Patents by Inventor Christopher A. Hunter

Christopher A. Hunter 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: 20240009674
    Abstract: A support holder for a test device is disclosed, wherein the holder may include a base having a first plurality of sidewalls having a first length and a second plurality of sidewalls having a second length, wherein the second length is greater than the first length, wherein the plurality of sidewalls define a cavity in the base, the cavity including a surface for receiving a portion of the test device; and a plurality of projections extending away from the base, wherein each projection of the plurality of projections is configured to be associated with a leg portion, and wherein a first sidewall of the first plurality of sidewalls includes a center notch positioned between a first corner portion and a second corner portion, and wherein a second sidewall of the first plurality of sidewalls includes a removable portion configured to cover an opening into an interior of the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher HUNTER, Steven DAVIS, Melissa SHER, David VANHOUTE
  • Patent number: 11801513
    Abstract: A support holder for a test device is disclosed, wherein the holder may include a base having a first plurality of sidewalls having a first length and a second plurality of sidewalls having a second length, wherein the second length is greater than the first length, wherein the plurality of sidewalls define a cavity in the base, the cavity including a surface for receiving a portion of the test device; and a plurality of projections extending away from the base, wherein each projection of the plurality of projections is configured to be associated with a leg portion, and wherein a first sidewall of the first plurality of sidewalls includes a center notch positioned between a first corner portion and a second corner portion, and wherein a second sidewall of the first plurality of sidewalls includes a removable portion configured to cover an opening into an interior of the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Hunter, Steven Davis, Melissa Sher, David Vanhoute
  • Publication number: 20230280148
    Abstract: An adapter assembly that includes a housing, a channel formed within the housing that is configured to receive a medical device, a first groove formed along an interior wall of the channel that is configured to at least partially receive a first retaining element, and a second groove formed along the interior wall of the channel that is configured to at least partially receive a second retaining element. The first retaining element is configured to extend outward from the first groove and the second retaining element is configured to extend outward from the second groove, such that the first and second retaining elements abut against the medical device received through the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher HUNTER, Connor BLOCK
  • Publication number: 20230113538
    Abstract: An injection trainer may comprise a muscle block, a surface layer, and an intermediate between the muscle block and the surface layer. The muscle block may include one or more regions comprising an arrangement of fill material defined by a repeating unit cell. The muscle block may provide sufficient back pressure to actuate an injector. The surface layer and/or intermediate layer may provide realistic feeling tissue that a use may pinch during the injection process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan LAFOLLETTE, Christopher HUNTER
  • Publication number: 20220390336
    Abstract: A modular test fixture is configured to quickly support test samples of different configurations for testing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher HUNTER, Ruchika SHARMA, Wesley MAHUNIK
  • Publication number: 20210245165
    Abstract: A support holder for a test device is disclosed, wherein the holder may include a base having a first plurality of sidewalls having a first length and a second plurality of sidewalls having a second length, wherein the second length is greater than the first length, wherein the plurality of sidewalls define a cavity in the base, the cavity including a surface for receiving a portion of the test device; and a plurality of projections extending away from the base, wherein each projection of the plurality of projections is configured to be associated with a leg portion, and wherein a first sidewall of the first plurality of sidewalls includes a center notch positioned between a first corner portion and a second corner portion, and wherein a second sidewall of the first plurality of sidewalls includes a removable portion configured to cover an opening into an interior of the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher HUNTER, Steven Davis, Melissa Sher, David Vanhoute
  • Patent number: 11020456
    Abstract: The inventive subject matter relates to novel methods for modulating an immune response in an animal, which comprises administering to said animal an effective amount of an agent that increases IL-27R/WSX-1 activity. Further, the inventive subject matter relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising an effective amount of an agent that increases IL-27R/WSX-1 activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: Christopher A. Hunter, Alejandro Villarino
