Patents by Inventor Derek Richards

Derek Richards 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: 12286390
    Abstract: An aspect of the present disclosure is a method that includes a first reacting a molecule from at least one of a carboxylic acid, an ester of a carboxylic acid, and/or an anhydride with ammonia to form a nitrile, where the first reacting is catalyzed using an acid catalyst. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the molecule may include at least one of acetic acid, lactic acid, and/or 3-hydroxyproprionic acid (3-HPA). In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the molecule may include at least one of methyl acetate, ethyl lactate, and/or ethyl 3-hydroxypropanoate (ethyl 3-HP). In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the anhydride may be acetic anhydride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
    Inventors: Eric M. Karp, Gregg Tyler Beckham, Derek Richard Vardon, Todd R. Eaton
  • Patent number: 12277546
    Abstract: In some implementations, a method of providing contactless payments at a point of sale terminal includes: causing a point-of-sale terminal processing a transaction to display a machine-readable code, the machine-readable code encoding a web address; receiving a request from a device that scanned the machine-readable code, the request received at the web address; in response to receiving the request, causing the device that scanned the machine-readable code to output an interface that includes a prompt for input required to complete the transaction; receiving a response to the prompt; and sending an indication of the response to the prompt to the point-of-sale terminal to allow for completion of the transaction based on the response at the point-of-sale terminal through use of a physical token at the point-of-sale terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: The Toronto-Dominion Bank
    Inventors: Milos Dunjic, David Samuel Tax, Vipul Kishore Lalka, Bryan Michael Gleeson, Jeffrey Aaron Ecker, Derek Richard Castell, Anthony Haituyen Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20240368054
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method that includes processing, in a hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) reactor, at least one of a VFA-derived ketone and/or a co-processing stream to produce a composition that is at least partially bioderived, as determined by ASTM-D6866.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Derek Richard VARDON, Nabila Asem HUQ, Randy D. CORTRIGHT, Zia ABDULLAH, Glenn Richard HAFENSTINE, Xiangchen HUO, Huong Thi Thanh NGUYEN
  • Publication number: 20240352362
    Abstract: Treating pyrolysis oil to yield a liquid fuel or liquid fuel precursor includes combining the pyrolysis oil with one or more co-solvents to yield a mixture, and hydrotreating the mixture to yield the liquid fuel or liquid fuel precursor. The co-solvent can include one or more alcohols. The liquid fuel can be a transportation fuel, such as gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, or marine fuel. The liquid fuel precursor can be a transportation fuel precursor, such as a gasoline precursor, a diesel fuel precursor, a jet fuel precursor, or a marine fuel precursor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventor: Derek Richard VARDON
  • Publication number: 20240343683
    Abstract: An aspect of the present disclosure is a method that includes a first reacting a molecule from at least one of a carboxylic acid, an ester of a carboxylic acid, and/or an anhydride with ammonia to form a nitrile, where the first reacting is catalyzed using an acid catalyst. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the molecule may include at least one of acetic acid, lactic acid, and/or 3-hydroxyproprionic acid (3-HPA). In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the molecule may include at least one of methyl acetate, ethyl lactate, and/or ethyl 3-hydroxypropanoate (ethyl 3-HP). In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the anhydride may be acetic anhydride.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Eric M. KARP, Gregg Tyler BECKHAM, Derek Richard VARDON, Todd R. EATON
  • Publication number: 20240144220
    Abstract: In an aspect a computer-implemented method is described. The method may include: causing a point-of-sale terminal processing a transaction to display a machine-readable code, the machine-readable code encoding a web address; receiving a request from a device that scanned the machine-readable code, the request received at the web address and the request including data; determining, based on data encoded in the machine-readable code and data included in the request, that the transaction may be processed using a value-added service; and in response to determining that the transaction may be processed using the value-added service, enabling completion of the transaction using the value-added service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: The Toronto-Dominion Bank
    Inventors: David Samuel TAX, Milos DUNJIC, Derek Richard CASTELL, Anthony Haituyen NGUYEN, Bryan Michael GLEESON, Jeffrey Aaron ECKER
  • Patent number: 11952271
