Patents by Inventor John Preston

John Preston 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).

  • Patent number: 12247324
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to systems and methods for improving the manufacturing of silk solutions and powders containing silk fibroin obtained from silkworm cocoons. The systems include a reactor vessel to degum, rinse, and dissolve the silk fibroin protein from silk inputs to obtain a purified silk fibroin-based solution. The reactor vessel may include a combination of inputs and outputs for introducing and removing different components used or generated during the disclosed processes. The systems may include any combination of heat exchangers, holding tanks, filtration modules, and post-treatment equipment as necessary to obtain the silk powder. The solutions and powders can be used to improve the post-harvest preservation of perishables and to improve the performance of packaging, including biodegradable packaging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Cambridge Crops, Inc.
    Inventors: Amanda Baryshyan, Nick Zhang, Jesse Groner, Adam Behrens, Nicole Marco, Samantha Roman, Rebeca Lopez-Garcia, Lindsay Perrea, Colin Preston, Laith Abu-Taleb, Linda Michelle Rauch, Herve Irenee Garant, III, John Patrick Ellersick
  • Publication number: 20250061783
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for operating roulette games. A betting interface on a player station may include a first betting layout to receive a bet corresponding to a first roulette game, and a second betting layout to receive a bet corresponding to a second roulette game. A timing of a first betting window and a second window may be alternated so that the first betting window enables a bet acquisition corresponding to a round of a first roulette game, and the second betting window enables a bet acquisition corresponding to a round of the second roulette game. A first roulette ball, corresponding to a round of the first roulette game may be launched when the second betting window is open, and a second roulette ball, corresponding to a round of the second roulette game may be launched when the first betting window is open for a new round.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Inventors: John Joseph CONNELLY, James PRESTON, Tomaž FINK, Urban BERGANT, Andrej TOMELJAK
  • Patent number: 12205719
    Abstract: Described herein is an integrated health management system, and method that includes a pre-packaged tablet delivery apparatus configured to deliver pre-packaged tablets to a user. The delivery apparatus comprising an alignment guide, a processor modulated differential drive used for the directional control of the pre-packaged tablets, a sensor for sensing a location and an orientation of the pre-packaged tablet, a cutter mechanism, and cutter mechanism control logic. The sensed location and orientation of the pre-packaged tablet is used to modulate the differential drive. The cutter mechanism control logic is configured to monitor the sensed pre-packaged tablet location and orientation, then initiate a cutting sequence responsive to at least one of the predetermined configuration within the processor and the dynamic configuration responsive to determining an optimal sensed location and orientation. The control logic generates and logs a message into the distributed database responsive to the cutting sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Big Sky Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Dave Hunt, Dan Stone, Eric Paul, Dan Preston, Rigel Correa, Jessica Milanio, Lindsey Atkinson, John Gibson, Benjamin Cheek, John Friar, Lucas Cheek
  • Publication number: 20240317440
    Abstract: A vial accumulator for use in a high volume pharmacy facility includes: a feed plate having an aperture; a vial staging unit mounted to the feed plate, the vial staging unit comprising at least one receiving compartment; a gate movably mounted to the feed plate, the gate movable relative to the feed plate between a blocking position, wherein the gate prevents a vial from exiting one of the receiving compartments, and a dispensing position, in which the gate allows passage of a vial in one of the receiving compartments through the aperture in the feed plate; and a controller operatively associated with the vial staging unit and the gate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Michael W. Jehn, Michael McCord, John Preston
  • Patent number: 12090402
    Abstract: In response to receiving user input command for sending a contextually aware communication, a computer system is configured to use game state data to determine a target location that a player is focusing on in a virtual environment in a video game, identify a unit that the player likely wants to communicate about based on at least priorities of unit types and proximities of units to the target location, and select a communication action for performance. Different communication actions can be performed in response to the same user input command when the game state data indicates different game states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Electronic Arts Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Todd Alderman, John Preston Glenn, Brent Travis McLeod, Carlos Emmanuel Reyes Pineda, Rayme Christopher Vinson
  • Patent number: 12043432
    Abstract: A vial accumulator for use in a high volume pharmacy facility includes: a feed plate having an aperture; a vial staging unit mounted to the feed plate, the vial staging unit comprising at least one receiving compartment; a gate movably mounted to the feed plate, the gate movable relative to the feed plate between a blocking position, wherein the gate prevents a vial from exiting one of the receiving compartments, and a dispensing position, in which the gate allows passage of a vial in one of the receiving compartments through the aperture in the feed plate; and a controller operatively associated with the vial staging unit and the gate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: PARATA SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: Michael W. Jehn, Michael McCord, John Preston
