Patents by Inventor Charles Butts

Charles Butts 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).

  • METHOD OF TREATING LUNG CANCER BY VACCINATION WITH MUC-1 LIPOPEPTIDE
    Publication number: 20160067322
    Abstract: The invention is directed to the treatment of lung cancer, preferably non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) by means of a combination therapy comprising concurrent chemo-radiotherapy followed by vaccination with a muc-1 lipopetide. The therapy elicits prolonged survival rates compared to a respective therapy including sequential chemo-radiotherapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas SCHROEDER, Christoph HELWIG, Anja-Helena LOOS, Armin SCHUELER, Martin FALK, Charles BUTTS, Frances A. SHEPHERD
  • Reagent bottle identification method
    Patent number: 5420408
    Abstract: An automatic chemical analyzer utilizes reagents supplied in reagent bottles. The reagent bottles are labeled on their bottom surfaces with an identification label bearing a machine-readable identification code. The automatic chemical analyzer includes a reagent tray having a plurality of tray apertures therein which receive coded reagent bottles and which expose the bottom surface of each bottle for optical viewing of the machine-readable identification code. The analyzer further includes optical scanner means positioned below the reagent tray for reading the machine-readable identification code on the bottom surfaces of reagent bottles within the tray apertures. The tray apertures are selectively located over the optical scanner means so that the analyzer can identify the reagent bottle and the contents thereof.The identification label has a spaced pair of position reference dots defining and orienting a label area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 30, 1995
    Assignee: Schiapparelli Biosystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Weyrauch, Norman Kelln, Leon Schmidt, Charles Butts, James Clark, Kelsey Loughlin, Gary Richardson
  • Reagent bottle identification and reagent monitoring system for a chemical analyzer
    Patent number: 5357095
    Abstract: An automatic chemical analyzer utilizes reagents supplied in reagent bottles. The reagent bottles are labeled on their bottom surfaces with an identification label bearing a machine-readable identification code. The automatic chemical analyzer includes a reagent tray having a plurality of tray apertures therein which receive coded reagent bottles and which expose the bottom surface of each bottle for optical viewing of the machine-readable identification code. The analyzer further includes optical scanner means positioned below the reagent tray for reading the machine-readable identification code on the bottom surfaces of reagent bottles within the tray apertures. The tray apertures are selectively located over the optical scanner means so that the analyzer can identify the reagent bottle and the contents thereof.The identification label has a spaced pair of position reference dots defining and orienting a label area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 18, 1994
    Assignee: Schiapparelli Biosystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Weyrauch, Norman Kelln, Leon Schmidt, Charles Butts, James Clark, Kelsey Loughlin, Gary Richardson