Patents by Inventor Christopher McCombs

Christopher McCombs 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).

  • Assays for mastitis detecting haptoglobin in milk
    Patent number: 7172872
    Abstract: An assay for the detection of haptoglobin (Hp) in milk using an Hp-specific antibody as a means to predict or detect mastitis or subclinical mastitis by way of Hp being an associated marker and/or to test the quality of milk, in, for example, dairy cattle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: The University Court of the University of Glasgow
    Inventors: Peter David Eckersall, Julie Lydia Fitzpatrick, Andrea Mary Nolan, Christopher McComb
  • Response testing for conscious sedation involving hand grip dynamics
    Publication number: 20050070823
    Abstract: A conscious sedation system, a response testing apparatus for a conscious sedation system, and a response assembly for a response testing apparatus for a conscious sedation system. A controller generates a request for a predetermined hand grip response from a patient and analyses at least a dynamic variable (such as a force, a pressure, or a distance) of a hand grip response made by the patient to the request to determine a level of sedation of the patient. A response testing apparatus includes a request assembly and a response assembly. The request assembly communicates to the patient the request generated by the controller. The response assembly senses the dynamic variable of the hand grip response and communicates the dynamic variable to the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2003
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Inventors: William Donofrio, Stephen Balek, Jeffrey Swayze, Norman Novotney, Christopher McCombs