Patents by Inventor Sandeep Kumar

Sandeep Kumar 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).

  • PLANT PROMOTER FOR TRANSGENE EXPRESSION
    Publication number: 20180087063
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns compositions and methods for promoting transcription of a nucleotide sequence in a plant or plant cell, employing a promoter from a Brachypodium distachyon metallothionein-like gene (mtl). Some embodiments relate to a promoter from a Brachypodium distachyon metallothionein-like gene (mtl) that functions in plants to promote transcription of operably linked nucleotide sequences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Sandeep Kumar, Daren Hemingway, Carla Ausmus, Andrew F. Worden, Andrew Asberry
  • PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING PULP, ENERGY, AND BIODERIVATIVES FROM PLANT-BASED AND RECYCLED MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20180071706
    Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter relates to an industrial system for processing various plant materials to produce marketable materials. Particularly, the system integrates subcritical water extraction technology and includes a pre-processing module and a two-stage extractor (processing module) with constant control of temperature, pressure, and/or residence time. In some embodiments, the final product of the disclosed system can include feedstock constituents for biofuel production (sugars and/or oil), biochar, raw materials for various industries (such as pulp for manufacturing paper or cellulose for use in various industries). The disclosed system can be modular or non-modular, stationary or mobile, and can include prefabricated elements with programmed automatic or manual operation so that it can be easily moved and/or assembled on site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Sandeep Kumar, Peter Majeranowski, Igor Kostenyuk, Iulian Bobe, Florin Barla
  • Balloon launching apparatuses
    Patent number: 9914521
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to techniques for launching high-altitude balloons. In one aspect, a balloon launching system is provided. The balloon has a balloon envelope, a payload attached to the balloon envelope and a launching projection. The launching system includes a releasable restraint attached to the balloon between an apex and bottom of the balloon envelope. The releasable restraint is arranged to temporarily hold the balloon envelope. The launching system also includes a payload positioning assembly. The payload positioning assembly is configured to position the payload during launch of the balloon and includes a member configured to attach to the launching projection. When attached, the member is also configured to maintain the position of the payload relative to the balloon while the releasable restraint is temporarily holding the balloon envelope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: X Development LLC
    Inventors: Michael Hall-Snyder, Sandeep Kumar Giri, Shane Washburn, Joseph Charles Benedetto, Keegan Gartner
  • Root-preferred promoter from a brachypodium distachyon metallothionein-like gene
    Patent number: 9914933
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns compositions and methods for promoting transcription of a nucleotide sequence in a plant or plant cell, employing a promoter from a Brachypodium distachyon metallothionein-like gene (mtl). Some embodiments relate to a promoter from a Brachypodium distachyon metallothionein-like gene (mtl) that functions in plants to promote transcription of operably linked nucleotide sequences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Sandeep Kumar, Daren Hemingway, Carla Ausmus, Andrew F. Worden, Andrew Asberry
  • Common aggregator framework for SMS aggregators
    Patent number: 9917810
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for short messaging service (SMS) aggregation system setup. A computing platform (e.g., a server, a multi-processor server, a cloud array, a processor, etc.) is configured to receive messages over a network (e.g., an aggregator carrier network) and to deliver the messages to a processing entity executing on the computing platform. The processing entity receives messages comprising a set of SMS configuration parameters such as SMS configuration parameters to identify an SMS aggregator identifier and SMS configuration parameters comprising an aggregator network type and/or an aggregator carrier name. The SMS configuration parameters are stored for later retrieval and used when formatting and sending SMS messages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Suresh Kumar Kalyanaraman, Taran Deep Arora, Sandeep Kumar Gain, Gaurav Mathur
  • Root-preferred promoter from a metallothionein-like gene
    Patent number: 9914934
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns compositions and methods for promoting transcription of a nucleotide sequence in a plant or plant cell, employing a promoter from a Panicum virgatum metallothionein-like gene (mtl). Some embodiments relate to a promoter from a Panicum virgatum metallothionein-like gene (mtl) that functions in plants to promote transcription of operably linked nucleotide sequences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Sandeep Kumar, Daren Hemingway, Carla Ausmus, Andrew F. Worden, Andrew Asberry
  • Storage controller caching using symmetric storage class memory devices
    Patent number: 9916241
