Patents by Inventor Keith Wood

Keith Wood 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: 11365402
    Abstract: Provided herein are substantially non-luminescent peptide/polypeptide tags that are inserted internally within a protein of interest or between N-terminal and C-terminal peptides/polypeptides. Interaction of the internally-inserted tag with a complement polypeptide/peptide that is also substantially non-luminescent results in the formation a bioluminescent reporter complex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Promega Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew S. Dixon, Lance P. Encell, Thomas Machleidt, Marie Schwinn, Keith Wood, Monika Wood, Kris Zimmerman
  • Publication number: 20210401843
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds, compositions, and methods for treating infections by bacteria and for killing bacteria. In particular, the disclosed compounds, compositions, and methods are useful for treating infections by bacteria and for killing persister bacteria that survive antibiotic treatment and then reconstitute infections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas Keith Wood, Sooyeon Song
  • Publication number: 20210403886
    Abstract: Provided herein are substantially non-luminescent peptide/polypeptide tags that are inserted internally within a protein of interest or between N-terminal and C-terminal peptides/polypeptides. Interaction of the internally-inserted tag with a complement polypeptide/peptide that is also substantially non-luminescent results in the formation a bioluminescent reporter complex.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Andrew S. Dixon, Lance P. Encell, Thomas Machleidt, Marie Schwinn, Keith Wood, Monika Wood, Kris Zimmerman
  • Publication number: 20210367975
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses may include a network onboarding manager for configuring network security features at application hosting sites of a service provider network, for instance, as part of a procedure for deploying an application onto the service provider network. The network onboarding manager may generate a security profile for the application. The security profile may include information indicating a security posture of the application with respect to network security features needed to deploy the application, which the system may use to generate and send configuration data to the hosting sites. One or more operations may be performed based on a user input received at a developer portal (e.g., via a user interface), or automatically based on one or more API calls made by the network onboarding manager and/or based on one or more security profile templates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Keith Wood, Alain Soleil, Michael Joseph Von Wald
  • Publication number: 20210264734
    Abstract: An electronic gaming machine includes a game display having a graphical user interface (GUI). A game controller is in communication with the game display. The game controller controls the GUI to present a selectable tournament button that causes the player to enter a game tournament, displays a plurality of selectable tournament game options for the game tournament, receives a tournament game selection response indicating a selected one of the options, displays the selected tournament game, displays at the GUI during the selected tournament game, an exit button that returns the display to the base game and maintains player progress in the selected tournament game, re-displays the tournament button upon returning to the base game, the re-displayed tournament button enables the player to return to the selected tournament game with the maintained player progress, and displays a prompt to card-in, and provide an enhanced return to player (RTP).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Angelo Palmisano, Keith A. Wood
  • Publication number: 20210262941
    Abstract: Provided herein are bioluminescent polypeptides and compositions and methods for the assembly of a tripartite or multipartite bioluminescent complex. In particular embodiments, a bioluminescent complex is formed upon the interaction of three or more peptide and/or polypeptide components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2020
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Virginia Kincaid, Lance P. Encell, Mary Hall, Michael Killoran, Keith Wood, Melanie Dart, Trish Hoang
  • Patent number: 11030858
    Abstract: An electronic gaming machine includes a game display with a graphical user interface (GUI) configured to receive an input from a player and a game controller. The game controller is configured to execute instructions stored in a memory. The instructions cause the game controller to control the GUI to present a selectable tournament button that causes the game controller to enter the player into a tournament. Upon receiving a tournament button selection a plurality of selectable tournament game options for the game tournament are displayed. The GUI receives a tournament game response indicating a the tournament game selected and the tournament game is displayed. A return button is displayed that returns the display to the base game and maintains player progress in the tournament. The tournament button is re-displayed enabling the player to return to the selected tournament game with the maintained player progress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
    Inventors: Angelo Palmisano, Keith A. Wood
  • Patent number: 10976312
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for capture and identification of the cellular targets of a bioactive agent. In particular, provided herein are bioactive agents tethered to capture ligand, cellular targets (optionally tagged with a reporter), capture proteins (optionally present as capture fusions), surfaces (e.g., displaying, capture ligands, capture proteins, or capture fusions), and methods of capturing and identifying the cellular targets of a bioactive agent therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Promega Corporation
    Inventors: Carolyn W. Hitko, Robin Hurst, Thomas Kirkland, Dieter Klaubert, Poncho Meisenheimer, Nidhi Nath, Rachel Friedman Ohana, Paul Otto, Marjeta Urh, Harry Tetsuo Uyeda, Keith Wood, Ji Zhu
  • Patent number: 10970741
    Abstract: Disclosed is an improved approach for implementing a system, method, and computer program product for integrating with a social media site, which can be used to create and configure a custom audience on the social media site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Michael J. Strutton, Chad Estes, Stephanie Fossan, Eugene Thompson, Steven Keith Woods, Taha Sheikh
  • Publication number: 20210080470
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems and methods for characterizing target/ligand engagement. In particular, luciferase-labeled polypeptide targets are used to detect or quantify target/ligand engagement (e.g., within a cell or cell lysate).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Melanie Dart, Lance P. Encell, Thomas Kirkland, Thomas Machleidt, Matthew Robers, Brock F. Binkowski, Keith Wood, Ce Shi
  • Patent number: 10928400
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems and methods for characterizing target/ligand engagement. In particular, luciferase-labeled polypeptide targets are used to detect or quantify target/ligand engagement (e.g., within a cell or cell lysate).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Promega Corporation
