Patents by Inventor M. MCPHERSON

M. MCPHERSON 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).

  • Publication number: 20240004112
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to optical filters that provide regulation and/or enhancement of chromatic and luminous aspects of the color appearance of light to human vision, generally to applications of such optical filters, to therapeutic applications of such optical filters, to industrial and safety applications of such optical filters when incorporated, for example, in radiation-protective eyewear, to methods of designing such optical filters, to methods of manufacturing such optical filters, and to designs and methods of incorporating such optical filters into apparatus including, for example, eyewear and illuminants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: EnChroma, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew W. SCHMEDER, Donald M. McPHERSON
  • Patent number: 11762136
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to optical filters that provide regulation and/or enhancement of chromatic and luminous aspects of the color appearance of light to human vision, generally to applications of such optical filters, to therapeutic applications of such optical filters, to industrial and safety applications of such optical filters when incorporated, for example, in radiation-protective eyewear, to methods of designing such optical filters, to methods of manufacturing such optical filters, and to designs and methods of incorporating such optical filters into apparatus including, for example, eyewear and illuminants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: EnChroma, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew W. Schmeder, Donald M. McPherson
  • Publication number: 20230016452
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to optical filters that provide regulation and/or enhancement of chromatic and luminous aspects of the color appearance of light to human vision, generally to applications of such optical filters, to therapeutic applications of such optical filters, to industrial and safety applications of such optical filters when incorporated, for example, in radiation-protective eyewear, to methods of designing such optical filters, to methods of manufacturing such optical filters, and to designs and methods of incorporating such optical filters into apparatus including, for example, eyewear and illuminants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: ENCHROMA, INC.
    Inventors: Andrew W. SCHMEDER, Donald M. MCPHERSON
  • Patent number: 11454827
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to optical filters that provide regulation and/or enhancement of chromatic and luminous aspects of the color appearance of light to human vision, generally to applications of such optical filters, to therapeutic applications of such optical filters, to industrial and safety applications of such optical filters when incorporated, for example, in radiation-protective eyewear, to methods of designing such optical filters, to methods of manufacturing such optical filters, and to designs and methods of incorporating such optical filters into apparatus including, for example, eyewear and illuminants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: EnChroma Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew W. Schmeder, Donald M. McPherson
  • Publication number: 20210141132
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to optical filters that provide regulation and/or enhancement of chromatic and luminous aspects of the color appearance of light to human vision, generally to applications of such optical filters, to therapeutic applications of such optical filters, to industrial and safety applications of such optical filters when incorporated, for example, in radiation-protective eyewear, to methods of designing such optical filters, to methods of manufacturing such optical filters, and to designs and methods of incorporating such optical filters into apparatus including, for example, eyewear and illuminants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: EnChroma, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew W. SCHMEDER, Donald M. McPHERSON
  • Patent number: 10852461
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to optical filters that provide regulation and/or enhancement of chromatic and luminous aspects of the color appearance of light to human vision, generally to applications of such optical filters, to therapeutic applications of such optical filters, to industrial and safety applications of such optical filters when incorporated, for example, in radiation-protective eyewear, to methods of designing such optical filters, to methods of manufacturing such optical filters, and to designs and methods of incorporating such optical filters into apparatus including, for example, eyewear and illuminants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: EnChroma, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew W. Schmeder, Donald M. McPherson
  • Publication number: 20200292849
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to optical filters that provide regulation and/or enhancement of chromatic and luminous aspects of the color appearance of light to human vision, generally to applications of such optical filters, to therapeutic applications of such optical filters, to industrial and safety applications of such optical filters when incorporated, for example, in radiation-protective eyewear, to methods of designing such optical filters, to methods of manufacturing such optical filters, and to designs and methods of incorporating such optical filters into apparatus including, for example, eyewear and illuminants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Andrew W. SCHMEDER, Donald M. MCPHERSON
  • Patent number: 10606101
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to optical filters that provide regulation and/or enhancement of chromatic and luminous aspects of the color appearance of light to human vision, generally to applications of such optical filters, to therapeutic applications of such optical filters, to industrial and safety applications of such optical filters when incorporated, for example, in radiation-protective eyewear, to methods of designing such optical filters, to methods of manufacturing such optical filters, and to designs and methods of incorporating such optical filters into apparatus including, for example, eyewear and illuminants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: ENCHROMA, INC.
