Patents by Inventor Carlos Figueroa
Carlos Figueroa 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: 20240082958Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to capsules, for example, softgel capsules for oral administration that have on their surface laser etching that penetrates at least partially into the surface of the capsule, reduces the structural integrity of the capsule while preventing exposure of the interior contents to the outside environment, and increases the rate of release of active ingredients contained within.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2020Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicants: Bayer HealthCare LLC, Ackley Machine CorporationInventors: Debanjan Das, Reinhard Walter, Javier Zumeta Perez, Alberto Prior Cabanillas, Gerard Meisel, Carlos Figueroa, Mark David Ford, Roland Norman Thurston, Jr.
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Patent number: 11910769Abstract: Provided is one gene CpRap2 isolated from Carica papaya identified as CpRap2.4b and that includes SEQ. ID NO: 2, as well as the genetic transformation methods for the overexpression of said gene and the obtaining of tolerant non-transgenic plants through grafts. Genetic transformation of plants that overexpress genes CpRap2 and their grafts showed they could survive extreme temperatures up to 12 days for heat and more than 30 days for cold.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA DE YUCATAN, A.C.Inventors: Luis Carlos Rodríguez Zapata, Luis Joel Figueroa Yañez, Alejandro Pereira Santana, Enrique Castaño De La Serna
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Publication number: 20170165374Abstract: Provided herein are pharmaceutical compositions comprising an antibiotic encapsulated in liposomes. The lipid membrane component of the liposomes, or portion thereof comprises an unsaturated phospholipid. The antibiotic-to-lipid component weight ratio of the liposomes ranges from about 0.5-to-1 to about 3-to-1. The pharmaceutical compositions in some embodiments also include free antibiotic, in addition to encapsulated antibiotic. Methods for treating bacterial infections, e.g., pulmonary bacterial infections such as nontuberculous mycobacterial infections with the pharmaceutical compositions are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2016Publication date: June 15, 2017Inventors: Walter Perkins, Vladimir Malinin, Franziska Leifer, Carlos Figueroa, Keith DiPetrillo
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Publication number: 20140295141Abstract: Processes that make the surface of an article comprising a semi-crystalline polymer substrate and vapor deposited with metal visibly line free and having a diffuse reflectance less than 2 percent. Articles metalized by these processes.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2013Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANYInventor: Juan Carlos Figueroa
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Patent number: 8399304Abstract: Methods for fabricating a capacitor are provided. In the methods, a dielectric may be formed on a metal (e.g. nickel) substrate, and a copper electrode is formed thereon, followed by the thinning of the metal substrate from its non-coated face, and subsequently forming a copper electrode on the thinned, non-coated face of the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2011Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: CDA Processing Limited Liability CompanyInventors: Juan Carlos Figueroa, Damien Francis Reardon
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Publication number: 20120234682Abstract: This invention relates to a process for metal-coating a polyamide surface, to achieve metal-polyamide adhesion, and such metal-coated polyamide articles.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2012Publication date: September 20, 2012Applicant: E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANYInventors: Charles J. Dubois, Andri E. Elia, Juan Carlos Figueroa
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Publication number: 20120084955Abstract: Methods for fabricating a capacitor are provided. In the methods, a dielectric may be formed on a metal (e.g. nickel) substrate, and a copper electrode is formed thereon, followed by the thinning of the metal substrate from its non-coated face, and subsequently forming a copper electrode on the thinned, non-coated face of the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2011Publication date: April 12, 2012Applicant: E.I.DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANYInventors: JUAN CARLOS FIGUEROA, DAMIEN FRANCIS REARDON
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Publication number: 20120088110Abstract: This invention relates in part to processes wherein a polyamide polymer surface is chemically treated prior to applying a coating containing metal, and such metal coated polyamide articles. Treatment of the polyamide surface with an aqueous base wash after surface preparation with acid results in polyamide surfaces which provide superior adhesion to metals than polyamide surfaces which have not undergone a base wash before metal deposition.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2011Publication date: April 12, 2012Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANYInventors: Andri E. ELIA, Charles J. DUBOIS, Juan Carlos FIGUEROA
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Publication number: 20120006395Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of manufacturing of a metal oxide and glass coated metal product. This invention also relates to a coated metallic substrate material that is suitable for manufacturing flexible solar cells and other articles in which a passivated stainless steel surface is desirable.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2010Publication date: January 12, 2012Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANYInventors: Salah Boussaad, Juan Carlos Figueroa, Kenneth C. Keup, Damien Francis Reardon
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Patent number: 8088658Abstract: Methods for fabricating a capacitor are provided. In the methods, a dielectric may be formed on a metal (e.g. nickel) substrate, and a copper electrode is formed thereon, followed by the thinning of the metal substrate from its non-coated face, and subsequently forming a copper electrode on the thinned, non-coated face of the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2009Date of Patent: January 3, 2012Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and CompanyInventors: Juan Carlos Figueroa, Damien Francis Reardon
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Publication number: 20110318596Abstract: The present invention provides articles that exhibit exceptional peel strength and have a thermoplastic volume, a metal volume, and an interpenetrated volume that includes both thermoplastic and metal portions. The present invention also provides for methods of producing the articles of the invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2010Publication date: December 29, 2011Inventors: ANDRI ELIA ELIA, JUAN CARLOS FIGUEROA, CHARLES DUBOIS, CLAUDIO PIERDOMENICO, MARIANE ZEBRI
