Patents by Inventor Robert Owen

Robert Owen 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).

  • COMPOUNDS AS MODULATORS OF RORC
    Publication number: 20160159791
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses compounds of the formula (I), wherein the variables are defined herein which are suitable for the modulation of RORC and the treatment of diseases related to the modulation of RORC. The present invention also encompasses processes of making compounds of formula (I) and pharmaceutical preparations containing them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Brian Nicholas COOK, John D. HUBER, Robert Owen HUGHES, Xiang LI, Shuang LIANG, Ingo Andreas MUGGE, Michael Robert TURNER, Qiang ZHANG
  • COMPOUNDS AS MODULATORS OF ROR GAMMA
    Publication number: 20160075706
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses compounds of the formula (I) wherein the variables are defined herein which are suitable for the modulation of ROR? and the treatment of diseases related to the modulation of ROR?. The present invention also encompasses processes of making compounds of formula (I) and pharmaceutical preparations containing them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Johanna BAKONYI, Steven Richard BRUNETTE, Delphine COLLIN, Robert Owen HUGHES, Xiang LI, Shuang LIANG, Robert SIBLEY, Michael Robert TURNER, Lifen WU, Qiang ZHANG
  • VEHICLE DIAGNOSTICS APPARATUS, DIAGNOSTICS UNIT AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20160071336
    Abstract: A diagnostics unit (10) for detecting a noise, vibration, harshness (NVH) type fault observed by a user of a vehicle (90). The diagnostics unit (10) comprising: a stud type attachment means (20) for rigidly attaching the diagnostics unit (10) to a test component (30) of the vehicle (90), for example a transfer case (30). The diagnostics unit (10) also comprises an accelerometer (28a, 28b) for detecting a force of acceleration in at least one axial direction (‘X’). A power source (27) is provided within the diagnostics unit (10) along with a Bluetooth® data transmitter (25) for transmitting data gathered by the accelerometer (28a, 28b) of the diagnostics unit (10) to a computing device (50), such as a lap-top disposed within the vehicle (90). The data is analysed by the lap-top (50) to identify which component of the transfer case (30) (for example, gear, chain, bearing) is faulty.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Robert OWEN, Jason TREHARNE
  • Compounds as modulators of ROR?
    Patent number: 9242989
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses compounds of the formula (I) wherein the variables are defined herein which are suitable for the modulation of ROR? and the treatment of diseases related to the modulation of ROR?. The present invention also encompasses processes of making compounds of formula (I) and pharmaceutical preparations containing them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Johanna Bakonyi, Steven Richard Brunette, Delphine Collin, Robert Owen Hughes, Xiang Li, Shuang Liang, Robert Sibley, Michael Robert Turner, Lifen Wu, Qiang Zhang
  • VACCINE FOR INTRAUTERINE DISEASE
    Publication number: 20150335725
    Abstract: Provided are compositions and methods for use in prophylaxis of puerperal metritis and improving reproductive function of ruminants. The methods and compositions are for subcutaneous administration and are provided as veterinary compositions and as articles of manufacture. The veterinary composition can contain whole cells selected from whole cells of Escherichia coli (E. coli), Trueperella pyogenes (T. pyogenes), Fusobacterium necrophorum (F. necrophorum) and combinations thereof; and/or proteins selected from F. necrophorum leukotoxin (LKT), E. coli type 1 fimbrial adhesin (FimH), T. pyogenes pyolysin (PLO), and all combinations of the whole cells and the proteins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: Cornell University
    Inventors: Rodrigo Carvalho BICALHO, Robert Owen GILBERT, Vinicius MACHADO, Marcela BICALHO
  • Inhalation devices and related methods for administration of sedative hypnotic compounds
    Patent number: 9161912
    Abstract: An inhalation device for administering one or more sedatives via pulmonary inhalation for treating a sleep disturbance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: MAP Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Owen Cook, Thomas Armer
  • COMPOUNDS AS MODULATORS OF ROR GAMMA
    Publication number: 20150291607
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses compounds of the formula (I) wherein the variables are defined herein which are suitable for the modulation of ROR? and the treatment of diseases related to the modulation of ROR?. The present invention also encompasses processes of making compounds of formula (I) and pharmaceutical preparations containing them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Johanna BAKONYI, Steven Richard BRUNETTE, Delphine COLLIN, Robert Owen HUGHES, Xiang LI, Shuang LIANG, Robert SIBLEY, Michael Robert TURNER, Lifen WU, Qiang ZHANG
  • Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors
    Publication number: 20150291554
