Patents by Inventor Mark Hickman

Mark Hickman 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: 11964944
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are novel compounds for treating apicomplexan parasite related disorders, methods for their use; cell line and non-human animal models of the dormant parasite phenotype and methods for their use in identifying new drugs to treat apicomplexan parasite related disorders, and biomarkers to identify disease due to the parasite and its response to treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignees: The University of Chicago, J. Craig Venter Institute, Inc., The University of Sheffield, Institute for Systems Biology, The University of Leeds, The University of Strathclyde, The Government of the United States
    Inventors: Rima McLeod, Martin McPhillie, Colin W. G. Fishwick, Hernan Alejandro Lorenzi, Kai Wang, Taek-Kyun Kim, Yong Zhou, Leroy E. Hood, Ying Zhou, Kamal El Bissati, Mark Hickman, QiGui Li, Craig Roberts
  • Publication number: 20230140413
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are novel compounds for treating apicomplexan parasite related disorders, methods for their use; cell line and non-human animal models of the dormant parasite phenotype and methods for their use in identifying new drugs to treat apicomplexan parasite related disorders, and biomarkers to identify disease due to the parasite and its response to treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Rima McLeod, Martin McPhillie, Colin W.G. Fishwick, Hernan Alejandro Lorenzi, Kai Wang, Taek-Kyun Kim, Yong Zhou, Leroy E. Hood, Ying Zhou, Kamal El Bissati, Mark Hickman, QiGui Li, Craig Roberts
  • Patent number: 11414385
    Abstract: Disclosed herein; are novel compounds for treating apicomplexan parasite related disorders, methods for their use; cell line and non-human animal models of the dormant parasite phenotype and methods for their use in identifying new drugs to treat apicomplexan parasite related disorders, and biomarkers to identify disease due to the parasite and its response to treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Inventors: Rima McLeod, Martin McPhillie, Colin W. G. Fishwick, Hernan Alejandro Lorenzi, Kai Wang, Taek-Kyun Kim, Yong Zhou, Leroy E. Hood, Ying Zhou, Kamal El Bissati, Mark Hickman, QiGui Li, Craig Roberts
  • Publication number: 20200283391
    Abstract: Disclosed herein; are novel compounds for treating apicomplexan parasite related disorders, methods for their use; cell line and non-human animal models of the dormant parasite phenotype and methods for their use in identifying new drugs to treat apicomplexan parasite related disorders, and biomarkers to identify disease due to the parasite and its response to treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Rima McLeod, Martin McPhillie, Colin W.G. Fishwick, Hernan Alejandro Lorenzi, Kai Wang, Taek-Kyun Kim, Yong Zhou, Leroy E. Hood, Ying Zhou, Kamal El Bissati, James Gordon, Mark Hickman, QiGui Li, Craig Roberts
  • Patent number: 10423109
    Abstract: Techniques pertaining to printing a document are disclosed. A printer may include a replaceable marking supply that is either an unrestricted trade supply or a restricted subscription supply. The printer may accommodate either of the unrestricted trade supply or the restricted subscription supply at any given moment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Amy Shipman, Rowdy K. Webb, Jefferson P. Ward, Stephen D. Panshin, Mark Hickman
  • Publication number: 20160011554
    Abstract: Techniques pertaining to printing a document are disclosed. A printer may include a replaceable marking supply that is either an unrestricted trade supply or a restricted subscription supply. The printer may accommodate either of the unrestricted trade supply or the restricted subscription supply at any given moment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY. L.P.
