Patents by Inventor William Pfeifer
William Pfeifer 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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Publication number: 20220322705Abstract: The present invention is directed to isolated microorganisms as well as strains and mutants thereof, biomasses, microbial oils, compositions, and cultures; methods of producing the microbial oils, biomasses, and mutants; and methods of using the isolated microorganisms, biomasses, and microbial oils.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2021Publication date: October 13, 2022Inventors: Joseph William PFEIFER III, Paul Warren BEHRENS (deceased), Xiao Daniel DONG, Jose R. GARCIA, Jon Milton HANSEN, Kirk E. APT (deceased)
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Publication number: 20190390135Abstract: Disclosed herein are processes for obtaining a microbial oil comprising one or more polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) from one or more microbial cells by lysing the cells to form a lysed cell composition, treating the lysed cell composition to form an oil-containing emulsion and then recovering the oil from the oil-containing emulsion. Further disclosed herein is microbial oil comprising one or more PUFAs that is recovered from microbial cells by at least one process described herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2019Publication date: December 26, 2019Inventors: Neil Francis LEININGER, Ginger SHANK, Xiao DONG, Joseph William PFEIFER, III, Vidya PAI
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Publication number: 20190010419Abstract: Methods and systems used to extract lipids suitable in production of biofuels from a fermentation broth may include using heat to pre-treat the fermentation broth in order to more easily extract a product from oleaginous microorganisms in the broth. Additionally or alternatively, a combination of enzymes including amylase, 1-4 mannosidase, and 1-3 mannosidase may be used to break down cell walls of the oleaginous microorganisms. Residual broth water may be recycled and used as imbibition water for washing a process feedstock to extract sugar.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2018Publication date: January 10, 2019Inventors: Kirk APT, William BARCLAY, Micah BLAZER, Jacob BORDEN, Adam Burja, Daniel DONG, Armando DURAZO, Jean-Charles DUMENIL, Arthur EDGE, Jon HANSEN, Alexandra HOFLER, David JEFFERS, Chris LYON, Vidya PAI, Joseph William PFEIFER, III, Martin J. SELLERS, Ginger SHANK, Justin STEGE
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Publication number: 20160355749Abstract: Methods and systems used to extract lipids suitable in production of biofuels from a fermentation broth may include using heat to pre-treat the fermentation broth in order to more easily extract a product from oleaginous microorganisms in the broth. Additionally or alternatively, a combination of enzymes including amylase, 1-4 mannosidase, and 1-3 mannosidase may be used to break down cell walls of the oleaginous microorganisms. Residual broth water may be recycled and used as imbibition water for washing a process feedstock to extract sugar.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2014Publication date: December 8, 2016Applicant: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.Inventors: Kirk APT, William BARCLAY, Micah BLAZER, Jacob BORDEN, Adam BURJA, Daniel Dong, Armando DURAZO, Jean-Charles DUMENIL, Arthur EDGE, Jon HANSEN, Alexandra HOFLER, David JEFFERS, Chris LYON, Vidya PAI, Joseph William PFEIFER, III, Martin J. SELLERS, Ginger SHANK, Justin STEGE
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Publication number: 20160319218Abstract: Disclosed herein are processes for obtaining a microbial oil comprising one or more polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) from one or more microbial cells by lysing the cells to form a lysed cell composition, treating the lysed cell composition to form an oil-containing emulsion and then recovering the oil from the oil-containing emulsion. Further disclosed herein is microbial oil comprising one or more PUFAs that is recovered from microbial cells by at least one process described herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2014Publication date: November 3, 2016Applicant: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.Inventors: Neil Francis LEININGER, Ginger SHANK, Xiao DONG, Joseph William PFEIFER, III, Vidya PAI
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Patent number: 9225739Abstract: Embodiments are directed to determining a risk of encountering malware based on social context, to determining malware threats based on social associations and to ranking antimalware programs according to the program's ability to protect against specific threats. In one scenario, a computer system receives a malware notification associated with a user that identifies a type of malware encountered by the user. The computer system identifies various persons that are part of a social group associated with the user and determines that at least one of the identified persons associated with the user has an increased likelihood of encountering the identified type of malware, based on information derived from identifying the persons that are part of the social group. Optionally, the computer system notifies the identified persons of the increased likelihood of encountering the identified type of malware.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2013Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: William Pfeifer, Jr., Nitin Sood, Joseph Carl Nelson Blackbird
