Patents by Inventor James Nicholas

James Nicholas 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: 20210053957
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula (I) wherein the substituents are as defined in claim 1, useful as pesticides, especially as herbicides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG
    Inventors: James Nicholas SCUTT, Nigel James WILLETTS, Ravindra SONAWANE, Mangala PHADTE, Sandeep Reddy KANDUKURI, Swarnendu SASMAL, Sarah ARMSTRONG, Andrea MCGRANAGHAN
  • Publication number: 20210054357
    Abstract: The present invention provides engineered penicillin G acylase (PGA) enzymes, polynucleotides encoding the enzymes, compositions comprising the enzymes, and methods of using the engineered PGA enzymes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Oscar Alvizo, David Elgart, Robert Kevin Orr, James Nicholas Riggins, Anna Fryszkowska, Katrina W. Lexa, Xiang Yi, Da Duan, Courtney Dianne Moffett, Nikki Dellas, Vesna Mitchell
  • Publication number: 20210009561
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula (I) wherein the substituents are as defined in claim 1, useful as a pesticides, especially as herbicides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2018
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG
    Inventors: James Nicholas SCUTT, Nigel James WILLETTS, Ravindra SONAWANE, Mangala PHADTE, Sandeep Reddy KANDUKURI, Swarnendu SASMAL, Sarah ARMSTRONG, Andrea MCGRANAGHAN, Sean NG
  • Patent number: 10865402
    Abstract: The present invention provides engineered penicillin G acylase (PGA) enzymes, polynucleotides encoding the enzymes, compositions comprising the enzymes, and methods of using the engineered PGA enzymes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Codexis, Inc.
    Inventors: Oscar Alvizo, David Elgart, Robert Kevin Orr, James Nicholas Riggins, Anna Fryszkowska, Katrina W. Lexa, Xiang Yi, Da Duan, Courtney Dianne Moffett, Nikki Dellas, Vesna Mitchell
  • Publication number: 20200384984
    Abstract: One or more parking sensors are configured to determine a distance between a vehicle and an obstacle. A controller is configured to determine a threshold parking distance based on an operating mode of the vehicle; compare the determined distance with the threshold parking distance; and provide an indication to a user of the vehicle based on the determined distance being less than or equal to the threshold parking distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: James Nicholas Murray, Ben Moffatt
  • Publication number: 20200364760
    Abstract: A method for real-time invoice updating and account-to-account payment includes: receiving invoice data based on presentation of an invoice by a distributor to a recipient at a delivery location, modification of the invoice by the recipient, and acceptance of the invoice by the recipient; generating a request for payment (RFP) message based on the invoice data; transmitting the RFP message to a financial institution associated with the recipient via a financial institution of the distributor; receiving, from the financial institution associated with the distributor, a payment confirmation for the invoice based on a real-time payment from the financial institution associated with the recipient; generating reconciliation data based on the payment confirmation and the invoice data; and transmitting the reconciliation data to a computing device of the distributor and a computing device of the recipient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Viviane SABAT, Andrea Christine GILMAN, Jennifer WANG, Abhinav BHATT, Chhomthyda CHHUAN, Daniel BAE, Alonso ARAUJO, James Nicholas MORTIMER, Monica TAYLOR, Eitan AHIMOR, Christopher MURRAY, Mark N. SAVOYE, Robert PACIFICO, Ashfaq KAMAL, Karan SHARMA
  • Publication number: 20200354698
    Abstract: The present invention provides engineered RNA polymerase variants and compositions comprising these variants. The present invention further provides engineered T7 RNA polymerase variants and compositions comprising these variants. These variants have been evolved for selective incorporation of the m7G(5?)ppp(5?)m7G cap analog over GTP at the initiation of in vitro transcription. The present invention also provides methods for selective capping of RNA transcripts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Mathew G. Miller, Chinping Chng, Oscar Alvizo, Melissa Ann Mayo, James Nicholas Riggins, Xiang Yi, Jonathan S. Penfield, Gjalt W. Huisman, Jared Davis, Yasushi Saotome
  • Publication number: 20200354699
