Patents by Inventor Paul A. Johnston
Paul A. Johnston 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: 20240091571Abstract: A respirator comprising: an air supply unit arranged to deliver air at its output.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2021Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS plcInventors: Michael Fraser, Paul Douglas, Alexander Grint, Anna Welch, Alan Felstead, Neville Clokey, Julie Johnston
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Patent number: 11776260Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus for providing an availability status associated with a facility. One system includes an illumination indicator, a thermal grid array sensor, and an electronic controller. The thermal grid array sensor is configured to sense an outside region, an entryway region, and an inside region associated with a facility subsystem. The electronic controller is configured to determine the current availability status as unavailable responsive to the thermal grid array sensor detecting a heat signature in the outside region, subsequently in the entryway region, and subsequently in the inside region. The electronic controller is also configured to determine the current availability status as available responsive to the thermal grid array sensor detecting the heat signature in the inside region, subsequently in the entryway region, and subsequently in the outside region.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2021Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignees: WHIFFAWAY LTD, ZURN INDUSTRIES, LLCInventors: Brandon Feil, Anthony G. Wilcox, Arindam Chakraborty, Glen Trickle, James McLean, Sebastian Marshall, Paul Johnston
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Publication number: 20220191984Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus for providing an availability status associated with a facility. One system includes an illumination indicator, a thermal grid array sensor, and an electronic controller. The thermal grid array sensor is configured to sense an outside region, an entryway region, and an inside region associated with a facility subsystem. The electronic controller is configured to determine the current availability status as unavailable responsive to the thermal grid array sensor detecting a heat signature in the outside region, subsequently in the entryway region, and subsequently in the inside region. The electronic controller is also configured to determine the current availability status as available responsive to the thermal grid array sensor detecting the heat signature in the inside region, subsequently in the entryway region, and subsequently in the outside region.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2021Publication date: June 16, 2022Inventors: Brandon Feil, Anthony G. Wilcox, Arindam Chakraborty, Glen Trickle, James McLean, Sebastian Marshall, Paul Johnston
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Patent number: 11153945Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus for providing an availability status associated with a facility. One system includes an illumination indicator, a thermal grid array sensor, and an electronic controller. The thermal grid array sensor is configured to sense an outside region, an entryway region, and an inside region associated with a facility subsystem. The electronic controller is configured to determine the current availability status as unavailable responsive to the thermal grid array sensor detecting a heat signature in the outside region, subsequently in the entryway region, and subsequently in the inside region. The electronic controller is also configured to determine the current availability status as available responsive to the thermal grid array sensor detecting the heat signature in the inside region, subsequently in the entryway region, and subsequently in the outside region.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2020Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignees: ZURN INDUSTRIES, LLC, WHIFFAWAY LTDInventors: Brandon Feil, Anthony G. Wilcox, Arindam Chakraborty, Glen Trickle, James McLean, Sebastian Marshall, Paul Johnston
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Patent number: 11111253Abstract: Compounds that selectivity inhibit the STAT3 pathway and not the STAT1 pathway and exhibit anti-proliferative activity are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of treatment of cancers that are characterized by overexpression of STAT3, which are safer that other therapies.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2020Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher EducationInventors: Donna M. Huryn, Peter Wipf, Jennifer Rubin Grandis, Matthew G. LaPorte, Paul A. Johnston, Mark E. Schurdak, Raffaele Colombo
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Publication number: 20200339602Abstract: Compounds that selectivity inhibit the STAT3 pathway and not the STAT1 pathway and exhibit anti-proliferative activity are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of treatment of cancers that are characterized by overexpression of STAT3, which are safer that other therapies.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2020Publication date: October 29, 2020Applicant: University of Pittsburgh - Of the Commonwealth System of Higher EducationInventors: Donna M. Huryn, Peter Wipf, Jennifer Rubin Grandis, Matthew G. LaPorte, Paul A. Johnston, Mark E. Schurdak, Raffaele Colombo
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Patent number: 10618914Abstract: Compounds that selectivity inhibit the STAT3 pathway and not the STAT1 pathway and exhibit anti-proliferative activity are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of treatment of cancers that are characterized by overexpression of STAT3, which are safer that other therapies.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2016Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher EducationInventors: Donna M. Huryn, Peter Wipf, Jennifer Rubin Grandis, Matthew G. LaPorte, Paul A. Johnston, Mark E. Schurdak, Raffaele Colombo
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Patent number: 10521757Abstract: A system and method of hotel tray and trolley retrieval including a notification device and a computing system wirelessly connected by a network. When in use, the notification device is assigned to a room number of a hotel room via software running on the computing system. A tray and/or a trolley is delivered to the hotel room with the notification device. The hotel patron may then activate the activation device of the notification device. The notification device then sends a wireless communication to the computing system over the network indicating that the tray and/or trolley is ready for pickup from the hotel room.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2018Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: BETTER NOW LLCInventors: Joshua Paul Johnston, William Bret Lovett, Jr.
