Patents by Inventor William Allan

William Allan 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).

  • Publication number: 20250065521
    Abstract: A razor cartridge having a first blade proximal to a front of the cartridge and having one or more first coatings disposed thereon, a second blade proximal to a back of the cartridge, the second blade having one or more second coatings disposed thereon, wherein a thickness of at least one of the one or more first coatings disposed on the first blade is less than a thickness of at least one of the one or more second coatings disposed on the second blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: Kenneth James Skrobis, John Lawrence Maziarz, Joseph Allan DePuydt, William Owen Jolley
  • Publication number: 20250059610
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for treating a subject afflicted with a tumor, e.g., lung cancer, having a high tumor mutation burden (TMB) status comprising administering to the subject an immunotherapy, e.g., an anti-PD-I antibody or antigen-binding portion thereof. The present disclosure also provides a method for identifying a subject suitable for an immunotherapy, e.g., a treatment with an anti-PD-I antibody or antigen-binding portion thereof, comprising measuring a TMB status of a biological sample of the subject. A high TMB status identifies the patient as suitable for treatment with an anti-PD-I antibody or antigen-binding portion thereof. The TMB status can be determined by sequencing nucleic acids in the tumor and identifying a genomic alteration, e.g., a somatic nonsynonymous mutation, in the sequenced nucleic acids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Applicant: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Prabhu Seshaiyer BHAGAVATHEESWARAN, Nicholas Allan John BOTWOOD, Han CHANG, Yali FU, William J. GEESE, George A. GREEN, Diane HEALEY, Sabine MAIER, Faith E. NATHAN, Abderrahim OUKESSOU, Giovanni SELVAGGI, Joseph Daniel SZUSTAKOWSKI
  • Patent number: 12228534
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include gas concentration sensors, and methods of using such gas concentration sensors. In an embodiment, a gas concentration sensor comprises a first electrode. In an embodiment the first electrode comprises first fingers. In an embodiment, the gas concentration sensor further comprises a second electrode. In an embodiment, the second electrode comprises second fingers that are interdigitated with the first fingers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaopu Li, Kallol Bera, Yaoling Pan, Kelvin Chan, Amir Bayati, Philip Allan Kraus, Kenric T. Choi, William John Durand
  • Patent number: 12188893
    Abstract: An electrochemical sensor is provided which may be formed using micromachining techniques commonly used in the manufacture of integrated circuits. This is achieved by forming microcapillaries in a silicon substrate and forming an opening in an insulating layer to allow environmental gases to reach through to the top side of the substrate. A porous electrode is printed on the top side of the insulating layer such that the electrode is formed in the opening in the insulating layer. The sensor also comprises at least one additional electrode. The electrolyte is then formed on top of the electrodes. A cap is formed over the electrodes and electrolyte. This arrangement may easily be produced using micromachining techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
    Inventors: Alfonso Berduque, Helen Berney, William Allan Lane, Raymond J. Speer, Brendan Cawley, Donal McAuliffe, Patrick Martin McGuinness
  • Patent number: 12172168
    Abstract: A microfabricated thermal platform can be formed over a substrate, such as a silicon wafer, that may form part of the platform. The substrate is coated in a thermally-insulating material, which may be an organic polymer such, as polyimide or SUS. The surface of the thermally-insulating material may include an arrangement of one or more thermal sites, with each site having a reaction plate (or thermal plate) over which chemical reactions may occur. A heating element may be positioned beneath each reaction plate. A fluidic medium, such as a liquid or a gas, may be disposed over the thermal sites. One application is in chemical and biological reactions. In such reactions, the fluidic medium may be an aqueous solution which comprises reagents for those reactions. The fluidic medium may be an ionically conducting fluid, organic solution or a gas. Precise temperature control enables the correct reactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
    Inventors: Christophe Antoine, Helen Berney, Bernard Stenson, Ramji Sitaraman Lakshmanan, William Allan Lane, Himanshu Jain, Christina B. McLoughlin, Shane Geary, Michael C. W. Coln, Donal McAuliffe, Roman Trogan
  • Publication number: 20240359525
