Patents by Inventor Richard Fine
Richard Fine 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).
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Patent number: 11973205Abstract: An energy storage system includes an energy storage component. It further includes heat generating electronics. It further includes a fluid circulator that transfers fluid between the energy storage component and the heat generating electronics. The circulator is controlled to alternatively transfer fluid from the battery to the heat generating electronics or from the heat generating electronics to the energy storage component based at least in part on a thermal state of the energy storage system.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2021Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Lunar Energy, Inc.Inventors: Bozhi Yang, Tanner Bruce DeVoe, Tahina Christine Felisca, Kevin Richard Fine, Mark Daniel Goldman, Mark Holveck, Erica Viola Lewis, Conrad Xavier Murphy, Ian Gregory Spearing
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Publication number: 20240130064Abstract: A cover is disclosed, including: a first gasket that is placed along a portion of the cover that is to join with a heat sink; a second gasket that is placed around a cutout region of the cover, wherein the cover is configured to couple to a circuit board associated with the power module and expose a component on the circuit board through the cutout region; and a fastener that is configured to engage with the heat sink.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2022Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Kevin Richard Fine, Peter H.J. How, Charles Ingalz, Steven Nicholas Grolle, Stephen Robert Bannick
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Publication number: 20240128594Abstract: A wiring harness for a battery and inverter system includes a main cable. It further includes an inverter connector configured to plug the main cable into an inverter module. It further includes a first spur of the main cable terminating in a first-type battery device connector. It further includes a second spur of the main cable terminating in a second type battery device connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Peter H.J. How, Tanner Bruce DeVoe, Mark Holveck, Anthony Sagneri, Christopher Breckenridge Todd, Randol Aikin, Mark Daniel Goldman, Conrad Xavier Murphy, Kevin Richard Fine, Brian M. Neil
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Publication number: 20240106050Abstract: In various embodiments, an energy storage mounting system includes an inverter wall bracket mounted to a wall, wherein an inverter is coupled to the inverter wall bracket. The system includes a battery wall bracket to which a battery block is coupled. The battery wall bracket interfaces with an auxiliary bracket that is mounted to the wall, is vertically translatable relative to the auxiliary bracket, and is at least in part ground-supported. The battery block is electrically connected to the inverter.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2022Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Christopher McCarthy, Tahina Christine Felisca, Peter H. J. How, Scott A. Whitman, Eamon Briggs, Sanchita Sheth, Tanner Bruce DeVoe, Mark Daniel Goldman, Kevin Richard Fine
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Publication number: 20240079964Abstract: An inverter subsystem that includes a direct current (DC) bus, a DC terminal, and a power storage interface that is configured to be connected to power storage. The DC terminal is configured to be: (1) connected to the DC bus via an internally-facing side of the DC terminal and (2) connected to a load via an externally-facing side of the DC terminal. The load is powered via the DC terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Kevin Richard Fine, Mark Holveck, Conrad Xavier Murphy
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Patent number: 11769935Abstract: A wiring harness for a battery and inverter system includes a main cable. It further includes an inverter connector configured to plug the main cable into an inverter module that includes: an inverter-end positive-DC power bus pin, an inverter-end negative DC power bus pin, and an inverter-end neutral power bus pin. It further includes a first spur of the main cable terminating in a first-type battery device connector that includes: a first-type battery module positive-DC power bus pin and a first-type battery device neutral power bus pin. It further includes a second spur of the main cable terminating in a second type battery device connector that includes: a second-type battery module neutral power bus pin and a second-type battery device negative DC power bus pin.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2022Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: Lunar Energy, Inc.Inventors: Peter H. J. How, Tanner Bruce DeVoe, Mark Holveck, Anthony Sagneri, Christopher Breckenridge Todd, Randol Aikin, Mark Daniel Goldman, Conrad Xavier Murphy, Kevin Richard Fine, Brian M. Neil
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Patent number: 11682982Abstract: An inverter subsystem that includes a direct current (DC) bus, a DC terminal, and a power storage interface that is configured to be connected to power storage. The DC terminal is configured to be: (1) connected to the DC bus via an internally-facing side of the DC terminal and (2) connected to a load via an externally-facing side of the DC terminal. The load is powered via the DC terminal.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2022Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: Lunar Energy, Inc.Inventors: Kevin Richard Fine, Mark Holveck, Conrad Xavier Murphy
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Publication number: 20230082249Abstract: An energy storage system includes an energy storage component. It further includes heat generating electronics. It further includes a fluid circulator that transfers fluid between the energy storage component and the heat generating electronics. The circulator is controlled to alternatively transfer fluid from the battery to the heat generating electronics or from the heat generating electronics to the energy storage component based at least in part on a thermal state of the energy storage system.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2021Publication date: March 16, 2023Inventors: Mark Daniel Goldman, Kevin Richard Fine, Tanner Bruce DeVoe, Ian Gregory Spearing, Conrad Xavier Murphy, Erica Viola Lewis, Tahina Christine Felisca, Bozhi Yang, Mark Holveck
