Patents by Inventor John Andrew

John Andrew 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).

  • Method and system for remote inspection of industrial assets
    Patent number: 11480521
    Abstract: An inspection apparatus includes a communication unit including a first transmitter and a second transmitter. The communication unit is coupled to an on-board computing device including at least one processor coupled to a memory device. The processor is configured to obtain a position of the inspection apparatus, unprocessed image data, and fluid concentration data for at least one fluid. The processor geotags the data with the position of the inspection apparatus and transmits the data to a remote processing device. The geotagged image data is transferred using the first transmitter and the geotagged fluid concentration data is transmitted using the second transmitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Transportation IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Nasr Eldine Alkadi, Dustin Michael Sharber, Ashraf Osama El-Messidi, Radislav Alexandrovich Potyrailo, John Andrew Westerheide
  • ANTI-PD-L1 ANTIBODY TREATMENT OF BLADDER CANCER
    Publication number: 20220332828
    Abstract: Provided are methods of treating bladder cancer (e.g., urothelial carcinoma, UC) in a subject having bladder cancer, e.g., UC, with an effective dose regimen of an anti-PD-L1 antibody, e.g., durvalumab, or an antigen binding fragment thereof. Also provided are methods in which an anti-PD-L1 antibody is used in combination with another immunotherapeutic agent, e.g., tremelimumab to treat a bladder cancer, e.g., UC, in a subject having bladder cancer. In some cases, the subject undergoing treatment is identified as having a bladder cancer or tumor that is PD-L1-low/neg, or PD-L1-high. Methods are also provided in which anti-PD-L1 antibody treatment of bladder cancer is used following a standard of care or first-line therapy in subjects who have progressed following such therapies or who have relapsed after a prior treatment regimen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: JOHN KURLAND, JOHN ANDREW BLAKE-HASKINS, MAGDALENA ZAJAC, MARLON REBELATTO, ASHOK GUPTA, TONY HO, JILL WALKER, XIAOPING JIN, SHANNON MORRIS, ROBERT IANNONE, LI SHI, MOHAMMED DAR, YONG BEN
  • ELECTROMECHANICAL TRIGGER AND METHODS OF OPERATING A GUN USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20220333888
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and techniques for an electromechanical trigger that is implementable in a gun. The gun may include a trigger mechanism, a trigger sensing mechanism, and a fire control manager. The fire control manager may identify a trigger break based on the trigger sensing mechanism generating a voltage, and the fire control manager may transmit a signal to an actuator mechanism based on the trigger break. A detent mechanism may be dislocated in response to a force applied to a trigger mechanism, and the trigger sensing mechanism may generate the voltage based on the dislocating of the detent mechanism. Dislocating the detent mechanism may correspond to satisfying a trigger break threshold. The actuator mechanism may be displaced in response to the signal, and displacing the actuator mechanism may result in a projectile being propelled from the gun.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Kai Thorin Kloepfer, Donna Kelley, Sara Elizabeth Falcone, Katherine Joanne Lund, Jack Hugo Thiesen, Joseph Ray Wilding, Benjamin William Dwyer, John Andrew Tomasik
  • Fluid Dispenser
    Publication number: 20220331824
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet; and a pump for drawing fluid from a fluid source via the fluid inlet towards the fluid outlet; wherein the pump has a housing and a spring adapted to bias the pump away from a compressed position and towards a rest position; the spring being situated at least partially within the housing; and wherein the spring comprises one or more resiliently deformable polymer units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventor: Paterson John Andrew
  • Electromechanical sear and methods of operating a gun using the same
    Patent number: 11473866
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and techniques for an electromechanical sear that is implementable in a gun. The gun may include a fire control manager, and the fire control manager may identify a trigger break based on a trigger sensor, transmit, based on the trigger break, a first signal to a first actuator located in a displacement path of a sear, so as to cause the first actuator to be displaced in a first direction, and transmit, based on the trigger break, a second signal to a second actuator located in the displacement path of the sear, so as to cause the second actuator to be displaced in a second direction. The transmitting the first signal to the first actuator and the transmitting the second signal to the second actuator may cause displacement of the sear and firing of the gun.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Biofire Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Kai Thorin Kloepfer, Donna Kelley, Sara Elizabeth Falcone, Katherine Joanne Lund, Jack Hugo Thiesen, Timothy Joel Thorson, Benjamin William Dwyer, Christopher James Owens, Joseph Ray Wilding, Karl Fredrick Brakora, John Andrew Tomasik
  • CATHETER SHEATH DEVICES AND METHODS OF OPERATING CATHETER SHEATH DEVICE
    Publication number: 20220323722
    Abstract: A catheter sheath device may include an elongate member and a moveable member. The elongate member may include a first lumen, and the moveable member may include a second lumen. The moveable member may be physically coupled to a portion of the elongate member to permit relative movement therebetween. A first relative movement between the moveable member and a portion of the elongate member may cause the second lumen to be positioned at a first location that permits delivery of at least a portion of a catheter into the second lumen but not into the first lumen from the second lumen. A second relative movement between the moveable member and the portion of the elongate member may cause the second lumen to be positioned at a second location that permits delivery of the at least the portion of the catheter through both the second lumen and the first lumen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Ashkan Sardari, Ian Garben, Calvin Dane Cummings, Saar Moisa, John Andrew Funk
