Patents by Inventor James Philip O'CONNELL

James Philip O'CONNELL 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: 20250012807
    Abstract: The invention is in the field of TNF signalling. Compounds have been identified which are capable of modulating signalling of TNF trimers through receptors. Methods of identifying such compounds are therefore provided. The compounds themselves have utility in therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: James Philip O'CONNELL, John Robert PORTER, Alastair LAWSON, Boris KROEPLIEN, Stephen Edward RAPECKI, Timothy John NORMAN, David James MCMILLAN, Graham John WARRELLOW, Daniel Christopher BROOKINGS, Rikki Peter ALEXANDER
  • Publication number: 20240265318
    Abstract: Computer-implemented methods for an adaptive, personalized system for managing training compliance. Aspects include receiving behavior data associated with a user of a training compliance management system. Aspects further include updating a personalized predictive behavior model associated with the user using the behavior data. Aspects also include generating, using the personalized predictive behavior model, a training duration, a reminder type, and a reminder time for the user. Aspects include generating sub-units of a training unit that each have a completion time within a threshold of the training duration for the user. Aspects further include generating a reminder based on the reminder type comprising an uncompleted sub-unit of the sub-units of the training unit. Aspects include transmitting the reminder to the user at the reminder time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2023
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Inventors: Rachel Ostrand, James Philip O'Connor
  • Patent number: 12055549
    Abstract: It has been demonstrated that certain compounds bind to TNF and stabilise a conformation of trimeric TNF that binds to the TNF receptor. Antibodies which selectively bind to complexes of such compounds with TNF superfamily members are disclosed. These antibodies may be used to detect further compounds with the same activity, and as target engagement biomarker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignees: UCB BIOPHARMA SRL, SANOFI
    Inventors: James Philip O'Connell, John Robert Porter, Alastair Lawson, Tracy Lynn Arakaki, Daniel John Lightwood, Rebecca Jayne Munro
  • Patent number: 11935014
    Abstract: A process for the segregation, sterilization, and purification of recycled plastic medical waste with the subsequent production of plastic products made therefrom is disclosed. Also disclosed is a method for the front-end segregation of recycled plastic medical waste into a polypropylene waste stream and a mixed plastic waste stream. These segregated streams are further purified through a processing method that removes contaminating fibrous, metal and other waste products. Polypropylene and mixed plastic streams isolated using these methods yield a homogenous material that can be blended with other materials for the production of raw plastic or for extrusion to form commercial plastic products. A method for tracking regulated and non-regulated medical waste stream production kinetics and chain of custody from discrete waste disposal sites is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Polycarbin, Inc.
    Inventors: James Philip O'Brien, Noah James Pyles
  • Patent number: 11816311
    Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for automatic detection of the need for a breakout virtual meeting is provided. The present invention may include receiving a computerized version of a real-time conversation between a plurality of participants of a virtual meeting. The present invention may also include determining whether a breakout virtual meeting is necessary among a subset of the plurality of participants of the virtual meeting. The present invention may further include, in response to determining that the breakout virtual meeting is necessary, automatically transmitting an alert indicating that the breakout virtual meeting is necessary among the subset of the plurality of participants of the virtual meeting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rachel Ostrand, James Philip O'Connor
  • Publication number: 20230252428
    Abstract: A process for the segregation, sterilization, and purification of recycled plastic medical waste with the subsequent production of plastic products made therefrom is disclosed. Also disclosed is a method for the front-end segregation of recycled plastic medical waste into a polypropylene waste stream and a mixed plastic waste stream. These segregated streams are further purified through a processing method that removes contaminating fibrous, metal and other waste products. Polypropylene and mixed plastic streams isolated using these methods yield a homogenous material that can be blended with other materials for the production of raw plastic or for extrusion to form commercial plastic products. A method for tracking regulated and non-regulated medical waste stream production kinetics and chain of custody from discrete waste disposal sites is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: Polycarbin, Inc.
