Patents by Inventor Christopher Cox

Christopher Cox 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: 20250121369
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides devices, systems, methods and kits for processing a sample. In some cases, a sample is processed in preparation for an assay (e.g., polymerase chain reaction and immunofluorescence-based target detection) by an analytic device. In some cases, the processing is automated. In some cases, the processing is substantially automated. The systems provided herein can comprise a cartridge (e.g., one-time use) and a dock (e.g., re-useable) for receiving the cartridge. In some cases, the devices and systems provided herein are portable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: Marc DeJohn, Christopher Cox
  • Publication number: 20250076002
    Abstract: Provided is an optical sight with a non-optical rear sight element. The optical sight has a housing, an optical screen element, a light source that projects a sighting reticle image onto a surface of the screen element. A non-optical rear sight element is positioned on the housing forward of the screen element. The non-optical rear sight element may be selectively removable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventors: Christopher Cox, Miles McKinney
  • Publication number: 20240385232
    Abstract: A system for automatically locking a control laser in a Rydberg atomic sensor may comprise an atomic vapor cell, a probe laser configured to excite the atoms in the atomic vapor cell to an intermediate energy state, and a control laser configured to excite the one or more atoms in the atomic vapor cell from the intermediate energy state to a higher energy state. The light generated by the control laser may be dithered at a pre-determined frequency. The system further comprises a photodiode configured to convert light received from the vapor cell into an electrical signal, a lock-in amplifier configured to generate an error signal based on the electrical signal received from the photo diode and a received reference oscillation frequency, and a servo configured to receive the generated error signal from the lock-in amplifier and adjust a frequency of the control laser based on the received error signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Applicants: The MITRE Corporation, The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Charlie FANCHER, Bonnie L. MARLOW, Kathryn NICOLICH, Kelly BACKES, Neel MALVANIA, Kevin Christopher COX, David Henry MEYER, Paul D. KUNZ, Joshua Cartwright HILL, William Knox HOLLAND
  • Patent number: 12127361
    Abstract: The present application provides a memory device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: MONTAGE ELECTRONICS (SHANGHAI) CO
    Inventors: Christopher Cox, Leechung Yiu, Robert Xi Jin, Zheng Qiu, Leonard Datus, Lizhi Jin
  • Patent number: 12080369
    Abstract: A memory device with modular design and the memory system comprising the same is disclosed. The memory device comprises a substrate plate having a front edge, a rear edge opposite to the front edge, and a top side and a bottom side which are opposite to each other and extend between the front edge and the rear edge; an edge connector positioned at the rear edge and configured to connect to a host connector of a host device; a memory control module positioned on one of the top side and the bottom side of the substrate plate; at least one socket positioned on the top side of the substrate plate and configured to connect to at least one removable memory module; and wherein the memory controller module is electrically coupled to the edge connector and the at least one socket such that the at least one memory module can be accessible by the host device via the memory control module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: MONTAGE ELECTRONICS (SHANGHAI) CO
    Inventors: Christopher Cox, Leechung Yiu, Robert Xi Jin, Zheng Qiu, Leonard Datus, Lizhi Jin
  • Publication number: 20240288456
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides devices, systems, methods for processing and/or analyzing a biological sample. An analytic device for processing and/or analyzing a biological sample may comprise a moving carriage. The analytic device may be portable. The analytic device may receive instructions for performing an assay from a mobile electronic device external to a housing of the analytic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2023
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: Marc Dominic DEJOHN, Christopher COX, Thomas WELSH, Luke GARY, Alexia QUINN
  • Patent number: 12038465
    Abstract: A system for automatically locking a control laser in a Rydberg atomic sensor may comprise an atomic vapor cell, a probe laser configured to excite the atoms in the atomic vapor cell to an intermediate energy state, and a control laser configured to excite the one or more atoms in the atomic vapor cell from the intermediate energy state to a higher energy state. The light generated by the control laser may be dithered at a pre-determined frequency. The system further comprises a photodiode configured to convert light received from the vapor cell into an electrical signal, a lock-in amplifier configured to generate an error signal based on the electrical signal received from the photo diode and a received reference oscillation frequency, and a servo configured to receive the generated error signal from the lock-in amplifier and adjust a frequency of the control laser based on the received error signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignees: The MITRE Corporation, The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Charlie Fancher, Bonnie L. Marlow, Kathryn Nicolich, Kelly Backes, Neel Malvania, Kevin Christopher Cox, David Henry Meyer, Paul D. Kunz, Joshua Cartwright Hill, William Knox Holland
  • Patent number: 12023666
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides devices, systems, methods and kits for processing a sample. In some cases, a sample is processed in preparation for an assay (e.g., polymerase chain reaction and immunofluorescence-based target detection) by an analytic device. In some cases, the processing is automated. In some cases, the processing is substantially automated. The systems provided herein can comprise a cartridge (e.g., one-time use) and a dock (e.g., re-useable) for receiving the cartridge. In some cases, the devices and systems provided herein are portable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Biomeme, Inc.
