Patents by Inventor Peter On

Peter On 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).

  • 1,4-benzodiazepinone compounds and their use in treating cancer
    Patent number: 8604023
    Abstract: The invention provides a family of 1,4-benzodiazepinone compounds and methods for their use as therapeutic agents in treating cancer. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of making the 1,4-benzodiazepinone compounds are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of Michigan
    Inventors: Gary D. Glick, Clarke Bentley Taylor, Peter Laurence Toogood, Chad Alan Van Huis
  • Anti-entrapment and anti-dead head function
    Patent number: 8602745
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a system including a pump, a motor, and a controller. The controller establishes a baseline value of power consumption during a deadhead condition, increases a counter when a current value decreases below the baseline value, and determines a deadhead condition when the counter exceeds a limit. The controller also compares a current value to an immediately previous power consumption value to determine an entrapment condition indicated by a sudden decrease in power consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignees: Pentair Water Pool and Spa, Inc., Danfoss Low Power Drives
    Inventors: Robert W. Stiles, Jr., Lars Hoffmann Berthelsen, Peter Westermann-Rasmussen, Gert Kjaer, Florin Lungeanu
  • Systems and methods to provide context information for mobile communication devices
    Patent number: 8606242
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, an initiating event may be detected at a mobile communication device via a context application, and responsive to that detection, information may be searched. The searched information may be related to, for example, prior communication events associated with communication applications of the mobile device. Note that the searched information could be locally stored and/or remotely stored (e.g., at a data store of a remote CRM application). At least one result of the search may then be displayed to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Hans Kedefors, King-Hwa Lee, Peter S. Lim, Kevin Nix
  • Buccal drug delivery
    Patent number: 8603517
    Abstract: A lozenge is provided that has stable pH and stable levels of active ingredient over time. It comprises a combination of (i) at least one gum and (ii) at least one non-crystallising sugar or non-crystallising sugar alcohol in a matrix designed for controlled buccal delivery of a drug. The lozenge also contains water and optional components selected from flavorings, taste masking agents, colorings, buffer components, pH adjusting agents, excipients, stabilizers and sweeteners. Methods of preparing the lozenge are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Gelmedic Holdings APS
    Inventors: Anders Dam, Janos Major, Peter Tasko
  • Data access and management using GPS location data
    Patent number: 8604973
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods, systems and products, including a method that includes maintaining a plurality of records associated with a plurality of objects, the plurality of records are configured to include global positioning system (GPS)-based data representative of locations of the plurality of objects. The method also includes accessing at least one of the plurality of records based, at least in part, on determined global position system-based data representative of location of at least one object associated with the at least one of the plurality of records.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Markus Schmidt-Karaca, Peter Eberlein
  • Drone vehicle
    Patent number: 8606439
    Abstract: A drone vehicle for performing maintenance on a railway system is provided. A drone vehicle control system is structured to utilize tie position data to position a drone vehicle workhead over at least a portion of a respective tie. The drone vehicle control system is further structured to actuate the drone vehicle workhead. The drone vehicle may be controlled by a drone vehicle control system linked, preferably by wireless communications, to a lead vehicle and a lead vehicle control system. The lead vehicle control system and the drone vehicle control system are structured to communicate with each other, with the lead vehicle control system providing the tie position data to the drone vehicle control system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Harsco Corporation
    Inventors: Robert S. Miller, Anthony P. Delucia, Peter R. Maurice
  • Method and apparatus for measuring blood volume
    Patent number: 8603000
    Abstract: In one aspect, a conductance catheter is provided for measuring the volume of a fluid. The conductance catheter comprises a series of electrodes and a circuit to compensate for variations in sensitivity of the electrodes in the catheter. In another aspect, a resistivity sensor is provided for determining the resistivity of a fluid. The sensor comprises a series of electrodes spaced such that the total distance between endmost electrodes does not exceed the diameter of the catheter deploying the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Transonic Scisense Inc.
