Patents by Inventor Stephen Minshull
Stephen Minshull 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: 20160032255Abstract: Provided herein are polypeptides having ketol-acid reductoisomerase activity as well as microbial host cells comprising such polypeptides. Polypeptides provided herein may be used in biosynthetic pathways, including, but not limited to, isobutanol biosynthetic pathways.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2015Publication date: February 4, 2016Inventors: Sridhar Govindarajan, Yougen Li, Der-Ing Liao, Daniel P. O'Keefe, Jeremy Stephen Minshull, Steven Cary Rothman, Alexander Vincent Tobias
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Patent number: 9169467Abstract: Provided herein are polypeptides having ketol-aid reductoisomerase activity as well as microbial host cells comprising such polypeptides. Polypeptides provided herein may be used in biosynthetic pathways, including, but not limited to, isobutanol biosynthetic pathways.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2013Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLCInventors: Sridhar Govindarajan, Yougen Li, Der-Ing Liao, Daniel P. O'Keefe, Jeremy Stephen Minshull, Steven Cary Rothman, Alexander Vincent Tobias
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Patent number: 8827964Abstract: The present invention relates to a drug delivery comprising a housing (10) adapted to retain a cartridge (16) and a piston rod (26), the piston rod (26) being adapted to drive a piston (28) so as to engage the piston (28) into the cartridge (16) in response to operating an operating button (30), and an indicator means (40) being capable of revealing usage related information of the drug delivery device (5), the indicator means (40) being movable with respect to the housing (10). Furthermore, using indicator means (40) on a drug delivery device (5), wherein the so as to reveal usage related information of the drug delivery device (5), wherein the indicator means (40) being movable with respect to a housing (10) of the drug delivery device (5) is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2010Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbHInventors: Malcolm Stanley Boyd, Robert Frederick Veasey, David Aubrey Plumptre, Stephen Minshull, Christopher James Smith, Patrick Gerard Linnane
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Publication number: 20140051133Abstract: Provided herein are polypeptides having ketol-aid reductoisomerase activity as well as microbial host cells comprising such polypeptides. Polypeptides provided herein may be used in biosynthetic pathways, including, but not limited to, isobutanol biosynthetic pathways.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2013Publication date: February 20, 2014Applicant: BUTAMAX ADVANCED BIOFUELS, LLCInventors: Sridhar Govindarajan, Yougen Li, Der-Ing Liao, Daniel P. O'Keefe, Jeremy Stephen Minshull, Steven Cary Rothman, Alexander Vincent Tobias
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Publication number: 20130267910Abstract: The invention relates to an injection supporting device for a syringe. The syringe comprises a cartridge for a medicament and may comprise an injection needle extending in a z-direction from the cartridge to dispense the contents of the cartridge. Alternatively the injection needle may be part of the injection supporting device itself. The injection supporting device comprises a housing to receive at least a part of the cartridge, a needle shield and a resilient member coupled to the needle shield and the housing. The needle shield comprises a distal portion and a proximal portion, a distal opening in a front end of the distal portion and a needle guide for guiding the injection needle towards the distal opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2011Publication date: October 10, 2013Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Kerstine Hemmann, Stephen Minshull, Michael Heald, Graham Jay
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Patent number: 8412461Abstract: Methods, computer systems, and computer program products for antibody engineering. A variant set for an antibody of interest is constructed by identifying, using a plurality of rules, a plurality of positions in the antibody of interest and, for each respective position in the plurality of positions, substitutions for the respective position. The plurality of positions and the substitutions for each respective position in the plurality of position collectively define an antibody sequence space. A variant set comprising a plurality of variants of the antibody is selected. A property of all or a portion of the variants in the variant set is measured. A sequence-activity relationship is modeled between (i) one or more substitutions at one or more positions of the antibody of interest represented by the variant set and (ii) the property measured for all or the portion of the variants in the variant set.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2010Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Assignee: DNA Twopointo, Inc.Inventors: Claes Gustafsson, Sridhar Govindarajan, Jeremy Stephen Minshull
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Publication number: 20120130316Abstract: The present invention relates to a drug delivery comprising a housing (10) adapted to retain a cartridge (16) and a piston rod (26), the piston rod (26) being adapted to drive a piston (28) so as to engage the piston (28) into the cartridge (16) in response to operating an operating button (30), and an indicator means (40) being capable of revealing usage related information of the drug delivery device (5), the indicator means (40) being movable with respect to the housing (10). Furthermore, using indicator means (40) on a drug delivery device (5), wherein the so as to reveal usage related information of the drug delivery device (5), wherein the indicator means (40) being movable with respect to a housing (10) of the drug delivery device (5) is disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2010Publication date: May 24, 2012Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Malcolm Stanley Boyd, Robert Frederick Veasey, David Aubrey Plumptre, Stephen Minshull, Christopher James Smith, Patrick Gerard Linnane