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Publication number: 20110311718Abstract: Disclosed is a method of making a thin-film dielectric, comprising providing a base metal foil, forming a barium titanate-based dielectric precursor layer over a base metal foil, pre-annealing the dielectric precursor layer and base metal foil, rapidly heating the pre-annealed dielectric precursor layer from a temperature of less than 530° C. to an annealing temperature of more than 800° C. in less than 15 seconds; and annealing the dielectric to form a crystalline barium titanate-based dielectric on the base metal foil, wherein the crystalline barium titanate-based dielectric has grains with an average grain size that is greater or equal to 50 nanometers. Also disclosed is a method of making a capacitor comprised of the thin-film dielectric formed on a base metal foil according to the method described above with a second conductive layer formed over the dielectric.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2010Publication date: December 22, 2011Applicant: E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANYInventors: Cengiz Ahmet Palanduz, Allan Beikmohamadi, Juan Carlos Figueroa, David Ross McGregor, Damien Francis Reardon, Richard Ray Traylor
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Publication number: 20100270261Abstract: Methods for fabricating a capacitor are provided. In the methods, a dielectric may be formed on a metal (e.g. nickel) substrate, and a copper electrode is formed thereon, followed by the thinning of the metal substrate from its non-coated face, and subsequently forming a copper electrode on the thinned, non-coated face of the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2009Publication date: October 28, 2010Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANYInventors: JUAN CARLOS FIGUEROA, DAMIEN FRANCIS REARDON
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Publication number: 20100024181Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the manufacture of capacitors on metal foil using chemical solution deposition of a barium/titanium precursor formulation. The metal foil substrate is annealed and subsequently polished prior to the precursor formulation deposition in order to obtain a desirable process yield of capacitors without short circuits across the dielectric.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2008Publication date: February 4, 2010Applicant: E. I. duPont de Nemours and CompanyInventors: Juan Carlos Figueroa, Damien Francis Reardon
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Publication number: 20090238955Abstract: Provided are processes for the manufacture of capacitors. It is found that by using a nickel foil as the substrate and one electrode of the capacitor and by controlling the oxygen partial pressure in the range of 10?8 to 10?10 atmospheres during the crystallization heat treatment of the barium titanate, the leakage current can be maintained at adequate values without a reoxygenation step.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2009Publication date: September 24, 2009Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANYInventors: Juan Carlos Figueroa, Zhigang Rick Li, Cengiz Ahmet Palanduz, Damien Francis Reardon, Lei Zhang
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Publication number: 20090202738Abstract: Processes for manufacturing capacitors are provided. The processes include direct heating by passing a current through the metal foil substrate, which allows faster heating rates which in turn allow the growth of larger dielectric grains than obtained with conventional processes. Larger dielectric grains produce a capacitor with a higher specific capacitance.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2009Publication date: August 13, 2009Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANYInventors: John Ege Anderson, Juan Carlos Figueroa, John William Hoffman, SR., Damien Francis Reardon
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Patent number: 5993979Abstract: Skeletal columnar coatings with a well-adhered columnar having both intercolumn and intracolumn porosity are metallic alloys of catalytic elements and non-catalytic elements and are particularly useful in making catalytic surfaces, electro-active surfaces and self-cleaning surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 1997Date of Patent: November 30, 1999Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and CompanyInventors: Juan Carlos Figueroa, Ronald Horace Mattson, Sr.
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Patent number: 5655731Abstract: A peripheral portion in a hub is hollow, flat and defined by a pair of spaced and parallel surfaces. An annular periphery in this portion holds a tape in a wound configuration. An additional portion integral with the inner periphery of the peripheral portion has undulations each disposed radially. The undulations extend progressively in an annular direction. Preferably the undulations are in the form of corrugations each having oppositely disposed segments. Preferably each corrugation segment has the same angle as the other segment in such corrugation, this angle preferably being approximately 47.degree. C. Preferably the additional portion has first and second surfaces shaped to define the corrugations. Preferably the first surface of the additional portion is alternately substantially flush with one flat surface of the peripheral portion and then is spaced outwardly in a first axial direction from the other flat surface of the peripheral portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 1995Date of Patent: August 12, 1997Assignee: Cintas Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Ron Schneider, Frederick G. Budde, Jr., Jose Carlos Figueroa
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Patent number: 4538816Abstract: A board game apparatus for a commodities trading game which is played by a number of players, each having his own playing piece which traverses a playing board having a number of defined sequential spaces constituting a playing path. A majority of the spaces are uniquely identified so that each respectively represents the trade of a particular commodity. A set of commodity cards are provided with each card corresponding to a particular one of the commodity spaces. Other spaces have a common identification as a fact select space. A set of fact cards has each a card identified with a different investment face situation. Play money for distribution to the players and chance determining means are included. The players can trade in the commodities by buying and selling future contracts of the commodities, options, as well as the actual commodities, in order to increase their initial distribution of the play money to achieve the greatest profit.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 1983Date of Patent: September 3, 1985Inventor: Carlos A. Figueroa