Patents by Inventor John A. Wright

John A. Wright 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).

  • Circuits and methods for detecting interferers
    Patent number: 10644735
    Abstract: Mechanisms for interferer detection can detect interferers by detecting elevated signal amplitudes in one or more of a plurality of bins (or bands) in a frequency range between a maximum frequency (fMAX) and a minimum frequency (fMIN). To perform rapid interferer detection, the mechanisms downconvert an input signal x(t) with a local oscillator (LO) to a complex baseband signal xI(t)+jxQ(t). xI(t) and xQ(t) are then multiplied by m unique pseudorandom noise (PN) sequences (e.g., Gold sequences) gm(t) to produce m branch signals for I and m branch signals for Q. The branch signals are then low pass filtered, converted from analog to digital form, and pairwise combined by a pairwise complex combiner. Finally, a support recovery function is used to identify interferers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventors: Peter R. Kinget, John Wright, Rabia Tugce Yazicigil
  • Sensor methods and apparatus
    Publication number: 20200137608
    Abstract: There are described methods and systems for identifying an operative state of a device using sensor signatures and for identifying such sensor signatures. The methods may comprise determining, from a received plurality of sensor signals and received device operation information, a sensor signature comprising values of a combination of different measurable characteristics that are indicative of an operative state of a device; and associating the determined sensor signature with attributes of a training space. Such sensor signatures may be used to identify the operative state of a device or appliance in a monitoring space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher John Wright, Matthew LAWRENSON, Tim Beard
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SMART HOME CONTROL
    Publication number: 20200121248
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for controlling one or more appliances in a user environment, the one or more appliances in operation capable of causing environmental stimuli disruptive to a user's sleep. The method comprises receiving from one or more sensors data indicative of a sleep state of the user; analysing the received data to determine one or more control actions for controlling the one or more appliances to reduce sleep disruption due to the environmental stimuli caused by the appliances; and controlling the one or more appliances in dependence on the determined control actions. The method may involve determining, based on sleep state data for a first sleep period, an appliance control schedule for a second, later, time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: Centrica PLC
    Inventors: Christopher John WRIGHT, Julian Charles NOLAN, Timothy Giles BEARD
  • Multispecific antibodies
    Patent number: 10618979
    Abstract: The present invention relates to heterodimerically-tethered bispecific protein complexes (according to the general formula of (A-X)2:(Y-B)2) and libraries/multiplexes thereof for use in research and therapy and in particular an in vitro/ex vivo method of detecting synergistic biological function of otherwise unknown pairs of targets. Such complexes may be used to capture soluble molecules secreted from a particular cell, in therapy, in research and for experimental purposes such as in assays to characterise patient populations by identifying cell populations relevant to a pathology or prognosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: UCB Biopharma SPRL
    Inventor: Michael John Wright
  • Antibody molecules which bind CD79
    Patent number: 10618957
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to antibody molecules comprising a binding domain specific to CD79, said binding domain comprising SEQ ID NO: 1, 2, 3 or 4, and/or SEQ ID NO: 5, 6 and 7. The disclosure also extends to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said antibody molecules and use of the antibody molecules/compositions in treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: UCB BIOPHARMA SPRL
    Inventors: Helene Margaret Finney, Stephen Edward Rapecki, Kerry Louise Tyson, Michael John Wright
  • Dry stack construction block system and method
    Patent number: 10612234
    Abstract: A dry stack block structure, comprising: at least one course comprising blocks, each comprising: a first and second side walls and a central wall positioned between and parallel to the side walls, wherein the walls are rectangular and having a bottom and top edges located in a first plane and a parallel second plane, a first end and a second end located in a third plane and a parallel fourth plane, perpendicular to the first plane; a first and second end transverse webs connecting the ends respectively of the walls in the third and fourth planes respectively, wherein the end transverse webs having a bottom edge located in the first plane; and two intermediate transverse webs positioned between the third and fourth planes and connecting the second and central walls, the intermediate transverse webs having a bottom edge and a top edge located in the first and second planes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignees: Brieke Family Assets Ltd.
