Patents by Inventor Matthew A. Esparza

Matthew A. Esparza 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: 20240241551
    Abstract: A system for cooking a food product may include a base, a hub, a plurality of cooking plates, a plurality of wipers, a spatula assembly, a backstop, an infrared (IR) sensor, and a proximity sensor. The hub may rotate relative to the base. The cooking plates are rotatable with the hub among a plurality of cooking stations. The wipers extend outward from a periphery of the hub. The backstop may be fixed relative to the base and may include one or more additional wipers contacting one or more of the cooking plates. The spatula assembly may cooperate with the backstop to pick up the food product from the one of the cooking stations. The IR sensor may measure a temperature of the food product on one of the cooking plates. The proximity sensor may detect a position of the food product on one of the cooking plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Michael BALSAMO, Steven FREHN, Alexandros VARDAKOSTAS, Noe ESPARZA, Andrew STULC, Matthew WILLIAMS
  • Publication number: 20220073495
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides, in part, compositions, kits and methods for treating or preventing an influenza viral infection by administering a therapeutically effective amount of an inhibitor of influenza viral M mRNA nuclear export to a subject in need.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Applicant: The Board of Regents of The Universtiy of Texas System
    Inventors: Beatriz M.A. Fontoura, Matthew A. Esparza, Hanspeter Niederstrasser, Bruce Posner, Joseph M. Ready, Amir Mor