Patents by Inventor Douglas S. Johnson

Douglas S. Johnson 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: 12037714
    Abstract: A process is disclosed herein comprising the steps: a) contacting an esterifying agent and a polysaccharide in the presence of a first solvent and suitable reaction conditions for a reaction time sufficient to form a product comprising a polysaccharide ester composition, the polysaccharide ester composition comprising a polysaccharide ester having a degree of substitution of about 0.001 to about 3; wherein the esterifying agent comprises an acyl halide, a phosphoryl halide, a carboxylic acid anhydride, a haloformic acid ester, a carbonic acid ester, or a vinyl ester; and the ratio of esterifying agent to polysaccharide is in the range of about 0.001:1 to about 3:1 on a molar equivalent basis; b) combining the product obtained in step a) with polyacrylonitrile; and c) spinning fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: NUTRITION & BIOSCIENCES USA 4, INC.
    Inventors: Douglas J. Adelman, Natnael Behabtu, Alicia C. Briegel, Ross S. Johnson, Christian Peter Lenges, Kathleen Opper, Andreas Jorgen Wego, Christian Herbert
  • Patent number: 9629505
    Abstract: A compact food container organizer by which variously sized food containers and their lids are stored and sorted in a neat and orderly manner. The organizer has a plurality of upstanding pedestals attached to a flat support base. At least some of the pedestals have respective disk-shaped end caps detachably connected to and removable from the tops thereof. The lengths of the upstanding pedestals above the support base and the diameters of the disk-shaped end caps vary so that stacks of different food containers can first be inverted and then positioned over correspondingly sized pedestals so that the bottoms of the containers are seated on opposing end caps connected to the pedestals. A plurality of lid baskets having different sizes are attached to the support base to accommodate therewithin lids of different sizes that cover the food containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Inventor: Douglas S. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20160345784
    Abstract: A compact food container organizer by which variously sized food containers and their lids are stored and sorted in a neat and orderly manner. The organizer has a plurality of upstanding pedestals attached to a flat support base. At least some of the pedestals have respective disk-shaped end caps detachably connected to and removable from the tops thereof. The lengths of the upstanding pedestals above the support base and the diameters of the disk-shaped end caps vary so that stacks of different food containers can first be inverted and then positioned over correspondingly sized pedestals so that the bottoms of the containers are seated on opposing end caps connected to the pedestals. A plurality of lid baskets having different sizes are attached to the support base to accommodate therewithin lids of different sizes that cover the food containers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventor: Douglas S. Johnson
  • Patent number: 9386885
    Abstract: A compact food container organizer by which variously sized food containers and their variously sized lids are stored and sorted in a neat and orderly manner. The organizer has stacks of pedestals lying side-by-side one another and attached to a flat support base. Each stack has one or more preferably disk-shaped pedestals lying one above the other over the base. The diameters of the successive ones of disk-shaped pedestals vary so that different food containers having different sizes can first be inverted and then positioned over the top of and around the correspondingly sized pedestals. A plurality of lid baskets having different sizes are attached to the support base to accommodate therewithin the variously sized lids that cover the food containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Inventor: Douglas S. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20150303721
    Abstract: A compact support for a battery charger and a cable to be connected from the battery charger to a cell phone or other battery-powered device. The support includes a base on which the battery charger is seated and a stand having a winding hub projecting therefrom. Slots are formed through the base to receive respective terminals (i.e., prongs) of the battery charger to attach the battery charger to the support. The winding hub projecting from the stand has a pair of hub arms and respective tongues which turn away from the arms and each other. The cable of the battery charger is first wrapped around the pair of hub arms so as to lie between the tongues thereof and the stand and then removably retained by one or more notches formed in the stand and one of the tongues of the hub arms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2014
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventor: Douglas S. Johnson
  • Patent number: 9148030
    Abstract: A compact support for a battery charger and a cable to be connected from the battery charger to a cell phone or other battery-powered device. The support includes a base on which the battery charger is seated and a stand having a winding hub projecting therefrom. Slots are formed through the base to receive respective terminals (i.e., prongs) of the battery charger to attach the battery charger to the support. The winding hub projecting from the stand has a pair of hub arms and respective tongues which turn away from the arms and each other. The cable of the battery charger is first wrapped around the pair of hub arms so as to lie between the tongues thereof and the stand and then removably retained by one or more notches formed in the stand and one of the tongues of the hub arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Inventor: Douglas S. Johnson