    Inventors: Amy Shipman, Rowdy K. Webb, Jefferson P. Ward, Stephen D. Panshin, Mark Hickman
  • Publication number: 20050093901
    Abstract: A printmode for an inkjet printer including a plurality of print nozzles and an edge guide projecting into a printzone into which at least one of the plurality of print nozzles may be transported for deposition of a fluid onto a print media, the printmode including a printmask defining a print disable zone corresponding to a pre-selected area of the printzone that includes an area of the edge guide that projects into the printzone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2003
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Inventors: Robert Yraceburu, Mark Hickman, Steve Rasmussen
  • Publication number: 20050094837
    Abstract: A ported electroacoustical device uses the action of the port to provide cooling airflow across a heat producing device. The device includes a loudspeaker enclosure including a first acoustic port, and an acoustic driver, mounted in the loudspeaker enclosure. The device also includes a heat producing device. The acoustic driver and the acoustic port are constructed and arranged to coact to provide a cooling, substantially unidirectional airflow across the heat producing device, thereby transferring heat from the heat producing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2003
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Inventors: Robert Parker, Antonio Lage, Mark Hickman
  • Patent number: 6862109
    Abstract: A program with complete conditions for a usable mask yields a unitary mask, each try. One mask pattern is used throughout an image, but may be “tiled”. Preferably the program, for given mask position, expresses favorability of several candidate pass numbers as a “neighborhood constraint” in the form of a weight; distills the weights into one weight for each pass number; based on that, chooses a number for the position; and iterates for all positions. Many preferences are very useful, e. g. automatically balancing randomness vs. determinism, and several generalized relative notations. Another invention facet uses an input text file of mask constraints; a program reads constraints from the file, applies them, forms a mask and stores/uses it. Another reprocesses a mask for best image quality, fixing its own imperfections of first-round mask forming.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Joan Manel Garcia, Matt Bonner, Mark Hickman, Josep Maria Serra
  • Publication number: 20030169441
    Abstract: A program with complete conditions for a usable mask yields a unitary mask, each try. One mask pattern is used throughout an image, but may be “tiled”. Preferably the program, for given mask position, expresses favorability of several candidate pass numbers as a “neighborhood constraint” in the form of a weight; distills the weights into one weight for each pass number; based on that, chooses a number for the position; and iterates for all positions. Many preferences are very useful, e.g. automatically balancing randomness vs. determinism, and several generalized relative notations. Another invention facet uses an input text file of mask constraints; a program reads constraints from the file, applies them, forms a mask and stores/uses it. Another reprocesses a mask for best image quality, fixing its own imperfections of first-round mask forming.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2003
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Inventors: Joan Manel Garcia, Matt Bonner, Mark Hickman, Josep Maria Serra
  • Patent number: 6542258
    Abstract: A program with complete conditions for a usable mask yields a unitary mask, each try. One mask pattern is used throughout an image, but may be “tiled”. Preferably the program, for given mask position, expresses favorability of several candidate pass numbers as a “neighborhood constraint” in the form of a weight; distills the weights into one weight for each pass number; based on that, chooses a number for the position; and iterates for all positions. Many preferences are very useful, e.g. automatically balancing randomness vs. determinism, and several generalized relative notations. Another invention facet uses an input text file of mask constraints; a program reads constraints from the file, applies them, forms a mask and stores/uses it. Another reprocesses a mask for best image quality, fixing its own imperfections of first-round mask forming.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company
    Inventors: Joan Manel Garcia, Matt Bonner, Mark Hickman, Josep Maria Serra
  • Patent number: 6033048
    Abstract: At least two different printmasks are used for different printing devices--such as inkjet pens--that operate concurrently, or different printing steps that proceed concurrently, to produce respective image swaths in a single, pixel-based printing machine. In one form of the invention, the different printing devices produce different respective pixel-row pitches (related to resolution) on a printing medium, and the different printmasks help to minimize adverse patterning effects that result from interaction of the different pitches with dot-placement errors. The different pitches on the print medium may be provided through different pitches of marking devices (for example, the number of inkjet nozzles per unit distance along a pen) or in other ways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2000
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company
    Inventors: Nicholas Nicoloff, Jr., Stephen K. Glass, Mark Hickman, Donald G. Harris, Majid Azmoon
  • Patent number: 5883644
    Abstract: At least two different printmasks are used for different printing devices--such as inkjet pens--that operate concurrently, or different printing steps that proceed concurrently, to produce respective image swaths in a single, pixel-based printing machine. In one form of the invention, the different printing devices produce different respective pixel-row pitches (related to resolution) on a printing medium, and the different printmasks help to minimize adverse patterning effects that result from interaction of the different pitches with dot-placement errors. The different pitches on the print medium may be provided through different pitches of marking devices (for example, the number of inkjet nozzles per unit distance along a pen) or in other ways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1999
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company
    Inventors: Nicholas Nicoloff, Jr., Stephen K. Glass, Mark Hickman, Donald G. Harris, Majid Azmoon
  • Patent number: 4427902
    Abstract: A circuit for driving a power transistor that forms a part of an inverter circuit used in motor control in which the circuit is switched at high voltages. The motor drive circuit isolates and amplifies a control signal so as to operate the power switching transistors. The base drive circuit employs two characteristics of power transistors to derive maximum protection and maximum performance simultaneously. This control is accomplished by sensing both the collector-to-emitter voltage of the power transistor as well as the base-to-emitter voltage thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1982
    Date of Patent: January 24, 1984
    Assignee: Vee Arc Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Hickman, Michael M. Brown