Patents by Inventor Chris Hughes

Chris Hughes 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: 10544177
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel phosphorous ligands useful for organic transformations. Methods of making and using the ligands in organic synthesis are described. The invention also relates to processes for preparing the novel ligands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Jean-Nicolas Desrosiers, Daniel Robert Fandrick, Nizar Haddad, Guisheng Li, Nitinchandra D. Patel, Bo Qu, Sonia Rodriguez, Chris Hugh Senanayake, Joshua Daniel Sieber, Zhulin Tan, Xiao-Jun Wang, Nathan K. Yee, Li Zhang, Yongda Zhang
  • Publication number: 20190318064
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments include a computer system that can monitor usage activity of software program(s) by client systems, and ascertain an existing ratio between a first group of resources of a first type and a second group of resources of a second type collectively allocated to the client systems. The first and second types define different amounts of functionality enabled by the software program. The system can be further caused to determine first and second recommended counts for the first and second groups of resources based on the monitored usage activity and an expected ratio, and cause adjustment of an allocation of resource(s) from the first and/or second groups of resources in accordance with the first and second recommended counts such that the adjusted allocation tracks the monitored usage activity while conforming to the expected ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Mark Paladino, Chris Hughes, Alex Chow, Alexandru Macovei, Elvira Kan
  • Publication number: 20190272161
    Abstract: A system and method for modifying a compiled software application to implement additional software code to enhance the functionality of a software application. The system and method comprises receiving a software application binary 601, metadata 602, and modification options 603, analyzing the received components, modifying the software application binary based on the analysis, and returning the modified software application binary 610.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Applicant: Enhance, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Hughes, Luke Mitchell, Adam Schroeder
  • Patent number: 10310831
    Abstract: A system aid method for modifying a compiled software application to implement additional software code to enhance the functionality of a software application. The system and method comprises receiving a software application binary (601), metadata (602), and modification options (603), analyzing the received components, modifying the software application binary based on the analysis, and returning the modified software application binary (610).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Inventors: Chris Hughes, Luke Mitchell, Adam Schroeder
  • Publication number: 20190144475
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel phosphorous ligands useful for organic transformations. Methods of making and using the ligands in organic synthesis are described. The invention also relates to processes for preparing the novel ligands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Jean-Nicolas DESROSIERS, Daniel Robert FANDRICK, NIZAR HADDAD, Guisheng LI, Nitinchandra D. PATEL, Bo QU, Sonia RODRIGUEZ, Chris Hugh SENANAYAKE, Joshua Daniel SIEBER, Zhulin TAN, Xiao-Jun WANG, Nathan K. YEE, Li ZHANG, Yongda ZHANG
  • Patent number: 10221203
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel phosphorous ligands useful for organic transformations. Methods of making and using the ligands in organic synthesis are described. The invention also relates to processes for preparing the novel ligands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International Gmbh
    Inventors: Jean-Nicolas Desrosiers, Daniel Robert Fandrick, Nizar Haddad, Guisheng Li, Nitinchandra D. Patel, Bo Qu, Sonia Rodriguez, Chris Hugh Senanayake, Joshua Daniel Sieber, Zhulin Tan, Xiao-Jun Wang, Nathan K. Yee, Li Zhang, Yongda Zhang
  • Patent number: 10196413
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel phosphorous ligands useful for organic transformations. Methods of making and using the ligands in organic synthesis are described. The invention also relates to processes for preparing the novel ligands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Soumik Biswas, Jean-Nicolas Desrosiers, Kendricks Lao, Hari P. R. Mangunuru, Bo Qu, Sonia Rodriguez, Chris Hugh Senanayake, Joshua Daniel Sieber, Xiao-Jun Wang, Nathan K. Yee, Yongda Zhang
