Patents by Inventor David Neil
David Neil 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: 20230395263Abstract: Methods are provided for determining a subtype of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) of an individual by detecting the expression level of at least one subtype classifier selected from a group of genes that are relevant for determining HNSCC subtypes. Also provided herein are methods for determining a suitable treatment and predicting the overall survival and the likelihood of metastasis for the HNSCC patients according to their subtypes.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2023Publication date: December 7, 2023Inventors: Myla LAI-GOLDMAN, Hawazin FARUKI, Gregory MAYHEW, Charles M. PEROU, David Neil HAYES, Jose ZEVALLOS
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Publication number: 20230358365Abstract: A system for powering a vehicle is provided. The system can include an engine or power generation system to be powered by a fuel and a housing. The housing can be configured to couple to one or more frame rails of the vehicle, receive and protect a cylinder configured to store the fuel to be used by the engine or power generation system. The housing can have one or more access panels allowing access to an interior of the housing. The cylinder can include a first end portion, a second end portion, a central body forming an enclosed cavity for storing pressurized gas, a reinforcement structure disposed over the central body, and a metal foil interposed between the reinforcement structure and central body. The metal foil can be configured to reduce permeation of contents of the cylinder.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2023Publication date: November 9, 2023Inventors: Momchil Yordanov, Chris Forsberg, Andrew Taylor Gordon, Adam Robertson, Michael Gregory Volkmer, Dustin Joseph John, Chad Alvin Cederberg, David Neil Morgan, John David Makinson
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Patent number: 11805804Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of preparing whitened tobacco composition including chemically pulping a tobacco material to form a tobacco pulp, extracting the tobacco pulp with an extraction solution, treating the tobacco pulp with a solution comprising an oxidizing agent for a time and at a temperature sufficient to lighten the color of the tobacco pulp to give a whitened tobacco pulp, and drying the whitened tobacco pulp to provide the whitened tobacco composition. Alternative bleaching processes and treatment methods effective for preparing whitened tobacco compositions are also provided herein.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2020Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Nicoventures Trading LimitedInventors: Michael Andrew Zawadzki, David Neil McClanahan
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Patent number: 11802942Abstract: One example system includes a light source that emits light. The system also includes a waveguide that guides the emitted light from a first side of the waveguide toward a second side of the waveguide opposite the first side. The waveguide has a third side extending between the first side and the second side. The system also includes a mirror that reflects the guided light toward the third side of the waveguide. At least a portion of the reflected light propagates out of the waveguide toward a scene. The system also includes a light detector, and a lens that focuses light from the scene toward the waveguide and the light detector.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2020Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: Waymo LLCInventors: Pierre-Yves Droz, David Neil Hutchison, Ralph Hamilton Shepard, Nathaniel Golshan
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Publication number: 20230329315Abstract: The disclosure provides a product including a plurality of beads configured for oral use, the plurality of beads containing bleached plant material, a filler, a binder, water, and at least one flavoring agent, active ingredient, or a combination thereof. Further provided are pouched products including the plurality of beads, and a process for preparing the beads.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2023Publication date: October 19, 2023Inventor: David Neil McClanahan
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Publication number: 20230287984Abstract: A pressure relief valve configured to vent a pressurized tank in the event of a fire is provided. The pressure relief valve includes a body, a vent passage, a plug and a latch. The vent passage is disposed through the body. The vent passage can be placed in fluid communication with an internal volume of a tank and with the atmosphere. The plug is moveably mounted in the vent passage. The latch has a blocking member disposed in contact with a control end of the plug in a first configuration and out of contact with the control end in a second configuration. The second configuration allows movement of the plug in the vent passage. One or both of a shape memory alloy wire and a trigger piston is configured to actuate the latch from the first to the second configuration. The shape memory alloy wire is configured to shorten when exposed to a temperature above a threshold temperature. The trigger piston moves, e.g.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2023Publication date: September 14, 2023Inventors: David Neil Morgan, Michael Gregory Volkmer, Chad Alvin Cederberg, Glen Edward Lampe
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Publication number: 20230280450Abstract: The present disclosure relates to limitation of noise on light detectors using an aperture. One example implementation includes a system. The system includes a lens disposed relative to a scene. The lens focuses light from the scene. The system also includes an opaque material that defines an aperture. The system also includes a waveguide having a first side that receives light focused by the lens and transmitted through the aperture. The waveguide guides the received light toward a second side of the waveguide opposite to the first side. The waveguide has a third side extending between the first side and the second side. The system also includes a mirror that reflects the guided light toward the third side of the waveguide. The system also includes an array of light detectors that detects the reflected light propagating out of the third side.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2023Publication date: September 7, 2023Inventors: Pierre-Yves Droz, David Neil Hutchison, Ralph Hamilton Shepard
