Patents by Inventor William V. Dower

William V. Dower 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: 11965015
    Abstract: IL-7R??c binding compounds and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the IL-7R??c binding compounds are disclosed. IL-7R??c bonding compounds can act as IL-7R agonists and are useful in treating cancer, viral diseases, autoimmune diseases, and inflammatory diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Medikine, Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Dower, Michael C. Needels, Ronald W. Barrett, Alice V. Bakker, Steven E. Cwirla
  • Publication number: 20240100159
    Abstract: The use of IL-7R??c agonist peptides in cell manufacturing is disclosed. The IL-7R??c agonist peptides can facilitate the selective growth of immune cell populations. Culture media comprising the IL-7R??c agonist peptides, methods of expanding a target immune cell population, and methods of manufacturing a target immune cell population are disclosed. The enriched immune cell populations can be used in immunotherapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: WILLIAM J. DOWER, MICHAEL C. NEEDELS, RONALD W. BARRETT, ALICE V. BAKKER, STEVEN E. CWIRLA, SUNIL BAJAD, INKYUNG PARK
  • Publication number: 20240101959
    Abstract: The use of IL-2R??c agonist peptides in cell manufacturing is disclosed. The IL-2R??c agonist peptides can facilitate the selective growth of immune cell populations. Culture media comprising the IL-2R??c agonist peptides, methods of expanding a target immune cell population, and methods of manufacturing a target immune cell population are disclosed. The enriched immune cell populations can be used in immunotherapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: WILLIAM J. DOWER, MICHAEL C. NEEDELS, RONALD W. BARRETT, ALICE V. BAKKER, STEVEN E. CWIRLA, SUNIL BAJAD, INKYUNG PARK
  • Patent number: 10116086
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an enclosure for protecting a cable connection. The enclosure includes a sealing member contained within an inner shell. The sealing member is secured around the cable connection by slideably engaging a rigid outer shell over the inner shell. The outer shell has an opening extending along its entire length on one side to permit clearance and insertion of a connected cable to be inserted into the outer shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: William V. Dower, Scott D. Turner, David M. Dupuis, James G. Wilder, Curtis L. Shoemaker
  • Patent number: 9640958
    Abstract: A duct for distributing one or more telecommunication lines comprises an elongated body having a length and a conduit portion with a lengthwise bore formed therein. The conduit portion contains one or more telecommunication lines. The duct also includes a flange extending lengthwise adjacent the main body to mount the duct to a mounting surface, such as a wall. The duct also includes an adhesive layer disposed on a surface of the flange, the adhesive layer comprising a removable adhesive to permit removal of the duct from the mounting surface after mounting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: William V. Dower, James L. Bries, Donald K. Larson, Victor J. Borer
  • Publication number: 20170117661
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an enclosure for protecting a cable connection. The enclosure includes a sealing member contained within an inner shell. The sealing member is secured around the cable connection by slideably engaging a rigid outer shell over the inner shell. The outer shell has an opening extending along its entire length on one side to permit clearance and insertion of a connected cable to be inserted into the outer shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: William V. Dower, Scott D. Turner, David M. Dupuis, James G. Wilder, Curtis L. Shoemaker
  • Patent number: 9543746
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an enclosure for protecting a cable connection. The enclosure includes a sealing member contained within an inner shell. The sealing member is secured around the cable connection by slideably engaging a rigid outer shell over the inner shell. The inner shell has an external topography defining an inner shell profile and wherein the outer shell has an internal topography defining an outer shell profile such that the outer shell profile is similar to the inner shell profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: William V. Dower, Scott D. Turner, David M. Dupuis, James G. Wilder, Curtis L. Shoemaker
  • Patent number: 9343886
    Abstract: A cable routing system is described. More specifically, described is a cable routing system that includes a main fiber channel configured to receive a drop fiber to allow it to fit within the main fiber channel, where the channel is surrounded by a discontinuous segmented duct, and the duct comprises a continuous flange structure to provide support for the system as it is installed on or fastened to a wall or other generally flat surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Donald K. Larson, Linnea M. Wilkes, Victor J. Borer, Kurt H. Petersen, Wesley A. Raider, William V. Dower, Zachary M. Thompson, Daniel J. Treadwell, Rutesh D. Parikh, William G. Allen
  • Publication number: 20150171609
    Abstract: A cable routing system is described. More specifically, described is a cable routing system that includes a main fiber channel configured to receive a drop fiber to allow it to fit within the main fiber channel, where the channel is surrounded by a discontinuous segmented duct, and the duct comprises a continuous flange structure to provide support for the system as it is installed on or fastened to a wall or other generally flat surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Donald K. Larson, Linnea M. Wilkes, Victor J. Borer, Kurt H. Petersen, Wesley A. Raider, William V. Dower, Zachary M. Thompson, Daniel J. Treadwell, Rutesh D. Parikh, William G. Allen
  • Patent number: 8968629
    Abstract: An apparatus for casting a patterned surface on both sides of an opaque web. The apparatus includes a first patterned roll, a second pattered roll, and a means for rotating the first and second patterned rolls such that their patterns are transferred to opposite sides of the opaque web while it is in continuous motion. During this process, their patterns are maintained in continuous registration to within at least 100 micrometers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: John S. Huizinga, John T. Strand, James N. Dobbs, Thomas B. Hunter, William V. Dower, Daniel H. Carlson, Serge Wetzels, Gregory F. King, Olester Benson, Jr., Jeremy K. Larsen, Michael Benton Free, David W. Kuhns
  • Publication number: 20150034357
