Patents by Inventor Gary Woods
Gary Woods 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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Patent number: 11952727Abstract: Fibrous structures, for example toilet tissue, having a surface including a plurality of fibrous elements, such as a plurality of hydroxyl polymer filaments that exhibit an average fiber diameter of less than 2 ?m as measured according to the Surface Average Fiber Diameter Test Method such that the fibrous structure exhibits a Dual Surface Glide Value of less than 17.7 g as measured according to the Glide Test Method—3 Inch Sample and method for making same is provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2023Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Matthew Gary McKee, Brooke Marie Woods, Joerg Kleinwaechter, William Ryan Falta, Jeffrey Glen Sheehan, Paul Dennis Trokhan
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Publication number: 20230233631Abstract: The present invention relates to augmenting the effects of adoptive T cell therapy, such as TVAX Immunotherapy, using adjunct treatment with an oncolytic virus, such as a vaccinia virus, to treat various types of cancer or other proliferative disorders. Immunomodulatory compounds can be used to further augment to effects of the therapy.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2023Publication date: July 27, 2023Inventors: Gary Wood, Jochen Harald Stritzker
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Patent number: 11633442Abstract: The present invention relates to augmenting the effects of adoptive T cell therapy, such as TVAX Immunotherapy, using adjunct treatment with an oncolytic virus, such as a vaccinia virus, to treat various types of cancer or other proliferative disorders. Immunomodulatory compounds can be used to further augment to effects of the therapy.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2020Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: TVAX BIOMEDICAL I, LLCInventors: Gary Wood, Jochen Harald Stritzker
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Patent number: 11572206Abstract: A system for packaging includes a continuous flow wrap machine, a product reader, and a labeling unit. The product reader is configured to sense each product of the series of products transported on the infeed conveyor of the continuous flow wrap machine and to provide detected information for facilitating access to unique product information associated with each sensed product of the series of products. The labeling unit is adapted to apply visual representation of the unique product information to the tube formed in the continuous flow wrap machine while the tube is moving or to the resulting packaged product while the packaged product is moving.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2016Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: Sealed Air Corporation (US)Inventors: Russell T. Christman, David Littlejohn, Gary Wood, James Michaelian, Thomas P. Orsini, Michael A. Kalinowski, John Gilbert
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Patent number: 11491756Abstract: A machine for converting sheet stock material into void fill material comprises an improved, angled inlet chute, an outlet chute, and an internal drive assembly comprising a motor and power transmission system for rotating a plurality of opposed crush wheels that pull the sheet stock from the inlet chute and push the void fill material to the outlet chute in a downstream direction. The internal drive assembly comprises a frame securing a motor and a first power transmission set to rotate a drive axle and a first set of crush wheels. The assembly comprises a subframe securing a driven axle and a second set of crush wheels that are rotated by a second power transmission set. The subframe is pivotably attached to the frame at a pivot point that allows the driven axle to pivot away from the drive axle at least partly in upstream and downstream directions.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2020Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Sealed Air Corporation (US)Inventors: Russell Christman, Thomas Orsini, Gary Wood, Stoyanka Kostadinova, Kostadin Ivanov Kostadinov
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Publication number: 20210339902Abstract: A packaging system includes an object, a heat-shrinkable package, and a protective film. The heat-shrinkable package is formed from heat-shrinkable film around the object and the heat-shrinkable film includes a weakened portion. The protective film is coupled to the heat-shrinkable film and positioned to cover the weakened portion in the heat-shrinkable film. The heat-shrinkable package is configured to shrink and form a package of heat-shrunk film around the object in response to being exposed to a heat-shrink environment. The protective film is positioned to cover the weakened portion in the heat-shrunk film after exposing to package of heat-shrinkable film and the protective film to the heat-shrink environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2021Publication date: November 4, 2021Inventors: Gary Wood, Joseph Beauregard, Russell Christman, Mark A. Hood
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Patent number: 11091286Abstract: A packaging system includes an object, a heat-shrinkable package, and a protective film. The heat-shrinkable package is formed from heat-shrinkable film around the object and the heat-shrinkable film includes a weakened portion. The protective film is coupled to the heat-shrinkable film and positioned to cover the weakened portion in the heat-shrinkable film. The heat-shrinkable package is configured to shrink and form a package of heat-shrunk film around the object in response to being exposed to a heat-shrink environment. The protective film is positioned to cover the weakened portion in the heat-shrunk film after exposing to package of heat-shrinkable film and the protective film to the heat-shrink environment.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2018Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: Sealed Air Corporation (US)Inventors: Gary Wood, Joseph Beauregard, Russell Christman, Mark A. Hood