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Patent number: 11739386Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided for determining whether an adenocarcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma patient is likely to respond to PARP inhibitor treatment. Specifically, a method of assessing whether a patient's adenocarcinoma (AD) lung cancer subtype is terminal respiratory unit (TRU), proximal inflammatory (PI), or proximal proliferative (PP) or a patient's squamous cell carcinoma (SQ) is primitive, classical, secretory or basal is provided herein. The method entails detecting the levels of classifier biomarkers at the nucleic acid level, in an AD or SQ lung cancer sample obtained from the patient. Based in part on the levels of the classifier biomarkers, the AD lung cancer sample is classified as a TRU, PI, or PP AD sample or the SQ lung cancer sample is classified as primitive, classical, secretory or basal and a determination of whether the patient is likely to respond to PARP inhibitor treatment can be made.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2018Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignees: GeneCentric Therapeutics, Inc., The University of North Carolina at Chapel HillInventors: Myla Lai-Goldman, Hawazin Faruki, Greg Mayhew, Charles Perou, David Neil Hayes
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Patent number: 11712059Abstract: The disclosure provides a product including a plurality of beads configured for oral use, the plurality of beads containing bleached plant material, a filler, a binder, water, and at least one flavoring agent, active ingredient, or a combination thereof. Further provided are pouched products including the plurality of beads, and a process for preparing the beads.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2020Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: Nicoventures Trading LimitedInventor: David Neil McClanahan
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Patent number: 11692635Abstract: A pressure relief valve configured to vent a pressurized tank in the event of a fire is provided. The pressure relief valve includes a body, a vent passage, a plug and a latch. The vent passage is disposed through the body. The vent passage can be placed in fluid communication with an internal volume of a tank and with the atmosphere. The plug is moveably mounted in the vent passage. The latch has a blocking member disposed in contact with a control end of the plug in a first configuration and out of contact with the control end in a second configuration. The second configuration allows movement of the plug in the vent passage. One or both of a shape memory alloy wire and a trigger piston is configured to actuate the latch from the first to the second configuration. The shape memory alloy wire is configured to shorten when exposed to a temperature above a threshold temperature. The trigger piston moves, e.g.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2021Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: Agility Fuel Systems LLCInventors: David Neil Morgan, Michael Gregory Volkmer, Chad Alvin Cederberg, Glen Edward Lampe
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Patent number: 11686823Abstract: The present disclosure relates to limitation of noise on light detectors using an aperture. One example implementation includes a system. The system includes a lens disposed relative to a scene. The lens focuses light from the scene. The system also includes an opaque material that defines an aperture. The system also includes a waveguide having a first side that receives light focused by the lens and transmitted through the aperture. The waveguide guides the received light toward a second side of the waveguide opposite to the first side. The waveguide has a third side extending between the first side and the second side. The system also includes a mirror that reflects the guided light toward the third side of the waveguide. The system also includes an array of light detectors that detects the reflected light propagating out of the third side.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2020Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Waymo LLCInventors: Pierre-Yves Droz, David Neil Hutchison, Ralph Hamilton Shepard
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Publication number: 20230178961Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a light source system suitable for use in a time of flight camera. The light source system includes a light source, such as a laser, and a driver arranged to supply a drive current to the light source to turn the light source on to emit light. The driver includes two transistors coupled to the light source in series, such that when both transistors are turned on, a drive circuit is completed, current flows and the light source turns on. A very short pulse of light emission may be achieved efficiently by switching one of the transistors to the on-state to complete the drive circuit and a short time later turning off the other transistor in order to break the drive circuit. In this way, a pulse of light in the order of less than 1 nanosecond or less than 500 picoseconds may be achieved.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2023Publication date: June 8, 2023Inventors: Jonathan Ephraim David Hurwitz, David Neil
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Publication number: 20230152463Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a light source system suitable for use in a time of flight camera. The light source system includes a light source, such as a laser, and a driver arranged to supply a drive current to the light source to turn the light source on to emit light. The driver includes a capacitor to store energy and then discharge to generate the drive current, and the driver is integrated into a semiconductor die on which the light source is mounted. Consequently, the driver includes within it the source of energy for the drive current and the light source and driver are very close together, meaning that the light source may be turned on and off very quickly with a relatively large drive current, in order to output a high optical power, short duration light pulse.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2023Publication date: May 18, 2023Inventors: David Neil, Jonathan Ephraim David Hurwitz, George Redfield Spalding, JR.
