Patents by Inventor Brian Allen

Brian Allen 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).

  • Soybean variety 5PNEJ50
    Patent number: 10028472
    Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated 5PNEJ50 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PNEJ50, cells from soybean variety 5PNEJ50, plants of soybean 5PNEJ50, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PNEJ50. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PNEJ50 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PNEJ50, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PNEJ50, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PNEJ50. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PNEJ50 are further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Brian Allen Carden, Donald Earl Kyle, Catlynn Gail Salois
  • Soybean variety 5PSGJ21
    Patent number: 10028471
    Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated 5PSGJ21 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PSGJ21, cells from soybean variety 5PSGJ21, plants of soybean 5PSGJ21, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PSGJ21. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PSGJ21 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PSGJ21, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PSGJ21, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PSGJ21. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PSGJ21 are further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Brian Allen Carden, Andrea Beth Kalvig, Donald Earl Kyle
  • Orthopedic implant for sustained drug release
    Patent number: 10022233
    Abstract: An orthopedic implant device has a bone-replacement contour that replicates a healthy bone surface contour. An exterior surface of the device has elution pores. Interior surfaces of the device define a reservoir that is spaced inward from the exterior surface. The reservoir stores a therapeutic agent delivery medium impregnated with a therapeutic agent. The interior surfaces further define elution channels communicating the reservoir with the elution pores to convey a therapeutic agent from the reservoir to the exterior surface. A solid therapeutic agent delivery medium is stored in the reservoir, and is biodegradable under the influence of synovial fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: DUKE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Ken Gall, Thorsten M. Seyler, Brian Allen, Sarah Dicker, Catherine Oliver
  • Soybean variety 5PEMQ75
    Patent number: 10015946
    Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated 5PEMQ75 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PEMQ75, cells from soybean variety 5PEMQ75, plants of soybean 5PEMQ75, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PEMQ75. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PEMQ75 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PEMQ75, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PEMQ75, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PEMQ75. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PEMQ75 are further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Brian Allen Carden, Randy Leroy Kallem, Donald Earl Kyle
  • SHORT INTERFERING NUCLEIC ACID (siNA) COMPOSITIONS
    Publication number: 20180105812
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds, compositions, and methods for the study, diagnosis, and treatment of traits, diseases and conditions that respond to the modulation of gene expression and/or activity, and/or modulate a gene expression pathway. Specifically, the invention relates to double-stranded nucleic acid molecules including small nucleic acid molecules, such as short interfering nucleic acid (siNA) molecules that are capable of mediating or that mediate RNA interference (RNAi) against target gene expression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Brian Allen Carr, Vasant R. Jadhav, Denise M. Kenski, David M. Tellers, Aarron T. Willingham
  • STABILIZER WITH FIN-MOUNTED ELECTRODE FOR PROVIDING SIGNALS TO DRILL STRING ANTENNA
    Publication number: 20180106145
    Abstract: A stabilizer apparatus for applying an electrical signal to a drill string antenna, comprising: an elongate member; and a fin extending radially from the elongate member, said fin having an angled leading face and an electrode face that opposes the elongate member, the electrode face including an electrode to apply electrical signals to a conductive member of the drill string antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Daniel Patrick Carter, Brian Allen Mohon
  • Elastomeric thermo-mechanical compensator
    Patent number: 9944057
    Abstract: Methods are disclosed of forming a joint between a relatively hardened strip of material, such as a molded and cured conveyor belt strip, and an adjacent material that is in the process of curing. The curing material shrinks during the curing process, pulling away from the edge of the relatively hardened strip. The method includes moving the relatively hardened strip of material toward the curing, adjacent material strip to compensate for the shrinkage. An apparatus, for example, grips the relatively hardened strip of material and maintains a constant pressure at the interface between the relatively hardened strip of material and the curing material strip while the latter cures and shrinks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Boral IP Holdings (Australia) Pty Limited
    Inventors: Brian Allen Shaw, Daniel Gomez, Guy Lamar Crocco, Russ Kendal Majors
