Patents by Inventor Jose L. Lopez
Jose L. Lopez 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: 20210220400Abstract: Materials, compositions, and methods of inhibiting biofilm formation and treating formed biofilm employing medically acceptable materials and silver nanoparticles coupled thereto are disclosed. Pathogenic fungi, bacteria, viruses, and combinations thereof are implicated in healthcare-associated infections with both significant medical consequences and high mortality rates. Substantially pure silver nanoparticles are coupled directly to polymer or textile medical dressings to treat fungal, bacterial, viral and combination infections.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2021Publication date: July 22, 2021Inventors: Humberto Herman Lara VILLEGAS, Jose L. LOPEZ-RIBOT, Miguel JOSE-YACAMAN
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Patent number: 10577638Abstract: The present disclosure provides for systems, devices, products, and methods for detecting and identifying microbial organisms in a sample as well as testing antimicrobial susceptibility of microbial organisms.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2014Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas SystemInventors: Anand Srinivasan, Anand K. Ramasubramanian, Jose L. Lopez-Ribot, Christopher R. Frei
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Patent number: 10465227Abstract: The present disclosure provides for microbial testing devices, methods for making microbial testing devices, methods for growing and testing microbial cultures and methods for testing compounds for antimicrobial activity.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2015Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEMInventors: Anand K. Ramasubramanian, Jose L. Lopez-Ribot, Anand Srinivasan
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Patent number: 9600457Abstract: Personalized metadata may be selected from a group of tags, where the tags include annotations, synopsis, references, etc. and owner controlled rules for visibility and control options such as removal, combining, weighting, adding, sharing, privatizing, assigning etc. are provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2014Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Michael G. Alexander, Jose L. Lopez, Matthew S. Rosno
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Patent number: 9594734Abstract: Personalized metadata may be selected from a group of tags, where the tags include annotations, synopsis, references, etc. and owner controlled rules for visibility and control options such as removal, combining, weighting, adding, sharing, privatizing, assigning etc. are provided.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2014Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Michael G. Alexander, Jose L. Lopez, Matthew S. Rosno
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Publication number: 20160215324Abstract: The present disclosure provides for systems, devices, products, and methods for detecting and identifying microbial organisms in a sample as well as testing antimicrobial susceptibility of microbial organisms.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2014Publication date: July 28, 2016Applicant: Board of Regents The University of Texas SystemInventors: Anand SRINIVASAN, Anand K. RAMASUBRAMANIAN, Jose L. LOPEZ-RIBOT, Christopher R. FREI
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Publication number: 20150242378Abstract: Personalized metadata may be selected from a group of tags, where the tags include annotations, synopsis, references, etc. and owner controlled rules for visibility and control options such as removal, combining, weighting, adding, sharing, privatizing, assigning etc. are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2014Publication date: August 27, 2015Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Michael G. Alexander, Jose L. Lopez, Matthew S. Rosno
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Publication number: 20150242466Abstract: Personalized metadata may be selected from a group of tags, where the tags include annotations, synopsis, references, etc. and owner controlled rules for visibility and control options such as removal, combining, weighting, adding, sharing, privatizing, assigning etc. are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2014Publication date: August 27, 2015Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Michael G. Alexander, Jose L. Lopez, Matthew S. Rosno
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Publication number: 20150167046Abstract: The present disclosure provides for microbial testing devices, methods for making microbial testing devices, methods for growing and testing microbial cultures and methods for testing compounds for antimicrobial activity.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2015Publication date: June 18, 2015Applicant: BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEMInventors: Anand K. Ramasubramanian, Jose L. Lopez-Ribot, Anand Srinivasan
