Patents by Inventor Matthew France

Matthew France 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: 12201809
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a wearable drug delivery device including a container filled at least partially with a drug including at least one of a PCSK9 (Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin Type 9) specific antibody, a granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF), a sclerostin antibody, or a calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) antibody. The wearable drug delivery device may include a needle and an insertion mechanism configured to insert the needle into a patient. A fluid pathway connector may define a sterile fluid flowpath between the container and the insertion mechanism. Optionally, a cannula initially disposed about the needle may be included. The cannula may be retained in the patient at an injection site created by the needle after the needle is withdrawn from the patient. Methods of assembly and operation are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Scott R. Gibson, Sheldon B. Moberg, Basel Hasan Taha, Margaux Frances Boyaval, Mark A. Destefano, Lawton Laurence, John C. Love, Ian B. Hanson, Paul F. Bente, IV, Matthew J. Clemente, Antonio Ubach, Rajan Ramaswamy, Daniel S. Codd, Scott Beaver, Kevin L. Bokelman, Ian P. Dardani, Sean M. O'connor, Danielle Feldman
  • Publication number: 20240405715
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a thermophotovoltaic (TPV) device that includes an emitter having a platform and a base, a block having a photovoltaic (PV) cell, and three posts, where the platform includes a first surface having a first surface area between 0.1 cm2 and 1,000 cm2, the PV cell includes a second surface having a second surface area between 0.1 cm2 and 1,000 cm2, the posts separate the first surface from the second surface by a space in the y-axis direction between 1 nm and 1,000 nm, each post is paired with a gap that separates the post from the platform, each gap is between 0.5 ?m and 500 ?m in the x-axis direction, and the TPV device is capable of converting at least one of near-infrared light or mid-infrared light to electricity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Jennifer Grace SELVIDGE, Ryan Matthew FRANCE, Myles Aaron STEINER, Eric James TERVO
  • Patent number: 12068425
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a photovoltaic (PV) device that includes a first junction constructed with a first alloy and having a bandgap between about 1.0 eV and about 1.5 eV, and a second junction constructed with a second alloy and having a bandgap between about 0.9 eV and about 1.3 eV, where the first alloy includes III-V elements, the second alloy includes III-V elements, and the PV device is configured to operate in a thermophotovoltaic system having an operating temperature between about 1500° C. and about 3000° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignees: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC, Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: Myles Aaron Steiner, Daniel Joseph Friedman, Ryan Matthew France, Asegun Henry
  • Publication number: 20240258458
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device that includes a first stack and a second stack, with each stack including, in order: an n-type cladding layer constructed of an alloy selected from at least one of GaInP, AlGaAs, GaInAsP, and/or AlGaInP, an n-type outer barrier layer constructed of at least one of GaAs and/or GaP; at least one quantum well; a p-type outer barrier layer constructed of at least one GaAs or GaP; and a p-type cladding layer constructed an alloy selected from at least one of GaInP, AlGaAs, GaInAsP, and/or AlGaInP; and a tunnel junction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2024
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Inventors: Ryan Matthew FRANCE, Kirstin ALBERI
  • Publication number: 20240038918
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a photovoltaic (PV) device that includes a first junction constructed with a first alloy and having a bandgap between about 1.0 eV and about 1.5 eV, and a second junction constructed with a second alloy and having a bandgap between about 0.9 eV and about 1.3 eV, where the first alloy includes III-V elements, the second alloy includes III-V elements, and the PV device is configured to operate in a thermophotovoltaic system having an operating temperature between about 1500° C. and about 3000° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Myles Aaron STEINER, Daniel Joseph FRIEDMAN, Ryan Matthew FRANCE, Asegun HENRY
  • Patent number: 11777047
