Patents by Inventor Robert Paradis
Robert Paradis 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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Publication number: 20240264182Abstract: Extended duration cell analysis is provided via a device, comprising: a chamber configured to accept: a sample carrier, that includes a plurality of wells having electrodes in electrical communication with an impedance meter; and a cartridge, including a compound and at least one delivery port for the compound; a camera configured to capture images of a cell culture in each well via associated windows in the wells when the sample carrier is positioned at a first location; a fluid handler, in communication with the sample carrier and the cartridge when the sample carrier is positioned at a second location, configured to deliver the compound from the cartridge to a given well based on an impedance measurement of a sample in the given well; and a motion stage configured to move the sample carrier between the first location and the second location.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2024Publication date: August 8, 2024Inventors: Brady Robert Paradis, James Niall Hynes, Maria Natalia Romero Filardo, Jason Dell'Arciprete
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Publication number: 20230256435Abstract: An analytical instrument having a sensing system, a stage adapted to receive a sample carrier, a motion actuator assembly for positioning the sensing system and/or the stage, a temperature control element, and a signal processing module are disclosed. Methods of analyzing cell samples with the analytical instrument are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2023Publication date: August 17, 2023Inventors: Andrew C. Neilson, Jason Dell'Arciprete, Eric John Schultz, Brady Robert Paradis, George W. Rogers, Yoonseok Kam
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Publication number: 20200208180Abstract: Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful intermediates and products, such as hydroxy-carboxylic acids and hydroxy-carboxylic acid derivatives.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2019Publication date: July 2, 2020Applicant: Xyleco, Inc.Inventors: Marshall Medoff, Thomas Craig Masterman, Andrew Papoulis, Jaewoong Moon, Jihan Khan, Robert Paradis
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Patent number: 10689196Abstract: Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful intermediates and products, such as energy, fuels, foods or materials. For example, systems and methods are described that can be used to treat feedstock materials, such as cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic materials, while cooling equipment and the biomass to prevent overheating and possible distortion and/or degradation. The biomass is conveyed by a conveyor, which conveys the biomass under an electron beam from an electron beam accelerator. The conveyor can be cooled with cooling fluid. The conveyor can also vibrate to facilitate exposure to the electron beam. The conveyor can be configured as a trough that can be optionally cooled.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2018Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: XYLECO, INC.Inventors: Marshall Medoff, Thomas Craig Masterman, Robert Paradis
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Patent number: 10682623Abstract: Materials (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) are processed to produce useful intermediates and products, such as energy, fuels, foods or materials. For example, systems equipment, and methods are described that can be used to treat feedstock materials, such as cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic materials, using an array of vaults.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2018Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: XYLECO, INC.Inventors: Marshall Medoff, Thomas Craig Masterman, Robert Paradis
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Patent number: 10610848Abstract: Materials, such as biomass feedstocks (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) are processed to produce useful products, such as fuels. Conveying systems, such as flowing gas conveying systems and such as closed-loop flowing gas conveying systems are described.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2018Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: Xyleco, Inc.Inventors: Marshall Medoff, Thomas Craig Masterman, Robert Paradis
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Patent number: 10589251Abstract: Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful intermediates and products, such as energy, fuels, foods or materials. For example, systems and methods are described that can be used to treat feedstock materials, such as cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic materials, in a vault in which the equipment is protected from radiation and hazardous gases by equipment enclosures. The equipment enclosures may be purged with gas.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2018Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Xyleco, Inc.Inventors: Marshall Medhoff, Thomas Craig Masterman, Robert Paradis
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Patent number: 10549241Abstract: Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful intermediates and products, such as energy, fuels, foods or materials. For example, systems and methods are described that can be used to treat feedstock materials, such as cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic materials, in two or more vaults that can share a common wall.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2014Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: Xyleco, Inc.Inventors: Marshall Medoff, Thomas Craig Masterman, Robert Paradis
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Patent number: 10518220Abstract: Biomass feedstocks (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) are processed to produce useful products, such as fuels. For example, novel systems, methods and equipment for conveying and/or cooling treated biomass are described.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2018Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: Xyleco, Inc.Inventors: Marshall Medoff, Thomas Craig Masterman, Robert Paradis
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Patent number: 10510510Abstract: Methods and systems are described for processing cellulosic and lignocellulosic materials and useful intermediates and products, such as energy and fuels. For example, irradiating methods and systems are described to aid in the processing of the cellulosic and lignocellulosic materials. The electron beam accelerator has multiple windows foils and these foils are cooled with cooling gas. In one configuration a secondary foil is integral to the electron beam accelerator and in another configuration the secondary foil is part of the enclosure for the biomass conveying system.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2017Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: Xyleco, Inc.Inventors: Marshall Medoff, Anthony Peters, Thomas Craig Masterman, Robert Paradis, Kenny Kin-Chui Ip