    Inventors: Malcolm John Paul Wright, Bettina Ingrid Brieke, Malcolm John Wright
  • Antibody molecules which bind CD22
    Patent number: 10590197
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to antibody molecules comprising a binding domain specific to CD22, said binding domain comprising SEQ ID NO: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 or 7. The disclosure also extends to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said antibody molecules and use of the antibody molecules/compositions in treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: UCB BIOPHARMA SPRL
    Inventors: Helene Margaret Finney, Stephen Edward Rapecki, Kerry Louise Tyson, Michael John Wright
  • METHODS FOR RAPID MULTIPLEXED AMPLIFICATION OF TARGET NUCLEIC ACIDS
    Publication number: 20200070173
    Abstract: A fast, multiplexed PCR system is described that can rapidly generate amplified nucleic acid products, for example, a full STR profile, from a target nucleic acid. Such systems include, for example, microfluidic biochips and a custom built thermal cycler, which are also described. The resulting STR profiles can satisfy forensic guidelines for signal strength, inter-loci peak height balance, heterozygous peak height ratio, incomplete non-template nucleotide addition, and stutter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Richard F. Selden, Eugene Tan, Heung Chuan Lam, Heidi Susanne Giese, Gregory John Kellogg, John A. Wright
  • MANAGING IOS-BASED MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES BY CREATIVE USE OF CALLKIT API PROTOCOLS
    Publication number: 20200037227
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for managing predetermined functions on a mobile device, the operating system (OS) installed on the device including an event application programming interface (API) configured to enable voice over internet protocol (VoIP) applications to assume priority over other applications and functions of the mobile device when VoIP calls are detected. A mobile device management software application installed and running on the mobile device emulates a VoIP software application and uses event API calls to trick the OS into believing that a VoIP call has been detected and, in response, causes the OS to block or interfere with one or more predetermined functions on the mobile device based on the status and location of the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Joseph E. Breaux, III, John Wright
  • MOLECULES WITH SPECIFICITY FOR CD79 AND CD22
    Publication number: 20200024346
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to multispecific molecule comprising a binding domain specific to the antigen CD22 and a binding domain specific to the antigen CD79a and/or CD79b, compositions comprising the same and use of both in treatment, for example the treatment of autoimmune disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Helene Margaret FINNEY, Stephen Edward RAPECKI, Michael John WRIGHT, Kerry Louise TYSON
  • Activated carbon production at biomass-fueled steam/electric power plants
    Patent number: 10538433
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for producing activated carbon from biomass or other solid carbonaceous feed within a housing containing boiler components, by spatial separation of drying, pyrolysis and activation zones as the feed is conveyed across the bottom of the housing, such that the thermal requirements for drying, pyrolysis, and activation of the solid carbonaceous feed occur by direct radiation from the combustion flame located above the drying, pyrolysis and activation zones. The balance of the heat not required for drying, pyrolysis, and activation is used to vaporize and superheat steam as part of a conventional steam/electric power plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: ADVANCED ORGANIC METHODS LLC
    Inventors: Russel Mark Adams, John Wright Coulter Black
  • Method of making a transaction instrument
    Patent number: 10513081
    Abstract: A method of making a transaction instrument comprising making a transaction instrument by three-dimensional (3D) printing or additive manufacturing. The transaction instrument such as a transaction card may have many features or components made by or using three-dimensional (3D) printing or additive manufacturing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Paul Vittimberga, Kristine Ing, John Wright
  • CELL-BASED COMPUTING AND WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT PLATFORM
    Publication number: 20190384797
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cell-based computing platform that may be specifically used for website development and management. This cell-based computing platform may further be responsive to an external device, program, or operation such that changes in the value parameter of one or more cells may dynamically trigger an external response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: CLARKE MCKINNON, JEFF MCKINNON, JOHN WRIGHT
  • MOLECULES WITH SPECIFICITY FOR CD45 AND CD79
