Patents by Inventor Ann Hoffman
Ann Hoffman 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).
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Publication number: 20160009772Abstract: The present invention comprises cell penetrating peptides that bind to interferon regulatory factor IRF5 and disrupt the IRF5 homo-dimerization and/or attenuate downstream signaling, and a method for screening peptides that inhibit IRF5. Generally, the cell penetrating peptides of the invention bind human interferon regulatory factor IRF5 (CPP-IRF5).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2013Publication date: January 14, 2016Inventors: Julie Demartino, Nader Fotouhi, Ann Hoffman, Kuo-Sen Huang, Francesca Milletti, Sandip Panicker, Dinesh Srinivasan, Seng-Lai Tan
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Patent number: 9235972Abstract: A signaling system is provided for rendering an alarm for an individual in distress combined with a locating and tracking system to thus alert and direct appropriate personnel to the needs of the individual in distress and to monitor the location of that individual. The system comprises a portable signaling unit, a remote alarm switch device, a central dispatch station, and makes use of a wireless communication system. The portable signaling unit and the remote alarm switch may be adapted to be worn at different locations on the person's body. The remote alarm switch way be concealed in the form of a wristband or in the form of any other object such as a broach, pendant, or keychain.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2013Date of Patent: January 12, 2016Inventors: Mark Hoffman, Judd Hoffman, Ann Hoffman, David Doe
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Publication number: 20150206418Abstract: A signaling system is provided for rendering an alarm for an individual in distress combined with a locating and tracking system to thus alert and direct appropriate personnel to the needs of the individual in distress and to monitor the location of that individual. The system comprises a portable signaling unit, a remote alarm switch device, a central dispatch station, and makes use of a wireless communication system. The portable signaling unit and the remote alarm switch may be adapted to be worn at different locations on the person's body. The remote alarm switch way be concealed in the form of a wristband or in the form of any other object such as a broach, pendant, or keychain.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2015Publication date: July 23, 2015Applicant: PRAGMATUS MOBILE LLCInventors: Mark Hoffman, Judd Hoffman, Ann Hoffman, David Doe
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Publication number: 20130307688Abstract: A signaling system is provided for rendering an alarm for an individual in distress combined with a locating and tracking system to thus alert and direct appropriate personnel to the needs of the individual in distress and to monitor the location of that individual. The system comprises a portable signaling unit, a remote alarm switch device, a central dispatch station, and makes use of a wireless communication system. The portable signaling unit and the remote alarm switch may be adapted to be worn at different locations on the person's body. The remote alarm switch way be concealed in the form of a wristband or in the form of any other object such as a broach, pendant, or keychain.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2013Publication date: November 21, 2013Inventors: Mark Hoffman, Judd Hoffman, Ann Hoffman, David Doe
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Patent number: 8466795Abstract: A signaling system is provided for rendering an alarm for an individual in distress combined with a locating and tracking system to thus alert and direct appropriate personnel to the needs of the individual in distress and to monitor the location of that individual. The system comprises a portable signaling unit, a remote alarm switch device, a central dispatch station, and makes use of a wireless communication system. The portable signaling unit and the remote alarm switch may be adapted to be worn at different locations on the person's body. The remote alarm switch way be concealed in the form of a wristband or in the form of any other object such as a broach, pendant, or keychain.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2012Date of Patent: June 18, 2013Assignee: Pragmatus Mobile LLCInventors: Mark Hoffman, Judd Hoffman, Ann Hoffman, David Doe
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Publication number: 20120157037Abstract: A signaling system is provided for rendering an alarm for an individual in distress combined with a locating and tracking system to thus alert and direct appropriate personnel to the needs of the individual in distress and to monitor the location of that individual. The system comprises a portable signaling unit, a remote alarm switch device, a central dispatch station, and makes use of a wireless communication system. The portable signaling unit and the remote alarm switch may be adapted to be worn at different locations on the person's body. The remote alarm switch way be concealed in the form of a wristband or in the form of any other object such as a broach, pendant, or keychain.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2012Publication date: June 21, 2012Inventors: Mark Hoffman, Judd Hoffman, Ann Hoffman, David Doe
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Patent number: 8149124Abstract: A signaling system is provided for rendering an alarm for an individual in distress combined with a locating and tracking system to thus alert and direct appropriate personnel to the needs of the individual in distress and to monitor the location of that individual. The system comprises a portable signaling unit, a remote alarm switch device, a central dispatch station, and makes use of a wireless communication system. The portable signaling unit and the remote alarm switch may be adapted to be worn at different locations on the person's body. The remote alarm switch way be concealed in the form of a wristband or in the form of any other object such as a broach, pendant, or keychain.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2006Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: Pragmatus Mobile LLCInventors: Mark Hoffman, Judd Hoffman, Ann Hoffman, David Doe