    Inventors: Marc DeJohn, Christopher Cox
  • Patent number: 11935623
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling access to a memory device comprising rows of memory units is provided. The apparatus comprises: an operation monitor configured to track memory operations to the rows of memory units of the memory device; a row hammer counter configured to determining, for each of the rows of memory units, row hammer effects experienced by the row of memory units due to the memory operations to the other rows of memory units of the memory device; a mitigation module configured to initiate, for each of the rows of memory units, row hammer mitigation in case that accumulated row hammer effects experienced by the row of memory units reach a predetermined threshold; and a virtual host module configured to perform the row hammer mitigation targeting a row of memory units in response to the initiation of row hammer mitigation for the row of memory units by the mitigation module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: MONTAGE TECHNOLOGY (KUNSHAN) CO.
    Inventors: Yibo Jiang, Leechung Yiu, Christopher Cox, Robert Xi Jin, Lizhi Jin, Leonard Datus
  • Patent number: 11892461
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides devices, systems, methods for processing and/or analyzing a biological sample. An analytic device for processing and/or analyzing a biological sample may comprise a moving carriage. The analytic device may be portable. The analytic device may receive instructions for performing an assay from a mobile electronic device external to a housing of the analytic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: BIOMEME, INC.
    Inventors: Marc DeJohn, Christopher Cox, Thomas Welsh, Luke Gary, Alexia Quinn
  • Publication number: 20230420020
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling access to a memory device comprising rows of memory units is provided. The apparatus comprises: an operation monitor configured to track memory operations to the rows of memory units of the memory device; a row hammer counter configured to determining, for each of the rows of memory units, row hammer effects experienced by the row of memory units due to the memory operations to the other rows of memory units of the memory device; a mitigation module configured to initiate, for each of the rows of memory units, row hammer mitigation in case that accumulated row hammer effects experienced by the row of memory units reach a predetermined threshold; and a virtual host module configured to perform the row hammer mitigation targeting a row of memory units in response to the initiation of row hammer mitigation for the row of memory units by the mitigation module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Yibo JIANG, Leechung YIU, Christopher COX, Robert Xi JIN, Lizhi JIN, Leonard DATUS
  • Patent number: 11735232
    Abstract: A memory device includes a printed circuit board having a plurality of conductive layers; memory chips mounted over the printed circuit board, wherein the memory chips comprise at least a first number of memory chips and a second number of memory chips; a first power module mounted over the printed circuit board and for providing a first set of power supplies to the first number of memory chips through the plurality of conductive layers; and a second power module mounted over the printed circuit board and for providing a second set of power supplies to the second number of memory chips through the plurality of conductive layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: MONTAGE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Christopher Cox
  • Publication number: 20230232557
    Abstract: The present application provides a memory device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Christopher COX, Leechung YIU, Robert Xi JIN, Zheng QIU, Leonard DATUS, Lizhi JIN
  • Publication number: 20230215474
    Abstract: A memory device with modular design and the memory system comprising the same is disclosed. The memory device comprises a substrate plate having a front edge, a rear edge opposite to the front edge, and a top side and a bottom side which are opposite to each other and extend between the front edge and the rear edge; an edge connector positioned at the rear edge and configured to connect to a host connector of a host device; a memory control module positioned on one of the top side and the bottom side of the substrate plate; at least one socket positioned on the top side of the substrate plate and configured to connect to at least one removable memory module; and wherein the memory controller module is electrically coupled to the edge connector and the at least one socket such that the at least one memory module can be accessible by the host device via the memory control module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Christopher COX, Leechung YIU, Robert Xi JIN, Zheng QIU, Leonard DATUS, Lizhi JIN
