Patents by Inventor Leah Smith

Leah Smith 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).

  • TYPE III-D CRISPR-CAS SYSTEM AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20250361544
    Abstract: The present invention is concerned with novel CRISPR-Cas systems which are configured to detect the presence of a target nucleic acid in a sample through activation of secondary nucleases which bind and cleave a nucleic acid probe modified with a (e.g.) fluorophore/quencher moieties, where a change in the property of the probe (e.g. modified fluorescence) reflects the presence of the target nucleic acid in a sample to be tested.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2023
    Publication date: November 27, 2025
    Inventors: David M. Taylor, Evan Schwartz, Jack P.K. Bravo, Robert David Fagerlund, Peter C. Fineran, Leah Smith, David Mayo-Munoz
  • Wearable posture monitoring device and method thereof
    Patent number: 11759125
    Abstract: A wearable posture monitoring device is provided. The device includes a first posture sensor to measure a first bend parameter associated with shoulders of a user and a second posture sensor to measure a second bend parameter associated with vertebral column of the user. The device includes a control unit operatively coupled to the first posture sensor and the second posture sensor and is configured to compare the first bend parameter with a first predefined reference value and the second bend parameter with a second predefined reference value to detect an improper bend in one or more of the shoulders and vertebral column of the user. The control unit is further configured to display a visual indication, on a display interface associated with the posture monitoring device, to indicate the detected improper bend of one or more of the shoulders and vertebral column of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Beth Ladd, Donald L Bergh, Kimberly Moon, Loay Abusalah, Alexandria Rodriguez, Amaan Baiyat, Leah Smith, Michael Diaz, Randy De Leon, Alyssa Nicole Lee
  • WEARABLE POSTURE MONITORING DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20200352476
    Abstract: A wearable posture monitoring device is provided. The device includes a first posture sensor to measure a first bend parameter associated with shoulders of a user and a second posture sensor to measure a second bend parameter associated with vertebral column of the user. The device includes a control unit operatively coupled to the first posture sensor and the second posture sensor and is configured to compare the first bend parameter with a first predefined reference value and the second bend parameter with a second predefined reference value to detect an improper bend in one or more of the shoulders and vertebral column of the user. The control unit is further configured to display a visual indication, on a display interface associated with the posture monitoring device, to indicate the detected improper bend of one or more of the shoulders and vertebral column of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2019
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Beth Ladd, Donald L. Bergh, Kimberly Moon, Loay Abusalah, Alexandria Rodriguez, Amaan Baiyat, Leah Smith, Michael Diaz, Randy De Leon, Alyssa Nicole Lee