Patents by Inventor Christopher A. Hammond

Christopher A. Hammond 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: 11964026
    Abstract: Disclosed are particles for delivering cytokinese, such as IL-12, for the treatment of cancer. The particles comprise cytokines non-covalently bound to liposomes, where the liposomes are coated with polyelectrolytes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Antonio Eric Barberio, Santiago Correa Echavarria, Mariane Bandeira Melo, Talar Tokatlian, Erik Christopher Dreaden, Paula T. Hammond, Darrell J. Irvine
  • Publication number: 20240030572
    Abstract: A containment apparatus for collecting electrolyte from a battery relief vent is provided. The containment apparatus includes a body comprising a reservoir, a relief vent aperture, an internal baffle, and an upper vent aperture; a push-on connection that attaches the relief vent aperture to the battery relief vent; and a viewing window on an external side of the body. The containment apparatus attaches to a pressure relief vent on a battery to capture droplets of electrolyte that are released from the battery relief vent. Liquid electrolytes travel through the relief vent aperture and into the reservoir, and vaporized electrolyte condenses on the baffle and falls into the reservoir as droplets or travels past the baffle and is directed through the upper vent aperture via the walls. The device prevents electrolytes from accumulating on the outside of the battery and associated hardware within the vicinity of the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Christopher Hammond, Lawrence S. Pate
  • Patent number: 10117527
    Abstract: A retail display unit includes a plurality of clear tubes positioned substantially adjacent to each other and each having a length. A plurality of clear inserts each positioned inside one of the plurality of clear tubes and extend the length of the one of the plurality of clear tubes. Each clear insert includes a first end that corresponds with a first end of each clear tube and an opposing second end that corresponds with an opposing second end of each clear tube. A plurality of strings of lights are continuously wrapped around and engaged with the first and second ends of the plurality of clear inserts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason W. Johnson, Erin L. Zobel, Christopher A. Hammond
  • Patent number: 10053061
    Abstract: A brake pedal emulator extends and connects between a support structure and a brake pedal pivotally engaged to the support structure at an axis. The brake pedal emulator includes a rotational damping device operatively connected to the brake pedal for driven rotation as the brake pedal moves about the axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Brandon C. Pennala, Christopher A. Hammond
  • Publication number: 20180206656
    Abstract: A retail display unit includes a plurality of clear tubes positioned substantially adjacent to each other and each having a length. A plurality of clear inserts each positioned inside one of the plurality of clear tubes and extend the length of the one of the plurality of clear tubes. Each clear insert includes a first end that corresponds with a first end of each clear tube and an opposing second end that corresponds with an opposing second end of each clear tube. A plurality of strings of lights are continuously wrapped around and engaged with the first and second ends of the plurality of clear inserts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Jason W. Johnson, Erin L. Zobel, Christopher A. Hammond
  • Publication number: 20180056949
    Abstract: A brake pedal emulator extends and connects between a support structure and a brake pedal pivotally engaged to the support structure at an axis. The brake pedal emulator includes a rotational damping device operatively connected to the brake pedal for driven rotation as the brake pedal moves about the axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Brandon C. Pennala, Christopher A. Hammond
  • Patent number: 9586683
    Abstract: This disclosure describes a configuration of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that will facilitate extended flight duration. The UAV may have any number of lifting motors. For example, the UAV may include four lifting motors (also known as a quad-copter), eight lifting motors (octo-copter), etc. Likewise, to improve the efficiency of horizontal flight, the UAV also includes a thrusting motor and propeller assembly that is oriented at approximately ninety degrees to one or more of the lifting motors. When the UAV is moving horizontally, it may be determined if the horizontal airspeed of the UAV exceeds an airspeed threshold. If the horizontal airspeed exceeds the airspeed threshold, the thrusting motor may be engaged and the thrusting propeller will aid in the horizontal propulsion of the UAV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Buchmueller, Gur Kimchi, Louis LeRoi LeGrand, III, Samuel Park, Christopher Hammond Sczudlo, Ricky Dean Welsh, Neil Whitney Woodward, III
  • Patent number: 9215939
    Abstract: A display fixture has a bin with multiple sections. A clip attached to a back panel of the bin has an aperture for receiving a fastener to fasten the bin to a peg board. A back support is mounted to the bin and has a downwardly extending leg that is sized to fit between the peg board and a back surface of a base that the display fixture is seated upon. The bin includes a lower tier of product sections defined in part by a front panel and has a lower sign support with two legs attached to the front panel and a lower label holder connected between the two legs such that there is an open space defined between the two legs and between a top of the front panel and a bottom of the lower label holder. The bin also includes an upper tier of product sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Erin L. Zobel, Jason W. Johnson, Christopher A. Hammond
  • Publication number: 20150308794
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for detecting, communicating and storing hit events that impact objects. Conductive projectiles pierce a first layer of conductive material and insulative material to cause an electrical connection between the first layer and a second layer of conductive material. A signal is generated including at least the fact of a hit event, and the data may be stored and remotely accessible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: Pratt & Miller Engineering and Fabrication, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher A. Hammond, Christopher Morgan, Jonathan Nicols
  • Publication number: 20150102001
    Abstract: A display fixture has a bin with multiple sections. A clip attached to a back panel of the bin has an aperture for receiving a fastener to fasten the bin to a peg board. A back support is mounted to the bin and has a downwardly extending leg that is sized to fit between the peg board and a back surface of a base that the display fixture is seated upon. The bin includes a lower tier of product sections defined in part by a front panel and has a lower sign support with two legs attached to the front panel and a lower label holder connected between the two legs such that there is an open space defined between the two legs and between a top of the front panel and a bottom of the lower label holder. The bin also includes an upper tier of product sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Erin L. Zobel, Jason W. Johnson, Christopher A. Hammond
  • Publication number: 20060133659
    Abstract: A technique is provided for viewing image data via a user interface. The technique includes displaying two or more selectable tabs and displaying a corresponding analysis for a selected tab. Each tab corresponds to an analysis of a set of radiological images and the corresponding analysis comprises one or more identified features. The technique also includes displaying a corresponding image for a selected feature such that the selected feature is visually indicated on the corresponding image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2004
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventor: Christopher Hammond
  • Publication number: 20060131916
    Abstract: A visor assembly having a slip-on upholstered sleeve and a mating snap-in stretchable accessory band for holding maps and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2004
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventors: Christopher Hammond, Donald Woodward
  • Publication number: 20040128698
    Abstract: A television network broadcast system includes a scheduling component that includes a user interface accessible by all users who contribute to the creation of a schedule and a plurality of nodes configured to perform actions based on receipt of messages. The nodes include at least one of groups, filters, clients, and servers. The actions include at least one of pass the message along, take a specific action based on receipt of a specific message, block certain types of messages, and initiate new messages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2002
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Inventors: Helena Goldfarb, Kevin Kenny, Jonathan Houlihan, Jesse Schechter, Benjamin Verschueren, Li Liao, Jill Magsam, Stephen Angelovich, Michael Kinstrey, Brion D. Sarachan, Michael A. Woellmer, David L. Henderson, Christopher Hammond
  • Patent number: D784029
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Inventor: David Christopher Hammond
  • Patent number: D788476
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: TARGET BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Scott E. Denby, Christopher A. Hammond, Wei Wu
  • Patent number: D806410
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: TARGET BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Scott E. Denby, Christopher A. Hammond, Wei Wu