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Patent number: 8005620Abstract: Methods, computer systems, and computer program products for biopolymer engineering. A variant set for a biopolymer of interest is constructed by identifying, using a plurality of rules, a plurality of positions in the biopolymer of interest and, for each respective position in the plurality of positions, substitutions for the respective position. The plurality of positions and the substitutions for each respective position in the plurality of positions collectively define a biopolymer sequence space. A variant set comprising a plurality of variants of the biopolymer of interest is selected. A property of all or a portion of the variants in the variant set is measured. A sequence-activity relationship is modeled between (i) one or more substitutions at one or more positions of the biopolymer of interest represented by the variant set and (ii) the property measured for all or the portion of the variants in the variant set.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2004Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: DNA Twopointo Inc.Inventors: Claes Gustafsson, Sridhar Govindarajan, Jeremy Stephen Minshull
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Publication number: 20110166844Abstract: Methods, computer systems, and computer program products for antibody engineering. A variant set for an antibody of interest is constructed by identifying, using a plurality of rules, a plurality of positions in the antibody of interest and, for each respective position in the plurality of positions, substitutions for the respective position. The plurality of positions and the substitutions for each respective position in the plurality of position collectively define an antibody sequence space. A variant set comprising a plurality of variants of the antibody is selected. A property of all or a portion of the variants in the variant set is measured. A sequence-activity relationship is modeled between (i) one or more substitutions at one or more positions of the antibody of interest represented by the variant set and (ii) the property measured for all or the portion of the variants in the variant set.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2010Publication date: July 7, 2011Applicant: DNA TWOPOINTO, INCInventors: Claes Gustafsson, Sridhar Govindarajan, Jeremy Stephen Minshull
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Publication number: 20100100331Abstract: Methods, computer systems, and computer program products for biopolymer engineering. A variant set for a biopolymer of interest is constructed by identifying, using a plurality of rules, a plurality of positions in the biopolymer of interest and, for each respective position in the plurality of positions, substitutions for the respective position. The plurality of positions and the substitutions for each respective position in the plurality of positions collectively define a biopolymer sequence space. A variant set comprising a plurality of variants of the biopolymer of interest is selected. A property of all or a portion of the variants in the variant set is measured. A sequence-activity relationship is modeled between (i) one or more substitutions at one or more positions of the biopolymer of interest represented by the variant set and (ii) the property measured for all or the portion of the variants in the variant set.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2008Publication date: April 22, 2010Applicant: DNA Twopointo Inc.Inventors: Claes Gustafsson, Sridhar Govindarajan, Jeremy Stephen Minshull
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Publication number: 20080066750Abstract: A counter mechanism useable with a dry powder inhaler is disclosed. The mechanism features first and second indicator members rotatable about a central axis. The indicator members have counting indicia visible to indicate inhaler doses remaining or dispensed. A coupling transmits rotary motion from the inhaler to the second indicator member when the inhaler is charged with a dose. A slave wheel, rotatable about an axis offset from the central axis, has a drive transfer wheel on one face and a gear on an opposite face. The gear engages the second indicator member, the drive transfer wheel intermittently engages and rotates the first indicator member in response to rotary motion of the second indicator member.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2007Publication date: March 20, 2008Applicant: Aventis Pharma LimitedInventors: Stephen Minshull, Duncan Young, Andrew Ledgeway, Simon Wells, Graham Lacy, Julian Swan
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Publication number: 20080050357Abstract: Methods, computer systems, and computer program products for antibody engineering. A variant set for an antibody of interest is constructed by identifying, using a plurality of roles, a plurality of positions in the antibody of interest and, for each respective position in the plurality of positions, substitutions for the respective position. The plurality of positions and the substitutions for each respective position in the plurality of positions collectively define an antibody sequence space. A variant set comprising a plurality of variants of the antibody of interest is selected. A property of all or a portion of the variants in the variant set is measured. A sequence-activity relationship is modeled between (i) one or more substitutions at one or more positions of the antibody of interest represented by the variant set and (ii) the property measured for all or the portion of the variants in the variant set.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2004Publication date: February 28, 2008Inventors: Claes Gustafsson, Sridhar Govindarajan, Jeremy Stephen Minshull