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Publication number: 20230140396Abstract: A rotatable and removable wrist connection for a prosthetic hand. A prosthesis coupling includes first and second ball race sections that may be moved together or apart to constrain ball bearings to an inner zone or an outer zone to allow the prosthesis coupling to be secured to or removed from a socket coupling. A socket coupling includes a socket body for receiving a wrist coupling having a rotary connector core extending from the socket body and compliantly mounted to the socket body.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2021Publication date: May 4, 2023Inventors: Ross Hughan DAWSON, Mathew James JURY, David Neil LOVEGROVE, Michael James VAN DER WERFF, Matthew Sultan YAN
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Patent number: 11622138Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for detecting and reporting recording status are disclosed. A recording device determines a recording status of the recording device. The recording device receives via wireless communication one or more beacons from one or more other recording devices, the one or more beacons include information regarding a recording status of the one or more other recording devices respectively. The recording device provides information regarding the recording status of the recording device and the one or more other recording devices via a user interface of the recording device.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2020Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: Axon Enterprise, Inc.Inventor: David Neil MacDonald
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Patent number: 11604283Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a light source system suitable for use in a time of flight camera. The light source system includes a light source, such as a laser, and a driver arranged to supply a drive current to the light source to turn the light source on to emit light. The driver includes a capacitor to store energy and then discharge to generate the drive current, and the driver is integrated into a semiconductor die on which the light source is mounted. Consequently, the driver includes within it the source of energy for the drive current and the light source and driver are very close together, meaning that the light source may be turned on and off very quickly with a relatively large drive current, in order to output a high optical power, short duration light pulse.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2020Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: Analog Devices International Unlimited CompanyInventors: David Neil, Jonathan Ephraim David Hurwitz, George Redfield Spalding, Jr.
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Patent number: 11600966Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a light source system suitable for use in a time of flight camera. The light source system includes a light source, such as a laser, and a driver arranged to supply a drive current to the light source to turn the light source on to emit light. The driver includes two transistors coupled to the light source in series, such that when both transistors are turned on, a drive circuit is completed, current flows and the light source turns on. A very short pulse of light emission may be achieved efficiently by switching one of the transistors to the on-state to complete the drive circuit and a short time later turning off the other transistor in order to break the drive circuit. In this way, a pulse of light in the order of less than 1 nanosecond or less than 500 picoseconds may be achieved.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Analog Devices International Unlimited CompanyInventors: Jonathan Ephraim David Hurwitz, David Neil
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Publication number: 20230055071Abstract: One example system comprises a light source configured to emit light. The system also comprises a waveguide configured to guide the emitted light from a first end of the waveguide toward a second end of the waveguide. The waveguide has an output surface between the first end and the second end. The system also comprises a plurality of mirrors including a first mirror and a second mirror. The first mirror reflects a first portion of the light toward the output surface. The second mirror reflects a second portion of the light toward the output surface. The first portion propagates out of the output surface toward a scene as a first transmitted light beam. The second portion propagates out of the output surface toward the scene as a second transmitted light beam.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2022Publication date: February 23, 2023Inventors: Pierre-Yves Droz, David Neil Hutchison, James Dunphy, Nathaniel Golshan, Ralph Hamilton Shepard
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Patent number: 11560982Abstract: A system for powering a vehicle is provided. The system can include an engine or power generation system to be powered by a fuel and a housing. The housing can be configured to couple to one or more frame rails of the vehicle, receive and protect a cylinder configured to store the fuel to be used by the engine or power generation system. The housing can have one or more access panels allowing access to an interior of the housing. The cylinder can include a first end portion, a second end portion, a central body forming an enclosed cavity for storing pressurized gas, a reinforcement structure disposed over the central body, and a metal foil interposed between the reinforcement structure and central body. The metal foil can be configured to reduce permeation of contents of the cylinder.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2022Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: Agility Fuel Systems LLCInventors: Michael Gregory Volkmer, Dustin Joseph John, Chad Alvin Cederberg, David Neil Morgan, John David Makinson
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Publication number: 20230009601Abstract: An interferometric optical fibre sensor comprises optical fibre defining an optical circuit configured to propagate a first optical wave via an environment in which the optical fibre can be exposed to a stimulus that modifies the first optical wave, and a second optical wave, and to combine the first optical wave and the second optical wave to create an interference signal containing information about the stimulus, wherein optical fibre propagating either or both of the first optical wave and the second optical wave comprises hollow core optical fibre configured to propagate the optical wave or waves by an antiresonant optical guidance effect.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2022Publication date: January 12, 2023Applicant: University of SouthamptonInventors: Austin Taranta, Eirc Numkam Fokoua, Francesco Poletti, David Neil Payne