Patents by Inventor Michael Nobles
Michael Nobles 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: 20220408938Abstract: Surgical robotic systems including a user console for controlling a robotic arm or a surgical robotic tool are described. The user console includes components designed to automatically adapt to anthropometric characteristics of a user. A processor of the surgical robotic system is configured to receive anthropometric inputs corresponding to the anthropometric characteristics and to generate an initial console configuration of the user console based on the inputs using a machine learning model. Actuators automatically adjust a seat, a display, or one or more pedals of the user console to the initial console configuration. The initial console configuration establishes a comfortable relative position between the user and the console components. Other embodiments are described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2022Publication date: December 29, 2022Inventors: Hossein Mousavi Hondori, Joan Savall, Hamid Reza Sani, Brent Michael Nobles
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Publication number: 20220347192Abstract: Described herein are non-natural variants of prenyltronsfcrases having at least one amino acid substitution as compared to its corresponding natural or unmodified prenyltransferascs. The variants are capable of an increased rate of formation of prenylated aromatic compounds, such as cannabinoids, as compared to a wild type control The prcnyltransferase variants can be expressed in an engineered microbe having a pathway to such cannabinoids, and optionally can include one or more other pathway transgencs to promote formation of substrate(s) for the prcnyltransferases. Therapeutically useful cannabinoids can be purified from engineered cells and cell cultures.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2020Publication date: November 3, 2022Inventors: Michael A. Noble, Kevin G. Hoff, Russell S. Komor
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Publication number: 20220325254Abstract: The invention provides polypeptides and encoding nucleic acids of aldehyde dehydrogenase variants. The invention also provides cells expressing aldehyde dehydrogenase variants. The invention further provides methods for producing 3-hydroxybutyraldehyde (3-HBal) and/or 1,3-butanediol (1,3-BDO), or an ester or amide thereof, comprising culturing cells expressing an aldehyde dehydrogenase variant or using lysates of such cells. The invention additional provides methods for producing 4-hydroxybutyraldehyde (4-HBal) and/or 1,4-butanediol (1,4-BDO), or an ester or amide thereof, comprising culturing cells expressing an aldehyde dehydrogenase variant or using lysates of such cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2022Publication date: October 13, 2022Inventors: Kevin Hoff, Cara Ann Tracewell, Kui Chan, Amit Shah, Joseph Warner, Michael Noble
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Patent number: 11452384Abstract: Surgical robotic systems including a user console for controlling a robotic arm or a surgical robotic tool are described. The user console includes components designed to automatically adapt to anthropometric characteristics of a user. A processor of the surgical robotic system is configured to receive anthropometric inputs corresponding to the anthropometric characteristics and to generate an initial console configuration of the user console based on the inputs using a machine learning model. Actuators automatically adjust a seat, a display, or one or more pedals of the user console to the initial console configuration. The initial console configuration establishes a comfortable relative position between the user and the console components. Other embodiments are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2020Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: VERB SURGICAL INC.Inventors: Hossein Mousavi Hondori, Joan Savall, Hamid Reza Sani, Brent Michael Nobles
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Patent number: 11432958Abstract: The present invention relates to an inserter for an intrauterine system, comprising a handle (3) having a longitudinal opening (8) at its first end, said opening (8) having a longitudinal axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the inserter, a first end (8a) and a second end (8b), a movable slider (5) arranged in said longitudinal opening (8) and having a first end (5a) and a second end (5b), a plunger (2) attached to the handle (3) and having a longitudinal axis, and an insertion tube (6) having a first end, a second end and a longitudinal axis essentially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the plunger (2), the insertion tube (6) being, along said longitudinal axis, movably arranged around the plunger (2).Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2020Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: Bayer OyInventors: Heikki Lyytikäinen, Ilkka Jutila, Ulla Calvo Alonso, Harri Jukarainen, Taina Tjäder, Andrew Macleod, Michael Noble, David Whitaker
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Publication number: 20220177858Abstract: Described herein are non-natural olivetol synthase (OLS) variants, nucleic acids, engineered cells, method s for preparing cannabinoids, and compositions thereof. The non-natural olivetol OLS variants form desired cannabinoid precursor and products at increased rates, have higher affinity for pathway substrates, and/or byproducts are formed in lower amounts in their presence, as compared to wild type OLS. The OLS variants can be used to form linear polyketides, and can be expressed in an engineered cell having a pathway to form cannabinoids, which include CBGA, its analogs and derivatives. CBGA can be used for the preparation of cannabigerol (CBG), which can be used in therapeutic compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2020Publication date: June 9, 2022Inventors: Michael A. Noble, Russell Scott Komor, Jingyi Li
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Publication number: 20220127649Abstract: The invention provides non-natural microbial organisms containing enzymatic pathways and/or metabolic modifications for enhancing synthesis of olivetolic acid, olivetolic acid derivatives and/or cannabinoids.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2020Publication date: April 28, 2022Inventors: Michael A. Noble, Jonathan Moore, Jingyi Li, Anna Lechner