  • Patent number: 11632434
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to virtualizing a network function in an ad-hoc group. The ad-hoc group comprises a plurality of mobile terminals that are configured for device-to-device communication, e.g., Proximity-Based Services (ProSe). The ProSe-enabled mobile terminals subscribe to a Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) service with an NFV management server. The NFV management server discovers the ad-hoc group that is suitable for NFV and informs an NFV application server of the ad-hoc group. The NFV application server then downloads data and configuration parameters to the ad-hoc group to offload a network function to the ad-hoc group for execution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Matthew John Lawrenson, Till Burkert, Christopher Cox, Julian Charles Nolan
  • Publication number: 20220293139
    Abstract: A memory device includes a printed circuit board having a plurality of conductive layers; memory chips mounted over the printed circuit board, wherein the memory chips comprise at least a first number of memory chips and a second number of memory chips; a first power module mounted over the printed circuit board and for providing a first set of power supplies to the first number of memory chips through the plurality of conductive layers; and a second power module mounted over the printed circuit board and for providing a second set of power supplies to the second number of memory chips through the plurality of conductive layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventor: Christopher Cox
  • Patent number: 11380378
    Abstract: A clock driver comprises: a clock detector for receiving a plurality pairs of input clock signals of a predetermined clocking protocol, and for generating a protocol identifier indicative of the predetermined clocking protocol; a phase locking loop (PLL) module coupled to receive at least one pair of the plurality pairs of input clock signals, and for generating at least one pair of reference clock signals according to the received at least one pair of input clock signal; and a plurality of multiplexers coupled to the clock detector and to the PLL module. Each multiplexer is configured for receiving one pair of the plurality pairs of input clock signals and one pair of the at least one pair of reference clock signals, and selectively outputting, according to the protocol identifier, the pair of input clock signals and the pair of reference clock signals to drive a group of memory chips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: MONTAGE TECHNOLOGY (KUNSHAN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yibo Jiang, Leechung Yiu, Christopher Cox, Lizhi Jin
  • Publication number: 20220186325
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides devices, systems, methods for processing and/or analyzing a biological sample. An analytic device for processing and/or analyzing a biological sample may comprise a moving carriage. The analytic device may be portable. The analytic device may receive instructions for performing an assay from a mobile electronic device external to a housing of the analytic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Marc DeJohn, Christopher Cox, Tom Welsh, Luke Gary, Alexia Quinn
  • Publication number: 20220116464
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to virtualizing a network function in an ad-hoc group. The ad-hoc group comprises a plurality of mobile terminals that are configured for device-to-device communication, e.g., Proximity-Based Services (ProSe). The ProSe-enabled mobile terminals subscribe to a Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) service with an NFV management server. The NFV management server discovers the ad-hoc group that is suitable for NFV and informs an NFV application server of the ad-hoc group. The NFV application server then downloads data and configuration parameters to the ad-hoc group to offload a network function to the ad-hoc group for execution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Matthew John Lawrenson, Till Burkert, Christopher Cox, Julian Charles Nolan
  • Publication number: 20220073966
    Abstract: Provided herein are vial caps for use with assay vials, tubes, or plates. The vial caps can be compatible with various analytic devices, for example, thermocycler. The vial caps can be used with polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay vials, tubes, or plates in any thermocycling reactions. The vial caps described herein can prevent evaporation during thermocycling reactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Marc DeJohn, Jesse Wilson vanWestrienen, Christopher Cox, Paul Parkhurst