Patents by Inventor Toni Lee
Toni Lee 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: 11944105Abstract: The technology as disclosed herein includes a method and apparatus for deboning a meat item, and more particular for deboning a poultry item including performing an initial shoulder cut for removing boneless breast meat from the poultry carcass or frame. The technology as disclosed and claimed further includes a method and apparatus for removing a tender meat portion from a poultry item. The method and apparatus disclosed and claimed herein is a combination of a robotic arm including an ultrasonic knife implement and/or an annular blade knife implement and a vision system for varying the cut path based on the shape and size of the poultry item. The combination as claimed including the ultrasonic knife can perform a meat cut while penetrating the meat with less force than the typical penetration that occurs when using a traditional knife. The combination as claimed including the annular blade knife implement can remove the tender meat portion for the keel bone and posterior sheath.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2021Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Tyson Foods, Inc.Inventors: Doug Foreman, Douglas Martin Linn, Gilbert Ray Mitchell, Travis Lee Scarrow, Arifa Sultana, Toni Kinsey
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Patent number: 11948666Abstract: The present disclosure advantageously refers to systems and methods for predicting an oil mixture's blend compatibility without mixing the components and/or without performing direct blend testing. The techniques described use a correlation between near infrared spectroscopic information, asphaltene solubility parameter Ra, and maltene solubility parameter Po to accurately predict blend compatibility using the equation P=Po(blend)/Ra(blend). A P?1 indicates the blend is compatible. These techniques are useful in, for example, refineries to predict and therefore reduce or eliminate fouling due to asphaltene deposits.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Inventors: Estrella Rogel, Toni Miao, Eddy Lee, Kyle Hench
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Publication number: 20230031596Abstract: This disclosure concerns the metabolic engineering of microorganisms to provide biosynthetic methods for the production of insect pheromones and precursors thereof in a scalable and eco-friendly fermentation reaction; for example, by converting saturated or unsaturated substrate feedstocks utilizing exogenous metabolic machinery.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2020Publication date: February 2, 2023Inventors: Weslee Glenn, Micah Sheppard, Kim Nguyen, Kati Wu, Toni Lee, Thomas Heel, David Rozzell, Effendi Leonard
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Patent number: 9778201Abstract: A capsule placed on a beverage bottle. The capsule includes a capsule material layer and at least two layers of security ink on the capsule material layer. Each of the at least two layers has a different chemical composition. At least one layer of the at least two layers includes a first composition having flakes exhibiting full reflection of light received at a predetermined wavelength.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2012Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: SICPA HOLDING SAInventors: Russell R. Lacoste, Stephen Wass, James Bonhivert, Toni Lee Gazaway, Sarah Yacoub, Thomas Classick
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Patent number: 9605167Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of heat sensitive optically variable inks and tamper indicating markings obtained thereof. The present invention relates to the field of irreversible changes in color and/or changes in structure upon a tampering attempt against articles or items comprising said tamper indicating markings through the use of temperature variation. In particular, the present invention provides optically variable ink compositions comprising a plurality of optically variable pigment particles and a plurality of thermally expandable spheres; tamper indicating marking comprising the optically variable ink compositions described herein; their uses as a proof of an illegal action as well as methods for detecting a tampering activity of a marking including the optically variable ink composition described herein.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2014Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: SICPA HOLDING SAInventors: Toni Lee Gazaway, Thomas Classick, John Vereen, Hau Lieu
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Patent number: 9354181Abstract: An analytical device, in particular, a paper analytical device (PAD), for detection of at least two chemical components indicative of a low quality pharmaceutical product is provided. The analytical device can include a porous, hydrophilic medium, at least two assay regions associated with the porous, hydrophilic medium, at least one assay reagent or precursor thereof in the assay regions, and at least one optically readable information zone.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2012Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignees: Saint Mary's College, University of Notre Dame du LacInventors: Toni Lee Owen Barstis, Patrick Joseph Flynn, Marya Lieberman
