Patents by Inventor Rex Polley

Rex Polley 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: 11006260
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed to a system, apparatus, and method for continuously monitoring data output from a wireless sensor on a mesh network at a frequency higher than mesh formation/propagation. For example, the system may include a wireless gateway, an amplifier coupled to the wireless gateway, a first antenna coupled to the amplifier, a second antenna coupled to the amplifier, and a wireless sensor. The wireless sensor may be a wireless temperature sensor configured to monitor the temperature of a cryopreserved material product. The wireless gateway forms the mesh network. The first antenna may be located on a first level of a building, and the second antenna may be located on a second level of the building, where the second level may be at an elevation higher than the first level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Lonza Ltd.
    Inventors: Rex Polley, Michael Goetter
  • Publication number: 20200157487
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed to a system and method for control of at least one bioreactor, other cell cultivation-related equipment, and systems containing any combination of these in a plant. For example, a Plant-Wide Control System (PWCS) or a Process Control System (PCS) may be divided into three main components: hardware (including operating systems, such as a controller communicating with one or more servers of a network associated with the PWCS, (2) software (such as a control module) for performing control, and (3) one or more instrument control loops, which may be used by the software to maintain certain process values. Moreover, a Height Equivalent of a Theoretical Plate (HETP) value and an asymmetry factor may be determined based on real-time analysis on a chromatography column, using PWCS components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Rex POLLEY, Matthew Sarcopski, Robert Horton, Thomas Ellis, Paul Pease, John Chapin
  • Patent number: 10570363
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed to a system and method for control of at least one bioreactor, other cell cultivation-related equipment, and systems containing any combination of these in a plant. For example, a Plant-Wide Control System (PWCS) or a Process Control System (PCS) may be divided into three main components: hardware (including operating systems, such as a controller communicating with one or more servers of a network associated with the PWCS, (2) software (such as a control module) for performing control, and (3) one or more instrument control loops, which may be used by the software to maintain certain process values. Moreover, a Height Equivalent of a Theoretical Plate (HETP) value and an asymmetry factor may be determined based on real-time analysis on a chromatography column, using PWCS components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Lonza Ltd.
    Inventors: Rex Polley, Matthew Sarcopski, Robert Horton, Thomas Ellis, Paul Pease, John Chapin
  • Publication number: 20190331701
    Abstract: A system and method for monitoring an environment and performing analysis of collected samples are provided. The samples can be collected by personnel, a robot or a cobot, and the system may receive results of the monitoring/analysis and output information (e.g., alerts, reports, trends, forecasts) to environmental services, infection prevention personnel, and/or an electronic health/medical record system. If a contaminant is detected in the environment, appropriate personnel may automatically be alerted so that the contaminant can be eliminated/contained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Rex POLLEY, Anna GUEST, Andrea PREUSS, Hans HUMMEL, Michael GOETTER
  • Publication number: 20190191316
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed to a system, apparatus, and method for continuously monitoring data output from a wireless sensor on a mesh network at a frequency higher than mesh formation/propagation. For example, the system may include a wireless gateway, an amplifier coupled to the wireless gateway, a first antenna coupled to the amplifier, a second antenna coupled to the amplifier, and a wireless sensor. The wireless sensor may be a wireless temperature sensor configured to monitor the temperature of a cryopreserved material product. The wireless gateway forms the mesh network. The first antenna may be located on a first level of a building, and the second antenna may be located on a second level of the building, where the second level may be at an elevation higher than the first level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Rex Polley, Michael Goetter
  • Patent number: 10244406
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed to a system, apparatus, and method for continuously monitoring data output from a wireless sensor on a mesh network at a frequency higher than mesh formation/propagation. For example, the system may include a wireless gateway, an amplifier coupled to the wireless gateway, a first antenna coupled to the amplifier, a second antenna coupled to the amplifier, and a wireless sensor. The wireless sensor may be a wireless temperature sensor configured to monitor the temperature of a cryopreserved material product. The wireless gateway forms the mesh network. The first antenna may be located on a first level of a building, and the second antenna may be located on a second level of the building, where the second level may be at an elevation higher than the first level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Lonza Ltd.
    Inventors: Rex Polley, Michael Goetter
  • Publication number: 20180262916
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed to a system, apparatus, and method for continuously monitoring data output from a wireless sensor on a mesh network at a frequency higher than mesh formation/propagation. For example, the system may include a wireless gateway, an amplifier coupled to the wireless gateway, a first antenna coupled to the amplifier, a second antenna coupled to the amplifier, and a wireless sensor. The wireless sensor may be a wireless temperature sensor configured to monitor the temperature of a cryopreserved material product. The wireless gateway forms the mesh network. The first antenna may be located on a first level of a building, and the second antenna may be located on a second level of the building, where the second level may be at an elevation higher than the first level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Rex POLLEY, Michael Goetter
  • Publication number: 20170107476
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed to a system and method for control of at least one bioreactor, other cell cultivation-related equipment, and systems containing any combination of these in a plant. For example, a Plant-Wide Control System (PWCS) or a Process Control System (PCS) may be divided into three main components: hardware (including operating systems, such as a controller communicating with one or more servers of a network associated with the PWCS, (2) software (such as a control module) for performing control, and (3) one or more instrument control loops, which may be used by the software to maintain certain process values. Moreover, a Height Equivalent of a Theoretical Plate (HETP) value and an asymmetry factor may be determined based on real-time analysis on a chromatography column, using PWCS components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Rex POLLEY, Matthew SARCOPSKI, Robert HORTON, Thomas ELLIS, Paul PEASE, John CHAPIN
  • Patent number: D376463
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1996
    Inventors: Rex Polley, Barbara Polley