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).

  • Publication number: 20160009772
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2013
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Julie Demartino, Nader Fotouhi, Ann Hoffman, Kuo-Sen Huang, Francesca Milletti, Sandip Panicker, Dinesh Srinivasan, Seng-Lai Tan
  • Patent number: 9235972
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Inventors: Mark Hoffman, Judd Hoffman, Ann Hoffman, David Doe
  • Publication number: 20150206418
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: PRAGMATUS MOBILE LLC
    Inventors: Mark Hoffman, Judd Hoffman, Ann Hoffman, David Doe
  • Publication number: 20130307688
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Inventors: Mark Hoffman, Judd Hoffman, Ann Hoffman, David Doe
  • Patent number: 8466795
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Pragmatus Mobile LLC
    Inventors: Mark Hoffman, Judd Hoffman, Ann Hoffman, David Doe
  • Publication number: 20120157037
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: Mark Hoffman, Judd Hoffman, Ann Hoffman, David Doe
  • Patent number: 8149124
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Pragmatus Mobile LLC
    Inventors: Mark Hoffman, Judd Hoffman, Ann Hoffman, David Doe
  • Patent number: 7038590
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: Hoffman Recruiters LLC
    Inventors: Mark Hoffman, Judd Hoffman, Ann Hoffman, David Doe
  • Publication number: 20040021573
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2003
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Applicant: Hoffman Resources LLC
    Inventors: Mark Hoffman, Judd Hoffman, Ann Hoffman, David Doe
  • Publication number: 20040014478
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Applicant: Hoffman Resources LLC
    Inventors: Mark Hoffman, Judd Hoffman, Ann Hoffman, David Doe
  • Patent number: 6624754
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: Hoffman Resources LLC
    Inventors: Mark Hoffman, Judd Hoffman, Ann Hoffman, David Doe
  • Patent number: 6239700
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Assignee: Hoffman Resources, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark S. Hoffman, Judd A. Hoffman, Ann Hoffman, David G. Doe
  • Patent number: 5742233
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1998
    Assignee: Hoffman Resources, LLC
    Inventors: Mark S. Hoffman, Judd A. Hoffman, Ann Hoffman, David G. Doe