Patents by Inventor Stephen ROWLANDS
Stephen ROWLANDS 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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Patent number: 11664491Abstract: An anode for an electrochemical cell comprises a lithium metal or lithium metal alloy, and a polymer coating deposited on the lithium metal or lithium metal alloy. The polymer coating is doped with lithium ions and comprises a polyisocyanurate material. The polyisocyanurate material contains ether- and/or silicone-containing further groups. The ether-containing group is a polyether, and/or wherein the silicone-containing group is a siloxane group.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2017Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: JOHNSON MATTHEY PLCInventors: Thomas Klimmasch, Jan Weikard, Hans-Josef Laas, Jürgen Köcher, David Ainsworth, Stephen Rowlands, Justyna Katarzyna Kreis, Stephen Lawes, Sebastien Desilani
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Publication number: 20230129807Abstract: The present invention is an inflatable balloon which is enclosed by an expandable cover which becomes increasingly porous/permeable during expansion. The balloon is coated or enclosed with a matrix which contains a pharmaceutically active agent. During expansion of the balloon, the pharmaceutically active agent is released or extruded through the expandable cover into a body cavity such as an artery or vein. The present invention also provides for a method of treating a disease or condition by delivering the inflatable balloon to a particular body cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2022Publication date: April 27, 2023Inventors: Robert J. COTTONE, Stephen Rowland
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Patent number: 11559671Abstract: The present invention is an inflatable balloon which is enclosed by an expandable cover which becomes increasingly porous/permeable during expansion. The balloon is coated or enclosed with a matrix which contains a pharmaceutically active agent. During expansion of the balloon, the pharmaceutically active agent is released or extruded through the expandable cover into a body cavity such as an artery or vein. The present invention also provides for a method of treating a disease or condition by delivering the inflatable balloon to a particular body cavity.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2020Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: ORBUSNEICH MEDICAL PTE. LTD.Inventors: Robert J. Cottone, Stephen Rowland
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Patent number: 11179909Abstract: A method for removing liquid from a slurry includes: (i) feeding the slurry into the inlet of a press; (ii) removing liquid from the slurry as the slurry advances through a deliquifying section of the press, thereby producing a pressate stream; (iii) forming a plug of material as the slurry is advanced through a plug formation section of the press; (iv) advancing the plug of material to a discharge section of the press; and (v) removing additional liquid from the plug of material by operating the press so that the pressure in the discharge section of the press is greater than the pressure of the pressate stream by at least 2 psi. The present invention also relates to a method for controlling discharge consistency from a press, without provision of discharge restrictors, by varying the pressure differential between a discharge section of the press and a pressate stream.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2020Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignees: Voith Patent GmbH, Iogen Energy CorporationInventors: William Miller, Trevor Richardson, Stephen A. Rowland
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Publication number: 20210196932Abstract: The present invention is an inflatable balloon which is enclosed by an expandable cover which becomes increasingly porous/permeable during expansion. The balloon is coated or enclosed with a matrix which contains a pharmaceutically active agent. During expansion of the balloon, the pharmaceutically active agent is released or extruded through the expandable cover into a body cavity such as an artery or vein. The present invention also provides for a method of treating a disease or condition by delivering the inflatable balloon to a particular body cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2017Publication date: July 1, 2021Inventors: Robert J. Cottone, Stephen Rowland
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Patent number: 10889795Abstract: Discharging pretreated biomass from a pretreatment reactor and mixing the discharged pretreated biomass with a cooling liquid in a vessel provides a cooled slurry having a consistency that is less than about 12 wt %. Since the consistency is relatively low, the cooled slurry may be pumped to a higher elevation using standard pumping equipment. At the higher elevation, the cooled slurry may be separated into a first stream comprising a liquid component of the slurry and a second other stream comprising a solid component of the slurry (e.g., having a consistency between about 15 wt % and 40 about wt %). The solid component may be fed to an inlet of a hydrolysis reactor, while the liquid component may be fed to a cooling system that provides a cooled stream. The cooled stream may then be cycled back to the vessel.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2016Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: IOGEN ENERGY CORPORATIONInventors: Stephen A. Rowland, Chris Mallalieu, Ryan Taylor, Ziyad Rahme
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Publication number: 20200384245Abstract: The present invention is an inflatable balloon which is enclosed by an expandable cover which becomes increasingly porous/permeable during expansion. The balloon is coated or enclosed with a matrix which contains a pharmaceutically active agent. During expansion of the balloon, the pharmaceutically active agent is released or extruded through the expandable cover into a body cavity such as an artery or vein. The present invention also provides for a method of treating a disease or condition by delivering the inflatable balloon to a particular body cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2020Publication date: December 10, 2020Inventors: Robert J. Cottone, Stephen Rowland
