Patents by Inventor Stephen Rankin
Stephen Rankin 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: 20220298537Abstract: A method of recovering a product-of-interest from a plant or algal cell and a kit relating to the same are provided. The method of recovering a product-of-interest from a plant or algal cell includes (a) culturing a plant or algal cell that produces a product-of-interest in a culture medium; (b) adding functionalized nanoparticles to the culture medium, whereby the nanoparticles enter the plant or algal cell, bind the product-of-interest, and are extruded into the culture medium; (c) recovering the extruded nanoparticles from the culture medium; and (d) separating the product-of-interest from the extruded nanoparticles. The kit includes a plant or algal cell that produces a product-of-interest when in culture and a functionalized nanoparticle. Also provided is a method of separating plant or algal cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2020Publication date: September 22, 2022Inventors: John Littleton, Barbara Knutson, Luke Bradley, Stephen Rankin, Jan Smalle, Jasmina Kurepa
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Patent number: 10643239Abstract: A system is described for generating one or more rewards for use in a first application on a user processing device in response to user engagement of a second application on the user processing device. The system comprises a user processing device and a reward server arrangement. The user processing device stores instructions defining a first application and a second application. The user processing device further stores instructions defining a content delivery and reward implementation module. The content delivery and reward implementation module is operable to display on a user processing device content obtained from a content and reward delivery server arrangement comprising at least one server, to obtain one or more content viewing rewards from the content and reward delivery server arrangement, and to make the one or more content viewing rewards available for use in the first application. The user processing device further stores instructions defining a monitoring module and a reward module.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2015Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: OUTFIT7 LIMITEDInventors: Samo Login, John Stephen Rankin, Primoz Strajnar, Igor Lautar, Boris Erzen
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Patent number: 10413818Abstract: A processing device is described storing instructions defining a first application and a second application. Engagement of the second application by a user is effective to generate one or more rewards for use in the first application. The processing device further stores instructions separate from the second application defining a monitoring module and a reward generating module. The monitoring module is operable to determine a measure of an engagement of the second application by the user. The reward generating module is operable to calculate one or more rewards in dependence upon the determined measure of engagement and to make the calculated one or more rewards available for use in the first application.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2014Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: Outfit7 LimitedInventors: Samo Login, John Stephen Rankin
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Patent number: 9376697Abstract: A method for on-farm processing a biomass feedstock into a useful industrial chemicals includes the steps of (a) delignifying the biomass feedstock to produce a delignified biomass, (b) subjecting the delignified biomass to cellulase production, (c) subjecting the delignified biomass with attached cellulase to simultaneous cellulolytic and solventogenic reactions to produce useful industrial chemicals (d) collecting and separating the useful industrial chemical from the fermentation broth and (e) collecting the fermentation residues.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2013Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: The University of Kentucky Research FoundationInventors: Sue E. Nokes, Bert C. Lynn, Stephen Rankin, Barbara Knutson, Michael D. Montross, Michael Flythe
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Publication number: 20160098753Abstract: A system is described for generating one or more rewards for use in a first application on a user processing device in response to user engagement of a second application on the user processing device. The system comprises a user processing device and a reward server arrangement. The user processing device stores instructions defining a first application and a second application. The user processing device further stores instructions defining a content delivery and reward implementation module. The content delivery and reward implementation module is operable to display on a user processing device content obtained from a content and reward delivery server arrangement comprising at least one server, to obtain one or more content viewing rewards from the content and reward delivery server arrangement, and to make the one or more content viewing rewards available for use in the first application. The user processing device further stores instructions defining a monitoring module and a reward module.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2015Publication date: April 7, 2016Applicant: Bee7000 LimitedInventors: Samo LOGIN, John Stephen RANKIN, Primoz STRAJNAR, Igor LAUTAR, Boris ERZEN
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Publication number: 20160096109Abstract: A processing device is described storing instructions defining a first application and a second application. Engagement of the second application by a user is effective to generate one or more rewards for use in the first application. The processing device further stores instructions separate from the second application defining a monitoring module and a reward generating module. The monitoring module is operable to determine a measure of an engagement of the second application by the user. The reward generating module is operable to calculate one or more rewards in dependence upon the determined measure of engagement and to make the calculated one or more rewards available for use in the first application.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2014Publication date: April 7, 2016Applicant: Bee7000 LimitedInventors: Samo LOGIN, John Stephen RANKIN
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Publication number: 20140329285Abstract: A method for on-farm processing a biomass feedstock into a useful industrial chemicals includes the steps of (a) delignifying the biomass feedstock to produce a delignified biomass, (b) subjecting the delignified biomass to cellulase production, (c) subjecting the delignified biomass with attached cellulase to simultaneous cellulolytic and solventogenic reactions to produce useful industrial chemicals (d) collecting and separating the useful industrial chemical from the fermentation broth and (e) collecting the fermentation residues.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2013Publication date: November 6, 2014Applicant: The University of Kentucky Research FoundationInventors: Sue E. Nokes, Bert C. Lynn, Stephen Rankin, Barbara Knutson, Michael D. Montross, Michael Flythe
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Publication number: 20050243317Abstract: A color measurement system includes a hand held color measurement instrument, which may be provided with a wireless interface to a computer. The color measurement system includes a scanning guide for holding the hand held color measurement instrument in proper alignment with a color target. The scanning guide includes a calibration reference to allow convenient calibration of the hand-held color measurement instrument. The hand-held color instrument includes an illumination ring to provide visual feedback to the user. The color of the illumination ring changes in order to display a color similar to that being read by the hand-held color measurement instrument. Color management profiling of the hand held color measurement instrument illumination ring improves the color rendition capability of the illumination ring.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2005Publication date: November 3, 2005Inventors: Douglas Baker, Mark Cargill, Bernard Berg, Stephen Rankin, James Mourey, Robert Winchester
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Publication number: 20050243316Abstract: A color measurement system includes a hand held color measurement instrument, which may be provided with a wireless interface to a computer. The color measurement system includes a scanning guide for holding the hand held color measurement instrument in proper alignment with a color target. The scanning guide includes a calibration reference to allow convenient calibration of the hand-held color measurement instrument. The hand-held color instrument includes an illumination ring to provide visual feedback to the user. The color of the illumination ring changes in order to display a color similar to that being read by the hand-held color measurement instrument. Color management profiling of the hand held color measurement instrument illumination ring improves the color rendition capability of the illumination ring.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2005Publication date: November 3, 2005Inventors: Mark Cargill, Douglas Baker, Stephen Rankin, James Mourey, Robert Winchester