Patents by Inventor Roger Moore
Roger Moore 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: 20220174893Abstract: A method for harvesting hemp, including first identifying a hemp stripper machine including a frame having a front side, an oppositely disposed ejection side, and an access side extending therebetween; a roller drum assembly rotatably mounted within the frame and further comprising a weighted cylindrical drum; and a plurality of elongated brush heads operationally connected to the weighted cylindrical drum; wherein the brush heads are staggered about the drum; a pivotable cradle table extending from the front side; an access opening on the front side for feeding hemp through to the roller drum assembly; a motor operationally connected to the roller drum assembly; and an ejection port on the ejection side, positioned to receive harvested hemp from the roller drum assembly, then energizing the motor, guiding a hemp plant portion through the access opening and into the roller drum assembly, removing seeds and leaves from the hemp plant portion, expelling hemp seeds and leaves through the ejection port, and colleType: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2020Publication date: June 9, 2022Inventor: Roger Moore
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Patent number: 11325167Abstract: A system for and method of improving fluid flow is provided. The system includes a discharge manifold defining a primary flow path partially obstructed by one or more flow diverter. The flow diverter includes an obtrusion pair, each obtrusion of the obtrusion pair extending from a rear wall of the discharge manifold into an interior area of the discharge manifold, thereby creating a void along the primary flow path. The system further includes a first nozzle extending through the primary flow path and into the void such that a nozzle inlet of the first nozzle is positioned at least partially within the void. The system further includes a plurality of subsequent nozzles, each of the first and subsequent nozzles defining a respective secondary flow path for directing fluid away from the discharge manifold. The method includes utilizing obtrusion pairs to reduce or eliminate hydraulic skip.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2019Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: UNIFIED BRANDS, INC.Inventors: Michael P. Licata, Atul Singhal, Abhishek Agrawal, Richard Seiss, Roger Moore, Mark Churchill
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Patent number: 11173490Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a sample assessment device. By way of example, the sample assessment device may include a substrate including a sample application region; an amplification region comprising a plurality of amplification reagents; a waste region comprising an entrance fluidically coupled to the amplification region and extending away from the amplification region; and a detection region spaced apart from the amplification region. The sample assessment device may also include a valve coupled to the substrate and configured to separate the amplification region from the detection region in a closed configuration, wherein the amplification region and the valve are positioned on the sample assessment device between the sample application region and the detection region and wherein the sample assessment device is configured to permit lateral flow from the amplification region to the detection region when the valve is in an open configuration.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2018Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignees: University of Washington, Global Life Sciences Solutions Operations UK Ltd.Inventors: David Roger Moore, Matthew Jeremiah Misner, Andrew Arthur Paul Burns, Joshua Bishop, Lisa K. Lafleur, Maxwell Wheeler
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Patent number: 10983119Abstract: A rapid diagnostic testing device for testing of a biological sample is provided. The device comprises a channeled construct, at least one lateral flow unit, and a cassette housing. The channeled construct is configured to receive a biological sample to form at least partially purified biological sample. The lateral flow unit is at least partially disposed in the cassette housing. The lateral flow unit comprises: a sample receiving zone, a conjugate zone and a detection zone. The sample receiving zone is operatively coupled to the channeled construct for receiving the partially purified biological sample comprising at least one analyte. The conjugate zone comprising a conjugate particle to bind the analyte is disposed adjacent to the first side of the sample receiving zone. The detection zone is disposed adjacent to the second side of the sample receiving zone and comprises at least one binding agent for detecting the analyte.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2017Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignees: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, TOKITAE LLCInventors: Bing Li, Matthew Jeremiah Misner, David Roger Moore, Kevin Paul Flood Nichols, David Cate, Matthew F Rosen
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Publication number: 20210055297Abstract: A rapid detection method of a target biomolecule comprising an antigenic moiety is provided. The method includes providing a source biological sample comprising the target biomolecule; contacting the source biological sample to an ion-exchange medium; eluting the captured-target biomolecule from the ion-exchange medium as an eluate, and loading the eluate to a rapid diagnostic testing device comprising an antibody. The eluate comprises a concentrated form of the biomolecule in a solution having a salt concentration greater than 150 mM. A concentration of the target biomolecule in the eluate is in a range from about 2× to 25× compared to a concentration of the biomolecule in the source biological sample. The target biomolecule binds to the antibody under the salt concentration of greater than 150 mM. A device for rapid detection of target biomolecule is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2020Publication date: February 25, 2021Inventors: Matthew Jeremiah Misner, Gregory Andrew Grossmann, Cathryn Ellen Olsen, John Richard Nelson, Brian Christopher Bales, David Roger Moore, Paul Michael Smigelski
