Patents by Inventor Christopher A. Cooper

Christopher A. Cooper 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: 20200093412
    Abstract: The various embodiments disclosed here relate to systems, methods, and devices for monitoring bladder health. Certain implementations are directed to patients who require daily catheterization. The various embodiments have at least one tube coupled to a catheter, a pressure sensor, a pump, and a processor. Certain embodiments include a digital device with a software application capable of displaying the monitored readings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher Cooper, Ryan Steinberg, Lewis Thomas, Eric Pahl, Sanam Zarei, Kayla Jones
  • Patent number: 10543460
    Abstract: Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful intermediates and products, such as energy, fuels, foods or materials. Systems, methods and equipment are described for upgrading process streams using electrodialysis or electrodialysis reversal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: XYLECO, INC.
    Inventors: Marshall Medoff, Thomas Craig Masterman, Maia Stapleton Mukherjee, Christopher Cooper
  • Publication number: 20200010440
    Abstract: Biomass feedstocks (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) are processed to produce useful products, such as fuels. For example, systems are described that can convert feedstock materials to a sugar solution, especially, xylose, which can then be chemically converted to furfural and furfural-derived products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Marshall Medoff, Thomas Craig Masterman, Christopher Cooper, Jihan Khan
  • Patent number: 10506965
    Abstract: The various embodiments disclosed here relate to systems, methods, and devices for monitoring bladder health. Certain implementations are directed to patients who require daily catheterization. The various embodiments have at least one tube coupled to a catheter, a pressure sensor, a pump, and a processor. Certain embodiments include a digital device with a software application capable of displaying the monitored readings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: University of Iowa Research Foundation
    Inventors: Christopher Cooper, Ryan Steinberg, Lewis Thomas, Eric Pahl, Sanam Zarei, Kayla Jones
  • Patent number: 10457656
    Abstract: Biomass feedstocks (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) are processed to produce useful products, such as fuels. For example, systems are described that can convert feedstock materials to a sugar solution, especially, xylose, which can then be chemically converted to furfural and furfural-derived products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: XYLECO, Inc.
    Inventors: Marshall Medoff, Thomas Craig Masterman, Christopher Cooper, Jihan Khan
  • Publication number: 20190084951
    Abstract: Biomass feedstocks (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) are processed to produce useful products, such as fuels. For example, systems are described that can convert feedstock materials to a sugar solution, especially, xylose, which can then be chemically converted to furfural and furfural-derived products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Marshall MEDOFF, Thomas Craig MASTERMAN, Christopher COOPER, Jihan KHAN
  • Patent number: 10173994
    Abstract: Biomass feedstocks (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) are processed to produce useful products, such as fuels. For example, systems are described that can convert feedstock materials to a sugar solution, especially, xylose, which can then be chemically converted to furfural and furfural-derived products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Xyleco, Inc.
    Inventors: Marshall Medoff, Thomas Craig Masterman, Christopher Cooper, Jihan Khan
  • Patent number: 10078013
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and apparatus comprising a multi-wavelength laser source that uses a single unfocused pulse of a low intensity but high power laser over a large sample area to collect Raman scattered collimated light, which is then Rayleigh filtered and focused using a singlet lens into a stacked fiber bundle connected to a customized spectrograph, which separates the individual spectra from the scattered wavelengths using a hybrid diffraction grating for collection onto spectra-specific sections of an array photodetector to measure spectral intensity and thereby identify one or more compounds in the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: University of Maryland Baltimore County
    Inventors: Bradley Arnold, Christopher Cooper, John Cataldi
  • Publication number: 20180193801
    Abstract: Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful intermediates and products, such as energy, fuels, foods or materials. Systems, methods and equipment are described for upgrading process streams using electrodialysis or electrodialysis reversal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Applicant: Xyleco, Inc.
