Patents by Inventor Jon Williams
Jon Williams 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: 20080221075Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition includes, as an active ingredient, a compound according to formula 1436 as shown in FIG. 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or excipient. Various pharmaceutical products may be produced including this pharmaceutical composition. Such pharmaceutical products may be used for the treatment of obesity or diabetes. Methods for using the pharmaceutical compositions also are described. In these methods, various diseases are treated or other body functions are activated or inhibited by administering an effective amount of the pharmaceutical composition. For example, diabetes and obesity may be treated by administering an effective amount of the pharmaceutical compositions. Weight gain, and growth factor production can be inhibited by administering an effective amount of these pharmaceutical compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2008Publication date: September 11, 2008Inventors: Michael Zasloff, Jon Williams, William Kinney, Mark Anderson, Michael McLane
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Publication number: 20080208735Abstract: In an enterprise where a database maintains multiple accounts for business customers, a method, system, and computer program product correctly links accounts which are associated with a common business. Business identification information from one or more external data sources is obtained and the format of the business identification data is standardized. Data records of business accounts are compared according to a plurality of rules for matching one business account to another. When two business accounts are found to match according to the business matching rules, a common identifier is applied to both business accounts to flag the two accounts as being associated with the same business entity. One or more hierarchy rules are applied to accounts associated with a common business, to establish a hierarchy among the accounts for purposes of marketing and other business communications.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2007Publication date: August 28, 2008Inventors: Gregory J. Balet, David Y. Choi, Young Choon Lee, Jon William Sawyer, Danielle L. Smith, Atul K. Srivastava, Michael A. Vapenik
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Patent number: 7410959Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition includes, as an active ingredient, a compound according to formula 1436 as shown in FIG. 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or excipient. Various pharmaceutical products may be produced including this pharmaceutical composition. Such pharmaceutical products may be used for the treatment of obesity or diabetes. Methods for using the pharmaceutical compositions also are described. In these methods, various diseases are treated or other body functions are activated or inhibited by administering an effective amount of the pharmaceutical composition. For example, diabetes and obesity may be treated by administering an effective amount of the pharmaceutical compositions. Weight gain, and growth factor production can be inhibited by administering an effective amount of these pharmaceutical compositions.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2000Date of Patent: August 12, 2008Assignee: Genaera CorporationInventors: Michael Zasloff, Jon Williams, William Kinney, Mark Anderson, Michael McLane
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Publication number: 20070262999Abstract: An interactive animation environment. The interactive animation environment includes at least one user-controlled object, and the animation method for providing this environment includes determining a position of the user-controlled object, defining a plurality of regions about the position, detecting a user input to move the position of the user-controlled object, associating the detected user input to move the position of the user-controlled object with a region in the direction of movement, and providing an animation of the user-controlled object associated with the mapped region. A system and controller for implementing the method is also disclosed. A computer program and computer program product for implementing the invention is further disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2007Publication date: November 15, 2007Applicant: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.Inventors: Nicholas Bridger, Ed Bainbridge, Jon Williams, Matthew Humphries, David Navarro, Andy Brown, David Pridmore, Jon Maine
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Patent number: 7211906Abstract: An electrical output power generation system is provided. A gas turbine engine rotor spool with at least one alternator rotor and steam turbine rotor are integrated and within a engine body having a combustor or external heat source having fluid communication with the bladed compressor rotor and a gas turbine bladed rotor of the said rotor spool. The alternator rotor has permanent magnets retained and positioned in close proximity and co-axial to the electrical stator having iron laminat and electrical wires. Relative rotational motion between the electrical stator and alternator rotor cause magnetic flux and subsequent electricity to be generated. The steam energy to drive the said rotor spool integrated steam turbine rotor can be from the gas turbine engine exhaust waste heat and or thru external heat energy sources.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2006Date of Patent: May 1, 2007Assignee: TMA Power, LLCInventors: Joseph Michael Teets, Jon William Teets