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Patent number: 8991377Abstract: A ball feeder assembly for a ball projecting machine includes a stand, an upper frame, a ball delivery element coupled to the frame, and a ball feeder member coupled to the ball delivery element. The assembly is configured for supporting a cylindrical ball bucket. The frame is movably coupled to the stand between at least a first position in which the frame is configured to support the bucket in a position with a top end at a higher elevation than a bottom end such that the longitudinal axis of the bucket is at angle within 0 and 80 degrees from a vertical plane, and a second position in which the frame is configured to support the bucket in a downward position with the bottom end at a higher elevation than the upper end such that the axis is within 5 to 90 degrees with respect to a horizontal plane.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Wilson Sporting Goods Co.Inventors: David A. Jorgens, Timothy D. Greene, Jose L. Lopez
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Patent number: 8962531Abstract: In one embodiment, a testing device includes a substrate and a plurality of spatially distinct fungal cultures disposed on the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2011Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Board of Regents of the University of Texas SystemInventors: Anand K. Ramasubramanian, Jose L. Lopez-Ribot, Anand Srinivasan, Priya Uppuluri
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Publication number: 20140274478Abstract: An adjustable portable batting tee assembly for placement on to a horizontal support surface includes a first hollow tubular post having a lower end and an inner surface, a second tubular post telescopically engaging the first tubular post, a first felt piston wiper, a ball support coupled to the second tubular post, a post mount mechanism, and a base coupled to the mount mechanism. The first wiper is positioned between the first and second posts to enable adjustment of the height of the batting tee assembly between a lower and upper height limits. The mount mechanism includes a support body, an expansion plug and upper and lower fastening elements. The expansion plug and the upper fastening element are configured to be removably received within the lower end of the first tubular body. The expansion plug is configured to releasably engage the inner surface of the first tubular post.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: WILSON SPORTING GOODS CO.Inventors: David A. Jorgens, Timothy D. Greene, Jose L. Lopez
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Publication number: 20140274485Abstract: A ball feeder assembly for a ball projecting machine includes a stand, an upper frame, a ball delivery element coupled to the frame, and a ball feeder member coupled to the ball delivery element. The assembly is configured for supporting a cylindrical ball bucket. The frame is movably coupled to the stand between at least a first position in which the frame is configured to support the bucket in a position with a top end at a higher elevation than a bottom end such that the longitudinal axis of the bucket is at angle within 0 and 80 degrees from a vertical plane, and a second position in which the frame is configured to support the bucket in a downward position with the bottom end at a higher elevation than the upper end such that the axis is within 5 to 90 degrees with respect to a horizontal plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Wilson Sporting Goods Co.Inventors: David A. Jorgens, Timothy D. Greene, Jose L. Lopez
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Patent number: 8821322Abstract: An adjustable portable batting tee assembly for placement on to a horizontal support surface includes a first hollow tubular post having a lower end and an inner surface, a second tubular post telescopically engaging the first tubular post, a first felt piston wiper, a ball support coupled to the second tubular post, a post mount mechanism, and a base coupled to the mount mechanism. The first wiper is positioned between the first and second posts to enable adjustment of the height of the batting tee assembly between a lower and upper height limits. The mount mechanism includes a support body, an expansion plug and upper and lower fastening elements. The expansion plug and the upper fastening element are configured to be removably received within the lower end of the first tubular body. The expansion plug is configured to releasably engage the inner surface of the first tubular post.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2013Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Wilson Sporting Goods Co.Inventors: David A. Jorgens, Timothy D. Greene, Jose L. Lopez
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Patent number: 8381709Abstract: A pitching machine for pitching a ball to a batter positioned in a first batting location. The pitching machine including a frame, a drive assembly coupled to the frame, a pitching arm and a lead timing arm. The pitching arm is coupled to drive assembly and rotatable in a first direction about a first axis. The pitching arm includes a forward side configured to contact and project the ball during a portion of the rotation of the pitching arm about the first axis. The pitching arm is configured to project the ball at least a first ball release position with respect to the first axis. The lead timing arm includes a marker. The lead timing arm is coupled to the pitching arm such that the marker is visible to the batter positioned in the first batting location prior to the pitching arm reaching the first ball release position.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2011Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: Wilson Sporting Goods Co.Inventors: William R. Woessner, David B. Andrews, Timothy D. Greene, Jose L. Lopez