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Publication number: 20230083678Abstract: An energy storage assembly includes a vertical stack of substantially planar modules. Each module comprises a plurality of energy storage components and a thermally conductive shell comprising a shell top, a shell bottom, shell sides, a shell front, and a shell rear.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2021Publication date: March 16, 2023Inventors: Mark Daniel Goldman, Kevin Richard Fine, Tanner Bruce DeVoe, Ian Gregory Spearing, Conrad Xavier Murphy, Erica Viola Lewis, Tahina Christine Felisca, Bozhi Yang, Mark Holveck
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Patent number: 11451203Abstract: An isolation amplification circuit having an input stage circuitry and a control circuitry stage interconnected through a galvanic isolation barrier. The input stage circuitry includes a first filter network and a second filter network for supplying first and second output signals in response to the application of first and second electrical input signals. The input stage circuitry includes a first feedback path configured for applying a first feedback signal to a common node of the first filter network to close a first feedback loop around the first filter network and a second feedback path configured for applying a second feedback signal to a common node of the second filter network to close a second feedback loop around the second filter network.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2019Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: CathVision ApSInventors: Harold Wodlinger, Arkadiusz Biel, Hogyu Xi, Richard Fine
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Publication number: 20210058047Abstract: An isolation amplification circuit having an input stage circuitry and a control circuitry stage interconnected through a galvanic isolation barrier. The input stage circuitry includes a first filter network and a second filter network for supplying first and second output signals in response to the application of first and second electrical input signals. The input stage circuitry includes a first feedback path configured for applying a first feedback signal to a common node of the first filter network to close a first feedback loop around the first filter network and a second feedback path configured for applying a second feedback signal to a common node of the second filter network to close a second feedback loop around the second filter network.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2019Publication date: February 25, 2021Inventors: Harold Wodlinger, Arkadiusz Biel, Hogyu Xi, Richard Fine
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Patent number: 9603848Abstract: The present invention provides screening methods for identifying modifiers of chemosensory receptors and their ligands, e.g., by determining whether a test entity is suitable to interact with one or more interacting sites within the Venus flytrap domains of the chemosensory receptors as well as modifiers capable of modulating chemosensory receptors and their ligands.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2007Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: Senomyx, Inc.Inventors: Guy Servant, Xiaodong Li, Feng Zhang, Haitian Liu, Catherine Tachdjian, Xiao-Qing Tang, Sara Werner, Marketa Rinnova, Qing Chen, Albert Zlotnik, Mark Zoller, Boris Klebansky, Richard Fine, Xinshan Kang
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Patent number: 9592380Abstract: An electrical stimulation system to provide pulse stimulation to an area of a living body by way of one or more electrode leads applied to the area, the area including an associated resistance element and an associated capacitance element. The system may include a pulse generating circuit having a controllable output voltage to generate constant voltage pulses to the one or more electrode leads, wherein the corresponding current signal of each constant voltage pulse includes an exponential decay to a steady state current value. The system may include a controller configured to estimate the associated resistance element of the area, determine a specified target steady state current value to be applied to the area, and control the pulse generating circuit to generate a constant voltage pulse to the one or more electrode leads at a calculated voltage level which achieves the specified target steady state current value to the area.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2014Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignee: MyndTec Inc.Inventors: Milos Radomir Popovic, Arkadiusz Biel, Harold Max Wodlinger, Richard Fine
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Publication number: 20160051817Abstract: An electrical stimulation system to provide pulse stimulation to an area of a living body by way of one or more electrode leads applied to the area, the area including an associated resistance element and an associated capacitance element. The system may include a pulse generating circuit having a controllable output voltage to generate constant voltage pulses to the one or more electrode leads, wherein the corresponding current signal of each constant voltage pulse includes an exponential decay to a steady state current value. The system may include a controller configured to estimate the associated resistance element of the area, determine a specified target steady state current value to be applied to the area, and control the pulse generating circuit to generate a constant voltage pulse to the one or more electrode leads at a calculated voltage level which achieves the specified target steady state current value to the area.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2014Publication date: February 25, 2016Inventors: Milos Radomir POPOVIC, Arkadiusz BIEL, Harold Max WODLINGER, Richard FINE