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Patent number: 7184744Abstract: A GPS enabled Emergency Messaging System (GEMS) includes: Emergency Response Centers (ERC's) for defining emergency broadcast messages directed to specified geographic areas; a GPS Control Segment (CS) facility that receives messages generated by the ERC's and coordinates uplink and downlink communications with orbiting GPS satellites; a GPS Space Segment (SS) that includes the multiple orbiting GPS satellites and that receives emergency messages from the CS facility and broadcasts transmissions containing both GPS navigational information and an emergency broadcast message; and GEMS-enabled user equipment that is capable of receiving and processing broadcast emergency messages. The system permits emergency messaging data to be superimposed on the existing GPS signal structure and delivered to users with GPS receivers capable of receiving the superimposed messaging data.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2002Date of Patent: February 27, 2007Assignee: ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.Inventor: Jon William Schnabel
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Patent number: 7184421Abstract: Network configuration hierarchy information is maintained using flexible mechanisms and methods for establishing routes and transferring information between nodes in ad-hoc data communication networks using on-demand multicast and unicast techniques. Communication nodes use network topology information to build and maintain a dynamically mobile, wireless, ad-hoc network capable of efficiently routing both unicast and multicast traffic. Network nodes that facilitate the collection and distribution of network topology and routing data are dynamically selected, configured, and maintained. Network traffic overhead necessary for maintaining and distributing network routing table information is held to a minimum and efficiently distributed across the network, thereby reducing the potential for network traffic bottlenecks due to network overhead processes.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2001Date of Patent: February 27, 2007Assignee: ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Yu-Jih Liu, Joseph John Visvader, Jon William Schnabel
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Patent number: 7070394Abstract: A gas pressure driven fluid pump comprising a pump tank having a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet. A float, carried within the interior of the pump tank, is operable to move between a low level position and a high level position. A snap-acting valve is operatively connected to the float. The snap acting valve has a rotatable port member that moves so as to switch to exhaust porting when the float falls to the low level position. The port member further switches to motive porting when the float rises to the high level position. As a result, fluid filling the pump tank causes the float to rise from the low level position to the high level position during exhaust porting. Fluid exiting the pump tank causes the float to fall from the high level position to the low level position due to introduction of motive gas during motive porting.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2002Date of Patent: July 4, 2006Assignee: Spirax Sarco, Inc.Inventors: Jairo Luiz Soares, Rickie Anthony Pendergrass, Drew Leo Platts, Jon William Dukes
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Patent number: 6935844Abstract: A gas pressure driven fluid pump comprising a pump tank having a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet. A float, carried within the interior of the pump tank, is operable to move between a low level position and a high level position. A snap-acting valve control mechanism uses magnetic interaction to switch between exhaust porting and motive porting. Fluid exiting the pump tank causes the float to fall from the high level position to the low level position due to introduction of motive gas during motive porting. Exhaust porting begins when the float falls to the low level position.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2003Date of Patent: August 30, 2005Assignee: Spirax Sarco, Inc.Inventors: Jon William Dukes, Rickie Anthony Pendergrass, Drew Leo Platts, Jairo Luiz Soares
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Patent number: 6871604Abstract: Solid combustible waste materials are converted into highly efficient fuel by subjecting such materials to size reduction in suitable size-reducing equipment. The last piece of the equipment is a mill which pulverizes the waste materials into fine particles having a high surface to mass ratio and forming a highly efficient fuel when these particles are directly injected into a combustion reactor operating at high temperature.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2002Date of Patent: March 29, 2005Assignees: Pyrogenesis, Inc., The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: Theodora Alexakis, Jon Williams Cofield, Platon Manoliadis, Eugene Ellis Nolting, Peter George Tsantrizos, Roy V. Richard
