Patents by Inventor Michael D. Brown

Michael D. Brown 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: 11959271
    Abstract: A building structure comprising a first film and a second film. The first film and the second film are each impregnated with L-Dopa. The building structure further includes regolith bulk material between the first film and the second film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: RAYTHEON BBN TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
    Inventors: Michael D. Brown, Helen G. Scott, Miles T. Rogers, Benjamin J. Rosenthal, Michael J. Nicoletti, James J. Stusse
  • Patent number: 11690665
    Abstract: Pump assemblies and systems are provided. For example, a pump assembly comprises a pump head, a bezel surrounding an outer perimeter of the pump head, a motor, and tubing. The bezel comprises a bezel upper side, a bezel lower side opposite the bezel upper side, a bezel inlet side extending from the bezel upper side to the bezel lower side, and a bezel outlet side opposite the bezel inlet side and extending from the bezel upper side to the bezel lower side. The bezel defines an inlet channel on the bezel inlet side and an outlet channel on the bezel outlet side, each of the inlet channel and the outlet channel guiding the tubing into the pump head. An exemplary pump system comprises a plurality of pump assemblies that each supply a fluid to a cooling circuit and a base for supporting the plurality of pump assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Avent, Inc
    Inventors: Ruoya Wang, Michael D. Brown, Jennifer J. Barrett, Kun-Chi Wu, Claire B. Couch, Ken Driver
  • Patent number: 11668295
    Abstract: Pump heads for peristaltic pump assemblies are provided. For example, a pump head for a peristaltic pump comprises an occlusion bed, a rotor guide, a rotor assembly positioned between the occlusion bed and the rotor guide, and a pathway for tubing. The pathway comprises an inlet portion, an outlet portion, and a connecting portion that connects the inlet and outlet portions. The inlet portion is defined between the occlusion bed and the rotor guide, the outlet portion is defined between the occlusion bed and the rotor guide, and the connecting portion is defined between the occlusion bed and the rotor assembly. Further, the occlusion bed is movable with respect to the rotor guide and the rotor assembly. In exemplary embodiments, the pump head urges fluid flow through the tubing to supply a cooling fluid to a medical probe assembly for delivering energy to a patient's body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Avent, Inc.
    Inventors: Ruoya Wang, Michael D. Brown, Jennifer J. Barrett, Kun-Chi Wu, Claire B. Couch, Ken Driver
  • Patent number: 11589914
    Abstract: A pump system for pumping a coolant fluid for cooled radiofrequency ablation treatment includes a housing having a front, a back, a right side, a left side, a top surface, and a bottom surface, and a plurality of peristaltic pump assemblies. The top surface of the housing includes a central channel between at least two of the peristaltic pump assemblies configured to drain fluid away from the front of the housing. A cooled radiofrequency ablation system additionally includes a pump system and a generator having mating surfaces such that the pump system can sit stably on top of the generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Avent, Inc.
    Inventors: Ruoya Wang, Michael D. Brown, Jennifer J. Barrett, Kun-Chi Wu, Ken Driver
  • Publication number: 20220298780
    Abstract: A building structure comprising a first film and a second film. The first film and the second film are each impregnated with L-Dopa. The building structure further includes regolith bulk material between the first film and the second film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Michael D. Brown, Helen G. Scott, Miles T. Rogers, Benjamin J. Rosenthal, Michael J. Nicoletti, James J. Stusse
  • Publication number: 20200205874
    Abstract: A pump system for pumping a coolant fluid for cooled radiofrequency ablation treatment includes a housing having a front, a back, a right side, a left side, a top surface, and a bottom surface, and a plurality of peristaltic pump assemblies. The top surface of the housing includes a central channel between at least two of the peristaltic pump assemblies configured to drain fluid away from the front of the housing. A cooled radiofrequency ablation system additionally includes a pump system and a generator having mating surfaces such that the pump system can sit stably on top of the generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Ruoya Wang, Michael D. Brown, Jennifer J. Barrett, Kun-Chi Wu, Ken Driver
