Patents by Inventor Paulo Ferreira
Paulo Ferreira 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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Patent number: 11906515Abstract: A multiplexed lateral flow device includes an impermeable internal reservoir having an opening to receive a sample deposition. A fluid distributor pad is arranged in fluid communication with a lower surface of the internal reservoir. The fluid distributor pad includes a paper based microfluidic element having a pattern of a hydrophobic material to distribute a portion of the sample deposition substantially equally among a plurality of flow paths. Lateral flow assays having a plurality of flow lines are aligned with flow paths of the distributor pad. An impermeable top cover has a first window arranged over the opening of the internal reservoir, and at least a second window arranged over the test results of the lateral flow assays. A housing element houses the reservoir, the distributor pad and lateral flow assays.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2020Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignees: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, FUNDACAO OSWALDO CRUZInventors: Jaione Tirapu Azpiroz, Ademir Ferreira da Silva, Matheus Esteves Ferreira, Ricardo Luis Ohta, Mathias B. Steiner, Antonio Gomes Pinto Ferreira, Edimilson Domingos da Silva, Nara Mazarakis Rubim, Pedro Paulo Ferreira Ribeiro
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Patent number: 11635749Abstract: Systems and methods for optimizing factory scheduling, layout or both which represent active factory elements (human and machine) as computational objects and simulate factory operation to optimize a solution. This enables the efficient assembly of customized products, accommodates variable demand, and mitigates unplanned events (floor blockages, machines/IMRs/workcell/workers downtime, variable quantity, location, and destination of supply parts).Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2022Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: VEO ROBOTICS, INC.Inventors: Patrick Sobalvarro, Clara Vu, Joshua Downer, Paulo Ferreira, Mehmet Ali Guney, Thomas C. Ferree, Alberto Moel, Richard A. Kelsey
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Patent number: 11549943Abstract: A multiplexed lateral flow assay device includes an impermeable internal reservoir having an opening to receive a sample deposition. A fluid distributor pad is arranged in fluid communication with a lower surface of the internal reservoir and divides a portion of the sample deposition substantially equally among a plurality of flow paths. Lateral flow assays having a plurality of flow lines are aligned with flow paths of the distributor pad. An impermeable paper top cover has a first window arranged over the opening of the internal reservoir, and at least a second window arranged over the test results of the lateral flow assays. A housing element houses the reservoir, the distributor pad and lateral flow assays. The housing element includes an impermeable bottom cover and a spacer element arranged between the top and bottom covers and, provides a gap between the lateral flow assays and the impermeable paper top cover.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2019Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignees: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, FUNDACAO OSWALDO CRUZInventors: Jaione Tirapu Azpiroz, Ademir Ferreira da Silva, Matheus Esteves Ferreira, Ricardo Luis Ohta, Mathias B. Steiner, Nara Mazarakis Rubim, Pedro Paulo Ferreira Ribeiro, Edimilson Domingos da Silva, Antonio Gomez Pinto Ferreira
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Patent number: 11536434Abstract: The invention relates to a luminous motor-vehicle module including at least one light source, an open casing, and a closing element for closing said open casing. The open casing includes a housing for positioning on an optical element, the positioning housing includes a plurality of grooves, and a tab for hooking on a casing of said motor vehicle comprising the optical element and an outer lens for closing the casing, the luminous module being configured to make a rotation and hook, at the end of the rotation, onto the casing via said hooking tab of the open casing.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2019Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: VALEO VISIONInventors: Cyril Herbin, Lucas Perdrix, Paulo Ferreira
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Patent number: 11484593Abstract: This invention relates to atroipsomers of reduced tetraphenylporphyrin derivatives with halogen atoms (F, Cl, Br) in the ortho positions of the phenyl groups, particularly halogenated tetraphenylchlorins and halogenated tetraphenylbacteriochlorins, which can be used in photodynamic therapy. According to the formulae of the invention, the ortho-phenyl substituents X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, X6, X7 and X8 may be identical or different and represent halogen atoms or hydrogen atoms, provided that at least all of X2, X4, X6 and X8 are halogens, and the meta-phenyl substituents R1, R2, R3 and R4 are independently chosen from —OH, —OR or —SO2R?, where R? are each independently chosen from —Cl, —OH, -aminoacid, —OR, —NHR, or —NR2, where R are alkyl of 1 to 12 carbon atoms or R2 represents cycloalkyl with 2 to 12 carbon atoms. The atropisomers of this invention have the majority of the substituents R1, R2, R3 and R4 on the same side of the plane defined by the macrocycle.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2016Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignees: LUZITIN, S.A., UNIVERSIDADE DE COIMBRAInventors: Nuno Paulo Ferreira Goncalves, Tania Patricia Cerca Martins Dos Santos, Goncalo Pereira Nascimento Costa, Carlos Jorge Pereira Monteiro, Fabio Antonio Schaberle, Sonia Correia Alfar, Artur Carlos Reis De Abreu, Maria Miguens Pereira, Luis Guilherme Da Silva Arnaut Moreira