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Publication number: 20040224011Abstract: The present invention provides a liposomal composition for treating dyslipidemias in human subjects, a method of using a liposomal composition, and devices and modes of operation of the devices and of the compositions, and kits related thereto. The invention provides for the reverse transport of cholesterol from peripheral tissues to the liver in a warm blood mammal while controlling plasma atherogenic lipoprotein concentrations, including LDL concentrations. A method described above and mode of operation of the devices includes the step of administering an effective amount of a multiplicity of acceptors comprised of phospholipids substantially free of sterol. A method described above optionally includes the step of periodically assaying atherogenic lipoprotein concentrations with an assay during the treatment period to assess atherogenic lipoprotein concentrations and obtain an atherogenic lipoprotein profile, and adjusting the administration in response to the profile.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2004Publication date: November 11, 2004Applicants: The University of British Columbia, Esperion LUV Development, Inc.Inventors: Wendi V. Rodrigueza, Kevin Jon Williams, Michael J. Hope
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Patent number: 6783127Abstract: A game board includes concentric circular areas (outer, middle, and center) each having a respective subset of piece locations. A barrier separates locations in the outer and middle areas and/or in the middle and center areas. Outer and middle area locations and some center area locations are disposed in a ring. Other center area locations are disposed inside the center ring. The barrier has two to four openings for pieces to pass through. A barrier separating the center and middle areas has at most four openings, preferably two aligned on a single diameter. Outer area locations have at least two different visual identifiers. A game includes providing a playing piece set to players, each set having one special piece and different other pieces identical to one another. Each player takes turns to prevent an opponent's special piece from being able to move without elimination of any piece during the game.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2002Date of Patent: August 31, 2004Inventor: Jon William Fish
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Patent number: 6773719Abstract: The present invention provides a liposomal composition for treating dislipidemias in human subjects, a method of using a liposomal composition, and devices and modes of operation of the devices and of the compositions, and kits related thereto. The invention provides for the reverse transport of cholesterol from peripheral tissues to the liver in a warm blood mammal while controlling plasma atherogenic lipoprotein concentrations, including LDL concentrations. A method described above and mode of operation of the devices includes the stop of administering an effective amount of a multiplicity of acceptors comprised of phospholipids substantially free of sterol. A method described above optionally includes the stop of periodically assaying atherogenic lipoprotein concentrations with an assay during the treatment period to assess atherogenic lipoprotein concentrations and obtain an atherogenic lipoprotein profile.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2001Date of Patent: August 10, 2004Assignees: Esperion LUV Development, Inc., The University of British ColumbiaInventors: Wendi V. Rodrigueza, Kevin Jon Williams, Michael J. Hope
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Publication number: 20040137128Abstract: The invention provides a method for the preparation of a foamed drink comprising the steps of: providing a capsule containing a foamable ingredient; providing a receptacle positioned to collect fluid escaping from the capsule; injecting liquid into the capsule to mix with the foamable ingredient; allowing the foamable ingredient mixed with the liquid to escape from the capsule into the receptacle; followed by injecting further liquid into the receptacle in a jet having a diameter of from about 0.5 to about 2 mm to produce foamed liquid in the receptacle. The invention also provides capsules, apparatus and systems specifically adapted for use in the method. Preferably, the food ingredient is a milk powder, and the method produces a hot foamed beverage such as a cappuccino coffee.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2004Publication date: July 15, 2004Inventors: Michael Andrew Hayes, David Andrew James Hester, Jon William Shaw, Martin Eric Colston, Geoffrey Furneaux, Elizabeth Clare Charman, Glenn Harrison, John Charles Cooke, David Hay, Michael Wright
