Patents by Inventor Robert Cobb
Robert Cobb 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: 11969479Abstract: The present invention provides nucleic acid molecules comprising a MeCP2 expression cassette, the expression cassette comprising, in operable linkage from 5? to 3?: a 5? transcriptional control region comprising a promoter capable of driving transcription in neural cells; an open reading frame encoding a MeCP2 protein; translation control signals; a 3? untranslated region (3?UTR) comprising one or more of: (i) a binding site for mir-22; (ii) a binding site for mir-19; (iii) a binding site for miR-132; (iv) a binding site for miR124; and (v) an AU-rich element; and transcriptional termination signals; wherein the MeCP2 expression cassette is not more than about 5 kb in length. The invention further provides viral vectors, especially vectors derived from adeno-associated virus (AAV), for use in therapeutic delivery of such expression cassettes.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2018Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignees: THE UNIVERSITY COURT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH, THE UNIVERSITY COURT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOWInventors: Adrian Bird, Rebekah Tillotson, Stuart Robert Cobb, Ralph David Hector
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Publication number: 20230323391Abstract: A system to limit the expression of a vector-derived transgene within a window that alleviates the disease-causing genetic deficiency without producing overexpression toxicity is described. This provides for ‘dosage-insensitivity’, whereby cells or tissues receiving more vector-derived transgene are disproportionately suppressed through an in-built single gene circuit that can regulate adaptively.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2021Publication date: October 12, 2023Inventors: Stuart Robert COBB, Paul Ross, Ralph David HECTOR, Susan ROSSER, Adam MOL
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Publication number: 20210101938Abstract: MeCP2 based therapy. The present invention relates to synthetic polypeptides that are useful in the treatment of disorders associated with reduced MeCP2 activity, including Rett syndrome. The present invention provides synthetic polypeptides comprising: i) an MBD amino acid sequence showing at least 70% similarity with the amino acid sequence showing at least 70% similarity with the amino acid sequence as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 2, wherein the polypeptide has a deletion of at least 50 amino acids, when compared to the full length MeCP2 e1 and e2 sequences. The invention further provides nucleic acid constructs, expression vectors, virions, pharmaceutical compositions, and cells providing polynucleotides of the invention. The invention further provides methods of treating or preventing disease in an animal comprising administering to said animal a synthetic polypeptide according to the invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2018Publication date: April 8, 2021Inventors: Adrian BIRD, Rebekah TILLOTSON, Stuart Robert COBB, Ralph David HECTOR
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Patent number: 10554592Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for a collective address book system. One of the methods includes: receiving a request from a user to contact a person of interest; determining that contact information for the person of interest is not available in the user's contact information to which the system has access; determining that the collective address book system has access to contact information for the person of interest; generating proxy contact data for the person of interest; and providing the proxy contact data to the first user.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2018Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: The Fin Exploration CompanyInventors: Sidharth Shanker, Venkataramanan Iyer Nandagopal, Robert Cheung, Robert Cobb, Daniel Cosson, Andrew Kortina, Samuel Lessin, Michael Richter, Andrew Staub
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Publication number: 20200016279Abstract: The present invention provides nucleic acid molecules comprising a MeCP2 expression cassette, the expression cassette comprising, in operable linkage from 5? to 3?: a 5? transcriptional control region comprising a promoter capable of driving transcription in neural cells; an open reading frame encoding a MeCP2 protein; translation control signals; a 3? untranslated region (3?UTR) comprising one or more of: (i) a binding site for mir-22; (ii) a binding site for mir-19; (iii) a binding site for miR-132; (iv) a binding site for miR124; and (v) an AU-rich element; and transcriptional termination signals; wherein the MeCP2 expression cassette is not more than about 5 kb in length. The invention further provides viral vectors, especially vectors derived from adeno-associated virus (AAV), for use in therapeutic delivery of such expression cassettes.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2018Publication date: January 16, 2020Inventors: Adrian BIRD, Rebekah TILLOTSON, Stuart Robert COBB, Ralph David HECTOR
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Publication number: 20190132266Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for a collective address book system. One of the methods includes: receiving a request from a user to contact a person of interest; determining that contact information for the person of interest is not available in the user's contact information to which the system has access; determining that the collective address book system has access to contact information for the person of interest; generating proxy contact data for the person of interest; and providing the proxy contact data to the first user.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2018Publication date: May 2, 2019Applicant: The Fin Exploration CompanyInventors: Sidharth Shanker, Venkataramanan Iyer Nandagopal, Robert Cheung, Robert Cobb, Daniel Cosson, Andrew Kortina, Samuel Lessin, Michael Richter, Andrew Staub