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Publication number: 20190251647Abstract: A system and method for providing real-time database driven e-flyers to real estate agents. An e-flyer distribution server generates an e-flyer based on listing details provided by a real estate agent. The e-flyer distribution server utilizes a real-estate-agent database to distribute the e-flyer to real estate agents that are identified based on their target region. Real estate agents utilize an e-flyer presentation module on a mobile computing device to receive and view the e-flyers that are provided to that real estate agent. The real estate agent can interact with the e-flyer to perform additional actions associated with the e-flyer.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2019Publication date: August 15, 2019Inventors: Caitlin Sarah Thornburg, Kristen Thornburg, Neil Paul Johnston
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Publication number: 20190100535Abstract: Compounds that selectivity inhibit the STAT3 pathway and not the STAT1 pathway and exhibit anti-proliferative activity are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of treatment of cancers that are characterized by overexpression of STAT3, which are safer that other therapies.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2016Publication date: April 4, 2019Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCTIONInventors: Donna M. Huryn, Peter Wipf, Jennifer Rubin Grandis, Matthew G. LaPorte, Paul A. Johnston, Mark E. Schurdak, Raffaele Colombo
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Publication number: 20190026694Abstract: A system and method of hotel tray and trolley retrieval including a notification device and a computing system wirelessly connected by a network. When in use, the notification device is assigned to a room number of a hotel room via software running on the computing system. A tray and/or a trolley is delivered to the hotel room with the notification device. The hotel patron may then activate the activation device of the notification device. The notification device then sends a wireless communication to the computing system over the network indicating that the tray and/or trolley is ready for pickup from the hotel room.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2018Publication date: January 24, 2019Inventors: Joshua Paul Johnston, William Bret Lovett, JR.
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Patent number: 10004730Abstract: A method for treating prostate cancer in a subject, comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of at least one agent to the subject, wherein the agent is selected from: (a) a phenyl-substituted imidazole, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof; or (b) a compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof, having a formula I of: ?wherein R20 is an aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heterocycloalkyl, substituted heterocycloalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, a silyl-containing group, a boryl-containing group, a phosphine-containing group, amino, a thio-containing group, a seleno-containing group, halide, or a nitro-containing group; R21 is an alkanediyl or a substituted alkanediyl; a is 0 or 1; c is 0 or 1; X is C or S; R22 is a moiety that includes at least one divalent amino radical; and R23 is an aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heterocycloalkyl, substituted heterocycloalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, a silyl-containingType: GrantFiled: March 13, 2017Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher EducationInventors: Zhou Wang, Joel Byron Nelson, Minh Bao Nguyen, John S. Lazo, Paul A. Johnston, Peter Wipf
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Patent number: 9981974Abstract: A method for treating prostate cancer in a subject, comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of at least one agent to the subject, wherein the agent is selected from: (a) a phenyl-substituted imidazole, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof; or (b) a compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof, having a formula I of: wherein R20 is an aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heterocycloalkyl, substituted heterocycloalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, a silyl-containing group, a boryl-containing group, a phosphine-containing group, amino, a thio-containing group, a seleno-containing group, halide, or a nitro-containing group; R21 is an alkanediyl or a substituted alkanediyl; a is 0 or 1; c is 0 or 1; X is C or S; R22 is a moiety that includes at least one divalent amino radical; and R23 is an aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heterocycloalkyl, substituted heterocycloalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, a silyl-containingType: GrantFiled: March 13, 2017Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher EducationInventors: Zhou Wang, Joel Byron Nelson, Minh Bao Nguyen, John S. Lazo, Paul A. Johnston, Peter Wipf
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Publication number: 20170247382Abstract: A method for treating prostate cancer in a subject, comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of at least one agent to the subject, wherein the agent is selected from: (a) a phenyl-substituted imidazole, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof; or (b) a compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof, having a formula I of: wherein R20 is an aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heterocycloalkyl, substituted heterocycloalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, a silyl-containing group, a boryl-containing group, a phosphine-containing group, amino, a thio-containing group, a seleno-containing group, halide, or a nitro-containing group; R21 is an alkanediyl or a substituted alkanediyl; a is 0 or 1; c is 0 or 1; X is C or S; R22 is a moiety that includes at least one divalent amino radical; and R23 is an aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heterocycloalkyl, substituted heterocycloalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, a silyl-containingType: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2017Publication date: August 31, 2017Applicant: University of Pittsburgh - Of the Commonwealth System of Higher EducationInventors: Zhou Wang, Joel Byron Nelson, Minh Bao Nguyen, John S. Lazo, Paul A. Johnston, Peter Wipf
