Patents by Inventor John Spence
John Spence 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).
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Publication number: 20230078342Abstract: The invention relates to the introduction of pressurized fluid, e.g. acid, into a subsea well directly from a vessel (33). A fluid injection assembly (20) is fitted to the top of a subsea Xmas tree (3), the assembly (20) including fail safe closed valve (21) which is controlled via a hydraulic line (31) from the vessel. The hose and assembly and valve are designed with an internal bore allowing a large diameter ball to be dropped (required for acid stimulation). The subsea subsea control module (8) on the Xmas tree is controlled from the producing platform.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Inventors: Leif KVARME, John SPENCE, Birger HEIGRE
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Patent number: 11512550Abstract: The invention relates to the introduction of pressurized fluid, e.g. acid, into a subsea well directly from a vessel (33). A fluid injection assembly (20) is fitted to the top of a subsea Xmas tree (3), the assembly (20) including fail safe closed valve (21) which is controlled via a hydraulic line (31) from the vessel. The hose and assembly and valve are designed with an internal bore allowing a large diameter ball to be dropped (required for acid stimulation). The subsea subsea control module (8) on the Xmas tree is controlled from the producing platform.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2020Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYInventors: Leif Kvarme, John Spence, Birger Heigre
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Patent number: 11485632Abstract: A microfluidic device for use in a serial crystallography apparatus includes a modular 3D-printed nozzle having an inlet, an outlet, and a first snap engagement feature. The microfluidic device further includes a modular 3D-printed fiber holder having an outlet and a second snap engagement feature. The first snap engagement feature is configured to engage the second snap engagement feature to removably couple the nozzle to the fiber holder. The outlet of the fiber holder is aligned with the inlet of the nozzle when the first snap engagement feature is coupled to the second snap engagement feature.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2021Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYInventors: Alexandra Ros, John Spence, Diandra Doppler, Garrett Nelson, Richard Kirian, Reza Nazari, Ana Egatz-Gomez, Mukul Sonker, Mohammad Rabbani
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Publication number: 20220112079Abstract: A microfluidic device for use in a serial crystallography apparatus includes a nozzle having an inlet, an outlet, and a first snap engagement feature. The microfluidic device further includes a fiber holder having an outlet and a second snap engagement feature. The first snap engagement feature is configured to engage the second snap engagement feature to removably couple the nozzle to the fiber holder. The outlet of the fiber holder is aligned with the inlet of the nozzle when the first snap engagement feature is coupled to the second snap engagement feature.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2021Publication date: April 14, 2022Inventors: Alexandra Ros, John Spence, Diandra Doppler, Garrett Nelson, Richard Kirian, Reza Nazari, Ana Egatz-Gomez, Mukul Sonker, Mohammad Rabbani
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Publication number: 20210189827Abstract: The invention relates to the introduction of pressurized fluid, e.g. acid, into a subsea well directly from a vessel (33). A fluid injection assembly (20) is fitted to the top of a subsea Xmas tree (3), the assembly (20) including fail safe closed valve (21) which is controlled via a hydraulic line (31) from the vessel. The hose and assembly and valve are designed with an internal bore allowing a large diameter ball to be dropped (required for acid stimulation). The subsea subsea control module (8) on the Xmas tree is controlled from the producing platform.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2020Publication date: June 24, 2021Inventors: Leif KVARME, John SPENCE, Birger HEIGRE
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Patent number: 10557807Abstract: A 3D printed hybrid nozzle device combining a microfluidic mixer with a liquid jet injector that addresses the bottleneck of investigating substrate-initiated biological reaction paths employing serial crystallography with XFELs. The hybrid nozzle provides for injecting aqueous protein crystal jets after fast mixing (<5 ms), reaching reaction time points (e.g., about 10 ms to about 150 ms) suitable to resolve enzyme kinetics.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2018Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYInventors: Alexandra Ros, Gerrit Brehm, Garrett Nelson, John Spence, Uwe Weierstall, Austin Echelmeier
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Patent number: 10449003Abstract: An individualized preoperative planning system for fracture fixation constructs provides fracture assessment before automatically performing finite element simulations to generate biomechanics associated with a large number of fracture fixation construct design alternatives. Data visualization utilizing multivariate plots or surrogate modeling based on the simulation results are then provided to surgeons enabling surgeons to view, adjust and optimize their fracture fixation construct designs.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2016Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: The Penn State Research FoundationInventors: John Spence Reid, Gregory S. Lewis