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Patent number: 10212105Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for a collective address book system. One of the methods includes: receiving a request from a user to contact a person of interest; determining that contact information for the person of interest is not available in the user's contact information to which the system has access; determining that the collective address book system has access to contact information for the person of interest; generating proxy contact data for the person of interest; and providing the proxy contact data to the first user.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2017Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: The Fin Exploration CompanyInventors: Sidharth Shanker, Venkataramanan Iyer Nandagopal, Robert Cheung, Robert Cobb, Daniel Cosson, Andrew Kortina, Samuel Lessin, Michael Richter, Andrew Staub
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Publication number: 20190034474Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for resolving inconsistencies in information graphs.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2018Publication date: January 31, 2019Applicant: The Fin Exploration CompanyInventors: Venkataramanan Iyer Nandagopal, Greg Einfrank, Samuel Lessin, Andrew Kortina, Robert Cobb, Jeremiah Rogers, David Seeto, Ben Vishny, Daniel Cosson
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Publication number: 20180285765Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for identifying user-specific values for entity attributes. One of the methods includes maintaining data representing a particular cluster of a plurality of claims about a particular entity, wherein each claim is an assertion by a respective claimant about an attribute value of the particular entity; receiving a request for a value of a particular attribute of the particular entity that has been submitted by a requesting user; determining, from attribute values for the particular attribute identified by the claims in the particular cluster, a user-specific attribute value for the particular attribute value; and providing the user-specific attribute value in response to the request.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2017Publication date: October 4, 2018Applicant: The Fin Exploration CompanyInventors: Venkataramanan Iyer Nandagopal, Greg Einfrank, Samuel Lessin, Andrew Kortina, Robert Cobb, Jeremiah Rogers, David Seeto, Ben Vishny, Daniel Cosson
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Publication number: 20180212922Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for a collective address book system. One of the methods includes: receiving a request from a user to contact a person of interest; determining that contact information for the person of interest is not available in the user's contact information to which the system has access; determining that the collective address book system has access to contact information for the person of interest; generating proxy contact data for the person of interest; and providing the proxy contact data to the first user.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2017Publication date: July 26, 2018Applicant: The Fin Exploration CompanyInventors: Sidharth Shanker, Venkataramanan Iyer Nandagopal, Robert Cheung, Robert Cobb, Daniel Cosson, Andrew Kortina, Samuel Lessin, Michael Richter, Andrew Staub
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Patent number: 9922384Abstract: A wireless computerized will call system is provided for filling prescriptions and then locating specific prescriptions that have been filled when the customer arrives to pick up the prescription. The system includes a computer workstation or network, a wireless transmitter, and hanger bags for temporarily storing prescriptions awaiting customer pick up. The hanger bags are equipped with wireless receivers and transducers. When a pharmacy worker commands the computer system to locate a specific prescription, the specific hanger bag containing that prescription receives a wireless signal from the computer system and activates the transducer on the hanger bag to alert the pharmacy worker to the location of the prescription.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2012Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Inventors: William Robert Cobb, Chris Gregory Cox, Barton Carter Mitchell, Derek William Thompson, Brian Marshall Burney
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Patent number: 9444260Abstract: An energy management controller for controlling and limiting the time during which high current draws may be made by one or more of a plurality of single serve coffee brewers that are commonly connected to the same circuit and which include heater constructions that require and draw high power at certain times during operation, and require and draw lower power at other times. It includes one controller board, connected to the primary brewer to complete a circuit, and which board includes heat and wait timer functions to monitor the power status usage with respect to all of the brewers.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2013Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: Newco Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Robert Cobb, Joseph Webster