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Patent number: 10792477Abstract: The present invention is an inflatable balloon which is enclosed by an expandable cover which becomes increasingly porous/permeable during expansion. The balloon is coated or enclosed with a matrix which contains a pharmaceutically active agent. During expansion of the balloon, the pharmaceutically active agent is released or extruded through the expandable cover into a body cavity such as an artery or vein. The present invention also provides for a method of treating a disease or condition by delivering the inflatable balloon to a particular body cavity.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2018Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: OrbusNeich Medical PTE. LTD.Inventors: Robert J. Cottone, Stephen Rowland
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Patent number: 10737075Abstract: The present invention is an inflatable balloon which is enclosed by an expandable cover which becomes increasingly porous/permeable during expansion. The balloon is coated or enclosed with a matrix which contains a pharmaceutically active agent. During expansion of the balloon, the pharmaceutically active agent is released or extruded through the expandable cover into a body cavity such as an artery or vein. The present invention also provides for a method of treating a disease or condition by delivering the inflatable balloon to a particular body cavity.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2019Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: OrbusNeich Medical PTE. LTD.Inventors: Robert J. Cottone, Stephen Rowland
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Publication number: 20200223169Abstract: A method for removing liquid from a slurry includes: (i) feeding the slurry into the inlet of a press; (ii) removing liquid from the slurry as the slurry advances through a deliquifying section of the press, thereby producing a pressate stream; (iii) forming a plug of material as the slurry is advanced through a plug formation section of the press; (iv) advancing the plug of material to a discharge section of the press; and (v) removing additional liquid from the plug of material by operating the press so that the pressure in the discharge section of the press is greater than the pressure of the pressate stream by at least 2 psi. The present invention also relates to a method for controlling discharge consistency from a press, without provision of discharge restrictors, by varying the pressure differential between a discharge section of the press and a pressate stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2020Publication date: July 16, 2020Inventors: WILLIAM MILLER, TREVOR RICHARDSON, STEPHEN A. ROWLAND
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Patent number: 10654235Abstract: The method includes the following steps: (i) feeding a slurry into the inlet of a press; (ii) removing liquid from the slurry as the slurry advances through a deliquefying section of the press, thereby producing a pressate stream; (iii) forming a plug of material as the slurry is advanced through a plug formation section of the press; (iv) advancing the plug of material to a discharge section of the press; and (v) removing additional liquid from the plug of material by operating the press so that the pressure in the discharge section of the press is greater than the pressure of the pressate stream by at least 2 psi. There is also described a method for controlling discharge consistency from a press, without provision of discharge restrictors, by varying a pressure differential between a discharge section of the press and a pressate stream.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2013Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignees: IOGEN Energy Corporation, Voith Patent GmbHInventors: William Miller, Trevor Richardson, Stephen A. Rowland
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Patent number: 10459868Abstract: An expansion bridge chip for a modular chip system includes at least one upstream interface for communicating with an application processor module, a plurality of downstream interfaces for communicating with peripheral modules, and an upstream address decoder on each interface for directing data on the upstream interface to a downstream interface. In such an expansion bridge chip, each upstream interface may have a first bandwidth, each downstream interface may have a respective bandwidth, and the expansion bridge chip may be balanced, such that a sum of all respective bandwidths of the plurality of downstream interfaces is equal to the first bandwidth. Alternatively, each upstream interface may have a first bandwidth, each of the downstream interfaces may have a respective bandwidth, and the expansion bridge chip is unbalanced, such that a sum of all respective bandwidths of the plurality of downstream interfaces exceeds the first bandwidth, and interfaces contend for bandwidth.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2017Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.Inventor: Stephen Rowland
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Publication number: 20190288288Abstract: According to the present disclosure, there is an electrode for a lithium sulphur cell. The electrode comprises a matrix deposited on a current collector, wherein the matrix comprises an electrically conductive material, an electroactive sulphur material and a binder comprising a polymer that is crosslinked to form a crosslinked polymer network.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2017Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventors: Ashley COOKE, Lisset URRUTIA, Stephen ROWLANDS, Philip J. TOY