  • Electro-mechanical lock core
    Patent number: 11466473
    Abstract: An electro-mechanical lock for use with a lock device having a locked state and an unlocked state is disclosed. The electro-mechanical lock incorporates an actuation motor susceptible to lockdown and features a variety of lockdown mitigation structures and arrangements to combat the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: dormakaba USA Inc
    Inventors: Street Anthony Barnett, III, Brendon Michael Allen, John Andrew Snodgrass, Michael Hans Viklund, Sylvain Martel
  • Multimeric elastin-like polypeptides
    Patent number: 11464867
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a novel compositions and methods to deliver cyclosporine A using genetically engineered protein polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: John Andrew Mackay, Mihir Shah, Sarah F. Hamm-Alvarez, Hao Guo, Santosh Peddi
  • SIDE FOOT MOUNTED IMU JUMP HEIGHT SENSOR SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20220308082
    Abstract: The present invention measures jump heights using an IMU sensor module slipped in a pocket of a removable side ankle mount clip placed over any low, mid or high tops ankle athletic running shoe. A micro-processor in the IMU sensor module converts analog jump height data collected with real time digital signal processing to digital data sent to specialized algorithms loaded in a RF paired smartphone to refine the digital data to accurately calculate the height of the jump. The clip has two downward spaced legs joined by a curved arch at the top with a first leg being flexible and fitting snugly against a wearer's ankle below the fibula bone with the curved arch resting over the shoe's collar. The second leg has a foot extending outwardly from the curved arch to form a pocket with a top opening to receive and snugly hold the module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Paul T. Kolen, John Andrew Wells
  • CGRP ANTAGONIST COMPOUNDS
    Publication number: 20220306651
    Abstract: The disclosures herein relate to novel compounds of Formula (1): and salts thereof, wherein A1, A2, Q, X, R1, R2 and R3 are defined herein, and their use in treating, preventing, ameliorating, controlling or reducing the risk of disorders associated with CGRP receptors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Giles Albert Brown, Miles Stuart Congreve, Stephen Paul Watson, Julie Cansfield, Michael Alistair O'Brien, Francesca Deflorian, Gregory R. Ott, Nigel Alan Swain, Andrew David Cansfield, John Andrew Christopher, Andrea Bortolato
  • Height jumping sensor system & method
    Publication number: 20220305337
    Abstract: An athlete wearing footwear measures jump heights with a motion sensor mounted on the footwear over toes of the athlete. By sensing vertical jump start motions the sensor detects jump start and finish times of ?4 g start and ?4 g landing. The sensor, a body wearable mems sensor developed by JAWKU, L.L.C., has a previously installed generic factory scale calibration factor. The athlete replaces this calibration factor with a new calibration scale factor selecting an “absolute” external reference device which measures jump height. This device measures several jump heights then inputted to an algorithm app in the sensor to calculate the new calibration scale factor customized to the actual athlete. The motion sensor has built in programming apps to periodically receive an upgraded factory scale calibration factor which upgrade is based on an ever increasing data pool of jump heights.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Paul T. Kolen, John Andrew Wells
  • ELECTROMECHANICAL SEAR AND METHODS OF OPERATING A GUN USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20220307789
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and techniques for an electromechanical sear that is implementable in a gun. The gun may include a fire control manager, and the fire control manager may identify a trigger break based on a trigger sensor, transmit, based on the trigger break, a first signal to a first actuator located in a displacement path of a sear, so as to cause the first actuator to be displaced in a first direction, and transmit, based on the trigger break, a second signal to a second actuator located in the displacement path of the sear, so as to cause the second actuator to be displaced in a second direction. The transmitting the first signal to the first actuator and the transmitting the second signal to the second actuator may cause displacement of the sear and firing of the gun.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Kai Thorin Kloepfer, Donna Kelley, Sara Elizabeth Falcone, Katherine Joanne Lund, Jack Hugo Thiesen, Timothy Joel Thorson, Benjamin William Dwyer, Christopher James Owens, Joseph Ray Wilding, Karl Fredrick Brakora, John Andrew Tomasik
  • MULTI-PIECE ABSORBENT ARTICLES WITH LEG CUFFS
    Publication number: 20220304866
    Abstract: An absorbent insert for use with a reusable outer cover includes a topsheet, a backsheet, an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and backsheet; and a leg gasketing system. The leg gasketing system includes at least one cuff having a folded edge and a material edge; wherein the material edge is disposed between layers that are each beneath the topsheet and/or is attached to a garment-facing surface of a layer disposed beneath the topsheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: John Andrew STRASEMEIER, Udo Friedel SCHOENBORN, Aaron Jeffrey KNOOP
  • Puller tool
    Patent number: 11447980
    Abstract: A puller assembly for use with a lock device is disclosed. The lock device may have an interchangeable core. The puller assembly includes a puller core body having an opening sized to receive at least a portion of an operator actuation assembly of the lock device, a first engagement surface positioned to engage a portion of a rear end of the operator actuation assembly of the lock device, a second engagement surface positioned to engage a portion of a front end of a core assembly of the lock device, and an actuator which is moveable to alter a separation between the first engagement surface and the second engagement surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: dormakaba USA Inc.