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Patent number: 11299716Abstract: The invention provides polypeptides and encoding nucleic acids of aldehyde dehydrogenase variants. The invention also provides cells expressing aldehyde dehydrogenase variants. The invention further provides methods for producing 3-hydroxybutyraldehyde (3-HBal) and/or 1,3-butanediol (1,3-BDO), or an ester or amide thereof, comprising culturing cells expressing an aldehyde dehydrogenase variant or using lysates of such cells. The invention additional provides methods for producing 4-hydroxybutyraldehyde (4-HBal) and/or 1,4-butanediol (1,4-BDO), or an ester or amide thereof, comprising culturing cells expressing an aldehyde dehydrogenase variant or using lysates of such cells.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2018Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: Genomatica, Inc.Inventors: Kevin Hoff, Cara Ann Tracewell, Kui Chan, Amit Shah, Joseph Warner, Michael Noble
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Publication number: 20220080602Abstract: An adjustable arm support for a surgical robotic system, the arm support comprising: a fixed armrest portion that is fixedly coupled to a console seat of the surgical robotic system; and an adjustable armrest portion that is adjustably coupled to the fixed armrest portion, the adjustable armrest portionType: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2020Publication date: March 17, 2022Inventors: Brent Michael Nobles, Joan Savall, Scott Anderson
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Patent number: 11253956Abstract: A structural member includes a body having a first surface, a second surface, and an end surface at an end portion of the structural member. The end portion of the structural member includes a root protrusion extending radially outward from the second surface of the structural member along a root protrusion radius to an outer end of the root protrusion to define a root protrusion height extending from the second surface of the structural member to the outer end of the root protrusion. The root protrusion further includes a root protrusion width extending between an inner edge and an outer edge of the outer end of the root protrusion. The root protrusion radius, the root protrusion height, and the root protrusion width are configured to define a stress protected weld root region isolated beyond and away from a root stress flow path propagated through the body of the structural member.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2020Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: David R. Griffith, Michael Noble, William Ulrich, Christopher Lu, Ling Pan, Huijun Wang, Donald Stickel, Keith Egland, Jeremy R. Hammar, Seth Johnson, Timothy W. Olmsted
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Publication number: 20210254030Abstract: Described herein are prenyltransferases including non-natural variants thereof having at least one amino acid substitution as compared to its corresponding natural or unmodified prenyltransferases and that are capable of at least two-fold greater rate of formation of cannabinoids such as cannabigerolic acid, cannabigerovarinic acid, cannabigerorcinic acid, and cannabigerol, as compared to a wild type control. Prenyltransferase variants also demonstrated regioselectivity to desired cannabinoid isomers such as CDBA (3-GOLA), 3-GDVA, 3-GOSA, and CBG (2-GOL). The prenyltransferase variants can be used to form prenylated aromatic compounds, and can be expressed in an engineered microbe having a pathway to such compounds, which include 3-GOLA, 3-GDVA, 3-GOSA, and CBG. 3-GOLA can be used for the preparation of cannabigerol (CBG), which can be used in therapeutic compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2019Publication date: August 19, 2021Inventors: Michael A. Noble, Kevin G. Hoff, Anna Lechner, Harish Nagarajan
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Patent number: 10981253Abstract: A structural member is disclosed. The structural member includes a body having a first surface, a second surface, and an end surface at an end portion of the structural member. The end portion of the structural member includes a root protrusion extending radially outward from the second surface of the structural member along a root protrusion radius to an outer end of the root protrusion to define a root protrusion height extending from the second surface of the structural member to the outer end of the root protrusion. The root protrusion further includes a root protrusion width extending between an inner edge and an outer edge of the outer end of the root protrusion. The root protrusion radius, the root protrusion height, and the root protrusion width are configured to define a stress protected weld root region isolated beyond and away from a root stress flow path propagated through the body of the structural member.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2018Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: David R. Griffith, Michael Noble, William Ulrich, April J. Lu, Ling Pan, Huijun Wang, Donald Stickel, Keith Egland, Jeremy R. Hammar, Seth Johnson, Timothy W. Olmsted
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Publication number: 20210076836Abstract: Surgical robotic systems including a user console for controlling a robotic arm or a surgical robotic tool are described. The user console includes components designed to automatically adapt to anthropometric characteristics of a user. A processor of the surgical robotic system is configured to receive anthropometric inputs corresponding to the anthropometric characteristics and to generate an initial console configuration of the user console based on the inputs using a machine learning model. Actuators automatically adjust a seat, a display, or one or more pedals of the user console to the initial console configuration. The initial console configuration establishes a comfortable relative position between the user and the console components. Other embodiments are described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2020Publication date: March 18, 2021Inventors: Hossein Mousavi Hondori, Joan Savall, Hamid Reza Sani, Brent Michael Nobles
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Patent number: 10874224Abstract: Surgical robotic systems including a user console for controlling a robotic arm or a surgical robotic tool are described. The user console includes components designed to automatically adapt to anthropometric characteristics of a user. A processor of the surgical robotic system is configured to receive anthropometric inputs corresponding to the anthropometric characteristics and to generate an initial console configuration of the user console based on the inputs using a machine learning model. Actuators automatically adjust a seat, a display, or one or more pedals of the user console to the initial console configuration. The initial console configuration establishes a comfortable relative position between the user and the console components. Other embodiments are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2018Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: VERB SURGICAL INC.Inventors: Hossein Mousavi Hondori, Joan Savall, Hamid Reza Sani, Brent Michael Nobles
