Patents by Inventor Robert J. Sheppard

Robert J. Sheppard 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).

  • Antibodies Binding to VISTA at Acidic pH
    Publication number: 20240092907
    Abstract: The present application relates to antibodies specifically binding to the V-domain immunoglobulin-containing suppressor of T-cell activation (VISTA) at acidic pH and their use in cancer treatment. In some embodiments, the antibodies bind specifically to human VISTA at acidic pH, but do not significantly bind to human VISTA at neutral or physiological pH.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicants: Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc., Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Robert J. Johnston, Arvind Rajpal, Paul O. Sheppard, Luis Borges, Andrew Rankin, Keith Sadoon Bahjat, Alan J. Korman, Andy X. Deng, Lin Hui Su, Ginger Rakestraw
  • Keyboard wrist support
    Publication number: 20040144900
    Abstract: A keyboard wrist support including a platform adapted for being in a first, deployed position adjacent to the keyboard or a second, storage position in a plane below the keyboard. The wrist support further includes a pair of elongated support brackets, each having a first portion coupled to the platform and a second portion movably attached to a base. The wrist support provides the additional benefits of counterbalancing the weight of the computer display when the wrist support is used with a portable computer and providing leverage to the user for stabilization. The platform is pivotable with respect to the support brackets in order to permit the platform to be angled relative to the keyboard for optimum comfort and the base is slidable with respect to the support brackets in order to reduce the footprint of the support when the keyboard is not in use. Also described are embodiments in which the platform is slidable with respect to the keyboard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2003
    Publication date: July 29, 2004
    Inventor: Robert J. Sheppard
  • Keyboard wrist support
    Patent number: 6619597
    Abstract: A keyboard wrist support including a platform adapted for being in a first, deployed position adjacent to the keyboard or a second, storage position in a plane below the keyboard. The wrist support further includes a pair of elongated support brackets, each having a first portion coupled to the platform and a second portion movably attached to a base. The wrist support provides the additional benefits of counterbalancing the weight of the computer display when the wrist support is used with a portable computer and providing leverage to the user for stabilization. The platform is pivotable with respect to the support brackets in order to permit the platform to be angled relative to the keyboard for optimum comfort and the base is slidable with respect to the support brackets in order to reduce the footprint of the support when the keyboard is not in use. Also described are embodiments in which the platform is slidable with respect to the keyboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2003
    Inventor: Robert J. Sheppard