Patents by Inventor Benjamin Matthews

Benjamin Matthews 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: 10899544
    Abstract: Yeast cells are genetically modified to disrupt a native metabolic pathway from dihydroxyacetone to glycerol. In certain aspects, the yeast cell is of the genera Kluyveromyces, Candida or Issatchenkia. In other aspects, the yeast cell is capable of producing at least one organic acid, such as lactate. The yeast cells produce significantly less glycerol than the wild-type strains, and usually produce greater yields of desired fermentation products. Yeast cells of the invention often grow well when cultivated, despite their curtailed glycerol production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: CARGILL, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Catherine Asleson Dundon, Pirrko Suominen, Aristos Aristidou, Brian J. Rush, Kari Koivuranta, Benjamin Matthew Hause, Thomas William McMullin, Kevin Roberg-Perez
  • Publication number: 20200377302
    Abstract: Yeast cells are genetically modified to disrupt a native metabolic pathway from dihydroxyacetone to glycerol. In certain aspects, the yeast cell is of the genera Kluyveromyces, Candida or Issatchenkia. In other aspects, the yeast cell is capable of producing at least one organic acid, such as lactate. The yeast cells produce significantly less glycerol than the wild-type strains, and usually produce greater yields of desired fermentation products. Yeast cells of the invention often grow well when cultivated, despite their curtailed glycerol production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: Cargill Incorporated
    Inventors: Catherine Asleson Dundon, Pirrko Suominen, Aristos Aristidou, Brian J. Rush, Kari Koivuranta, Benjamin Matthew Hause, Thomas William McMullin, Kevin Roberg-Perez
  • Publication number: 20200294008
    Abstract: A method for facilitating transactions by tenants in a multi-tenant architecture system is discussed. The method includes generating, with a multi-tenant computer system, a first representation of an entity in a first hierarchical data structure associated with an entity interface tenant of the multi-tenant computer system. The method includes receiving, with the multi-tenant computer system, a set of entity-specific policies useable to generate requests to individual ones of a plurality of transaction processing computer systems. The method includes generating, with the multi-tenant computer system, a second representation of the entity in a second hierarchical data structure associated with a particular transaction processing service tenant of a plurality of transaction processing service tenants of the multi-tenant computer system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Prashant Jamkhedkar, Savio A. Menezes, Sandeep Kumar, Jacqueline Koesters, Benjamin Matthew Ronick, Daniel O'Connor, Tiffany Wood, Aravindan Ranganathan, Norihiro Edwin Aoiki, Jeffrey David Meyer, Justin Matthew White
  • Publication number: 20200230199
    Abstract: Described herein are compositions and methods for treating a lung disorder associated with dysregulated VEGF signaling. The PR1P peptide (DRVQRQTTTVVA, SEQ ID NO: 1) and variants thereof are able to enhance VEGF signaling in the lungs and reduce lung cell apoptosis (e.g., induced by toxicity or injury), thus treating the disorder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Applicant: Children's Medical Center Corporation
    Inventors: Avner Adini, Benjamin Matthews
  • Publication number: 20200131857
    Abstract: Techniques and systems to reduce deflection of a riser extending from an offshore vessel. A device may include a fairing assembly having a body segment configured to at least partially circumferentially surround a main tube of a riser joint of the riser, and a tail segment. The tail segment is configured to retract into a collapsed position and extend into an expanded position along an expansion direction. An expanded width of the fairing assembly in the expanded position is between 20 to 200 percent greater than a collapsed width of the fairing assembly. In some embodiments, the collapsed width of the fairing assembly is less than 1.5 times a length across the main tube, and an expanded width of the fairing assembly is greater than 1.5 times the length of the main tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventor: Benjamin Matthew Riley
  • Publication number: 20200131858
    Abstract: Techniques and systems to reduce deflection of a riser extending from an offshore vessel. A device may include a fairing assembly having a body segment configured to at least partially circumferentially surround a main tube of a riser joint of the riser, and a tail segment. The tail segment is configured to retract into a collapsed position and extend into an expanded position along an expansion direction. An expanded width of the fairing assembly in the expanded position is between 20 to 200 percent greater than a collapsed width of the fairing assembly. In some embodiments, the collapsed width of the fairing assembly is less than 1.5 times a length across the main tube, and an expanded width of the fairing assembly is greater than 1.5 times the length of the main tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventor: Benjamin Matthew Riley
  • Publication number: 20200127566
