Patents by Inventor Ronald A. Evans
Ronald A. Evans 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: 11969502Abstract: A composition configured for oral use is provided, the composition including a filler in an amount of at least 20% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition, and at least one active ingredient including one or more botanical materials, stimulants, amino acids, vitamins, antioxidants, cannabinoids, pharmaceutical agents, or a combination thereof. The composition further includes a salt and at least one sweetener. The composition has a moisture content of at least about 40% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2021Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITEDInventors: Christopher Keller, Ronald K. Hutchens, Thomas H. Poole, Nicolas Von Cosmos, Anthony Richard Gerardi, Chris J. Grimes, Steven Lee Alderman, Darrell Eugene Holton, Jr., Ross Jay Oden, Matthew Evan Lampe, Michael Andrew Zawadzki, Kristen Spielbauer
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Patent number: 11957314Abstract: A surgical visualization and medical imaging device and related computer based imaging methods and systems are disclosed. The surgical devices of the present invention use indocyanine green dye combined with a plastic, and are used in enhanced surgical imaging in applications such as robotically assisted surgeries. A near infrared light source, such as an 805 nm laser, may be used to excite the surgical device so that the device emits 835 nm light. Both the excitation and emission wavelengths penetrate tissue and blood, and provide enhanced imaging of surgical procedures. The resulting fluorescence image allows a user to readily determine relative tissue depth, to identify tissue inhomogeneity, to detect masses or tissue irregularities, to pinpoint anatomical holes, and to visualize tears.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2018Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: University of RochesterInventors: Paula Jaye Doyle, Jay Evan Reeder, Ronald Wesley Wood
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Publication number: 20240101962Abstract: The invention features pancreatic islet and pancreatic organoids, and cell cultures and methods that are useful for the rapid and reliable generation of pancreatic islet and pancreatic islet organoids. The invention also features methods of treating pancreatic diseases and methods of identifying agents that are useful for treatment of pancreatic diseases, such as type 2 diabetes and pancreatic cancer, using the pancreatic islet and pancreatic organoids of the invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Applicant: Salk Institute for Biological StudiesInventors: Ronald EVANS, Michael DOWNES, Annette ATKINS, Eiji YOSHIHARA, Ruth YU
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Publication number: 20240083580Abstract: An aircraft store ejector systems and subsystems thereof. Embodiments can include a two-reservoir re-pressurization system wherein a remote reservoir is used to maintain desired pressure in a local ejector reservoir. The system can include a release valve having a vent valve and valve piston. The release valve can control release of pressurized gas to a pitch control valve. The pitch control valve can be configured to distribute the pressurized gas between two or more ejector piston assemblies. One or more of the ejector piston assemblies can include multiple concentric piston stages and piston chambers, the piston chambers configured to contain a volume of gas. The ejector piston assemblies can be configured to compress the volume of gas within the piston chambers as the piston stages are extended out from the aircraft. Such compression can provide a return force to the piston stages.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Lee Allen Tobias, Sohrab John Talebian, Robert Ronald Evans
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Publication number: 20240078422Abstract: An optoelectronic computing system includes a first semiconductor die having a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) and a second semiconductor die having an electronic integrated circuit (EIC). The PIC includes optical waveguides, in which input values are encoded on respective optical signals carried by the optical waveguides. The PIC includes an optical copying distribution network having optical splitters. The PIC includes an array of optoelectronic circuitry sections, each receiving an optical wave from one of the output ports of the optical copying distribution network, and each optoelectronic circuitry section includes: at least one photodetector detecting at least one optical wave from the optoelectronic operation. The EIC includes electrical input ports receiving respective electrical values.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Huaiyu Meng, Yichen Shen, Yelong Xu, Gilbert Hendry, Longwu Ou, Jingdong Deng, Ronald Gagnon, Cheng-Kuan Lu, Maurice Steinman, Mike Evans, Jianhua Wu
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Patent number: 11858634Abstract: An aircraft store ejector systems and subsystems thereof. Embodiments can include a two-reservoir re-pressurization system wherein a remote reservoir is used to maintain desired pressure in a local ejector reservoir. The system can include a release valve having a vent valve and valve piston. The release valve can control release of pressurized gas to a pitch control valve. The pitch control valve can be configured to distribute the pressurized gas between two or more ejector piston assemblies. One or more of the ejector piston assemblies can include multiple concentric piston stages and piston chambers, the piston chambers configured to contain a volume of gas. The ejector piston assemblies can be configured to compress the volume of gas within the piston chambers as the piston stages are extended out from the aircraft. Such compression can provide a return force to the piston stages.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Marvin Engineering Co., Inc.Inventors: Lee Allen Tobias, Sohrab John Talebian, Robert Ronald Evans
