Patents by Inventor Kathleen Kerr

Kathleen Kerr 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).

  • Kit, tools, and method for treatment of facial injuries and disorders
    Patent number: 11969387
    Abstract: The present invention includes an intraoral tool, including one or more selected solid or inflatable inserts targeted to provide a low load prolonged stretch to orofacial musculature that may be coupled to tool handle or tool mounting bracket, wherein the intraoral tool is configured for a delivery of intraoral treatment, such as a stretch to a patient's facial injury or disorder and configured to permit manipulation of the insert in the patient's mouth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
    Inventors: Lori Arguello, Kathleen Kerr
  • KIT, TOOLS, AND METHOD FOR TREATMENT OF FACIAL INJURIES AND DISORDERS
    Publication number: 20210369531
    Abstract: The present invention includes an intraoral tool, including one or more selected solid or inflatable inserts targeted to provide a low load prolonged stretch to orofacial musculature that may be coupled to tool handle or tool mounting bracket, wherein the intraoral tool is configured for a delivery of intraoral treatment, such as a stretch to a patient's facial injury or disorder and configured to permit manipulation of the insert in the patient's mouth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Lori Arguello, Kathleen Kerr
  • Method and system for the analysis of variance of microarray data
    Publication number: 20020177132
    Abstract: A method for estimating the factor and interaction effects for gene expression microarray experiments is disclosed. The method requires the inversion of two square matrices of size p and p′, respectively, instead of a matrix of size q where q>>p≈p′. The invention also includes implementation of the methods in computer software, computer readable media comprising these software instructions, and computer systems for performing the methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2001
    Publication date: November 28, 2002
    Inventors: M. Kathleen Kerr, Gary A. Churchill
  • Cover for the upper of a dance shoe
    Patent number: 6151800
    Abstract: A stretch-on elastic removable cover for a tap dance shoe enables the shoe to be decoratively transformed in appearance. The cover, when snugly fitted on the shoe, conforms to the shape of the shoe and conceals the shoe's upper. The cover is constructed to include an integral band which stretchably wraps under the shoe's arch, and an endless loop retaining wire partially contained within a curved sleeve integral to the forward or toe end of the cover and which encircles the perimeter of the shoe's toe tap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Inventors: Karen Kathleen Kerr, Judy Gradwohl Bingler