Patents by Inventor Val (Shawn) Johnson

Val (Shawn) Johnson 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).

  • Downhole pump with switched reluctance motor
    Patent number: 11371326
    Abstract: A motorized pump system includes a switched reluctance motor with a motor rotor and a motor stator, and a pump surrounding the switched reluctance motor. The motor rotor is positioned radially inward or outward of the motor stator, and the pump includes a pump rotor integrated with the motor rotor. The pump rotor includes at least one impeller connected to the motor rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Val Riachentsev, Jinjiang Xiao
  • FUEL CELL POWERED VAPORIZED DEVICE
    Publication number: 20220183359
    Abstract: A vaporizer device includes a fuel cell disposed with a device body and configured to receive a cartridge having a first compartment that holds a vaporizable material, a second compartment that holds a fuel, a heating element, and a wicking element that can draw the vaporizable material to the heating element to be vaporized. The vaporizer cartridge is configured for fluidically, thermally, and/or electrically coupling to a vaporizer device body. Various implementations of the vaporizer cartridge are described that include one or more features for a fuel cell within the cartridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Jie GUAN, Val VALENTINE, Qingcheng ZENG
  • BATTERY FOR VAPORIZER DEVICE
    Publication number: 20220167683
    Abstract: A vaporizer that includes a metal-air battery, in particular a zinc-air battery is described herein. The metal-air battery can have increased power output relative to conventional batteries. Various embodiments of the vaporizer are described that include one or more features for low environmental impact, disposability, and increased power output. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Jie GUAN, Val VALENTINE, Qingcheng ZENG
  • System and method for providing content to users based on interactions by similar other users
    Patent number: 11347790
    Abstract: A system and method indicates certain terms on a web page as links or portals to additional information and then allows the user to click the link or operate the portal to obtain the additional information, which may be a different web page on the world wide web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: GROUPON, INC.
    Inventors: Val Agostino, David Cowan
  • ANTIVIRAL, ANTIBACTERIAL AND/OR ANTI FUNGAL COMPOSITIONS, APPLICATIONS AND THERAPY
    Publication number: 20220160758
    Abstract: Exemplary methods for inactivation of viruses, bacteria, and/or fungi includes contacting said viruses, bacteria, and/or fungi with an effective amount of a linear polyunsaturated C 20-24 fatty acid having 5-7 double bonds, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of said acid, or a mixture thereof, and a copper sulfide incorporated therein. Local administration of the drug is preferred and effective in the treatment of lesions associated with infections of viruses, bacteria, and/or fungi. Exemplary pharmaceutical compositions for use in the present method are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Litvak Mark, HENRY VAL
  • Systems and methods for analytical detection of aneurysms
    Patent number: 11328413
    Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting an aneurysm are disclosed. The method includes forming a virtual skeleton model. The virtual skeleton model has a plurality of edges with each edge having a plurality of skeleton points. Each skeleton point is associated with a subset of the plurality of blood vessel surface points. The method includes virtually fitting elliptically shaped tubules for each edge of the virtual skeleton model and identifying a potential aneurysm based on the fitted elliptically shaped tubules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: iSchemaView, Inc.