    Inventors: Andrew W. Schmeder, Donald M. McPherson
  • Patent number: 10606100
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to optical filters that provide regulation and/or enhancement of chromatic and luminous aspects of the color appearance of light to human vision, generally to applications of such optical filters, to therapeutic applications of such optical filters, to industrial and safety applications of such optical filters when incorporated, for example, in radiation-protective eyewear, to methods of designing such optical filters, to methods of manufacturing such optical filters, and to designs and methods of incorporating such optical filters into apparatus including, for example, eyewear and illuminants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: ENCHROMA, INC.
    Inventors: Andrew W. Schmeder, Donald M. McPherson
  • Patent number: 10419216
    Abstract: A keying infrastructure may generate and/or manage cryptographic keys. The cryptographic keys may include identity keys, encryption keys, and a variety of other types of keys. The cryptographic keys may be derived or created with a key derivation function (KDF) or other one-way function. The cryptographic keys may include keys that are accessible to a boot loader, keys that are accessible to particular components of a Trusted Execution Environment (TrEE), and so on. In some examples, a key may be derived from a preceding key in a sequence of keys. The preceding key may be deleted when the key is derived.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Niels T. Ferguson, Magnus Bo Gustaf Nystrom, Dave M. McPherson, Paul England, Mark Fishel Novak
  • Patent number: 10338286
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to optical filters that provide regulation and/or enhancement of chromatic and luminous aspects of the color appearance of light to human vision, generally to applications of such optical filters, to therapeutic applications of such optical filters, to industrial and safety applications of such optical filters when incorporated, for example, in radiation-protective eyewear, to methods of designing such optical filters, to methods of manufacturing such optical filters, and to designs and methods of incorporating such optical filters into apparatus including, for example, eyewear and illuminants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: ENCHROMA, INC.
    Inventors: Andrew W. Schmeder, Donald M. McPherson
  • Patent number: 10315729
    Abstract: A ship hull microbubble system is adapted to reduce drag on a ship hull traveling through water. The ship hull microbubble system includes a ballast pump, mechanically coupled to a ballast main pipe which is further connected to a forward peak tank with a forward peak tank valve. A venturi injector is joined to the ballast main pipe with a riser pipe. A discharge pipe is joined to the venturi injector and further piercing the ship hull. An air water mixture is formed when water pulled into the ballast pump receives air from the venturi injector. Discharging the air water mixture through the discharge pipe creates a plurality of microbubbles against the ship hull that reduces the drag on the ship hull when travelling through water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Inventor: Kevin M McPherson
  • Patent number: 10247102
    Abstract: A single, unitary fuel/oil manifold for a gas turbine engine is provided which comprises one or more interfaces for mounting various fuel system and lubricating system components directly to the fuel/oil manifold. The fuel/oil manifold also defines fluid passages for transferring fuel or lubricant from one component to another component. Packing numerous fuel system and lubricating system components within the fuel/oil manifold reduces cost and weight and simplifies maintenance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael Dreher, Ryan K. Snyder, James M. McPherson, Ping Su, Fernando Quinones, Gabriel Rivera
  • Publication number: 20180196284
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to optical filters that provide regulation and/or enhancement of chromatic and luminous aspects of the color appearance of light to human vision, generally to applications of such optical filters, to therapeutic applications of such optical filters, to industrial and safety applications of such optical filters when incorporated, for example, in radiation-protective eyewear, to methods of designing such optical filters, to methods of manufacturing such optical filters, and to designs and methods of incorporating such optical filters into apparatus including, for example, eyewear and illuminants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Andrew W. SCHMEDER, Donald M. MCPHERSON
  • Publication number: 20180164608
