Patents by Inventor Steven A. Rodriguez
Steven A. Rodriguez 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: 12207689Abstract: There is provided an electronically controlled, breath actuated vaporization device for generating vaporized material for inhalation by a user. The vaporization device includes a vaporization chamber for accommodating material to be vaporized and a mesh heater or other heater supported upstream of the vaporization chamber which is operable to heat air that passes through the mesh heater or other heater during an inhalation event. A closed loop control scheme may be employed to control heat generated by the heater to maintain a temperature of the air delivered to the vaporization chamber at or within a predetermined tolerance of a desired vaporization temperature for at least a majority of a duration of the inhalation event.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2024Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: Zenigata LLCInventors: Christopher B. Harrison, Steven A. Rodriguez, Gregory A. Kirkos, Alga Lloyd Nothern, III, Dainia Edwards, Joseph N. Kennelly Ullman, Eric N. Healy
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Publication number: 20240245109Abstract: There is provided an electronically controlled, breath actuated vaporization device for generating vaporized material for inhalation by a user. The vaporization device includes a vaporization chamber for accommodating material to be vaporized and a mesh heater or other heater supported upstream of the vaporization chamber which is operable to heat air that passes through the mesh heater or other heater during an inhalation event. A closed loop control scheme may be employed to control heat generated by the heater to maintain a temperature of the air delivered to the vaporization chamber at or within a predetermined tolerance of a desired vaporization temperature for at least a majority of a duration of the inhalation event.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2024Publication date: July 25, 2024Applicant: Zenigata LLCInventors: Christopher B. Harrison, Steven A. Rodriguez, Gregory A. Kirkos, Alga Lloyd Nothern III, Dainia Edwards, Joseph N. Kennelly Ullman, Eric N. Healy
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Patent number: 11950638Abstract: There is provided an electronically controlled, breath actuated vaporization device for generating vaporized material for inhalation by a user. The vaporization device includes a vaporization chamber for accommodating material to be vaporized and a mesh heater or other heater supported upstream of the vaporization chamber which is operable to heat air that passes through the mesh heater or other heater during an inhalation event. A closed loop control scheme may be employed to control heat generated by the heater to maintain a temperature of the air delivered to the vaporization chamber at or within a predetermined tolerance of a desired vaporization temperature for at least a majority of a duration of the inhalation event.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2023Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Zenigata LLCInventors: Christopher B. Harrison, Steven A. Rodriguez, Gregory A. Kirkos, Alga Lloyd Nothern, III, Dainia Edwards, Joseph N. Kennelly Ullman, Eric W. Healy
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Patent number: 11786142Abstract: Ingestible radio frequency identification (RFID) tags are disclosed. A system embodiment includes, but is not limited to, an RFID tag including a flexible substrate foldable between a planar configuration and a tubular configuration, a conductive element disposed on the flexible substrate, and an RFID tag chip electrically coupled with the conductive element; a capsule structured and dimensioned for ingestion by a biological subject, the capsule including a shell structured and dimensioned to enclose a medication for the biological subject simultaneously with the RFID tag when the flexible substrate is in the tubular configuration, but not when the flexible substrate is in the planar configuration; and a pH switch structure coupled to an exterior surface of the capsule, the pH switch configured to deactivate the RFID tag in a first configuration and to permit activation of the RFID tag in a second configuration within the biological subject.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2020Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: TOKITAE LLCInventors: Ari Karchin, Mark S. Freeman, Fridrik Larusson, Steven A. Rodriguez, Lowell L. Wood, Jr.