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Publication number: 20190178822Abstract: A 3D printed hybrid nozzle device combining a microfluidic mixer with a liquid jet injector that addresses the bottleneck of investigating substrate-initiated biological reaction paths employing serial crystallography with XFELs. The hybrid nozzle provides for injecting aqueous protein crystal jets after fast mixing (<5 ms), reaching reaction time points (e.g., about 10 ms to about 150 ms) suitable to resolve enzyme kinetics.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2018Publication date: June 13, 2019Inventors: Alexandra ROS, Gerrit BREHM, Garrett NELSON, John SPENCE, Uwe WEIERSTALL, Austin ECHELMEIER
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Patent number: 10252270Abstract: Nozzle Assemblies and methods of use for producing a liquid jet are disclosed that may be permit adjustable time delays between mixing of fluids and observation of reactions. An example nozzle assembly includes: a housing having an inlet and an outlet and a first channel defined therebetween, where the housing includes a gas focusing aperture defining the housing outlet; an intermediate tube disposed within the first channel of the housing, where the intermediate tube has an inlet and an outlet and defines a second channel therebetween; and a central tube disposed within the second channel of the intermediate tube, where the central tube has an inlet and an outlet and defines a third channel therebetween, where the central tube outlet is longitudinally spaced apart from the intermediate tube outlet such that the intermediate tube outlet is disposed between the central tube outlet and the gas focusing aperture's inlet.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2015Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYInventors: Uwe Weierstall, Dingjie Wang, John Spence
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Patent number: 10073958Abstract: A system enables network-based systems to confirm the identity of users and/or the authenticity of their credentials during their registration process by providing a database of verified users and various means for requesting and verifying user-provided information using the database. For example, the system may verify credentials and/or other aspects of the user and store such information in a database. The system may also generate badges that can be displayed on various content sites and that link to a summary of the user's verified information. The summaries may be customized for each content site at which the user has registered.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2017Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: ProfileCorrect LLCInventor: John Spence
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Publication number: 20180168731Abstract: An individualized preoperative planning system for fracture fixation constructs provides fracture assessment before automatically performing finite element simulations to generate biomechanics associated with a large number of fracture fixation construct design alternatives. Data visualization utilizing multivariate plots or surrogate modeling based on the simulation results are then provided to surgeons enabling surgeons to view, adjust and optimize their fracture fixation construct designs.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2016Publication date: June 21, 2018Inventors: John Spence Reid, Gregory S. Lewis
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Patent number: 9821325Abstract: An injector apparatus and methods for use, where the injector apparatus comprises: (a) hydraulic stage having first and second ends and including a housing defining a cavity, a primary plunger disposed in the cavity and a secondary plunger, (b) a pressurization system coupled to the hydraulic stage's first end, where the primary plunger is in fluid communication with the pressurization system and is in mechanical communication with the secondary plunger, (c) a reservoir bore defined in the hydraulic stage housing and configured to receive the primary plunger's second end, where the secondary plunger is disposed within the reservoir bore and (d) a nozzle assembly including a housing, a gas tube and a nozzle capillary, where the nozzle capillary is partially disposed in and is substantially coaxial with the gas tube, where the nozzle capillary's first end is in fluid communication with the reservoir bore's second end.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2014Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Arizona State UniversityInventors: Uwe Weierstall, John Spence, R. Bruce Doak
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Publication number: 20170274380Abstract: Nozzle Assemblies and methods of use for producing a liquid jet are disclosed that may be permit adjustable time delays between mixing of fluids and observation of reactions. An example nozzle assembly includes: a housing having an inlet and an outlet and a first channel defined therebetween, where the housing includes a gas focusing aperture defining the housing outlet; an intermediate tube disposed within the first channel of the housing, where the intermediate tube has an inlet and an outlet and defines a second channel therebetween; and a central tube disposed within the second channel of the intermediate tube, where the central tube has an inlet and an outlet and defines a third channel therebetween, where the central tube outlet is longitudinally spaced apart from the intermediate tube outlet such that the intermediate tube outlet is disposed between the central tube outlet and the gas focusing aperture's inlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2015Publication date: September 28, 2017Inventors: Uwe WEIERSTALL, Dingjie WANG, John SPENCE
