Patents by Inventor Peter Woolf

Peter Woolf 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: 11778979
    Abstract: A bed assembly for pets includes a case and a fluid-filled bladder. The case defines an interior volume and has a top portion and a bottom portion opposite the top portion. The top portion includes a bed and a bolster extending from the bed around an outer periphery of the bed, and the bottom portion includes a shoulder strap and a securing mechanism configured to secure the bed in a stowed position. The fluid-filled bladder is disposed in the interior volume and is configured to be inflatable between an uninflated position and an inflated position. The fluid-filled bladder includes a bed bladder adjacent the bed of the case and a bolster bladder adjacent the bolster of the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Inventor: Peter Woolf
  • Publication number: 20230093090
    Abstract: A bed assembly for pets includes a case and a fluid-filled bladder. The case defines an interior volume and has a top portion and a bottom portion opposite the top portion. The top portion includes a bed and a bolster extending from the bed around an outer periphery of the bed, and the bottom portion includes a shoulder strap and a securing mechanism configured to secure the bed in a stowed position. The fluid-filled bladder is disposed in the interior volume and is configured to be inflatable between an uninflated position and an inflated position. The fluid-filled bladder includes a bed bladder adjacent the bed of the case and a bolster bladder adjacent the bolster of the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventor: Peter Woolf
  • Patent number: 11540488
    Abstract: A bed assembly for pets includes a case and a fluid-filled bladder. The case defines an interior volume and has a top portion and a bottom portion opposite the top portion. The top portion includes a bed and a bolster extending from the bed around an outer periphery of the bed, and the bottom portion includes a shoulder strap and a securing mechanism configured to secure the bed in a stowed position. The fluid-filled bladder is disposed in the interior volume and is configured to be inflatable between an uninflated position and an inflated position. The fluid-filled bladder includes a bed bladder adjacent the bed of the case and a bolster bladder adjacent the bolster of the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Inventor: Peter Woolf
  • Publication number: 20200315130
    Abstract: A bed assembly for pets includes a case and a fluid-filled bladder. The case defines an interior volume and has a top portion and a bottom portion opposite the top portion. The top portion includes a bed and a bolster extending from the bed around an outer periphery of the bed, and the bottom portion includes a shoulder strap and a securing mechanism configured to secure the bed in a stowed position. The fluid-filled bladder is disposed in the interior volume and is configured to be inflatable between an uninflated position and an inflated position. The fluid-filled bladder includes a bed bladder adjacent the bed of the case and a bolster bladder adjacent the bolster of the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventor: Peter Woolf
  • Patent number: 8835160
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions, methods and kits for generating synthetic genetic circuits in biological systems. In particular, the present invention provides vectors, reagents and methods of their use in constructing synthetic genetic circuits in bacteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of Michigan
    Inventors: Peter Woolf, Alex Ninfa, Avraham E. Mayo, Steven Selinsky, Qi Xiu Song
  • Publication number: 20090105962
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and systems useful in determining molecular pathways and elements of molecular pathways. In particular, the present invention provides for the discovery of new molecular pathway elements using Bayesian networks and gene expression information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2008
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of Michigan
    Inventors: Peter Woolf, Yongqun He, Andrew Hodges
  • Publication number: 20090061520
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions, methods and kits for generating synthetic genetic circuits in biological systems. In particular, the present invention provides vectors, reagents and methods of their use in constructing synthetic genetic circuits in bacteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2007
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: The Regents of University of Michigan
    Inventors: Peter Woolf, Alex Ninfa, Avraham E. Mayo, Steven Selinsky, Qi Xiu Song
  • Patent number: D287914
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1984
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1987
    Assignee: Spartan International Corporation
    Inventor: Peter Woolf