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Patent number: 10857677Abstract: A tip attachment is disclosed. The tip attachment may an attachment body including a recess to fit on or in a tip of a device during programming of a robotic device. The attachment body may be structured such that the attachment body defines a set of angles of the tip during the programming of the robotic device. The recess may be sized such that the recess defines a distance between the tip and a workpiece during the programming of the robotic device.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2018Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Jeremy Hammar, Craig Habeger, Michael Noble, William Barnickel, Joshua Geary
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Publication number: 20200230749Abstract: A structural member includes a body having a first surface, a second surface, and an end surface at an end portion of the structural member. The end portion of the structural member includes a root protrusion extending radially outward from the second surface of the structural member along a root protrusion radius to an outer end of the root protrusion to define a root protrusion height extending from the second surface of the structural member to the outer end of the root protrusion. The root protrusion further includes a root protrusion width extending between an inner edge and an outer edge of the outer end of the root protrusion. The root protrusion radius, the root protrusion height, and the root protrusion width are configured to define a stress protected weld root region isolated beyond and away from a root stress flow path propagated through the body of the structural member.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2020Publication date: July 23, 2020Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: David R. Griffith, Michael Noble, William Ulrich, Christopher Lu, Ling Pan, Huijun Wang, Donald Stickel, Keith Egland, Jeremy R. Hammar, Seth Johnson, Timothy W. Olmsted
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Publication number: 20200214773Abstract: A user system for a robotic surgical system, the user system including a handheld groundless user interface device configured to control the robotic surgical system, and a user console. The user console includes a seat and a first adjustable, ergonomic arm support linkage coupled to the seat, in which the first arm support linkage is movable between a folded storage configuration and at least one unfolded use configuration corresponding to at least one of a user characteristic and a surgical task characteristic. The at least one unfolded use configuration may be pre-stored in a database.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 2, 2020Publication date: July 9, 2020Inventors: Brent Michael NOBLES, Joan SAVALL
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Publication number: 20200206021Abstract: The present invention relates to an inserter for an intrauterine system, comprising a handle (3) having a longitudinal opening (8) at its first end, said opening (8) having a longitudinal axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the inserter, a first end (8a) and a second end (8b), a movable slider (5) arranged in said longitudinal opening (8) and having a first end (5a) and a second end (5b), a plunger (2) attached to the handle (3) and having a longitudinal axis, and an insertion tube (6) having a first end, a second end and a longitudinal axis essentially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the plunger (2), the insertion tube (6) being, along said longitudinal axis, movably arranged around the plunger (2).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2020Publication date: July 2, 2020Applicant: Bayer OyInventors: Heikki Lyytikäinen, Ilkka Jutila, Ulla Calvo Alonso, Harri Jukarainen, Taina Tjäder, Andrew Macleod, Michael Noble, David Whitaker
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Patent number: 10688600Abstract: A structural member includes a body having a first surface, a second surface, and an end surface at an end portion of the structural member. The end portion of the structural member includes a root protrusion extending radially outward from the second surface of the structural member along a root protrusion radius to an outer end of the root protrusion to define a root protrusion height extending from the second surface of the structural member to the outer end of the root protrusion. The root protrusion further includes a root protrusion width extending between an inner edge and an outer edge of the outer end of the root protrusion. The root protrusion radius, the root protrusion height, and the root protrusion width are configured to define a stress protected weld root region isolated beyond and away from a root stress flow path propagated through the body of the structural member.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2016Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: David R. Griffith, Michael Noble, William Ulrich, Christopher Lu, Ling Pan, Huijun Wang, Donald Stickel, Keith Egland, Jeremy R. Hammar, Seth Johnson, Timothy W. Olmsted
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Publication number: 20200179159Abstract: The present invention relates to an inserter for an intrauterine system comprising a handle (3), and an insertion tube (6) having a first end and a second end, and being arranged in connection with the handle. The inserter is characterized in that the first end of the insertion tube (6) comprises at least one frame slot for receiving a frame of the intrauterine system. The invention also relates to a kit comprising an inserter according to the present invention and an intrauterine system, wherein the intrauterine system (1) comprises a therapeutic component (1b) and a continuous, closed frame (1a), the therapeutic component (1b) being connected to the frame (1a) at least one point, and therapeutic component (1b) of the intrauterine system (1) is at least mainly arranged inside the first end of the insertion tube (6) and the frame (1a) of the intrauterine system (1) is at least mainly arranged outside the first end of the insertion tube (6).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2020Publication date: June 11, 2020Applicant: Bayer OyInventors: Heikki LYYTIKÄINEN, Ilkka JUTILA, Ulla Calvo ALONSO, Harri JUKARAINEN, Taina TRÄDER, Andrew MACLEOD, Michael NOBLE, David WHITAKER