  • Publication number: 20240174397
    Abstract: A vial accumulator for use in a high volume pharmacy facility includes: a feed plate having an aperture; a vial staging unit mounted to the feed plate, the vial staging unit comprising at least one receiving compartment; a gate movably mounted to the feed plate, the gate movable relative to the feed plate between a blocking position, wherein the gate prevents a vial from exiting one of the receiving compartments, and a dispensing position, in which the gate allows passage of a vial in one of the receiving compartments through the aperture in the feed plate; and a controller operatively associated with the vial staging unit and the gate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2024
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: Michael W. Jehn, Michael McCord, John Preston
  • Publication number: 20240009568
    Abstract: In response to receiving user input command for sending a contextually aware communication, a computer system is configured to use game state data to determine a target location that a player is focusing on in a virtual environment in a video game, identify a unit that the player likely wants to communicate about based on at least priorities of unit types and proximities of units to the target location, and select a communication action for performance. Different communication actions can be performed in response to the same user input command when the game state data indicates different game states.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Kevin Todd Alderman, John Preston Glenn, Brent Travis McLeod, Carlos Emmanuel Reyes Pineda, Rayme Christopher Vinson
  • Publication number: 20230303281
    Abstract: A vial accumulator for use in a high volume pharmacy facility includes: a feed plate having an aperture; a vial staging unit mounted to the feed plate, the vial staging unit comprising at least one receiving compartment; a gate movably mounted to the feed plate, the gate movable relative to the feed plate between a blocking position, wherein the gate prevents a vial from exiting one of the receiving compartments, and a dispensing position, in which the gate allows passage of a vial in one of the receiving compartments through the aperture in the feed plate; and a controller operatively associated with the vial staging unit and the gate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Michael W. Jehn, Michael McCord, John Preston
  • Patent number: 11673048
    Abstract: In response to receiving user input command for sending a contextually aware communication, a computer system is configured to use game state data to determine a target location that a player is focusing on in a virtual environment in a video game, identify a unit that the player likely wants to communicate about based on at least priorities of unit types and proximities of units to the target location, and select a communication action for performance. Different communication actions can be performed in response to the same user input command when the game state data indicates different game states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.
    Inventors: Kevin Todd Alderman, John Preston Glenn, Brent Travis McLeod, Carlos Emmanuel Reyes Pineda, Rayme Christopher Vinson
  • Publication number: 20220387658
    Abstract: In one aspect, a kit includes a sleeve including an outer lining and an inner lining; a pouch arranged within the sleeve and including one or more polymer sheets, a plurality of channels, and a plurality of vents; and a foam precursor capable of forming a foam within the pouch. In one aspect, a method of stabilizing a body part includes providing a sleeve including an outer lining and an inner lining around a body part; providing a pouch arranged within the sleeve and including one or more polymer sheets, a plurality of channels, and a plurality of vents; providing a foam precursor in the pouch; and forming a foam within the pouch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Samuel Evan ROOT, Jovanna Angelina FAZZINI, Vanessa SANCHEZ, Daniel John PRESTON, George M. WHITESIDES
  • Patent number: 11338944
    Abstract: A control system configured to execute a safing mode sequence for a spacecraft is disclosed. The control system includes one or more star trackers that each include a field of view to capture light from a plurality of space objects surrounding the celestial body. The control system also includes one or more actuators, one or more processors in electronic communication with the one or more actuators, and a memory coupled to the one or more processors. The memory stores data into a database and program code that, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the control system to determine a current attitude of the spacecraft, and re-orient the spacecraft from a current attitude into a momentum neutral attitude.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Cecilia G. Cantu, Gary E. Lemke, John Preston Charles Mills, Christopher James Wasson
  • Patent number: 11306856
    Abstract: A push joint adapter is connectable to one or more push joint pipe fittings in a pipeline. The push joint adapter includes an insertion section insertable into a socket of a push joint pipe fitting in an interference fit, a pipeline section connectable with the pipeline, and a collar disposed between the insertion section and the pipeline section. A restraint ring assembly cooperable with the push joint pipe fitting includes a restraint ring secured to the pipeline section and engaging the collar and a restraint rod connected to the restraint ring. The push joint adapter facilitates connecting push joint gasketed bell gate valves and fittings in a pipeline such as a polyethylene pipeline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: THE HARRINGTON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sean Brian Routon, John Preston Riordan, John Emmett Riordan, III