    Inventors: James Philip O'Brien, Noah James Pyles
  • Publication number: 20230194541
    Abstract: It has been demonstrated that certain compounds bind to TNF and stabilise a conformation of trimeric TNF that binds to the TNF receptor. Accordingly, these compounds can be used as modulators of TNF. Anew assay for identifying compounds with this mechanism of action is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: James Philip O'CONNELL, John Robert PORTER, Alastair LAWSON, Boris KROEPLIEN, Stephen Edward RAPECKI, Timothy John NORMAN, Graham John WARRELLOW
  • Patent number: 11674967
    Abstract: A new, stable trimeric TNF? structure is disclosed with distorted symmetry which can bind to the TNFR1 receptor to attenuate signalling therefrom, which can be used in the treatment and/or prevention of diseases associated with the soluble TNF?/TNFR1 interaction. Membrane-bound TNF? is not affected in its ability to signal through TNFR2, and thus the new structure of TNF? may be used in therapies which do not significantly raise the risk of infection or malignancy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: UCB BIOPHARMA SRL
    Inventors: James Philip O'Connell, John Robert Porter, Alastair Lawson, Boris Kroeplien, Stephen Edward Rapecki, Timothy John Norman, Graham John Warrellow, Tracy Lynn Arakaki, Alex Buntin Burgin, William Ross Pitt, Mark Daniel Calmiano, David Andreas Schubert, Daniel John Lightwood, Rebecca Jayne Munro
  • Patent number: 11551189
    Abstract: A process for the segregation, sterilization, and purification of recycled plastic medical waste with the subsequent production of plastic products made therefrom is disclosed. Also disclosed is a method for the front-end segregation of recycled plastic medical waste into a polypropylene waste stream and a mixed plastic waste stream. These segregated streams are further purified through a processing method that removes contaminating fibrous, metal and other waste products. Polypropylene and mixed plastic streams isolated using these methods yield a homogenous material that can be blended with other materials for the production of raw plastic or for extrusion to form commercial plastic products. A method for tracking regulated and non-regulated medical waste stream production kinetics and chain of custody from discrete waste disposal sites is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Polycarbin, Inc.
    Inventors: James Philip O'Brien, Noah James Pyles
  • Publication number: 20220391849
    Abstract: In an approach to generating interview questions, a computer retrieves a description of a job. A computer extracts one or more job requirements from the description. A computer retrieves information associated with a candidate for the job. A computer extracts an experience from the information relevant to the job. A computer identifies a first set of one or more topics associated with the one or more job requirements and a second set of one or more topics associated with the experience resulting from a first semantic search of a corpus. A computer identifies a match between at least one topic of the first set of one or more topics associated with the one or more job requirements and at least one topic of the second set of one or more topics associated with the experience. A computer generates one or more interview questions based on the match.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: James Philip O'Connor, Rachel Ostrand
  • Patent number: 11488585
    Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for discussion relevance feedback associated with an electronic meeting is provided. The method may include determining a meeting topic associated with the electronic meeting and receiving audio data recording the vocal interactions of one or more meeting attendees. The method may further include generating a textual representation of the received audio data and then identifying a current discussion topic based on the generated textual representation. The method may further include determining a semantic distance between the identified current discussion topic and the determined meeting topic and generating discussion relevance feedback based on the determined semantic distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: James Philip O'Connor, Rachel Ostrand
  • Publication number: 20220303321
    Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for automatic detection of the need for a breakout virtual meeting is provided. The present invention may include receiving a computerized version of a real-time conversation between a plurality of participants of a virtual meeting. The present invention may also include determining whether a breakout virtual meeting is necessary among a subset of the plurality of participants of the virtual meeting. The present invention may further include, in response to determining that the breakout virtual meeting is necessary, automatically transmitting an alert indicating that the breakout virtual meeting is necessary among the subset of the plurality of participants of the virtual meeting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Rachel Ostrand, James Philip O'Connor
  • Patent number: 11448655