    Inventors: Kim Wood, P. Chad Hodgson, Peter Plouf
  • Identification of discrepancies in actual and expected inventories in computing environment having multiple provisioning orchestration server pool boundaries
    Patent number: 8606659
    Abstract: A system for establishing and maintaining inventories of computing environment assets comprising one or more custom collector interfaces that detect movement of assets from one environment to another, and an inventory scanner which modifies inventories for each environment based on monitored asset movements. The present invention is of especial benefit to autonomic and on-demand computing architectures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Vijay Kumar Aggarwal, Craig Lawton, Christopher Andrew Peters, Puthukode G. Ramachandran, Lorin Evan Ullmann, John Whitfield
  • Plasma source with integral blade and method for removing materials from substrates
    Patent number: 8604379
    Abstract: An atmospheric pressure plasma source includes a body including a distal end, a blade extending from the distal end and terminating at a blade edge, a plasma-generating unit, and a plasma outlet communicating with the plasma-generating unit and positioned at the distal end. The plasma outlet is oriented at a downward angle generally toward the blade edge, wherein the plasma outlet provides a plasma path directed generally toward the blade edge. The plasma may be applied to the coating at an interface between the coating and an underlying substrate. While applying the plasma, the blade is moved into contact with the coating at the interface, wherein the blade assists in separating the coating from the substrate while one or more components of the coating react with energetic species of the plasma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: AP Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Joseph Yancey, Jeffrey Kingsley
  • Methods for the diagnosis of fetal disease
    Patent number: 8603742
    Abstract: Methods are provided for detecting an aneuploidy in a fetus. These methods can be used to detect trisomy 13, 8 or 21, amongst other aneupoloidies. In some embodiments, the methods include selectively purifying fetal DNA from a maternal biological sample using the methylation status of a CpG containing genomic sequence and genotyping the fetus using the purified fetal DNA, thereby detecting aneuploidy in the fetus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: University of Pittsburgh—of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: David G. Peters, Tianjiao Chu
  • Promoter variants for expressing genes in a fungal cell
    Patent number: 8604181
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for producing a biological substance, comprising: (a) cultivating a fungal host cell in a medium conducive for the production of the biological substance, wherein the fungal host cell comprises a first nucleic acid sequence encoding the biological substance operably linked to a second nucleic acid sequence comprising a promoter variant selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12; and a subsequence thereof; and hybrid and tandem promoters thereof; and (b) isolating the biological substance from the cultivation medium. The present invention also relates to the isolated promoter variants and to constructs, vectors, and fungal host cells comprising the promoter variants operably linked to nucleic acid sequences encoding biological substances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Novozymes, Inc.
    Inventors: Debbie Yaver, Peter Nham
  • Small cart
    Patent number: 8602426
    Abstract: A small cart, having a cart body and handle bar, the cart body has an open space with an open rear end. The handle bar is positioned on the back of the cart body, the lower portion of the handle bar is connected to both sides of the cart body through pivots. A top loading plate with surrounding boards is on the top of cart body. A bottom tray with attached wheels is in the bottom space of the cart body. Each lower portion of both sides of the cart body has a pin which extends to the back to the bottom tray. The top loading plate and bottom tray improve the transportation capacity. The top loading plate has a slope for delivering cylindrical shaped materials, its front board can be placed flat for unloading. The handle bar can be used either for pushing or pulling the small car.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: CHIC Foods Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Peter James Maxwell Long, Guangming Su
  • Welding wire feeding systems and methods
    Patent number: 8604386
    Abstract: Welding wire feed systems include a wire feeder including a push motor and a welding torch assembly including a pull motor are provided. The push motor is adapted to establish a wire feed from a wire spool, and a first controller is adapted to receive a commanded speed level and to control operation of the push motor to operate at the commanded speed level. The pull motor is adapted to cooperate with the push motor to establish a desired wire feed rate from the wire spool to the welding torch assembly. A second controller is adapted to receive an operational speed level of the push motor from the first controller and to control operation of the pull motor to operate at the received operational speed of the push motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Donald Mehn, Brandon John Speilman
  • Gearbox with sight window
    Patent number: 8601868
    Abstract: A gearbox for an engine-driven mechanism comprises a gearbox housing having opposing walls. A first bearing bore is defined in one of the opposing walls and adapted for receiving an input shaft. A second bearing bore is defined in the other opposing wall and aligned with the first bearing bore. Each bearing bore mounts a bearing for supporting the input shaft which extends through the first bearing bore and into the gearbox. The second bearing bore includes an associated transparent and/or translucent lens to define a sight window for monitoring the level of oil in the gearbox. A sight window of this nature is particularly well suited for retrofitting older gearboxes which lack a sight window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Alamo Group Inc.
