Patents by Inventor John Blanchard

John Blanchard 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: 20260147053
    Abstract: A system of diagnosing internal characteristics of a device includes a magnetic shield, a solenoid positioned within the magnetic shield, and one or more sensors positioned within the magnetic shield and outside the solenoid. The device is removably positioned within the solenoid and induced magnetic fields are received by the one or more sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2026
    Publication date: May 28, 2026
    Applicant: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Alexej JERSCHOW, Mohaddese MOHAMMADI, Emilia SILLETTA, Dmitry BUDKER, Geoffrey Z. IWATA, Yinan HU, Arne WICKENBROCK, John BLANCHARD
  • Publication number: 20260043879
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for increasing a nuclear spin polarization of a target compound. In accordance with such systems and methods, a first non-thermal equilibrium nuclear spin polarization can be imparted to at least one source atom of a source compound, the source atom having a nuclear gyromagnetic ratio of at least 12 megahertz per tesla (MHz/T). A first solution can be obtained that includes the source compound and a target compound. The at least one source atom can be present in a source concentration of at least 0.1 molar (M) in the first solution. A second non-thermal equilibrium nuclear spin polarization of at least 0.01% can be imparted to the at least one target atom of the target compound via a nuclear Overhauser effect (NOE) transfer of the first non-thermal equilibrium nuclear spin polarization to the at least one target atom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2025
    Publication date: February 12, 2026
    Applicant: NVISION IMAGING TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
    Inventors: Ilai SCHWARTZ, Anna PARKER, Stephan KNECHT, Tim EICHHORN, John BLANCHARD
  • Patent number: 12529725
    Abstract: A method of diagnosing internal characteristics of a device includes applying a strong magnetic field to the device. The method can include reducing the strong magnetic field at a location of one or more sensors. At least one of the one or more sensors is proximate to the device. The method can include measuring induced magnetic fields around the device. The method can include measuring induced or intrinsic electrical current flow. The method can include measuring intrinsic magnetic properties. The induced magnetic fields can include diagnostic information on properties of the device and how the properties change over time. The device may be, for example, a battery, a capacitor, a supercapacitor, or a fuel cell. The presented measurement of magnetic susceptibility can be performed on materials, solutions, chemical substances, or tissue samples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2026
    Assignee: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Alexej Jerschow, Mohaddese Mohammadi, Emilia Silletta, Dmitry Budker, Geoffrey Z. Iwata, Yinan Hu, Arne Wickenbrock, John Blanchard
  • Patent number: 12478290
    Abstract: An application running on a device to manage insulin site rotation may read a configuration file including a group, a plurality of sites in the group, and an image associated with the group. The application may detect an input selecting a site from the plurality of sites for administration of an insulin management device. The application may also set the selected site as unavailable for a predetermined duration in response to the input selecting the site. A log entry may be written to track usage of the site in response to the input selecting the site. A visual indicator on the selected site may show that the site is recently selected in response to detecting the input selecting the site within a predetermined duration. The insulin management device may be a pump, a syringe, or a glucose monitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2025
    Assignee: The Translational Genomics Research Institute
    Inventors: John Blanchard, Sampathkumar Rangasamy
  • Patent number: 12385994
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for increasing a nuclear spin polarization of a target compound. In accordance with such systems and methods, a first non-thermal equilibrium nuclear spin polarization can be imparted to at least one source atom of a source compound, the source atom having a nuclear gyromagnetic ratio of at least 12 megahertz per tesla (MHz/T). A first solution can be obtained that includes the source compound and a target compound. The at least one source atom can be present in a source concentration of at least 0.1 molar (M) in the first solution. A second non-thermal equilibrium nuclear spin polarization of at least 0.01% can be imparted to the at least one target atom of the target compound via a nuclear Overhauser effect (NOE) transfer of the first non-thermal equilibrium nuclear spin polarization to the at least one target atom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignee: NVision Imaging Technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Ilai Schwartz, Anna Parker, Stephan Knecht, Tim Eichhorn, John Blanchard
  • Patent number: 12354136
    Abstract: Systems, apparatus, methods, and non-transitory media for consumer interfaces that are responsive to motion data are discussed herein. Some embodiments may include a system with one or more servers. The one or more servers may be configured to generate a consumer interface including a representation of an object that is responsive to the motion data generated by a motion sensor of a consumer device. The consumer interface may be provided to the consumer device to create the motion data and determine a motion data score. The motion data score may be used to determine promotion data parameters that define the terms of offered promotions. Promotion data parameters may be determined based on motion data performance in combination with consumer account data for programmatic relevance determination. Furthermore, the motion data received from the consumer device may be used to determine consumer account data or profile data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: BYTEDANCE INC
    Inventors: John Blanchard, Vinayak Hegde, Daidrie Berry, Jairo Da Silva, Juan Pablo Podlech, Michael Merz, Ricardo Buquet
  • Publication number: 20250020605
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus (100) for investigating an object (10) by using nuclear magnetic resonance, the apparatus (100) comprising: —a magnetically shielded chamber (20) for magnetically shielding the object (10) from external static magnetic fields when being investigated: —a spin-manipulation unit (30), which is arranged, at least in parts, in the magnetically shielded chamber (20) and configured to manipulate spins of radioactive nuclei that are present in the object (10); and —at least one particle detector (40) which is configured to detect nuclear radiation emitted from the radioactive nuclei that are present in the object (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2021
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Inventors: Dmitry BUDKER, James EILLS, Magdalena KOWALSKA, Karolina KULESZ, John BLANCHARD
  • Publication number: 20240361407