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Publication number: 20170246164Abstract: A method for treating prostate cancer in a subject, comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of at least one agent to the subject, wherein the agent is selected from: (a) a phenyl-substituted imidazole, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof; or (b) a compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof, having a formula I of: wherein R20 is an aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heterocycloalkyl, substituted heterocycloalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, a silyl-containing group, a boryl-containing group, a phosphine-containing group, amino, a thio-containing group, a seleno-containing group, halide, or a nitro-containing group; R21 is an alkanediyl or a substituted alkanediyl; a is 0 or 1; c is 0 or 1; X is C or S; R22 is a moiety that includes at least one divalent amino radical; and R23 is an aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heterocycloalkyl, substituted heterocycloalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, a silyl-containingType: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2017Publication date: August 31, 2017Applicant: University of Pittsburgh - Of the Commonwealth System of Higher EducationInventors: Zhou Wang, Joel Byron Nelson, Minh Bao Nguyen, John S. Lazo, Paul A. Johnston, Peter Wipf
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Patent number: 9708276Abstract: A method for treating prostate cancer in a subject, comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of at least one agent to the subject, wherein the agent is selected from: (a) a phenyl-substituted imidazole, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof; or (b) a compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof, having a formula I of: wherein R20 is an aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heterocycloalkyl, substituted heterocycloalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, a silyl-containing group, a boryl-containing group, a phosphine-containing group, amino, a thio-containing group, a seleno-containing group, halide, or a nitro-containing group; R21 is an alkanediyl or a substituted alkanediyl; a is 0 or 1; c is 0 or 1; X is C or S; R22 is a moiety that includes at least one divalent amino radical; and R23 is an aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heterocycloalkyl, substituted heterocycloalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, a silyl-containingType: GrantFiled: October 10, 2012Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher EducationInventors: Zhou Wang, Joel Byron Nelson, Minh Mindy Bao Nguyen, John S. Lazo, Paul A. Johnston, Peter Wipf
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Patent number: 9303437Abstract: A closure assembly is provided including a closure having a closure hinge, a closure hinge cover and a linkage between the closure and the cover. When the closure is in a closed position, the cover extends in a plane overlying the closure hinge. When the closure is an opened position the cover is displaced to an open position to allow the closure hinge to pass through the plane that the cover assumes when the closure is closed.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2014Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: George Holmes, Paul Johnston
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Publication number: 20160076286Abstract: A closure assembly is provided including a closure having a closure hinge, a closure hinge cover and a linkage between the closure and the cover. When the closure is in a closed position, the cover extends in a plane overlying the closure hinge. When the closure is an opened position the cover is displaced to an open position to allow the closure hinge to pass through the plane that the cover assumes when the closure is closed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2014Publication date: March 17, 2016Inventors: George Holmes, Paul Johnston
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Publication number: 20140371235Abstract: A method for treating prostate cancer in a subject, comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of at least one agent to the subject, wherein the agent is selected from: (a) a phenyl-substituted imidazole, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof; or (b) a compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof, having a formula I of: wherein R20 is an aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heterocycloalkyl, substituted heterocycloalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, a silyl-containing group, a boryl-containing group, a phosphine-containing group, amino, a thio-containing group, a seleno-containing group, halide, or a nitro-containing group; R21 is an alkanediyl or a substituted alkanediyl; a is 0 or 1; c is 0 or 1; X is C or S; R22 is a moiety that includes at least one divalent amino radical; and R23 is an aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heterocycloalkyl, substituted heterocycloalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, a silyl-containingType: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2012Publication date: December 18, 2014Applicant: University of Pittsburgh - Of the Commonweath System of Higher EducationInventors: Zhou Wang, Joel Byron Nelson, Minh Mindy Bao Nguyen, John S. Lazo, Paul A. Johnston, Peter Wipf
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Patent number: D887929Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2019Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Joel Piaskowski, Gordon Platto, Doyle Letson, Paul Johnston, Andy Thomas, Jim Smithbauer, Rachael Robinson, Josh Greiner