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Publication number: 20130297325Abstract: A wireless computerized will call system is provided for filling prescriptions and then locating specific prescriptions that have been filled when the customer arrives to pick up the prescription. The system includes a computer workstation or network, a wireless transmitter, and hanger bags for temporarily storing prescriptions awaiting customer pick up. The hanger bags are equipped with wireless receivers and transducers. When a pharmacy worker commands the computer system to locate a specific prescription, the specific hanger bag containing that prescription receives a wireless signal from the computer system and activates the transducer on the hanger bag to alert the pharmacy worker to the location of the prescription.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2012Publication date: November 7, 2013Inventors: William Robert COBB, Chris Gregory COX, Barton Carter MITCHELL, Derek William THOMPSON, Brian Marshall BURNEY
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Publication number: 20130200706Abstract: An energy management controller for controlling and limiting the time during which high current draws may be made by one or more of a plurality of single serve coffee brewers that are commonly connected to the same circuit and which include heater constructions that require and draw high power at certain times during operation, and require and draw lower power at other times. It includes one controller board, connected to the primary brewer to complete a circuit, and which board includes heat and wait timer functions to monitor the power status usage with respect to all of the brewers.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2013Publication date: August 8, 2013Inventors: Robert Cobb, Joseph Webster
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Patent number: 7412302Abstract: The present invention relates to an automated system for pharmaceutical singulation, counting and dispensing, whereby a bulk of stored pharmaceutical units are singulated into a single file line for counting and dispensing. With reference to the drawings, the pharmaceutical singulation, counting and dispensing system comprises generally, a deck assembly (A), a cylindrical chamber (B), a rotatable transport ring (C), a plurality of adjustable fingers (D), an adjustable reciprocating member (E), an adjustable rotatable member (F), a counting system (G), a hopper (H), and a control system (I).Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2005Date of Patent: August 12, 2008Assignee: JM Smith CorporationInventors: William Robert Cobb, Michael Wayne Davis, Howitt Spurling Smith, Justin Daniel Wyatt, Warren Daniel Leonard, Darol Blake Foster, Kevin Franklin Spicer, Barton Carter Mitchell
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Method and system for image rendering including polymorphic image data in a graphical user interface
Publication number: 20040015512Abstract: A system for providing polymorphic image data for images in a graphical user interface on a computer system includes an operating system, and an imaging object structure, the imaging object structure included in the operating system and utilized to generate images in the graphical user interface. Additionally, the imaging object structure further comprises a subclass of imaging objects, the subclasses comprising singular imaging objects and composite imaging objects. The singular imaging objects further include, but are not limited to, text imaging objects, picture imaging objects, pattern imaging objects, and icon imaging objects. Additionally, the composite imaging objects generate composite images of a desired combination of singular images generated by the singular imaging objects. Further, the imaging object structure includes a SOM object structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2003Publication date: January 22, 2004Inventors: Dylan B. Ashe, Lewis Karl Cirne, Jeffrey Robert Cobb, Ramesh Gupta, Eric Charles Schlegel -
Method and system for image rendering including polymorphic image data in a graphical user interface
Patent number: 6593947Abstract: A system for providing polymorphic image data for images in a graphical user interface on a computer system includes an operating system, and an imaging object structure, the imaging object structure included in the operating system and utilized to generate images in the graphical user interface. Additionally, the imaging object structure further comprises a subclass of imaging objects, the subclasses includes singular imaging objects and composite imaging objects. The singular imaging objects further include, but are not limited to, text imaging objects, picture imaging objects, pattern imaging objects, and icon imaging objects. Additionally, the composite imaging objects generate composite images of a desired combination of singular images generated by the singular imaging objects. Further, the imaging object structure includes a SOM object structure.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 1996Date of Patent: July 15, 2003Assignee: Apple Computer, Inc.Inventors: Dylan B. Ashe, Lewis Karl Cirne, Jeffrey Robert Cobb, Ramesh Gupta, Eric Charles Schlegel -
Patent number: 4759219Abstract: A transistor logic device uses a signal from a transducer responsive to the centrifugal force experienced in or near the strike zone of a baseball bat during the swing to digitally process and numerically display numerals representative of the maximum centrifugal force experienced during the swing. Knowledge of the maximum force during the swing is useful on a comparative basis in improving batting performance and the speed of the swing can be computed or the displayed numbers can be converted into numbers revealing swing speed in miles per hour or other units. The use of digital data, dealt with digitally, and displayed digitally simplifies, and reduces the cost and size of the apparatus to allow it to be integrated within an actual baseball bat.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 1987Date of Patent: July 26, 1988Assignee: Swingspeed, Inc.Inventors: Robert A. Cobb, Charles E. Tarr