Patents by Inventor Christopher A. Devries
Christopher A. Devries 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: 20250059253Abstract: Provided are methods, compositions and articles of manufacture for use in cell therapy involving the administration of one or more doses of a therapeutic T cell composition, and methods, compositions and articles of manufacture for use in the same. The cells of the T cell composition express recombinant receptors such as chimeric receptors, e.g. chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) or other transgenic receptors such as T cell receptors (TCRs). Features of the embodiments of the present disclosure, including the dose of cells or units of cells administered and/or the phenotype of administered cells, provide various advantages, such as consistent dosing, lower risk of toxicity and/or increased response in subjects administered the T cell compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2024Publication date: February 20, 2025Applicant: Juno Therapeutics, Inc.Inventors: Kedar Himanshu DAVE, Todd DEVRIES, Ronald James HAUSE, JR., Ryan P. LARSON, Christopher Glen RAMSBORG, Claire L. SUTHERLAND, Nathan K. YEE, Rachel K. YOST
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Patent number: 10380711Abstract: A system to provide instructions to establish a vehicle chain is presented herein. The system includes a memory, controller, and plurality of fleet vehicles. The controller moreover outputs these instructions to at least two vehicles to cause the vehicles to command themselves to establish a vehicle chain to complete a rideshare reservation. As such, a first vehicle may traverse from its vehicle location to a user location and thereafter to a rallying location. Conversely a second vehicle may traverse from its vehicle location to the rallying location and thereafter to a destination location. The controller may output these instructions upon a determination that the vehicles have depleted vehicle resources.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2017Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Jeffrey Stefan, Christopher Devries
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Publication number: 20180350022Abstract: A system to provide instructions to establish a vehicle chain is presented herein. The system includes a memory, controller, and plurality of fleet vehicles. The controller moreover outputs these instructions to at least two vehicles to cause the vehicles to command themselves to establish a vehicle chain to complete a rideshare reservation. As such, a first vehicle may traverse from its vehicle location to a user location and thereafter to a rallying location. Conversely a second vehicle may traverse from its vehicle location to the rallying location and thereafter to a destination location. The controller may output these instructions upon a determination that the vehicles have depleted vehicle resources.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2017Publication date: December 6, 2018Inventors: Jeffrey Stefan, Christopher Devries
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Publication number: 20180350023Abstract: A system to condition vehicle availability as a function of demand. The system includes a memory, controller, and plurality of vehicles. The memory includes one or more executable instructions. The controller executes the executable instructions. Each vehicle includes a vehicle system and can communicate with the controller. The vehicle system generates vehicle resource data. Moreover, the executable instructions enable the controller to: receive vehicle resource data from each vehicle of the plurality of vehicles; assess the number of available vehicles, wherein each available vehicle includes vehicle resources above or equal to a vehicle resource baseline; receive one or more rideshare task requests, wherein the received rideshare task requests are compiled as a demand indicator; determine whether the demand indicator falls above or below the number of available vehicles; and adjust the vehicle resource baseline based upon whether the demand indicator falls above or below the number of available vehicles.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2017Publication date: December 6, 2018Inventor: Christopher Devries
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Patent number: 9634395Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a balun structure comprising: a monopole antenna, and a microstrip coupled to the monopole antenna and comprising a ground plane modified to include at least two arms. Embodiments are directed to a balun structure comprising: a monopole antenna, and a microstrip coupled to the monopole antenna using a stepwise tapered microstrip feed.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2013Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Houssam Kanj, Huanhuan Gu, Christopher DeVries, James Warden
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Patent number: 8983394Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed of a switchplexer for performing test operations on a radio device. The switchplexer comprises a plurality of test ports corresponding to a plurality of radio device ports and a plurality of switches for routing test signals between the individual test ports. Processing logic is disclosed for controlling actuation of the switches to route test signals between individual test ports. The switchplexer disclosed herein may be incorporated into a mobile test device for self-test operations or may be used in a manufacturing or maintenance facility for testing and calibration operations.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2013Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: John Bradley Deforge, Daniel Noel Badiere, Christopher DeVries
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Publication number: 20140320364Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) antenna structure comprising: a first layer configured to route a signal, at least a second layer configured for antenna use coupled to the first layer, and a SIW antenna flared in the E-plane. Embodiments are directed to a method comprising: fabricating a first layer configured to route a signal, fabricating at least a second layer configured for antenna use, coupling the first layer and the at least a second layer, and flaring a substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) antenna in the E-plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2013Publication date: October 30, 2014Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITEDInventors: Huanhuan Gu, Houssam Kanj, Christopher DeVries, James Warden
