Patents by Inventor Deborah A. O'Brien

Deborah A. O'Brien 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).

  • Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase-S (GAPDHS), a glycolytic anzyme expressed only in male germ cells, is a target for male contraception
    Publication number: 20050266515
    Abstract: Methods for identifying modulators of a male germ cell-specific glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDHS) are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for screening potential modulators for an ability to modulate biological functions of a GAPDHS polypeptide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2005
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Applicants: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, The Gov. of the U.S.A as represented by the Secretary of the Dept. of Health & Human Services
    Inventors: Deborah O'Brien, Edward Eddy
  • Water-reducible coating composition for providing corrosion protection
    Patent number: 5868819
    Abstract: There is disclosed a water-reducible, chromium-free coating composition for providing corrosion protection to a substrate, such as a metal substrate. The deposited coating film is corrosion-resistant and for coated articles which are threaded, e.g., steel fasteners, the coating provides a non-thread-filling coating. The coating composition contains particulate metal, such as particulate zinc or aluminum. Although substituents can be separately packaged, the composition is virtually always a one-package coating composition. The composition contains water-reducible organofunctional silane, particularly an epoxy functional silane, as a binding agent. The composition has highly desirable, extended shelf life. The composition can be easily applied in the usual manner, such as dip-drain or dip-spin technique, and readily cures at elevated temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1999
    Assignee: Metal Coatings International Inc.
    Inventors: Donald J. Guhde, Terry E. Dorsett, Deborah A. O'Brien, Walter H. Gunn, Victor V. Germano