Patents by Inventor Ann Pace

Ann Pace 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: 8101264
    Abstract: A vehicle structure can include a coating that provides a three-dimensional tactile pattern to the vehicle structure. In addition, a method for forming a vehicle structure can include applying a film that provides a three-dimensional tactile pattern to the vehicle structure. The vehicle structure can be a trim piece of a vehicle to which the film provides decorative and tactile features. A thin metal layer can be applied on top of a substrate by a metallizing technique, such as physical vapor deposition, followed by applying a radiation curable formulation and exposing it to radiation source, such as UV light. The radiation curable formulation can be a UV ink that is spaced at separate and distinct locations on the film and extends from the metallic layer to such an extent that it is discernable by human touch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jessica Ann Pace, Naoto Fujiwara, Todd Stephen Copeland, Corey Scott McEnhill
  • Publication number: 20080044600
    Abstract: A vehicle structure can include a coating that provides a three-dimensional tactile pattern to the vehicle structure. In addition, a method for forming a vehicle structure can include applying a film that provides a three-dimensional tactile pattern to the vehicle structure. The vehicle structure can be a trim piece of a vehicle to which the film provides decorative and tactile features. A thin metal layer can be applied on top of a substrate by a metallizing technique, such as physical vapor deposition, followed by applying a radiation curable formulation and exposing it to radiation source, such as UV light. The radiation curable formulation can be a UV ink that is spaced at separate and distinct locations on the film and extends from the metallic layer to such an extent that it is discernable by human touch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2006
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Inventors: Jessica Ann Pace, Naoto Fujiwara, Todd Stephen Copeland, Corey Scott McEnhill
  • Patent number: 6541623
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel nucleic acids, the novel polypeptide sequences encoded by these nucleic acids and uses thereof. These novel polynucleotide and polypeptide sequences were determined to be a novel Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: Hyseq, Inc.
    Inventors: John Ford, Alice Suk-Yue Ho, Ann Pace
  • Publication number: 20020156009
    Abstract: The present invention provides machine readable storage media comprising a three-dimensional representation of Interleukin-1 Hy2 (IL-1Hy2), useful for designing and producing modulators of its activity and IL-1 Hy2 variants, and therapeutic uses thereof. The present invention also provides novel nucleic acids encoding IL-1 Hy2, the novel polypeptides encoded by these nucleic acids and uses of these and related products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2001
    Publication date: October 24, 2002
    Inventors: Dennis Ballinger, John E. Ford, Alice Suk-Yue Ho, Haishan Lin, Ann Pace, Nancy K. Mize, Dana Halley-Vicente
  • Patent number: 6426191
    Abstract: The present invention provides nucleic acids, the polypeptide sequences encoded by these nucleic acids and uses thereof. These polynucleotide and polypeptide sequences were determined to be a Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist. Assays for detection of the Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist and assays in which the antagonist is used for detection of IL-1 Receptor are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2002
    Assignee: Hyseq, Inc.
    Inventors: John Ford, Ann Pace
  • Patent number: 6337072
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel nucleic acids, the novel polypeptide sequences encoded by these nucleic acids and uses thereof. These novel polynucleotide and polypeptide sequences were determined to be a novel Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2002
    Assignee: Hyseq, Inc.
    Inventors: John Ford, Ann Pace
  • Patent number: 6294655
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel nucleic acids, the novel polypeptide sequences encoded by these nucleic acids and uses thereof. These novel polynucleotide and polypeptide sequences were determined to be a novel Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist. Also provided are antibodies which bind the antagonist, methods of detecting the antagonist, and kits containing the antibodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2001
    Assignee: Hyseq, Inc.
    Inventors: John Ford, Ann Pace