Patents by Inventor Sarah O'CONNOR

Sarah O'CONNOR 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).

  • Patent number: 12340673
    Abstract: A fall monitor has a first wireless communications receiver and a second wireless communications receiver. The second receiver receives wireless communications according to a different communications protocol than the first receiver. A fall detection pad includes a wireless communications module having a first pad transmitter configured to communicate with the first receiver to transmit a pairing communication when the fall detection pad is placed in proximity to the first receiver and a second pad transmitter configured to communicate with the second receiver when the fall detection pad is paired with the fall monitor display unit to transmit the fall alarm communication when the fall detection pad determines that a patient has removed pressure from the fall detection pad. A clinician key may be provided that is configured to communicate with the first receiver to provide a hold status for the alarm signal of the display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: DeRoyal Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Dhanvin S. Desai, Ethan Valentine, Walter C. Cowart, Sarah O. Davis, Evan Reese, Nick Sinas, Troy Cayon, Anthony Ford
  • Publication number: 20250196491
    Abstract: A method of forming nonplanar nanostructures on a substrate is disclosed. The method includes treating a portion of the surface of the substrate so as to affect its properties. A film is then applied to the substrate after the surface engineering has been completed. Energy is then applied to the film, causing it to delaminate in the regions where the surface was treated, thereby creating the nonplanar nanostructures. The surface treatment may include the application of a self-assembled molecular (SAM) layer, which includes an anchoring group that allows assembly on the surface of the substrate, and also has a functional group that has the desired interaction with the film. The nonplanar nanostructures may be used to form nanoswitches, resonators, and strain engineered surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Inventors: Farnaz Niroui, Sarah O. Spector, Peter Franklin Satterthwaite
  • Publication number: 20250166438
    Abstract: There is described a lock box 1 comprising a cavity 2 for receiving an item; and a locking mechanism 3 for controlling access to the cavity 2: wherein the locking mechanism 3 is arranged to allow access to the cavity 2 in dependence on the meeting of a condition set by a controlling party.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Publication date: May 22, 2025
    Inventor: Sarah O'REILLY
  • Patent number: 12264349
    Abstract: The invention relates to enzymes and methods for producing a monoterpenoid compound. In one aspect, the invention is a method for producing a monoterpenoid compound, comprising the steps of (1) providing a monoterpenoid precursor; (2) providing a NEPS enzyme; and (3) contacting the monoterpenoid precursor with the enzyme under catalytic conditions to produce an monoterpenoid compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: John Innes Centre
    Inventors: Sarah O'Connor, Benjamin Robert Lichman
  • Patent number: 12239563
    Abstract: An adjustable length brace includes an elongate body encircling portion having a free end having an adjustable length; and an end portion releasably attachable to the free end of the body encircling portion. The length of the brace may be adjusted by adjusting the length of the body encircling portion by adjusting the length of the free end of the body encircling portion, and connecting the end portion to the free end of the body encircling portion to adjust the length of the brace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: DeRoyal Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Modglin, Karen M. Clements, Charles J. French, III, Sarah O. Davis, Michael R. Galante, Gregory S. Hodge
  • Publication number: 20250034014
    Abstract: Systems and methods for enabling dynamic treatment of substances are disclosed. Such treatment conditions may include, by way of example, systems and methods for dynamically aerating wastewater within zones of a system in response to the operating parameters of at least one downstream zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: John Koch, David Mullins, Scott Mleziva, William King, Sarah O. Elger
  • Publication number: 20240262725
    Abstract: Systems and methods for enabling dynamic volumetric transitioning and segmentation of treatment conditions are disclosed. Such treatment conditions may include, by way of example, systems and methods for dynamically transitioning treatment environments within a reactor for activated sludge treatment processes. Such environments may include anaerobic, anoxic, fermentation, suboxic, and aerobic environments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2024
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Inventors: Sarah O. Elger, David D. Lauer, John Edward Koch
  • Publication number: 20240252339
    Abstract: An article of manufacture for providing an adjustable cervical collar according to the present invention contains a lower support arm, a pivotable upper chin support arm coupled to the lower support on opposing sides, and a rear support member removably attachable from the lower support arm. The lower support arm includes a lower support arm cover, a lower support arm frame, and a pair of lower support arm locking mechanisms. The pivotable upper chin support arm is coupled to the lower support on opposing sides; the upper chin support arm includes a pair of chin support arm outer components and a chin support arm center component. The rear support member is removably attachable from the lower support arm; the rear support member includes a rear support member frame component and a pair of rear support member attachment straps for coupling the rear support member to the lower support arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Applicant: DeRoyal Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Walter Cleveland Cowart, Sarah O Davis, Nicholas John Poker, John Connor Brown, Charles Joseph French, III, Rebecca Laughon, Dhanvin Sunil Desai
  • Patent number: 11993524
    Abstract: Systems and methods for enabling dynamic volumetric transitioning and segmentation of treatment conditions are disclosed. Such treatment conditions may include, by way of example, systems and methods for dynamically transitioning treatment environments within a reactor for activated sludge treatment processes. Such environments may include anaerobic, anoxic, fermentation, suboxic, and aerobic environments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Enviromix, Inc
