Patents Represented by Attorney Dunlap Codding, P.C.

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  • Method for inhibiting production of tumor necrosis factor
    Patent number: 5877151
    Abstract: The present invention contemplates a composition and method for treating septic shock in a mammal or as a prophylactic treatment prior to a surgical procedure, comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a bacterial lipopolysaccharide binding peptide derived from CAP37 protein. In a preferred version, the composition and method of use may comprise a peptide comprising amino acids 20-44 or 120-146 of CAP37 or subunits thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignee: The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma
    Inventor: Heloise Anne Pereira
  • Plant package wrapped with a waxy material
    Patent number: 5873465
    Abstract: A method of wrapping a floral grouping, preferably an orchid, with a wrapper which may be a sheet of material, a sleeve or a preformed pot cover. The wrapper is preferably constructed from a laminated material made up of at least a waxy layer and a support layer which are superposed upon each other and connected or laminated to each other. A second waxy layer may be connected or laminated to the other surface of the support surface. The waxy layer is made from a waxy material which may be a waxed paper or waxed tissue. The wrapped floral grouping may also contain a shredded material for cushioning the blooms of the floral grouping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1999
    Assignee: Southpac Trust International, Inc.
    Inventor: Donald E. Weder
  • Pot cover forming apparatus and method
    Patent number: 5852916
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for forming a flower pot cover or sleeve by automatically delivering a sheet of material to a forming mold, automatically forming the sheet about the mold, and removing the formed cover from the mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1998
    Assignee: Southpac Trust International, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald E. Weder, Joseph G. Straeter
  • P-selectin glycoprotein ligand blocking antibodies
    Patent number: 5852175
    Abstract: P-selectin has been demonstrated to bind primarily to a single major glycoprotein ligand on neutrophils and HL-60 cells, when assessed by blotting assays and by affinity chromatography of ?.sup.3 H!glucosamine-labeled HL-60 cell extracts on immobilized P-selectin. This molecule was characterized and distinguished from other well-characterized neutrophil membrane proteins with similar apparent molecular mass. The purified ligand, or fragments thereof (including both the carbohydrate and protein components), or antibodies to the ligand, or fragments thereof, can be used as inhibitors of binding of P-selectin to cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma
    Inventors: Richard D. Cummings, Kevin L. Moore, Rodger P. McEver
  • Floral grouping wrapper having a detachable portion
    Patent number: 5845775
    Abstract: A method for wrapping a wrapper about a floral grouping wherein the wrapper is a sleeve or sheet of material having a cinching tab or strip of bonding material or both and a detaching means such as perforations for detaching a portion of the sleeve or sheet of material. The floral grouping is placed on the sheet of material which is wrapped thereabout, or the floral grouping is disposed in the interior space of the sleeve. The cinching tab is attached near one end of the sheet or sleeve. The cinching tab has a bonding material disposed thereon which, when the cinching tab is pulled tightly about the wrapper, causes the wrapper to be crimped and tightly bound about the stems of the floral grouping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Southpac Trust International, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald E. Weder, William F. Straeter
  • Flower pot
    Patent number: D402588
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1998
    Assignee: Southpac Trust International, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald E. Weder, Joseph G. Straeter
  • Flower pot cover
    Patent number: D402915
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Southpac Trust International, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald E. Weder, Joseph G. Straeter
  • Flower pot cover
    Patent number: D402916
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Southpac Trust International, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald E. Weder, Joseph G. Straeter
  • Flower pot cover
    Patent number: D402917
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Southpac Trust International, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald E. Weder, Joseph G. Straeter
  • Flower pot cover
    Patent number: D403269
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1998
    Assignee: Southpac Trust International, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald E. Weder, Joseph G. Straeter
  • Flower pot cover
    Patent number: D403270
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1998
    Assignee: Southpac Trust International, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald E. Weder, Joseph G. Straeter
  • Flower pot cover
    Patent number: D403615
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1999
    Assignee: Southpac Trust International, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald E. Weder, Joseph G. Straeter
  • Flower pot cover
    Patent number: D403616
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1999
    Assignee: Southpac Trust International, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald E. Weder, Joseph G. Straeter
  • Flower pot cover
    Patent number: D403983
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Assignee: Southpac Trust International, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald E. Weder, Joseph G. Straeter
  • Flower pot cover
    Patent number: D403984
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Assignee: Southpac Trust International, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald E. Weder, Joseph G. Straeter
  • Flower pot cover
    Patent number: D403985
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Assignee: Southpac Trust International, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald E. Weder, Joseph G. Straeter
  • Floral wrapper
    Patent number: D404297
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1999
    Assignee: Southpac Trust International, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald E. Weder, Joseph G. Straeter, Lisa A. Straeter, William F. Straeter
  • Floral wrapper
    Patent number: D404298
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1999
    Assignee: Southpac Trust International, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald E. Weder, Joseph G. Straeter, Lisa A. Straeter, William F. Straeter
  • Flower pot cover
    Patent number: D404341
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1999
    Assignee: Southpac Trust International, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald E. Weder, Joseph G. Straeter
  • Flower pot cover
    Patent number: D404685
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1999
    Assignee: Southpac Trust International, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald E. Weder, Joseph G. Straeter