    Abstract: Described herein are compositions and methods for the storage and release of hydrogen gas using covalent organic frameworks (COFs). Advantageously, the compositions and methods described herein may be used for the facile and rapid release of hydrogen gas at near ambient temperatures. The described COFs allow for photoactivation, where the release of gas is initiated or the rate of release is increased with the COF is exposed to electromagnetic radiation, for example, UV light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignees: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC, Colorado School of Mines
    Inventors: Derek Richard Vardon, Wade A. Braunecker, Justin Carter Johnson, Thomas Gennett, Rachel Elizabeth Mow, Kurt Michael Van Allsburg, Gabriella Lahti
  • Patent number: 11911410
    Abstract: Disclosed are nucleic acid oligomer compounds and to their use in compositions and methods for inhibiting proliferation, survival or viability of cancer cells including prostate, lung, pancreatic, breast, cervical and bone cancer cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Repluca PTY LTD
    Inventors: Derek Richard, Kenneth O'Byrne, Laura Croft, Sam Beard
  • Patent number: 11907925
    Abstract: In an aspect a computer-implemented method is described. The method may include: causing a point-of-sale terminal processing a transaction to display a machine-readable code, the machine-readable code encoding a web address; receiving a request from a device that scanned the machine-readable code, the request received at the web address and the request including data; determining, based on data encoded in the machine-readable code and data included in the request, that the transaction may be processed using a value-added service; and in response to determining that the transaction may be processed using the value-added service, enabling completion of the transaction using the value-added service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: The Toronto-Dominion Bank
    Inventors: David Samuel Tax, Milos Dunjic, Derek Richard Castell, Anthony Haituyen Nguyen, Bryan Michael Gleeson, Jeffrey Aaron Ecker
  • Patent number: 11786886
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition that includes copper (Cu), aluminum (Al), oxygen, and an element (M) that includes at least one of magnesium, cerium, and/or a transition metal, where the copper and the element are present at a first molar ratio relative to the aluminum between about 0.1:1 and about 30:1 ((Cu+M):Al), and the copper and the element are present at a second molar ratio between about 0.1:4 and about 20:1 (Cu:M).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
    Inventors: Derek Richard Vardon, Huong Thi Thanh Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20230323466
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to cancer and more particularly, methods of treating and/or determining the responsiveness to treatment and/or prognosis of cancers, such as lung cancer and breast cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Mark ADAMS, Derek RICHARD, Kenneth O'BYRNE
  • Publication number: 20230306400
    Abstract: A method may include: causing a point-of-sale terminal processing a transaction to display a machine-readable code, the machine-readable code encoding a web address; receiving a request from a device that scanned the machine-readable code, the request received at the web address; in response to receiving the request, causing the device that scanned the machine-readable code to output an interface; receiving, through the interface, an input of an indication to separate the transaction into multiple transaction parts and one or more parameters indicating how the transaction is to be separated; and sending, to the point-of-sale terminal, a message that configures the point-of-sale terminal to separate the transaction in accordance with the one or more parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: The Toronto-Dominion Bank
    Inventors: David Samuel TAX, Milos DUNJIC, Derek Richard CASTELL, Anthony Haituyen NGUYEN, Bryan Michael GLEESON, Jeffrey Aaron ECKER
  • Patent number: 11743689
    Abstract: A computerized mapping system is provided, including a map server configured to, in a map serving phase, receive a request from a client device to view a portion of a map at least partially including a building for which an indoor map is available, at a requested level of detail that is outside a range for displaying the indoor map, and transmit a target tile with a prerendered bitmap image for the building, and a client-side renderable geometric element with a perimeter and a client-side renderable visual feature of the internal map feature of the indoor map selected according to a selection criterion set by an authorized user of the indoor map, to the client device for display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Simon Levi Shapiro, David Ross Buerer, Derek Richard Westcott, Andrew Alan Bell
  • Publication number: 20230256000