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to optical filters that provide regulation and/or enhancement of chromatic and luminous aspects of the color appearance of light to human vision, generally to applications of such optical filters, to therapeutic applications of such optical filters, to industrial and safety applications of such optical filters when incorporated, for example, in radiation-protective eyewear, to methods of designing such optical filters, to methods of manufacturing such optical filters, and to designs and methods of incorporating such optical filters into apparatus including, for example, eyewear and illuminants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: ANDREW W. SCHMEDER, DONALD M. MCPHERSON
  • Publication number: 20180148131
    Abstract: A ship hull microbubble system is adapted to reduce drag on a ship hull traveling through water. The ship hull microbubble system includes a ballast pump, mechanically coupled to a ballast main pipe which is further connected to a forward peak tank with a forward peak tank valve. A venturi injector is joined to the ballast main pipe with a riser pipe. A discharge pipe is joined to the venturi injector and further piercing the ship hull. An air water mixture is formed when water pulled into the ballast pump receives air from the venturi injector. Discharging the air water mixture through the discharge pipe creates a plurality of microbubbles against the ship hull that reduces the drag on the ship hull when travelling through water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventor: Kevin M. McPherson
  • Publication number: 20180104180
    Abstract: A non-invasive injectable composition that contains type I collagen, an osteogenic growth factor (OSF), such as a bone morphogenetic protein and a reverse thermo-sensitive biodegradable polymer such as Poloxamer 407 in an aqueous vehicle. The formulation can be administered non-invasively, e.g., by injection, thus circumventing limitations of many currently marketed bone-inducing products. The injectable osteogenic formulation effectively induces bone formation at the desired locale. This injectable suspension could be used with bioresorbable bone mineral composites (e.g., Hydroxyapatite, Tri-calcium phosphate) and/or glycosaminolycans (e.g., Hyaluronic acid, Heparin sulfate) to mold as putty and/slab as bone graft substitute implants to induce new bone formation in fracture healing and spine fusion procedures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Kuber T. Sampath, Michael Philbrook, Aviva Shiedlin, John M. McPherson
  • Publication number: 20180095202
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to optical filters that provide regulation and/or enhancement of chromatic and luminous aspects of the color appearance of light to human vision, generally to applications of such optical filters, to therapeutic applications of such optical filters, to industrial and safety applications of such optical filters when incorporated, for example, in radiation-protective eyewear, to methods of designing such optical filters, to methods of manufacturing such optical filters, and to designs and methods of incorporating such optical filters into apparatus including, for example, eyewear and illuminants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Andrew W. SCHMEDER, Donald M. McPHERSON
  • Publication number: 20170326203
    Abstract: Novel methods for treating patients with autoimmune diseases are disclosed. The methods of the invention include first depleting circulating lymphocytes in the mammal, e.g., by administering anti-thymocyte antibody, and then, during the course of repopulation, administering to the mammal a therapeutically effective amount of latent TGF-? and/or another agent that promotes expansion of regulatory T cells. In certain aspects, the disclosed process results in improved kidney function and survival rates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: GENZYME CORPORATION
    Inventors: Johanne Kaplan, John M. McPherson
  • Publication number: 20170187526
    Abstract: A keying infrastructure may generate and/or manage cryptographic keys. The cryptographic keys may include identity keys, encryption keys, and a variety of other types of keys. The cryptographic keys may be derived or created with a key derivation function (KDF) or other one-way function. The cryptographic keys may include keys that are accessible to a boot loader, keys that are accessible to particular components of a Trusted Execution Environment (TrEE), and so on. In some examples, a key may be derived from a preceding key in a sequence of keys. The preceding key may be deleted when the key is derived.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Niels T. Ferguson, Magnus Bo Gustaf Nystrom, Dave M. McPherson, Paul England, Mark Fishel Novak