    Abstract: A torsion axle assembly for supporting of a vehicle body on an undercarriage, including an elongated inner member having an inner member longitudinal axis; a torsion arm interconnected with the elongated inner member and the undercarriage; an elongated enclosure interconnected with the vehicle body and having an interior space; and resilient material residing within the interior space to support the elongated inner member within the interior space, such that the inner member longitudinal axis resides at an unloaded camber angle to an elongated enclosure longitudinal axis when none of the weight of the vehicle body is borne by the torsion axle assembly and at a loaded camber angle when the weight of the vehicle body is borne by the torsion axle assembly, such that the unloaded camber angle is greater than the loaded camber angle. A vehicle having such a torsion axle assembly and a method are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Alex Potter, William Allan Wake, Cary Safe, Daniel K. Gilbert
  • Publication number: 20240335059
    Abstract: The invention relates to a compact coffee press comprising plunger member, a soft, flexible diaphragm, and a receptacle member comprising an outlet, wherein the diaphragm is reversibly displaceable between a first position where the plunger member is elevated above the diaphragm, and a second position where the plunger member is depressed and the diaphragm is inverted, the plunger member fitting substantially within the diaphragm, and the diaphragm fitting substantially within the receptacle member. The invention further relates to a method of brewing and extracting coffee with the use of the compact coffee press.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Inventors: William Allan KINNEAR, George HUGO, Altus VAN HEERDEN
  • Publication number: 20240307453
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods for administering platelet derivatives, such as freeze-dried platelet derivatives (FDPDs) to a subject, comprising administering an effective dose of the platelet derivatives in a platelet derivative composition to the subject. Such effective dose in illustrative embodiments, includes multiple individual doses, or a continuous dose administered within a time period, for example a time period of less than 4 hours. In certain aspects herein the subject is a subject having Hermansky Pudlak Syndrome (HPS). The platelet derivatives can have numerous characteristics provided herein that make them well suited to restore hemostatic functions in the subject. In some embodiments, the platelet derivatives are from a pool of donors, and are HLA Class 1-characterized platelet derivatives (e.g., FDPDs), which in certain illustrative embodiments are HLA Class 1-matched FDPDs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicant: Cellphire, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Andrew MOSKOWITZ, William Matthew DICKERSON, Maria Teresa ABREU-BLANCO, Lisa Ellen BOOTH, Emma Caitlin LESHAN, Ana Maria SWANSON, Arjun Shyam CHERUPALLA, Benjamin J. KUHN, William Allan ALEXANDER, Glen Michael FITZPATRICK
  • Patent number: 12083849
    Abstract: A torsion axle assembly for supporting of a vehicle body on an undercarriage, including an elongated inner member having an inner member longitudinal axis; a torsion arm interconnected with the elongated inner member and the undercarriage; an elongated enclosure interconnected with the vehicle body and having an interior space; and resilient polymeric material residing within the interior space to support the elongated inner member within the interior space, such that the inner member longitudinal axis resides at an unloaded camber angle to an elongated enclosure longitudinal axis when none of the weight of the vehicle body is borne by the torsion axle assembly and at a loaded camber angle when the weight of the vehicle body is borne by the torsion axle assembly, such that the unloaded camber angle is greater than the loaded camber angle. A vehicle having such a torsion axle assembly and a method are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Yanmar Compact Equipment North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Alex Potter, William Allan Wake, Cary Safe, Daniel K. Gilbert
  • Publication number: 20240252410
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds and formulations useful in treating keratin in hair and/or skin. In certain embodiments, the compounds and formulations provided herein can be used to strengthen hair, e.g., by improving the tensile strength of hair and/or improving hair elongation percentage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2024
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Applicant: CrossChem Limited
    Inventors: Jeffrey Dwight Weeks, Song Lin, James Murray Perry, IV, Christian William Allan, Blake Leeam Weeks
  • Publication number: 20240166014
