Patents by Inventor Richard Eugene Thacker

Richard Eugene Thacker 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).

  • Publication number: 20260179730
    Abstract: A system may include a plurality of sensors configured to measure fermentation parameters. The system may include a control system operatively coupled to the fermentation chamber and the plurality of sensors, the control system comprising: at least one processor; memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the control system to: receive sensor data from the plurality of sensors; process the sensor data using a set of AI-based learning models to determine a set of improved fermentation parameters; generate control signals based on the determined set of improved fermentation parameters; and adjust operating conditions of the fermentation chamber based on the control signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2025
    Publication date: June 25, 2026
    Inventors: John Ata Bachman, Nicholas Ruggero, Federico Vaggi, Jeffrey David Orth, Richard Eugene Thacker, Lin Wang
  • Publication number: 20260071168
    Abstract: Platforms, systems, and methods for rapid fermenter sampling. According to one aspect, there is provided A rapid sampling system for obtaining samples from a fermentation system, comprising: a sample inlet fluidly connected to the fermentation system; a pump fluidly connected to the sample inlet and configured to draw a sample from the fermentation system; a first valve fluidly connected to an outlet of the pump; a second valve fluidly connected to a liquid nitrogen chamber; a multi-well filter plate, wherein an individual well of the multi-well filter plate is configured to collect and filter the sample; a motorized base operatively connected to the multi-well filter plate configured to adjust a position of the multi-well filter plate; and a control unit including one or more processors and one or more memories operatively connected to the pump, the first valve, the second valve, and the motorized base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2025
    Publication date: March 12, 2026
    Inventors: Richard Eugene Thacker, Thomas Jon Scherbart
  • Publication number: 20260024619
    Abstract: Platforms, systems, and methods for pathway optimization for process bottlenecks in synthetic biology development. According to one aspect, there is provided a method of optimizing a biologic synthesis process, comprising: identifying at least one bottleneck in the biologic synthesis process; evaluating a set of variants of the biologic synthesis process; and selecting an adjusted biologic synthesis process, wherein the adjusted biologic synthesis process includes at least one variant of the set of variants that reduces the at least one bottleneck of the biologic synthesis process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2025
    Publication date: January 22, 2026
    Inventors: John Ata Bachman, Nicholas Ruggero, Federico Vaggi, Jeffrey David Orth, Chiam Yu Ng, Relly Brandman, Richard Eugene Thacker, Peter James Enyeart, Richard Andrew Heins, Sanaa Mansoor, Yu Tanouchi, Thomas Jon Scherbart, Laura Barker, Lin Wang, Carl Hans Albach