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Publication number: 20210055282Abstract: A device for rapid detection of a tuberculosis lipoarabinomannan (TB-LAM) is provided. The device includes a pre-concentrator unit for concentrating the TB-LAM comprising: an ion-exchange medium comprising one or more ligands configured to capture the TB-LAM from the source biological sample, wherein the captured-TB-LAM is eluted from the ion-exchange medium as an eluate comprising a concentrated form of TB-LAM; a cassette; a lateral flow assay unit disposed in the cassette; and an integration unit attached to the pre-concentrator unit and the cassette. The integration unit is configured to operatively couple and de-couple the pre-concentrator unit and the cassette. The pre-concentrator unit and the lateral flow assay unit disposed in the cassette are in a fluidic communication in a coupled form. The device for rapid detection of TB-LAM further comprises a dilutor unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2020Publication date: February 25, 2021Inventors: Matthew Jeremiah Misner, Gregory Andrew Grossmann, Cathryn Ellen Olsen, John Richard Nelson, David Roger Moore, Paul Michael Smigelski, John Thomas Connelly, Benjamin David Grant, Bernhard Hans Weigl
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Patent number: 10837962Abstract: A rapid detection method of a target biomolecule comprising an antigenic moiety is provided. The method includes providing a source biological sample comprising the target biomolecule; contacting the source biological sample to an ion-exchange medium; eluting the captured-target biomolecule from the ion-exchange medium as an eluate, and loading the eluate to a rapid diagnostic testing device comprising an antibody. The eluate comprises a concentrated form of the biomolecule in a solution having a salt concentration greater than 150 mM. A concentration of the target biomolecule in the eluate is in a range from about 2× to 25× compared to a concentration of the biomolecule in the source biological sample. The target biomolecule binds to the antibody under the salt concentration of greater than 150 mM. A device for rapid detection of target biomolecule is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2017Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Matthew Jeremiah Misner, Gregory Andrew Grossmann, Cathryn Ellen Olsen, John Richard Nelson, Brian Christopher Bales, David Roger Moore, Paul Michael Smigelski, Jr.
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Patent number: 10830760Abstract: A device for rapid detection of a tuberculosis lipoarabinomannan (TB-LAM) is provided. The device includes a pre-concentrator unit for concentrating the TB-LAM comprising: an ion-exchange medium comprising one or more ligands configured to capture the TB-LAM from the source biological sample, wherein the captured-TB-LAM is eluted from the ion-exchange medium as an eluate comprising a concentrated form of TB-LAM; a cassette; a lateral flow assay unit disposed in the cassette; and an integration unit attached to the pre-concentrator unit and the cassette. The integration unit is configured to operatively couple and de-couple the pre-concentrator unit and the cassette. The pre-concentrator unit and the lateral flow assay unit disposed in the cassette are in a fluidic communication in a coupled form. The device for rapid detection of TB-LAM further comprises a dilutor unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2017Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Matthew Jeremiah Misner, Gregory Andrew Grossmann, Cathryn Ellen Olsen, John Richard Nelson, David Roger Moore, Paul Michael Smigelski, Jr., John Thomas Connelly, Benjamin David Grant, Bernhard Hans Weigl
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Patent number: 10661966Abstract: A storage system for storing a product sensitive to oxygen or moisture includes a container with a bottom, a top edge defining a top opening, and a wall extending between the bottom and the top edge. The bottom, top edge, and wall define an inside volume. The system further includes a sealing member removably attached to the top edge and sealing the top opening, and a scavenger element in fluid communication with the inside volume, where the scavenger element is constructed to absorb moisture, oxygen, or a combination thereof. The wall and the bottom of the container include layers with at least one of an in-mold label, an oxygen barrier, or a moisture barrier. The system may further include a scavenger compartment and a retainer disc for retaining the scavenging element in the scavenger compartment. The container may optionally be flushed with an inert gas and hermetically sealed, and be closed with a lid.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2015Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: Link Snacks, Inc.Inventors: Roger Moore, Kent L. Oakland
