Patents by Inventor Luke Acton

Luke Acton 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).

  • METHOD OF ROASTING COFFEE BEANS
    Publication number: 20240057631
    Abstract: The invention provides a process of roasting whole coffee beans comprising a roasting stage starting at a temperature of the beans of around 80° C., characterised in that the process comprises the step of heating said whole coffee beans such that the temperature of said beans rises from between around 80° C. to around 170° C. at a rate of around 5 to around 18° C./minute.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Ian Brown, Thomas Imison, Luke Acton
  • METHOD
    Publication number: 20230041418
    Abstract: Provided herein is a method of concentrating a tethering complex in a region of an amphiphilic layer, such as a lipid membrane. Also provided herein are methods of assembling a tethering complex; methods of concentrating an analyte in the region of a detector; amphiphilic layers; and arrays and devices for use in the disclosed methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC
    Inventors: Clive Gavin Brown, Andrew John Heron, James Anthony Clarke, Paul Richard Moody, Aaron Luke Acton, Jason Robert Hyde