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Publication number: 20130040854Abstract: In one embodiment, a testing device includes a substrate and a plurality of spatially distinct fungal cultures disposed on the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2011Publication date: February 14, 2013Inventors: Anand K. Ramasubramanian, Jose L. Lopez-Ribot, Anand Srinivasan, Priya Uppuluri
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Publication number: 20120174029Abstract: Exemplary embodiments disclose a method and system for dynamically magnifying logical segments of a view. The method and system include (a) in response detection of a first user gesture in a first location on a display screen, determining if the first user gesture represents a magnification event; (b) in response to detection of the magnification event, determining a shape of a first object displayed on the display screen within proximity of the first user gesture; (c) magnifying the shape of the first object to provide a magnified first object; (d) displaying the magnified first object in a first window over the first object; and (e) in response to detection of a second user gesture in a different location of the display screen, repeating steps (a) through (d) to magnify a second object and display the second object in a second window simultaneously with the first window. A further embodiment may include dynamically magnifying the magnified first object to various magnification levels.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2010Publication date: July 5, 2012Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Paul R. Bastide, Matthew E. Broomhall, Jose L. Lopez, Robert E. Loredo, Andrew L. Schirmer
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Publication number: 20110214652Abstract: A pitching machine including a frame, a ball feed trough coupled to the frame, a ball acquisition structure coupled to the frame, and a ball cup coupled to the frame. The trough is configured to retain at least three of the balls. The cup is positioned at the lower end of the trough and is adjacent the acquisition structure. The trough is sloped to allow for gravity feed of the balls to the cup. The cup has a curved wall defusing a ball opening sized for receiving and dispensing the one of the balls. The cup is rotatable about a ball cup axis such that, during use, the cup receives one of the balls when the ball opening of the cup rotates to meet the lowest ball in the trough and the curved wall inhibits more than one ball from entering the cup, and as the cup continues to rotate.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2011Publication date: September 8, 2011Applicant: WILSON SPORTING GOODS CO.Inventors: WILLIAM R. WOESSNER, DAVID B. ANDREWS, TIMOTHY D. GREENE, JOSE L. LOPEZ
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Publication number: 20110214651Abstract: A pitching machine for pitching a ball to a batter positioned in a first batting location. The pitching machine including a frame, a drive assembly coupled to the frame, a pitching arm and a lead timing arm. The pitching arm is coupled to drive assembly and rotatable in a first direction about a first axis. The pitching arm includes a forward side configured to contact and project the ball during a portion of the rotation of the pitching arm about the first axis. The pitching arm is configured to project the ball at least a first ball release position with respect to the first axis. The lead timing arm includes a marker. The lead timing arm is coupled to the pitching arm such that the marker is visible to the batter positioned in the first batting location prior to the pitching arm reaching the first ball release position.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2011Publication date: September 8, 2011Applicant: WILSON SPORTING GOODS CO.Inventors: WILLIAM R. WOESSNER, DAVID B. ANDREWS, TIMOTHY D. GREENE, JOSE L. LOPEZ
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Patent number: 5416314Abstract: The system is foreseen to cathodically protect the submerged metal structure of ships by using the printed current technique, that is to say, applying a negative potential to the steel structure until placing it at a potential of -800 mv. A photovoltaic cell (1) connected to the battery (3) of the ship (Z) with the insertion of a charge regulator (5) is used as an energy source, the system including an automatic current regulator (6) applicable to the respective anode (7.) The negative output (4') of said regulator is connected to the metal parts such as the propeller (8), and rudder (9), while the positive output (4") or cable is connected to the anode itself (7), the latter consisting of an airproof box in which the cable itself (4") connects to the titanium band that comprises the anode itself, by means of a Faston type terminal, complemented with double insulation, a thermoretractile sleeve and some end covers that ensure the total sealing of the connection.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 1993Date of Patent: May 16, 1995Assignees: W.W.I. Proytec, S.L., Wilson Walton International, S.A.E.Inventor: Jose L. Lopez-Calleja Lopez