Patents by Inventor Steven J. Collier

Steven J. Collier 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).

  • Patent number: 12247234
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides engineered proline hydroxylase polypeptides for the production of hydroxylated compounds, polynucleotides encoding the engineered proline hydroxylases, host cells capable of expressing the engineered proline hydroxylases, and methods of using the engineered proline hydroxylases to prepare compounds useful in the production of active pharmaceutical agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Codexis, Inc.
    Inventors: Haibin Chen, Yong Koy Bong, Fabien L. Cabirol, Anupam Gohel Prafulchandra, Tao Li, Jeffrey C. Moore, Martina Quintanar-Audelo, Yang Hong, Steven J. Collier, Derek Smith
  • Patent number: 12241093
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to engineered ketoreductase polypeptides for the preparation of hydroxyl substituted carbamate compounds, and polynucleotides, vectors, host cells, and methods of making and using the ketoreductase polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Codexis, Inc.
    Inventors: Fabien Louis Cabirol, Haibin Chen, Anupam Gohel, Steven J. Collier, Derek J. Smith, Birgit Kosjek, Jacob Janey
  • Patent number: 12227235
    Abstract: A method includes receiving motor velocity data, and, in response to a determination that the motor velocity data indicates that a velocity of a motor is below a threshold velocity: calculating a thermal metric corresponding to a phase imbalance of the motor; identifying at least one thermal mitigation parameter based on the thermal metric; generating at least one thermal management motor position command based on the at least one thermal mitigation parameter; and selectively controlling the motor according to the thermal management motor position command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas J Stutts, Michael A Eickholt, Steven J. Collier-Hallman, Julie A Kleinau, Prerit Pramod
  • Publication number: 20250011733
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to non-naturally occurring polypeptides useful for preparing Ezetimibe, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, and methods of using the polypeptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: Michael A. Crowe, Oscar Alvizo, Behnaz Behrouzian, Yong Koy Bong, STeven J. Collier, Anupam Gohel, Jagedeesh Mavinahalli, Naga K. Modukuru, Emily Mundorff, Derek J. Smith, Shiwei Song, Wan Lin Yeo
  • Patent number: 12193161
    Abstract: An apparatus for an electronic power steering system includes a printed circuit board and a first sensor. The printed circuit board comprising: a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface; a first processor section extending in a first direction on the first surface; a second processor section extending in a second direction opposite the first direction on the second surface; and a void disposed between the first surface and the second surface, the first processor section and the second processor section being separated by the void.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation
    Inventors: Steven J. Collier-Hallman, Daniel J. Klenk, Ryan D. Yaklin
  • Patent number: 12149131
    Abstract: An electric machine includes a rotor structure disposed within a motor housing, wherein a second rotor end has a plurality of axially stacked laminations. The electric machine further includes a motor position sensor system which includes a first plurality of cutouts defined in the plurality of axially stacked laminations, wherein the first plurality of cutouts have a progressively smaller cross-sectional area at each lamination. The motor position sensor system also includes a second plurality of cutouts defined in the plurality of axially stacked laminations, wherein the second plurality of cutouts have a progressively smaller cross-sectional area at each lamination. The motor position sensor system further includes a plurality of motor sensors axially spaced from the second rotor end, and a plurality of sensor magnets axially spaced from the second rotor end and the plurality of motor sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation
    Inventors: Mojtaba Bahrami Kouhshahi, Mohammed (Rakib) Islam, Jeffrey T. Klass, Steven J. Collier-Hallman, Md. Zakirul Islam
  • Publication number: 20240368649
    Abstract: Methods for the improved acylation of chemical substrates using LovD acyltransferases, thioesters having acyl groups, and (i) thiol scavengers and/or (ii) precipitating agents are presented. An improved method for the production of simvastatin using (i) activated charcoal as a thiol scavenger and/or (ii) ammonium hydroxide as a precipitating agent is also presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Steven J. Collier, Ee Ling Teo, Joly Sukumaran, Robert J. Wilson, Junye Xu
  • Publication number: 20240359725
    Abstract: A hand wheel actuator assembly, the hand wheel actuator assembly includes a motor. The hand wheel actuator assembly also includes a motor shaft coaxially aligned with a motor axis, the motor shaft rotatably coupled to the motor, and the motor configured to cause rotation of the motor shaft about the motor axis. The hand wheel actuator assembly further includes a hand wheel shaft coaxially aligned with a hand wheel axis, the hand wheel shaft spaced from and parallel to the motor shaft, wherein the motor shaft is coupled to the hand wheel shaft by a belt. The hand wheel actuator assembly yet further includes a circuit board located between the belt and the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Steven J. Collier-Hallman, Laura F. Stock, Todd F. Jammer, Joel A. Bickel
  • Publication number: 20240355539
    Abstract: A header assembly for a power pack assembly includes a frame. The header assembly also includes a core disposed on or within the frame. The header assembly further includes a conductor busbar extending through the core and secured to the frame, wherein the conductor busbar has a round cross-section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Steven J. Collier-Hallman, Delynn M. Streng, Daniel J. Klenk, Ryan D. Yaklin
