Patents by Inventor Matthew Kennedy
Matthew Kennedy 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).
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Publication number: 20210161185Abstract: Wheat grain (Triticum aestivum) comprising an embryo and starch, wherein the embryo comprises two identical alleles of an SBEIIa-A gene, two identical alleles of an SBEIIa-B gene and two identical alleles of an SBEIIa-D gene, wherein each of the SBEIIa genes gives rise to an amount of protein (w/w) or a protein having SBEIIa activity which is lower than the corresponding wild-type gene, and at least one of said genes comprises a point mutation, wherein the starch comprises amylose such that the grain has an amylose content of at least 50% (w/w) as a proportion of the extractable starch of the grain.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2020Publication date: June 3, 2021Applicant: Arista Cereal Technologies Pty LimitedInventors: Ahmed Regina, Pierre Georges Louis Berbezy, Elisabeth Marie-Anne Ida Chanliaud, Bernard Duperrier, Matthew Kennedy Morell
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Publication number: 20210047178Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for performing mechanosynthesis, including those that involve bulk chemical preparation of tips, multiple tips for supplying feedstock, and use of sequential tips such as in a thermodynamic cascade; such features may simplify starting requirements, increase versatility, and/or reduce complexity in the mechanosynthesis equipment and/or process.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2020Publication date: February 18, 2021Inventors: Ralph C. Merkle, Robert A. Freitas, JR., Jeremy Barton, Aru Hill, Michael Drew, Damian Allis, Tait Takatani, Michael Shawn Marshall, Matthew Kennedy
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Patent number: 10857101Abstract: Improved methods for reducing whole plant Cannabis matter is provided. These various methods including reducing Cannabis plant matter to a nanoparticle powder. Reducing the particle size of Cannabis plant matter to a nano range difficult, and requires specific steps, as Cannabis plant matter is extremely sticky, and has a tendency to adhere and clump during the particle reduction size process. The whole Cannabis plant matter remains naturally green.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2020Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: Drive Foods CorpInventors: Rory Chesley Patrick Millikin, Matthew Kennedy
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Publication number: 20200345045Abstract: Provided are food and drink ingredients produced from wheat grain which has a low level (2-30%) of total starch branching enzyme II activity and an amylose content in the starch of at least 50% (w/w), and processes for producing and using the ingredients. Also provided are foods produced from the ingredients which may be used in humans to improve one or more parameters of metabolic health, bowel health or cardiovascular health.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2020Publication date: November 5, 2020Inventors: Ahmed Regina, Matthew Kennedy Morell, Pierre Georges Louis Berbezy, Elisabeth Marie-Anne Ida Chanliaud, Bernard Duperrier
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Patent number: 10822229Abstract: Improved methods, systems and devices for mechanosynthesis, including those that involve the bulk chemical preparation of tips, multiple tips on a presentation surface, and multiple tips used sequentially in a thermodynamic cascade. These improvements can simplify starting requirements, improve versatility, and reduce equipment and process complexity.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2017Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: CBN Nano Technologies Inc.Inventors: Ralph C. Merkle, Robert A. Freitas, Jr., Jeremy Barton, Aru Hill, Michael Drew, Damian Allis, Tait Takatani, Michael Shawn Marshall, Matthew Kennedy
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Patent number: 10798957Abstract: Wheat grain (Triticum aestivum) comprising an embryo and starch, wherein the embryo comprises two identical alleles of an SBEIIa-A gene, two identical alleles of an SBEIIa-B gene and two identical alleles of an SBEIIa-D gene, wherein each of the SBEIIa genes gives rise to an amount of protein (w/w) or a protein having SBEIIa activity which is lower than the corresponding wild-type gene, and at least one of said genes comprises a point mutation, wherein the starch comprises amylose such that the grain has an amylose content of at least 50% (w/w) as a proportion of the extractable starch of the grain.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2016Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: Arista Cereal Technologies Pty LimitedInventors: Ahmed Regina, Pierre Georges Louis Berbezy, Elisabeth Marie-Anne Ida Chanliaud, Bernard Duperrier, Matthew Kennedy Morell
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Patent number: 10750766Abstract: Provided are food and drink ingredients produced from wheat grain which has a low level (2-30%) of total starch branching enzyme II activity and an amylose content in the starch of at least 50% (w/w), and processes for producing and using the ingredients. Also provided are foods produced from the ingredients which may be used in humans to improve one or more parameters of metabolic health, bowel health or cardiovascular health.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2017Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: Arista Cereal Technologies Pty LimitedInventors: Ahmed Regina, Matthew Kennedy Morell, Pierre Georges Louis Berbezy, Elisabeth Marie-Anne Ida Chanliaud, Bernard Duperrier