    Inventor: John Andrew Snodgrass
  • WIRELESS-ENABLED KIOSK FOR RECYCLING CONSUMER DEVICES
    Publication number: 20220292464
    Abstract: Wireless-enabled kiosk systems and associated methods for recycling and performing other processes with mobile phones and other electronic devices are described herein. In various embodiments, the present technology includes systems and methods for wirelessly connecting a consumer-operated kiosk with an electronic device to facilitate processing (e.g., purchasing) the device. In some embodiments, the present technology includes using a wireless link to identify a device, evaluate a device, resolve device issues to enable purchase of the device, locate a device, etc. Various other aspects of the present technology are described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: John Silva, Jeffrey Ploetner, Mark Vincent Bowles, John Andrew Beane, Michael Librizzi, Randal Erman
  • Interposer printed circuit boards for power modules
    Patent number: 11439013
    Abstract: Interposer printed circuit boards for power modules and associated methods are disclosed. In at least one illustrative embodiment, a printed circuit board assembly may comprise a printed circuit board having a surface, an electrical component mounted on the surface, a pin mounted on the surface, and an interposer printed circuit board mounted on the surface. The electrical component may have a first height orthogonal to the surface. The pin may have a second height orthogonal to the surface, where the second height is greater than the first height. The interposer printed circuit board may comprise a pad and an outer solder bump positioned on the pad. The outer solder bump may be positioned at a third height orthogonal to the surface, where the third height is greater than the first height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: ABB POWER ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: John Andrew Trelford, Richard John Yeager, Alok Kumar Lohia, Thang Danh Truong
  • Systems and methods for recycling consumer electronic devices
    Patent number: 11436570
    Abstract: Systems and associated methods for recycling and performing other processes with consumer electronic devices are described herein. In various embodiments, the present technology includes systems and methods for identifying and evaluating an electronic device to facilitate processing (e.g., purchasing) the device. In some embodiments, the present technology includes a self-service evaluation apparatus and a cashier terminal that identifies and evaluates a device and that facilitates purchase and recycling of the device. Various other aspects of the present technology are described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: ecoATM, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Vincent Bowles, Michael Librizzi, Jeffrey Ploetner, John Andrew Beane, Eric Rosser
  • COVERT SPORTS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20220276826
    Abstract: A covert sports communication system has a transmitter configured to wirelessly transmit coded audio track selection signals. The system includes a receiver that may be worn within headgear. The receiver includes stored audio tracks and is configured to receive coded audio track selection signals from the transmitter, decode the audio track selection signals, and play at least one stored audio track in accordance with the decoded audio track selection signals. The audio tracks may include audio instructions to a participant of a sporting event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: John Andrew HANKINS, Craig Anthony FILICETTI
  • RECYCLING OF SUPERABSORBENT FIBERS WITH AN EXTENSIONAL FLOW DEVICE
    Publication number: 20220267560
    Abstract: Superabsorbent fibers (SAF) in a feed stream is converted into soluble polymers in an extensional flow device. The total energy used to degrade the SAF into soluble polymers is less than about 50 MJ/kg SAF.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Juliane KAMPHUS, Bruno Johannes EHRNSPERGER, Arsen Arsenov SIMONYAN, Dimitris Ioannis COLLIAS, John Andrew McDANIEL, Martin Ian JAMES, Gary Wayne GILBERTSON, Jacqueline Besinaiz THOMAS, Yiping SUN
  • Knob
    Patent number: D965407
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: dormakaba USA Inc
    Inventors: John Andrew Snodgrass, Michael Hans Viklund, Brendon Allen