Patents by Inventor Richard M. Myers

Richard M. Myers 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: 20130241427
    Abstract: The embodiments disclosed herein describe a method of a power controller for monitoring for unsafe operating conditions of a drive transistor in a switching power converter of a LED lamp system by predicting the power dissipation of the drive transistor based on knowledge of the current through the drive transistor and a continuous observation of the voltage across the drive transistor. When the drive transistor approaches unsafe operating conditions, the power controller turns off the drive transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: IWatt Inc.
    Inventors: John William Kesterson, Richard M. Myers
  • Publication number: 20130127390
    Abstract: A system and methods are provided for controlling a motor of a rod pumping system using previous RPMs of the motor and predicting an RPM of the motor; correcting a power factor of a motor of a rod pumping system; allocating energy consumption and allocating energy generation for a set of wells connected to an electricity meter using an amount of energy generated by each well; and generating an alert if a set of data is beyond a threshold for the set of data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. DaCunha, Richard M. Myers
  • Patent number: 8415298
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for diagnosing mental disorders. The invention also provides methods of identifying modulators of mental disorders as well as methods of using these modulators to treat patients suffering from mental disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University of Stanford
    Inventors: Huda Akil, William E. Bunney, Jr., Prabhakara V. Choudary, Simon J. Evans, Edward G. Jones, Jun Li, Juan F. Lopez, David M. Lyons, Margherita Molnar, Richard M. Myers, Alan F. Schatzberg, Richard Stein, Robert C. Thompson, Hiroaki Tomita, Marquis P. Vawter, Stanley J. Watson
  • Publication number: 20120274227
    Abstract: An LED lamp is provided in which the output light intensity of the LEDs in the LED lamp is adjusted based on the input voltage to the LED lamp. A dimmer control unit detects a type of dimmer switch during a configuration process. Using the detected dimmer type, the dimmer control unit generates control signals appropriate for the detected dimmer type to provide regulated current to the LEDs and to achieve the desired dimming effect. The LED lamp can be a direct replacement of conventional incandescent lamps in typical wiring configurations found in residential and commercial building lighting applications that use conventional dimmer switches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: IWATT INC.
    Inventors: Junjie Zheng, John W. Kesterson, Richard M. Myers, Baorong Chen, Gordon Chen
  • Patent number: 8222832
    Abstract: An LED lamp is provided in which the output light intensity of the LEDs in the LED lamp is adjusted based on the input voltage to the LED lamp. A dimmer control unit detects a type of dimmer switch during a configuration process. Using the detected dimmer type, the dimmer control unit generates control signals appropriate for the detected dimmer type to provide regulated current to the LEDs and to achieve the desired dimming effect. The LED lamp can be a direct replacement of conventional incandescent lamps in typical wiring configurations found in residential and commercial building lighting applications that use conventional dimmer switches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: iWatt Inc.
    Inventors: Junjie Zheng, John W. Kesterson, Richard M. Myers, Baorong Chen, Gordon Chen
  • Publication number: 20110012530
    Abstract: An LED lamp is provided in which the output light intensity of the LEDs in the LED lamp is adjusted based on the input voltage to the LED lamp. A dimmer control unit detects a type of dimmer switch during a configuration process. Using the detected dimmer type, the dimmer control unit generates control signals appropriate for the detected dimmer type to provide regulated current to the LEDs and to achieve the desired dimming effect. The LED lamp can be a direct replacement of conventional incandescent lamps in typical wiring configurations found in residential and commercial building lighting applications that use conventional dimmer switches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2009
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: IWATT INC.
    Inventors: Junjie Zheng, John W. Kesterson, Richard M. Myers, Baorong Chen, Gordon Chen
  • Publication number: 20110014610
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for diagnosing mental disorders (e.g., psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia and mood disorders such as major depression disorder and bipolar disorder). The invention also provides methods of identifying modulators of such mental disorders as well as methods of using these modulators to treat patients suffering from such mental disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Huda Akil, Mary Atz, William E. Bunney, JR., William Byerley, Kathleen Casey, Prabhakara V. Choudary, Simon J. Evans, Edward G. Jones, Jun Li, Juan F. Lopez, Richard M. Myers, Brandi Rollins, Robert C. Thompson, Hiroaki Tomita, Marquis P. Vawter, Stanley J. Watson
  • Patent number: 7687235
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for diagnosing mental disorders (e.g., psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia and mood disorders such as major depression disorder and bipolar disorder). The invention also provides methods of identifying modulators of such mental disorders as well as methods of using these modulators to treat patients suffering from such mental disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: The Board of Regents of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Huda Akil, Mary Atz, William E. Bunney, Jr., William Byerley, Kathleen Casey, Prabhakara V. Choudary, Simon J. Evans, Edward G. Jones, Jun Li, Juan F. Lopez, Richard M. Myers, Brandi Rollins, Robert C. Thompson, Hiroaki Tomita, Marquis P. Vawter, Stanley J. Watson
  • Publication number: 20090233842
    Abstract: The present application relates to the treatment and diagnosis of mood disorders, including bipolar disorder, major depression disorder and schizophrenia. The invention provides novel diagnostic markers and assays, as well as research tools for the development and discovery of agents and compounds which are useful for treating patients who suffer from mental illness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2006
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicant: Prtzker Neuropsychiatric Research Fund LLC
    Inventors: Huda Akil, Stanley J. Watson, Simon J. Evans, Cortney Turner, Rene Bernard, Ilan Kerman, Robert C. Thompson, Margit Burmeister, Laura J. Scott, Fan Meng, Michael Boehnke, William E. Bunney, JR., Marquis P. Vawter, Edward G. Jones, Prabhakara V. Choudary, Richard M. Myers, Alan F. Schatzberg, Jun Li, Devin Absher, Hiroaki Tomita
  • Publication number: 20030175253
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for diagnosing mental disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2002
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Inventors: Huda Akil, William E. Bunney, Sharon Burke, Prabhakara V. Choudary, David R. Cox, Simon Evans, Edward G. Jones, Jun Li, Juan F. Lopez, Richard M. Myers, Robert Thompson, Marquis P. Vawter, Stanley J. Watson
  • Patent number: 6432635
    Abstract: An isolated nucleic acid molecule, wherein the molecule contains: (1) a first sequence consisting of human cystatin B genomic DNA as set forth in FIG. 3 (SEQ ID NO:1); (2) a second sequence, wherein said second sequence is a subsequence of said first sequence, is at least nucleotides in length, and is not present in human cystatin B cDNA; (3) a third sequence in which at least one nucleotide of said first or second sequences is replaced by a different nucleotide; or (4) a fourth sequence complementary to any of said first, second or third sequences; with the proviso that (I) if said molecule is an RNA molecule, U replaces T in said sequence of said molecule, and (ii) said third sequence is at least 95% identical to said first or second sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignees: Helsinki University Licensing Ltd. Oy, The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Jr. Univeristy
    Inventors: Richard M. Myers, David R. Cox, Len A. Pennacchio, Anna-Elina Lehesjoki, Albert De La Chapelle
  • Patent number: 4946773
    Abstract: A method for detecting and localizing single base substitutions in RNA or DNA that involves RNAase A cleavage of single base mismatches in RNA:RNA or RNA:DNA heteroduplexes. A RNA probe complementary to wild type DNA is annealed to the test DNA containing a single base substitution. Many of the possible single base mismatches can be cleaved by RNAase A. The location of the single base substitution can be determined by analyzing the sizes of the RNA cleavage products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1985
    Date of Patent: August 7, 1990
    Assignee: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Thomas P. Maniatis, Richard M. Myers