Patents by Inventor Derek A. Gregg

Derek A. Gregg 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).

  • Patent number: 10749326
    Abstract: A busbar is provided for attaching a conductor to a support structure. The busbar can include a base wall and first and second side walls extending away from the base wall. A first flap can extend at an angle from the first side wall towards the second side wall and a second flap can extend at an angle from the second side wall towards the first side wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: ERICO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Andrew Ritosa, Derek Gregg, Steve Szczencinski
  • Publication number: 20200091697
    Abstract: A busbar is provided for attaching a conductor to a support structure. The busbar can include a base wall and first and second side walls extending away from the base wall. A first flap can extend at an angle from the first side wall towards the second side wall and a second flap can extend at an angle from the second side wall towards the first side wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Andrew Ritosa, Derek Gregg, Steve Szczencinski
  • Patent number: 10490991
    Abstract: A busbar is provided for attaching a conductor to a support structure. The busbar can include a main bonding wall, a first mounting wall extending away from a first end of the main bonding wall, a second mounting wall extending away from a second end of the main bonding wall. A first flap can extend at an angle from the first mounting wall towards the second mounting wall and the main bonding wall, or a second flap can extend at an angle from the second mounting wall towards the first mounting wall and the main bonding wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: ERICO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Andrew Ritosa, Derek Gregg, Steve Szczencinski
  • Publication number: 20190006832
    Abstract: A busbar is provided for attaching a conductor to a support structure. The busbar can include a main bonding wall, a first mounting wall extending away from a first end of the main bonding wall, a second mounting wall extending away from a second end of the main bonding wall. A first flap can extend at an angle from the first mounting wall towards the second mounting wall and the main bonding wall, or a second flap can extend at an angle from the second mounting wall towards the first mounting wall and the main bonding wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Andrew Ritosa, Derek Gregg, Steve Szczencinski
  • Patent number: 8986982
    Abstract: A thermal cycle system and method suitable for mass production of DNA comprising a temperature control body having at least two sectors. Each sector has at least one heater, cooler, or other means for changing temperature. A path traverses the sectors in a cyclical fashion. In use, a piece of tubing or other means for conveying is placed along the path and a reaction mixture is pumped or otherwise moved along the path such that the reaction mixture is repetitively heated or cooled to varying temperatures as the reaction mixture cyclically traverses the sectors. The reaction mixture thereby reacts to form a product. In particular, polymerase chain reaction reactants may continuously be pumped through the tubing to amplify DNA. The temperature control body is preferably a single aluminum cylinder with a grooved channel circling around its exterior surface, and preferably has wedge-shaped or pie-shaped sectors separated by a thermal barrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Marshall University Research Corporation
    Inventors: Derek A. Gregg, Elizabeth E. Murray, Michael L. Norton, Justin T. Swick, Herbert Tesser
  • Patent number: 8293471
    Abstract: A thermal cycle system and method suitable for mass production of DNA comprising a temperature control body having at least two sectors. Each sector has at least one heater, cooler, or other means for changing temperature. A path traverses the sectors in a cyclical fashion. In use, a piece of tubing or other means for conveying is placed along the path and a reaction mixture is pumped or otherwise moved along the path such that the reaction mixture is repetitively heated or cooled to varying temperatures as the reaction mixture cyclically traverses the sectors. The reaction mixture thereby reacts to form a product. In particular, polymerase chain reaction reactants may continuously be pumped through the tubing to amplify DNA. The temperature control body is preferably a single aluminum cylinder with a grooved channel circling around its exterior surface, and preferably has wedge-shaped or pie-shaped sectors separated by a thermal barrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Marshall University Research Corporation
    Inventors: Derek A. Gregg, Elizabeth E. Murray, Michael L. Norton, Justin T. Swick, Herbert Tesser
  • Publication number: 20090325234
    Abstract: A thermal cycle system and method suitable for mass production of DNA comprising a temperature control body having at least two sectors. Each sector has at least one heater, cooler, or other means for changing temperature. A path traverses the sectors in a cyclical fashion. In use, a piece of tubing or other means for conveying is placed along the path and a reaction mixture is pumped or otherwise moved along the path such that the reaction mixture is repetitively heated or cooled to varying temperatures as the reaction mixture cyclically traverses the sectors. The reaction mixture thereby reacts to form a product. In particular, polymerase chain reaction reactants may continuously be pumped through the tubing to amplify DNA. The temperature control body is preferably a single aluminum cylinder with a grooved channel circling around its exterior surface, and preferably has wedge-shaped or pie-shaped sectors separated by a thermal barrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2005
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventors: Derek A. Gregg, Elizabeth E. Murray, Michael L. Norton, Justin T. Swick, Herbert Tesser
  • Patent number: D916021
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: ERICO International Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Ritosa, Derek Gregg, Steve Szczecinski