    Abstract: Disclosed are nucleic acid oligomer compounds and to their use in compositions and methods for inhibiting proliferation, survival or viability of cancer cells including prostate, lung, pancreatic, breast, cervical and bone cancer cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Derek Richard, Kenneth O'Byrne, Laura Croft, Sam Beard
  • Publication number: 20230206212
    Abstract: In some implementations, a method of providing contactless payments at a point of sale terminal includes: causing a point-of-sale terminal processing a transaction to display a machine-readable code, the machine-readable code encoding a web address; receiving a request from a device that scanned the machine-readable code, the request received at the web address; in response to receiving the request, causing the device that scanned the machine-readable code to output an interface that includes a prompt for input required to complete the transaction; receiving a response to the prompt; and sending an indication of the response to the prompt to the point-of-sale terminal to allow for completion of the transaction based on the response at the point-of-sale terminal through use of a physical token at the point-of-sale terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: The Toronto-Dominion Bank
    Inventors: Milos DUNJIC, David Samuel TAX, Vipul Kishore LALKA, Bryan Michael GLEESON, Jeffrey Aaron ECKER, Derek Richard CASTELL, Anthony Haituyen NGUYEN
  • Patent number: 11669820
    Abstract: A method may include: causing a point-of-sale terminal processing a transaction to display a machine-readable code, the machine-readable code encoding a web address; receiving a request from a device that scanned the machine-readable code, the request received at the web address; in response to receiving the request, causing the device that scanned the machine-readable code to output an interface; receiving, through the interface, an input of an indication to separate the transaction into multiple transaction parts and one or more parameters indicating how the transaction is to be separated; and sending, to the point-of-sale terminal, a message that configures the point-of-sale terminal to separate the transaction in accordance with the one or more parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: The Toronto-Dominion Bank
    Inventors: David Samuel Tax, Milos Dunjic, Derek Richard Castell, Anthony Haituyen Nguyen, Bryan Michael Gleeson, Jeffrey Aaron Ecker
  • Patent number: 11649410
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition that includes a first oxide having a phosphate, a ratio of Brønsted acid sites to Lewis acid sites between 0.05 and 1.00, and a total acidity between 50 ?mol/g and 300 ?mol/g, where the phosphate is at least one of a functional group covalently bonded to the first oxide and/or an anion ionically bonded to the first oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
    Inventors: Glenn Richard Hafenstine, Derek Richard Vardon, Xiangchen Huo, Nabila Asem Huq
  • Patent number: 11620636
    Abstract: In some implementations, a method of providing contactless payments at a point of sale terminal includes: causing a point-of-sale terminal processing a transaction to display a machine-readable code, the machine-readable code encoding a web address; receiving a request from a device that scanned the machine-readable code, the request received at the web address; in response to receiving the request, causing the device that scanned the machine-readable code to output an interface that includes a prompt for input required to complete the transaction; receiving a response to the prompt; and sending an indication of the response to the prompt to the point-of-sale terminal to allow for completion of the transaction based on the response at the point-of-sale terminal through use of a physical token at the point-of-sale terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: The Toronto-Dominion Bank
    Inventors: Milos Dunjic, David Samuel Tax, Vipul Kishore Lalka, Bryan Michael Gleeson, Jeffrey Aaron Ecker, Derek Richard Castell, Anthony Haituyen Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20230048415
    Abstract: A swing training device for improving the proper swing of ball sports including but not limited to baseball and softball. The swing training device has an elongated barrel having a substantially quasi-stadium cross-sectional shape connected to a handle portion. The hitting surface of the barrel is one of the two opposing curved surfaces of the circular segments of the quasi-stadium cross-sectional shape. The swing training device may be a modified regulation wood bat that is modified via diametrically opposing longitudinal tangential section cuts so that the un-cut curved hitting surface is oriented such that the grain runs against the ball at contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventor: Derek Richards
  • Patent number: 11534451
    Abstract: Disclosed are nucleic acid oligomer compounds and to their use in compositions and methods for inhibiting proliferation, survival or viability of cancer cells including prostate, lung, pancreatic, breast, cervical and bone cancer cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: REPLUCA PTY LTD
    Inventors: Derek Richard, Kenneth O'Byrne, Laura Croft, Sam Beard