    Inventors: Dawson W. Hastings, Brian A. Peters, Jeffrey W. Tucker
  • Use of muramyl dipeptide (MDP) for treating inflammation
    Patent number: 8603978
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of treating or preventing inflammation in a subject comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of a muramyl dipeptide (MDP).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Humand Services
    Inventors: Warren Strober, Ivan Fuss, Atsushi Kitani, Peter Mannon, Tomohiro Watanabe
  • Folding endoscope and method of using the same
    Patent number: 8602980
    Abstract: A folding endoscope with incorporated optical sensors and light sources includes a housing having first and second ends and a longitudinal axis and at least one channel extending between the first and second ends and associated ports at the first and second ends for inserting surgical instruments through the housing into a surgical site. The endoscope includes at least two elongate arms having proximal and distal ends and being pivotally connected at the distal ends thereof to the first end of the housing. A camera and light source are mounted on each of the elongate arms such that when the elongate arms are deployed the cameras have a field of view in a generally forward direction away from the housing. A linkage mechanism is connected to the elongate arms, and an actuator is connected to the linkage mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: The Hospital for Sick Children
    Inventors: Harmanpreet Bassan, Peter Kim, Thomas Looi
  • Buccal drug delivery
    Patent number: 8603516
    Abstract: A lozenge is provided that has stable pH and stable levels of active ingredient over time. It comprises a combination of (i) at least one gum and (ii) at least one non-crystallising sugar or non-crystallising sugar alcohol in a matrix designed for controlled buccal delivery of a drug. The lozenge also contains water and optional components selected from flavorings, taste masking agents, colorings, buffer components, pH adjusting agents, excipients, stabilizers and sweeteners. Methods of preparing the lozenge are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Gelmedic Holding APS
    Inventors: Anders Dam, Janos Major, Peter Tasko
  • Method and apparatus for controlling a stream of solids
    Patent number: 8602693
    Abstract: A method for controlling at least one of a level of solids and an inventory of solids in a solids tank includes withdrawing a stream of solids from the solids tank via a downer. The stream of solids withdrawn from the solids tank is fluidized at a bottom of the downer by supplying a conveying gas so as to convey the withdrawn stream of solids upward via a riser branching off from the downer, a size of the conveyed stream of solids being adjusted by the supplying of the conveying gas. At least one of the level and the inventory of the solids in the solids tank is used as an adjustment variable of a control circuit and a volume flow of the conveying gas is used as an actuating variable of the control circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Outotec Oyj
    Inventors: Roger Bligh, Pekka Hiltunen, Cornelis Klett, Michael Missalla, Bernd Reeb, Lilli Sacharow, Michael Stroeder, Peter Sturm
  • LED downlight retaining ring
    Patent number: 8602601
    Abstract: An LED downlight comprises a primary reflector having an upper end and an open lower end, an LED printed circuit board assembly disposed in the upper end of the reflector, an optical assembly positioned beneath the LED printed circuit board assembly, a secondary reflective ring positioned beneath the LED printed circuit board assembly and within the primary reflector housing, the secondary reflector ring supporting the optical assembly and improving light distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Mohamed Aslam Khazi, Kenneth Czech, Peter Franck, Alejandro Mier-Langner
  • Apparatus for caries detection
    Patent number: 8605974
    Abstract: An apparatus for obtaining an image of a tooth having at least one light source providing incident light having a first spectral range for obtaining a reflectance image from the tooth and a second spectral range for exciting a fluorescence image from the tooth. A polarizing beamsplitter in the path of the incident light from both sources directs light having a first polarization state toward the tooth and directs light from the tooth having a second polarization state along a return path toward a sensor, wherein the second polarization state is orthogonal to the first polarization state. A first lens in the return path directs image-bearing light from the tooth toward the sensor, and obtains image data from the portion of the light having the second polarization state. A long-pass filter in the return path attenuates light in the second spectral range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Carestream Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Rongguang Liang, Victor C. Wong, Michael A. Marcus, Mark E. Bridges, Paul O. McLaughlin, Peter D. Burns, David L. Patton