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Publication number: 20190255300Abstract: The present invention is an inflatable balloon which is enclosed by an expandable cover which becomes increasingly porous/permeable during expansion. The balloon is coated or enclosed with a matrix which contains a pharmaceutically active agent. During expansion of the balloon, the pharmaceutically active agent is released or extruded through the expandable cover into a body cavity such as an artery or vein. The present invention also provides for a method of treating a disease or condition by delivering the inflatable balloon to a particular body cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2019Publication date: August 22, 2019Inventors: Robert J. Cottone, Stephen Rowland
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Publication number: 20190229326Abstract: The present invention relates to an anode for an electrochemical cell, said anode comprising a lithium metal or lithium metal alloy, and a polymer coating deposited on the lithium metal or lithium metal alloy, wherein the polymer coating is doped with lithium ions and comprises a polyisocyanurate material.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2017Publication date: July 25, 2019Inventors: Thomas KLIMMASCH, Jan WEIKARD, Hans-Josef LAAS, Jürgen KÖCHER, David AINSWORTH, Stephen ROWLANDS, Justyna Katarzyna KREIS, Stephen LAWES, Sebastien DESILANI
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Publication number: 20190009063Abstract: The present invention is an inflatable balloon which is enclosed by an expandable cover which becomes increasingly porous/permeable during expansion. The balloon is coated or enclosed with a matrix which contains a pharmaceutically active agent. During expansion of the balloon, the pharmaceutically active agent is released or extruded through the expandable cover into a body cavity such as an artery or vein. The present invention also provides for a method of treating a disease or condition by delivering the inflatable balloon to a particular body cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2018Publication date: January 10, 2019Inventors: Robert J. Cottone, Stephen Rowland
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Publication number: 20180355303Abstract: Discharging pretreated biomass from a pretreatment reactor and mixing the discharged pretreated biomass with a cooling liquid in a vessel provides a cooled slurry having a consistency that is less than about 12 wt %. Since the consistency is relatively low, the cooled slurry may be pumped to a higher elevation using standard pumping equipment. At the higher elevation, the cooled slurry may be separated into a first stream comprising a liquid component of the slurry and a second other stream comprising a solid component of the slurry (e.g., having a consistency between about 15 wt % and 40 about wt %). The solid component may be fed to an inlet of a hydrolysis reactor, while the liquid component may be fed to a cooling system that provides a cooled stream. The cooled stream may then be cycled back to the vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2016Publication date: December 13, 2018Inventors: Stephen A. ROWLAND, Chris MALLALIEU, Ryan TAYLOR, Ziyad RAHME
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Publication number: 20150165709Abstract: The method includes the following steps: (i) feeding a slurry into the inlet of a press; (ii) removing liquid from the slurry as the slurry advances through a deliquefying section of the press, thereby producing a pressate stream; (iii) forming a plug of material as the slurry is advanced through a plug formation section of the press; (iv) advancing the plug of material to a discharge section of the press; and (v) removing additional liquid from the plug of material by operating the press so that the pressure in the discharge section of the press is greater than the pressure of the pressate stream by at least 2 psi. There is also described a method for controlling discharge consistency from a press, without provision of discharge restrictors, by varying a pressure differential between a discharge section of the press and a pressate stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2013Publication date: June 18, 2015Inventors: William Miller, Trevor Richardson, Stephen A. Rowland
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Patent number: 8980599Abstract: A process for the production of glucose from a pretreated lignocellulosic feedstock is provided. The method comprises enzymatically hydrolyzing the pretreated lignocellulosic feedstock with cellulase enzymes to produce a hydrolyzate slurry comprising glucose and unhydrolyzed cellulose and fermenting the hydrolyzate slurry in a fermentation reaction to produce a fermentation broth comprising alcohol. A process stream is obtained comprising unhydrolyzed cellulose, which is then subjected to a denaturing step, preferably comprising exposing the unhydrolyzed cellulose to elevated temperatures, thereby producing a heat-treated stream comprising the unhydrolyzed cellulose. The heat-treated stream comprising unhydrolyzed cellulose is then further hydrolyzed with cellulase enzymes to hydrolyze the cellulose to glucose.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2008Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: Iogen Energy CorporationInventors: Jeffrey S. Tolan, Brian Foody, Stephen Rowland
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Patent number: 8328947Abstract: A method is provided for hydrolyzing polysaccharides in a lignocellulosic feedstock to produce monosaccharides or pretreating a lignocellulosic feedstock, in which an aqueous slurry of the lignocellulosic feedstock is fed into a pressurized dewatering zone wherein the feedstock is partially dewatered and then is compressed into a plug. The plug is introduced into a reaction zone that operates at a pressure (Pr) equal to greater than about 90 psia and under suitable temperature and pH conditions to hydrolyze the polysaccharides or pretreat the feedstock. The plug provides a pressure seal between the outlet of the dewatering zone and the reaction zone. The pressure (Pdwi) of the aqueous slurry of the lignocellulosic feedstock at the inlet of the dewatering device is related to Pr as follows: 0??P<the lesser of [(Pr?20 psia) and 220 psia], and where ?P is the absolute difference in pressure between Pr and Pdwi in psia.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2009Date of Patent: December 11, 2012Assignee: Iogen Energy CorporationInventors: Vijay Kumar Anand, Stephen Rowland, Patrick Foody, Sr.