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide for a circuit. In some examples, the circuit includes an amplifier having a first input configured to receive a signal representative of a condition related to a power converter, a second input configured to receive a reference signal, and an output, a PWM regulation circuit having an input coupled to the output of the amplifier, a first output configured to provide a first control signal for a high-side transistor of the power converter, and a second output configured to output a first control signal for a low-side transistor of the power converter, and a PFM regulation circuit having an input coupled to the output of the first amplifier, a first output configured to output a second control signal for the high-side transistor of the power converter, and a second output configured to output a second control signal for the low-side transistor of the power converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Orlando LAZARO, Reza SHARIFI, Benjamin Matthew McCUE, Ryan Erik LIND
  • Patent number: 10589755
    Abstract: An aerial rope tramway or slope hoist system suitable for use in an open pit mine or similar application. According to an embodiment, the aerial slope hoist system comprises an upper station and a lower station. The upper station is configured in proximity to a surface section of the open pit and the lower station is configured at a lower section of the open pit mine. According to an embodiment, the upper station comprises first and second towers and the lower station comprises first and second towers. The towers are configured to support respective ends of first and second suspension cable assemblies. Each of the suspension cable assemblies is configured to support and carry a trolley or skip. The system comprises a hoist configured to move the respective trolleys in opposite directions. The towers for the lower station are configured to be moveable and provide the capability to break down the system and/or lengthen or reduce the span of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: TIMBERLAND EQUIPMENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Benjamin Matthew Fong, Clifford Jordan Trachsel
  • Patent number: 10538986
    Abstract: Techniques and systems to provide pressure reduction of a fluid, for example, from a well. A device includes an input configured to be fluidly coupled to a well control device. The device also includes an output configured to be to be fluidly coupled to the well control device. The device further includes at least one valve configured to alter a pressure of a fluid received at the input and transmitted from the output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Ensco International Incorporated
    Inventors: Christopher Scott Stewart, Benjamin Matthew Riley, Steven Andrew Leppard, Justin Dow Alcorn
  • Publication number: 20180361062
    Abstract: A physiologic sensor module includes at least one wearable sensor that is configured for wearing on a human body part and for measuring at least one biological signal. The module further includes at least one controller communicatively coupled to the wearable sensor and configured to receive the biological signal from the wearable sensor. The controller is further configured to process the biological signal in real-time, extract one or more clinical features from the biological signal, and based on the clinical features, determine detection of anaphylaxis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Andy H. Levine, Christoph Matthias Kanzler, Aymeric Guy, Daniel Leo Miranda, Joseph Mooney, Adam Zapotok, Samuel Berry, Huy Lam, Jonathan Sabaté del Río, John Osborne, Mustafa Karabas, Alan Dunne, James Niemi, Benjamin Matthews, Donald E. Ingber, Olivier Henry, Premananda Pai Indic
  • Publication number: 20180333533
    Abstract: An injector module includes a housing, a reservoir, a superelastic needle, and an actuator. The reservoir is positioned in the housing and stores epinephrine therein. The superelastic needle is positioned within the housing in a retracted position and is fluidly coupled with the reservoir. The superelastic needle has a gauge between eighteen and twenty-five. The actuator is configured to apply an actuator force on the superelastic needle such that the superelastic needle is moved from the retracted position to an injecting position where a tip of the superelastic needle protrudes from the housing between about fifteen millimeters and about thirty-five millimeters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Andy H. Levine, Cristoph Matthias Kanzler, Aymeric Guy, Daniel Leo Miranda, Joseph Mooney, Adam Zapotok, Samuel Berry, Huy Lam, Jonathan Sabaté del Río, John Osborne, Mustafa Karabas, Alan Dunne, James Niemi, Benjamin Matthews, Donald E. Ingber, Olivier Henry, Premananda Pai Indic
  • Patent number: 10080841
    Abstract: A physiologic sensor module includes at least one wearable sensor that is configured for wearing on a human body part and for measuring at least one biological signal. The module further includes at least one controller communicatively coupled to the wearable sensor and configured to receive the biological signal from the wearable sensor. The controller is further configured to process the biological signal in real-time, extract one or more clinical features from the biological signal, and based on the clinical features, determine detection of anaphylaxis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Andy H. Levine, Christoph Matthias Kanzler, Daniel Leo Miranda, Joseph Mooney, Huy Lam, John Osborne, Mustafa Karabas, Alan Dunne, James Niemi, Benjamin Matthews, Donald E. Ingber, Olivier Henry, Premananda Pai Indic
  • Publication number: 20180257864
    Abstract: Yeast cells are genetically modified to disrupt a native metabolic pathway from dihydroxyacetone to glycerol. In certain aspects, the yeast cell is of the genera Kluyveromyces, Candida or Issatchenkia. In other aspects, the yeast cell is capable of producing at least one organic acid, such as lactate. The yeast cells produce significantly less glycerol than the wild-type strains, and usually produce greater yields of desired fermentation products. Yeast cells of the invention often grow well when cultivated, despite their curtailed glycerol production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: Cargill Incorporated