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Patent number: 11347414Abstract: Telemetry data gathered from active deployed SAN nodes is used to create a machine learning model that predicts storage system performance, e.g. in terms of response time. The telemetry data may be filtered to remove outlier values and less relevant information before creating the training dataset. Engineered features may be created that include types of data that are not present in the telemetry data. For example, data types from the telemetry data may be combined to create engineered features that are more relevant than the individual data types. The engineered features are included in the training dataset. The machine learning model may be used to test possible configurations for a planned SAN node based on expected workload and performance requirements. Outputted data may include satisfactory configurations for a planned storage system.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2019Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Paulo Ferreira, Adriana Prado, Pablo Da Silva, Ron Arnan, Hagay Dagan, Adnan Sahin
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Publication number: 20220151208Abstract: Patent for structure used in oyster cultivation, wherein the invention comprises a base (1), having four holes (2), where four pins are fixed, fixing the base to the bottom of the sea, base (1) has four other holes, wherein four vertical tubes (3) are fixed; after fixing tubes (3) to the base (1) of the structure, box (4) is settled over base (1), using tubes (3) as guides; afterwards, after putting oysters seeds in box (4), lid (5) is fixed over box (4), followed by sealing of lid (5), installed over box (4), in a way to avoid strange elements to the cultivation to access the oysters, then one end of rope (7) is fixed to ring (6) present in lid (5) and then the other end of rope (7) is fixed to counterweight (9), after passing this end of rope (7) by the hole present in buoy (8) (ring (6), fixed to one end of rope (7), buoy (8), counterweight (9), fixed to the other end of rope (7), help to maintain the structure stable in vertical position at the bottom of the sea during tide variations as well as during anType: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2020Publication date: May 19, 2022Inventor: Paulo Ferreira Trotta
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Publication number: 20220121181Abstract: Systems and methods for optimizing factory scheduling, layout or both which represent active factory elements (human and machine) as computational objects and simulate factory operation to optimize a solution. This enables the efficient assembly of customized products, accommodates variable demand, and mitigates unplanned events (floor blockages, machines/IMRs/workcell/workers downtime, variable quantity, location, and destination of supply parts).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2022Publication date: April 21, 2022Inventors: Patrick SOBALVARRO, Clars VU, Joshua DOWNER, Paulo FERREIRA, Mehmet Ali GUNEY, Thomas C. FERREE, Alberto MOEL, Richard A. KELSEY
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Publication number: 20220120405Abstract: The invention relates to a luminous motor-vehicle module including at least one light source, an open casing, and a closing element for closing said open casing. The open casing includes a housing for positioning on an optical element, the positioning housing includes a plurality of grooves, and a tab for hooking on a casing of said motor vehicle comprising the optical element and an outer lens for closing the casing, the luminous module being configured to make a rotation and hook, at the end of the rotation, onto the casing via said hooking tab of the open casing.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2019Publication date: April 21, 2022Applicant: VALEO VISIONInventors: Cyril HERBIN, Lucas Perdrix, Paulo FERREIRA
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Patent number: 11256241Abstract: Systems and methods for optimizing factory scheduling, layout or both which represent active factory elements (human and machine) as computational objects and simulate factory operation to optimize a solution. This enables the efficient assembly of customized products, accommodates variable demand, and mitigates unplanned events (floor blockages, machines/IMRs/workcell/workers downtime, variable quantity, location, and destination of supply parts).Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2020Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: VEO ROBOTICS, INC.Inventors: Patrick Sobalvarro, Clara Vu, Joshua Downer, Paulo Ferreira, Mehmet Ali Guney, Thomas C. Ferree, Alberto Moel, Richard A. Kelsey
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Publication number: 20210130378Abstract: A phosphine oxide compound represented by the following formula (I) and a rare earth complex containing the same are disclosed: wherein n represents an integer of 3 or more, Ar1 represents an n-valent aromatic group, L represents a divalent linker group, and Ar2 and Ar3 each independently represent a monovalent aromatic groups.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2018Publication date: May 6, 2021Applicant: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITYInventors: Yasuchika HASEGAWA, Pedro paulo FERREIRA DA ROSA, Takayuki NAKANISHI, Yuichi KITAGAWA, Koji FUSHIMI