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a photovoltaic (PV) device that includes a first junction constructed with a first alloy and having a bandgap between about 1.0 eV and about 1.5 eV, and a second junction constructed with a second alloy and having a bandgap between about 0.9 eV and about 1.3 eV, where the first alloy includes III-V elements, the second alloy includes III-V elements, and the PV device is configured to operate in a thermophotovoltaic system having an operating temperature between about 1500° C. and about 3000° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignees: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC, Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: Myles Aaron Steiner, Daniel Joseph Friedman, Ryan Matthew France, Asegun Henry
  • Patent number: 11764326
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for manufacturing a device, where the device includes, in order, a metamorphic contact layer, a first metamorphic junction, a metamorphic tunnel junction, and a second metamorphic junction. To produce the device, the manufacturing includes, in order, a first depositing of a buffer layer onto a substrate, a second depositing of the metamorphic contact layer, a third depositing of the first metamorphic junction, a fourth depositing of the metamorphic tunnel junction, a fifth depositing of the second metamorphic junction, and the removing of the buffer layer and the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Louis Schulte, Myles Aaron Steiner, Daniel Joseph Friedman, Ryan Matthew France, Asegun Henry
  • Patent number: 11527667
    Abstract: Tunnel junctions for multijunction solar cells are provided. According to an aspect of the invention, a tunnel junction includes a first layer including p-type AlGaAs, a second layer including n-type GaAs, wherein the second layer is a quantum well, and a third layer including n-type AlGaAs or n-type lattice matched AlGaInP. The quantum well can be GaAs or AlxGaAs with x being more than about 40%, and lattice matched GaInAsNSb in the Eg range of from about 0.8 to about 1.4 eV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignees: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC, The Regents of the University of California, A California Corporation
    Inventors: Nikhil Jain, Myles Aaron Steiner, John Franz Geisz, Emmett Edward Perl, Ryan Matthew France
  • Publication number: 20220293810
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a photovoltaic (PV) device that includes a first junction constructed with a first alloy and having a bandgap between about 1.0 eV and about 1.5 eV, and a second junction constructed with a second alloy and having a bandgap between about 0.9 eV and about 1.3 eV, where the first alloy includes III-V elements, the second alloy includes III-V elements, and the PV device is configured to operate in a thermophotovoltaic system having an operating temperature between about 1500° C. and about 3000° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Myles Aaron STEINER, Daniel Joseph FRIEDMAN, Ryan Matthew FRANCE, Asegun HENRY
  • Patent number: 11367802
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a photovoltaic (PV) device that includes a first junction constructed with a first alloy and having a bandgap between about 1.0 eV and about 1.5 eV, and a second junction constructed with a second alloy and having a bandgap between about 0.9 eV and about 1.3 eV, where the first alloy includes III-V elements, the second alloy includes III-V elements, and the PV device is configured to operate in a thermophotovoltaic system having an operating temperature between about 1500° C. and about 3000° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignees: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC, Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: Myles Aaron Steiner, Daniel Joseph Friedman, Ryan Matthew France, Asegun Henry
  • Publication number: 20220069157
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for manufacturing a device, where the device includes, in order, a metamorphic contact layer, a first metamorphic junction, a metamorphic tunnel junction, and a second metamorphic junction. To produce the device, the manufacturing includes, in order, a first depositing of a buffer layer onto a substrate, a second depositing of the metamorphic contact layer, a third depositing of the first metamorphic junction, a fourth depositing of the metamorphic tunnel junction, a fifth depositing of the second metamorphic junction, and the removing of the buffer layer and the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Kevin Louis SCHULTE, Myles Aaron STEINER, Daniel Joseph FRIEDMAN, Ryan Matthew FRANCE, Asegun HENRY
  • Patent number: 11205734
    Abstract: Distributed Bragg reflectors are incorporated into the compositionally graded buffers of metamorphic solar cells, adding functionality to the buffer without adding cost. The reflection aids in collection in subcells that are optically thin due to low diffusion length, high bulk recombination, radiation hardness, partially-absorbing quantum structures, or simply for cost savings. Performance enhancements are demonstrated in GaAs subcells with QWs, which is beneficial when GaAs is not the ideal bandgap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignees: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC, California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Ryan Matthew France, John Franz Geisz, Pilar Espinet-Gonzalez