    Inventors: Marshall MEDOFF, Thomas Craig MASTERMAN, Maia Stapleton MUKHERJEE, Christopher COOPER
  • Publication number: 20180136043
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and apparatus comprising a multi-wavelength laser source that uses a single unfocused pulse of a low intensity but high power laser over a large sample area to collect Raman scattered collimated light, which is then Rayleigh filtered and focused using a singlet lens into a stacked fiber bundle connected to a customized spectrograph, which separates the individual spectra from the scattered wavelengths using a hybrid diffraction grating for collection onto spectra-specific sections of an array photodetector to measure spectral intensity and thereby identify one or more compounds in the sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: BRADLEY ARNOLD, CHRISTOPHER COOPER, JOHN CATALDI
  • Publication number: 20180110456
    Abstract: The various embodiments disclosed here relate to systems, methods, and devices for monitoring bladder health. Certain implementations are directed to patients who require daily catheterization. The various embodiments have at least one tube coupled to a catheter, a pressure sensor, a pump, and a processor. Certain embodiments include a digital device with a software application capable of displaying the monitored readings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Christopher Cooper, Ryan Steinberg, Lewis Thomas, Eric Pahl, Sanam Zarei, Kayla Jones
  • Patent number: 9925496
    Abstract: Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful intermediates and products, such as energy, fuels, foods or materials. Systems, methods and equipment are described for upgrading process streams using electrodialysis or electrodialysis reversal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Xyleco, Inc.
    Inventors: Marshall Medoff, Thomas Craig Masterman, Maia Stapleton Mukherjee, Christopher Cooper
  • Patent number: 9894142
    Abstract: A plurality of application services are provided to subscriber devices in a cloud computing network. A plurality of requests for application services are received from a subscriber device via a customized private network connection assigned to the subscriber device, and the requests for application services are aggregated with requests for application services from other subscriber devices. The requests are transmitted to application servers within the cloud computing network hosting applications for performing the application services. The subscriber device is provided with the requested plurality of application services via the customized private network connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Christopher Cooper, Alfonso Jones, Steven McDonald
  • Publication number: 20170216775
    Abstract: Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful intermediates and products, such as energy, fuels, foods or materials. Systems, methods and equipment are described for upgrading process streams using electrodialysis or electrodialysis reversal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Marshall MEDOFF, Thomas Craig MASTERMAN, Maia Stapleton MUKHERJEE, Christopher COOPER
  • Patent number: 9637802
    Abstract: Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful intermediates and products, such as energy, fuels, foods or materials. Systems, methods and equipment are described for upgrading process streams using electrodialysis or electrodialysis reversal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Xyleco, Inc.
    Inventors: Marshall Medoff, Thomas Craig Masterman, Maia Stapleton Mukherjee, Christopher Cooper
  • Publication number: 20170113391
    Abstract: The present invention provides a continuous process comprising, extruding two or more layers of a thermoplastic polyurethane film, welding the two or more layers of film at a first edge in a machine direction and simultaneously slitting the welded film with an angular section of an anvil blade and winding the welded, slitted thermoplastic polyurethane film onto a roller. The resultant thermoplastic polyurethane film in tubular form may find use in medical applications such as coverings on robotic arms used for performing surgery (by proxy).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Lorenzo, William Bodde, Zhizhong Liu, Christopher Cooper
  • Publication number: 20170066736
    Abstract: Biomass feedstocks (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) are processed to produce useful products, such as fuels. For example, systems are described that can convert feedstock materials to a sugar solution, especially, xylose, which can then be chemically converted to furfural and furfural-derived products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Marshall MEDOFF, Thomas Craig MASTERMAN, Christopher COOPER, Jihan KHAN
  • Patent number: 9428479
    Abstract: Biomass feedstocks (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) are processed to produce useful products, such as fuels. For example, systems are described that can convert feedstock materials to a sugar solution, especially, xylose, which can then be chemically converted to furfural and furfural-derived products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Xyleco, Inc.
    Inventors: Marshall Medoff, Thomas Craig Masterman, Christopher Cooper, Jihan Khan
  • Patent number: 9408094
    Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and method for assessing decode reliability of voice, data and control channel transmissions. In an aspect, the apparatus and method are configured to receive one or more radio frames or parts of a frame on a downlink channel; demodulate the received one or more frames or parts of the frame; decode the demodulated one or more frames or parts of the frame; compute one or more demodulator-based metrics and one or more decoder-based metrics; combine the one or more demodulator-based metrics and the one or more decoder-based metrics using a reliability function that assesses reliability of the decoded one or more frames or parts of the frame; and accept or reject the decoded one or more frames or parts of the frame based on the assessment of the reliability of the decoded frames or parts of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Prashant Udupa Sripathi, Nate Chizgi, Christopher Cooper Riddle, Nitin Kasturi, Atul Arvind Salvekar
  • Publication number: 20150332592
    Abstract: An embodiment includes a lot management system. The lot management system includes a transmitter comprising a location determination module having a GPS data pathway to an RF transmission module and a receiver including an RF antenna and a receiver processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: Christopher COOPER, Carlan COOPER, Robert T. BROCKMAN