Patents by Inventor Dennis De
Dennis De 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: 20240102028Abstract: The instant disclosure is generally related to compositions and methods for obtaining and constructing Bacillus licheniformis host cells (e.g., protein production host cells, cell factories) having increased protein production capabilities. Certain embodiments of the disclosure are directed to efficient genetic modifications of B. licheniformis cells and the subsequent selection of such B. licheniformis cells having increased protein production capabilities. Certain other embodiments of the disclosure are generally related to methods and compositions for producing/obtaining auxotrophic B. licheniformis cells, wherein certain other embodiments of the disclosure are directed to methods and compositions for restoring prototrophy in auxotrophic B. licheniformis cells, and expressing genes of interest (GOIs) in such restored prototrophy B. licheniformis cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Dennis De Lange, Marc Anton Bernhard Kolkman, Frank Wouter Koopman, Chris Leeflang
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Publication number: 20240083954Abstract: The present invention provides HIV-1 vaccine immunogens. Some of the immunogens contain a soluble gp140-derived protein that harbors a modified N-terminus of the HR1 region in gp41. Some of the immunogens contain an HIV-1 Env-derived trimer protein that is presented on a nanoparticle platform. The invention also provides methods of using the HIV-1 vaccine immunogens for eliciting an immune response or treating HIV infections.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Leopold Kong, Ian A. Wilson, Natalia de Val, Andrew B. Ward, Dennis Burton, Linling He, Jiang Zhu
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Publication number: 20240076387Abstract: The present invention provides, among other things, anti-Flt-1 antibodies and methods for treating muscular dystrophy, in particular, Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). In some embodiments, a method according to the present invention in-cludes administering to an individual who is suffering from or susceptible to DMD an effective amount of an anti-Flt-1 antibody or antigen-binding protein thereof such that at least one symptom or feature of DMD is reduced in intensity, severity, or frequency, or has delayed onset.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Dennis KEEFE, Hans DE HAARD, Natalie DE JONGE, Sofie GABRIELS
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Patent number: 11879127Abstract: The instant disclosure is generally related to compositions and methods for obtaining and constructing Bacillus licheniformis host cells (e.g., protein production host cells, cell factories) having increased protein production capabilities. Certain embodiments of the disclosure are directed to efficient genetic modifications of B. licheniformis cells and the subsequent selection of such B. licheniformis cells having increased protein production capabilities. Certain other embodiments of the disclosure are generally related to methods and compositions for producing/obtaining auxotrophic B. licheniformis cells, wherein certain other embodiments of the disclosure are directed to methods and compositions for restoring prototrophy in auxotrophic B. licheniformis cells, and expressing genes of interest (GOIs) in such restored prototrophy B. licheniformis cells.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2018Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: DANISCO US INC.Inventors: Dennis De Lange, Marc Anton Bernhard Kolkman, Frank Wouter Koopman, Chris Leeflang
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Publication number: 20230193298Abstract: The instant disclosure is generally related to compositions and methods for obtaining and constructing Bacillus licheniformis host cells (e.g., protein production host cells, cell factories) having increased protein production capabilities. Certain embodiments of the disclosure are directed to efficient genetic modifications of B. licheniformis cells and the subsequent selection of such B. licheniformis cells having increased protein production capabilities. Certain other embodiments of the disclosure are generally related to methods and compositions for producing/obtaining auxotrophic B. licheniformis cells, wherein certain other embodiments of the disclosure are directed to methods and compositions for restoring prototrophy in auxotrophic B. licheniformis cells, and expressing genes of interest (GOIs) in such restored prototrophy B. licheniformis cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2018Publication date: June 22, 2023Inventors: Dennis De Lange, Marc Anton Bernhard Kolkman, Frank Wouter Koopman, Chris Leeflang