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for increasing a nuclear spin polarization of a target compound. In accordance with such systems and methods, a first non-thermal equilibrium nuclear spin polarization can be imparted to at least one source atom of a source compound, the source atom having a nuclear gyromagnetic ratio of at least 12 megahertz per tesla (MHz/T). A first solution can be obtained that includes the source compound and a target compound. The at least one source atom can be present in a source concentration of at least 0.1 molar (M) in the first solution. A second non-thermal equilibrium nuclear spin polarization of at least 0.01% can be imparted to the at least one target atom of the target compound via a nuclear Overhauser effect (NOE) transfer of the first non-thermal equilibrium nuclear spin polarization to the at least one target atom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Applicant: NVISION IMAGING TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
    Inventors: Ilai SCHWARTZ, Anna PARKER, Stephan KNECHT, Tim EICHHORN, John BLANCHARD
  • Publication number: 20240156375
    Abstract: An application running on a device to manage insulin site rotation may read a configuration file including a group, a plurality of sites in the group, and an image associated with the group. The application may detect an input selecting a site from the plurality of sites for administration of an insulin management device. The application may also set the selected site as unavailable for a predetermined duration in response to the input selecting the site. A log entry may be written to track usage of the site in response to the input selecting the site. A visual indicator on the selected site may show that the site is recently selected in response to detecting the input selecting the site within a predetermined duration. The insulin management device may be a pump, a syringe, or a glucose monitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2024
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: John Blanchard, Sampathkumar Rangasamy
  • Publication number: 20240077552
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for increasing a nuclear spin polarization of a target compound. In accordance with such systems and methods, a first non-thermal equilibrium nuclear spin polarization can be imparted to at least one source atom of a source compound, the source atom having a nuclear gyromagnetic ratio of at least 12 megahertz per tesla (MHz/T). A first solution can be obtained that includes the source compound and a target compound. The at least one source atom can be present in a source concentration of at least 0.1 molar (M) in the first solution. A second non-thermal equilibrium nuclear spin polarization of at least 0.01% can be imparted to the at least one target atom of the target compound via a nuclear Overhauser effect (NOE) transfer of the first non-thermal equilibrium nuclear spin polarization to the at least one target atom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: NVISION IMAGING TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
    Inventors: Ilai SCHWARTZ, Anna PARKER, Stephan KNECHT, Tim EICHHORN, John BLANCHARD
  • Patent number: 11918350
    Abstract: An application running on a device to manage insulin site rotation may read a configuration file including a group, a plurality of sites in the group, and an image associated with the group. The application may detect an input selecting a site from the plurality of sites for administration of an insulin management device. The application may also set the selected site as unavailable for a predetermined duration in response to the input selecting the site. A log entry may be written to track usage of the site in response to the input selecting the site. A visual indicator on the selected site may show that the site is recently selected in response to detecting the input selecting the site within a predetermined duration. The insulin management device may be a pump, a syringe, or a glucose monitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: The Translational Genomics Research Institute
    Inventors: John Blanchard, Sampathkumar Rangasamy
  • Publication number: 20220229119
    Abstract: A method of diagnosing internal characteristics of a device includes applying a strong magnetic field to the device. The method can include reducing the strong magnetic field at a location of one or more sensors. At least one of the one or more sensors is proximate to the device. The method can include measuring induced magnetic fields around the device. The method can include measuring induced or intrinsic electrical current flow. The method can include measuring intrinsic magnetic properties. The induced magnetic fields can include diagnostic information on properties of the device and how the properties change over time. The device may be, for example, a battery, a capacitor, a supercapacitor, or a fuel cell. The presented measurement of magnetic susceptibility can be performed on materials, solutions, chemical substances, or tissue samples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Alexej Jerschow, Mohaddese Mohammadi, Emilia Silletta, Dmitry Budker, Geoffrey Z. Iwata, Yinan Hu, Arne Wickenbrock, John Blanchard
  • Publication number: 20220198519
    Abstract: Systems, apparatus, methods, and non-transitory media for consumer interfaces that are responsive to motion data are discussed herein. Some embodiments may include a system with one or more servers. The one or more servers may be configured to generate a consumer interface including a representation of an object that is responsive to the motion data generated by a motion sensor of a consumer device. The consumer interface may be provided to the consumer device to create the motion data and determine a motion data score. The motion data score may be used to determine promotion data parameters that define the terms of offered promotions. Promotion data parameters may be determined based on motion data performance in combination with consumer account data for programmatic relevance determination. Furthermore, the motion data received from the consumer device may be used to determine consumer account data or profile data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: John BLANCHARD, Vinayak HEGDE, Daidrie BERRY, Jairo DA SILVA, Juan Pablo PODLECH, Michael MERZ, Ricardo BUQUET
  • Patent number: 11244356
    Abstract: Systems, apparatus, methods, and non-transitory media for consumer interfaces that are responsive to motion data are discussed herein. Some embodiments may include a system with one or more servers. The one or more servers may be configured to generate a consumer interface including a representation of an object that is responsive to the motion data generated by a motion sensor of a consumer device. The consumer interface may be provided to the consumer device to create the motion data and determine a motion data score. The motion data score may be used to determine promotion data parameters that define the terms of offered promotions. Promotion data parameters may be determined based on motion data performance in combination with consumer account data for programmatic relevance determination. Furthermore, the motion data received from the consumer device may be used to determine consumer account data or profile data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Groupon, Inc.