    Abstract: The present invention provides engineered RNA polymerase variants and compositions comprising these variants. The present invention further provides engineered T7 RNA polymerase variants and compositions comprising these variants. These variants have been evolved for selective incorporation of the m7G(5?)ppp(5?)m7G cap analog over GTP at the initiation of in vitro transcription. The present invention also provides methods for selective capping of RNA transcripts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Mathew G. Miller, Chinping Chng, Oscar Alvizo, Melissa Ann Mayo, James Nicholas Riggins, Xiang Yi, Jonathan S. Penfield, Gjalt W. Huisman, Jared Davis, Yasushi Saotome
  • Publication number: 20200347017
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of Formula 1, N-oxides of the compounds and salts of the compounds and N-oxides: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, Q1, Q2, J, Y1, and Y2 are as defined in the disclosure. Also disclosed are compositions containing the compounds, N-oxides and salts, and methods for controlling undesired vegetation comprising contacting the undesired vegetation or its environment with an effective amount of such a compound, N-oxide, salt or composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Andrew Duncan SATTERFIELD, Matthew James CAMPBELL, James Francis BEREZNAK, William Guy WHITTINGHAM, Glynn MITCHELL, Christopher John MATHEWS, James Nicholas SCUTT, James Alan MORRIS, Jonathan Wesley Paul DALLIMORE, Katharine Mary INGRAM, Timothy Robert DESSON, Kenneth LING
  • Publication number: 20200339973
    Abstract: The present invention provides engineered penicillin G acylase (PGA) enzymes, polynucleotides encoding the enzymes, compositions comprising the enzymes, and methods of using the engineered PGA enzymes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Oscar Alvizo, David Elgart, Robert Kevin Orr, James Nicholas Riggins, Anna Fryszkowska, Katrina W. Lexa, Xiang Yi, Da Duan, Courtney Dianne Moffett, Nikki Dellas, Vesna Mitchell
  • Patent number: 10793841
    Abstract: The present invention provides engineered T7 RNA polymerase variants and compositions thereof. These variants have been evolved for selective incorporation of the symmetrical capped GTP analog over GTP at the initiation of in vitro transcription. The present invention also provides methods for using the variants provided herein. The present invention further provides for the use of the compositions provided herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Codexis, Inc.
    Inventors: Mathew G. Miller, Chinping Chng, Oscar Alvizo, Melissa Ann Mayo, James Nicholas Riggins, Xiang Yi, Jonathan S. Penfield, Gjalt W. Huisman
  • Publication number: 20200292375
    Abstract: A method for a vehicle is provided. The method comprises: determining a weight and position of an item of cargo being transported by the vehicle; transmitting information comprising the weight and position to a cargo management system remote from the vehicle; receiving a weight distribution instruction from the cargo management system; and communicating the weight distribution instruction to an occupant of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: James Nicholas Murray, Ben Moffatt, Richard Craven, Will Barker
  • Publication number: 20200284088
    Abstract: A movable bulkhead assembly configured to partition an interior of a motor vehicle is provided. The assembly comprises a segmented shutter and a track assembly configured to guide the movement of the segmented shutter. The track assembly comprises a first vertically extending track portion, the segmented shutter being movable along the first vertically extending track portion to deploy or retract the bulkhead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: James Neugebauer, Torsten Gerhardt, Pete Wallace, James Nicholas Murray
  • Publication number: 20200263150
    Abstract: The present invention provides engineered transglutamirase enzymes, polynucleotides encoding the enzymes, compositions comprising the enzymes, methods of producing these enzymes, and methods of using the engineered transglutaminase enzymes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Jovana Nazor, Jie Yang, Goutami Banerjee, Xiyun Zhang, James Nicholas Riggins, Erika M. Milczek, Jeffrey C. Moore
  • Patent number: 10745681
    Abstract: The present invention provides engineered penicillin G acylase (PGA) enzymes, polynucleotides encoding the enzymes, compositions comprising the enzymes, and methods of using the engineered PGA enzymes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Codexis, Inc.