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Patent number: 11635681Abstract: A method comprising the steps of receiving a mask assembly comprising a mask and a removable EUV transparent pellicle held by a pellicle frame, removing the pellicle frame and EUV transparent pellicle from the mask, using an inspection tool to inspect the mask pattern on the mask, and subsequently attaching to the mask an EUV transparent pellicle held by a pellicle frame. The method may also comprise the following steps: after removing the pellicle frame and EUV transparent pellicle from the mask, attaching to the mask an alternative pellicle frame holding an alternative pellicle formed from a material which is substantially transparent to an inspection beam of the inspection tool; and after using an inspection tool to inspect the mask pattern on the mask, removing the alternative pellicle held by the alternative pellicle frame from the mask in order to attach to the mask the EUV transparent pellicle held by the pellicle frame.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2021Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: ASML Netherlands B.V.Inventors: Derk Servatius Gertruda Brouns, Dennis De Graaf, Robertus Cornelis Martinus De Kruif, Paul Janssen, Matthias Kruizinga, Arnoud Willem Notenboom, Daniel Andrew Smith, Beatrijs Louise Marie-Joseph Katrien Verbrugge, James Norman Wiley
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Patent number: 11567399Abstract: A pellicle having a metal oxysilicide layer. A pellicle having a molybdenum layer, a ruthenium layer and a silicon oxynitride layer, wherein the molybdenum layer is disposed between the ruthenium layer and the silicon oxynitride layer. A method of manufacturing a pellicle for a lithographic apparatus, the method including providing a metal oxysilicide layer. A lithographic assembly including a pellicle having a metal oxysilicide layer. The use of a pellicle having a metal oxysilicide layer in a lithographic apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2021Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: ASML Netherlands B.V.Inventors: Zomer Silvester Houweling, Chaitanya Krishna Ande, Dennis De Graaf, Thijs Kater, Michael Alfred Josephus Kuijken, Mahdiar Valefi
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Publication number: 20220213870Abstract: A method for controlling a wind turbine using an estimated wind speed is provided. The wind turbine has a rotor rotatable with a variable rotor speed and having rotor blades with adjustable pitch angles and a generator adapted to control a generator torque or a generator output power. The method comprises measuring the rotor speed, determining a common pitch angle representative of at least one or all pitch angles of the rotor blades, determining the generator torque or an output power of the generator and estimating the wind speed by means of an observer. The observer uses a model of the wind turbine as an observer model, uses as input variables, the measured rotor speed, the determined common pitch angle and the determined generator torque or the determined output power, and incorporates expected variations of the wind as at least one stochastic variable.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2020Publication date: July 7, 2022Inventor: Dennis DE BOT
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Patent number: 11320731Abstract: A membrane for EUV lithography, the membrane having a thickness of no more than 200 nm and including a stack having: at least one silicon layer; and at least one silicon compound layer made of a compound of silicon and an element selected from the group consisting of boron, phosphorous, bromine.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2016Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.Inventors: Pieter-Jan Van Zwol, Dennis De Graaf, Paul Janssen, Mária Péter, Marcus Adrianus Van De Kerkhof, Willem Joan Van Der Zande, David Ferdinand Vles, Willem-Pieter Voorthuijzen
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Publication number: 20220121110Abstract: A pellicle having a metal oxysilicide layer. A pellicle having a molybdenum layer, a ruthenium layer and a silicon oxynitride layer, wherein the molybdenum layer is disposed between the ruthenium layer and the silicon oxynitride layer. A method of manufacturing a pellicle for a lithographic apparatus, the method including providing a metal oxysilicide layer. A lithographic assembly including a pellicle having a metal oxysilicide layer. The use of a pellicle having a metal oxysilicide layer in a lithographic apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2021Publication date: April 21, 2022Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.Inventors: Zomer Silvester HOUWELING, Chaitanya Krishna ANDE, Dennis DE GRAAF, Thijs KATER, Michael Alfred Josephus KUIJKEN, Mahdiar VALEFI
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Publication number: 20220035239Abstract: A method for manufacturing a membrane assembly for EUV lithography, the method including: providing a stack including: at least one membrane layer supported by a planar substrate, wherein the planar substrate has an inner region and a border region around the inner region; and a first sacrificial layer between the planar substrate and the membrane layer; selectively removing the inner region of the planar substrate such that the membrane assembly has: a membrane formed from the at least one membrane layer, and a border holding the membrane, the border having the border region of the planar substrate and the first sacrificial layer situated between the border region and the membrane layer, wherein the selectively removing the inner region of the planar substrate includes using an etchant which has a similar etch rate for the membrane layer and its oxide and a substantially different etch rate for the first sacrificial layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2019Publication date: February 3, 2022Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.Inventors: Pieter-Jan VAN ZWOL, Sander BALTUSSEN, Dennis DE GRAAF, Johannes Christiaan Leonardus FRANKEN, Adrianus Johannes Maria GIESBERS, Alexander Ludwig KLEIN, Johan Hendrik KLOOTWIJK, Peter Simon Antonius KNAPEN, Evgenia KURGANOVA, Alexey Sergeevich KUZNETSOV, Arnoud Willem NOTENBOOM, Mahdiar VALEFI, Marcus Adrianus VAN DE KERKHOF, Wilhelmus Theodorus Anthonius Johannes VAN DEN EINDEN, Ties Wouter VAN DER WOORD, Hendrikus Jan WONDERGEM, Aleksandar Nikolov ZDRAVKOV