    Publication number: 20190359713
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a multispecific molecule comprising a binding domain specific to the antigen CD45 and a binding domain specific to the antigen CD79a and/or CD79b, compositions comprising same and use of each in treatment, for example treatment of autoimmune disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: HELENE MARGARET FINNEY, STEPHEN EDWARD RAPECKI, MICHAEL JOHN WRIGHT, KERRY LOUISE TYSON
  • CIRCUITS AND METHODS FOR USING COMPRESSIVE SAMPLING TO DETECT DIRECTION OF ARRIVAL OF A SIGNAL OF INTEREST
    Publication number: 20190361088
    Abstract: Mechanisms compressive sampling to detect direction of arrival (DoA) of a signal of interest (SoI), comprising: in each of a plurality of receiver paths, receiving the SoI and producing a received signal using an antenna; and using a modulator to: receive a modulator input signal (MIS) based on the received signal produced by the antenna in the path; modulate the MIS at multiple points in time (MPIT) based on different ones of a plurality of pseudo-random numbers; and produce a plurality of modulated output signals in response to the modulating of the MIS at the MPIT; summing across the receiver paths the one of the modulated output signals produced by each of the receiver paths for each of the MPIT, to produce a plurality of sum signals each corresponding to one of the MPIT; and performing a compressed sensing recovery algorithm to recover the DoA of the SoI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Matthew Bajor, John Wright, Tanbir Haque, Peter R. Kinget
  • Transaction instrument containing metal inclusions
    Patent number: 10482365
    Abstract: A transaction instrument comprises a plastic and one or more metal inclusions embedded or encased in the plastic. The one or more metal inclusions are in a non-particle form and is selected from the group consisting of a bit, a piece, a strand, a strip, a mesh, a web, and a combination thereof. The metal inclusion is comprised of a metal selected from the group consisting of tungsten, silver, zinc, bismuth, molybdenum, iron, steel, tin, copper, titanium, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Kristine Ing Kushner, Paul Vittimberga, John Wright
  • Transaction instrument
    Patent number: 10479126
    Abstract: A transaction instrument comprising a blended composite of metal and plastic and a method(s) for making a transaction instrument comprising a blended composite of metal and plastic. In an aspect of the invention, the blended composite of metal and plastic is a metal-filled plastic, more particularly a heavy-gravity compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Paul Vittimberga, Kristine Ing, John Wright
  • Managing iOS-based mobile communication devices by creative use of CallKit API protocols
    Patent number: 10477454
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for managing predetermined functions on a mobile device, the operating system (OS) installed on the device including an event application programming interface (API) configured to enable voice over internet protocol (VoIP) applications to assume priority over other applications and functions of the mobile device when VoIP calls are detected. A mobile device management software application installed and running on the mobile device emulates a VoIP software application and uses event API calls to trick the OS into believing that a VoIP call has been detected and, in response, causes the OS to block or interfere with one or more predetermined functions on the mobile device based on the status and location of the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: CELLCONTROL, INC.
    Inventors: Joseph E. Breaux, John Wright
  • ACTIVATED CARBON PRODUCTION AT BIOMASS-FUELED STEAM/ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS
    Publication number: 20190337809
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for producing activated carbon from biomass or other solid carbonaceous feed within a housing containing boiler components, by spatial separation of drying, pyrolysis and activation zones as the feed is conveyed across the bottom of the housing, such that the thermal requirements for drying, pyrolysis, and activation of the solid carbonaceous feed occur by direct radiation from the combustion flame located above the drying, pyrolysis and activation zones. The balance of the heat not required for drying, pyrolysis, and activation is used to vaporize and superheat steam as part of a conventional steam/electric power plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Applicant: Advanced Organic Methods LLC
    Inventors: Russel Mark Adams, John Wright Coulter Black
  • GREMLIN-1 CRYSTAL STRUCTURE AND INHIBITORY ANTIBODY
    Publication number: 20190330323
    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: December 19, 2017
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: NEESHA DEDI, BREDA TWOMEY, MICHAEL JOHN WRIGHT, GARETH DAVIES, DAVID JAMES MCMILLAN