Patents by Inventor John S. Morris

John S. Morris 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).

  • Alpha virus-based cytomegalovirus vaccines
    Patent number: 7419674
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions comprising a population of alphavirus replicon particles comprising alphavirus replicon RNAs, wherein a first replicon RNA comprises nucleic acid encoding cytomegalovirus pp65 and IE1 protein or immunogenic fragments thereof, and a second replicon RNA comprises nucleic acid encoding cytomegalovirus gB protein or an immunogenic fragment thereof, and wherein each of the two replicon RNAs is contained within a separate alphavirus replicon particle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: Alpha Vax, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Chulay, Sergey Dryga, Elizabeth A. Reap, Robert A. Olmsted, John S. Morris
  • System and method for selectively recovering frames in a communications environment
    Patent number: 7237182
    Abstract: A method for selective recovery in a communications environment is provided that includes building a recognizable bit pattern into one or more subframes that are associated with a communication flow. One or more of the subframes may be positioned into a superframe. In cases where one or more errors are present in the superframe, the superframe may be demultiplexed such that one or more of the subframes included in the superframe are analyzed and then discarded or forwarded based on the presence of one or more of the errors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Alain Charles Brainos, II, Dennis N. Blankenship, John S. Morris, Walter L. Robinson
  • Diamond anvil cell for spectroscopic investigation of materials at high temperature, high pressure and shear
    Patent number: 5594546
    Abstract: Diamond anvil cell for spectroscopic investigation of materials at high temperature, high pressure and shear. A cell is described which, in combination with Fourier transform IR spectroscopy, permits the spectroscopic investigation of boundary layers under conditions of high temperature, high pressure and shear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1997
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Curtis L. Westerfield, John S. Morris, Stephen F. Agnew
  • Method and apparatus for the wet digestion of organic and biological samples
    Patent number: 4080168
    Abstract: A rapid, safe and efficient process for the digestion and destruction of organic matter in materials of biological origin. Acid mixtures (nitric and perchloric acids for ashing; appropriate acid mixtures for other digestions) are added to the sample and then heated internally by absorption of microwave energy from a precisely controlled field within a specially modified microwave oven.Apparatus used for the digestions include a microwave oven equipped with an internal, acid-fume resistant box or liner, a positive flow ventilation system through the box, and an acid-fume trap or scrubber for treating the exhaust fumes from the box. Additional apparatus includes a precise timing system for controlling the delivery of microwave energy, or an interrupted duty cycle timing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1976
    Date of Patent: March 21, 1978
    Assignee: The Curators of the University of Missouri
    Inventors: Adel Abu-Samra, Samuel R. Koirtyohann, John S. Morris