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Patent number: 11237475Abstract: A pellicle having a metal oxysilicide layer. A pellicle having a molybdenum layer, a ruthenium layer and a silicon oxynitride layer, wherein the molybdenum layer is disposed between the ruthenium layer and the silicon oxynitride layer. A method of manufacturing a pellicle for a lithographic apparatus, the method including providing a metal oxysilicide layer. A lithographic assembly including a pellicle having a metal oxysilicide layer. The use of a pellicle having a metal oxysilicide layer in a lithographic apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2018Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: ASML Netherlands B.V.Inventors: Zomer Silvester Houweling, Chaitanya Krishna Ande, Dennis De Graaf, Thijs Kater, Michael Alfred Josephus Kuijken, Mahdiar Valefi
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Publication number: 20210396211Abstract: A method for controlling a wind turbine, the wind turbine having a generator with controllable generator torque and an aerodynamic rotor with rotor blades with adjustable pitch angle, the aerodynamic rotor driving the generator with variable rotor speed depending on a wind speed, comprising the steps operating the wind turbine in a subrated mode when the wind speed is below a predetermined rated wind speed, operating the wind turbine in a rated mode when the wind speed is at or above the predetermined rated wind speed, estimating the wind speed and operating the wind turbine in subrated mode or in rated mode in dependence on the estimated wind speed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2019Publication date: December 23, 2021Inventor: Dennis DE BOT
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Publication number: 20210341831Abstract: A method comprising the steps of receiving a mask assembly comprising a mask and a removable EUV transparent pellicle held by a pellicle frame, removing the pellicle frame and EUV transparent pellicle from the mask, using an inspection tool to inspect the mask pattern on the mask, and subsequently attaching to the mask an EUV transparent pellicle held by a pellicle frame. The method may also comprise the following steps: after removing the pellicle frame and EUV transparent pellicle from the mask, attaching to the mask an alternative pellicle frame holding an alternative pellicle formed from a material which is substantially transparent to an inspection beam of the inspection tool; and after using an inspection tool to inspect the mask pattern on the mask, removing the alternative pellicle held by the alternative pellicle frame from the mask in order to attach to the mask the EUV transparent pellicle held by the pellicle frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2021Publication date: November 4, 2021Applicant: ASML Netherlands B.V.Inventors: Derk Servatius Gertruda BROUNS, Dennis DE GRAAF, Robertus Cornelis Martinus DE KRUIF, Paul JANSSEN, Matthias KRUIZINGA, Arnoud Willem NOTENBOOM, Daniel Andrew SMITH, Beatrijs Louise Marie-Josep VERBRUGGE, James Norman WILEY
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Publication number: 20210324451Abstract: The invention relates to the field of human reproduction, more in particular to situations in which human reproduction is failing. The present invention provides reliable and highly accurate methods for predicting the chance that an assisted reproductive technology (ART) procedure, such as an in vitro fertilization and intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) procedure will not lead to a successful pregnancy. It also provides means and methods for predicting the chance that an assisted reproductive technology (ART) procedure, such as an in vitro fertilization and intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) procedure will lead to a successful pregnancy.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2019Publication date: October 21, 2021Inventors: Jonathan Dennis De Jonge, Dries Budding, Joep De Mönnink