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Publication number: 20210023809Abstract: A machine for converting sheet stock material into void fill material comprises an improved, angled inlet chute, an outlet chute, and an internal drive assembly comprising a motor and power transmission system for rotating a plurality of opposed crush wheels that pull the sheet stock from the inlet chute and push the void fill material to the outlet chute in a downstream direction. The internal drive assembly comprises a frame securing a motor and a first power transmission set to rotate a drive axle and a first set of crush wheels. The assembly comprises a subframe securing a driven axle and a second set of crush wheels that are rotated by a second power transmission set. The subframe is pivotably attached to the frame at a pivot point that allows the driven axle to pivot away from the drive axle at least partly in upstream and downstream directions.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2020Publication date: January 28, 2021Inventors: Russell Christman, Thomas Orsini, Gary Wood, Stoyanka Kostadinova, Kostadin Ivanov Kostadinov
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Publication number: 20200353002Abstract: The present invention relates to augmenting the effects of adoptive T cell therapy, such as TVAX Immunotherapy, using adjunct treatment with an oncolytic virus, such as a vaccinia virus, to treat various types of cancer or other proliferative disorders. Immunomodulatory compounds can be used to further augment to effects of the therapy.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: GARY WOOD, JOCHEN HARALD STRITZKER
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Patent number: 10815928Abstract: A method for limiting the amplitude of reciprocation of a piston reciprocating in a cylinder of a free-piston Stirling engine. The method is the combination of both at least partially covering the heat rejecter cylinder port by the piston sidewall during a peak part of the inward reciprocation of the piston and at least partially covering the heat rejecter cylinder port by the displacer sidewall during a peak part of the outward reciprocation of the displacer. The piston and the displacer, at times during their reciprocation, fully cover the effective heat rejecter cylinder port when the piston amplitude of reciprocation is large and approaches the physical limit of the amplitude of reciprocation in order to avoid internal collisions by a reciprocating component.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2019Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: Sunpower, Inc.Inventor: James Gary Wood
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Publication number: 20200263631Abstract: A method for limiting the amplitude of reciprocation of a piston reciprocating in a cylinder of a free-piston Stirling engine. The method is the combination of both at least partially covering the heat rejecter cylinder port by the piston sidewall during a peak part of the inward reciprocation of the piston and at least partially covering the heat rejecter cylinder port by the displacer sidewall during a peak part of the outward reciprocation of the displacer. The piston and the displacer, at times during their reciprocation, fully cover the effective heat rejecter cylinder port when the piston amplitude of reciprocation is large and approaches the physical limit of the amplitude of reciprocation in order to avoid internal collisions by a reciprocating component.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2019Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventor: James Gary Wood
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Publication number: 20200130879Abstract: A packaging system includes an object, a heat-shrinkable package, and a protective film. The heat-shrinkable package is formed from heat-shrinkable film around the object and the heat-shrinkable film includes a weakened portion. The protective film is coupled to the heat-shrinkable film and positioned to cover the weakened portion in the heat-shrinkable film. The heat-shrinkable package is configured to shrink and form a package of heat-shrunk film around the object in response to being exposed to a heat-shrink environment. The protective film is positioned to cover the weakened portion in the heat-shrunk film after exposing to package of heat-shrinkable film and the protective film to the heat-shrink environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2018Publication date: April 30, 2020Inventors: Gary Wood, Joseph Beauregard, Russell Christman, Mark A. Hood
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Publication number: 20200047447Abstract: A system (400) for cutting and conveying cushioning material includes an infeed conveyor system (402), a cutting mechanism (404), and a discharge conveyor system (406). The infeed conveyor system conveys a supply of cushioning material. The cutting mechanism cuts pieces of the cushioning material from the supply of cushioning material conveyed by the infeed conveyor system. The discharge conveyor system captures and discharges the pieces of the cushioning material. The discharge conveyor system includes a first conveyor (428) in a fixed planar position and a second conveyor (430) that rotates about an upstream roller (440) of the second conveyor. A downstream roller (442) of the second conveyor is biased toward first conveyor. A driving mechanism rotates at least one conveyor belt (438) on one or more of the first conveyor or the second conveyor.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2017Publication date: February 13, 2020Inventors: Joseph Beauregard, Gary Wood, Andreas Gabrielsen, Kostadin Kostadinov
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Publication number: 20190344523Abstract: A machine for converting sheet stock material into void fill material comprises an improved, angled inlet chute, an outlet chute, and an internal drive assembly comprising a motor and power transmission system for rotating a plurality of opposed crush wheels that pull the sheet stock from the inlet chute and push the void fill material to the outlet chute in a downstream direction. The internal drive assembly comprises a frame securing a motor and a first power transmission set to rotate a drive axle and a first set of crush wheels. The assembly comprises a subframe securing a driven axle and a second set of crush wheels that are rotated by a second power transmission set. The subframe is pivotably attached to the frame at a pivot point that allows the driven axle to pivot away from the drive axle at least partly in upstream and downstream directions.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2017Publication date: November 14, 2019Inventors: Russell Christman, Thomas Orsini, Gary Wood, Stoyanka Kostadinova, Kostadin Ivanov Kostadinov