    Inventors: Melanie Dart, Lance P. Encell, Thomas Kirkland, Thomas Machleidt, Matthew Robers, Brock F. Binkowski, Keith Wood, Ce Shi
  • Patent number: 10904950
    Abstract: Techniques for proxy based network access are discussed herein. In some examples, the techniques can be implemented in a network proxy device for Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS). A base station or a domain proxy device may manage or otherwise use CBRS resources by exchanging signaling messages with a Spectrum Access System (SAS). The base station or domain proxy device may transmit signaling messages in a first private network to a network device bridging the first private network and a second private network with limited access to a public network. The network device send proxy message(s) in response to the signaling messages to the SAS and can establish an encrypted session layer or application layer tunnel between the base station and/or domain proxy device. The proxy based network access preserves secure networks while still allowing limited messaging with other public or private networks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff Ahmet, Michael Bishop, Jay Eritsland, Waqas Gull, Alan Denis MacDonald, Boris Maisuradze, Aditya Mehta, Taha Najeeb, Muhammad Shakil, Tomas Soderberg, Aaron Sorrell, Keith Wood, Grzegorz Wosik
  • Publication number: 20210005059
    Abstract: An electronic gaming machine includes a game display with a graphical user interface (GUI) configured to receive an input from a player and a game controller. The game controller is configured to execute instructions stored in a memory. The instructions cause the game controller to control the GUI to present a selectable tournament button that causes the game controller to enter the player into a tournament. Upon receiving a tournament button selection a plurality of selectable tournament game options for the game tournament are displayed. The GUI receives a tournament game response indicating a the tournament game selected and the tournament game is displayed. A return button is displayed that returns the display to the base game and maintains player progress in the tournament. The tournament button is re-dispayed enabling the player to return to the selected tournament game with the maintained player progress.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Angelo Palmisano, Keith A. Wood
  • Patent number: 10882035
    Abstract: Provided herein are palladium (Pd) catalysts with improved performance in biological environments. In particular, formulations, methods of preparations, and storage conditions are provided that provide improved performance of Pd catalysts under protein-rich conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Promega Corporation
    Inventors: Sergiy Levin, Rachel Friedman Ohana, Thomas Kirkland, Keith Wood
  • Publication number: 20200399660
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds, compositions, and methods for delivering biomolecules to cells. In particular, the present disclosure provides modified polyamine polymers, including polyamine polymers having fluorinated substituents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Wenhui Zhou, Trish Hoang, Christopher Todd Eggers, Hui Wang, Thomas Machleidt, Brock Binkowski, Poncho Meisenheimer, Frank Fan, Keith Wood
  • Publication number: 20200386748
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems and methods for the detection of an analyte or analytes in a sample. In particular, the present disclosure provides compositions, assays, and methods for detecting and/or quantifying a target analyte using a bioluminescent complex comprising substrates, peptides, and/or polypeptides capable of generating a bioluminescent signal that correlates to the presence, absence, or amount of the target analyte.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas Kirkland, Melanie Dart, Zhiyang Zeng, Thomas Smith, Keith Wood, Thomas Machleidt, Virginia Kincaid, Hui Wang, Wenhui Zhou, Emily Jost, Lance Encell, Mary Hall, Robin Hurst
  • Publication number: 20200351989
    Abstract: Techniques for proxy based network access are discussed herein. In some examples, the techniques can be implemented in a network proxy device for Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS). A base station or a domain proxy device may manage or otherwise use CBRS resources by exchanging signaling messages with a Spectrum Access System (SAS). The base station or domain proxy device may transmit signaling messages in a first private network to a network device bridging the first private network and a second private network with limited access to a public network. The network device send proxy message(s) in response to the signaling messages to the SAS and can establish an encrypted session layer or application layer tunnel between the base station and/or domain proxy device. The proxy based network access preserves secure networks while still allowing limited messaging with other public or private networks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Jeff Ahmet, Michael Bishop, Jay Eritsland, Waqas Gull, Alan Denis MacDonald, Boris Maisuradze, Aditya Mehta, Taha Najeeb, Muhammad Shakil, Tomas Soderberg, Aaron Sorrell, Keith Wood, Grzegorz Wosik
  • Publication number: 20200340982
    Abstract: Provided herein are compositions and methods for photoaffinity labeling of molecular targets. In particular, probes that specifically interact with cellular targets based on their affinity and are then covalently linked to the cellular target via a photoreactive group (PRG) on the probe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Sergiy Levin, Rachel Friedman Ohana, Robin Hurst, Thomas Kirkland, Keith Wood
  • Patent number: 10789814
    Abstract: An electronic gaming machine, including a player interface, a game display, and a game controller. The player interface is configured to receive player selections from a player. The game controller is coupled to the player interface and the game display. The game controller is configured to control the game display to present the player an option to participate in a wagering game tournament, to receive, from the player interface according to the player selections, a first selection to participate in the wagering game tournament, to control the game display to present the player an option to select from among a plurality of games for the wagering game tournament, to receive, from the player interface according to the player selections, a second selection of a tournament game from the plurality of games, and conduct the tournament game via the player interface and the game display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
    Inventors: Angelo Palmisano, Keith A. Wood
  • Publication number: 20200292534
    Abstract: Provided herein are compositions and methods for the assembly of a bioluminescent complex from two or more non-luminescent (e.g., substantially non-luminescent) peptide and/or polypeptide units. In particular, bioluminescent activity is conferred upon a non-luminescent polypeptide via structural complementation with another, complementary non-luminescent peptide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Andrew S. Dixon, Lance Encell, Mary Hall, Keith Wood, Monika Wood, Marie Schwinn, Brock F. Binkowski, Hicham Zegzouti, Nidhi Nath, Subhanjan Mondal, Said Goueli, Poncho Meisenheimer, Thomas Kirkland, James Unch, Dileep K. Pulukkunat, Matthew Robers, Melanie Dart, Thomas Machleidt