Richard A Willis

US Patent:

7416123, Aug 26, 2008

Filed:

Dec 16, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/303791

Inventors:

Jan R. Saperstein - Marietta GA, US
Richard A. Willis - Arlington TN, US

International Classification:

G06K 7/00

US Classification:

235435, 235384, 235385, 235439

Abstract:

An apparatus for locating an item at a node includes an item-specific location device disposed in association with the item and that includes a circuit that uniquely identifies the item. A fixed mesh network communication device, in communication with a computer, is in an item storage portion of the node. The computer is programmed to execute the following steps: if an item identification request is received from a requester via a global computer network including a requested item identification, then send an item identification message to the fixed mesh network communication device. If an item identified message is received from the fixed mesh network communication device indicating that the item-specific location device corresponds to the requested item identification, then transmit to the requester, via the global computer network, an item identified notification and a location identification that identifies the node.

US Patent:

7451927, Nov 18, 2008

Filed:

Mar 7, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/369162

Inventors:

Jan R. Saperstein - Marietta GA, US
Richard A. Willis - Arlington TN, US

International Classification:

G06F 19/00

US Classification:

235385, 235375, 235435, 235440

Abstract:

An apparatus for locating an item includes a mesh network communication device, a global positioning satellite chipset, a cellular telecommunications modem, a digital memory that stores a unique identification and a processor. The processor is programmed to determine the location of the item based on an input from the global positioning satellite chipset. If a mesh network connection is available, then processor transmits the unique identification and the location of the item to a requester via the mesh network, otherwise the processor registers with a wireless communication network with the cellular telecommunications modem and transmits the unique identification and the location of the item to a requester via the wireless communication network.

US Patent:

7717338, May 18, 2010

Filed:

Jun 6, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/422461

Inventors:

Jan R. Saperstein - Marietta GA, US
Richard A. Willis - Arlington TN, US

International Classification:

G06K 7/00

US Classification:

235385, 235384, 235439

Abstract:

In an apparatus for identifying items in a cargo hold, having an entrance that is accessible by a user, each of the items includes an individual mesh network communication device and each individual mesh network communication device includes a memory that stores a unique item identification. The apparatus includes a primary mesh network communications device and a portable computational device in data communication with the primary mesh network communication device. A frame separates the primary mesh network communications device from the portable computational device at a distance that enables the user to hold the portable computational device and to direct the mesh network communications device to the entrance of the cargo hold.

US Patent:

8119118, Feb 21, 2012

Filed:

Oct 5, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/244726

Inventors:

Howard J. Federoff - Rochester NY, US
William J. Bowers - Webster NY, US
John G. Frelinger - Pittsford NY, US
Richard A. Willis - Denver CO, US
Thomas G. Evans - Davis CA, US
Stephen Dewhurst - Rochester NY, US
Khaled A. Tolba - Rochester NY, US
Joseph D. Rosenblatt - Ft. Lauderdale FL, US

Assignee:

University of Rochester - Rochester NY

International Classification:

A01N 63/00
A61K 48/00
G09B 5/04

US Classification:

424 932, 4353201

Abstract:

The invention features new helper virus-free methods for making herpesvirus amplicon particles that can be used in immunotherapies, including those for treating any number of infectious diseases and cancers (including chronic lymphocytic leukemia, other cancers in which blood cells become malignant, lymphomas (e. g. Hodgkin's lymphoma or non-Hodgkin's type lymphomas). Described herein are methods of making helper virus-free HSV amplicon particles; cells that contain those particles (e. g. , packaging cell lines or patients' cells, infected in vivo or ex vivo); particles produced according to those methods; and methods of treating a patient with an hf-HSV particle made according to those methods.

US Patent:

20030027322, Feb 6, 2003

Filed:

Nov 29, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/997848

Inventors:

Howard Federoff - Rochester NY, US
William Bowers - Webster NY, US
John Frelinger - Pittsford NY, US
Richard Willis - Denver CO, US
Thomas Evans - Davis CA, US
Stephen Dewhurst - Rochester NY, US
Khaled Tolba - Rochester NY, US
Joseph Rosenblatt - Ft. Lauderdale FL, US

International Classification:

C12N007/00
C12N015/86

US Classification:

435/235100, 435/456000, 435/325000

Abstract:

The invention features new helper virus-free methods for making herpesvirus amplicon particles that can be used in immunotherapies, including those for treating any number of infectious diseases and cancers (including chronic lymphocytic leukemia, other cancers in which blood cells become malignant, lymphomas (e.g. Hodgkin's lymphoma or non-Hodgkin's type lymphomas). Described herein are methods of making helper virus-free HSV amplicon particles; cells that contain those particles (e.g., packaging cell lines or patients'cells, infected in vivo or ex vivo); particles produced according to those methods; and methods of treating a patient with an hf-HSV particle made according to those methods.