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Publication number: 20040060488Abstract: Solid combustible waste materials are converted into highly efficient fuel by subjecting such materials to size reduction in suitable size-reducing equipment. The last piece of the equipment is a mill which pulverizes the waste materials into fine particles having a high surface to mass ratio and forming a highly efficient fuel when these particles are directly injected into a combustion reactor operating at high temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2002Publication date: April 1, 2004Inventors: Theodora Alexakis, Jon William Cofield, Platon Manoliadis, Eugene Ellis Nolting, Peter George Tsantrizos
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Publication number: 20040047851Abstract: The present invention provides for a method for treating a subject suffering from a condition associated with an extracellular zinc sphingomyelinase activity which comprises administering to the subject an amount of a zinc sphingomyelinase inhibitor effective to decrease extracellular zinc sphingomyelinase activity in the subject and thereby treat the subject.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2003Publication date: March 11, 2004Applicant: The Trustees of Columbia UniversityInventors: Ira Tabas, Scott L. Schissel, Kevin Jon Williams
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Publication number: 20040041828Abstract: The present invention provides method and apparatus for defining and redefining a non-contact dynamic user interface, which can control multiple applications or applets with one user interface. Sensors are used to determine the position and motion of a user's body or a pre-selected object, such as a wand. As new users train the user interface, the user interface determines the functionality of newly programmed commands and directions associated with physical positions and orientations of each users body, or of a physical object that is under the user's control. Existing functions and input meanings are used if they desired. New input command meanings and functionality are added as required. In an example system, a computer is directed by hand and arm positions of the user. The speed with which the user or physical moves may also by interpreted as an input parameter by the user interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2002Publication date: March 4, 2004Inventor: Jon William Zellhoefer
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Publication number: 20040025701Abstract: An apparatus for the brewing of a beverage by transmission of an aqueous fluid through a sachet (4,16,39) containing a beverage brewing ingredient, the apparatus comprising: one or more injectors (14,63) to inject the acqueous fluid into the sachet (4, 16,39) during the brewing; and a clamp for the sachet, the clamp comprising one or more members (1,2,12,13,30,31,61) that are movable to open and close the clamp, the members having inner surfaces which in a closed position of the clamp define a cavity adapted to substantially enclose and support the sachet (4, 16, 39) during the brewing and further adapted to define a beverage exit pathway in a lower part of the cavity, and wherein the inner surface of a least one clamp member comprises at least one deformable region (3, 30,43) mounted on a support that is movable while the clamp is in the closed position, whereby the shape of the cavity or of the exit pathway can be changed while the clamp is in the closed position to provide a desired brewing configuration oType: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2003Publication date: February 12, 2004Inventors: Martin Eric Colston, Christopher John Gee, Jon William Shaw, Kevin Christopher Pope, John Charles Cooke, Adrian Barclay, Evgeny I Rivin, Victor R Fey
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Publication number: 20030227133Abstract: A game board includes concentric circular areas (outer, middle, and center) each having a respective subset of piece locations. A barrier separates locations in the outer and middle areas and/or in the middle and center areas. Outer and middle area locations and some center area locations are disposed in a ring. Other center area locations are disposed inside the center ring. The barrier has two to four openings for pieces to pass through. A barrier separating the center and middle areas has at most four openings, preferably two aligned on a single diameter. Outer area locations have at least two different visual identifiers. A game includes providing a playing piece set to players, each set having one special piece and different other pieces identical to one another. Each player takes turns to prevent an opponent's special piece from being able to move without elimination of any piece during the game.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2002Publication date: December 11, 2003Inventor: Jon William Fish
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Publication number: 20030170643Abstract: The present invention involves a method of exploiting a novel apolipoprotein-B (apoB) degradation pathway to regulate plasma levels of apoB to treat cardiovascular or metabolic disorders or syndromes, a method of exploiting a novel apolipoprotein-B (apoB) degradation pathway to screen for drugs to treat cardiovascular or metabolic disorders or syndromes, and a method of exploiting a novel apolipoprotein-B (apoB) degradation pathway to screen for genes for diagnosing cardiovascular or metabolic disorders or syndromes.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2002Publication date: September 11, 2003Inventors: Edward Fisher, Kevin Jon Williams