Patents by Inventor David A. Butler

David A. Butler 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: 20230135299
    Abstract: A fulcrum prybar includes a shaft portion extending along a first axis, a curved prying portion affixed to a first end of the shaft portion, and a fulcrum portion affixed to the curved prying portion. The fulcrum portion includes two rectangular portions fused together to form an obtuse angle or a right angle cross section. One of the two rectangular portions is oriented such that it is flush with a horizontal surface while the prybar has partially raised an object from the same or another horizontal surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: David Butler, Jamie Ross
  • Patent number: 11612696
    Abstract: The present disclosure concerns a bearing for a piston rod body for a drug delivery device. The bearing has an axis and comprises a first and a second surface which are spaced apart in the direction of the axis and a third surface, wherein the third surface connects the first and the second surface, wherein an opening is provided in each of the first and the third surface, and wherein the opening in the first surface is connected to the opening in the third surface. Further, the present disclosure concerns a piston rod body and a piston rod arrangement comprising said bearing and the piston rod body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: Stephen David Butler, Mark Philip Horlock
  • Publication number: 20230029645
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a secure conversation gateway by which an audio voice stream is made to be replicable and convertible into other media types are provided. The method includes receiving an audio voice data stream; converting the received audio voice data stream into a predetermined media format; and transmitting the converted audio data stream to a user. The method may also include receiving an interaction event that corresponds to the audio data stream; generating metadata based on the interaction event; and applying a machine learning algorithm to the audio data stream and the metadata in order to generate a response that relates to the audio data stream. The method may also include replicating the audio data stream and distributing copies thereof to a set of recipients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Stephanie J. SCHRIEBER, Thomas HELFAND, Nikhil DHOBLE, Matthew D. MATHENY, David A. BUTLER, Stephen JOHNSON, Robert C. BUCHSER, Ravi KAPPAGANTU
  • Patent number: 11334221
    Abstract: Systems and method are directed to launching an application from a rail located within a user interface of a personal information manager application. More specifically, a display of a first user interface of a first application may be rendered at a display device, where the first user interface includes a rail populated with a plurality of icons representing a plurality of applications. At least one of the plurality of icons may be selected and a second application may be determined based on the selected icon. Based upon the selection of the icon, a display of a second user interface may be rendered within a portion of the first user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Corina Arama, Fernanda Mendes Richnak, Jonathan Jay Cadiz, Weina Xie, William Ritter Avery, Lingnan Becker, Erin Woo, Garett Yoshiharu Sakamoto, Jonathan David Butler, Jin Ma
  • Publication number: 20220084427
    Abstract: A system for interactive online instruction includes an instructional subscription website and video management system configured to process video recordings. The video recordings may include (i) student videos uploaded by a student and (ii) instructor videos providing feedback to said student videos. A method of interactive online instruction is also disclosed. The method includes the steps of providing prerecorded course materials on an instructional subscription website including video lessons accessible by subscribing students, and providing a video management system configured to process video recordings including (i) student videos submitted by a student and (ii) instructor videos providing feedback to said student videos.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: ArtistWorks, LLC
    Inventor: David A. BUTLER
  • Publication number: 20220083178
    Abstract: Systems and method are directed to launching an application from a rail located within a user interface of a personal information manager application. More specifically, a display of a first user interface of a first application may be rendered at a display device, where the first user interface includes a rail populated with a plurality of icons representing a plurality of applications. At least one of the plurality of icons may be selected and a second application may be determined based on the selected icon. Based upon the selection of the icon, a display of a second user interface may be rendered within a portion of the first user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Corina ARAMA, Fernanda M. RICHNAK, Jonathan J. CADIZ, Weina XIE, William Ritter AVERY, Lingnan BECKER, Erin WOO, Garett Yoshiharu SAKAMOTO, Jonathan David BUTLER, Jin MA
  • Patent number: 11248388
    Abstract: A commercial hopper grain bin shell can be assembled on a concrete pad using jacks to successively support previously coupled side-wall panel rings above the concrete pad. The assembled shell can be supported above the concrete pad with the jacks while coupling a horizontal support beam around a bottom of the assembled commercial hopper grain bin shell. An uppermost ring of vertical support legs can be coupled to the horizontal support beam. An uppermost ring of hopper panels can be coupled to the horizontal support beam. The assembled shell and the vertical support legs previously coupled to the horizontal support beam can be successively supported above the concrete pad with jacks while coupling an additional ring of vertical support legs to the bottom of the previously coupled vertical support legs. An additional ring of hopper panels can be successively coupled to the bottom of the previously coupled hopper panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: CTB, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark S. Dingeldein, Craig P. Smallegan, David A. Butler
  • Publication number: 20220040308
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are lipid compositions comprising a cationic lipid of formula (I), a neutral lipid, a sterol and a PEG or PEG-modified lipid, wherein formula (I) is Also disclosed are methods of producing the cationic lipid of formula (I).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: ARBUTUS BIOPHARMA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Muthiah Manoharan, Kallanthottathil G. Rajeev, Muthusamy Jayaraman, David Butler, Michael E. Jung
  • Publication number: 20220002365
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are multifunctional polypeptides comprising a first domain comprising an anti-tau antigen binding domain and a second domain comprising a proteasome-targeting PEST motif, and methods for using these polypeptides in treatment of tauopathies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Sally Temple, Anne Messer, David Butler
  • Publication number: 20210383439