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Publication number: 20150007331Abstract: Embodiments are directed to determining a risk of encountering malware based on social context, to determining malware threats based on social associations and to ranking antimalware programs according to the program's ability to protect against specific threats. In one scenario, a computer system receives a malware notification associated with a user that identifies a type of malware encountered by the user. The computer system identifies various persons that are part of a social group associated with the user and determines that at least one of the identified persons associated with the user has an increased likelihood of encountering the identified type of malware, based on information derived from identifying the persons that are part of the social group. Optionally, the computer system notifies the identified persons of the increased likelihood of encountering the identified type of malware.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2013Publication date: January 1, 2015Inventors: William Pfeifer, JR., Nitin Sood, Joseph Carl Nelson Blackbird
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Patent number: 8769693Abstract: The trust reputation of the combination of an installation package and installer, as a pair, and the combination of a file and an installer, as a pair, is used to store the identity of a file in a persistent cache. An entry in the persistent cache indicates the trust worthiness of a file that does not contain malware thereby avoiding a scan of the file for malware. The trust worthiness of a file may be determined from known trust reputations of the installation package, installer, and file from a network of computing resources. By relying on the known trust reputation of the combination of the installation package and installer and the combination of the file and installer, the identity of the file may be stored in persistent cache quickly.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2012Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: William Pfeifer, Joseph Johnson, Ronald Thompson, Ajith Kumar, Nitin Sood
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Publication number: 20130185799Abstract: The trust reputation of the combination of an installation package and installer, as a pair, and the combination of a file and an installer, as a pair, is used to store the identity of a file in a persistent cache. An entry in the persistent cache indicates the trust worthiness of a file that does not contain malware thereby avoiding a scan of the file for malware. The trust worthiness of a file may be determined from known trust reputations of the installation package, installer, and file from a network of computing resources. By relying on the known trust reputation of the combination of the installation package and installer and the combination of the file and installer, the identity of the file may be stored in persistent cache quickly.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2012Publication date: July 18, 2013Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: William Pfeifer, Joseph Johnson, Ronald Thompson, Ajith Kumar, Nitin Sood
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Patent number: 5693633Abstract: This invention provides novel heterocyclic derivatives, their pharmaceutical formulations, and their use for antagonizing angiotensin II receptors in mammals.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 1995Date of Patent: December 2, 1997Assignee: Eli Lilly and CompanyInventors: Donald B. Boyd, Sherryl L. Lifer, Winston S. Marshall, Alan D. Palkowitz, William Pfeifer, Jon K. Reel, Richard L. Simon, Mitchell I. Steinberg, K. Jeff Thrasher, Venkatraghavan Vasudevan, Celia A. Whitesitt
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Patent number: 5612360Abstract: This invention provides novel heterocyclic derivatives, their pharmaceutical formulations, and their use for antagonizing angiotensin II receptors in mammals.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 1993Date of Patent: March 18, 1997Assignee: Eli Lilly and CompanyInventors: Donald B. Boyd, Sherryl L. Lifer, Winston S. Marshall, Alan D. Palkowitz, William Pfeifer, Jon K. Reel, Richard L. Simon, Mitchell I. Steinberg, K. Jeff Thrasher, Venkatraghavan Vasudevan, Celia A. Whitesitt
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Patent number: 5569768Abstract: This invention provides novel heterocyclic derivatives, their pharmaceutical formulations, and their use for antagonizing angiotensin II receptors in mammals.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 1995Date of Patent: October 29, 1996Assignee: Eli Lilly and CompanyInventors: Donald B. Boyd, Sherryl L. Lifer, Winston S. Marshall, Alan D. Palkowitz, William Pfeifer, Jon K. Reel, Richard L. Simon, Mitchell I. Steinberg, K. Jeff Thrasher, Venkatraghavan Vasudevan, Celia A. Whitesitt
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Patent number: 5556981Abstract: This invention provides novel heterocyclic derivatives, their pharmaceutical formulations, and their use for antagonizing angiotensin II receptors in mammals.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 1995Date of Patent: September 17, 1996Assignee: Eli Lilly and CompanyInventors: Donald B. Boyd, Sherryl L. Lifer, Winston S. Marshall, Alan D. Palkowitz, William Pfeifer, Jon K. Reel, Richard L. Simon, Mitchell I. Steinberg, K. Jeff Thrasher, Venkatraghaven Vasudevan, Celia A. Whitesitt
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Patent number: 5484780Abstract: This invention provides novel phenyl and heterocyclic derivatives, their pharmaceutical formulations and their methods of use for antagonizing angiotensin II receptors in mammals.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 1994Date of Patent: January 16, 1996Assignee: Eli Lilly and CompanyInventors: Donald B. Boyd, Kenneth L. Hauser, Sherryl L. Lifer, Winston S. Marshall, Alan D. Palkowitz, William Pfeifer, Jon K. Reel, Richard L. Simon, Mitchell I. Steinberg, Kumiko Takeuchi, K. Jeff Thrasher, Celia A. Whitesitt
