Patents by Inventor Derek David
Derek David 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: 20240115118Abstract: An endoscope comprises a handpiece housing, an elongate flexible shaft extending from the handpiece housing, a pull wire extending from the handpiece housing into the elongate flexible shaft, and a tensioning mechanism configured to adjust tension in the pull wire. A method for adjusting tension in a pull wire of a controller for an endoscope comprises preparing an endoscope for use before a procedure, adjusting tension in a pull wire for deflecting a flexible elongate shaft of the endoscope to reduce knob dwell, and performing an endoscopic procedure with the endoscope.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Robert E. Ailinger, Kelly David Christensen, Justin Garth Tidwell, Derek Alder Hutchison, Spence Edward Cornia, Dustin Edward Gorringe, Jeffrey C. Smith
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Patent number: 11948134Abstract: Point of sale (POS) devices, systems, and methods disclosed herein enable payments by merchants to non-customers, such as to employees of the merchant. A point of sale system of the merchant determines an amount of a payment to be made by the merchant to the employee. The point of sale system transmits payment instructions for executing the payment to a payment system provider computing system. The funds are made available in a bank account of the employee instantly or near instantly.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2023Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventors: Theresa Ann Clements, Daniel David, Shane D. Eaton, Albert Hwu, Derek D. Mohr, James C. Noe, Jacob T. Orth, Michelle E. Ziolkowski
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Patent number: 11924247Abstract: A method and apparatus for testing and simulating an access control policy are disclosed. Evaluating an access control policy may be performed by utilizing a deny statement that causes the access request to be rejected despite actions indicated in the access request being authorized. Further, an independent simulation environment may be utilized for testing access control policy evaluation.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Gregory Branchek Roth, Daniel Stephen Popick, Derek Avery Lyon, John Michael Morkel, Graeme David Baer, Ajith Harshana Ranabahu, Khaled Salah Sedky
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Publication number: 20220347672Abstract: Systems, apparatus, and methods for conducting amplification-based analyses, including PCR testing. In one illustrative embodiment, a system may include a testing container assembly and a testing unit. The testing container assembly may include a sample collection port, a sample preparation chamber, and a reaction chamber. The sample collection port may include a bottom opening sealed by a plug member. In use, the testing container assembly may be placed in a seat of the testing unit with a sample in the sample collection port, closed by a lid. A plunger may dislodge the plug member and the sample drawn into the sample preparation chamber. Once sample preparation is complete, a channel may be opened, and the prepared sample flows into the reaction chamber which is then sealed. Testing including amplification reactions, may then be performed, followed by detection, as by detecting fluorescent emissions in the reaction chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2022Publication date: November 3, 2022Applicant: Co-Diagnostics, Inc.Inventors: Richard David Abbott, Connor Jones, James Brenton Mangum, David Nielsen, Mark Aaron Poritz, Kirk M. Ririe, Christopher M. Thurston, Derek David, Craig Sandstrom
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Patent number: 11252970Abstract: The present invention relates to apparatus and methods for assembling food products. More particularly, the invention relates to apparatus and methods for associating foodstuff and liquid with a base. Foodstuff may include food items such as meats, vegetables, cheeses, amongst others. Liquids include those food items that have a low viscosities (e.g. sauces, dressings, oils), high viscosities (e.g. peanut butter, frosting), and anything in between. A base can be anything on which foodstuff or liquid may be associated (e.g. bread, cake, cookies, pizza dough, a bowl in which to place foodstuff).Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2019Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: Picnic Works, Inc.Inventors: Colton Anderson, Brian Michael De Vitis, Kyu Sung Han, Emmett Walter Lalish, Garett Ochs, Kort Edward Reinecke, Cole Clark Rogers, Derek David Soike, Nicholas Alan Halverson Spada, Sage Paladeni Van Tilburg, Andrea Margaret Willson, Clayton Wood, Nicholaus Clarendon Wright, Shiyu Xia
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Patent number: 11202533Abstract: The present invention relates to apparatus and methods for assembling food products. More particularly, the invention relates to apparatus and methods for associating foodstuff and liquid with a base. Foodstuff may include food items such as meats, vegetables, cheeses, amongst others. Liquids include those food items that have a low viscosities (e.g. sauces, dressings, oils), high viscosities (e.g. peanut butter, frosting), and anything in between. A base can be anything on which foodstuff or liquid may be associated (e.g. bread, cake, cookies, pizza dough, a bowl in which to place foodstuff).Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2019Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: Picnic Works, Inc.Inventors: Colton Anderson, Brian Michael De Vitis, Kyu Sung Han, Emmett Walter Lalish, Garett Ochs, Kort Edward Reinecke, Cole Clark Rogers, Derek David Soike, Nicholas Alan Halverson Spada, Sage Paladeni Van Tilburg, Andrea Margaret Willson, Clayton Wood, Nicholaus Clarendon Wright, Shiyu Xia