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Publication number: 20210124510Abstract: Telemetry data gathered from active deployed SAN nodes is used to create a machine learning model that predicts storage system performance, e.g. in terms of response time. The telemetry data may be filtered to remove outlier values and less relevant information before creating the training dataset. Engineered features may be created that include types of data that are not present in the telemetry data. For example, data types from the telemetry data may be combined to create engineered features that are more relevant than the individual data types. The engineered features are included in the training dataset. The machine learning model may be used to test possible configurations for a planned SAN node based on expected workload and performance requirements. Outputted data may include satisfactory configurations for a planned storage system.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2019Publication date: April 29, 2021Applicant: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLCInventors: Paulo Ferreira, Adriana Prado, Pablo Da Silva, Ron Arnan, Hagay Dagan, Adnan Sahin
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Publication number: 20200376485Abstract: A multiplexed lateral flow device includes an impermeable internal reservoir having an opening to receive a sample deposition. A fluid distributor pad is arranged in fluid communication with a lower surface of the internal reservoir. The fluid distributor pad includes a paper based microfluidic element having a pattern of a hydrophobic material to distribute a portion of the sample deposition substantially equally among a plurality of flow paths. Lateral flow assays having a plurality of flow lines are aligned with flow paths of the distributor pad. An impermeable top cover has a first window arranged over the opening of the internal reservoir, and at least a second window arranged over the test results of the lateral flow assays. A housing element houses the reservoir, the distributor pad and lateral flow assays.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2020Publication date: December 3, 2020Inventors: Jaione Tirapu Azpiroz, Ademir Ferreira da Silva, Matheus Esteves Ferreira, Ricardo Luis Ohta, Mathias B. Steiner, Antonio Gomes Pinto Ferreira, Edimilson Domingos da Silva, Nara Mazarakis Rubim, Pedro Paulo Ferreira Ribeiro
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Publication number: 20200378957Abstract: A multiplexed lateral flow assay device includes an impermeable internal reservoir having an opening to receive a sample deposition. A fluid distributor pad is arranged in fluid communication with a lower surface of the internal reservoir and divides a portion of the sample deposition substantially equally among a plurality of flow paths. Lateral flow assays having a plurality of flow lines are aligned with flow paths of the distributor pad. An impermeable paper top cover has a first window arranged over the opening of the internal reservoir, and at least a second window arranged over the test results of the lateral flow assays. A housing element houses the reservoir, the distributor pad and lateral flow assays. The housing element includes an impermeable bottom cover and a spacer element arranged between the top and bottom covers and, provides a gap between the lateral flow assays and the impermeable paper top cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2019Publication date: December 3, 2020Inventors: Jaione Tirapu Azpiroz, Ademir Ferreira da Silva, Matheus Esteves Ferreira, Ricardo Luis Ohta, Mathias B. Steiner, Nara Mazarakis Rubim, Pedro Paulo Ferreira Ribeiro, Edimilson Domingos da Silva, Antonio Gomez Pinto Ferreira
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Patent number: 10711918Abstract: A deflector (38) including: a support (70); an intermediate member (72), pivotally mounted in the support (70) around a first rotation axis (B-B?); at least a secondary pivoting member (74), pivotally connected to the intermediate member (72) around a second rotation axis (C-C?) parallel to the first rotation axis (B-B?); for each secondary pivoting member (74), at least a pair of rotating members (76). Each rotating member (76) is connected to the secondary pivoting member (74). The deflector (38) including: a guiding mechanism, for guiding each rotating member (76) in translation with regard to the support (70) along a translation axis (D-D?) non parallel to the first rotation axis (B-B?); a connecting member (78), pivotally mounted to the secondary pivoting member (74). The rotating member (76) is rotatably mounted on the connecting member (78) around a rotating member rotation axis (E-E?).Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2017Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: TECHNIP FRANCEInventors: Mário Augusto Lopes De Castro, Jucimar Coelho Moza, Leonardo-Alexandre Lucena, Carolina-Paiva Nascimento, José-Roberto Correa, Paula Duarte, Paulo-Webber Gil, Luis Paulo Ferreira, Carlos-Filipe Santos
