Patents by Inventor James McMillan

James McMillan 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).

  • Publication number: 20240122541
    Abstract: A multi-module wearable device. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a system, including: a first wearable instrument; a second wearable instrument including a biometric sensor; an electrical connection between the first wearable instrument and the second wearable instrument; and a strap, sized and dimensioned to be disposed about a wrist. The electrical connection may be capable of connecting the first wearable instrument to the second wearable instrument when the second wearable instrument is at a first position on the strap relative to the first wearable instrument, and of connecting the first wearable instrument to the second wearable instrument when the second wearable instrument is at a second position on the strap relative to the first wearable instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Kate LeeAnn BECHTEL, Chia-Te CHOU, Cody DUNN, Armando MARTINEZ, David McCANN, James McMILLAN, David Arlo NELSON, Andrew George RICKMAN, Justin BECHSTEIN, Matt SELNICK, John TYRRELL, Jason ZERWECK
  • Publication number: 20240108289
    Abstract: A system for sensing one or more biometrics. In some embodiments, the system includes a first wearable instrument; a second wearable instrument including a biometric sensor; a conductive connection between the first wearable instrument and the second wearable instrument; and a strap, sized and dimensioned to be disposed about a wrist. The system may be capable of securing the first wearable instrument to the strap, of securing the second wearable instrument to the strap at a first position relative to the first wearable instrument, and of securing the second wearable instrument to the strap at a second position relative to the first wearable instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Kate LeeAnn BECHTEL, Cody DUNN, James McMILLAN
  • Publication number: 20240076365
    Abstract: This invention relates to crystals of the human Gremlin-1 protein, and the human Gremlin-1 protein in complex with an inhibitory antibody. The invention also relates to the structure of human Gremlin-1 (on its own, or in complex with the antibody) and uses of these structures in screening for agents which modulate Gremlin-1 activity. The invention further provides antibodies which bind an allosteric inhibitory site on Gremlin-1, together with pharmaceutical compositions and medical uses of such antibodies and agents identified by the screening methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: NEESHA DEDI, BREDA TWOMEY, MICHAEL JOHN WRIGHT, GARETH CHARLES GLYNDWR DAVIES, DAVID JAMES MCMILLAN
  • Publication number: 20230416350
    Abstract: The present invention relates to Tau-binding antibodies and binding fragments thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: DAVID EDWARD ORMONDE KNIGHT, TERENCE SEWARD BAKER, DAVID JAMES MCMILLAN, ROBERT ANTHONY GRIFFIN, GEORGES MAIRET-COELLO, PATRICK DOWNEY, JEAN-PHILIPPE COURADE
  • Publication number: 20230415433
    Abstract: Systems for forming composite parts, methods of forming composite parts, and methods of precisely performing a plurality of operations on a composite part. The systems include a layup mandrel that includes a mandrel body and a plurality of regions of isotropic surface finish. The methods of forming the composite part include positioning a plurality of plies of composite material on a layup mandrel, conforming the plurality of plies of composite material to a layup surface shape of the layup mandrel, and curing the plurality of plies of composite material. The methods of precisely performing the plurality of operations on a composite part include detecting a corresponding imprinted feature of a plurality of imprinted features, aligning an operating assembly of an end effector relative to the corresponding imprinted feature, and performing a corresponding operation of the plurality of operations on the composite part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Jonathan Young Ahn, Christopher Robert Brown, Shuonan Dong, Ricardo Andreas Fritzke, Daniel James McMillan
  • Publication number: 20230401747
    Abstract: A system and method for calibrating speckle-based sensor. In some embodiments, the system includes a wearable device including: a laser, an array detector; and a processing circuit, the processing circuit being configured to: obtain a calibration of the array detector, using an incoherent light source; obtain a speckle image, using the laser; and calculate a corrected speckle-based measurement, the corrected speckle-based measurement being based on the speckle image and on the calibration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Cody DUNN, Kate LeeAnn BECHTEL, James McMILLAN
  • Patent number: 11807680
    Abstract: This invention relates to crystals of the human Gremlin-1 protein, and the human Gremlin-1 protein in complex with an inhibitory antibody. The invention also relates to the structure of human Gremlin-1 (on its own, or in complex with the antibody) and uses of these structures in screening for agents which modulate Gremlin-1 activity. The invention further provides antibodies which bind an allosteric inhibitory site on Gremlin-1, together with pharmaceutical compositions and medical uses of such antibodies and agents identified by the screening methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: UCB BIOPHARMA SRL