  • Publication number: 20200208624
    Abstract: Pump heads for peristaltic pump assemblies are provided. For example, a pump head for a peristaltic pump comprises an occlusion bed, a rotor guide, a rotor assembly positioned between the occlusion bed and the rotor guide, and a pathway for tubing. The pathway comprises an inlet portion, an outlet portion, and a connecting portion that connects the inlet and outlet portions. The inlet portion is defined between the occlusion bed and the rotor guide, the outlet portion is defined between the occlusion bed and the rotor guide, and the connecting portion is defined between the occlusion bed and the rotor assembly. Further, the occlusion bed is movable with respect to the rotor guide and the rotor assembly. In exemplary embodiments, the pump head urges fluid flow through the tubing to supply a cooling fluid to a medical probe assembly for delivering energy to a patient's body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Ruoya Wang, Michael D. Brown, Jennifer J. Barrett, Kun-Chi Wu, Claire B. Couch, Ken Driver
  • Publication number: 20200205879
    Abstract: Pump assemblies and systems are provided. For example, a pump assembly comprises a pump head, a bezel surrounding an outer perimeter of the pump head, a motor, and tubing. The bezel comprises a bezel upper side, a bezel lower side opposite the bezel upper side, a bezel inlet side extending from the bezel upper side to the bezel lower side, and a bezel outlet side opposite the bezel inlet side and extending from the bezel upper side to the bezel lower side. The bezel defines an inlet channel on the bezel inlet side and an outlet channel on the bezel outlet side, each of the inlet channel and the outlet channel guiding the tubing into the pump head. An exemplary pump system comprises a plurality of pump assemblies that each supply a fluid to a cooling circuit and a base for supporting the plurality of pump assemblies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Ruoya Wang, Michael D. Brown, Jennifer J. Barrett, Kun-Chi Wu, Claire B. Couch, Ken Driver
  • Publication number: 20190128781
    Abstract: A hydrocarbon line sampler connected to a pipeline containing hydrocarbon fluid, the sampler including a draw mechanism and a sampling can. The sampler includes a detector for testing a quality attribute of the fluid. The detector passes a signal to a controller, the controller being preprogrammed with a set threshold of one or more quality thresholds. When a quality threshold is met, the controller can modify the sampling regimen for later storage or further on-site testing. The invention includes a method of drawing a sample, testing the sample, determining the quality of the sample, and modifying the sampling regimen as need, or otherwise setting an alarm, or taking action on the pipeline system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: OIL & GAS PROCESS SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Edward J Elliott, Michael D Brown, Steve Stewart
  • Publication number: 20170362616
    Abstract: The present invention provides an enzymatic means for the biosynthetic production of caffeine. The present invention provides biosynthetic methods for production of caffeine comprising: providing guanine, a guanine deaminase, at least one methyl transferase, and a methyl donor; contacting the guanine with the gtheuanine deaminase to produce xanthine; contacting the xanthine with the methyl transferase and a methyl donor, under conditions wherein the xanthine is methylated, to produce a monomethylxanthine; contacting the monomethylxanthine with the methyl transferase and a methyl donor, under conditions wherein the monomethylxanthine is methylated, to produce a dimethylxanthine; and contacting the dimethylxanthine with the methyl transferase and a methyl donor, under conditions wherein the dimethylxanthine is methylated, to produce caffeine (i.e., 1,3,7-trimethylxanthine).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Jonathan Vroom, Oscar Alvizo, Pankaj Soni, Michael D. Brown, David Entwistle
  • Patent number: 9557747
    Abstract: A flow control regulator assembly having a regulator body with an inflow channel that couples an inlet of the regulator body to a flow rate port and an exit flow channel which couples the flow rate port to an outlet port of the regulator body. The minimal cross-sectional area of the exit flow channel is larger than the maximum cross-sectional area of the inflow channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: LINCOLN GLOBAL, INC.