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Publication number: 20200000863Abstract: A method of processing cannabis plant matter is provided. It is a particular aspect of the invention to utilize cannabis waste from the processing methods and in a sense recycle and use the byproducts to create additional products. The method describes harvesting cannabis plant matter at a predetermined time, processing the cannabis plant matter to create cannabis juice and cannabis pulp, and utilizing the cannabis pulp to create additional products. This eliminates the waste from processing cannabis plant matter solving a potential crisis in the fact that cannabis plant matter having cannabinoids leech into the soil and water table from disposal.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2018Publication date: January 2, 2020Inventors: RORY CHESLEY PATRICK MILLIKIN, MATTHEW KENNEDY
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Patent number: 10508789Abstract: A hollow light guide luminaire where a light source conveys light through a light ingress surface of a nominally hollow light guide with a narrow portion and a wide portion. The light guide provides means of transporting light via total internal reflection within the light guide from the light source positioned at one of the narrow portion or the wide portion to the other of the wide portion or the narrow portion wherefrom light is emitted from the light guide into the environment surrounding the luminaire.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2016Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: LOOM INC.Inventor: Matthew Kennedy
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Patent number: 10485373Abstract: In hot beverage cannabis related products, such as single use coffee systems, the cannabinoids are not being infused into the beverages, such as coffee, during the brewing process. To solve this problem, a cannabinoid delivery system is provided. The cannabinoid delivery system includes various systems and methods of positioning cannabinoids and/or cannabis plant matter in locations and forms such that the cannabinoids are properly infused into the beverages.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2019Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: Drive Foods CorpInventors: Rory Chesley Patrick Millikin, Matthew Kennedy
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Publication number: 20190351070Abstract: Provided herein are recombinant constructs, vectors and expression cassettes including a first promoter which is suitably a tRNA promoter operably connected to a first polynucleotide encoding a first single guide RNA and a second promoter operably connected to a second polynucleotide encoding a Cas9 polypeptide. The first single guide RNA includes a first portion complementary to a strand of a target sequence of a DNA virus and a second portion capable of interacting with the Cas9 polypeptide. Also provided are codon optimized Staphylococcus aureus derived Cas9 polynucleotides and polypeptides with nuclear localization signals and optionally an epitope tag. Also provided are constructs for production of sgRNAs including a tRNA. Methods of inhibiting viral replication, inhibiting expression of a target sequence from a virus or treating a viral infection or viral induced cancer using the compositions are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2019Publication date: November 21, 2019Applicant: Duke UniversityInventors: Bryan R. Cullen, E. Matthew Kennedy, Hal P. Bogerd, Anand Kornepati, Adam Mefferd
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Publication number: 20190202690Abstract: Improved methods, systems and devices for mechanosynthesis, including those that involve the bulk chemical preparation of tips, multiple tips on a presentation surface, and multiple tips used sequentially in a thermodynamic cascade. These improvements can simplify starting requirements, improve versatility, and reduce equipment and process complexity.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2017Publication date: July 4, 2019Inventors: Ralph C. Merkle, Robert A. Freitas, JR., Jeremy Barton, Aru Hill, Michael Drew, Damian Allis, Tait Takatani, Michael Shawn Marshall, Matthew Kennedy
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Publication number: 20190183156Abstract: The present invention provides a process for producing a food ingredient or beverage ingredient. The present invention also provides a process for producing food product or beverage product. The present invention also provides a process for providing starch, amylose, amylopectin, ?-glucan, fructan, non-starch polysaccharide, dietary fibre or resistant starch to improve one or more indicators of health in a mammal.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2019Publication date: June 20, 2019Applicants: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Or ganisation, Australian Capital Ventures LimitedInventors: Zhongyi Li, Matthew Kennedy Morell, Stephen Alan Jobling
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Patent number: 10309985Abstract: Methods for creating build sequences which are determined using computational chemistry algorithms to simulate mechanosynthetic reactions, and which may use the mechanosynthesis process conditions or equipment limitations in these simulations, and which facilitate determining a set of mechanosynthetic reactions that will build an atomically-precise workpiece with a desired degree of reliability. Included are methods for error correction of pathological reactions or avoidance of pathological reactions. Libraries of reactions may be used to reduce simulation requirements.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2017Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: CBN Nano Technologies Inc.Inventors: Damian G. Allis, Jeremy Barton, Michael Drew, Robert A. Freitas, Jr., Aru Hill, Robert Matthew Kennedy, Ralph C. Merkle, Tait Takatani, Michael Marshall
