Patents by Inventor Sean Daugherty

Sean Daugherty 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: 12283148
    Abstract: An aerosol delivery or electronic nicotine delivery systems (“ENDS”) device may include smoking articles that produce aerosol. The device may operate upon authentication. The authentication may first include an age verification before an authentication allows for operation of the device. The authentication may include a control signal communication to the device. The control signal communication may include an audio signal, such as an authentication tone that is detected by a microphone or pressure sensor on the device. The control signal communication may include a visual, optical, or light signal that is detected by a light sensor or photodiode on the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: RAI STRATEGIC HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Sawyer Hubbard, Charles A. Leyes, Vince Ireland, Sean Daugherty, Sean Lukan, Jared Aller
  • Patent number: 12259396
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods that can be used to determine a peptide signature for an antibody repertoire in a sample comprising multiple antibodies. The method can be used to characterize a phenotype in a sample, such as providing a diagnosis, prognosis or theranosis of a medical condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Serimmune Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Sean Daugherty, Kathryn Vinaya Louise Kamath, Jack Ryan Reifert
  • Patent number: 12245639
    Abstract: A test fixture for testing aerosol provision devices includes a housing, a plurality of testing modules disposed at the housing where each of the testing modules includes a cavity configured to receive a portion of an aerosol provision device, and processing circuitry operably coupled to the testing modules. Each of the testing modules is configured to interface with an assembly of a respective one of the aerosol provision devices to transition the assembly between an initial state and a transitioned state during a functional test controlled by the processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to conduct the functional test of at least two of the testing modules simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: RAI STRATEGIC HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventor: Sean Daugherty
  • Publication number: 20250072519
    Abstract: An aerosol delivery device may include a rechargeable power source configured to provide power to generate an aerosol, device electronics configured to generate the aerosol responsive to application of the power from the power source, and a lock assembly configured to perform either one or both of preventing recharging the power source and preventing the application of the power from the power source to the device electronics in a locked state, and to enable recharging the power source and the application of power from the power source to the device electronics in an unlocked state. The lock assembly may be configured to detect a wake event while the lock assembly is in the locked state, wake the lock assembly in response to the wake event, perform an authentication process, and, in response to completing the authentication process, transition the lock assembly between the locked state and the unlocked state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventors: Sean Daugherty, Sean Lukan, Vincent Ireland
  • Patent number: 12232543
    Abstract: An electronic nicotine delivery systems (“ENDS”) device may include aerosol delivery devices such as smoking articles that produce aerosol. The device may include a cartridge for the aerosol production. The cartridge is assigned a unique identifier that is approved for a user or that user's device such that the cartridge and/or the device only operate when approved. The unique identifiers help with user identification, tracking, and age verification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: RAI STRATEGIC HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventor: Sean Daugherty
  • Patent number: 12209120
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides activatable binding polypeptides (ABPs), which contain a target binding moiety (TBM), a masking moiety (MM), and a cleavable moiety (CM). The present disclosure provides activatable antibody compositions, which contain a TBM containing an antigen binding domain (ABD), a MM and a CM. Furthermore the present disclosure also provides ABPs which contain a first TBM, a second TBM and a CM. The ABPs exhibit an “activatable” conformation such that at least one of the TBMs is less accessible to target when uncleaved than after cleavage of the CM in the presence of a cleaving agent capable of cleaving the CM. The disclosure further provides libraries of candidate ABPs, methods of screening to identify such ABPs, and methods of use. The disclosure further provides ABPs having TBMs that bind VEGF, CTLA-4, or VCAM, ABPs having a first TBM that binds VEGF and a second TBM that binds FGF, as well as compositions and methods of use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignees: The Regents of the University of California, CytomX Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Sean Daugherty, Nancy Stagliano, Jerry Thomas, Kathryn Kamath, James W. West, Sanjay Khare, Jason Sagert
  • Patent number: 12178258
    Abstract: An aerosol delivery device may include a rechargeable power source configured to provide power to generate an aerosol, device electronics configured to generate the aerosol responsive to application of the power from the power source, and a lock assembly configured to perform either one or both of preventing recharging the power source and preventing the application of the power from the power source to the device electronics in a locked state, and to enable recharging the power source and the application of power from the power source to the device electronics in an unlocked state. The lock assembly may be configured to detect a wake event while the lock assembly is in the locked state, wake the lock assembly in response to the wake event, perform an authentication process, and, in response to completing the authentication process, transition the lock assembly between the locked state and the unlocked state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: RAI STRATEGIC HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Sean Daugherty, Sean Lukan, Vincent Ireland
  • Publication number: 20240402189
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods that can be used to determine a peptide signature for an antibody repertoire in a sample comprising multiple antibodies. The method can be used to characterize a phenotype in a sample, such as providing a diagnosis, prognosis or theranosis of a medical condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Patrick Sean Daugherty, Kathryn Vinaya Louise Kamath, Jack Ryan Reifert
  • Patent number: 12146884
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods that can be used to determine a peptide signature for an antibody repertoire in a sample comprising multiple antibodies. The method can be used to characterize a phenotype in a sample, such as providing a diagnosis, prognosis or theranosis of a medical condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Serimmune Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Sean Daugherty, Kathryn Vinaya Louise Kamath, Jack Ryan Reifert
  • Patent number: 12133559
    Abstract: A method of preventing unauthorized use of an aerosol provision device may include receiving a wireless signal including an unlock code for unlocking the aerosol provision device, processing the wireless signal to determine host device characterization information or environmental context information, tuning processing circuitry to process the unlock code based on the host device characterization information or environmental context information, and transitioning the aerosol provision device from a locked state to an unlocked state responsive to processing the unlock code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: RAI STRATEGIC HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Sean Daugherty, Sean Lukan, Robert Logan Garris, Keith Anderson