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Patent number: 11086213Abstract: A method comprising the steps of receiving a mask assembly comprising a mask and a removable EUV transparent pellicle held by a pellicle frame, removing the pellicle frame and EUV transparent pellicle from the mask, using an inspection tool to inspect the mask pattern on the mask, and subsequently attaching to the mask an EUV transparent pellicle held by a pellicle frame. The method may also comprise the following steps: after removing the pellicle frame and EUV transparent pellicle from the mask, attaching to the mask an alternative pellicle frame holding an alternative pellicle formed from a material which is substantially transparent to an inspection beam of the inspection tool; and after using an inspection tool to inspect the mask pattern on the mask, removing the alternative pellicle held by the alternative pellicle frame from the mask in order to attach to the mask the EUV transparent pellicle held by the pellicle frame.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2020Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: ASML Netherlands B.V.Inventors: Derk Servatius Gertruda Brouns, Dennis De Graaf, Robertus Cornelis Martinus De Kruif, Paul Janssen, Matthias Kruizinga, Amoud Willem Notenboom, Daniel Andrew Smith, Beatrijs Louise Marie-Joseph Katrien Verbrugge, James Norman Wiley
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Publication number: 20210240070Abstract: A wafer including a mask on one face and at least one layer on an opposite face, wherein the mask has at least one scribeline which overlies at least a portion of the opposite face which is substantially free of the at least one layer is described. Also described is a method of preparing a pellicle, the method including: providing a wafer having a mask on one face and at least one layer on an opposite face, defining a scribeline in the mask, and selectively removing a portion of the at least one layer which at least partially overlies the scribeline as well as a method of preparing a pellicle, the method including: providing a pellicle core, and removing at least some material from at least one face of the pellicle core in a non-oxidising environment. In any aspect, the pellicle may include a metal nitride layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2019Publication date: August 5, 2021Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.Inventors: Dennis DE GRAAF, Richard BEAUDRY, Maxime BIRON, Paul JANSSEN, Thijs KATER, Kevin KORNELSEN, Michael Alfred Josephus KUIJKEN, Jan Hendrik Willem KUNTZEL, Stephane MARTEL, Maxim Aleksandrovich NASALEVICH, Guido SALMASO, Pieter-Jan VAN ZWOL
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Patent number: 11029595Abstract: A method comprising the steps of receiving a mask assembly comprising a mask and a removable EUV transparent pellicle held by a pellicle frame, removing the pellicle frame and EUV transparent pellicle from the mask, using an inspection tool to inspect the mask pattern on the mask, and subsequently attaching to the mask an EUV transparent pellicle held by a pellicle frame. The method may also comprise the following steps: after removing the pellicle frame and EUV transparent pellicle from the mask, attaching to the mask an alternative pellicle frame holding an alternative pellicle formed from a material which is substantially transparent to an inspection beam of the inspection tool; and after using an inspection tool to inspect the mask pattern on the mask, removing the alternative pellicle held by the alternative pellicle frame from the mask in order to attach to the mask the EUV transparent pellicle held by the pellicle frame.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2019Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: ASML Netherlands B.V.Inventors: Derk Servatius Gertruda Brouns, Dennis De Graaf, Robertus Cornelis Martinus De Kruif, Paul Janssen, Matthias Kruizinga, Arnoud Willem Notenboom, Daniel Andrew Smith, Beatrijs Louise Marie-Joseph Katrien Verbrugge, James Norman Wiley
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Publication number: 20210032639Abstract: The present disclosure is generally modified Bacillus strains and host cells thereof capable of producing increased amounts of industrially relevant proteins of interest. Other embodiments of the disclosure are related to isolated polynucleotides comprising modified Bacillus subtilis aprE 5?-untranslated region (5?-UTR) nucleic acid sequences, vectors thereof, DNA (expression) constructs thereof, modified Bacillus (daughter) cells thereof, and methods of making and using the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2018Publication date: February 4, 2021Applicant: Danisco US Inc.Inventors: Dennis DE LANGE, Ryan L. FRISCH, Helen Olivia MASSON
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Publication number: 20200341365Abstract: A pellicle having a metal oxysilicide layer. A pellicle having a molybdenum layer, a ruthenium layer and a silicon oxynitride layer, wherein the molybdenum layer is disposed between the ruthenium layer and the silicon oxynitride layer. A method of manufacturing a pellicle for a lithographic apparatus, the method including providing a metal oxysilicide layer. A lithographic assembly including a pellicle having a metal oxysilicide layer. The use of a pellicle having a metal oxysilicide layer in a lithographic apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2018Publication date: October 29, 2020Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.Inventors: Zomer Silvester HOUWELING, Chaitanya Krishna ANDE, Dennis DE GRAAF, Thijs KATER, Michael Alfred Josephus KUIJKEN, Mahdiar VALEFI