  • Patent number: 10841140
    Abstract: A method and wireless device are disclosed that increase the range of active geo-location from the measuring station as compared with known solutions by increasing the effective receive sensitivity of the measuring station by transmitting a predetermined ranging packet and correlating the raw received bit stream of the response packet with one or more predetermined bit streams. In one embodiment, the disclosed method and system may be applied to the reception of IEEE 802.11 orthogonal frequency division multiplexed (OFDM) acknowledgments (ACK) and clear-to-send (CTS) packets in response to OFDM data null and OFDM request-to-send (RTS) packets respectively, in the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: SR Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Hunter, Patrick Murphy
  • Publication number: 20200220754
    Abstract: A method and wireless device are disclosed that increase the range of active geo-location from the measuring station as compared with known solutions by increasing the effective receive sensitivity of the measuring station by transmitting a predetermined ranging packet and correlating the raw received bit stream of the response packet with one or more predetermined bit streams. In one embodiment, the disclosed method and system may be applied to the reception of IEEE 802.11 orthogonal frequency division multiplexed (OFDM) acknowledgments (ACK) and clear-to-send (CTS) packets in response to OFDM data null and OFDM request-to-send (RTS) packets respectively, in the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher HUNTER, Patrick MURPHY
  • Patent number: 10315148
    Abstract: A fluidic filter for filtering a fluid includes a filter housing having an inlet part, an outlet part and a housing part, and a filter element having an inlet side and an outlet side. The filter element is housed inside the housing part of the filter housing and includes a first flow passage that extends along a longitudinal direction of the filter element and is connected to the outlet part, and a plurality of ridges extending along the longitudinal direction. A plurality of second flow passages respectively are formed between ridges and an inner surface of the housing part, allowing the fluid to flow from the inlet side of the filter element along the longitudinal direction. At least a portion of the plurality of ridges facing the second flow passages is permeable to the fluid so as to allow passage of the fluid from the second flow passages to the first flow passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: ESA European Space Agency
    Inventors: Matthew Smith, Christopher Hunter, Don De Wilde, Nick Goody
  • Publication number: 20180161397
    Abstract: The inventive subject matter relates to novel methods for modulating an immune response in an animal, which comprises administering to said animal an effective amount of an agent that increases IL-27R/WSX-1 activity. Further, the inventive subject matter relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising an effective amount of an agent that increases IL-27R/WSX-1 activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Christopher A. HUNTER, Alejandro VILLARINO
  • Patent number: 9913879
    Abstract: The inventive subject matter relates to novel methods for modulating an immune response in an animal, which comprises administering to said animal an effective amount of an agent that increases IL-27R/WSX-1 activity. Further, the inventive subject matter relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising an effective amount of an agent that increases IL-27R/WSX-1 activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: Christopher A. Hunter, Alejandro Villarino
  • Patent number: 9884269
    Abstract: Systems and methods for selectively extracting hydrogen gas dissolved in oil are provided. In one embodiment, a system includes a selectively permeable membrane provided at a point of contact between oil and a sensor chamber. The selectively permeable membrane has a hydrogen specificity and a thickness selected to minimize detection of further gasses dissolved in the oil by a hydrogen gas sensor cross-sensitive to the further gasses. The selectively permeable membrane can include polyimide. The further gasses include carbon monoxide, acetylene, and ethylene. The system can include a further membrane and a porous metal disc. The porous metal disc is bound to the selectively permeable membrane by using the further membrane as an adhesive layer and by applying pressure and temperature. The porous metal disc supports the selectively permeable membrane and the further membrane against pressure of the oil when exposed to a vacuum. The further membrane includes fluorohydrocarbons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: James Christopher Hunter, Grainne Black
  • Publication number: 20170341003