    Inventors: Neesha Dedi, Breda Twomey, Michael John Wright, Gareth Charles Glyndwr Davies, David James McMillan
  • Patent number: 11732034
    Abstract: The present invention relates to Tau-binding antibodies and binding fragments thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: UCB BIOPHARMA SRL
    Inventors: David Edward Ormonde Knight, Terence Seward Baker, David James McMillan, Robert Anthony Griffin, Georges Mairet-Coello, Patrick Downey, Jean-Philippe Courade
  • Publication number: 20230228385
    Abstract: A system (10; 110; 210; 510) for identifying a pipe and/or associated component parts of a piping system, comprises a vibration generation arrangement (12, 112, 212, 312, 512) configured for engagement with, for coupling to and/or operatively associated with a first pipe section (P1) and a vibration detection arrangement (14; 514) configured for engagement with, for coupling to and/or operatively associated with a second pipe section (P2; P3; P4). The vibration generation arrangement (12, 112, 212, 312, 512) is configured to generate a vibration in the first pipe section (P1), which forms an identification signal propagating along the pipe. The vibration detection arrangement (14; 514) is configured to detect vibration in the second pipe section (P2; P3; P4) and thus identify whether the second pipe section (P2; P3; P4) and the first pipe section (P1) form part of the same pipe or pipe assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Paul James MCMILLAN, Bruce Ian HARROLD
  • Publication number: 20230176071
    Abstract: A method of identifying of amino-acid residues on a target protein that form a binding site of a molecule of interest. Such method relies on selection of relevant patches of solvent-accessible residues and testing of an array of mutated proteins for changes of binding properties. Such method is useful for determining binding sites (epitopes) of antibodies, ligands and related molecules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Anastasios SPILIOTOPOULOS, David James MCMILLAN, Michael John Wright, Sebastian KELM, Xiaofeng LIU, Daniel John LIGHTWOOD
  • Publication number: 20230148885
    Abstract: An optical sensor module for measuring both speckleplethysmography (SPG) and photoplethysmography (PPG) signals at human or animal tissue, the optical sensor module comprising:a first light source, for illuminating the tissue for use with SPG measurements, the first light source comprising a laser; a second light source, for illuminating the tissue for use with PPG measurements; and one or more optical sensor(s) for receiving light from the illuminated tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Kate LeeAnn BECHTEL, James McMILLAN, Farzaneh AFSHINMANESH, Cody DUNN
  • Publication number: 20230148886
    Abstract: An optical sensor module for measuring both speckleplethysmography (SPG) and photoplethysmography (PPG) signals at human or animal tissue, the optical sensor module comprising: a first light source, for illuminating the tissue for use with SPG measurements, the first light source comprising a laser; a second light source, for illuminating the tissue for use with PPG measurements; and one or more optical sensor(s) for receiving light from the illuminated tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Kate LeeAnn BECHTEL, James McMILLAN, Farzaneh AFSHINMANESH, Cody DUNN
  • Publication number: 20230075753
    Abstract: The present invention relates to antibodies which bind and inhibit KLK5 and methods of using the same to treat diseases caused by KLK5 imbalance. In particular, the present invention relates to inhibitory antibodies binding KLK5 and their use in the treatment of Netherton disease, atopic dermatitis and cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Neesha DEDI, Peter Charles ELLIOTT, Seppe Frans Roman LEYSEN, Sean MASON, David James MCMILLAN, Gillian Claire NESS, Niccolo PENGO, Martin Anthony REDHEAD, Alison TURNER, Kerry Louise TYSON
  • Publication number: 20230070261
    Abstract: The present invention relates to antibodies which bind and inhibit KLK5 and methods of using the same to treat diseases caused by KLK5 imbalance. In particular, the present invention relates to inhibitory anti-KLK5 antibodies and their use in the treatment of Netherton disease, atopic dermatitis and cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Neesha DEDI, Peter Charles ELLIOTT, Seppe Frans Roman LEYSEN, Sean MASON, David James MCMILLAN, Gillian Claire NESS, Niccolo PENGO, Martin Anthony REDHEAD, Alison TURNER, Kerry Louise TYSON
  • Publication number: 20230001136
    Abstract: A bi-directional perfusion cannula is provided that includes an elongate tube for insertion into an artery. The elongate tube has a first aperture at a distal end of the tube which is forward during insertion and configured so that blood can flow into the artery in the direction of insertion, an elbow formed in the elongate tube, and a second aperture formed in or slightly rearward of the elbow and configured for supplying blood into the artery in a second direction which is generally opposite to the insertion direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: Sorin Group Italia S.r.l.