    Inventors: Sarah O. Elger, David D. Lauer, John Edward Koch, III
  • Publication number: 20230338180
    Abstract: An adjustable length brace includes an elongate body encircling portion having a free end having an adjustable length; and an end portion releasably attachable to the free end of the body encircling portion. The length of the brace may be adjusted by adjusting the length of the body encircling portion by adjusting the length of the free end of the body encircling portion, and connecting the end portion to the free end of the body encircling portion to adjust the length of the brace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: DeRoyal Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Modglin, Karen M. Clements, Charles J. French, III, Sarah O. Davis, Michael R. Galante, Gregory S. Hodge
  • Patent number: 11752026
    Abstract: An adjustable length brace includes an elongate body encircling portion having a free end having an adjustable length; and an end portion releasably attachable to the free end of the body encircling portion. The length of the brace may be adjusted by adjusting the length of the body encircling portion by adjusting the length of the free end of the body encircling portion, and connecting the end portion to the free end of the body encircling portion to adjust the length of the brace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: DeRoyal Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Modglin, Karen M. Clements, Charles J. French, III, Sarah O. Davis, Michael R. Galante, Gregory S. Hodge
  • Publication number: 20230175914
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for detecting a gas leak at a field site, the system having at least one gas sensor, an acoustic sensor, and a processing unit having a processor and a non-transitory computer readable storage media storing instructions, the processing unit configured to receive signals from the at least one gas sensor and the acoustic sensor. When the instructions are executed by the processor of the processing unit, the signals received from the at least one gas sensor and the acoustic sensor are analyzed to determine a presence of a gas leak, the presence of the gas leak determined if at least one signal received from the gas sensor is above a first gas threshold value and at least one signal received from the acoustic sensor is above a first acoustic threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Justice Diven, Scott Feldman-Peabody, Zach Wilcock, David Cox, Sarah O'Neil
  • Publication number: 20230038072
    Abstract: Systems and methods for enabling dynamic volumetric transitioning and segmentation of treatment conditions are disclosed. Such treatment conditions may include, by way of example, systems and methods for dynamically transitioning treatment environments within a reactor for activated sludge treatment processes. Such environments may include anaerobic, anoxic, fermentation, suboxic, and aerobic environments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Sarah O. Elger, David D. Lauer, John Edward Koch, III
  • Publication number: 20220381780
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods and kits for determining a SARS-CoV-2 strain in a sample. The invention further provides methods and kits for detecting a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in a target nucleic acid, wherein the target nucleic acid is a SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid. The invention further provides methods and kits for detecting one or more antibody biomarkers in a sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Jacob N. WOHLSTADTER, George SIGAL, James WILBUR, Jeffery DEBAD, Hans BIEBUYCK, Priscilla KRAI, Alan KISHBAUGH, Leonid DZANTIEV, Christopher SHELBURNE, Christopher CAMPBELL, Anastasia AKSYUK, Adrian MCDERMOTT, Sarah O'CONNELL, Sandeep NARPALA, Chien Li LIN
  • Publication number: 20220297067
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing aeration and mixing to a substance in a containment unit are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Sarah O. Elger, Tyler J. Kunz, William W. King, JR., Theodore K. Jenkins, David D. Lauer
  • Patent number: 11427842
    Abstract: The complex chemistry underlying the extensive transformations involved in terpene indole alkaloid synthesis makes identification of the biosynthetic genes challenging. The present invention relates to methods for producing a terpene indole alkaloid derivative, comprising the steps of: (1) providing a terpene indole alkaloid; and (2) providing a first enzyme termed “Precondylocarpine Acetate Synthase” (PAS) or a functional variant or homologue thereof; and/or a second enzyme termed “Dehydroprecondylocarpine Acetate Synthase” (DPAS) or a functional variant or homologue thereof, and optionally providing further identified enzymes involved in this pathway. The invention also encompasses related kits, enzymes, expression vectors, host cells and plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: John Innes Centre
    Inventors: Sarah O'Connor, Lorenzo Caputi, Richard Payne, Jakob Franke, Scott Farrow
  • Publication number: 20220213493
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions and methods related to modulating the gastrointestinal tract. In particular, the present disclosure provides a novel therapeutic strategy for selective modulation of the gut microbiota bile acid pool using bile acid hydrolases (BSHs) for the prevention and treatment of diseases such as obesity, diabetes, Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), liver and colon cancer, and Clostridioides difficile infections, among others.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: North Carolina State University
    Inventors: Rodolphe BARRANGOU, Casey THERIOT, Sarah O'FLAHERTY, Matthew FOLEY
  • Patent number: D1057966
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: DeRoyal Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Sarah O Davis, Nicholas John Poker, John Connor Brown, Charles Joseph French, III, Rebecca Laughon, Dhanvin Sunil Desai, Walter Cleveland Cowart
  • Patent number: D1059610
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: DeRoyal Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Sarah O Davis, Nicholas John Poker, John Connor Brown, Charles Joseph French, III, Rebecca Laughon, Dhanvin Sunil Desai, Walter Cleveland Cowart
  • Patent number: D1060689
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: DeRoyal Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Sarah O Davis, Nicholas John Poker, John Connor Brown, Charles Joseph French, III, Rebecca Laughon, Dhanvin Sunil Desai, Walter Cleveland Cowart