    Inventors: Val Smiricinschi, Kristen Catherine Karman-Shoemake, Mohamed Haithem Babiker
  • Facilitating urgency modulated beaconing rates for medical devices
    Patent number: 11318317
    Abstract: Techniques for facilitating telemetry between a medical device and an external device are provided. In one example, a medical device includes a classification component and a communication component. The classification component is configured to determine a classification for data generated by the medical device. The classification component is also configured to determine an urgency level for an advertising data packet based on the classification for the data. The communication component is also configured to broadcast the advertising data packet for the medical device at a defined beaconing rate based on the urgency level for the advertising data packet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Wade M. Demmer, Charles R. Gordon, Matthew R. Yoder, Val D. Eisele, Matthew L Hanly, James R Peichel, Nicholas C. Wine, Ryan D. Wyszynski, Eric R. Williams
  • DYNAMIC RELEASE TAPES FOR ASSEMBLY OF DISCRETE COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20220130694
    Abstract: A method includes positioning a discrete component assembly on a support fixture of a component transfer system, the discrete component assembly including a dynamic release tape including a flexible support layer, and a dynamic release structure disposed on the flexible support layer, and a discrete component adhered to the dynamic release tape. The method includes irradiating the dynamic release structure to release the discrete component from the dynamic release tape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Val Marinov, Yuriy Atanasov
  • MONITORING EFFICACY OF MAGNETIC AND ELECTRIC FIELDS USING BIOMARKERS
    Publication number: 20220118269
    Abstract: An example may deliver a therapy by delivering energy to tissue. A method may include delivering energy to the tissue by providing a magnetic field in a first direction to the tissue using a magnetic field system including a magnetic field source to produce the magnetic field, wherein the magnetic field produced by the magnetic field source includes a magnetic field produced by at least one of a permanent magnet, a temporary magnet or electric current flow through a conductor, and providing an electric field in a second direction to the tissue using an electric field system including an electric field source to produce the electric field, wherein the second direction is non-parallel to the first direction. The method may further include detecting biomarker(s) within at least one of a redox system and a metabolic system to monitor efficacy of the therapy and/or calibrate or adjust the therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Calvin S. Carter, Sunny C. Huang, Charles C. Searby, Michael J. Miller, Val C. Sheffield
  • INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS FOR LOADING CELLS INTO IMPLANTABLE DEVICES
    Publication number: 20220105264
    Abstract: Embodiments herein describe tools, instruments and methods for aseptic loading, dispensing and/or delivering cells into an implantable device and aseptically and selectively sealing a device inside a sterile package as well as and storing and preparing for shipment the cell-filled device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: ViaCyte, Inc.
    Inventors: Chad Green, Laura Martinson, Erik Olson, Val Anthony Bellora, Leah Elliott, Richard Alexander Grant, Donald Koenig, Giacomo Strollo
  • Compositions and Methods Related to HIV-1 Immunogens
    Publication number: 20220098244
    Abstract: The present invention provides HIV-1 vaccine immunogens. Some of the immunogens contain a soluble gp140-derived protein that harbors a modified N-terminus of the HR1 region in gp41. Some of the immunogens contain an HIV-1 Env-derived trimer protein that is presented on a nanoparticle platform. The invention also provides methods of using the HIV-1 vaccine immunogens for eliciting an immune response or treating HIV infections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Leopold Kong, Ian A. Wilson, Natalia De Val, Andrew B. Ward, Dennis Burton, Linling He, Jiang Zhu
  • PARALLEL ASSEMBLY OF DISCRETE COMPONENTS ONTO A SUBSTRATE
    Publication number: 20220076983
    Abstract: A method includes transferring multiple discrete components from a first substrate to a second substrate, including illuminating multiple regions on a top surface of a dynamic release layer, the dynamic release layer adhering the multiple discrete components to the first substrate, each of the irradiated regions being aligned with a corresponding one of the discrete components. The illuminating induces a plastic deformation in each of the irradiated regions of the dynamic release layer. The plastic deformation causes at least some of the discrete components to be concurrently released from the first substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Val Marinov, Ronn Kliger, Matthew R. Semler
  • DECLARATIVE AND REACTIVE DATA LAYER FOR COMPONENT-BASED USER INTERFACES
    Publication number: 20220070067
    Abstract: Each of a plurality of wire web components predicted to be included in a graphical user interface (GUI) for presentation at a client machine. Each data object instance may be associated with a respective data object instance identifier and a respective one or more data object fields. A wire web component graph that includes a plurality of nodes may be constructed. A node may correspond to a wire web component, a data object field, or an application procedure interface (API). One or more of the data values may be retrieved from the respective APIs based on the wire web component graph. A GUI message including the retrieved data values and the wire web component graph may be transmitted to the client machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: Salesforce.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Venkiteswaran, Diego Ferreiro Val, Caridy Patino, Trevor James Bliss
  • Instruments and methods for loading cells into implantable devices
    Patent number: 11246979
    Abstract: Embodiments herein describe tools, instruments and methods for aseptic loading, dispensing and/or delivering cells into an implantable device and aseptically and selectively sealing a device inside a sterile package as well as and storing and preparing for shipment the cell-filled device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: ViaCyte, Inc.