  • Publication number: 20240341367
    Abstract: An aerosol delivery device may include a rechargeable power source configured to provide power to generate an aerosol, device electronics configured to generate the aerosol responsive to application of the power from the power source, and an authentication module. The authentication module may include a separate chip or circuit board relative to the device electronics. The authentication module may be inserted into the aerosol delivery device between the power source and the device electronics to control provision of the power to the device electronics for generation of the aerosol or between the power source and a charge port of the aerosol delivery device to control charging of the power source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Sean Daugherty, Sean Lukan, Vincent Ireland
  • Publication number: 20240312279
    Abstract: A charger for an electronic nicotine delivery systems (“ENDS”) device, which may include aerosol delivery devices provides functionality for authentication, including age verification. Such devices may be restricted based on age or other factors that require some form of authentication, verification, and/or identification to satisfy the restriction. The accessory or charger may provide or connect with a verification system for confirming an age of a user. If the authentication or verification is not satisfied, the charger or accessory will not charge the device, rendering it unusable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: Sawyer Hubbard, Leigh Ann Joyce, Jared Aller, Jake Novak, Sean Daugherty
  • Patent number: 12087117
    Abstract: An aerosol delivery or electronic nicotine delivery systems (“ENDS”) device may include smoking articles that produce aerosol. The device may operate upon authentication. The authentication may first include an age verification before an authentication allows for operation of the device. The authentication may include a control signal communication to the device. The control signal communication may include an audio signal, such as an authentication tone that is detected by a microphone or pressure sensor on the device. The control signal communication may include a visual, optical, or light signal that is detected by a light sensor or photodiode on the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: RAI STRATEGIC HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Sawyer Hubbard, Charles A. Leyes, Vince Ireland, Sean Daugherty, Sean Lukan, Jared Aller
  • Patent number: 12070082
    Abstract: A test fixture for testing aerosol provision devices may include a housing, a plurality of testing modules disposed at the housing where each of the testing modules includes a cavity configured to receive a portion of an aerosol provision device, and processing circuitry operably coupled to the testing modules. Each of the testing modules may be configured to interface with an assembly of a respective one of the aerosol provision devices to transition the assembly between an initial state and a transitioned state during a functional test controlled by the processing circuitry. The processing circuitry may be configured to conduct the functional test of at least two of the testing modules simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: RAI STRATEGIC HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Logan Garris, Sean Lukan, Jim Marting, Sean Daugherty, Austin Carpenter, Spencer Mougey, Keith Anderson
  • Patent number: 12063983
    Abstract: A test fixture for testing aerosol provision devices may include one or more testing modules including a cavity configured to receive a portion of an aerosol provision device, processing circuitry operably coupled to the one or more testing modules, and an impedance-based interface module configured to detect insertion of the aerosol provision device into the test fixture and automatically transition the aerosol provision device to a locked state. The processing circuitry may be configured to provide a transition signal to the aerosol provision device to transition the aerosol provision device between the locked state and an unlocked state during a functional test controlled by the processing circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: RAI STRATEGIC HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventor: Sean Daugherty
  • Patent number: 12016398
    Abstract: An aerosol delivery device may include a rechargeable power source configured to provide power to generate an aerosol, device electronics configured to generate the aerosol responsive to application of the power from the power source, and an authentication module. The authentication module may include a separate chip or circuit board relative to the device electronics. The authentication module may be inserted into the aerosol delivery device between the power source and the device electronics to control provision of the power to the device electronics for generation of the aerosol or between the power source and a charge port of the aerosol delivery device to control charging of the power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: RAI STRATEGIC HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Sean Daugherty, Sean Lukan, Vincent Ireland
  • Patent number: 11989990
    Abstract: A charger for an electronic nicotine delivery systems (“ENDS”) device, which may include aerosol delivery devices provides functionality for authentication, including age verification. Such devices may be restricted based on age or other factors that require some form of authentication, verification, and/or identification to satisfy the restriction. The accessory or charger may provide or connect with a verification system for confirming an age of a user. If the authentication or verification is not satisfied, the charger or accessory will not charge the device, rendering it unusable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: RAI STRATEGIC HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Sawyer Hubbard, Leigh Ann Joyce, Jared Aller, Jake Novak, Sean Daugherty
  • Publication number: 20240044911
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods that can be used to determine a peptide signature for an antibody repertoire in a sample comprising multiple antibodies. The method can be used to characterize a phenotype in a sample, such as providing a diagnosis, prognosis or theranosis of a medical condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Patrick Sean Daugherty, Kathryn Vinaya Louise Kamath, Jack Ryan Reifert
  • Publication number: 20240046728
    Abstract: An aerosol delivery or electronic nicotine delivery systems (“ENDS”) device may include smoking articles that produce aerosol. The device may operate upon authentication. The authentication may first include an age verification before an authentication allows for operation of the device. The authentication may include a control signal communication to the device. The control signal communication may include an audio signal, such as an authentication tone that is detected by a microphone or pressure sensor on the device. The control signal communication may include a visual, optical, or light signal that is detected by a light sensor or photodiode on the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Sawyer Hubbard, Charles A. Leyes, Vince Ireland, Sean Daugherty, Sean Lukan, Jared Aller
  • Patent number: 11828762
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods that can be used to determine a peptide signature for an antibody repertoire in a sample comprising multiple antibodies. The method can be used to characterize a phenotype in a sample, such as providing a diagnosis, prognosis or theranosis of a medical condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Serimmune Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Sean Daugherty, Kathryn Vinaya Louise Kamath, Jack Ryan Reifert