Patents by Inventor William Robb
William Robb 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: 20240122990Abstract: The present disclosure provides for the treatment of cardiac diseases and disorders using in vitro-differentiated cardiomyocytes. Such methods can take advantage of both autologous and allogeneic pluripotent stem cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2022Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONInventors: Charles E. MURRY, William Robb MACLELLAN, Robert Scott THIES, Kenta NAKAMURA, Daisy Sue NAKAMURA, Lauren E. NEIDIG
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Publication number: 20230408418Abstract: A multi-modal diagnostic test reading apparatus, comprising: a diagnostic test assembly receiving component; at least one image sensor; a plurality of light sources having respective different spectral properties; and a controller; wherein the controller is configured to: (i) control operation of the light sources and the at least one image sensor to acquire a plurality of images, each of the acquired images representing at least a corresponding portion of the diagnostic test assembly as illuminated by a corresponding one of the light sources; and (ii) process the acquired images to determine a diagnostic test result of the diagnostic test, the diagnostic test result being dependent upon the processed images representing illumination by respective ones of the light sources having respective different spectral properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2021Publication date: December 21, 2023Inventors: William Robb Hopper, Daniel Murawczuk, Anthony Stephen Lawlor, Gavin Ramanathan, Anthony Do
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Patent number: 11810680Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods useful for the construction and operation of a Modular Integrated Gas High-Temperature Reactor (MIGHTR). The MIGHTR includes a reactor core assembly disposed at least partially within a core baffle within a first high-pressure shell portion, a thermal transfer assembly disposed at least partially within a flow separation barrel within a second high-pressure shell portion. The longitudinal axes of the first high-pressure shell portion and the second high-pressure shell portion may be collinear. The reactor core assembly may be accessed horizontally for service, maintenance, and refueling. The core baffle may be flexibly displaceably coupled to the flow separation barrel. Coolant gas flows through the reactor core assembly and into the thermal transfer assembly where the temperature of the coolant gas is reduced. A plurality of coolant gas circulators circulate the cooled coolant gas from the thermal transfer assembly to the reactor core assembly.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2020Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: BOSTON ATOMICS, LLCInventors: Enrique Velez Lopez, William Robb Stewart
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Publication number: 20230250393Abstract: Described herein are methods and compositions for reducing or preventing arrhythmias associated with or caused by transplantation of cardiomyocytes to cardiac tissue. In particular embodiments, the pre-treatment of in vitro-differentiated cardiomyocytes with amiodarone before administration to cardiac tissue for engraftment reduces or prevents engraftment arrhythmias, and/or reduces the need for adjunctive anti-arrhythmia drugs after cell administration.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2023Publication date: August 10, 2023Applicant: University of WashingtonInventors: Charles E. MURRY, William Robb MACLELLAN, Robert Scott THIES, Kenta NAKAMURA
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Patent number: 11634758Abstract: A nucleic acid amplification and detection apparatus, including: a support configured to receive a plurality of reaction vessels containing respective samples of one or more nucleic acids to be amplified, the support being rotatable about an axis of rotation and the reaction vessels being received in the support at respective receiving locations distributed about the axis of rotation; a temperature control component thermally coupled to the support and configured to control the temperature of the support in order to amplify the nucleic acids contained in the reaction vessels while received in the support; one or more measurement components configured to measure one or more characteristics of the nucleic acids within the reaction vessels at respective measurement locations distributed about the axis of rotation; an actuator coupled to the support and configured to rotate the support about the axis of rotation; and a sample position controller coupled to the actuator and being configured to rotate the support aType: GrantFiled: August 22, 2019Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: AXXIN PTY LTDInventor: William Robb Hopper
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Publication number: 20230077983Abstract: Described herein are methods and compositions related to treating and preventing an engraftment arrhythmia with an effective amount of amiodarone and ivabradine. Also described herein is a method of cardiomyocyte transplant, the method comprises: dministering in vitro-differentiated cardiomyocytes to cardiac tissue of a subject in need thereof; and administering to the subject an amount of amiodarone and an amount of ivabradine effective to reduce engraftment arrhythmia in the subject.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2021Publication date: March 16, 2023Applicants: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, VANDERBILT UNIVERSITYInventors: Robert Scott THIES, William Robb MACLELLAN, Kenta NAKAMURA, Charles E. MURRY, Bjorn KNOLLMANN
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Publication number: 20220152278Abstract: Described herein are methods and compositions related to methods of improving survival and engraftment of human cells differentiated in vitro, and uses thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2020Publication date: May 19, 2022Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONInventors: Charles E. MURRY, Sarah DUPRAS, John LAMACCHIA, James FUGATE, William Robb MACLELLAN, Lil PABON, Jr., Scott THIES, Hiroshi TSUCHIDA, Stephanie A. TUCK