    Abstract: Systems and techniques for performing a data transaction are disclosed that provide data redundancy using two or more cache devices. In some embodiments, a data transaction is received by a storage controller of a storage system from a host system. The storage controller caches data and/or metadata associated with the data transaction to at least two cache devices that are discrete from the storage controller. After caching, the storage controller provides a transaction completion response to the host system from which the transaction was received. In some examples, each of the at least two cache devices includes a storage class memory. In some examples, the storage controller caches metadata to the at least two cache devices and to a controller cache of the storage controller, while data is cached to the at least two cache devices without being cached in the controller cache.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: NetApp, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian McKean, Gregory Friebus, Sandeep Kumar R. Ummadi, Pradeep Ganesan
  • Subcritical water assisted oil extraction and green coal production from oilseeds
    Patent number: 9914897
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods of optimizing energy recovery from oilseeds. The methods disclosed provide at least the ability to swell oilseeds and disrupt the cell walls (hulls) without changing the functionality and quality of oil; the process integration of removing the impurities from oilseeds, oil extraction, protein hydrolysis, and green coal production to maximize the energy recovery in the form of crude oil, polypeptides, oligopeptides, amino acids, and/or green coal from oilseeds; and heat integration during processing stages including subcritical water pretreatment, oil extraction, subcritical water post-treatment, and subcritical water carbonization to minimize the process heat requirement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Tyton Biosciences, LLC
    Inventors: Sandeep Kumar, Peter J. Majeranowski
  • NETWORK-ON-CHIP SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF GENERATING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20180069807
    Abstract: A network-on-chip (NoC) system includes a default communication path between a master device and a slave device, and a backup communication path between the master device and the slave device. The default communication path is configured to work in a normal operation state of the chip. The backup communication path is configured to replace the default communication path when a fault arises in the default communication path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: RAVI VENUGOPALAN, SANDEEP KUMAR GOEL, YUN-HAN LEE
  • Redundant key management
    Patent number: 9904788
    Abstract: A data storage service redundantly stores data and keys used to encrypt the data. Data objects are encrypted with first cryptographic keys. The first cryptographic keys are encrypted by second cryptographic keys. The first cryptographic keys and second cryptographic keys are redundantly stored in a data storage system to enable access of the data objects, such as to respond to requests to retrieve the data objects. The second cryptographic keys may be encrypted by third keys and redundantly stored in the event access to a second cryptographic key is lost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Sandeep Kumar, Gregory Branchek Roth, Gregory Alan Rubin, Mark Christopher Seigle, Kamran Tirdad
  • Battery management apparatus and method
    Patent number: 9895996
    Abstract: A battery management apparatus and method for use in an electrical vehicle has a plurality of individual batteries 34 provided within a battery pack 10. The battery pack is coupled to power vehicle traction 12 and a plurality of individually connectable vehicle appliances 18-26. A monitor keeps track of charge state by means of a battery monitor 44 on each battery relaying instant current to a processor 27. In a first embodiment, a charge allocation profile for the whole battery pack 10 is used where different appliances 18-26 have different amounts of charge capacity allocated to them and are disconnected when discharge exceeds their allocation and are reconnected during charging when their charge is again found. In a second embodiment, individual batteries 34 and appliances 18-26 are connected within a network configuration allowing anything to be connected to anything else.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Inventor: Sandeep Kumar Chintala
  • INPUT DEVICES IN HIGH LATENCY NETWORKS
    Publication number: 20180041565
    Abstract: A first computing device for interacting with an input device across a network includes a processor to run an executable capable of accepting device data, provide a data buffer queue size to a second computing device coupled to the network, and request the device data from the second computing device. The amount of data requested is less than or equal to the data buffer queue size. The device data is received from the second computing device to be provided to the executable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventor: SANDEEP KUMAR
  • TEST PROBING STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20180038894