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Patent number: 11760977Abstract: The invention features pancreatic islet and pancreatic organoids, and cell cultures and methods that are useful for the rapid and reliable generation of pancreatic islet and pancreatic islet organoids. The invention also features methods of treating pancreatic diseases and methods of identifying agents that are useful for treatment of pancreatic diseases, such as type 2 diabetes and pancreatic cancer, using the pancreatic islet and pancreatic organoids of the invention.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2017Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIESInventors: Ronald Evans, Michael Downes, Annette Atkins, Eiji Yoshihara, Ruth Yu
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Patent number: 11685901Abstract: The invention features pancreatic islet and pancreatic organoids, and cell cultures and methods that are useful for the rapid and reliable generation of pancreatic islet and pancreatic islet organoids. The invention also features methods of treating pancreatic diseases and methods of identifying agents that are useful for treatment of pancreatic diseases, such as type 2 diabetes and pancreatic cancer, using the pancreatic islet and pancreatic organoids of the invention.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2022Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Salk Institute for Biological StudiesInventors: Ronald Evans, Michael Downes, Annette Atkins, Eiji Yoshihara, Ruth Yu
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Publication number: 20230094670Abstract: An aircraft store ejector systems and subsystems thereof. Embodiments can include a two-reservoir re-pressurization system wherein a remote reservoir is used to maintain desired pressure in a local ejector reservoir. The system can include a release valve having a vent valve and valve piston. The release valve can control release of pressurized gas to a pitch control valve. The pitch control valve can be configured to distribute the pressurized gas between two or more ejector piston assemblies. One or more of the ejector piston assemblies can include multiple concentric piston stages and piston chambers, the piston chambers configured to contain a volume of gas. The ejector piston assemblies can be configured to compress the volume of gas within the piston chambers as the piston stages are extended out from the aircraft. Such compression can provide a return force to the piston stages.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2022Publication date: March 30, 2023Inventors: Lee Allen Tobias, Sohrab John Talebian, Robert Ronald Evans
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Publication number: 20230078590Abstract: The invention features compositions and methods treating or preventing for age-related insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes and related disorders. The method involves depleting fTreg cells with an anti-ST2 antibody to decrease age-related fTreg accumulation and restore insulin sensitivity, thereby treating age-related insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes and related disorders.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Applicant: Salk Institute for Biological StudiesInventors: Sagar P. BAPAT, Ye ZHENG, Ronald EVANS, Michael DOWNES, Annette R. ATKINS, Ruth T. YU
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Publication number: 20220315901Abstract: The invention generally features compositions comprising induced pluripotent stem cell progenitors (also termed reprogramming progenitor cells) and methods of isolating such cells. The invention also provides compositions comprising induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) derived from such progenitor cells. Induced pluripotent stem cell progenitors generate iPSCs at high efficiency.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2020Publication date: October 6, 2022Applicant: SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIESInventors: RONALD EVANS, MICHAEL DOWNES, YASUYUKI KIDA, TERUHISA KAWAMURA, ZONG WEI, RUTH T. YU, ANNETTE R. ATKINS
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Patent number: 11427320Abstract: An aircraft store ejector systems and subsystems thereof. Embodiments can include a two-reservoir re-pressurization system wherein a remote reservoir is used to maintain desired pressure in a local ejector reservoir. The system can include a release valve having a vent valve and valve piston. The release valve can control release of pressurized gas to a pitch control valve. The pitch control valve can be configured to distribute the pressurized gas between two or more ejector piston assemblies. One or more of the ejector piston assemblies can include multiple concentric piston stages and piston chambers, the piston chambers configured to contain a volume of gas. The ejector piston assemblies can be configured to compress the volume of gas within the piston chambers as the piston stages are extended out from the aircraft. Such compression can provide a return force to the piston stages.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2021Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Marvin Engineering Co., Inc.Inventors: Lee Allen Tobias, Sohrab John Talebian, Robert Ronald Evans
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Patent number: 11428697Abstract: The invention features compositions and methods treating or preventing for age-related insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes and related disorders. The method involves depleting fTreg cells with an anti-ST2 antibody to decrease age-related fTreg accumulation and restore insulin sensitivity, thereby treating age-related insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes and related disorders.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2019Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIESInventors: Sagar P. Bapat, Ye Zheng, Ronald Evans, Michael Downes, Annette R. Atkins, Ruth T. Yu
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Publication number: 20220220446Abstract: The invention features pancreatic islet and pancreatic organoids, and cell cultures and methods that are useful for the rapid and reliable generation of pancreatic islet and pancreatic islet organoids. The invention also features methods of treating pancreatic diseases and methods of identifying agents that are useful for treatment of pancreatic diseases, such as type 2 diabetes and pancreatic cancer, using the pancreatic islet and pancreatic organoids of the invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2022Publication date: July 14, 2022Applicant: Salk Institute for Biological StudiesInventors: Ronald EVANS, Michael DOWNES, Annette ATKINS, Eiji YOSHIHARA, Ruth YU
