Patents by Inventor J. Simons
J. Simons 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: 11779756Abstract: Devices, systems and methods are disclosed for electrical stimulation of the vagus nerve to treat or prevent disorders in a patient. The methods comprise transmitting impulses of energy to the vagus nerve according to a treatment paradigm. The treatment paradigm may include generating and transmitting the electrical impulse as a single dose from about 30 seconds to about 5 minutes. The treatment paradigm may comprise a treatment session of 2 to 4 times within an hour time period and/or as a single dose from 2 to 5 times during a day.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2022Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: ElectroCore, Inc.Inventors: Bruce J. Simon, Joseph P. Errico
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Patent number: 11766562Abstract: Devices, systems and methods are disclosed for treating seizures, such as epileptic seizures, by electrical non-invasive stimulation of a nerve, such as the vagus nerve. A stimulator comprises a contact surface, such as an electrode, for contacting an outer skin surface of a patient. The stimulator is configured for coupling to a mobile device configured to receive a wireless signal. The stimulator is configured to transmit the electrical impulse through the contact surface and the outer skin surface sufficient to modulate a nerve within a patient and to ameliorate one or more symptoms of a seizure in the patient.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2021Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: ElectroCore, Inc.Inventors: Joseph P. Errico, Steven Mendez, Bruce J. Simon
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Publication number: 20230288071Abstract: A solid pellet fueled heater having a base unit with forced air blowers and a dual tube chimney structure is disclosed. The dual tube chimney structure may be used to warm incoming air for distribution around the heater. The pellet heater may also include a dual auger system and multi/high speed auger motor. The dual auger may include first and second auger blades mounted on a single auger shaft having blade pitches configured to convey solid fuel in opposite directions.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2023Publication date: September 14, 2023Applicant: Halo Products Group, LLCInventors: Paul J. Simon, Michael R. Giebel, Xianjia Fan
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Publication number: 20230277838Abstract: Devices, systems and methods are provided for symptoms in patients, such as postoperative symptoms following major surgery and/or for treating patients in critical or intensive care. A device includes a patch having an adhesive surface for adhering to an outer skin surface of the patient and comprising one or more electrodes. An energy source is wirelessly coupled to the electrodes and configured to generate at least one electrical impulse and to wirelessly transmit the at least one electrical impulse transcutaneously from the electrodes through the outer skin surface of the patient to a selected nerve in the patient according to a stimulation protocol. The stimulation protocol includes administering at least one dose of about sixty seconds to about 5 minutes each day for a plurality of days. The doses may be administered before and after the patient’s surgery, or while the patient is being treating in intensive care.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 2, 2023Publication date: September 7, 2023Applicant: ELECTROCORE, INCInventors: J. P. Errico, Bruce J. Simon, Peter Staats
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Publication number: 20230269038Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to generating and receiving radio frames with multiple portions that have different target geographic areas. A data frame may include a first partition that includes a physical layer encoding of first data to be transmitted in a first geographic area, where the first geographic area is defined by a first threshold distance from the one or more transmitters. The data frame may include a second that includes a physical layer encoding of second data to be transmitted in a second geographic area, where the second geographic area is defined by a second, greater threshold distance from the one or more transmitters.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2022Publication date: August 24, 2023Applicant: Sinclair Television Group, Inc.Inventors: Michael J. SIMON, Kevin A. SHELBY, Mark EARNSHAW
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Publication number: 20230269123Abstract: An extensible communication system is described herein. The system includes a first module for receiving a root index value and for generating a constant amplitude zero auto-correlation sequence based on the root value. The system further includes a second module for receiving a seed value and for generating a Pseudo-Noise sequence based on the seed value. The system further includes a third module for modulating the constant amplitude zero auto-correlation sequence by the Pseudo-Noise sequence and for generating a complex sequence. The system further includes a fourth module for translating the complex sequence to a time domain sequence, wherein the fourth module applies a cyclic shift to the time domain sequence to obtain a shifted time domain sequence.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2023Publication date: August 24, 2023Applicant: One Media, LLCInventors: Michael J. SIMON, Kevin A. SHELBY, Mark EARNSHAW, Sandeep Mavuduru KANNAPPA
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Patent number: 11730316Abstract: A griddle having a grease management system and independent cooking zones is disclosed. The griddle may have a cooking surface back wall with an opening provided therein for grease removal. A grease drip flange may extend away from the cooking surface at a downward angle at or near the back wall opening. A removable grease receptacle having a pivotable handle, as well as a squeegee element, may be provided below the grease drip flange. The independent cooking zones may be provided by burner assemblies having front and rear burners that provide different levels of heat using a single dual gas control valve.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2022Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Halo Products Group, LLCInventors: Paul J. Simon, Michael R. Giebel
