Patents by Inventor Richard Cooley

Richard Cooley 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).

  • SITE-SPECIFIC ENCODING OF FLUORINATED PHENYLALANINE RESIDUES IN BACTERIAL AND MAMMALIAN CELLS
    Publication number: 20250179465
    Abstract: The present invention provides in certain embodiments comprising a pyrrolysine-based aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase and a tRNA to form a pyrrolysine-based aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase/tRNA pair. The present invention also provides novel pyrrolysine-based aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases, cells and compositions comprising pyrrolysine-based aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases. The present invention also provides methods of using these pyrrolysine-based aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2023
    Publication date: June 5, 2025
    Applicants: University of Iowa Research Foundation, Oregon State University
    Inventors: Christopher Ahern, Daniel Infield, Richard Cooley, Ryan Mehl
  • Method and apparatus for making ice cubes
    Patent number: 4815691
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for making ice cubes is disclosed wherein a large number of ice trays or liquid trapping elements are placed in a larger container, liquid added to the larger container to a level which will fill the liquid trapping elements when the container is positioned in an ultimate storage position and in the ultimate storage position, all the liquid not trapped in the trapping elements is drained. Apparatus disclosed is a container for closely receiving a plurality of ice trays and a lid with a closeable drain opening. A closeable opening is shown in a container wall. Racks can be provided on one container wall and the container can be made of insulating material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 28, 1989
    Inventor: Richard Cooley