    Inventors: Chad Green, Laura Martinson, Erik Olson, Val Anthony Bellora, Leah Elliott, Richard Alexander Grant, Donald Koenig, Giacomo Strollo
  • Method and apparatus for creating web content and identifying advertisements for users creating and viewing content
    Patent number: 11250471
    Abstract: A system and method allows a user to define books of pictures and customizable text, and HTML code is generated from such definition to allow the books to be displayed on a browser. Based on the user's book definitions or viewers activities, the individual's interests, moods and/or emotions may be identified and ads may be identified and displayed to such person that correspond to such interests, moods or emotions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Groupon, Inc.
    Inventors: Val Agostino, Axel Albin-Lax, Sinclair Hamilton Hitchings, Travis Neilson
  • PACKAGE AND PACKAGING METHOD
    Publication number: 20220041356
    Abstract: A packaging construction including the combination of: a first backing; and a second backing with a first major surface including an adhesive layer, wherein the adhesive layer is overlain by a passivation layer, the passivation layer including a patterned seal area that is substantially free of the passivation layer such that the adhesive layer is exposed in the patterned seal area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: DONALD G. PETERSON, PHONG VANTHANH HA, JAMES M. SIERACKI, VAL VOSSEN
  • Geographically distributed smart address signs for end-to-end delivery confirmation system over a data communication system
    Patent number: 11244277
    Abstract: An address sign registration module receives and stores geo-locations and unique identifiers from a plurality of smart address signs wirelessly connected to the data communication network. Each address sign displays a physical address associated with a geo-location and comprises wireless transceiver. The order tracking module receives messages from the smart address signs upon arrival of orders associated with the geo-locations and, in response, predicts deliveries and fraud with artificial intelligence and sends messages to online purchase systems confirming delivery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Inventors: Frank Harms, Jr., Frank Harms, III, Cuauhtemoc Val Alvarez, Mark Joseph Mendiola Tarmann, Jr.
  • Nucleic acids encoding HIV-1 GP140 immunogens comprising modified NHR1 regions that stabilize pre-fusion conformations
    Patent number: 11236134
    Abstract: The present invention provides HIV-1 vaccine immunogens. Some of the immunogens contain a soluble gp140-derived protein that harbors a modified N-terminus of the HR1 region in gp41. Some of the immunogens contain an HIV-1 Env-derived trimer protein that is presented on a nanoparticle platform. The invention also provides methods of using the HIV-1 vaccine immunogens for eliciting an immune response or treating HIV infections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: The Scripps Research Institute
    Inventors: Leopold Kong, Ian A. Wilson, Natalia De Val, Andrew B. Ward, Dennis Burton, Linling He, Jiang Zhu
  • Systems and methods for analytical comparison and monitoring of aneurysms
    Patent number: 11229367
    Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying growth of a cerebral aneurysm. The method includes forming a first virtual skeleton model from a first image segmentation and forming a second virtual skeleton model from a second image segmentation. The virtual skeleton models including a plurality of edges with each edge having a plurality of skeleton points. Each skeleton point is associated with a subset of a plurality of blood vessel surface points. The method includes identifying one or more second terminal points within the second virtual skeleton model and overlapping the first virtual skeleton model and the second virtual skeleton model by orienting the one or more first terminal points with the one or more second terminal points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: IschemaView, Inc.
    Inventors: Val Smiricinschi, Kristen Catherine Karman-Shoemake, Mohamed Haithem Babiker
  • Keyboard with vocoder
    Patent number: D954816
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Inventor: Val Victor Galaktionov