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Publication number: 20140320373Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a balun structure comprising: a monopole antenna, and a microstrip coupled to the monopole antenna and comprising a ground plane modified to include at least two arms. Embodiments are directed to a balun structure comprising: a monopole antenna, and a microstrip coupled to the monopole antenna using a stepwise tapered microstrip feed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2013Publication date: October 30, 2014Applicant: Research In Motion LimitedInventors: Houssam Kanj, Huanhuan Gu, Christopher DeVries, James Warden
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Patent number: 8583035Abstract: A user equipment and a wireless radio frequency assistant in a communication system that supports multiple input multiple output. The wireless radio frequency assistant and the user equipment operate together as a single system. The user equipment controls and activates the wireless radio frequency assistant to transform a first frequency of a radio frequency signal transmitted to the system of user equipment and the wireless radio frequency assistant to a second frequency. The wireless radio frequency assistant transmits the second frequency to the user equipment.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2010Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignee: Blackberry LimitedInventors: Yan Xin, Daniel Badiere, Christopher Devries, Shouxing Qu, Arnold Sheynman
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Patent number: 8553909Abstract: An audio amplifier system may include an audio CODEC/output (AOP) path featuring analog class-D amplifiers, and using Natural Sampling Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) to convert an analog input into a series of Rail-to-Rail pulses. The audio signal may be encoded in the average value of the PWM pulse train and may be recovered from the PWM signal by analog low pass filtering. The Class-D amplifiers may be designed with a negative feedback loop/network to compare the output signal with the input signal and suppress non-idealities introduced by the Class-D switching stage. Furthermore, operation of the AOP may be designed according to a separate signal transfer function and a separate noise transfer function, and 2nd order noise shaping may be performed at low power, with an optimized filter included in the feedback loop to achieve the best noise reduction at low power.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2011Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignee: SMSC Holdings S.A.R.L.Inventors: Justin L. Fortier, Ralph D. Mason, Renyuan Li, Christopher A. DeVries, Peter H. R. Popplewell, William Kung
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Publication number: 20120275493Abstract: An audio amplifier system may include an audio CODEC/output (AOP) path featuring analog class-D amplifiers, and using Natural Sampling Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) to convert an analog input into a series of Rail-to-Rail pulses. The audio signal may be encoded in the average value of the PWM pulse train and may be recovered from the PWM signal by analog low pass filtering. The Class-D amplifiers may be designed with a negative feedback loop/network to compare the output signal with the input signal and suppress non-idealities introduced by the Class-D switching stage. Furthermore, operation of the AOP may be designed according to a separate signal transfer function and a separate noise transfer function, and 2nd order noise shaping may be performed at low power, with an optimized filter included in the feedback loop to achieve the best noise reduction at low power.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2011Publication date: November 1, 2012Applicant: SMSC Holdings S.a.r.l.Inventors: Justin L. Fortier, Ralph D. Mason, Renyuan Li, Christopher A. Devries, Peter H. R. Popplewell, William Kung
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Publication number: 20110189984Abstract: A user equipment and a wireless radio frequency assistant in a communication system that supports multiple input multiple output. The wireless radio frequency assistant and the user equipment operate together as a single system. The user equipment controls and activates the wireless radio frequency assistant to transform a first frequency of a radio frequency signal transmitted to the system of user equipment and the wireless radio frequency assistant to a second frequency. The wireless radio frequency assistant transmits the second frequency to the user equipment.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2010Publication date: August 4, 2011Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITEDInventors: YAN XIN, DANIEL BADIERE, CHRISTOPHER DEVRIES, SHOUXING QU, ARNOLD SHEYNMAN
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Publication number: 20070213019Abstract: An improved receiver architecture and method for a wireless transceiver (e.g. for a headphone) is provided whereby the receiver, advantageously, enables the use of only one synthesizer circuit for both the RF-to-IF and IF-to-base band conversion processes which, in turn, provides for lower power consumption. The receiver includes an injection locked local receiver oscillator (Rx LO) which is used for the first mixing stage (i.e. the RF-to-IF conversion). The Rx LO 105 is thereby able to use a high-level harmonic of a relatively low reference frequency signal produced by that synthesizer (e.g. a fractional-N phase locked loop circuit (PLL)). The receiver further includes a tunable Q-enhanced IF filter 110 and complex sub-sampling and mixing down-conversion circuitry for the second conversion stage (i.e. IF-to-baseband conversion). The sampling frequency used for the second conversion stage is a harmonic of the reference frequency derived from the synthesizer (PLL).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2006Publication date: September 13, 2007Inventors: Christopher Devries, Ralph Mason, Ronald Beards