    Abstract: It has been demonstrated that certain compounds bind to TNF and stabilise a conformation of trimeric TNF that binds to the TNF receptor. Accordingly, these compounds can be used as modulators of TNF. A new assay for identifying compounds with this mechanism of action is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: UCB BIOPHARMA SRL
    Inventors: James Philip O'Connell, John Robert Porter, Alastair Lawson, Boris Kroeplien, Stephen Edward Rapecki, Timothy John Norman, Graham John Warrellow
  • Publication number: 20220157301
    Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for discussion relevance feedback associated with an electronic meeting is provided. The method may include determining a meeting topic associated with the electronic meeting and receiving audio data recording the vocal interactions of one or more meeting attendees. The method may further include generating a textual representation of the received audio data and then identifying a current discussion topic based on the generated textual representation. The method may further include determining a semantic distance between the identified current discussion topic and the determined meeting topic and generating discussion relevance feedback based on the determined semantic distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: James Philip O'Connor, Rachel Ostrand
  • Publication number: 20220074947
    Abstract: It has been demonstrated that certain compounds bind to TNF and stabilise a conformation of trimeric TNF that binds to the TNF receptor. Antibodies which selectively bind to complexes of such compounds with TNF superfamily members are disclosed. These antibodies may be used to detect further compounds with the same activity, and as target engagement biomarker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: James Philip O'CONNELL, John Robert PORTER, Alastair LAWSON, Tracy Lynn ARAKAKI, Daniel John LIGHTWOOD, Rebecca Jayne MUNRO
  • Publication number: 20220025033
    Abstract: It has been demonstrated that certain compounds bind to TNF and stabilise a conformation of trimeric TNF that binds to the TNF receptor. Antibodies which selectively bind to complexes of such compounds with TNF superfamily members are disclosed. These antibodies may be used to detect further compounds with the same activity, and as target engagement biomarker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Alastair David Griffiths LAWSON, Daniel John LIGHTWOOD, Rebecca Jayne MUNRO, James Philip O'CONNELL, John Robert PORTER
  • Patent number: 11174311
    Abstract: It has been demonstrated that certain compounds bind to TNF and stabilise a conformation of trimeric TNF that binds to the TNF receptor. Antibodies which selectively bind to complexes of such compounds with TNF superfamily members are disclosed. These antibodies may be used to detect further compounds with the same activity, and as target engagement biomarker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignees: UCB BIOPHARMA SRL, SANOFI
    Inventors: Alastair David Griffiths Lawson, Daniel John Lightwood, Rebecca Jayne Munro, James Philip O'Connell, John Robert Porter
  • Publication number: 20210182801
    Abstract: A process for the segregation, sterilization, and purification of recycled plastic medical waste with the subsequent production of plastic products made therefrom is disclosed. Also disclosed is a method for the front-end segregation of recycled plastic medical waste into a polypropylene waste stream and a mixed plastic waste stream. These segregated streams are further purified through a processing method that removes contaminating fibrous, metal and other waste products. Polypropylene and mixed plastic streams isolated using these methods yield a homogenous material that can be blended with other materials for the production of raw plastic or for extrusion to form commercial plastic products. A method for tracking regulated and non-regulated medical waste stream production kinetics and chain of custody from discrete waste disposal sites is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: Polycarbin, Inc.
    Inventors: James Philip O'Brien, Noah James Pyles
  • Patent number: 11022614
    Abstract: It has been demonstrated that certain compounds bind to TNF and stabilise a conformation of trimeric TNF that binds to the TNF receptor. Antibodies which selectively bind to complexes of such compounds with TNF superfamily members are disclosed. These antibodies may be used to detect further compounds with the same activity, and as target engagement biomarker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: UCB Biopharma SRL
    Inventors: James Philip O'Connell, John Robert Porter, Alastair Lawson, Tracy Lynn Arakaki, Daniel John Lightwood, Rebecca Jayne Munro
  • Publication number: 20210140972
    Abstract: The invention is in the field of TNF signalling. Compounds have been identified which are capable of modulating signalling of TNF trimers through receptors. Methods of identifying such compounds are therefore provided. The compounds themselves have utility in therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: James Philip O'CONNELL, John Robert PORTER, Alastair LAWSON, Boris KROEPLIEN, Stephen Edward RAPECKI, Timothy John NORMAN, David James MCMILLAN, Graham John WARRELLOW, Daniel Christopher BROOKINGS, Rikki Peter ALEXANDER