Patents by Inventor Megan Groves

Megan Groves 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: 20240165287
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for the generation and execution of an environmental protection plan may be deployed to aid with a reduction of, for example, air-borne and/or surface pathogens within an environment. The environmental protection plan may use one or more sanitizing devices to emit sanitizing radiation (e.g., far UVC light) into the environment to kill or otherwise neutralize pathogens such as viruses and bacteria within the environment. At times, the environmental protection plan may be responsive to one or more aspects (size, objects contained therein) of the environment, a use for the environment, a modeled and/or actual pathogen load within the environment, desired levels of pathogen reduction within the environment, and/or human and/or animal safety limits for the sanitizing radiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2024
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Megan Groves, Curtis Barbre, Omer Rosenbaum
  • Publication number: 20230089501
    Abstract: Sanitizing devices may be configured to emit sanitizing light into an environment in order to sanitize air, objects, and/or surfaces in the environment. The sanitizing light may be of a wavelength, or set of wavelengths, that deactivates, kills, or neutralizes, pathogens such as bacteria and viruses but, is not harmful to human or animal tissue. The sanitizing devices may be configured to be able to communicate with each other and/or a user over, for example, the Internet, a wireless communication network, a mesh network, and/or a near-field communication protocol in order to, for example, provide operation information and/or receive operation instructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventor: Megan Groves
  • Publication number: 20220096699
    Abstract: Sanitizing devices may be configured to emit sanitizing light into an environment in order to sanitize air, objects, and/or surfaces in the environment. The sanitizing light may be of a wavelength, or set of wavelengths, that deactivates, kills, or neutralizes, pathogens such as bacteria and viruses but, is not harmful to human or animal tissue. The sanitizing devices may be configured to be able to communicate with each other and/or a user over, for example, the Internet, a wireless communication network, a mesh network, and/or a near-field communication protocol in order to, for example, provide operation information and/or receive operation instructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventor: Megan Groves
  • Publication number: 20220072184
    Abstract: Sanitizing devices may be configured to emit sanitizing light into an environment in order to sanitize air, objects, and/or surfaces in the environment. The sanitizing light may be of a wavelength, or set of wavelengths, that deactivates, kills, or neutralizes, pathogens such as bacteria and viruses but, is not harmful to human or animal tissue. The sanitizing devices may be configured to be able to communicate with each other and/or a user over, for example, the Internet, a wireless communication network, a mesh network, and/or a near-field communication protocol in order to, for example, provide operation information and/or receive operation instructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventor: Megan Groves
  • Publication number: 20200251178
    Abstract: High throughput sequencing has facilitated a precipitous drop in the cost of whole genome human DNA sequencing, prompting predictions of a revolution in medicine via personalization of diagnostic and therapeutic strategies to individual genetics. Disclosed is a comprehensive series of methods for identification of genetic variants and medical genotypes, phasing genetic data and using Mendelian inheritance for quality control, and providing predictive genetic information about risk for rare disease phenotypes and response to pharmacological therapy in single individuals and father-mother-child trios.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Frederick Dewey, Euan A. Ashley, James Priest, Megan Grove
  • Publication number: 20150261913
    Abstract: High throughput sequencing has facilitated a precipitous drop in the cost of whole genome human DNA sequencing, prompting predictions of a revolution in medicine via personalization of diagnostic and therapeutic strategies to individual genetics. Disclosed is a comprehensive series of methods for identification of genetic variants and medical genotypes, phasing genetic data and using Mendelian inheritance for quality control, and providing predictive genetic information about risk for rare disease phenotypes and response to pharmacological therapy in single individuals and father-mother-child trios.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Frederick Dewey, Euan A. Ashley, James Priest, Megan Grove