    Abstract: A system and a method for servicing user interactions are provided. The method includes: receiving, from each respective user, a respective request for a corresponding interaction; obtaining, for each interaction, request-specific information that relates to the received respective request and user-specific information that relates to the respective user; analyzing the request-specific information to determine at least one corresponding microservice that is usable for handling the interaction; and routing the request-specific information and the user-specific information to a respective destination that relates to the determined microservice. For any particular interaction, several corresponding microservices and several corresponding routes and destinations may be determined, and workload distribution metrics may be used to select optimum routes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicant: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Rajeshwari EDAMADAKA, Diarmuid LEONARD, David A. BUTLER
  • Patent number: 11189185
    Abstract: A system for interactive online instruction includes an instructional subscription website and video management system configured to process video recordings. The video recordings may include (i) student videos uploaded by a student and (ii) instructor videos providing feedback to said student videos. A method of interactive online instruction is also disclosed. The method includes the steps of providing prerecorded course materials on an instructional subscription website including video lessons accessible by subscribing students, and providing a video management system configured to process video recordings including (i) student videos submitted by a student and (ii) instructor videos providing feedback to said student videos.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: ARTISTWORKS, LLC
    Inventor: David A. Butler
  • Patent number: 11072639
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are multifunctional polypeptides comprising a first domain comprising an anti-tau antigen binding domain and a second domain comprising a proteasome-targeting PEST motif, and methods for using these polypeptides in treatment of tauopathies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Regenerative Research Foundation
    Inventors: Sally Temple, Anne Messer, David Butler
  • Publication number: 20210162053
    Abstract: The present invention provides lipids that are advantageously used in lipid particles for the in vivo delivery of therapeutic agents to cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: ARBUTUS BIOPHARMA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Muthiah Manoharan, Kallanthottathil G. Rajeev, Muthusamy Jayaraman, David Butler, Jayaprakash K. Nair, Martin Maier, Laxman Eltepu
  • Publication number: 20210115444
    Abstract: The present invention relates to chirally controlled oligonucleotides of select designs, chirally controlled oligonucleotide compositions, and methods of making and using the same. In some embodiments, a provided chirally controlled oligonucleotide composition provides different cleavage patterns of a nucleic acid polymer than a reference oligonucleotide composition. In some embodiments, a provided chirally controlled oligonucleotide composition provides single site cleavage within a complementary sequence of a nucleic acid polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Meena, David Butler, Naoki Iwamoto, Nenad Svrzikapa, Gregory L. Verdine, Ivan Zlatev
  • Patent number: 10953095
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are lipid compositions comprising a cationic lipid of formula (I), a neutral lipid, a sterol and a PEG or PEG-modified lipid, wherein formula (I) is Also disclosed are methods of producing the cationic lipid of formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: ARBUTUS BIOPHARMA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Muthiah Manoharan, Kallanthottathil G. Rajeev, Muthusamy Jayaraman, David Butler, Michael E. Jung
  • Publication number: 20200370322
    Abstract: A commercial hopper grain bin shell can be assembled on a concrete pad using jacks to successively support previously coupled side-wall panel rings above the concrete pad. The assembled shell can be supported above the concrete pad with the jacks while coupling a horizontal support beam around a bottom of the assembled commercial hopper grain bin shell. An uppermost ring of vertical support legs can be coupled to the horizontal support beam. An uppermost ring of hopper panels can be coupled to the horizontal support beam. The assembled shell and the vertical support legs previously coupled to the horizontal support beam can be successively supported above the concrete pad with jacks while coupling an additional ring of vertical support legs to the bottom of the previously coupled vertical support legs. An additional ring of hopper panels can be successively coupled to the bottom of the previously coupled hopper panels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Applicant: CTB, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark S. DINGELDEIN, Craig P. SMALLEGAN, David A. BUTLER
  • Patent number: 10835612
    Abstract: The present invention provides lipids that are advantageously used in lipid particles for the in vivo delivery of therapeutic agents to cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: ARBUTUS BIOPHARMA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Muthiah Manoharan, Kallanthottathil G. Rajeev, David Butler, Jayaprakash K. Nair, Muthusamy Jayaraman, Laxman Eltepu
  • Patent number: 10821186
    Abstract: The present invention provides lipids that are advantageously used in lipid particles for the in vivo delivery of therapeutic agents to cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: ARBUTUS BIOPHARMA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Muthiah Manoharan, Kallanthottathil G. Rajeev, Muthusamy Jayaraman, David Butler, Jayaprakash K. Nair, Martin Maier, Laxman Eltepu
  • Patent number: 10815482
    Abstract: The present invention relates to chirally controlled oligonucleotides of select designs, chirally controlled oligonucleotide compositions, and methods of making and using the same. In some embodiments, a provided chirally controlled oligonucleotide composition provides different cleavage patterns of a nucleic acid polymer than a reference oligonucleotide composition. In some embodiments, a provided chirally controlled oligonucleotide composition provides single site cleavage within a complementary sequence of a nucleic acid polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: WAVE LIFE SCIENCES LTD.
    Inventors: Meena, David Butler, Naoki Iwamoto, Nenad Svrzikapa, Gregory L. Verdine, Ivan Zlatev
  • Publication number: 20200324053
    Abstract: The present disclosure concerns a bearing for a piston rod body for a drug delivery device. The bearing has an axis and comprises a first and a second surface which are spaced apart in the direction of the axis and a third surface, wherein the third surface connects the first and the second surface, wherein an opening is provided in each of the first and the third surface, and wherein the opening in the first surface is connected to the opening in the third surface. Further, the present disclosure concerns a piston rod body and a piston rod arrangement comprising said bearing and the piston rod body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Stephen David Butler, Mark Philip Horlock