    Inventors: Catherine Asleson Dundon, Pirrko Suominen, Aristos Aristidou, Brian J. Rush, Kari Koivuranta, Benjamin Matthew Hause, Thomas William McMullin, Kevin Roberg-Perez
  • Publication number: 20180257671
    Abstract: An aerial rope tramway or slope hoist system suitable for use in an open pit mine or similar application. According to an embodiment, the aerial slope hoist system comprises an upper station and a lower station. The upper station is configured in proximity to a surface section of the open pit and the lower station is configured at a lower section of the open pit mine. According to an embodiment, the upper station comprises first and second towers and the lower station comprises first and second towers. The towers are configured to support respective ends of first and second suspension cable assemblies. Each of the suspension cable assemblies is configured to support and carry a trolley or skip. The system comprises a hoist configured to move the respective trolleys in opposite directions. The towers for the lower station are configured to be moveable and provide the capability to break down the system and/or lengthen or reduce the span of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: TIMBERLAND EQUIPMENT LMITED
    Inventors: BENJAMIN MATTHEW FONG, CLIFFORD JORDAN TRACHSEL
  • Publication number: 20180202253
    Abstract: Techniques and systems to provide pressure reduction of a fluid, for example, from a well. A device includes an input configured to be fluidly coupled to a well control device. The device also includes an output configured to be to be fluidly coupled to the well control device. The device further includes at least one valve configured to alter a pressure of a fluid received at the input and transmitted from the output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Christopher Scott Stewart, Benjamin Matthew Riley, Steven Andrew Leppard, Justin Dow Alcorn
  • Publication number: 20170239418
    Abstract: A physiologic sensor module includes at least one wearable sensor that is configured for wearing on a human body part and for measuring at least one biological signal. The module further includes at least one controller communicatively coupled to the wearable sensor and configured to receive the biological signal from the wearable sensor. The controller is further configured to process the biological signal in real-time, extract one or more clinical features from the biological signal, and based on the clinical features, determine detection of anaphylaxis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Andy H. Levine, Christoph Matthias Kanzler, Aymeric Guy, Daniel Leo Miranda, Joseph Mooney, Adam Zapotok, Samuel Berry, Huy Lam, Jonathan Sabaté del Río, John Osborne, Mustafa Karabas, Alan Dunne, James Niemi, Benjamin Matthews, Donald E. Ingber, Olivier Henry, Premananda Pai Indic
  • Publication number: 20160319301
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods and compositions for increasing resistance to infection by soybean cyst nematode on a soybean plant, plant part or plant cell. Nucleotide sequences that confer resistance to soybean cyst nematode when expressed in soybean are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Xiang Huang, Benjamin Matthews
  • Patent number: 9446117
    Abstract: The present invention provides Rotavirus antigenic polypeptides or antigens that elicit an immune response in animal or human against rotavirus, compositions comprising said rotavirus polypeptides, methods of vaccination against rotavirus, and kits for use with such methods and compositions. The invention further provide novel expression vectors for producing the vaccine antigenic polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Merial, Inc.
    Inventors: Russell F. Bey, Randy S Simonson, Kamesh Reddy Sirigireddy, Benjamin Matthew Hause
  • Publication number: 20160260007
    Abstract: Ultrasound thin film tags are disclosed. The tags include a pattern of regions, wherein the pattern is configured to create thin film interference when scanned with ultrasound energy. The tags can be placed in various locations within the article including interior surfaces and they can be used to encode a variety of information about the article. Devices and methods for scanning and decoding the tags are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Applicant: EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Watson BARNES, Michael Keoni MANION, George Charles PEPPOU, Benjamin William MILLAR, Benjamin Matthew AUSTIN
  • Publication number: 20160256660
    Abstract: A method of an apparatus control pressure in the patient interface. A vent valve may be used with a respiratory device, where the vent valve may selectively block fluid communication between components, such as the flow generator, the patient interface, and/or the vent. An expiratory flow model may be used to determine an expiratory characteristic such as an expiratory flow rate or pressure in the patient interface where an indicative measure may not be available. The expiratory flow model may receive inputs based on a measure of the patient's respiration, such as the tidal volume, peak inspiratory flow rate or length of inspiration. The expiratory characteristic may be used by a controller to control a pressure in the patient interface to provide respiratory therapy to a patient at or close to a target pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Applicant: ResMed Limited
    Inventors: Benjamin Matthew Austin, Liam Holley