  • Publication number: 20180203677
    Abstract: A system aid method for modifying a compiled software application to implement additional software code to enhance the functionality of a software application. The system and method comprises receiving a software application binary (601), metadata (602), and modification options (603), analyzing the received components, modifying the software application binary based on the analysis, and returning the modified software application binary (610).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Applicant: Enhance, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Hughes, Luke Michell, Adam Schroeder
  • Publication number: 20180155377
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel phosphorous ligands useful for organic transformations. Methods of making and using the ligands in organic synthesis are described. The invention also relates to processes for preparing the novel ligands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Soumik Biswas, Jean-Nicolas Desrosiers, Kendricks Lao, Hari P.R. Mangunuru, Bo Qu, Sonia Rodriguez, Chris Hugh Senanayake, Joshua Daniel Sieber, Xiao-Jun Wang, Nathan K. Yee, Yongda Zhang
  • Publication number: 20180155375
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel phosphorous ligands useful for organic transformations. Methods of making and using the ligands in organic synthesis are described. The invention also relates to processes for preparing the novel ligands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Jean-Nicolas Desrosiers, Daniel Robert Fandrick, Nizar Haddad, Guisheng Li, Nitinchandra D. Patel, Bo Qu, Sonia Rodriguez, Chris Hugh Senanayake, Joshua Daniel Sieber, Zhulin Tan, Xiao-Jun Wang, Nathan K. Yee, Li Zhang, Yongda Zhang
  • Patent number: 9965590
    Abstract: According to various embodiments, a healthcare collaboration system and methods are provided to enable physicians and other participants in the healthcare system to efficiently collaborate with one another by engaging in system-facilitated consultations. As used herein, a consultation may generally refer to communications established between two or more users of the healthcare collaboration system. In general, the system and methods described herein provide the ability for users to establish consultations with other users at a mutually convenient time, whether or not there exists a prior relationship between the users. In exchange for time spent conducting consultations, users may be compensated using any number of compensation methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: CURBSIDEMDLIVE, INC.
    Inventors: Howard Zeiger, Michael Ricci, Chris Hughes
  • Patent number: 9940308
    Abstract: To display a news feed in a social network environment, a social networking system generates news items regarding activities associated with a user of a social network environment. The social networking system may also attach an informational link associated with at least one of the activities to at least one of the news items, limit access to the news items to a predetermined set of viewers, and assign an order to the news items. The news items may be displayed in the assigned order to at least one viewing user of the predetermined set of viewers, and the number of news items displayed may be dynamically limited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark E. Zuckerberg, Ruchi Sanghvi, Andrew G. Bosworth, Chris Cox, Aaron Sittig, Chris Hughes, Katie Geminder, Daniel Corson
  • Publication number: 20180072754
    Abstract: Piperidino-dihydrothienopyrimidine sulfoxides of formula I wherein: Ring A is a 6-membered aromatic ring optionally comprising one or two nitrogen atoms and R is Cl and is located in the para-, meta-, or ortho-position of Ring A, S* is a sulphur atom that represents a chiral center, and all pharmaceutically acceptable salts, enantiomers and racemates, hydrates and solvates thereof and the use of these compounds for the treatment of inflammatory or allergic diseases of the respiratory tract such as COPD or asthma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Pascale Arielle Jane-Josee POUZET, Peter NICKOLAUS, Ulrike WERTHMANN, Rogelio P. FRUTOS, Bing-Shiou YANG, Soojin KIM, Jason Alan MULDER, Nitinchandra D. PATEL, Chris Hugh SENANAYAKE, Thomas Gabriel TAMPONE, Xudong WEI
  • Patent number: 9802954
