Patents by Inventor James R. Kurtz

James R. Kurtz 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: 11925681
    Abstract: Outer membrane vesicles from bacteria of the Burkholderia pseudomallei complex can be used as adjuvants in compositions and methods to potentiate the immune response to immunogens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund
    Inventors: Lisa Ann Morici, James B. McLachlan, Christopher J. H. Davitt, Jonathan R. Kurtz
  • Patent number: 5377864
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a drug dispensing device which is portable, provides a high level of security, is flexible in accommodating a number of user selected drugs, is easily stockable, and reduces labor and time requirement for drug dispensing. The present invention provides an apparatus having a microprocessor means which controls the drug dispensing. The apparatus includes an interior medication storage area adapted to receive a plurality of different sized dispensers in user selectable combinations. A receiving drawer is provided below the interior medication storage area to receive and dispense the medications.A dispenser is provided which can be configured in a multiplicity of sizes and shapes to accommodate different sized medications. The dispenser is adapted to receive a cooperating cartridge which contains the medications. The dispenser includes an actuator which contacts and dispenses the medications from the cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 3, 1995
    Assignees: Baxter International Inc., Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joseph Blechl, Panos Hadjimitsos, James R. Kurtz, Hiroyasu Shimizu, Manabu Haraguchi