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Patent number: 11729039Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method includes selecting a length for an advanced television system committee (ATSC) 3.0 frame for transmission by a single frequency network (SFN) transmitter and aligning the SFN transmitter with a global positioning system (GPS) epoch. The method further includes storing geographical coordinates of the SFN transmitter and a corresponding SFN transmitter identification (TX ID) in a database. The method also includes encoding the SFN TX ID in a non-coherent symbol of a plurality of positioning navigation timing (PNT) symbols comprising a plurality of coherent symbols and the non-coherent symbol with orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) numerology to support positioning. The method further includes prepending the plurality of PNT symbols to the ATSC 3.0 frame to generate a modified ATSC 3.0 frame and transmitting the modified ATSC 3.0 using a SFN transmitter antenna of the SFN transmitter.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP, INC.Inventors: Michael J. Simon, Mark A. Aitken, Ebenezer K. Kofi, Louis Herbert Libin
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Publication number: 20230225335Abstract: A portable baking oven having an upper portion and a lower portion that define a baking chamber are disclosed. A baking chamber opening may be defined entirely by the oven upper portion. The upper portion may pivot away from the lower portion to allow access to the interior of the oven for cleaning. The oven may include a gas-powered infrared bottom burner and a gas-powered curved back burner.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2022Publication date: July 20, 2023Applicant: Halo Products Group, LLCInventors: Paul J. Simon, Michael R. Giebel
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Patent number: 11703228Abstract: A solid pellet fueled apparatus having a duel auger system and multi/high speed auger motor is disclosed. The duel auger may include first and second auger blades mounted on a single auger shaft having blade pitches configured to convey solid fuel in opposite directions towards a central burn pot. Each auger blade may service a separate solid fuel compartment provided in a single hopper. The auger motor may have a high-speed setting that may be selected for solid fuel clean out.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2022Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: HALO PRODUCTS GROUP, LLCInventors: Paul J. Simon, Michael R. Giebel, Xianjia Fan
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Patent number: 11701515Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for treating various disorders and medical conditions through noninvasive stimulation of a nerve. A system comprises a stimulator including an electrode configured to contact an outer skin surface of a patient and an energy source coupled to the housing, The energy source generates an electrical impulse and the stimulator transmits the electrical impulse from the electrode transcutaneously through an outer skin surface of the patient to a selected nerve within the patient. The system further includes an application on a mobile device that receives data from a remote source. The mobile device couples to the stimulator and the application causes the mobile device to transmit the data to the stimulator.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2022Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: ELECTROCORE, INCInventors: Bruce J. Simon, Joseph P. Errico, John T. Raffle
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Publication number: 20230201569Abstract: Vagal nerve stimulation devices and methods are provided for treating medical conditions, such as conditions associated with insufficient dopamine and/or endogenous opioids in the brain. A device includes one or more electrodes having a contact surface for contacting an outer skin surface of a patient and an energy source coupled to the electrodes. The energy source generates one or more electrical impulses and transmits the electrical impulses to the electrodes and transcutaneously through the outer skin surface of the patient at or near a vagus nerve. The one or more electrical impulses is sufficient to modulate the vagus nerve and release dopamine and/or endogenous opioids in a brain of the patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2023Publication date: June 29, 2023Applicant: ELECTROCORE, INCInventors: Bruce J. Simon, Joseph P. Errico, John T. Raffle
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Patent number: 11684211Abstract: A griddle having a grease management system and independent cooking zones is disclosed. The griddle may have a cooking surface back wall with an opening provided therein for grease removal. A grease drip flange may extend away from the cooking surface at a downward angle at or near the back wall opening. A removable grease receptacle having a pivotable handle, as well as a squeegee element, may be provided below the grease drip flange. The independent cooking zones may be provided by burner assemblies having front and rear burners that provide different levels of heat using a single dual gas control valve.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2022Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: HALO PRODUCTS GROUP, LLCInventors: Paul J. Simon, Michael R. Giebel