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Publication number: 20220097851Abstract: An aircraft store ejector systems and subsystems thereof. Embodiments can include a two-reservoir re-pressurization system wherein a remote reservoir is used to maintain desired pressure in a local ejector reservoir. The system can include a release valve having a vent valve and valve piston. The release valve can control release of pressurized gas to a pitch control valve. The pitch control valve can be configured to distribute the pressurized gas between two or more ejector piston assemblies. One or more of the ejector piston assemblies can include multiple concentric piston stages and piston chambers, the piston chambers configured to contain a volume of gas. The ejector piston assemblies can be configured to compress the volume of gas within the piston chambers as the piston stages are extended out from the aircraft. Such compression can provide a return force to the piston stages.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2021Publication date: March 31, 2022Inventors: Lee Allen Tobias, Sohrab John Talebian, Robert Ronald Evans
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Publication number: 20210363490Abstract: The invention features cells, islet-like cells, pancreatic islets and organoids (e.g., human islet-like organoids or HILOs), as well as cell cultures and methods that are useful for the rapid and reliable generation of cells and organoids, such as pancreatic islets and organoids, that are sustainable in vivo and that evade immune detection, rejection and autoimmunity. The invention also features methods of treating pancreatic diseases, such as type 2 diabetes, and pancreatic cancer, using the cells, islet-like cells, pancreatic islets and organoids (e.g., HILOs) that are designed to modulate the activity of immune cells that would otherwise react against them.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2019Publication date: November 25, 2021Applicant: SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIESInventors: Eiji YOSHIHARA, Ruth YU, Michael DOWNES, Ronald EVANS, Annette ATKINS
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Patent number: 11174026Abstract: An aircraft store ejector systems and subsystems thereof. Embodiments can include a two-reservoir re-pressurization system wherein a remote reservoir is used to maintain desired pressure in a local ejector reservoir. The system can include a release valve having a vent valve and valve piston. The release valve can control release of pressurized gas to a pitch control valve. The pitch control valve can be configured to distribute the pressurized gas between two or more ejector piston assemblies. One or more of the ejector piston assemblies can include multiple concentric piston stages and piston chambers, the piston chambers configured to contain a volume of gas. The ejector piston assemblies can be configured to compress the volume of gas within the piston chambers as the piston stages are extended out from the aircraft. Such compression can provide a return force to the piston stages.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2019Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: MARVIN ENGINEERING CO., INC.Inventors: Lee Allen Tobias, Sohrab John Talebian, Robert Ronald Evans
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Patent number: 11059585Abstract: An aircraft store ejector systems and subsystems thereof. Embodiments can include a two-reservoir re-pressurization system wherein a remote reservoir is used to maintain desired pressure in a local ejector reservoir. The system can include a release valve having a vent valve and valve piston. The release valve can control release of pressurized gas to a pitch control valve. The pitch control valve can be configured to distribute the pressurized gas between two or more ejector piston assemblies. One or more of the ejector piston assemblies can include multiple concentric piston stages and piston chambers, the piston chambers configured to contain a volume of gas. The ejector piston assemblies can be configured to compress the volume of gas within the piston chambers as the piston stages are extended out from the aircraft. Such compression can provide a return force to the piston stages.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2019Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: MARVIN ENGINEERING CO., INC.Inventors: Lee Allen Tobias, Sohrab John Talebian, Robert Ronald Evans
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Patent number: 10920199Abstract: The invention generally features compositions comprising induced pluripotent stem cell progenitors (also termed reprogramming progenitor cells) and methods of isolating such cells. The invention also provides compositions comprising induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) derived from such progenitor cells. Induced pluripotent stem cell progenitors generate iPSCs at high efficiency. In particular embodiments the invention is predicated upon increased expression of an estrogen related receptor and changes in the oxidative and glycolytic pathways.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2016Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIESInventors: Ronald Evans, Michael Downes, Yasuyuki Kida, Teruhisa Kawamura, Zong Wei, Ruth T. Yu, Annette R. Atkins
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Publication number: 20200290738Abstract: An aircraft store ejector systems and subsystems thereof. Embodiments can include a two-reservoir re-pressurization system wherein a remote reservoir is used to maintain desired pressure in a local ejector reservoir. The system can include a release valve having a vent valve and valve piston. The release valve can control release of pressurized gas to a pitch control valve. The pitch control valve can be configured to distribute the pressurized gas between two or more ejector piston assemblies. One or more of the ejector piston assemblies can include multiple concentric piston stages and piston chambers, the piston chambers configured to contain a volume of gas. The ejector piston assemblies can be configured to compress the volume of gas within the piston chambers as the piston stages are extended out from the aircraft. Such compression can provide a return force to the piston stages.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2019Publication date: September 17, 2020Inventors: Lee Allen Tobias, Sohrab John Talebian, Robert Ronald Evans