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Patent number: 10354212Abstract: Certain example embodiments tie the business process governance and Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) governance processes together through the use of Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) and Event Driven Architecture (EDA) based messaging. That is, in certain example embodiments, a BPMN agent integrated into a SOA registry and publish/subscribe agents deployed to the SOA registry and a business process engine are used to bring the business and SOA governances together through an EDA that helps generate relevant messages from a BPMN model representing the various governance mechanisms. Advantageously, a Complex Event Processing (CEP) engine and business analytics modules may provide monitoring and feedback to both parts of the overall architecture.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2013Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: SOFTWARE AGInventors: Shanmugam Vairavan, Karthik Shanmugasundaram, Gary Woods
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Patent number: 10323604Abstract: A free-piston Stirling engine that limits piston amplitude and reduces engine power as the piston amplitude increases beyond its maximum power. The inward edge of the heat rejecter cylinder port is located outward of the most inward excursion of the inward end of the piston sidewall during a part of the piston's reciprocation cycle so that the heat rejecter cylinder port is entirely covered by the piston sidewall during an inward portion of the piston reciprocation when the engine is operating at the selected maximum engine power. A leaker port extends from a gas bearing cavity through the piston sidewall and is positioned axially outward from the gas bearing pads of the engine's gas bearing system and vents working gas to the engine's back space at a piston amplitude of reciprocation that exceeds the piston's amplitude of reciprocation at maximum engine power. A resilient damping bumper is attached to the outward end of the piston and a displacer gas cushion is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2017Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Assignee: Sunpower, Inc.Inventor: James Gary Wood
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Patent number: 10323603Abstract: A free-piston Stirling engine that limits piston amplitude and reduces engine power as the piston amplitude increases beyond its maximum power. The inward edge of the heat rejecter cylinder port is located outward of the most inward excursion of the inward end of the piston sidewall during a part of the piston's reciprocation cycle so that the heat rejecter cylinder port is entirely covered by the piston sidewall during an inward portion of the piston reciprocation when the engine is operating at the selected maximum engine power. A leaker port extends from a gas bearing cavity through the piston sidewall and is positioned axially outward from the gas bearing pads of the engine's gas bearing system and vents working gas to the engine's back space at a piston amplitude of reciprocation that exceeds the piston's amplitude of reciprocation at maximum engine power. A resilient damping bumper is attached to the outward end of the piston and a displacer gas cushion is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2017Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Assignee: Sunpower, Inc.Inventor: James Gary Wood
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Publication number: 20190038727Abstract: The present invention relates to augmenting the effects of adoptive T cell therapy, such as TVAX Immunotherapy, using adjunct treatment with an oncolytic virus, such as a vaccinia virus, to treat various types of cancer or other proliferative disorders. Immunomodulatory compounds can be used to further augment to effects of the therapy.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2016Publication date: February 7, 2019Inventors: GARY WOOD, JOCHEN HARALD STRITZKER
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Patent number: 10160559Abstract: A package coding system for a cigarette manufacturing process is provided. An imprinting device imprints an alphanumeric code on each of a series of cigarette packages. A conveyor device conveys the cigarette packages in a feed direction. An inspection device is operably engaged with the conveyor device and inspects the alphanumeric code imprinted on each cigarette package conveyed by the conveyor device to determine whether any of the cigarette packages includes a defect in the imprinted alphanumeric code, and thus comprises a defective cigarette package. A removal device is operably engaged with the conveyor device and is configured to be in communication with the inspection device. The removal device is configured to remove the defective cigarette package from the series of cigarette packages conveyed by the conveyor device in response to identification thereof by the inspection device. An associated method is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2014Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: R. J. Reynolds Tobacco CompanyInventors: Hugh Gates, Hung Phan, Chris Campbell, David Hall, Gary Wood, Reggie Thomas, Frank Brantley
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Publication number: 20180141686Abstract: A system for packaging includes a continuous flow wrap machine, a product reader, and a labeling unit. The product reader is configured to sense each product of the series of products transported on the infeed conveyor of the continuous flow wrap machine and to provide detected information for facilitating access to unique product information associated with each sensed product of the series of products. The labeling unit is adapted to apply visual representation of the unique product information to the tube formed in the continuous flow wrap machine while the tube is moving or to the resulting packaged product while the packaged product is moving.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2016Publication date: May 24, 2018Inventors: Russell T. Christman, David Littlejohn, Gary Wood, James Michaelian, Thomas P. Orsini, Michael A. Kalinowski, John Gilbert