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Publication number: 20210110944Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods useful for the construction and operation of a Modular Integrated Gas High-Temperature Reactor (MIGHTR). The MIGHTR includes a reactor core assembly disposed at least partially within a core baffle within a first high-pressure shell portion, a thermal transfer assembly disposed at least partially within a flow separation barrel within a second high-pressure shell portion. The longitudinal axes of the first high-pressure shell portion and the second high-pressure shell portion may be collinear. The reactor core assembly may be accessed horizontally for service, maintenance, and refueling. The core baffle may be flexibly displaceably coupled to the flow separation barrel. Coolant gas flows through the reactor core assembly and into the thermal transfer assembly where the temperature of the coolant gas is reduced. A plurality of coolant gas circulators circulate the cooled coolant gas from the thermal transfer assembly to the reactor core assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Inventors: Enrique VELEZ LOPEZ, William Robb STEWART
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Patent number: 10830060Abstract: An apparatus for cooling an engine component such as a turbine engine airfoil, including a wall bounding an interior extending axially between a leading edge and a trailing edge and radially between a root and a tip. A cooling circuit it located within the interior of the airfoil can include a flow enhancer permitting a volume of fluid, such as air, to pass around the flow enhancer.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2016Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Emily Rosette Clark, Julienne LaChance, William Robb Stewart, Todd Garrett Wetzel
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Patent number: 10577944Abstract: An apparatus and method for cooling an engine component, such as an airfoil, for a turbine engine including an outer wall separating a cooling fluid flow from a hot fluid flow. A cooling circuit including a cooling passage having opposing sidewalls can be provided in the engine component. At least one turbulator can be provided between the opposing sidewalls, and can include a conduit having an inlet and an outlet passing through the at least one turbulator.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2017Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Emily Rosette Clark, James Richard Winka, Daniel Robinson Getsinger, Thomas Earl Dyson, Brian Gene Brzek, James Fredric Wiedenhoefer, William Robb Stewart
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Patent number: 10550717Abstract: Thermal degradation monitoring systems and methods determine at least one operating parameter of equipment that defines prior usage of the equipment, determine at least one thermal characteristic of the equipment using one or more thermal imaging cameras, determine whether both the at least one operating parameter and the at least one thermal characteristic indicate thermal degradation of the equipment, and implement one or more remedial actions on the equipment to change a state of the equipment in response to determining that the at least one operating parameter and the at least one thermal characteristic indicate thermal degradation of the equipment.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2017Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Bernard Patrick Bewlay, Guanghua Wang, Jason Dees, William Robb Stewart, Todd Wetzel
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Publication number: 20190376129Abstract: A nucleic acid amplification and detection apparatus, including: a support configured to receive a plurality of reaction vessels containing respective samples of one or more nucleic acids to be amplified, the support being rotatable about an axis of rotation and the reaction vessels being received in the support at respective receiving locations distributed about the axis of rotation; a temperature control component thermally coupled to the support and configured to control the temperature of the support in order to amplify the nucleic acids contained in the reaction vessels while received in the support; one or more measurement components configured to measure one or more characteristics of the nucleic acids within the reaction vessels at respective measurement locations distributed about the axis of rotation; an actuator coupled to the support and configured to rotate the support about the axis of rotation; and a sample position controller coupled to the actuator and being configured to rotate the support aType: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2019Publication date: December 12, 2019Inventor: William Robb HOPPER
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Patent number: 10428375Abstract: A nucleic acid amplification and detection apparatus, including: a support configured to receive a plurality of reaction vessels containing respective samples of one or more nucleic acids to be amplified, the support being rotatable about an axis of rotation and the reaction vessels being received in the support at respective receiving locations distributed about the axis of rotation; a temperature control component thermally coupled to the support and configured to control the temperature of the support in order to amplify the nucleic acids contained in the reaction vessels while received in the support; one or more measurement components configured to measure one or more characteristics of the nucleic acids within the reaction vessels at respective measurement locations distributed about the axis of rotation; an actuator coupled to the support and configured to rotate the support about the axis of rotation; and a sample position controller coupled to the actuator and being configured to rotate the support aType: GrantFiled: February 1, 2013Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: AXXIN PTY LTDInventor: William Robb Hopper