  • Fluid injection nozzle for fluid bed reactors
    Patent number: 9889420
    Abstract: A feed injector for a circulating fluid bed reactor is fitted with a discharge nozzle with a circular, radially notched discharge orifice to improve the surface-to-volume ratio of the spray pattern formed by the nozzle. The feed injector is useful for injecting fluids into various types of circulating fluid bed reactors in which good contact between the components of the fluidized bed and the injected fluid is required. It is particularly useful in fluid coking reactors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY
    Inventors: Brian Allen Knapper, Christian Wolfgang Schroeter, Robert William Skwarok, Nicholas Prociw, Jennifer McMillan
  • Soybean variety 5PKJS34
    Patent number: 9883647
    Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated 5PKJS34 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PKJS34, cells from soybean variety 5PKJS34, plants of soybean 5PKJS34, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PKJS34. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PKJS34 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PKJS34, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PKJS34, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PKJS34. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PKJS34 are further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Brian Allen Carden, Donald Earl Kyle
  • Systems and method for control of a power take-off clutch
    Patent number: 9771079
    Abstract: A method includes measuring a parameter indicative of a measured torque in a PTO clutch, determining an incremental torque based at least in part on proportional-integral-derivative (PID) control logic, determining a command torque, wherein the command torque is a sum of the measured torque and the incremental torque, generating a control signal, wherein a current of the control signal corresponds to the command torque and a pressure in a cylinder of the PTO clutch, providing the control signal to the PTO clutch, reducing the incremental torque if an engagement power exceeds an engine power output, and ceasing engagement if an energy absorbed by the clutch exceeds an energy rating of the PTO clutch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Ashraf Mohammed Kandeel Omran, Brian Allen Hartman
  • Soybean variety XB32AT15R
    Patent number: 9737016
    Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated XB32AT15R is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XB32AT15R, cells from soybean variety XB32AT15R, plants of soybean XB32AT15R, and plant parts of soybean variety XB32AT15R. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XB32AT15R with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XB32AT15R, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XB32AT15R, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XB32AT15R. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XB32AT15R are further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Brian Allen Carden, Kathryn Anne Forth, Justin Graham Gray, Donald Earl Kyle
  • Soybean variety XBP25008R
    Patent number: 9737015
    Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated XBP25008R is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XBP25008R, cells from soybean variety XBP25008R, plants of soybean XBP25008R, and plant parts of soybean variety XBP25008R. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XBP25008R with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XBP25008R, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XBP25008R, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XBP25008R. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XBP25008R are further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Brian Allen Carden, Kathryn Anne Forth, Justin Graham Gray, Donald Earl Kyle
  • SYSTEMS AND METHOD OF DETERMINING PTO TRANSMISSION GEAR RATIO
    Publication number: 20170198809
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a first shaft speed, measuring a parameter indicative of a PTO shaft speed, determining a PTO shaft acceleration by monitoring the parameter indicative of the PTO shaft speed over time, determining, via a plurality of estimators, a plurality of normalized PTO clutch gear ratios, wherein each of the plurality of estimators determines one of the plurality of normalized PTO clutch gear ratios based, at least in part, on the first shaft speed, the PTO shaft speed, and one of a plurality of known PTO transmission gear ratio options, and selecting one of the plurality of estimators, when the PTO shaft acceleration drops below a threshold value, wherein the normalized PTO clutch gear ratio determined by the selected estimator is about 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Ashraf Mohammed Kandeel Omran, Brian Allen Hartman
  • SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR CONTROL OF A POWER TAKE-OFF CLUTCH
    Publication number: 20170197625
    Abstract: A method includes measuring a parameter indicative of a measured torque in a PTO clutch, determining an incremental torque based at least in part on proportional-integral-derivative (PID) control logic, determining a command torque, wherein the command torque is a sum of the measured torque and the incremental torque, generating a control signal, wherein a current of the control signal corresponds to the command torque and a pressure in a cylinder of the PTO clutch, providing the control signal to the PTO clutch, reducing the incremental torque if an engagement power exceeds an engine power output, and ceasing engagement if an energy absorbed by the clutch exceeds an energy rating of the PTO clutch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Ashraf Mohammed Kandeel Omran, Brian Allen Hartman