  • Patent number: 11273933
    Abstract: A control system for reducing disturbance torque of a spacecraft is disclosed. The spacecraft revolves around a celestial body surrounded by an atmosphere. The control system includes processors in electronic communication with one or more actuators and a memory. The memory stores data into a database and program code that, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the control system to instruct the spacecraft to enter a safing mode. In response to entering the safing mode, the control system instructs the one or more actuators to align a principal axis of the spacecraft with a vector that is normal to the orbit around the celestial body. The control system also instructs the actuators to rotate the spacecraft about the principal axis, where a rotational orientation of the spacecraft relative to the celestial body is shifted by about one-half a rotation about the principal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Christopher James Wasson, Gary E. Lemke, John Preston Charles Mills, Cecilia G. Cantu, Timothy S. Lui
  • Publication number: 20220023759
    Abstract: In response to receiving user input command for sending a contextually aware communication, a computer system is configured to use game state data to determine a target location that a player is focusing on in a virtual environment in a video game, identify a unit that the player likely wants to communicate about based on at least priorities of unit types and proximities of units to the target location, and select a communication action for performance. Different communication actions can be performed in response to the same user input command when the game state data indicates different game states.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Kevin Todd Alderman, John Preston Glenn, Brent Travis McLeod, Carlos Emmanuel Reyes Pineda, Rayme Christopher Vinson
  • Patent number: 11174047
    Abstract: A control system for a spacecraft for determining a resultant torque that is exerted upon a spacecraft by one or more magnetic torque rods is disclosed. The spacecraft is configured to revolve around a celestial body in an orbit. A magnetic field of the celestial body is predictable, and a direction of the magnetic field located around the orbit is fixed. The control system includes the one or more magnetic torque rods, one or more processors in electronic communication with the one or more magnetic torque rods, and a memory coupled to the one or more processors. The memory stores data into a database and program code that, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the control system to instruct the one or more magnetic torque rods to exert the resultant torque upon the spacecraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Gary E. Lemke, John Preston Charles Mills, Christopher James Wasson, Cecilia G. Cantu
  • Patent number: 11097189
    Abstract: In response to receiving user input command for sending a contextually aware communication, a computer system is configured to use game state data to determine a target location that a player is focusing on in a virtual environment in a video game, identify a unit that the player likely wants to communicate about based on at least priorities of unit types and proximities of units to the target location, and select a communication action for performance. Different communication actions can be performed in response to the same user input command when the game state data indicates different game states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.
    Inventors: Kevin Todd Alderman, John Preston Glenn, Brent Travis McLeod, Carlos Emmanuel Reyes Pineda, Rayme Christopher Vinson
  • Patent number: 11098261
    Abstract: Lubricant infused surfaces (LIS) can be uncoated high-surface-energy solids, thereby eliminating the need for unreliable low-surface-energy coatings and resulting in LIS repelling the lowest surface tension impinging fluid (butane, ??13 mN/m) reported to date.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Evelyn N. Wang, Daniel John Preston
  • Publication number: 20210031106
    Abstract: In response to receiving user input command for sending a contextually aware communication, a computer system is configured to use game state data to determine a target location that a player is focusing on in a virtual environment in a video game, identify a unit that the player likely wants to communicate about based on at least priorities of unit types and proximities of units to the target location, and select a communication action for performance. Different communication actions can be performed in response to the same user input command when the game state data indicates different game states.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Kevin Todd Alderman, John Preston Glenn, Brent Travis McLeod, Carlos Emmanel Reyes Pineda, Rayme Christopher Vinson
  • Patent number: 10859564
    Abstract: Implementations of the present invention relate to apparatuses, systems, and methods for constructing and using a metastatic mimetic device. The device includes at least one chamber with a gate structure that allows a channel to selectively allow fluid communication between an interior of the chamber and an exterior of the chamber. The channel includes a porous member extending across a cross-section of the channel to control flow rates or allow the mimetic device to replicate transport across a member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: University of Kansas
    Inventors: Nikki Cheng, Wei Bin Fang, Terry N. Faddis, John Preston White, III