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Publication number: 20190040745Abstract: An apparatus and method for cooling an engine component, such as an airfoil, for a turbine engine including an outer wall separating a cooling fluid flow from a hot fluid flow. A cooling circuit including a cooling passage having opposing sidewalls can be provided in the engine component. At least one turbulator can be provided between the opposing sidewalls, and can include a conduit having an inlet and an outlet passing through the at least one turbulator.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2017Publication date: February 7, 2019Inventors: Emily Rosette Clark, James Richard Winka, Daniel Robinson Getsinger, Thomas Earl Dyson, Brian Gene Brzek, James Fredric Wiedenhoefer, William Robb Stewart
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Publication number: 20190032507Abstract: Thermal degradation monitoring systems and methods determine at least one operating parameter of equipment that defines prior usage of the equipment, determine at least one thermal characteristic of the equipment using one or more thermal imaging cameras, determine whether both the at least one operating parameter and the at least one thermal characteristic indicate thermal degradation of the equipment, and implement one or more remedial actions on the equipment to change a state of the equipment in response to determining that the at least one operating parameter and the at least one thermal characteristic indicate thermal degradation of the equipment.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2017Publication date: January 31, 2019Inventors: Bernard Patrick Bewlay, Guanghua Wang, Jason Dees, William Robb Stewart, Todd Wetzel
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Publication number: 20180156044Abstract: An apparatus for cooling an engine component such as a turbine engine airfoil, including a wall bounding an interior extending axially between a leading edge and a trailing edge and radially between a root and a tip. A cooling circuit it located within the interior of the airfoil can include a flow enhancer permitting a volume of fluid, such as air, to pass around the flow enhancer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2016Publication date: June 7, 2018Inventors: Emily Clark Clark, Julienne LaChance, William Robb Stewart, Todd Garrett Wetzel
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Patent number: 9881009Abstract: Techniques are described for identifying book title sets. The techniques may include a first-pass comparison with other books to identify other candidate title sets. A second-pass comparison may then be performed with respect to the candidate title sets. The first-pass comparison may be based on book metadata such as titles and authorship. The second-pass comparison may include a more comprehensive content comparison, such as comparing the body text of the books.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2011Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Christopher F. Weight, Andrew D. Birkett, Janna Hamaker, Tom Killalea, Alexander William Robb Nelson
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Publication number: 20140377766Abstract: A nucleic acid amplification and detection apparatus, including: a support configured to receive a plurality of reaction vessels containing respective samples of one or more nucleic acids to be amplified, the support being rotatable about an axis of rotation and the reaction vessels being received in the support at respective receiving locations distributed about the axis of rotation; a temperature control component thermally coupled to the support and configured to control the temperature of the support in order to amplify the nucleic acids contained in the reaction vessels while received in the support; one or more measurement components configured to measure one or more characteristics of the nucleic acids within the reaction vessels at respective measurement locations distributed about the axis of rotation; an actuator coupled to the support and configured to rotate the support about the axis of rotation; and a sample position controller coupled to the actuator and being configured to rotate the support aType: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2013Publication date: December 25, 2014Inventor: William Robb Hopper
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Publication number: 20100135857Abstract: The invention concerns a portable device for reading a fluorescent-labelled, membrane based assay, to detect the presence of an analyte in a sample. The portable device comprises a light sealed housing which includes a receiving member to receive a membrane based assay. The light sealed housing comprises a first light source for illuminating a first portion of the membrane with light, a first photodetector, a light guide and a microprocessor. The first photodetector is operable to detect fluoresced light emitted by an excited fluorescent label captured by a reagent laid down in the first portion of the membrane and to measure an intensity of the fluoresced light. The light guide guides illuminated light from the first light source to the first portion of the membrane and guides fluoresced light emitted by the excited fluorescent label to the first photodetector. The microprocessor is operable to process the measured intensity of the fluoresced light to determine whether the analyte is present.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2008Publication date: June 3, 2010Inventors: William Samuel Hunter, William Robb Hopper
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Patent number: 6351687Abstract: A method for dispensing blended fertilizer to a customer at a dispensing site, which may be remote and unmanned. The fertilizer dealer enters the blend of standard fertilizer ingredients required to provide the customer's desired nutrients into a database identified with the customer. The customer identifies himself to a dispensing site based computer which recognizes the blend and operates a blending and dispensing apparatus to dispense the desired quantity of blended fertilizer to the customer. A plurality of blends may be available to the customer.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2000Date of Patent: February 26, 2002Assignee: Northern Steel IndustriesInventors: Douglas Snider, William Robb