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds that form covalent bonds with Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK). Methods for the preparation of the compounds are disclosed. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions that include the compounds. Methods of using the BTK inhibitors are disclosed, alone or in combination with other therapeutic agents, for the treatment of autoimmune diseases or conditions, heteroimmune diseases or conditions, cancer, including lymphoma, and inflammatory diseases or conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: John Robert Springer, Balekudru Devadas, Danny James Garland, Margaret Lanahan Grapperhaus, Seungil Han, Susan Landis Hockerman, Robert Owen Hughes, Eddine Saiah, Mark Edward Schnute, Shaun Raj Selness, Daniel Patrick Walker, Zhao-Kui Wan, Li Xing, Christoph Wolfgang Zapf, Michelle Ann Schmidt
  • Rotor blade spar manufacturing apparatus and method
    Patent number: 9144944
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed for manufacture of a composite rotor blade spar having non-uniform wall thickness. Tooling for manufacturing include a first mold defining a first mold surface and a second mold comprising a rigid layer and a heated layer secured to the rigid layer and defining a second mold surface. A plurality of heating elements embedded in the second mold are activated according to a plurality of different temperature progressions effective to cure portions of the uncured composite blade spar positioned between the first and second mold surfaces coextensive with each heating element of the plurality of heating elements. In some embodiments, the second mold defines a root portion and first and second branch portions. A shear web is placed between the first and second branch portions and is bonded to a blade spar skin surrounding the second mold during curing of the blade spar skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: Groen Brothers Aviation, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Owen White
  • Rotor blade subsystems attachment
    Patent number: 9139297
    Abstract: A rotor blade having conduits for supporting control lines is disclosed. The control lines extend from a rotor hub to a tip jet mounted near a distal end of the rotor blade. The conduits mount within leading and trailing edge fairings mounted to a blade spar. The conduits may be supported by bulkheads secured at discrete locations along the blade spar and secured to the leading and trailing edge fairings. The conduits may also be secured to support webs secured to the leading or trailing edge fairing and extending longitudinally therealong. The conduit may have a tapered inner surface and a tapered fitting may secure to the control line to engage the tapered inner surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: GROEN BROTHERS AVIATION, INC.
    Inventor: Robert Owen White
  • Negotiable instruments with intelligent microprint
    Patent number: 9126400
    Abstract: A negotiable instrument such as a check includes a unique microprint identifier that allows for authentication while preventing unauthorized reproduction and alternation. A printing system generates the identifier after receiving a customer order for printing a plurality of negotiable instruments, to allow inclusion of information that is specific to the customer order and/or the printing process. In various embodiments, the identifier is unique to each or each subset of the plurality of negotiable instruments and facilitates authentication of each of the negotiable instruments when needed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Deluxe Corporation
    Inventors: David S. Davies, Robert A. Owen
  • Tip jet attachment apparatus and method
    Patent number: 9120564
    Abstract: A rotor blade assembly is disclosed including a blade spar having a duct extending therethrough and having upper and lower surfaces. A mounting structure is secured to the blade spar and defines a fluid path in fluid communication with the duct. The mounting structure likewise has upper and lower surfaces. A tip jet is secured to the mounting structure in fluid communication with the fluid path. The blade spar and mounting structure abut one another at a joint and the upper surfaces of the blade spar and mounting structure lie on a common airfoil contour extending across the joint. The lower surfaces of the blade spar and mounting structure also lie on the common airfoil contour. One or both of the blade and mounting structure include a composite material. The mounting structure may include two portions secured to one another having a distal portion of the blade spar captured therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: GROEN BROTHERS AVIATION, INC.
    Inventor: Robert Owen White
  • Rotor hub and blade root fairing apparatus and method
    Patent number: 9079659
    Abstract: A fairing system may be assembled about a rotor of a rotorcraft to present an aerodynamically quasi-static region that rotates in an airstream, as well as certain extensions that sweep through the airstream as the rotor hub passes through the air. A spherical interface between the extensions on the rotor hub fairing and the base or root portion of each blade fairing provides three degrees of freedom permitting lead-lag, flapping, and blade pitch pivoting in the blade, while still maintaining an aerodynamic profile that will minimize drag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: General Aeronautics Corporation, Inc.