    Inventors: Randall Moshinsky, James McMillan, Elli Tutungi
  • Publication number: 20230000285
    Abstract: A moisture control apparatus for a cooking chamber of a cooking device. A cooking system that can include the cooking device and the moisture control apparatus connected to the cooking chamber of the cooking device. The moisture control apparatus can include a control portion and a dispersal portion. The control portion can be located on the outside of the cooking device. The control portion can control the flow of water to the dispersal portion so as to control moisture on a food in the cooking chamber of the cooking device by providing, by the dispersal portion, a mist or fog of water particles to the cooking surface of the cooking chamber. The dispersal portion can be located inside the cooking chamber of the cooking device, and the control portion can be located outside the cooking chamber of the cooking device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: James McMillan, George T. Hazelton, JR., George Thomas Hazelton, III
  • Publication number: 20220340648
    Abstract: The present invention relates to alpha synuclein binding antibodies and fragments thereof capable of binding alpha synuclein as a monomer and in fibrils and preventing alpha synuclein aggregation induced by alpha synuclein fibrils. The antibodies of the present invention are for use in the treatment of alpha synucleinopathies, including Parkinson's disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Patrick DOWNEY, Kerry Louise TYSON, Marco KRIEK, Lorenzo DE LICHTERVELDE, Daniel John LIGHTWOOD, David James MCMILLAN, Peter Charles ELLIOT, Terence Seward BAKER
  • Patent number: 11464942
    Abstract: A bi-directional perfusion cannula is provided that includes an elongate tube for insertion into an artery. The elongate tube has a first aperture at a distal end of the tube which is forward during insertion and configured so that blood can flow into the artery in the direction of insertion, an elbow formed in the elongate tube, and a second aperture formed in or slightly rearward of the elbow and configured for supplying blood into the artery in a second direction which is generally opposite to the insertion direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Sorin Group Italia S.r.l.
    Inventors: Randall Moshinsky, James McMillan, Elli Tutungi
  • Publication number: 20220220192
    Abstract: The present invention relates to antibodies binding alpha synuclein and fragments thereof capable of binding alpha synuclein as a monomer and in fibrils and preventing alpha synuclein aggregation induced by alpha synuclein fibrils. The antibodies of the present invention are for use in the treatment of alpha synucleinopathies, including Parkinson's disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Ralph ADAMS, Patrick DOWNEY, Terence Seward BAKER, Kerry Louise TYSON, Lorenzo DE LICHTERVELDE, Daniel John LIGHTWOOD, David James MCMILLAN
  • Patent number: 11292831
    Abstract: The present invention relates to alpha synuclein binding antibodies and fragments thereof capable of binding alpha synuclein as a monomer and in fibrils and preventing alpha synuclein aggregation induced by alpha synuclein fibrils. The antibodies of the present invention are for use in the treatment of alpha synucleinopathies, including Parkinson's disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: UCB BIOPHARMA SRL
    Inventors: Patrick Downey, Kerry Louise Tyson, Marco Kriek, Lorenzo De Lichtervelde, Daniel John Lightwood, David James McMillan, Peter Charles Elliott, Terence Seward Baker