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Publication number: 20170270285Abstract: A system is disclosed that enables network-based systems to confirm the identity of users and/or the authenticity of their credentials during their registration process by providing a database of verified users and various means for requesting and verifying user-provided information using the database. For example, the system may verify credentials and/or other aspects of the user and store such information in a database. The system may also generate badges that can be displayed on various content sites and that link to a summary of the user's verified information. The summaries may be customized for each content site at which the user has registered.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2017Publication date: September 21, 2017Inventor: John Spence
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Patent number: 9672336Abstract: A system is disclosed that enables network-based systems to confirm the identity of users and/or the authenticity of their credentials during their registration process by providing a database of verified users and various means for requesting and verifying user-provided information using the database. For example, the system may verify credentials and/or other aspects of the user and store such information in a database. The system may also generate badges that can be displayed on various content sites and that link to a summary of the user's verified information. The summaries may be customized for each content site at which the user has registered.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2015Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: ProfileCorrect LLCInventor: John Spence
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Patent number: 9289787Abstract: A nozzle for producing a liquid jet or a single-file stream of droplets of a fluid, methods using the nozzle, and an injector comprising the nozzle of the invention for providing the liquid jet or single-file stream of a fluid to a vacuum system are described.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2012Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents, A Body Corporate of the State of Arizona, Acting for and on Behalf of Arizona State UniversityInventors: R. Bruce Doak, John Spence, Uwe Weierstall, Daniel P. DePonte
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Publication number: 20160051995Abstract: An injector apparatus and methods for use, where the injector apparatus comprises: (a) hydraulic stage having first and second ends and including a housing defining a cavity, a primary plunger disposed in the cavity and a secondary plunger, (b) a pressurization system coupled to the hydraulic stage's first end, where the primary plunger is in fluid communication with the pressurization system and is in mechanical communication with the secondary plunger, (c) a reservoir bore defined in the hydraulic stage housing and configured to receive the primary plunger's second end, where the secondary plunger is disposed within the reservoir bore and (d) a nozzle assembly including a housing, a gas tube and a nozzle capillary, where the nozzle capillary is partially disposed in and is substantially coaxial with the gas tube, where the nozzle capillary's first end is in fluid communication with the reservoir bore's second end.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2014Publication date: February 25, 2016Inventors: Uwe WEIERSTALL, John SPENCE, R. Bruce DOAK
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Patent number: 9269468Abstract: An X-ray optical device includes a crystal containing a channel, which passes through the crystal and has multiple internal faces. A mount is configured to hold the crystal in a fixed location relative to a source of an X-ray beam and to shift the crystal automatically between two predefined dispositions: a first disposition in which the X-ray beam passes through the channel while diffracting from one or more of the internal faces, and a second disposition in which the X-ray beam passes through the channel without diffraction by the crystal.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2013Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: Jordan Valley Semiconductors Ltd.Inventors: Paul Anthony Ryan, John Leonard Wall, John Spence
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Publication number: 20140263693Abstract: A nozzle for producing a liquid jet a fluid, methods using the nozzle, and an injector comprising the nozzle of the invention for providing the liquid jet of a fluid to a vacuum system are described.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2012Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS, a body corporate of the state of Arizona, acting for and on behalfInventors: R. Bruce Doak, John Spence, Uwe Weierstall
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Patent number: D738437Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2014Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: Gallo & Spence Toys LLCInventors: Brett Spence, John Spence, Franco del Gallo