    Abstract: A testing probe structure for wafer level testing semiconductor IC packaged devices under test (DUT). The structure includes a substrate, through substrate vias, a bump array formed on a first surface of the substrate for engaging a probe card, and at least one probing unit on a second surface of the substrate. The probing unit includes a conductive probe pad formed on one surface of the substrate and at least one microbump interconnected to the pad. The pads are electrically coupled to the bump array through the vias. Some embodiments include a plurality of microbumps associated with the pad which are configured to engage a mating array of microbumps on the DUT. In some embodiments, the DUT may be probed by applying test signals from a probe card through the bump and microbump arrays without direct probing of the DUT microbumps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Mill-Jer Wang, Ching-Fang Chen, Sandeep Kumar Goel, Chung-Sheng Yuan, Chao-Yang Yeh, Chin-Chou Liu, Yun-Han Lee, Hung-Chih Lin
  • Maize ubiquitin promoters
    Patent number: 9885054
    Abstract: The Zea mays c.v. B73 Ubiquitin-1 (Z. mays c.v. B73 Ubi-1) promoter drives high levels of constitutive transgene expression in plants. Repeated use of the same Z. mays c.v. B73 Ubi-1 promoter in multi-gene constructs may also lead to gene silencing, thereby making transgenic products less efficacious. Provided are gene regulatory promoter elements, constructs, and methods for expressing a transgene in plant cells and/or plant tissues using gene regulatory elements from the Ubi-1 promoter of a different Zea species, Z. luxurians v2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Sandeep Kumar, Manju Gupta, Terry R. Wright, Susan M. Jayne, Doug A. Smith, Diaa Alabed
  • CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING SCAN CHAIN FAILURES
    Publication number: 20180031634
    Abstract: A circuit includes a plurality of scan chains arranged in a ring network topology. Each scan chain includes a plurality of scan blocks, each of the plurality of scan blocks including a storage element and a switching device. Each switching device includes a first input configured to receive an output of a storage element in a different scan chain from the scan chain in which the switching device is disposed, and a second input configured to receive one of a function logic signal or a test scan signal. The switching device configured to selectively couple the first input or the second input to an input of the storage element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventor: Sandeep Kumar GOEL
  • POLYMERIC BLEND CONTAINING POLY ALPHA-1,3-GLUCAN
    Publication number: 20170362345
    Abstract: A polymeric blend composition comprising: (a) from about 1 to about 99 wt. % of a polymer; and (b) from about 1 to about 75 wt. % poly alpha-1,3-glucan is disclosed. The addition of alpha-1,3-glucan as a polymer filler can increase the tensile modulus, tensile strength and oxygen barrier properties of the polymeric blend composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Natnael Behabtu, Sandeep Kumar, Jayme L. Paullin
  • Methodologies and Compositions for Creating Targeted Recombination and Breaking Linkage Between Traits
    Publication number: 20170362600
    Abstract: The current disclosure relates to methods and compositions for improving plant varieties through plant breeding and plant genetics. For instance, the disclosure concerns increasing the recombination frequency of a heterozygous trait genetically linked to a second trait within plants. Further, the disclosure concerns breaking the genetic linkage between a first allele and a second allele.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Sandeep Kumar, Andrew F. Worden, Stephen Novak, Ryan M. Lee
  • SCAN ARCHITECTURE FOR INTERCONNECT TESTING IN 3D INTEGRATED CIRCUITS
    Publication number: 20170350939
    Abstract: A device comprises a first die; and a second die stacked below the first die with interconnections between the first die and the second die. A least one of the first die or the second die has a circuit for performing a function and provides a functional path. Each of the first and second dies comprise a plurality of latches, including a respective latch corresponding to each one of the interconnections; and a plurality of multiplexers. Each multiplexer is connected to a respective one of the plurality of latches and arranged for receiving and selecting one of a scan test pattern or a signal from the functional path for outputting during a scan chain test of the first die and second die.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sandeep Kumar GOEL, Yun-Han LEE, Saman M.I. ADHAM, Marat GERSHOIG
  • Write mirroring to storage class memory devices
    Patent number: 9836404
    Abstract: Systems and techniques are disclosed for the mirroring of cache data from a storage controller to a storage class memory (“SCM”) device. The storage controller receives a write request, caches the write data, and mirrors the write data to the SCM device instead of to a cache of another storage controller. The SCM device stores the mirrored data in the SCM device. The storage controller acknowledges the write to the host. If the storage controller later fails, an alternate controller assumes ownership of storage volumes associated with the failed controller. Upon receipt of a new read request to the failed controller, the alternate controller checks the SCM device for a cache hit. If there is, the data is read from the SCM device; otherwise, it is read from the storage volume(s). The read data is cached at the alternate controller and then sent on to the requesting host.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: NetApp, Inc.
    Inventors: Sandeep Kumar R. Ummadi, Brian McKean, Gregory Friebus, Pradeep Ganesan
  • Face gear
    Patent number: D807419
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Paul N. Herrmann, Steven J. Cochren, Sandeep Kumar, Steven A. Rudko, Stephen P. Radzevich, Matthew G. Fox, Daniel Philip Fisher