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an enclosure for protecting a cable connection. The enclosure includes a sealing member contained within an inner shell. The sealing member is secured around the cable connection by slideably engaging a rigid outer shell over the inner shell. The inner shell has an external topography defining an inner shell profile and wherein the outer shell has an internal topography defining an outer shell profile such that the outer shell profile is similar to the inner shell profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: William V. Dower, Scott D. Turner, David M. Dupuis, James G. Wilder, Curtis L. Shoemaker
  • Patent number: 8841553
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an enclosure for protecting a cable connection. The enclosure includes a sealing member contained within an inner shell. The sealing member is secured around the cable connection by slideably engaging a rigid outer shell over the inner shell. The inner shell has an external topography defining an inner shell profile and wherein the outer shell has an internal topography defining an outer shell profile such that the outer shell profile is similar to the inner shell profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: William V. Dower, Scott D. Turner, David M. Dupuis, James G. Wilder, Curtis L. Shoemaker
  • Patent number: 8740599
    Abstract: An apparatus for casting a patterned surface on both sides of an opaque web. The apparatus includes a first patterned roll, a second pattered roll, and a means for rotating the first and second patterned rolls such that their patterns are transferred to opposite sides of the opaque web while it is in continuous motion. During this process, their patterns are maintained in continuous registration to within at least 100 micrometers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: John S. Huizinga, Vincent W. S. King, John T. Strand, James N. Dobbs, William V. Dower, Daniel H. Carlson, Serge Wetzels, Gregory F. King, Olester Benson, Jr., Brian W. Lueck, Haiyan Zhang, Jeremy K. Larsen, M. Benton Free, David W. Kuhns, Samual W. Hunter, Thelma E. Hunter
  • Publication number: 20130053488
    Abstract: The present invention provides a flame retardant encapsulant composition. A composition includes 40-80 wt. % of an encapsulant comprising 60 to 80 parts by weight of hydrocarbon oil suspended in a cross-linked polymer matrix; and a liquid flame retardant. At least a portion of the liquid flame retardant can be present in the form of a dispersed liquid phase suspended in a continuous oil-rich phase that swells the cross-linked polymer matrix. In some exemplary embodiments, the oil-rich phase comprises less than 15% of the liquid flame retardant dissolved in the oil-rich phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Haohao Lin, Eumi Pyun, William V. Dower, Zhiqiang Gong, Zhiyong Xu
  • Publication number: 20130053486
    Abstract: The present invention is a composition for a gel sealant material. The exemplary gel sealant material composition includes mineral oil, a thermoplastic elastomer and a vitamin E based antioxidant. In particular, the gel sealant material composition comprises 79-95 parts by weight of a mineral oil, 5-20 parts by weight of a thermoplastic elastomer and 0.05-1 part by weight of a vitamin E based antioxidant. In one exemplary aspect, the vitamin E based antioxidant is one of a tocopherol and a tocotrienol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventor: William V. Dower
  • Publication number: 20130025929
    Abstract: A duct for distributing one or more telecommunication lines comprises an elongated body having a length and a conduit portion with a lengthwise bore formed therein. The conduit portion contains one or more telecommunication lines. The duct also includes a flange extending lengthwise adjacent the main body to mount the duct to a mounting surface, such as a wall. The duct also includes an adhesive layer disposed on a surface of the flange, the adhesive layer comprising a removable adhesive to permit removal of the duct from the mounting surface after mounting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: William V. Dower, James L. Bries, Donald K. Larson, Victor J. Borer
  • Publication number: 20120261156
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a low profile protection device for protecting a cable connection. The protection device includes an elastomeric base layer, a gel sealant material coated on the elastomeric base layer; and a closure mechanism disposed along the protection device such that the protection device exerts a compressive force around the cable connection when disposed in its assembled state. The elastomeric base layer has a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge, wherein the first and second longitudinal edges are substantially parallel in an assembled state and wherein a portion of the first longitudinal edge is obliquely oriented to a portion of the second longitudinal edge in an unassembled state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Inventors: William V. Dower, Jerome A. Pratt, Dean C. Krenz, John P. Lammers, Gary D. Woolston, Scott D. Turner
  • Publication number: 20120090876
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an enclosure for protecting a cable connection. The enclosure includes a sealing member contained within an inner shell. The sealing member is secured around the cable connection by slideably engaging a rigid outer shell over the inner shell. The inner shell has an external topography defining an inner shell profile and wherein the outer shell has an internal topography defining an outer shell profile such that the outer shell profile is similar to the inner shell profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Inventors: William V. Dower, Scott D. Turner, David M. Dupuis, James G. Wilder, Curtis L. Shoemaker
  • Publication number: 20110236651
    Abstract: Microlens sheetings with composite images are disclosed, in which the composite image floats above or below the sheeting, or both. The composite image may be two-dimensional or three-dimensional. Methods for providing such an imaged sheeting are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Inventors: James P. Endle, Robert T. Krasa, William V. Dower, Michael W. Dolezal
  • Patent number: 7981499
    Abstract: Microlens sheetings with composite images are disclosed, in which the composite image floats above or below the sheeting, or both. The composite image may be two-dimensional or three-dimensional. Methods for providing such an imaged sheeting are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: James P. Endle, Robert T. Krasa, William V. Dower, Michael W. Dolezal