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).

  • Publication number: 20220298537
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: John Littleton, Barbara Knutson, Luke Bradley, Stephen Rankin, Jan Smalle, Jasmina Kurepa
  • Patent number: 10643239
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: OUTFIT7 LIMITED
    Inventors: Samo Login, John Stephen Rankin, Primoz Strajnar, Igor Lautar, Boris Erzen
  • Patent number: 10413818
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Outfit7 Limited
    Inventors: Samo Login, John Stephen Rankin
  • Patent number: 9376697
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: The University of Kentucky Research Foundation
    Inventors: Sue E. Nokes, Bert C. Lynn, Stephen Rankin, Barbara Knutson, Michael D. Montross, Michael Flythe
  • Publication number: 20160098753
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Applicant: Bee7000 Limited
    Inventors: Samo LOGIN, John Stephen RANKIN, Primoz STRAJNAR, Igor LAUTAR, Boris ERZEN
  • Publication number: 20160096109
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Applicant: Bee7000 Limited
    Inventors: Samo LOGIN, John Stephen RANKIN
  • Publication number: 20140329285
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: The University of Kentucky Research Foundation
    Inventors: Sue E. Nokes, Bert C. Lynn, Stephen Rankin, Barbara Knutson, Michael D. Montross, Michael Flythe
  • Publication number: 20050243317
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2005
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Inventors: Douglas Baker, Mark Cargill, Bernard Berg, Stephen Rankin, James Mourey, Robert Winchester
  • Publication number: 20050243316
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2005
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Inventors: Mark Cargill, Douglas Baker, Stephen Rankin, James Mourey, Robert Winchester