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Publication number: 20210303975Abstract: A method of compressing a set of weight values is provided in which an uncompressed set of weight values is obtained, which uncompressed set of weight values includes a plurality of weight values associated with a neural network. A frequently occurring value is identified among the plurality of weight values within the set of weight values and each occurrence of the frequently occurring weight value is replaced within the set of weight values with an index value. The frequently occurring weight value and the index value are associated with the set of weight values. The index value is selected to be less storage intensive than the frequently occurring weight value that it replaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2020Publication date: September 30, 2021Inventor: Derek David WHITEMAN
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Publication number: 20210078009Abstract: Instruments, methods, and kits are disclosed for performing fast thermocycling.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2020Publication date: March 18, 2021Inventors: Kirk Max Ririe, David E. Jones, Christopher Paul Pasko, Anson Cole Chamberlain, Derek David, Aaron Wernerehl, Jonathan Allen Bruns
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Patent number: 10938411Abstract: A method for compressing activation data of a neural network to be written to a storage is provided. The activation data is formed into a plurality of groups and a state indicator indicates whether there are any data elements within each group that have a non-zero value. A second state indicator indicates, for groups having a non-zero value, whether sub-groups within the group contain a data element having a non-zero value. A sub-group state indicator indicates, for each sub-group having a non-zero value, which data elements within that sub-group have a non-zero value. Non-zero values of data elements in the activation data are encoded and a compressed data set is formed comprising the first state indicators, any second state indicators, any sub-group state indicators and the encoded non-zero values.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2020Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: Arm LimitedInventors: Derek David Whiteman, Erik Persson, Tomas Fredrik Edsö
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Patent number: 10875026Abstract: Instruments, methods, and kits are disclosed for performing fast thermocycling.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2017Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: BioFire Defense, LLCInventors: Kirk Max Ririe, David E. Jones, Christopher Paul Pasko, Anson Cole Chamberlain, Derek David, Aaron Wernerehl, Jonathan Allen Bruns
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Publication number: 20200297164Abstract: The present invention relates to apparatus and methods for assembling food products. More particularly, the invention relates to apparatus and methods for associating foodstuff and liquid with a base. Foodstuff may include food items such as meats, vegetables, cheeses, amongst others. Liquids include those food items that have a low viscosities (e.g. sauces, dressings, oils), high viscosities (e.g. peanut butter, frosting), and anything in between. A base can be anything on which foodstuff or liquid may be associated (e.g. bread, cake, cookies, pizza dough, a bowl in which to place foodstuff).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2019Publication date: September 24, 2020Inventors: Colton Anderson, Brian Michael De Vitis, Kyu Sung Han, Emmett Walter Lalish, Garett Ochs, Kort Edward Reinecke, Cole Clark Rogers, Derek David Soike, Nicholas Alan Halverson Spada, Sage Paladeni Van Tilburg, Andrea Margaret Willson, Clayton Wood, Nicholaus Clarendon Wright, Shiyu Xia
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Publication number: 20190046989Abstract: Instruments, methods, and kits are disclosed for performing fast thermocycling.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2017Publication date: February 14, 2019Applicant: BIOFIRE DEFENSE, LLCInventors: Kirk Max Ririe, David E. Jones, Christopher Paul Pasko, Anson Cole Chamberlain, Derek David, Aaron Wernerehl, Jonathan Allen Bruns
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Patent number: 8795633Abstract: The invention relates to a method for diagnosing a disease state mediated by pathogenic cells, said method comprising the steps of administering to a patient a composition comprising a conjugate or complex of the general formula Ab-X wherein the group Ab comprises a ligand that binds to the pathogenic cells and the group X comprises an imaging agent, and detecting the pathogenic cells that express a receptor for the ligand using mutiphoton in vivo flow cytometry.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2006Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Purdue Research FoundationInventors: Philip Stewart Low, Wei He, Walter Anthony Henne, Jr., Derek David Doorneweerd, Ji-Xin Cheng