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Publication number: 20230263215Abstract: There is provided an electronically controlled, breath actuated vaporization device for generating vaporized material for inhalation by a user. The vaporization device includes a vaporization chamber for accommodating material to be vaporized and a mesh heater or other heater supported upstream of the vaporization chamber which is operable to heat air that passes through the mesh heater or other heater during an inhalation event. A closed loop control scheme may be employed to control heat generated by the heater to maintain a temperature of the air delivered to the vaporization chamber at or within a predetermined tolerance of a desired vaporization temperature for at least a majority of a duration of the inhalation event.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2023Publication date: August 24, 2023Applicant: Zenigata LLCInventors: Christopher B. Harrison, Steven A. Rodriguez, Gregory A. Kirkos, Alga Lloyd Nothern, III, Dainia Edwards, Joseph N. Kennelly Ullman, Eric W. Healy
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Patent number: 11666088Abstract: There is provided an electronically controlled, breath actuated vaporization device for generating vaporized material for inhalation by a user. The vaporization device includes a vaporization chamber for accommodating material to be vaporized and a mesh heater or other heater supported upstream of the vaporization chamber which is operable to heat air that passes through the mesh heater or other heater during an inhalation event. A closed loop control scheme may be employed to control heat generated by the heater to maintain a temperature of the air delivered to the vaporization chamber at or within a predetermined tolerance of a desired vaporization temperature for at least a majority of a duration of the inhalation event.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2022Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Zenigata LLCInventors: Christopher B. Harrison, Steven A. Rodriguez, Gregory A. Kirkos, Alga Lloyd Nothern III, Dainia Edwards, Joseph N. Kennelly Ullman, Eric W. Healy
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Publication number: 20230047657Abstract: There is provided an electronically controlled, breath actuated vaporization device for generating vaporized material for inhalation by a user. The vaporization device includes a vaporization chamber for accommodating material to be vaporized and a mesh heater or other heater supported upstream of the vaporization chamber which is operable to heat air that passes through the mesh heater or other heater during an inhalation event. A closed loop control scheme may be employed to control heat generated by the heater to maintain a temperature of the air delivered to the vaporization chamber at or within a predetermined tolerance of a desired vaporization temperature for at least a majority of a duration of the inhalation event.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2022Publication date: February 16, 2023Applicant: Zenigata LLCInventors: Christopher B. Harrison, Steven A. Rodriguez, Gregory A. Kirkos, Alga Lloyd Nothern, III, Dainia Edwards, Joseph N. Kennelly Ullman, Eric W. Healy
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Patent number: 11459570Abstract: Methods for treating, and for identifying novel treatments for, neurodegenerative diseases, as well as animal and cellular models.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2019Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: The General Hospital CorporationInventors: Mark William Albers, Steven Rodriguez
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Patent number: 11425931Abstract: There is provided an electronically controlled, breath actuated vaporization device for generating vaporized material for inhalation by a user. The vaporization device includes a vaporization chamber for accommodating material to be vaporized and a mesh heater or other heater supported upstream of the vaporization chamber which is operable to heat air that passes through the mesh heater or other heater during an inhalation event. A closed loop control scheme may be employed to control heat generated by the heater to maintain a temperature of the air delivered to the vaporization chamber at or within a predetermined tolerance of a desired vaporization temperature for at least a majority of a duration of the inhalation event.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2021Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Zenigata LLCInventors: Christopher B. Harrison, Steven A. Rodriguez, Gregory A. Kirkos, Alga Lloyd Nothern, III, Dainia Edwards, Joseph N. Kennelly Ullman, Eric W. Healy
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Publication number: 20220007712Abstract: There is provided an electronically controlled, breath actuated vaporization device for generating vaporized material for inhalation by a user. The vaporization device includes a vaporization chamber for accommodating material to be vaporized and a mesh heater or other heater supported upstream of the vaporization chamber which is operable to heat air that passes through the mesh heater or other heater during an inhalation event. A closed loop control scheme may be employed to control heat generated by the heater to maintain a temperature of the air delivered to the vaporization chamber at or within a predetermined tolerance of a desired vaporization temperature for at least a majority of a duration of the inhalation event.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2021Publication date: January 13, 2022Inventors: Christopher B. Harrison, Steven A. Rodriguez, Gregory A. Kirkos, Alga Lloyd Nothern, III, Dainia Edwards, Joseph N. Kennelly Ullman, Eric W. Healy
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Patent number: 10959464Abstract: There is provided an electronically controlled, breath actuated vaporization device for generating vaporized material for inhalation by a user. The vaporization device includes a vaporization chamber for accommodating material to be vaporized and a mesh heater or other heater supported upstream of the vaporization chamber which is operable to heat air that passes through the mesh heater or other heater during an inhalation event. A closed loop control scheme may be employed to control heat generated by the heater to maintain a temperature of the air delivered to the vaporization chamber at or within a predetermined tolerance of a desired vaporization temperature for at least a majority of a duration of the inhalation event.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2020Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: Zenigata LLCInventors: Christopher B. Harrison, Steven A. Rodriguez, Gregory A. Kirkos, Alga Lloyd Nothern, III, Dainia Edwards, Joseph N. Kennelly Ullman, Eric W. Healy
