Patents by Inventor Charles G. Irvin

Charles G. Irvin 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).

  • Noninvasive pulmonary performance measurement method and system
    Patent number: 7945303
    Abstract: A system and method for measuring a pulmonary performance value of a subject. In one embodiment, a system includes one or more imaging devices, each configured to capture one or more images of a subject inside an interior chamber, such as a plethysmograph chamber. An exemplary system also includes an imaging processor in communication with the one or more imaging devices for estimating a change in volume of the subject from information about the one or more images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: The University of Vermont and State Agricultural College
    Inventors: Jason H. T. Bates, Charles G. Irvin, Lennart K. A. Lundblad, John Thompson-Figueroa
  • Method for treatment of inflammatory disease
    Publication number: 20020141995
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method to protect a mammal from a disease involving inflammation by treating that mammal with a TGF&bgr;-regulating agent. The present invention also relates to a method for prescribing treatment for a respiratory disease involving an inflammatory response and a method for monitoring the success of a treatment for a respiratory disease involving an inflammatory response in a mammal. Also included in the present invention is a formulation comprising a TGF&bgr;-regulating agent and a compound capable of enhancing the effectiveness of the TGF&bgr;-regulating agent at protecting a mammal from a disease involving inflammation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2001
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Inventor: Charles G. Irvin
  • Method for treatment of inflammatory disease
    Patent number: 6248723
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method to protect a mammal from a disease involving inflammation by treating that mammal with a TGF&bgr;-regulating agent. The present invention also relates to a method for prescribing treatment for a respiratory disease involving an inflammatory response and a method for monitoring the success of a treatment for a respiratory disease involving an inflammatory response in a mammal. Also included in the present invention is a formulation comprising a TGF&bgr;-regulating agent and a compound capable of enhancing the effectiveness of the TGF&bgr;-regulating agent at protecting a mammal from a disease involving inflammation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2001
    Assignee: National Jewish Medical and Research Center
    Inventor: Charles G. Irvin
  • Treatment for diseases involving inflammation
    Patent number: 5908620
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method to protect an animal from a disease involving inflammation by treating that animal with an effective amount of IL-12. The present invention also relates to a method for prescribing treatment for a respiratory disease involving an inflammatory response and a method for monitoring the success of a treatment for a respiratory disease involving an inflammatory response in an animal. Also included in the present invention is a formulation comprising IL-12 and a compound capable of enhancing the effectiveness of the IL-12 at protecting an animal from a disease involving inflammation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1999
    Assignee: National Jewish Medical and Research Center
    Inventors: Yuan-Po Tu, Charles G. Irvin
  • Treatment for diseases involving inflammation
    Patent number: 5906815
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method to protect an animal from a disease involving inflammation by treating that animal with an effective amount of IL-12. The present invention also relates to a method for prescribing treatment for a respiratory disease involving an inflammatory response and a method for monitoring the success of a treatment for a respiratory disease involving an inflammatory response in an animal. Also included in the present invention is a formulation comprising IL-12 and a compound capable of enhancing the effectiveness of the IL-12 at protecting an animal from a disease involving inflammation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1999
    Assignee: National Jewish Medical and Research Center
    Inventors: Yuan-Po Tu, Charles G. Irvin
  • Treatment for diseases involving inflammation
    Patent number: 5674483
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method to protect an animal from a disease involving inflammation by treating that animal with an effective amount of IL-12. The present invention also relates to a method for prescribing treatment for a respiratory disease involving an inflammatory response and a method for monitoring the success of a treatment for a respiratory disease involving an inflammatory response in an animal. Also included in the present invention is a formulation comprising IL-12 and a compound capable of enhancing the effectiveness of the IL-12 at protecting an animal from a disease involving inflammation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 7, 1997
    Assignee: National Jewish Medical and Research Center
    Inventors: Yuan-Po Tu, Charles G. Irvin