Ryder WASHBURN, II
  • Patent number: 11231251
    Abstract: A collapsible sight for a firearm, including a lens attached to and rotatable with respect to the firearm, a light source that reflects a light off a reflective surface of the lens to aim the firearm, a one-piece hood rotatably mounted and in continuous contact with the lens and including an opening in which the light that is reflected off the reflective surface is viewed to aim the firearm, wherein the hood folds over the lens in a collapsed configuration and is angled from the lens in a deployed configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: CENTRE FIREARMS CO., INC.
    Inventors: Juan D. Cabrera, Andrew Lees, Richard Ryder Washburn, III, Richard Ryder Washburn, II