Patents by Inventor Joel A. Fowler

Joel A. Fowler 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).

  • ASSAYS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING MICROBIAL RESISTANCE
    Publication number: 20240150850
    Abstract: Assays and methods for detecting resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics including detection of multiple ?-lactamase family specific gene targets by polymerase chain reaction or microarray. One or more kits including primers and/or probes for identification of ?-lactamase genes selected from the group consisting of one or more of the following: MOX-like, FOX-like, ACC-like, ACT/MIR-like, CMY-2-like, DHA-like, CTX-M-14-like, CTX-M-15-like, VIM-like, NDM-like, IMP-like, KPC-like, and OXA-48-like, OXA-51-like, OXA-143-like, OXA-58-like, OXA-23-like, OXA-24/40-like, TEM-like, and SHV-like. A kit may also include one or more primers and/or probes for the identification a non-beta lactamase gene family which confers antibiotic resistance, such as the MCR-1 gene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Maria Torres-Gonzalez, Nancy Hanson, Joel Lechner, Stephanie Cossette, Cathy Scheer, Matthew R. Kreifels, Stacey Morrow, Christopher Connelly, Laura R. Porter, Randy Fowler
  • Hardware device emulation
    Patent number: 7843961
    Abstract: A solution for emulating a hardware device is provided. In particular, a communication device that includes a standard mode of operation and a mapping mode of operation is used together with a control program to emulate communication with the hardware device. The mapping mode of operation is used to implement communication functionality that requires hardware, while the control program emulates other communication functionality previously provided by the hardware device. As a result, a protocol, such as a channel protocol, that requires hardware functionality can be successfully emulated using both the control program and the communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jerry W. Stevens, Joel A. Fowler, Thomas P. McSweeney, Mooheng Zee
  • Hardware device emulation
    Publication number: 20070019671
    Abstract: A solution for emulating a hardware device is provided. In particular, a communication device that includes a standard mode of operation and a mapping mode of operation is used together with a control program to emulate communication with the hardware device. The mapping mode of operation is used to implement communication functionality that requires hardware, while the control program emulates other communication functionality previously provided by the hardware device. As a result, a protocol, such as a channel protocol, that requires hardware functionality can be successfully emulated using both the control program and the communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2005
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jerry Stevens, Joel Fowler, Thomas McSweeney, Mooheng Zee