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Patent number: 11679258Abstract: Devices, systems and methods are disclosed that allow a patient to self-treat a medical condition, such as migraine headache, by electrical non-invasive stimulation of a nerve, such as the trigeminal nerve. A nerve stimulator is configured for coupling to a mobile device configured to receive a wireless signal, such as a mobile phone. The stimulator is further configured to generate an electrical impulse and to transmit the electrical impulse through one or more electrodes and the outer skin surface of the forehead of the patient to modulate the nerve within the patient.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2022Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: ElectroCore, Inc.Inventors: Joseph P. Errico, Steven Mendez, Bruce J. Simon
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Publication number: 20230172982Abstract: Provided are genetically modified NK cells expressing a chimeric antigen receptor targeting an BCMA superfamily receptor. The CAR can comprise an intracellular domain of Fc?RI? and further recombinant proteins expressed by the genetically modified NK cells are CD16, autocrine growth stimulating cytokines, and optionally one of IL-12, a TGF-beta trap, or a homing receptor. Also described are methods for treating a patient having or suspected of having a disease that is treatable with NK-92 cells, such as cancer, comprising administering to the patient the genetically modified NK cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2020Publication date: June 8, 2023Inventors: Laurent H. Boissel, Hans G. Klingemann, Barry J. Simon, M.D., Abhijit Dandapat
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Publication number: 20230171446Abstract: An example method of mapping a plurality of modulation symbols of a plurality of physical layer pipes present in a frame to a resource grid of data cells for the frame is described. The modulation symbols of the plurality of physical layer pipes are represented by a two-dimensional array comprising the modulation symbol values for the plurality of physical layer pipes and the resource grid of data cells is represented by a one-dimensional sequentially indexed array.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2022Publication date: June 1, 2023Applicant: One Media, LLCInventors: Mark Earnshaw, Michael J. Simon, Kevin A. Shelby
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Patent number: 11655982Abstract: A solid pellet fueled heater having a base unit with forced air blowers and a dual tube chimney structure is disclosed. The dual tube chimney structure may be used to warm incoming air for distribution around the heater. The pellet heater may also include a dual auger system and multi/high speed auger motor. The dual auger may include first and second auger blades mounted on a single auger shaft having blade pitches configured to convey solid fuel in opposite directions.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2022Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: HALO PRODUCTS GROUP, LLCInventors: Paul J. Simon, Michael R. Giebel, Xianjia Fan
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Patent number: 11654277Abstract: Systems and methods for treating diseases and disorders in a patient are provided. A device comprises a stimulator comprising an electrode and an energy source. The energy source is configured to generate an electrical impulse and transmit the electrical impulse to the electrode through an outer skin surface to a vagus nerve of the patient. The device further comprises a sensor for detecting a physiological parameter of a patient's heart and a controller coupled to the stimulator and the sensor and configured to activate the stimulator based on the physiological parameter to cause the stimulator to generate the electrical impulse. In some aspects, the electrical impulse is sufficient to modulate the vagus nerve to treat a cardiac arrhythmia of the patient.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2022Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: ElectroCore, Inc.Inventors: Bruce J. Simon, Joseph P. Errico, John T. Raffle
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Publication number: 20230128537Abstract: Devices, systems and methods are disclosed for treating or preventing a developmental disorder, such as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), an autism spectrum disorder, Asperger syndrome, childhood disintegrative disorder, overactive disorder, pervasive developmental disorder. A device comprises an electrode having a contact surface for contacting an outer skin surface of a patient and a power source coupled the electrode. The power source generates and transmits an electrical impulse having a frequency of about 1 kHz to about 20 kHz through the contact surface and the outer skin surface to a nerve within the patient. The electrical impulse is sufficient to modify the behavioral disorder in the patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2022Publication date: April 27, 2023Applicant: ElectroCore, Inc.Inventors: Bruce J. Simon, Joseph P. Errico, John T. Raffle
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Publication number: 20230113505Abstract: Methods and devices are disclosed for the non-invasive treatment of autoimmune diseases or disorders through the delivery of energy to target nervous tissue, particularly the vagus nerve.. A device for treating an autoimmune disease or disorder comprises one or more electrodes having a contact surface configured for contacting an anterior portion of an outer skin surface of a neck of a patient and an energy source coupled to the electrodes. The energy source is configured to generate one or more electrical impulses and to transmit the electrical impulses to the electrodes and transcutaneously through the anterior portion of the outer skin surface of the neck of the patient at or near a vagus nerve. The electrical impulses are sufficient to modulate the vagus nerve and to inhibit inflammation and treat the disorder.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2022Publication date: April 13, 2023Applicant: ElectroCore, Inc.Inventors: Bruce J. Simon, Joseph P. Errico, John T. Raffle