    Inventors: Jacob J. van der Westhuizen, Robert Owen White
  • Detachable rotor blade fairing apparatus and method
    Patent number: 9056674
    Abstract: A rotor blade having a detachable fairing is disclosed. The rotor blade includes leading and trailing edge fairings secured to the blade spar and one or more control lines extending between of the fairings and the blade spar. A detachable fairing extends from one or both of the leading and trailing edge fairings toward one of the distal and proximal ends of the blade spar. The detachable fairing and blade spar form an airfoil contour. The detachable fairing may secure to a tip jet attachment fitting at a distal end of the blade spar. A mounting structure including upper and lower plates may secure near a proximal end of the blade spar and the detachable fairing may secure to both the upper and lower plates to form all or part of an airfoil contour. The mounting structure may include a spherical seat engaging a spherical surface of a hub shroud.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: GROEN BROTHERS AVIATION, INC.
    Inventor: Robert Owen White
  • NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS WITH INTELLIGENT MICROPRINT
    Publication number: 20150154478
    Abstract: A negotiable instrument such as a check includes a unique microprint identifier that allows for authentication while preventing unauthorized reproduction and alternation. A printing system generates the identifier after receiving a customer order for printing a plurality of negotiable instruments, to allow inclusion of information that is specific to the customer order and/or the printing process. In various embodiments, the identifier is unique to each or each subset of the plurality of negotiable instruments and facilitates authentication of each of the negotiable instruments when needed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: David S. Davies, Robert A. Owen
  • Negotiable instruments with intelligent microprint
    Patent number: 8978990
    Abstract: A negotiable instrument such as a check includes a unique microprint identifier that allows for authentication while preventing unauthorized reproduction and alternation. A printing system generates the identifier after receiving a customer order for printing a plurality of negotiable instruments, to allow inclusion of information that is specific to the customer order and/or the printing process. In various embodiments, the identifier is unique to each or each subset of the plurality of negotiable instruments and facilitates authentication of each of the negotiable instruments when needed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Deluxe Corporation
    Inventors: David S. Davies, Robert A. Owen
  • Method and system for controlling work request queue in a multi-tenant cloud computing environment
    Patent number: 8949839
    Abstract: Novel tools and techniques for controlling workloads in a multi-tenant environment. Some such tools provide a queue controller that can control workflow processing across systems, work (provisioning engines, computing clusters, and/or physical data centers. In an aspect, a queue controller can determine the status of each work request based on one or more attributes, such as the workflow type, the systems affected by (and/or involved with) the workflow, information about the tenant requesting the workflow, the job type, and/or the like. In another aspect, a queue controller can be policy-based, such that policies can be configured for one or more of these attributes, and the attribute(s) of an individual request can be analyzed against one or more applicable policies to determine the status of the request. Based on this status, the requested work can be scheduled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC
    Inventors: Srinivasan Balasubramaniam, Kenneth Robert Owens, Jr.
  • PKC-EPSILON INHIBITORS
    Publication number: 20150005349
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new AGC kinase inhibitors, in particular to compounds of Formula I or II or a stereoisomer, tautomer, racemic, metabolite, pro- or pre-drug, salt, hydrate, or solvate thereof, wherein Ar, Cy, R1, R3, p and n have the meaning defined in the claims. In particular, the present invention relates to more specifically AGC kinases inhibitors, compositions, in particular pharmaceuticals, comprising such inhibitors, and to uses of such inhibitors in the treatment and prophylaxis of disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Robert Owen Messing, Michael A. Pleiss, Jon D. Levine
  • Composite rotor blade manufacturing method and apparatus
    Patent number: 8894791
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed for manufacture of a composite structure, such as a composite rotor blade spar or composite rotor blade. A first mold may define a first mold surface and a second mold may include a rigid layer and a heated layer secured to the rigid layer and defining a second mold surface. A plurality of heating elements embedded in the second mold may be activated according to different temperature progressions to cure portions of the uncured composite rotor blade positioned coextensive therewith. In some embodiments, the second mold defines a root portion and first and second branch portions. A shear web placed between the branch portions may be bonded to a blade skin positioned within the mold. The rotor blade may include a rotor blade spar having leading and trailing edge fairings secured thereto or the blade spar may define a complete airfoil contour.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Groen Brothers Aviation, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Owen White
  • PKC-epsilon inhibitors
    Patent number: 8785648
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new AGC kinase inhibitors, in particular to compounds of Formula I or II or a stereoisomer, tautomer, racemic, metabolite, pro- or pre-drug, salt, hydrate, or solvate thereof, wherein Ar, Cy, R1, R3, p and n have the meaning defined in the claims. In particular, the present invention relates to more specifically AGC kinases inhibitors, compositions, in particular pharmaceuticals, comprising such inhibitors, and to uses of such inhibitors in the treatment and prophylaxis of disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Robert Owen Messing, Michael A. Pleiss