  • Patent number: 10991847
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device that includes, in order, an emitter layer, a quantum well, and a base layer, where the emitter layer has a first bandgap, the base layer has a second bandgap, and the first bandgap is different than the second bandgap by an absolute difference greater than or equal to 25 meV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
    Inventors: Myles Aaron Steiner, Ryan Matthew France
  • Patent number: 10943439
    Abstract: Online multi-player poker systems and methods allow a player to continue drawing cards for a side bet award even after folding in the part of the game played against other players. A player may lose an interplayer game against other players by folding, and still win a side bet award determined by the final hand of the player during the round of play. The described systems and methods facilitate maintaining user engagement in multi-player games.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Inventor: Matthew France
  • Patent number: 10927466
    Abstract: An aspect of the present disclosure is a photoelectrochemical device that includes a first cell that includes a first semiconductor alloy, a capping layer that includes a second semiconductor alloy, and a passivating layer that includes a third semiconductor alloy, where the passivating layer is positioned between the first cell and the capping layer, and at least a portion of the capping layer is configured to be in direct contact with an electrolyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
    Inventors: Todd Gregory Deutsch, Myles Aaron Steiner, Daniel Joseph Friedman, James Luke Young, Ryan Matthew France, John A. Turner, Henning Döscher
  • Publication number: 20200279458
    Abstract: Online multi-player poker systems and methods allow a player to continue drawing cards for a side bet award even after folding in the part of the game played against other players. A player may lose an interplayer game against other players by folding, and still win a side bet award determined by the final hand of the player during the round of play. The described systems and methods facilitate maintaining user engagement in multi-player games.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventor: Matthew FRANCE
  • Publication number: 20200235262
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device that includes, in order, an emitter layer, a quantum well, and a base layer, where the emitter layer has a first bandgap, the base layer has a second bandgap, and the first bandgap is different than the second bandgap by an absolute difference greater than or equal to 25 meV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Myles Aaron STEINER, Ryan Matthew FRANCE
  • Publication number: 20190259897
    Abstract: Distributed Bragg reflectors are incorporated into the compositionally graded buffers of metamorphic solar cells, adding functionality to the buffer without adding cost. The reflection aids in collection in subcells that are optically thin due to low diffusion length, high bulk recombination, radiation hardness, partially-absorbing quantum structures, or simply for cost savings. Performance enhancements are demonstrated in GaAs subcells with QWs, which is beneficial when GaAs is not the ideal bandgap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Ryan Matthew France, John Franz Geisz, Pilar Espinet-Gonzalez
  • Publication number: 20190245109
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a photovoltaic (PV) device that includes a first junction constructed with a first alloy and having a bandgap between about 1.0 eV and about 1.5 eV, and a second junction constructed with a second alloy and having a bandgap between about 0.9 eV and about 1.3 eV, where the first alloy includes III-V elements, the second alloy includes III-V elements, and the PV device is configured to operate in a thermophotovoltaic system having an operating temperature between about 1500° C. and about 3000° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Myles Aaron Steiner, Daniel Joseph Friedman, Ryan Matthew France, Asegun Henry
  • Publication number: 20180315879
    Abstract: Tunnel junctions for multijunction solar cells are provided. According to an aspect of the invention, a tunnel junction includes a first layer including p-type AlGaAs, a second layer including n-type GaAs, wherein the second layer is a quantum well, and a third layer including n-type AlGaAs or n-type lattice matched AlGaInP. The quantum well can be GaAs or AlxGaAs with x being more than about 40%, and lattice matched GaInAsNSb in the Eg range of from about 0.8 to about 1.4 eV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Nikhil Jain, Myles Aaron Steiner, John Franz Geisz, Emmett Edward Perl, Ryan Matthew France