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Patent number: 5401851Abstract: This invention provides novel phenyl and heterocyclic derivatives, their pharmaceutical formulations and their methods of use for antagonizing angiotensin II receptors in mammals.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 1993Date of Patent: March 28, 1995Assignee: Eli Lilly and CompanyInventors: Donald B. Boyd, Kenneth L. Hauser, Sherryl L. Lifer, Winston S. Marshall, Alan D. Palkowitz, William Pfeifer, Jon K. Reel, Richard L. Simon, Mitchell I. Steinberg, Kumiko Takeuchi, K. Jeff Thrasher, Celia A. Whitesitt
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Patent number: 4960213Abstract: A guard protects the upper surface of a hanger support from scatching by hangers displaying clothing or other merchandise. The support guard has a bottom surface adapted to rest upon the upper surface of a hanger support and has one or more upwardly extending pegs. Downwardly extending posts or caps are attached to the support guard for friction fitting engagement with the hanger support below the bottom surface of the strip.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 1989Date of Patent: October 2, 1990Assignee: Armstrong Store Fixture CoporationInventor: William Pfeifer
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Patent number: 4932540Abstract: A fixture for displaying merchandise has telescoping structural members. A vertically extending tubular member adjustably supports an elongated member having a generally horizontal arm for displaying the merchandise and a vertical arm telescopingly received in the vertical tubular member. The telescoping vertical arm has a peripheral surface and a distal end with circumferentially spaced protuberances about the peripheral surface near the distal end for maintaining a spaced relationship between the peripheral surface of the telescoping vertical arm and the vertical tubular member. A collar or hub mounted on the upper end of the vertical tubular member has circumferentially spaced fingers for maintaining the peripheral surface of the telescoping vertical arm and the upper end of the vertical tubular member in spaced relationship.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 1989Date of Patent: June 12, 1990Assignee: Armstrong Store Fixture CorporationInventor: William Pfeifer
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Patent number: 4805785Abstract: A shelf unit includes top and bottom, spaced, generally parallel and coextensive horizontal surfaces comprising a plurality of spaced, generally parallel and coextensive elongated horizontal members and a plurality of spaced, generally parallel and coextensive crossmembers extending generally perpendicularly to the elongated horizontal members. Left and right spaced, generally parallel and coextensive elongated vertical side walls comprise a plurality of spaced, generally parallel and coextensive vertical bars and a plurality of spaced, generally parallel and coextensive crossbars extending generally perpendicularly to the elongated vertical members. The upper and lower edges of the left and right side walls are secured to the outer edges of the top and bottom surfaces so that the left and right walls extend generally perpendicularly to the bottom and top surfaces to define a chamber.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 1987Date of Patent: February 21, 1989Assignee: Armstrong Store Fixture CorporationInventors: William Pfeifer, Charles J. Stahl, David C. Fair
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Patent number: 4805863Abstract: A brace for a shelf support extending outwardly from an upright includes an elongated member having first and second ends, a first means on the first end of the elongated member for releasably securing the brace to an upright at a position below the shelf support, a second means on the second end of the elongated member for releasably securing the brace to the shelf support, the second means being pivotally connected to the elongated member so as to provide adjustablility of the angle between the elongated member and the second means.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 1987Date of Patent: February 21, 1989Assignee: Armstrong Store Fixture CorporationInventors: Bruce Armstrong, William Pfeifer
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Patent number: 4775125Abstract: A retainer for securing a shelf support to a wall. The retainer comprises a base having a first side for facing a wall and an oppositely facing second side. First and second spaced, generally parallel projections, extend generally perpendicularly outwardly from the second side of the base. A recess-engaging section extends generally perpendicularly outwardly from the second side of the base, between and generally parallel to the projections, and is adapted to be received within a recess in an end of a shelf support when the end of the shelf support is received between the projections. Means are disposed on the base for variably spacing the retainer from a wall. When the shelf support is disposed between the projections of the retainer, and the wall engaging means of the shelf support is inserted within a groove in the planar surface of the wall and engages a vertical member disposed within the wall, the projections inhibit lateral movement of the shelf support.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 1987Date of Patent: October 4, 1988Assignee: Armstrong Store Fixture CorporationInventor: William Pfeifer