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Publication number: 20190150385Abstract: The invention provides barley grain comprising a reduced level or activity of starch synthase IIa protein and a starch content of at least 41% (w/w) and methods of producing, identifying and using same. The grain may comprise an amylase content of at least 50%, a ?-glucan content of 5-9% (w/w) or greater than 9% (w/w), and/or a fructan content of 3-11% (w/w). The fructan may comprise a degree of polymerization from about 3 to about 12. For example, the plant and grain comprises a sex6-292 allele and/or an amo1 mutation. A food or beverage product, and methods of producing a food or beverage product, comprising obtaining or producing the subject grain and processing the grain to produce the product. Also contemplated are methods of improving one or more indicators of health in a mammal comprising administering a composition comprising the subject barley grain or a product comprising same.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2018Publication date: May 23, 2019Applicants: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australian Capital Ventures LimitedInventors: Zhongyi Li, Matthew Kennedy Morell
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Patent number: 10286084Abstract: Provided herein are recombinant constructs, vectors and expression cassettes including a first promoter which is suitably a tRNA promoter operably connected to a first polynucleotide encoding a first single guide RNA and a second promoter operably connected to a second polynucleotide encoding a Cas9 polypeptide. The first single guide RNA includes a first portion complementary to a strand of a target sequence of a DNA virus and a second portion capable of interacting with the Cas9 polypeptide. Also provided are codon optimized Staphylococcus aureus derived Cas9 polynucleotides and polypeptides with nuclear localization signals and optionally an epitope tag. Also provided are constructs for production of sgRNAs including a tRNA. Methods of inhibiting viral replication, inhibiting expression of a target sequence from a virus or treating a viral infection or viral induced cancer using the compositions are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2015Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignees: Duke University, Emory University, The United States of America as Represented by the Department of Veterans AffairsInventors: Bryan R. Cullen, E. Matthew Kennedy, Hal P. Bogerd, Anand Kornepati, Adam Mefferd, Raymond F. Schinazi
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Patent number: 10212959Abstract: The present invention provides a process for producing a food ingredient or beverage ingredient. The present invention also provides a process for producing food product or beverage product. The present invention also provides a process for providing starch, amylose, amylopectin, ?-glucan, fructan, non-starch polysaccharide, dietary fiber or resistant starch to improve one or more indicators of health in a mammal.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2017Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATIONInventors: Zhongyi Li, Matthew Kennedy Morell, Stephen Alan Jobling
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Patent number: 10154632Abstract: The invention provides barley gain comprising a reduced level or activity of starch synthase IIa protein and a starch content of at least 41% (w/w) and methods of producing, identifying and using same. The grain may comprise an amylase content of at least 50%, a ?-glucan content of 5-9% (w/w) or greater than 9% (w/w), and/or a fructan content of 3-11% (w/w). The fructan may comprise a degree of polymerization from about 3 to about 12. For example, the plant and grain comprises a sex6-292 allele and/or an amo1 mutation. A food or beverage product, and methods of producing a food or beverage product, comprising obtaining or producing the subject grain and processing the grain to produce the product. Also contemplated are methods of improving one or more indicators of health in a mammal comprising administering a composition comprising the subject barley grain or a product comprising same.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2010Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignees: COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION, AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL VENTURES LIMITEDInventors: Zhongyi Li, Matthew Kennedy Morell
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Patent number: 10100324Abstract: The specification provides methods of obtaining a genetically modified plant which has increased production potential compared to a control plant, the method comprising the steps of i) obtaining a plurality of plants at least one of which comprises in its genome a heterologous polynucleotide, ii) identifying from the plurality of plants a plant which has increased production potential relative to the control plant and comprises the heterologous polynucleotide, and iii) selecting the genetically modified plant, wherein the polynucleotide comprises a transcriptional control sequence operably linked to a nucleic acid sequence which encodes an agent that modifies endogenous starch phosphorylation and/or starch degradation in the plant. In some embodiments, the plant has increased endogenous glycosylase or increased digestibility compared to a control plant.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2008Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignees: COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION, GRAINS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONInventors: Jean-Philippe Francois Michel Ral, Zhongyi Li, Matthew Kennedy Morell
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Publication number: 20180274751Abstract: A hollow light guide luminaire where a light source conveys light through a light ingress surface of a nominally hollow light guide with a narrow portion and a wide portion. The light guide provides means of transporting light via total internal reflection within the light guide from the light source positioned at one of the narrow portion or the wide portion to the other of the wide portion or the narrow portion wherefrom light is emitted from the light guide into the environment surrounding the luminaire.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2016Publication date: September 27, 2018Inventor: Matthew Kennedy