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Patent number: 9181276Abstract: The present invention includes methods for identifying modifiers of chemosensory receptors and their ligands, e.g., by determining whether a test entity is suitable to interact with one or more interacting sites within the Venus flytrap domains of the chemosensory receptors, and modifiers capable of modulating chemosensory receptors and their ligands. The present invention also includes modifiers of chemosensory receptors and their ligands having Formula (I), its subgenus, and specific compounds. Furthermore, the present invention includes ingestible compositions comprising the modifiers of chemosensory receptors and their ligands and methods of using the modifiers of chemosensory receptors and their ligands to enhance the sweet taste of an ingestible composition or treat a condition associated with a chemosensory receptor. In addition, the present invention include processes for preparing the modifiers of chemosensory receptors and their ligands.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2013Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: Senomyx, Inc.Inventors: Catherine Tachdjian, Donald S. Karanewsky, Xiao-Qing Tang, Xiaodong Li, Feng Zhang, Guy Servant, Qing Chen, Vincent Darmohusodo, Richard Fine, Joseph R. Fotsing, Jeffrey Robert Hammaker, Xinshan Kang, Rachel D. A. Kimmich, Boris Klebansky, Haitian Liu, Goran Petrovic, Marketa Rinnova, Sara Adamski-Werner, Jeffrey Yamamoto, Hong Zhang, Albert Zlotnik
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Publication number: 20140235623Abstract: The present invention includes methods for identifying modifiers of chemosensory receptors and their ligands, e.g., by determining whether a test entity is suitable to interact with one or more interacting sites within the Venus flytrap domains of the chemosensory receptors, and modifiers capable of modulating chemosensory receptors and their ligands. The present invention also includes modifiers of chemosensory receptors and their ligands having Formula (I), its subgenus, and specific compounds. Furthermore, the present invention includes ingestible compositions comprising the modifiers of chemosensory receptors and their ligands and methods of using the modifiers of chemosensory receptors and their ligands to enhance the sweet taste of an ingestible composition or treat a condition associated with a chemosensory receptor. In addition, the present invention include processes for preparing the modifiers of chemosensory receptors and their ligands.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2013Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: SENOMYX, INC.Inventors: Catherine TACHDJIAN, Donald S. KARANEWSKY, Xiao-Qing TANG, Xiaodong LI, Feng ZHANG, Guy SERVANT, Qing CHEN, Vincent DARMOHUSODO, Richard FINE, Joseph R. FOTSING, Jeffrey Robert HAMMAKER, Xinshan KANG, Rachel D.A. KIMMICH, Boris KLEBANSKY, Haitian LIU, Goran PETROVIC, Marketa RINNOVA, Sara ADAMSKI-WERNER, Jeffrey YAMAMOTO, Hong ZHANG, Albert ZLOTNIK
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Patent number: 8633186Abstract: The present invention includes methods for identifying modifiers of chemosensory receptors and their ligands, e.g., by determining whether a test entity is suitable to interact with one or more interacting sites within the Venus flytrap domains of the chemosensory receptors, and modifiers capable of modulating chemosensory receptors and their ligands. The present invention also includes modifiers of chemosensory receptors and their ligands having Formula (I), its subgenus, and specific compounds. Furthermore, the present invention includes ingestible compositions comprising the modifiers of chemosensory receptors and their ligands and methods of using the modifiers of chemosensory receptors and their ligands to enhance the sweet taste of an ingestible composition or treat a condition associated with a chemosensory receptor. In addition, the present invention include processes for preparing the modifiers of chemosensory receptors and their ligands.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2008Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: Senomyx Inc.Inventors: Catherine Tachdjian, Donald S. Karanewsky, Xiao-Qing Tang, Xiaodong Li, Feng Zhang, Guy Servant, Qing Chen, Vincent Darmohusodo, Richard Fine, Joseph R. Fotsing, Jeffrey Robert Hammaker, Xinshan Kang, Rachel D. A. Kimmich, Boris Klebansky, Haitian Liu, Goran Petrovic, Marketa Rinnova, Sara Adamski-Werner, Jeffrey Yamamoto, Hong Zhang, Albert Zlotnik, Karen Zoller
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Patent number: 8541421Abstract: The present invention provides, in part, substituted thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidines and methods of contacting compositions with such compounds to enhance the sweet taste of said compositions.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2011Date of Patent: September 24, 2013Assignee: Senomyx Inc.Inventors: Catherine Tachdjian, Xiao-Qing Tang, Sara Werner, Marketa Rinnova, Qing Chen, Guy Servant, Xiaodong Li, Feng Zhang, Haitian Liu, Albert Zlotnik, Mark Zoller, Boris Klebansky, Richard Fine, Xinshan Kang
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Patent number: 8412010Abstract: An optical concentrator having a concentrating element for collecting input light, a redirecting element for receiving the light and also for redirecting the light, and a waveguide including a plurality of incremental portions enabling collection and concentration of the light onto a receiver. Other systems replace the receiver by a light source so the optics can provide illumination.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2010Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Assignee: Banyan Energy, Inc.Inventors: Shondip Ghosh, David Sheldon Schultz, John Hunter Mack, Christopher Stephen Grimmer, Kevin Richard Fine
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Patent number: 8398408Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system and method which establishes physically fixed charger stations that work in conjunction with a medical cart, such as an ultrasound cart. The medial cart contains a power supply, such as a large battery, with the capacity to keep the system going for a full day's use. Each docking station provides a fixed location for one or more carts and allows each cart to plug directly into a source of premises power. The docking stations allow the plugged-in cart to recharge while the cart is not in use. In one embodiment, a large Class C battery capable of powering not only the medical device but its associated peripherals as well. Thus, when the cart is removed from the docking station and taken to a patient's location, the equipment on the cart can be operated without the need for plugging the cart into a wall outlet thereby eliminating the need for a long power cord. The fixed locations of the docking station also eliminates the need for hunting “misplaced” carts.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2009Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: SonoSite, Inc.Inventors: Joshua M. Hansen, Daniel Davidson, Richard A. Fine