  • Patent number: 12110512
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to non-naturally occurring polypeptides useful for preparing Ezetimibe, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, and methods of using the polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Codexis, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael A. Crowe, Oscar Alvizo, Behnaz Behrouzian, Yong Koy Bong, Steven J. Collier, Anupam Gohel, Jagadeesh Mavinahalli, Naga K. Modukuru, Emily Mundorff, Derek J. Smith, Shiwei Song, Wan Lin Yeo
  • Publication number: 20240301366
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to engineered ketoreductase polypeptides and processes of using the polypeptides for production of phenylephrine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: Oscar Alvizo, Steven J. Collier, Hans-Georg Joerg Hennemann, Seong Ho Oh, Wenjuan Zha
  • Publication number: 20240286669
    Abstract: A method for passive damping in a steer-by-wire handwheel actuator includes selecting a number of windings for a motor of a handwheel actuator; shorting a subset of windings of the number of windings, each winding of the subset of windings being disposed at an obtuse angle from each other winding of the subset of windings; determining a resistance value for the motor; selectively adjusting the resistance value based on a number of windings associated with the subset of windings; and providing, in series with the subset of windings, at least one metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) configured to: vary the resistance associated with the subset of windings based on a vehicle speed; and tune a damping characteristic associated with the handwheel actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2024
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: Anik Chowdhury, Michael J. Bock, Shuvajit Das, Steven J. Collier-Hallman
  • Patent number: 12060592
    Abstract: Methods for the improved acylation of chemical substrates using LovD acyltransferases, thioesters having acyl groups, and (i) thiol scavengers and/or (ii) precipitating agents are presented. An improved method for the production of simvastatin using (i) activated charcoal as a thiol scavenger and/or (ii) ammonium hydroxide as a precipitating agent is also presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Codexis, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven J. Collier, Ee Ling Teo, Joly Sukumaran, Robert J. Wilson, Junye Xu
  • Publication number: 20240227913
    Abstract: A method for passive damping in a steer-by-wire handwheel actuator. The method includes winding a first coil around a first tooth of a motor, winding a second coil around a first tooth of the motor, and shorting the second coil to one of an internal aspect of the motor and an external aspect of the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Steven J. Collier-Hallman, Todd F. Jammer, Shuvajit Das
  • Patent number: 12031159
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to engineered ketoreductase polypeptides and processes of using the polypeptides for production of phenylephrine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Codexis, Inc.
    Inventors: Oscar Alvizo, Steven J. Collier, Hans-Georg Joerg Hennemann, Seong Ho Oh, Wenjuan Zha
  • Publication number: 20240218407
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides acyltransferases useful for synthesizing therapeutically important statin compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2024
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: Lynne Gilson, Steven J. Collier, Joly Sukumaran, Wan Lin Yeo, Oscar Alvizo, Ee Ling Teo, Robert J. Wilson, Junye Xu
  • Publication number: 20240195333
    Abstract: A system for active damping in a steering system includes a multi-phase inverter circuit associated with a motor. The multi-phase inverter circuit includes a power circuit and at least one bipolar junction transistor. The system also includes a processor, and a memory. The memory includes instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: receive a torque signal corresponding to a torque applied to a handwheel; generate a damping signal based on the torque signal; and selectively control current flow to the at least one bipolar junction transistor based on the damping signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2023
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: DENNIS B. SKELLENGER, STEVEN J. COLLIER-HALLMAN, MOHAMMAD ARIFUR RAHMAN, YEZAN HUSSEIN, JEVIN BARNETT, WAYNE A. BURNS
  • Publication number: 20240132140
    Abstract: A method for passive damping in a steer-by-wire handwheel actuator. The method includes winding a first coil around a first tooth of a motor, winding a second coil around a first tooth of the motor, and shorting the second coil to one of an internal aspect of the motor and an external aspect of the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Steven J. Collier-Hallman, Todd F. Jammer, Shuvajit Das
  • Patent number: 11926857
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides acyltransferases useful for synthesizing therapeutically important statin compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Codexis, Inc.
    Inventors: Lynne Gilson, Steven J. Collier, Joly Sukumaran, Wan Lin Yeo, Oscar Alvizo, Ee Ling Teo, Robert J. Wilson, Junye Xu
  • Patent number: 11892519
    Abstract: Technical solutions are described for diagnosing an input power supply providing power to a motor. A method includes: generating a sinusoidal stimulus signal; applying, using the input power supply, the sinusoidal stimulus signal to the motor; measuring a response to the sinusoidal stimulus signal; determining a degraded condition of the input power supply based on the response to the sinusoidal stimulus signal; and performing an action in response to determining the degraded condition of the input power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas E. Gizinski, Julie A. Kleinau, David M. Williams, Clayton D. Larson, Steven J. Collier-Hallman, Ashish Verma