    Abstract: Piperidino-dihydrothienopyrimidine sulfoxides of formula I wherein: Ring A is a 6-membered aromatic ring optionally comprising one or two nitrogen atoms and R is Cl and is located in the para-, meta-, or ortho-position of Ring A, S* is a sulphur atom that represents a chiral center, and all pharmaceutically acceptable salts, enantiomers and racemates, hydrates and solvates thereof and the use of these compounds for the treatment of inflammatory or allergic diseases of the respiratory tract such as COPD or asthma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Pascale A. J. Pouzet, Peter Nickolaus, Ulrike Werthmann, Rogelio P. Frutos, Bing-Shiou Yang, Soojin Kim, Jason Alan Mulder, Nitinchandra D. Patel, Chris Hugh Senanayake, Thomas Gabriel Tampone, Xudong Wei
  • Publication number: 20170008903
    Abstract: Piperidino-dihydrothienopyrimidine sulfoxides of formula I wherein: Ring A is a 6-membered aromatic ring optionally comprising one or two nitrogen atoms and R is Cl and is located in the para-, meta-, or ortho-position of Ring A, S* is a sulphur atom that represents a chiral center, and all pharmaceutically acceptable salts, enantiomers and racemates, hydrates and solvates thereof and the use of these compounds for the treatment of inflammatory or allergic diseases of the respiratory tract such as COPD or asthma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Applicant: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Pascale A.J. POUZET, Peter NICKOLAUS, Ulrike WERTHMANN, Rogelio P. FRUTOS, Bing-Shiou YANG, Soojin KIM, Jason Alan MULDER, Nitinchandra D. PATEL, Chris Hugh SENANAYAKE, Thomas Gabriel TAMPONE, Xudong WEI
  • Publication number: 20160098381
    Abstract: To display a news feed in a social network environment, a social networking system generates news items regarding activities associated with a user of a social network environment. The social networking system may also attach an informational link associated with at least one of the activities to at least one of the news items, limit access to the news items to a predetermined set of viewers, and assign an order to the news items. The news items may be displayed in the assigned order to at least one viewing user of the predetermined set of viewers, and the number of news items displayed may be dynamically limited.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Mark E. Zuckerberg, Ruchi Sanghvi, Andrew G. Bosworth, Chris Cox, Aaron Sittig, Chris Hughes, Katie Geminder, Dan Corson
  • Patent number: 9241036
    Abstract: To display a news feed in a social network environment, a social networking system generates news items regarding activities associated with a user of a social network environment. The social networking system may also attach an informational link associated with at least one of the activities to at least one of the news items, limit access to the news items to a predetermined set of viewers, and assign an order to the news items. The news items may be displayed in the assigned order to at least one viewing user of the predetermined set of viewers, and the number of news items displayed may be dynamically limited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark E. Zuckerberg, Ruchi Sanghvi, Andrew G. Bosworth, Chris Cox, Aaron Sittig, Chris Hughes, Katie Geminder, Daniel Corson
  • Publication number: 20150141651
    Abstract: This application relates methods of making compounds A and B: Compounds A and B are useful as intermediates for the preparation of pharmaceutically active compounds such as 11-?-hydroxysteroid hydrogenase type 1 (11-?-HSD1) inhibitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Jean-Nicolas DESROSIERS, Zhibin LI, Bo QU, Jolaine SAVOIE, Chris Hugh SENANAYAKE, Xudong WEI, Xingzhong ZENG
  • Patent number: 9029540
    Abstract: Disclosed are novel ruthenium compounds of formula (Ia) and (Ib): wherein R1 and the moiety are defined herein. Also disclosed is a process for using these novel ruthenium compounds as catalysts for asymmetric hydrogenation and transfer hydrogenation of ketones with high reactivities and excellent selectivities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Nizar Haddad, Heewon Lee, Bo Qu, Sonia Rodriguez, Chris Hugh Senanayake
  • Patent number: 8975447
    Abstract: Disclosed are a process and catalysts useful for carrying out asymmetric methlyallylations. The catalysts used in the invention have the formula (IV): wherein X1, X2, R3 and R4 are as defined herein. Compounds made by the process of the invention can be used to prepare pharmaceutically active compounds such as 11-?-hydroxysteroid hydrogenase type 1 (11-?-HSD1) inhibitors including 1,3-disubstituted oxazinan-2-ones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Wenjie Li, Zhi-Hui Lu, Chris Hugh Senanayake, Yongda Zhang