    Inventor: Michael D. Brown
  • Patent number: 9303816
    Abstract: The present application is directed to containers operationally configured to capture, contain or otherwise store or hold fluids and solids. A suitable container may be travelable and include a first member defining the outer surface and inner surface of the container and one or more second members housed within the first member for forming the perimeter of the container. The one or more second members are suitably operationally configured to allow the container to be folded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Inventor: Michael D. Browning
  • Patent number: 9128079
    Abstract: Provided herein are cell lines and assays that can be utilized to identify taste receptor modulators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignees: The Coca-Cola Company, The University of North Carolina
    Inventors: Harish Radhakrishna, Michael D. Brown, David Peter Siderovski, Adam Kimple, Staci Padove Cohen
  • Patent number: 9103709
    Abstract: Apparatus for flow prover precisely measures the volume and the flow rate of a fluid through a cylinder. The prover includes a piston within a cylinder supporting a shaft extending longitudinally through the cylinder, which cylinder receives and discharges the fluid by translation of the piston from the fluid receiving end to the fluid discharging end. Motive means draws the shaft and piston toward the fluid receiving end of the cylinder. Travel of the piston in the direction from the fluid receiving end to the fluid discharging end of the cylinder is sensed at discrete locations to provide an indication of the volume of fluid therebetween and the related flow rate. Each of a plurality of emitter/detector modules provides piston position sensing signals reflective of the volume and rate of fluid flowing through the cylinder. A switch bar rigidly and permanently fixes the position of the emitter/detector modules with respect to the piston and with respect to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Flow Management Devices, LLC
    Inventor: Michael D. Brown
  • Publication number: 20150131304
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a novel illumination system and methods that can be used on the outside of an automobile. The illumination system may preferably be displayed on the outside of a door panel of an automobile, but may also be displayed on any other exterior surface of an automobile. The illuminated design may employ fiber optic cables to illuminate the preferred design.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventor: Michael D. Brown
  • Publication number: 20140331738
    Abstract: Apparatus for flow prover precisely measures the volume and the flow rate of a fluid through a cylinder. The prover includes a piston within a cylinder supporting a shaft extending longitudinally through the cylinder, which cylinder receives and discharges the fluid by translation of the piston from the fluid receiving end to the fluid discharging end. Motive means draws the shaft and piston toward the fluid receiving end of the cylinder. Travel of the piston in the direction from the fluid receiving end to the fluid discharging end of the cylinder is sensed at discrete locations to provide an indication of the volume of fluid therebetween and the related flow rate. Each of a plurality of emitter/detector modules provides piston position sensing signals reflective of the volume and rate of fluid flowing through the cylinder. A switch bar rigidly and permanently fixes the position of the emitter/detector modules with respect to the piston and with respect to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2013
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: FLOW MANAGEMENT DEVICES, LLC.
    Inventor: Michael D. Brown
  • Patent number: 8697381
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for identifying compounds that selectively and specifically modulate RGS21 gene expression, RGS21 protein expression, and/or the interaction of RGS21 with G proteins in taste signal transduction. In particular, the present invention provides methods for identifying modulators of RGS21 activity for enhancing sweet taste, or other taste perception. Compositions comprising modulators of RGS21 activity for modulating taste signaling transduction are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventors: Harish Radhakrishna, Michael D. Brown, Grant Dubois
  • Patent number: 8583326
    Abstract: A GNSS-based contour guidance path selection system for guiding a piece of equipment through an operation, such as navigating a guide path, includes a processor programmed for locking onto a particular aspect of the operation, such as deviating from a pre-planned or original guidance pattern and locking the guidance system onto a new route guide path, while ignoring other guidance paths. The system gives a vehicle operator control over a guidance route without the need to re-plan a pre-planned route. The device corrects conflicting signal issues arising when new swaths result in the guidance system receiving conflicting directions of guidance where the new swaths cross predefined swaths. An operator can either manually, or with an autosteer subsystem automatically, maintain a new contour guidance pattern, even while crossing predefined guidance paths that would otherwise divert the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: AgJunction LLC
    Inventors: Dennis M. Collins, Michael D. Brown
  • Publication number: 20130040316
    Abstract: Provided herein are cell lines and assays that can be utilized to identify taste receptor modulators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicants: THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL, THE COCA-COLA COMPANY
    Inventors: Harish Radhakrishna, Michael D. Brown, David Peter Siderovski, Adam Kimple, Staci Padove Cohen
  • Publication number: 20130040317
    Abstract: Provided herein are cell lines and assays that can be utilized to identify taste receptor modulators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicants: THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL, THE COCA-COLA COMPANY
    Inventors: Harish Radhakrishna, Michael D. Brown, David Peter Siderovski, Adam Kimple, Staci Padove Cohen