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Publication number: 20200108421Abstract: A system for and method of improving fluid flow is provided. The system includes a discharge manifold defining a primary flow path partially obstructed by one or more flow diverter. The flow diverter includes an obtrusion pair, each obtrusion of the obtrusion pair extending from a rear wall of the discharge manifold into an interior area of the discharge manifold, thereby creating a void along the primary flow path. The system further includes a first nozzle extending through the primary flow path and into the void such that a nozzle inlet of the first nozzle is positioned at least partially within the void. The system further includes a plurality of subsequent nozzles, each of the first and subsequent nozzles defining a respective secondary flow path for directing fluid away from the discharge manifold. The method includes utilizing obtrusion pairs to reduce or eliminate hydraulic skip.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2019Publication date: April 9, 2020Inventors: Michael P. Licata, Atul Singhal, Abhishek Agrawal, Richard Seiss, Roger Moore, Mark Churchill
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Patent number: 10518227Abstract: A membrane including a block copolymer is presented. The block copolymer includes at least one block A including structural units having a formula (I), and at least one block B including structural units having a formula (II). A hollow-fiber membrane for hemodialysis or hemofiltration, and associated block copolymer are also presented.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2015Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Patrick Joseph McCloskey, Julia Lam Lee, David Roger Moore, Cathryn Ellen Olsen, Matthew Jeremiah Misner, Louisa Ruth Carr, Hongyi Zhou
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Patent number: 10472620Abstract: A method is provided herein, the method includes: applying a sample comprising target nucleic acids to a sample application zone of a substrate; and flowing a nucleic acid amplification reaction mixture across a length of the substrate through the sample application zone to amplify the target nucleic acid forming a nucleic acid amplification product; wherein the target nucleic acid having a first molecular weight is substantially immobilized at the sample application zone and wherein the amplification product having a second molecular weight migrates away from the sample application zone. An associated device is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2014Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: John Richard Nelson, David Roger Moore, Robert Scott Duthie, Matthew Jeremiah Misner, Gregory Andrew Grossmann, Elizabeth Marie Dees, Patrick McCoy Spooner, Erik Leeming Kvam, Andrew Arthur Paul Burns, Vicki Herzl Watkins
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Publication number: 20190332982Abstract: In various implementations, a supplemental system may be provided. The supplemental system may be coupled to business intelligence environment(s) to facilitate deployment, version control, testing, and/or other processes. In some implementations, the supplemental system may be communicably coupled to an external version control. The external version control may store one or more versions of components of the business intelligence environment(s) and the supplemental system may utilize the versions to perform one or more operations, such as, but not limited to, facilitating deployment, version controlling, and/or testing. In some implementations, the supplemental system may utilize information from a ticket manager in deployments of BI Artifact(s).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2019Publication date: October 31, 2019Inventors: Roger Moore, Edward Kaplonski
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Patent number: 10346770Abstract: In various implementations, a supplemental system may be provided. The supplemental system may be coupled to business intelligence environment(s) to facilitate deployment, version control, testing, and/or other processes. In some implementations, the supplemental system may be communicably coupled to an external version control. The external version control may store one or more versions of components of the business intelligence environment(s) and the supplemental system may utilize the versions to perform one or more operations, such as, but not limited to, facilitating deployment, version controlling, and/or testing. In some implementations, the supplemental system may utilize information from a ticket manager in deployments of BI Artifact(s).Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2014Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: Motio, Inc.Inventors: Roger Moore, Edward Kaplonski
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Publication number: 20190187142Abstract: A rapid detection method of a target biomolecule comprising an antigenic moiety is provided. The method includes providing a source biological sample comprising the target biomolecule; contacting the source biological sample to an ion-exchange medium; eluting the captured-target biomolecule from the ion-exchange medium as an eluate, and loading the eluate to a rapid diagnostic testing device comprising an antibody. The eluate comprises a concentrated form of the biomolecule in a solution having a salt concentration greater than 150 mM. A concentration of the target biomolecule in the eluate is in a range from about 2× to 25× compared to a concentration of the biomolecule in the source biological sample. The target biomolecule binds to the antibody under the salt concentration of greater than 150 mM. A device for rapid detection of target biomolecule is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2017Publication date: June 20, 2019Inventors: Matthew Jeremiah Misner, Gregory Andrew Grossmann, Cathryn Ellen Olsen, John Richard Nelson, Brian Christopher Bales, David Roger Moore, Paul Michael Smigelski, JR.