    Abstract: A fluidic filter for filtering a fluid includes a filter housing having an inlet part, an outlet part and a housing part, and a filter element having an inlet side and an outlet side. The filter element is housed inside the housing part of the filter housing and includes a first flow passage that extends along a longitudinal direction of the filter element and is connected to the outlet part, and a plurality of ridges extending along the longitudinal direction. A plurality of second flow passages respectively are formed between ridges and an inner surface of the housing part, allowing the fluid to flow from the inlet side of the filter element along the longitudinal direction. At least a portion of the plurality of ridges facing the second flow passages is permeable to the fluid so as to allow passage of the fluid from the second flow passages to the first flow passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: ESA European Space Agency
    Inventors: Matthew Smith, Christopher Hunter, Don De Wilde, Nick Goody
  • Patent number: 9683026
    Abstract: Compositions and methods relating to WSX-1 and p28 (IL-30) are provided. In particular, methods of treating inflammatory conditions in mammalian subjects using various WSX-1, p28, EBI3, and gp130 polypeptides and complexes or moieties that bind to or modulate activity of such complexes are described. Isolated or recombinant complexes including soluble WSX-1 or gp130 polypeptides, isolated or recombinant WSX-1 fusion proteins, and isolated or recombinant p28 fusion proteins are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSLYVANIA
    Inventors: Christopher A. Hunter, Jason Scott Stumhofer
  • Publication number: 20170165592
    Abstract: Systems and methods for selectively extracting hydrogen gas dissolved in oil are provided. In one embodiment, a system includes a selectively permeable membrane provided at a point of contact between oil and a sensor chamber. The selectively permeable membrane has a hydrogen specificity and a thickness selected to minimize detection of further gasses dissolved in the oil by a hydrogen gas sensor cross-sensitive to the further gasses. The selectively permeable membrane can include polyimide. The further gasses include carbon monoxide, acetylene, and ethylene. The system can include a further membrane and a porous metal disc. The porous metal disc is bound to the selectively permeable membrane by using the further membrane as an adhesive layer and by applying pressure and temperature. The porous metal disc supports the selectively permeable membrane and the further membrane against pressure of the oil when exposed to a vacuum. The further membrane includes fluorohydrocarbons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: James Christopher Hunter, Grainne Black
  • Patent number: 9027895
    Abstract: A portable support for supporting equipment above a surface having an opening to a subsurface space. The support includes a head, an elevator on the head, and legs connected to the head for supporting the head above the surface. Each of the legs has a foot for engaging the surface when supporting the head above the surface. The support also includes an elongate rod vertically mounted on the elevator for movement between a raised position, in which an upper end of the rod extends above the head, and a lowered position, in which a lower end of the rod extends below the feet of the legs to extend into the subsurface space. The support includes an instrument platform positionable on the lower end of the rod when in the lowered position to support the equipment in the subsurface space when the rod is in the lowered position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: SECO Manufacturing Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Hunter, James M. Copeland, Christopher James McNeill
  • Publication number: 20150079024
    Abstract: The inventive subject matter relates to novel methods for modulating an immune response in an animal, which comprises administering to said animal an effective amount of an agent that increases IL-27R/WSX-1 activity. Further, the inventive subject matter relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising an effective amount of an agent that increases IL-27R/WSX-1 activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: Christopher A. Hunter, Alejandro Villarino
  • Patent number: 8882231
    Abstract: The invention describes a method of and means for reducing solvent consumption in a continuous inkjet printer that comprises cooling the ink within the printer system. Ink from the ink reservoir is preferably circulated through a heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Domino Printing Sciences PLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Morgan, Stuart Mark Walkington, Brian Patrick Guinee, Martin Davie Greaves, Anthony Christopher Hunter Hardman
  • Publication number: 20130286077
    Abstract: The invention describes a method of and means for reducing solvent consumption in a continuous inkjet printer that comprises cooling the ink within the printer system. Ink from the ink reservoir is preferably circulated through a heat exchanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2011
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: DOMINO PRINTING SCIENCES PLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Morgan, Stuart Mark Walkington, Brian Patrick Guinee, Martin Davie Greaves, Anthony Christopher Hunter Hardman