Patents by Inventor Edgar A. O'Rear, III

Edgar A. O'Rear, III 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).

  • Method for making an article water resistant and articles made therefrom
    Patent number: 7879403
    Abstract: The present invention relates in general to a method and variations thereof for making an article such as cloth water repellent and/or water resistant. In particular, the method involves the process of providing a thin-layer polymer coating on the article thereby rendering the article water repellent and/or water resistant. Articles made according to the method of the present invention are also disclosed and claimed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma
    Inventors: Edgar A. O'Rear, III, Nantaya Yanumet, Thirawudh Pongprayoon, Boriphat Methachan
  • Method for making an article water resistant and articles made therefrom
    Patent number: 7425367
    Abstract: The present invention relates in general to a method and variations thereof for making an article such as cloth water repellent and/or water resistant. In particular, the method involves the process of providing a thin-layer polymer coating on the article thereby rendering the article water repellent and/or water resistant. Articles made according to the method of the present invention are also disclosed and claimed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2008
    Inventors: Edgar A. O'Rear, III, Nantaya Yanumet, Thirawudh Pongprayoon, Boriphat Methachan
  • Method and composition for the treatment of thrombosis in a mammal
    Patent number: 5503850
    Abstract: A composition comprising a plurality of microcapsules suitable for parenteral injection into a mammal comprising a plasminogen activator-containing core, and a semi-permeable biocompatible layer surrounding the core permitting controlled release of at least a portion of the plasminogen activator. A method of reducing the time required for reperfusion of an artery containing a thrombus and a method to reduce the standard dosage requirement of a plasminogen activator in a mammal comprising intravenous injection of a composition comprising a plurality of microcapsules comprising a plasminogen activator core surrounded by a controlled release semi-permeable layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1996
    Assignee: Research Corporation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Edgar A. O'Rear, III, Philip D. Nguyen, Arthur E. Johnson, Eugene S. Patterson, Thomas L. Whitsett