    Inventors: Oscar Alvizo, David Elgart, Robert Kevin Orr, James Nicholas Riggins, Anna Fryszkowska, Katrina W. Lexa, Xiang Yi, Da Duan, Courtney Dianne Moffett, Nikki Dellas, Vesna Mitchell
  • Patent number: 10738286
    Abstract: The present invention provides engineered RNA polymerase variants and compositions comprising these variants. The present invention further provides engineered T7 RNA polymerase variants and compositions comprising these variants. These variants have been evolved for selective incorporation of the m7G(5?)ppp(5?)m7G cap analog over GTP at the initiation of in vitro transcription. The present invention also provides methods for selective capping of RNA transcripts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Codexis, Inc.
    Inventors: Mathew G. Miller, Chinping Chng, Oscar Alvizo, Melissa Ann Mayo, James Nicholas Riggins, Xiang Yi, Jonathan S. Penfield, Gjalt W. Huisman, Jared Davis, Yasushi Saotome
  • Publication number: 20200247359
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for protecting property, wherein the method comprises receiving information indicating an attack on the property, determining, from the received information, a type of attack upon the property indicated by the received information, and transmitting a data packet to a receiver, the data packet comprising metadata describing the determined type of attack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Andy John Murray, James Nicholas Murray, Sam Harris, Andy Charalambous, Edward Ogorman, Tarik Safir, Gabriel Mitchell, Aaron Abentheuer, Betsy Fields Smith
  • Publication number: 20200247365
    Abstract: A method (500) for protection of a vehicle (100), the method comprising: receiving information from a sensor (502); comparing the information with known signatures indicative of a likely attack (504); determining whether a known signature indicative of a likely attack is present (506); and if a known signature indicative of a likely attack is present, placing at least one system of the vehicle into a heightened state of alert (508).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Tarik Safir, Gabriel Mitchell, Sam Harris, James Nicholas Murray, Aaron Abentheuer, Betsy Fields Smith
  • Patent number: 10731329
    Abstract: A reusable modular housing system has a gridded structure comprising reusable components with dimensions corresponding to a two-unit system. The structure has floor and ceiling grids with dimensions that correspond to multiples of a first unit of measurement. The vertical beams that connect the floor and ceiling grids are spaced apart at dimensions that also correspond to multiples of the first unit of measurement. The structure has a variety of other components that can be coupled to the floor and ceiling grids and the vertical beams, and those other components have dimensions that correspond to a multiple of a second unit of measurement. Dimensions of the structure can vary, but each of the component parts can be detachably coupled into the gridded structure, so as to fit within the grid's dimensions based on respective multiples of the first unit of measurement and the second unit of measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Airbnb, Inc.
    Inventors: Petr Novikov, Joseph Gebbia, Christopher Perry Barton, Fedor Novikov, Lisa Feine Dudley, Jaeyoung Huh, Nicole Voyen, Liang Yao, James Nicholas Pazzi, David Sharps, Andrei Goverdovskii, Daniel Joseph Chavez, Miguel Christophy, Stefano Pantrerotto, Alexis Fabrice Tourron, Cormac Eubanks
  • Publication number: 20200233553
    Abstract: A controller of a material handling system performs a method of creating a multidrop pattern of articles for robotic placement in layers on a pallet. A pattern is presented on a user interface of any currently positioned representations of articles on a pallet. A control affordance for inputting drag'n'drop and numeric inputs is presented on the user interface for robotic control operations to perform a multidrop of the more than one article in an end effector of a robotic arm for placement of the more than one article. User inputs are received that indicate placement position of a first subset of the more than one article. User inputs are received that indicate placement position of a second subset, which is mutually exclusive of the first subset, of the more than one article. The user inputs are converted into a place sequence of robotic control operations to perform a multidrop of the articles by the robotic arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Harold Roper, Wesley Hicks, James Nicholas Newton