  • Patent number: 8044052
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; processes for the preparation of the compounds; intermediates used in the preparation of the compounds; compositions containing the compounds; and uses of the compounds in treating diseases or conditions associated with fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventors: Lorraine Kathleen Fay, Douglas S. Johnson, Suzanne Ross Kesten, Scott E. Lazerwith, Mark Anthony Morris, Cory Michael Stiff, Marvin Jay Meyers, Lijuan Jane Wang
  • Publication number: 20080261941
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; processes for the preparation of the compounds; intermediates used in the preparation of the compounds; compositions containing the compounds; and uses of the compounds in treating diseases or conditions associated with fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventors: Lorraine Kathleen FAY, Douglas S. Johnson, Suzanne Ross Kesten, Scott E. Lazerwith, Mark Anthony Morris, Cory Michael Stiff, Marvin Jay Meyers, Lijuan Jane Wang
  • Patent number: 7160888
    Abstract: This invention relates to compounds of the formula 1 wherein G, D, A, Z, Q, X, Y, R1, and R4 through R7 are defined as in the specification, processes for preparing the same and intermediates used in making the same, and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and their use in the treatment of central nervous system disorders and other disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: Warner Lambert Company LLC
    Inventors: Douglas S. Johnson, Joseph Thomas Repine, Andrew David White
  • Patent number: 6943183
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel 5-substituted tetralones of Formulas I, II, III, and IV and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, amides, and prodrugs thereof, which are useful for treating and preventing uncontrolled or abnormal proliferation of tissues, such as cancer, atherosclerosis, restenosis, and psoriasis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc
    Inventors: William Alexander Denny, Richard H. Hutchings, Douglas S. Johnson, James Stanley Kaltenbronn, Ho Huat Lee, Daniele Marie Leonard, Jared Bruce John Milbank, Joseph Thomas Repine, Gordon William Rewcastle, Andrew David White
  • Publication number: 20040044057
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel 5-substituted tetralones of Formulas (I), (II), (III) and (IV) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, amides, and prodrugs thereof, which are useful for treating and preventing uncontrolled or abnormal proliferation of tissues, such as cancer, atherosclerosis, restenosis, and psoriasis. Specifically, the present invention relates to compounds that inhibit the farnesyl transferase enzyme.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2003
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Inventors: William Alexander Denny, Richard H Hutchings, Douglas S Johnson, James Stanely Kaltenbronn, Ho Huat Lee, Daniele Marie Leonard, Jared Bruce John Milbank, Joseph Thomas Repine, Gordon William Rewcastle, Andrew David White
  • Patent number: 6229319
    Abstract: Disclosed are a die carrier and associated method for conducting probe beam tests on chips designed to be packaged in flip-chip packages. The die carrier is a specially modified membrane type carrier that includes a probe access region, such as an opening, in the membrane. A die to be tested is mounted in the die carrier such that its I/O pads make electrical contact with corresponding bump contacts on the membrane. The die/carrier assembly is then mounted in a test socket provided on a chip testing apparatus such that electrical I/O signals can be provided to and from an external test circuit. While the die is being electrical tested, a probe beam is directed through the probe access region and onto the chip active surface. In this manner, the chip active surface is probed while exposed to electrical stimulus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventor: Douglas S. Johnson
  • Patent number: 5838159
    Abstract: Disclosed are a die carrier and associated method for conducting probe beam tests on chips designed to be packaged in flip-chip packages. The die carrier is a specially modified membrane type carrier that includes a probe access region, such as an opening, in the membrane. A die to be tested is mounted in the die carrier such that its I/O pads make electrical contact with corresponding bump contacts on the membrane. The die/carrier assembly is then mounted in a test socket provided on a chip testing apparatus such that electrical I/O signals can be provided to and from an external test circuit. While the die is being electrical tested, a probe beam is directed through the probe access region and onto the chip active surface. In this manner, the chip active surface is probed while exposed to electrical stimulus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1998
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventor: Douglas S. Johnson
  • Patent number: 5376882
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus are disclosed for positioning an integrated circuit chip to be tested on a device-under-test ("DUT") interface board without using a hold-down plate and for attaching this interface board to a feed-through interface module so that the device being tested makes abutting contact with the feed-through interface module and so that the contact pins of the device being tested make abutting electrical contact with contact pin sockets on the DUT interface board. This arrangement provides a path for heat and ion dissipation from the chip being tested in a simple and elegant manner which also minimizes potential damage to the chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1994
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventor: Douglas S. Johnson