    Inventors: John Blanchard, Vinayak Hegde, Daidrie Berry, Jairo Da Silva, Juan Pablo Podlech, Michael Merz, Ricardo Buquet
  • Publication number: 20210298650
    Abstract: An application running on a device to manage insulin site rotation may read a configuration file including a group, a plurality of sites in the group, and an image associated with the group. The application may detect an input selecting a site from the plurality of sites for administration of an insulin management device. The application may also set the selected site as unavailable for a predetermined duration in response to the input selecting the site. A log entry may be written to track usage of the site in response to the input selecting the site. A visual indicator on the selected site may show that the site is recently selected in response to detecting the input selecting the site within a predetermined duration. The insulin management device may be a pump, a syringe, or a glucose monitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: John Blanchard, Sampathkumar Rangasamy
  • Publication number: 20210147015
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a traction device for providing traction to a tracked vehicle, in accordance with some embodiments. Accordingly, the traction device comprises a grouser bar, a down plate, a bottom plate, a pressure plate, and a bolt. Further, the grouser bar comprises a traction element comprised in a top surface of the grouser bar. Further, the traction element is configured to interface with a surface for providing traction for the track on the surface. Further, the down plate is attached to the grouser bar. Further, the bottom plate is attached to the down plate. Further, the pressure plate is movably disposed between the grouser bar and the bottom plate. Further, the bolt is movably coupled with the pressure plate. Further, the bolt is configured for moving the pressure plate between positions in relation to the bottom plate based on an action receivable on a second end of the bolt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventor: John Blanchard
  • Publication number: 20210019789
    Abstract: Systems, apparatus, methods, and non-transitory media for consumer interfaces that are responsive to motion data are discussed herein. Some embodiments may include a system with one or more servers. The one or more servers may be configured to generate a consumer interface including a representation of an object that is responsive to the motion data generated by a motion sensor of a consumer device. The consumer interface may be provided to the consumer device to create the motion data and determine a motion data score. The motion data score may be used to determine promotion data parameters that define the terms of offered promotions. Promotion data parameters may be determined based on motion data performance in combination with consumer account data for programmatic relevance determination. Furthermore, the motion data received from the consumer device may be used to determine consumer account data or profile data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: John BLANCHARD, Vinayak HEGDE, Daidrie BERRY, Jairo DA SILVA, Juan Pablo PODLECH, Michael MERZ, Ricardo BUQUET
  • Patent number: 10762534
    Abstract: Systems, apparatus, methods, and non-transitory media for consumer interfaces that are responsive to motion data are discussed herein. Some embodiments may include a system with one or more servers. The one or more servers may be configured to generate a consumer interface including a representation of an object that is responsive to the motion data generated by a motion sensor of a consumer device. The consumer interface may be provided to the consumer device to create the motion data and determine a motion data score. The motion data score may be used to determine promotion data parameters that define the terms of offered promotions. Promotion data parameters may be determined based on motion data performance in combination with consumer account data for programmatic relevance determination. Furthermore, the motion data received from the consumer device may be used to determine consumer account data or profile data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Groupon, Inc.
    Inventors: John Blanchard, Vinayak Hegde, Daidrie Berry, Jairo Da Silva, Juan Pablo Podlech, Michael Merz, Ricardo Buquet
  • Publication number: 20070269842
    Abstract: Methods of identifying an acetyltransferase substrate in a sample are provided. Also provided are methods of localizing acetylation of an acetyltransferase substrate in a cell. Additionally, methods of labeling a protein substrate of an acetyltransferase are provided, as are methods of assaying an acetyltransferase in a sample. Methods of quantifying acetyltransferase activity in a sample are further provided. Compositions provided include halo-acetyl-pantetheine, halo-acetyl-pantetheine with a label, and halo-acetyl-CoA with a label on the adenine of the CoA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2004
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Inventor: John Blanchard
  • Publication number: 20070161312
    Abstract: Provided is a mattress with a fire resistant layer. The layer is strategically placed in the mattress, preferably protecting its core materials, and comprises glass microfibers having an average diameter of less than 6 microns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventors: John Blanchard, John Robertson