Patents by Inventor Barbara Mann

Barbara Mann 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).

  • Clips for supporting miniature Christmas lights at any of a plurality of locations
    Patent number: 5542636
    Abstract: A clip for supporting miniature Christmas lights at any of a plurality of locations comprising a one-piece clip fabricated of a plastic material with limited resilience. A light supporting component is formed in a generally C-shaped configuration about a vertical axis of rotation. The supporting component is greater than 180 degrees and less than 190 degrees. A second component is formed integrally with the first component. The second component is adapted to be secured to a recipient surface to maintain the first component and the supportive bulb in a vertical orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1996
    Inventors: John P. Mann, Barbara A. Mann
  • Purified DNA of the 170-kd surface Gal/GalNAc adherence lectin of pathogenic E. histolytica
    Patent number: 5260429
    Abstract: cDNA encoding the 170 kd subunit of Gal/GalNAc lectin in various strains of E. histolytica is provided. Availability of this cDNA permits the use of diagnostic assays to distinguish pathogenic from nonpathogenic strains based on DNA hybridization, and further permits antisense approaches to interrupting the production of this lectin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1993
    Assignee: The University of Virginia Alumni Patents Foundation
    Inventors: William Petri, Barbara Mann