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Publication number: 20210030977Abstract: A system for vaporization of plant-derived concentrates is provided that includes a reusable device that contains electronic features, one or more heaters; and a disposable cartridge that provides an array of concentrate aliquots. Each concentrate aliquot of the array can conveniently be individually addressed by one of the heaters.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2019Publication date: February 4, 2021Applicant: Zenigata LLCInventors: Christopher Brent HARRISON, Steven A. RODRIGUEZ, Michael David NELSON
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Publication number: 20200337371Abstract: There is provided an electronically controlled, breath actuated vaporization device for generating vaporized material for inhalation by a user. The vaporization device includes a vaporization chamber for accommodating material to be vaporized and a mesh heater or other heater supported upstream of the vaporization chamber which is operable to heat air that passes through the mesh heater or other heater during an inhalation event. A closed loop control scheme may be employed to control heat generated by the heater to maintain a temperature of the air delivered to the vaporization chamber at or within a predetermined tolerance of a desired vaporization temperature for at least a majority of a duration of the inhalation event.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2020Publication date: October 29, 2020Inventors: Christopher B. Harrison, Steven A. Rodriguez, Gregory A. Kirkos, Alga Lloyd Nothern, III, Dainia Edwards, Joseph N. Kennelly Ullman, Eric W. Healy
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Publication number: 20200308240Abstract: Methods for treating neurodegenerative diseases that can include targeting TANK Binding Kinase 1 (TBK1), I kappa B kinase (IKK), Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 1 (STAT1), or Janus Kinase 1 or Janus Kinase 2 (Jak1/2).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2017Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventors: Mark William Albers, Steven Rodriguez, Artem Sokolov, Peter Sorger
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Publication number: 20200221972Abstract: Ingestible radio frequency identification (RFID) tags are disclosed. A system embodiment includes, but is not limited to, an RFID tag including a flexible substrate foldable between a planar configuration and a tubular configuration, a conductive element disposed on the flexible substrate, and an RFID tag chip electrically coupled with the conductive element; a capsule structured and dimensioned for ingestion by a biological subject, the capsule including a shell structured and dimensioned to enclose a medication for the biological subject simultaneously with the RFID tag when the flexible substrate is in the tubular configuration, but not when the flexible substrate is in the planar configuration; and a pH switch structure coupled to an exterior surface of the capsule, the pH switch configured to deactivate the RFID tag in a first configuration and to permit activation of the RFID tag in a second configuration within the biological subject.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2020Publication date: July 16, 2020Inventors: Ari Karchin, Mark S. Freeman, Fridrik Larusson, Steven A. Rodriguez, Lowell L. Wood, JR.
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Patent number: 10588356Abstract: There is provided an electronically controlled, breath actuated vaporization device for generating vaporized material for inhalation by a user. The vaporization device includes a vaporization chamber for accommodating material to be vaporized and a mesh heater or other heater supported upstream of the vaporization chamber which is operable to heat air that passes through the mesh heater or other heater during an inhalation event. A closed loop control scheme may be employed to control heat generated by the heater to maintain a temperature of the air delivered to the vaporization chamber at or within a predetermined tolerance of a desired vaporization temperature for at least a majority of a duration of the inhalation event.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2019Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Zenigata LLCInventors: Christopher B. Harrison, Steven A. Rodriguez, Gregory A. Kirkos, Alga Lloyd Nothern, III, Dainia Edwards, Joseph N. Kennelly Ullman, Eric W. Healy
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Publication number: 20200022410Abstract: There is provided an electronically controlled, breath actuated vaporization device for generating vaporized material for inhalation by a user. The vaporization device includes a vaporization chamber for accommodating material to be vaporized and a mesh heater or other heater supported upstream of the vaporization chamber which is operable to heat air that passes through the mesh heater or other heater during an inhalation event. A closed loop control scheme may be employed to control heat generated by the heater to maintain a temperature of the air delivered to the vaporization chamber at or within a predetermined tolerance of a desired vaporization temperature for at least a majority of a duration of the inhalation event.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2019Publication date: January 23, 2020Inventors: Christopher B. Harrison, Steven A. Rodriguez, Gregory A. Kirkos, Alga Lloyd Nothern, III, Dainia Edwards, Joseph N. Kennelly Ullman, Eric W. Healy
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Publication number: 20190352643Abstract: Methods for treating, and for identifying novel treatments for, neurodegenerative diseases, as well as animal and cellular models.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2019Publication date: November 21, 2019Inventors: Mark William Albers, Steven Rodriguez
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Patent number: 10458992Abstract: A gas analysis device includes a canister with a cavity that is configured to receive a gas sample. A sensor is in fluid communication with the cavity and analyzes a portion of the gas sample that is received from the canister. The device also includes a blower assembly in fluid communication with the sensor. The blower assembly is configured to selectively draw a portion of the gas sample from the canister past the sensor so that the sensor is exposed to the portion of the gas sample.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2017Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: GM Nameplate, Inc.Inventors: Danius Silkaitis, Steven A. Rodriguez, David A. Herrin, Stephen M. Bailey
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Patent number: 10451607Abstract: A method for analyzing a gas sample includes the steps of providing a gas sample to a sample canister and heating a sensor to a predetermined resistance. The method further includes the steps of operating a fan at a predetermined speed, and moving a valve to a measurement flow position. When the valve is in the measurement flow position, the fan draws a portion of the gas sample through the valve to expose the sensor to the gas sample.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2017Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: GM NameplateInventors: Danius Silkaitis, Steven A. Rodriguez, David A. Herrin, Stephen M. Bailey