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Patent number: 9243169Abstract: A laminate having a multilayer structure includes a clear film layer, a transfer tape adhesive layer, a microprint text layer, at least one layer with repeating patterns having colorshift properties, and a fluorescent layer with repeating second patterns. The microprint layer, the at least one layer with repeating patterns having colorshift properties, and the fluorescent layer with repeating second patterns are arranged between the clear film layer and the transfer tape adhesive layer.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2014Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: SICPA HOLDING SAInventors: Russell R. Lacoste, Stephen Wass, James Bonhivert, Toni Lee Gazaway, Sarah Yacoub, Thomas Classick
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Publication number: 20150185160Abstract: A capsule placed on a beverage bottle. The capsule includes a capsule material layer and at least two layers of security ink on the capsule material layer. Each of the at least two layers has a different chemical composition. At least one layer of the at least two layers includes a first composition having flakes exhibiting full reflection of light received at a predetermined wavelength.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2012Publication date: July 2, 2015Applicant: SICPA HOLDING SAInventors: Russell R. Lacoste, Stephen Wass, James Bonhivert, Toni Lee Gazaway, Sarah Yacoub, Thomas Classick
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Publication number: 20140368821Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of heat sensitive optically variable inks and tamper indicating markings obtained thereof. The present invention relates to the field of irreversible changes in color and/or changes in structure upon a tampering attempt against articles or items comprising said tamper indicating markings through the use of temperature variation. In particular, the present invention provides optically variable ink compositions comprising a plurality of optically variable pigment particles and a plurality of thermally expandable spheres; tamper indicating marking comprising the optically variable ink compositions described herein; their uses as a proof of an illegal action as well as methods for detecting a tampering activity of a marking including the optically variable ink composition described herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2014Publication date: December 18, 2014Inventors: Toni Lee GAZAWAY, Thomas CLASSICK, John VEREEN, Hau LIEU
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Publication number: 20140339298Abstract: A laminate having a multilayer structure includes a clear film layer, a transfer tape adhesive layer, a microprint text layer, at least one layer with repeating patterns having colorshift properties, and a fluorescent layer with repeating second patterns. The microprint layer, the at least one layer with repeating patterns having colorshift properties, and the fluorescent layer with repeating second patterns are arranged between the clear film layer and the transfer tape adhesive layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2014Publication date: November 20, 2014Applicant: SICPA HOLDING SAInventors: Russell R. LACOSTE, Stephen WASS, James BONHIVERT, Toni Lee GAZAWAY, Sarah YACOUB, Thomas CLASSICK
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Publication number: 20130034908Abstract: An analytical device, in particular, a paper analytical device (PAD), for detection of at least two chemical components indicative of a low quality pharmaceutical product is provided. The analytical device can include a porous, hydrophilic medium, at least two assay regions associated with the porous, hydrophilic medium, at least one assay reagent or precursor thereof in the assay regions, and at least one electronically readable information zone.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2012Publication date: February 7, 2013Applicants: UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME DU LAC, SAINT MARY'S COLLEGEInventors: Toni Lee Owen Barstis, Patrick Joseph Flynn, Marya Lieberman
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Patent number: 5917811Abstract: In a communications network, a network user communicates using a remote unit with another user via at least one base station. The network is comprised of first and second mobile switching control stations respectively controlling communications through a first set of base stations including a first base station and through a second set of base stations including a second base station. To direct communications between the remote unit and the first and second base stations the first base station measures a round trip delay of an active communication signal between the first base station and the remote unit. The remote unit measures a first phase offset of a pilot signal received from a first candidate base station and reports it to the first mobile switching center via the first base station.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 1996Date of Patent: June 29, 1999Assignee: Qualcomm IncorporatedInventors: Lindsay A. Weaver, Jr., Toni Lee Holcman, David B. Munsinger, Noam A. Ziv, Kenneth R. Baker