  • Supervisory Control System to Select PTO Clutch Engagement Method Based on Real-Time Inertial Load Estimation
    Publication number: 20170198768
    Abstract: A method for controlling power takeoff (PTO) clutch engagement includes determining an output clutch speed, adjusting a clutch current at a predetermined rate, estimating an inertial load of a PTO implement and adjusting the clutch current for one or more times at a time interval, and selecting a clutch control algorithm configured for the inertial load of the PTO implement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Kushan Vora, Haibo Guo, Brian Allen Hartman
  • ITEM DETECTION BASED ON TEMPORAL IMAGING ANALYSIS
    Publication number: 20170200203
    Abstract: A method includes obtaining a first image of an area to be used by a customer prior to the customer occupying the area, obtaining a second image of the area after the customer has left the area, analyzing the first and second images via an information handling system to determine significant differences resulting from the customer occupying the area, and providing a notification via the information handling system regarding the significant differences to enable the differences to be addressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Timothy Winthrop Kingsbury, Bradley Park Strazisar, Brian Allen Burdette, Joaquin F. Luna
  • ENGINE SPEED SECONDARY ANTI-WINDUP PID CONTROLLER FOR AN AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTIVITY MANAGER
    Publication number: 20170198656
    Abstract: A method for maintaining an engine speed of an engine of a work vehicle includes sending a requested parameter indicative of the engine speed to an engine controller of the work vehicle. The method also includes receiving a measured parameter indicative of the engine speed. The method further includes determining whether the requested parameter is different from the measured parameter. The method also includes setting a controller-requested parameter indicative of the engine speed based at least in part on the requested parameter and the measured parameter. The method further includes sending the controller-requested parameter to the engine controller. The method accounts for speed and torque saturation in order to avoid windup in the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Ashraf Mohammed Kandeel Omran, Brian Allen Hartman
  • SELF-ADJUSTING PTO CLUTCH ENGAGEMENT METHOD BASED ON REAL-TIME INERTIAL LOAD ESTIMATION
    Publication number: 20170198769
    Abstract: A method for controlling PTO clutch engagement includes determining a first change in clutch speed based on an inertial load of a PTO implement. The method also includes determining a second change in clutch speed based on a threshold amount of energy of a PTO clutch. The method further includes determining a third change in clutch speed between the first change in clutch speed and the second change in clutch speed. The method also includes adjusting a clutch current based on the third change in clutch speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Kushan Vora, Haibo Guo, Brian Allen Hartman
  • AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTIVITY MANAGER FOR POWER SHIFT TRANSMISSIONS
    Publication number: 20170197624
    Abstract: A system includes an engine, a transmission driven by the engine, and a controller. The controller is configured to receive a speed input, receive feedback indicative of a load of the engine at a current engine speed, compare the load to a predetermined load threshold at the current engine speed, determine an expected engine speed based at least on the current engine speed, a current gear ratio, and an expected gear ratio, determine an estimated engine power at the expected engine speed and a current engine power at the current engine speed, and command a gear downshift when the load is greater than or equal to the predetermined load threshold and when the estimated engine power is greater than the current engine power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Ashraf Mohammed Kandeel Omran, Garth Harvey Bulgrien, Brian Allen Hartman
  • Systems and methods for transmitting content using segment-based and non-segment-based streams
    Patent number: 9705948
    Abstract: Systems and methods for transmitting content using segment-based and non-segment-based streams are provided. In some aspects, a method includes identifying at least one segment-based stream of content. Each segment-based stream is associated with a respective first bit rate and includes one or more segments of the content. The method also includes identifying at least one non-segment-based stream of the content. Each non-segment-based stream is associated with a second bit rate and includes a continuous stream of the content. The method also includes enabling switching between use of i) the at least one segment-based stream and ii) the at least one non-segment-based stream to continuously transmit the content to one or more client devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES GENERAL IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Wade Keith Wan, Rajesh Shankarrao Mamidwar, Brian Allen Heng, Alexander Garland MacInnis, Hongtao Zhu