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Patent number: 10501761Abstract: Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful intermediates and products, such as hydroxy-carboxylic acids and hydroxy-carboxylic acid derivatives. A method includes treating a reduced recalcitrance lignocellulosic or cellulosic material with one or more enzymes and/or organisms (such as lactobacillus, Pediococcus, Rhizopus, Enterococcus) to produce an alpha, beta, gamma and/or delta hydroxycarboxylic acid (such as lactic acid, glycolic acid); and converting the alpha, beta, gamma and/or delta hydroxy-carboxylic acid to the product (such as esters, polymers, and copolymers).Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2014Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: Xyleco, Inc.Inventors: Marshall Medoff, Thomas Craig Masterman, Andrew Papoulis, Jaewoong Moon, Jihan Khan, Robert Paradis
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Patent number: 10500561Abstract: Methods and systems are described for processing cellulosic and lignocellulosic materials into useful intermediates and products, such as energy and fuels. For example, conveying systems and methods, such as highly efficient vibratory conveyors, are described for the processing of the cellulosic and lignocellulosic materials.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2018Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: XYLECO, INC.Inventors: Marshall Medoff, Thomas Craig Masterman, Robert Paradis
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Publication number: 20190322800Abstract: Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful intermediates and products, such as aliphatic hydroxy-carboxylic acid and hydroxyl-carboxylic acid derivatives. These aliphatic hydroxy-carboxylic acids are, in turn, polymerized. The polymerization is carried out using a thin film evaporator or a thin film polymerization/devolatilization device. Conversion of lactic acid to poly lactic acid is an especially useful product to this process.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2018Publication date: October 24, 2019Applicant: Xyleco, Inc.Inventors: Marshall Medoff, Thomas Craig Masterman, Robert Paradis
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Publication number: 20190292508Abstract: A system for delivering air to an aqueous liquid for aerobic fermentation of the aqueous liquid includes a vessel having a length to diameter ratio of less than 2:1, an aeration system including at least one sparge tube having a pore size of less than 5 microns and a porosity of greater than 50 percent in fluid communication with an interior of the vessel, at least one blower configured to deliver air at a pressure of less than 15 psig to the at least one sparge tube, and a heat exchanger in fluid communication between the at least one blower and the at least one sparge tube that cools the air to below 100° F. (37.8° C.) prior to entering the at least one sparge tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2019Publication date: September 26, 2019Inventors: Marshall Medoff, Thomas Craig Masterman, Robert Paradis, Aiichiro Yoshida, Karen Heinze
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Patent number: 10364412Abstract: According to various aspects and embodiments, a system and method for aerobic fermentation of an aqueous sugar solution is provided. The system includes a vessel, at least one air diffuser in fluid communication with an interior of the vessel, and at least one blower that is configured to deliver air to the at least one air diffuser.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2016Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: XYLECO, INC.Inventors: Marshall Medoff, Thomas Craig Masterman, Robert Paradis, Aiichiro Yoshida, Karen Heinze
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Patent number: 10350548Abstract: Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) or other materials are processed to produce useful intermediates and products, such as energy, fuels, foods or materials. For example, systems and methods are described that can be used to treat feedstock materials, such as cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic materials, in a vault in which the walls and optionally the ceiling include discrete units. Such vaults are re-configurable.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2017Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: Xyleco, Inc.Inventors: Marshall Medoff, Thomas Craig Masterman, Robert Paradis
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Publication number: 20190151815Abstract: Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful intermediates and products, such as energy, fuels, foods or materials. For example, systems and methods are described that can be used to treat feedstock materials, such as cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic materials, in a vault in which the equipment is protected from radiation and hazardous gases by equipment enclosures. The equipment enclosures may be purged with gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2018Publication date: May 23, 2019Inventors: Marshall Medoff, Thomas Craig Masterman, Robert Paradis
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Patent number: 10294612Abstract: Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful intermediates and products, such as energy, fuels, foods or materials. For example, equipment, systems and methods are described that can be used to treat feedstock materials, such as cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic materials, in a vault in which hazardous gases are removed, destroyed and/or converted. The treatments are efficient and can reduce the recalcitrance of the lignocellulosic material so that it is easier to produce an intermediate or product, e.g., sugars, alcohols, sugar alcohols and energy, from the lignocellulosic material.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2017Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: Xyleco, Inc.Inventors: Marshall Medoff, Thomas Craig Masterman, Robert Paradis
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Publication number: 20190135541Abstract: Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful intermediates and products, such as energy, fuels, foods or materials. For example, systems and methods are described that can be used to treat feedstock materials, such as cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic materials, while cooling equipment and the biomass to prevent overheating and possible distortion and/or degradation. The biomass is conveyed by a conveyor, which conveys the biomass under 10 an electron beam from an electron beam accelerator. The conveyor can be cooled with cooling fluid. The conveyor can also vibrate to facilitate exposure to the electron beam. The conveyor can be configured as a trough that can be optionally cooled.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2018Publication date: May 9, 2019Inventors: Marshall Medoff, Thomas Craig Masterman, Robert Paradis
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Patent number: 10174160Abstract: Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful intermediates and products, such as aliphatic hydroxy-carboxylic acid and hydroxyl-carboxylic acid derivatives. These aliphatic hydroxy-carboxylic acids are, in turn, polymerized. The polymerization is carried out using a thin film evaporator or a thin film polymerization/devolatilization device. Conversion of lactic acid to poly lactic acid is an especially useful product to this process.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2014Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: Xyleco, Inc.Inventors: Marshall Medoff, Thomas Craig Masterman, Robert Paradis