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Patent number: 10450322Abstract: The present invention relates to carboxamide halogenated porphyrin derivatives, in particular bacteriochlorin or chlorin, of formula (I) use of the same or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in photodynamic therapy, where the derivatives are able to detect and exhibit the presence of hyperproliferative disorders and, in the presence of an adequate lighting, to treat the same. The present invention also describes a pharmaceutical composition having the carboxamide halogenated porphyrin derivatives, in particular bacteria-chlorin or chlorin, of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for the treatment of cancer and/or microbial and/or viral infections, in humans or animals.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2016Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignees: LUZITIN, S.A., UNIVERSIDADE DE COIMBRAInventors: Goncalo Pereira Nascimento Costa, Nuno Paulo Ferreira Goncalves, Carlos Jorge Pereira Monteiro, Artur Carlos Reis De Abreu, Helder Tao Ferraz Cardoso Soares, Luis Gabriel Borges Rocha, Fabio Antonio Schaberle, Maria Miguens Pereira, Luis Guilherme Da Silva Arnaut Moreira
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Publication number: 20190211946Abstract: A deflector (38) including: a support (70); an intermediate member (72), pivotally mounted in the support (70) around a first rotation axis (B-B?); at least a secondary pivoting member (74), pivotally connected to the intermediate member (72) around a second rotation axis (C-C?) parallel to the first rotation axis (B-B?); for each secondary pivoting member (74), at least a pair of rotating members (76). Each rotating member (76) is connected to the secondary pivoting member (74). The deflector (38) including: a guiding mechanism, for guiding each rotating member (76) in translation with regard to the support (70) along a translation axis (D-D?) non parallel to the first rotation axis (B-B?); a connecting member (78), pivotally mounted to the secondary pivoting member (74). The rotating member (76) is rotatably mounted on the connecting member (78) around a rotating member rotation axis (E-E?).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2017Publication date: July 11, 2019Inventors: Mário Augusto LOPES DE CASTRO, Jucimar Coelho MOZA, Leonardo-Alexandre LUCENA, Carolina-Paiva NASCIMENTO, José-Roberto CORREA, Paula DUARTE, Paulo-Webber GIL, Luis Paulo FERREIRA, Carlos-Filipe SANTOS
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Publication number: 20190167794Abstract: This invention relates to atroipsomers of reduced tetraphenylporphyrin derivatives with halogen atoms (F, Cl, Br) in the ortho positions of the phenyl groups, particularly halogenated tetraphenylchlorins and halogenated tetraphenylbacteriochlorins, which can be used in photodynamic therapy. According to the formulae of the invention, the ortho-phenyl substituents X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, X6, X7 and X8 may be identical or different and represent halogen atoms or hydrogen atoms, provided that at least all of X2, X4, X6 and X8 are halogens, and the meta-phenyl substituents R1, R2, R3 and R4 are independently chosen from —OH, —OR or —SO2R?, where R? are each independently chosen from —Cl, —OH, -aminoacid, —OR, —NHR, or —NR2, where R are alkyl of 1 to 12 carbon atoms or R2 represents cycloalkyl with 2 to 12 carbon atoms. The atropisomers of this invention have the majority of the substituents R1, R2, R3 and R4 on the same side of the plane defined by the macrocycle.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2016Publication date: June 6, 2019Inventors: Nuno Paulo FERREIRA GONCALVES, Tania Patricia CERCA MARTINS DOS SANTOS, Goncalo PEREIRA NASCIMENTO COSTA, Carlos Jorge PEREIRA MONTEIRO, Fabio Antonio SCHABERLE, Sonia CORREIA ALFAR, Artur Carlos REIS DE ABREU, Maria MIGUENS PEREIRA, Luis Guilherme DA SILVA ARNAUT MOREIRA
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Publication number: 20180282344Abstract: The present invention relates to carboxamide halogenated porphyrin derivatives, in particular bacteriochlorin or chlorin, of formula (I) use of the same or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in photodynamic therapy, where the derivatives are able to detect and exhibit the presence of hyperproliferative disorders and, in the presence of an adequate lighting, to treat the same. The present invention also describes a pharmaceutical composition having the carboxamide halogenated porphyrin derivatives, in particular bacteria-chlorin or chlorin, of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for the treatment of cancer and/or microbial and/or viral infections, in humans or animals.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2016Publication date: October 4, 2018Inventors: Goncalo PEREIRA NASCIMENTO COSTA, Nuno Paulo FERREIRA GONCALVES, Carlos Jorge PEREIRA MONTEIRO, Artur Carios REIS DE ABREU, Helder Tao FERRAZ CARDOSO SOARES, Luis Gabriel BORGES ROCHA, Fabio Antonio SCHABERLE, Maria MIGUENS PEREIRA, Luis Guilherme DA SILVA ARNAUT MOREIRA
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Patent number: 10058981Abstract: A holding device for holding an element in sheet form 10 during its phase of insertion into a work station 300 of a converting machine 1. The holding device 310 includes a suction member 320 able to partially hold each sheet 10 by its rear portion during insertion of the sheet 10 into the work station 300. The holding device also includes a blower 330 able to flatten the rear portion of each sheet 10 against the suction member 320 during the phase of insertion.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2011Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: BOBST MEX SAInventors: Paulo Ferreira, Pascal Ramoni