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Publication number: 20190187126Abstract: A device for rapid detection of a tuberculosis lipoarabinomannan (TB-LAM) is provided. The device includes a pre-concentrator unit for concentrating the TB-LAM comprising: an ion-exchange medium comprising one or more ligands configured to capture the TB-LAM from the source biological sample, wherein the captured-TB-LAM is eluted from the ion-exchange medium as an eluate comprising a concentrated form of TB-LAM; a cassette; a lateral flow assay unit disposed in the cassette; and an integration unit attached to the pre-concentrator unit and the cassette. The integration unit is configured to operatively couple and de-couple the pre-concentrator unit and the cassette. The pre-concentrator unit and the lateral flow assay unit disposed in the cassette are in a fluidic communication in a coupled form. The device for rapid detection of TB-LAM further comprises a dilutor unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2017Publication date: June 20, 2019Inventors: Matthew Jeremiah MISNER, Gregory Andrew GROSSMANN, Cathryn Ellen OLSEN, John Richard NELSON, David Roger MOORE, Paul Michael SMIGELSKI, JR., John Thomas CONNELLY, Benjamin David GRANT, Bernhard Hans WEIGL
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Publication number: 20190153517Abstract: An electrospinning approach is disclosed for generating a dissolvable formulation of a reagent of interest in a nanoscale fiber medium. In one embodiment, the nanoscale fibers can incorporate and stabilize biological agents of interest, such as for storage at room temperature for extended periods. In one implementation, the fibers can be produced in a continuous manner and dissolve rapidly.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2019Publication date: May 23, 2019Inventors: Bing Li, David Roger Moore, William Christopher Alberts, John Richard Nelson
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Patent number: 10202636Abstract: An electrospinning approach is disclosed for generating a dissolvable formulation of a reagent of interest in a nanoscale fiber medium. In one embodiment, the nanoscale fibers can incorporate and stabilize biological agents of interest, such as for storage at room temperature for extended periods. In one implementation, the fibers can be produced in a continuous manner and dissolve rapidly.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2013Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Bing Li, David Roger Moore, William Christopher Alberts, John Richard Nelson
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Publication number: 20190009318Abstract: A method of manufacturing a metallic spring insert for use in a collar device is provided. The method comprises providing a flat, metallic blank unit, rolling the flat, metallic blank unit into a collar-shaped metallic unit, and stress relieving the collar-shaped metallic unit to form the metallic spring insert. The metallic spring is inserted into a collar device so as to be encased or inserted into a collar device to be worn on a user's neck and is configured to effect a mild compression of the user's jugular veins in order to reduce a risk of brain injury by concussive force.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2018Publication date: January 10, 2019Inventors: Ryan Nadeau, Sal Perfetto, Roger Moore, Thomas Gedge Williams
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Patent number: D891105Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2019Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: UNIFIED BRANDS, INC.Inventors: Michael P. Licata, Roger Moore, Mark Churchill