Patents by Inventor William Trout

William Trout 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).

  • Patent number: 11485987
    Abstract: A method for catalytically converting a dihydrotetrazine 1 into a tetrazine 2, wherein the dihydrotetrazine 1 comprises a first R group and a second R group, wherein the first R group is a substituted or unsubstituted aryl, heteroaryl, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, carbonyl, or heteroatom-containing group, and the second R group is selected from the group consisting of H and substituted or unsubstituted aryl, heteroaryl, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, carbonyl, and heteroatom-containing groups; wherein the method comprises (a) providing the dihydrotetrazine 1 in a reaction medium, and (b) adding an enzyme as a catalyst and an oxidant to the reaction medium, whereby the dihydrotetrazine 1 is converted to the tetrazine 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: University of Delaware
    Inventors: Joseph M. Fox, Colin Thorpe, Amanda M. Tallon, Yixin Xie, William Trout, Ashlyn S. Cantrel, Julia E. Rosenberger
  • Publication number: 20210164005
    Abstract: A method for catalytically converting a dihydrotetrazine 1 into a tetrazine 2, wherein the dihydrotetrazine 1 comprises a first R group and a second R group, wherein the first R group is a substituted or unsubstituted aryl, heteroaryl, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, carbonyl, or heteroatom-containing group, and the second R group is selected from the group consisting of H and substituted or unsubstituted aryl, heteroaryl, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, carbonyl, and heteroatom-containing groups; wherein the method comprises (a) providing the dihydrotetrazine 1 in a reaction medium, and (b) adding an enzyme as a catalyst and an oxidant to the reaction medium, whereby the dihydrotetrazine 1 is converted to the tetrazine 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: University of Delaware
    Inventors: Joseph M. FOX, Colin THORPE, Amanda M. TALLON, Yixin XIE, William TROUT, Ashlyn S. CANTREL, Julia E. ROSENBERGER
  • Publication number: 20140082470
    Abstract: A method of managing a spreadtree hierarchy comprises storing at least one spreadsheet in a network environment accessible to a plurality of users, and storing at least one data object in the network responsive to an edit of the at least one spreadsheet, the at least one data object having a unique ID and data associated with the edit. A spreadtree system comprises an application server configured to operate within a network (Internet or Intranet), and further configured to communicate with a plurality of clients and manage a spreadtree hierarchy. The spreadtree hierarchy comprises a plurality of linked spreadsheets having reference files stored within the network, and a plurality of data objects associated with the plurality of linked spreadsheets. Each data object of the plurality includes a change to at least one cell in at least one linked spreadsheet of the plurality. A method for operating a spreadtree hierarchy system is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: 4CLICKS SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: David Trebas, William Trout, Michael Brown