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Publication number: 20130273571Abstract: The present invention relates to producing more densely functionalized indicator cells which along, with other components, can be used to detect the presence or absence of antibodies or antigens, by using the A, B, AB and MNS antigens which have a greater degree of expression than the conventionally used D antigen to label the indicator cells with IgG. The present antigen systems have levels of expression that approach one million antigens per cell, which is in great contrast to the conventional D antigen sites of about 10,000-30,000 antigens per cell. This marked increase in the antigen systems level of expression could produce a boost in the kinetics and the magnitude of the binding of the indicator cell to the solid phase, which improves assay performance.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2011Publication date: October 17, 2013Applicant: ARRYX, INC.Inventors: Christopher Knutson, Derek David Doorneweerd
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Patent number: 8490786Abstract: The invention provides a dispensing closure to supply a dose with an inverted dome having a housing, the housing having a septum, a convex dome, and an end plate seal. A main vessel can be attached to the inverted dome dispensing closure, and a user-actuated means for dispensing from the inverted dome dispensing closure into the main vessel is also provided. The invention provides a point of use dispensing device that will supply fresh healthy ingredients that are stored inside the closure.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2010Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: Liquid Health Labs, Inc.Inventors: Robert Dale Rohr, Kenneth Edward Milligan, Richard Arthur Laveault, Derek David Hopkins
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Publication number: 20110000800Abstract: Inverted dome to supply a dose with an inverted dome dispensing closure having a housing, the housing having a septum, a thinner convex dome, and an end plate seal, a main vessel attached to the inverted dome dispensing closure, and a user-actuated for dispensing from the inverted dome dispensing closure into the main vessel. To provide a point of use dispensing devise that will supply fresh healthy ingredients that are stored inside the closure. The devise is used to store ingredients protecting them from UV light and moisture at minimum. The closure will be intuitive for use and easily operated by the end user. The new devise minimizes components and materials while maximizing the dispensing port.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2010Publication date: January 6, 2011Inventors: Robert Dale Rohr, Kenneth Edward Milligan, Richard Arthur Laveault, Derek David Hopkins
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Publication number: 20080254499Abstract: The invention relates to a method for diagnosing a disease state mediated by pathogenic cells, said method comprising the steps of administering to a patient a composition comprising a conjugate or complex of the general formula Ab-X wherein the group Ab comprises a ligand that binds to the pathogenic cells and the group X comprises an imaging agent, and detecting the pathogenic cells that express a receptor for the ligand using mutiphoton in vivo flow cytometry.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2006Publication date: October 16, 2008Inventors: Philip Stewart Low, Wei He, Walter Anthony Henne, Derek David Doorneweerd, Ji-Xin Cheng
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Publication number: 20080143154Abstract: Seating apparatus (40) for use on a vehicle having a flat carrying area (42), which seating apparatus (40) comprises a frame, at least two seats (46, 48) mounted on the frame, and securing means (44) for releasably securing the seating apparatus (40) on the flat carrying area (42) of the vehicle whereby the seating apparatus (40) is ale to be secured on the flat carrying area (42) and removed from the flat carrying area (42) as desired, and the seating apparatus (40) being such that the frame is able to be dismantled when not in use and/or at least one of the seats (46) is a rear facing seat and at least one of the seats (48) is a side facing seat.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2005Publication date: June 19, 2008Applicant: CONSTANT DEVELOPMENTS LIMITEDInventor: Derek David Thomas
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Patent number: 6756205Abstract: This invention relates to antagonists of calcitonin gene related peptide and in particular the invention relates to amino terminal modifications to peptides to improve their ability to bind to a member of the CGRP-receptor superfamily.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2001Date of Patent: June 29, 2004Assignee: Creighton UniversityInventors: Derek David Smith, Shankar Saha, Peter W. Abel
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Publication number: 20020068814Abstract: This invention relates to antagonists of calcitonin gene related peptide and in particular the invention relates to amino terminal modifications to peptides to improve their ability to bind to a member of the CGRP-receptor superfamily.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2001Publication date: June 6, 2002Applicant: Creighton UniversityInventors: Derek David Smith, Shankar Saha, Peter W. Abel