    Abstract: A torsion axle assembly for supporting of a vehicle body on an undercarriage, including an elongated inner member having an inner member longitudinal axis; a torsion arm interconnected with the elongated inner member and the undercarriage; an elongated enclosure interconnected with the vehicle body and having an interior space; and resilient polymeric material residing within the interior space to support the elongated inner member within the interior space, such that the inner member longitudinal axis resides at an unloaded camber angle to an elongated enclosure longitudinal axis when none of the weight of the vehicle body is borne by the torsion axle assembly and at a loaded camber angle when the weight of the vehicle body is borne by the torsion axle assembly, such that the unloaded camber angle is greater than the loaded camber angle. A vehicle having such a torsion axle assembly and a method are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: Yanmar Compact Equipment North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Alex Potter, William Allan Wake, Cary Safe, Daniel K. Gilbert
  • Patent number: 11763355
    Abstract: Provided is a computer-implemented method for event-based communication and messaging that includes determining general event data associated with an event, determining user data associated with a user based on determining the event data associated with the event, determining pre-event data associated with the event, current event data associated with the event, or post-event data associated with the event based on the general event data associated with the event and the user data associated with the user, determining a current user location of the at least one user, generating at least one message based on the current user location, the at least one message including at least one of the following: pre-event data; current event data; post-event data; or any combination thereof; and communicating the at least one message to a user device of the user. A system and computer program product are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Visa International Service Association
    Inventors: John McGuire, Sameer Shiraz Poonja, Osman Alam, William Allan Gajda, Khaled Tlais, Teemu Mattila, Jake Jordan Butler, Ranjiva Prasad
  • Publication number: 20230280330
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide various nanogap sensor designs (e.g., horizontal nanogap sensors, vertical nanogap sensors, arrays of multiple nanogap sensors, various arrangements for making electrical connections to the electrodes of nanogap sensors, etc.), as well as various methods which may be used to fabricate at least some of the proposed sensors. The nanogap sensors proposed herein may operate as molecular sensors to help identify chemical species through electrical measurements using at least a pair of electrodes separated by a nanogap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Christophe ANTOINE, Himanshu JAIN, Matthew Thomas CANTY, Christina B. MCLOUGHLIN, Daniel Joseph LUCEY, Sinead Maire MCDERMOTT, Stephen O'BRIEN, Bernard STENSON, Shane GEARY, William Allan LANE, Michael COLN, Mark Daniel de Leon ALEA
  • Patent number: 11740226
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide various nanogap sensor designs (e.g., horizontal nanogap sensors, vertical nanogap sensors, arrays of multiple nanogap sensors, various arrangements for making electrical connections to the electrodes of nanogap sensors, etc.), as well as various methods which may be used to fabricate at least some of the proposed sensors. The nanogap sensors proposed herein may operate as molecular sensors to help identify chemical species through electrical measurements using at least a pair of electrodes separated by a nanogap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: ANALOG DEVICES INTERNATIONAL UNLIMITED COMPANY
    Inventors: Christophe Antoine, Himanshu Jain, Matthew Thomas Canty, Christina B. McLoughlin, Daniel Joseph Lucey, Sinead Maire McDermott, Stephen O'Brien, Bernard Stenson, Shane Geary, William Allan Lane, Michael Coln, Mark De Leon Alea
  • Publication number: 20230046862
    Abstract: Provided is a computer-implemented method for event-based communication and messaging that includes determining general event data associated with an event, determining user data associated with a user based on determining the event data associated with the event, determining pre-event data associated with the event, current event data associated with the event, or post-event data associated with the event based on the general event data associated with the event and the user data associated with the user, determining a current user location of the at least one user, generating at least one message based on the current user location, the at least one message including at least one of the following: pre-event data; current event data; post-event data; or any combination thereof; and communicating the at least one message to a user device of the user. A system and computer program product are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: John McGuire, Sameer Shiraz Poonja, Osman Alam, William Allan Gajda, Khaled Tlais, Teemu Mattila, Jake Jordan Butler, Ranjiva Prasad
  • Patent number: 11538075