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Patent number: 7038590Abstract: A signaling system is provided for rendering an alarm for an individual in distress combined with a locating and tracking system to thus alert and direct appropriate personnel to the needs of the individual in distress and to monitor the location of that individual. The system comprises a portable signaling unit, a remote alarm switch device, a central dispatch station, and makes use of a wireless communication system. The portable signaling unit and the remote alarm switch may be adapted to be worn at different locations on the person's body. The remote alarm switch way be concealed in the form of a wristband or in the form of any other object such as a broach, pendant, or keychain.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2003Date of Patent: May 2, 2006Assignee: Hoffman Recruiters LLCInventors: Mark Hoffman, Judd Hoffman, Ann Hoffman, David Doe
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Publication number: 20040021573Abstract: A signaling system is provided for rendering an alarm for an individual in distress combined with a locating and tracking system to thus alert and direct appropriate personnel to the needs of the individual in distress and to monitor the location of that individual. The system comprises a portable signaling unit, a remote alarm switch device, a central dispatch station, and makes use of a wireless communication system. The portable signaling unit and the remote alarm switch may be adapted to be worn at different locations on the person's body. The remote alarm switch way be concealed in the form of a wristband or in the form of any other object such as a broach, pendant, or keychain.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2003Publication date: February 5, 2004Applicant: Hoffman Resources LLCInventors: Mark Hoffman, Judd Hoffman, Ann Hoffman, David Doe
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Publication number: 20040014478Abstract: A signaling system is provided for rendering an alarm for an individual in distress combined with a locating and tracking system to thus alert and direct appropriate personnel to the needs of the individual in distress and to monitor the location of that individual. The system comprises a portable signaling unit, a remote alarm switch device, a central dispatch station, and makes use of a wireless communication system. The portable signaling unit and the remote alarm switch may be adapted to be worn at different locations on the person's body. The remote alarm switch way be concealed in the form of a wristband or in the form of any other object such as a broach, pendant, or keychain.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2003Publication date: January 22, 2004Applicant: Hoffman Resources LLCInventors: Mark Hoffman, Judd Hoffman, Ann Hoffman, David Doe
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Patent number: 6624754Abstract: The personal security and tracking system that enables an individual in distress to initiate an alarm to alert appropriate personnel combined with a locating and tracking system that enables the alerted personnel to monitor the location of the individual in distress. The system comprises a portable signaling unit includes a locating system and a manual trigger switch to provide the priority alarm levels. The central processing station receiving signals from the portable signaling unit to process and analyze the signal of interpreting the geographical location and the priority alarm signal.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 1999Date of Patent: September 23, 2003Assignee: Hoffman Resources LLCInventors: Mark Hoffman, Judd Hoffman, Ann Hoffman, David Doe
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Patent number: 6239700Abstract: Wireless communication system for location of a person and identification of a distress condition of the person comprising portable transceivers (20) carried by persons, each having an associated alarm switch (40), the transceiver activatable locally and/or via a remote network and the alarm switch operable locally to activate the transceiver.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 1997Date of Patent: May 29, 2001Assignee: Hoffman Resources, Inc.Inventors: Mark S. Hoffman, Judd A. Hoffman, Ann Hoffman, David G. Doe
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Patent number: 5742233Abstract: A signaling system comprises a portable signaling unit, a remote alarm switch device, a central dispatch station, and a wireless communication system such as a cellular or telephone system, etc., and a GPS or alike system. The portable signaling unit and the remote alarm switch may be adapted to be worn at different locations on the person's body. The remote alarm switch may be concealed in the form of a wristband or in the form of any other object such as a broach, pendant, or keychain. When the person in distress activates the remote alarm switch or when the remote alarm switch is removed from the individual by a forceful or unauthorized action or when the signaling unit is removed from the proximity of the remote alarm switch, the portable signaling unit sends a data transmission which includes its location to the central dispatch station. The portable signaling unit also has manual alarm trigger capabilities so it can be used without the remote alarm switch unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 1997Date of Patent: April 21, 1998Assignee: Hoffman Resources, LLCInventors: Mark S. Hoffman, Judd A. Hoffman, Ann Hoffman, David G. Doe