    Abstract: Provided is a computer-implemented method for event-based communication and messaging that includes determining general event data associated with an event, determining user data associated with a user based on determining the event data associated with the event, determining pre-event data associated with the event, current event data associated with the event, or post-event data associated with the event based on the general event data associated with the event and the user data associated with the user, determining a current user location of the at least one user, generating at least one message based on the current user location, the at least one message including at least one of the following: pre-event data; current event data; post-event data; or any combination thereof; and communicating the at least one message to a user device of the user. A system and computer program product are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Visa International Service Association
    Inventors: John McGuire, Sameer Shiraz Poonja, Osman Alam, William Allan Gajda, Khaled Tlais, Teemu Mattila, Jake Jordan Butler, Ranjiva Prasad
  • Publication number: 20220146449
    Abstract: An electrochemical sensor is provided which may be formed using micromachining techniques commonly used in the manufacture of integrated circuits. This is achieved by forming microcapillaries in a silicon substrate and forming an opening in an insulating layer to allow environmental gases to reach through to the top side of the substrate. A porous electrode is printed on the top side of the insulating layer such that the electrode is formed in the opening in the insulating layer. The sensor also comprises at least one additional electrode. The electrolyte is then formed on top of the electrodes. A cap is formed over the electrodes and electrolyte. This arrangement may easily be produced using micromachining techniques.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Alfonso Berduque, Helen Berney, William Allan Lane, Raymond J. Speer, Brendan Cawley, Donal McAuliffe, Patrick Martin McGuinness
  • Publication number: 20220126300
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a microfabricated thermal platform. The platform is formed over a substrate, which may for example be a silicon wafer, and which may form part of the platform. The substrate is coated in a thermally-insulating material, which may be an organic polymer such, as polyimide or SU8. The thermally-insulating material may have a predetermined thermal conductivity, which is dependent on thickness, geometry and processing. The surface of the thermally-insulating material may include an arrangement of thermal sites, with each site having a reaction plate (or thermal plate) over which chemical reactions may occur. A heating element may be positioned beneath each reaction plate. The thermal platform may have a plurality of such thermal sites arranged over the upper surface of the thermally-insulating material. However, it will be appreciated that in practice, there could be a single thermal site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Christophe Antoine, Helen Berney, Bernard Stenson, Ramji Sitaraman Lakshmana, William Allan Lane, Himanshu Jain, Christina B. McLoughlin, Shane Geary, Michael C.W. Coln, Donal McAuliffe
  • Patent number: 11268927
    Abstract: An electrochemical sensor is provided which may be formed using micromachining techniques commonly used in the manufacture of integrated circuits. This is achieved by forming microcapillaries in a silicon substrate and forming an opening in an insulating layer to allow environmental gases to reach through to the top side of the substrate. A porous electrode is printed on the top side of the insulating layer such that the electrode is formed in the opening in the insulating layer. The sensor also comprises at least one additional electrode. The electrolyte is then formed on top of the electrodes. A cap is formed over the electrodes and electrolyte. This arrangement may easily be produced using micromachining techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
    Inventors: Alfonso Berduque, Helen Berney, William Allan Lane, Raymond J. Speer, Brendan Cawley, Donal McAuliffe, Patrick Martin McGuinness
  • Publication number: 20210383440
    Abstract: Provided is a computer-implemented method for event-based communication and messaging that includes determining general event data associated with an event, determining user data associated with a user based on determining the event data associated with the event, determining pre-event data associated with the event, current event data associated with the event, or post-event data associated with the event based on the general event data associated with the event and the user data associated with the user, determining a current user location of the at least one user, generating at least one message based on the current user location, the at least one message including at least one of the following: pre-event data; current event data; post-event data; or any combination thereof; and communicating the at least one message to a user device of the user. A system and computer program product are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: John McGuire, Sameer Shiraz Poonja, Osman Alam, William Allan Gajda, Khaled Tlais, Teemu Mattila, Jake Jordan Butler, Ranjiva Kant Prasad