Patents by Inventor Dennis A. Clifford
Dennis A. Clifford 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).
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Patent number: 11912715Abstract: The invention provides compounds of Formula (I): as further described herein, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and methods to use the compounds and pharmaceutical compositions for treatment of certain viral disorders, including influenza.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Novartis AGInventors: Rama Jain, Dennis Christofer Koester, James R. Manning, Vanessa Marx, Daniel Poon, James Clifford Sutton, Benjamin R. Taft, Lifeng Wan, Aregahegn Yifru, Qian Zhao
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Patent number: 8772014Abstract: A process is disclosed for the biological treatment under anaerobic/anoxic conditions for the degradation of pollutants present in brine solution used in waste water management, in industrial waste brine solutions and in waste oil field brine solutions, especially waste brine solutions contaminated with perchlorate and nitrate. A culture capable of reducing perchlorate and nitrate in spent ion-exchange regenerant brine containing at least 30 g/L NaCl under anaerobic/anoxic conditions was used to demonstrate the process. A stabilized brine solution is also disclosed in which a culture capable of degrading a given pollutant can be proliferate.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2004Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: The University of Houston SystemInventors: Deborah J. Roberts, Dennis A. Clifford, Xiaohua Lin, Thomas Gillogly, Lee Aldridge, Stewart Lehman
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Patent number: 8216543Abstract: Methods of making unique water treatment compositions are provided. In one embodiment, a method of making a doped metal oxide or hydroxide for treating water comprises: disposing a metal precursor solution and a dopant precursor solution in a reaction vessel comprising water to form a slurry; and precipitating the doped metal oxide or hydroxide from the slurry.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2007Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignees: Inframat Corporation, University of HoustonInventors: Huimin Chen, Dennis A. Clifford, Meidong Wang, T. Danny Xiao
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Publication number: 20120028534Abstract: A self-retaining structural support fastener that grips a portion of rigid tile material and aligns the tile material in a planar direction to form structures. The invention more specifically relates to a plastic, acrylic, rubber or polymeric clip that is formed in U, T, X, I or L shapes and provides for an attachment of one or more clips together to form fasteners of various shapes in various planar directions, the fasteners to be used to fabricate multi-dimensional representative environmental constructs that simulate modular, multilevel structures and man-made and natural environments.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2010Publication date: February 2, 2012Inventor: Dennis Clifford Unger
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Publication number: 20110041659Abstract: A duct board cutting table provides accurate cutting of duct board while providing portability and moderate cost. A table top, which is generally large enough to accept most of a sheet of duct board, has a cross-rail assembly mounted above it that slides along the length of the duct board. A duct board cutting tool slides along the length of the cross-rail assembly, which is along the width of the duct board, in order to move the tool's blade through the duct board to make a cut. The tool may be a hand tool, with a tool fixture provided with the table that can slidably mount the hand tool within the cross-rail assembly at multiple heights above the table to accommodate duct board of various thicknesses. A stopping mechanism can be included to stop the cross-rail assembly at multiple cutting positions using removable stop blocks.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2009Publication date: February 24, 2011Inventor: Dennis Clifford Williams
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Patent number: 7655148Abstract: A water treatment composition includes an oxidizing component and an adsorbing component, wherein one or both of the oxidizing component and adsorbing component comprise nanostructured materials. The water treatment compositions are useful in at least partially removing contaminants such as metallic or cationic arsenic, lead, chromium, and/or mercury from water.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2006Date of Patent: February 2, 2010Assignees: Inframat Corporation, The University of HoustonInventors: Huimin Chen, Meidong Wang, T. Danny Xiao, Dennis A. Clifford
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Patent number: 7625265Abstract: Hood plates for use with hood covers designed for handheld power tools including angle grinders are disclosed herein. More specifically, the hood plates disclosed herein include means for easily attaching to a wide variety of available angle grinders and are easily configured to work with a soft hood cover to allow both horizontal and vertical movement of the grinding attachment within the hood cover.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2007Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: I.T., Inc.Inventors: Dennis David Woods, Dennis Clifford Woods, Mark Tretter
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Publication number: 20080171498Abstract: Grinding assemblies for use with handheld power tools are disclosed herein. More specifically, the assemblies disclosed herein can include a hub, disc, grinding surface and locking nut and can be used with most available handheld grinders for grinding flat surfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2007Publication date: July 17, 2008Inventors: Dennis David Woods, Dennis Clifford Woods, Mark Tretter
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Publication number: 20080171501Abstract: Hood plates for use with hood covers designed for handheld power tools including angle grinders are disclosed herein. More specifically, the hood plates disclosed herein include means for easily attaching to a wide variety of available angle grinders and are easily configured to work with a soft hood cover to allow both horizontal and vertical movement of the grinding attachment within the hood cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2007Publication date: July 17, 2008Inventors: Dennis David Woods, Dennis Clifford Woods, Mark Tretter
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Publication number: 20080121584Abstract: Methods of making unique water treatment compositions are provided. In one embodiment, a method of making a doped metal oxide or hydroxide for treating water comprises: disposing a metal precursor solution and a dopant precursor solution in a reaction vessel comprising water to form a slurry; and precipitating the doped metal oxide or hydroxide from the slurry.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2007Publication date: May 29, 2008Applicants: INFRAMAT CORPORATION, UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTONInventors: Huimin Chen, Dennis A. Clifford
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Publication number: 20070275450Abstract: A process is disclosed for the biological treatment under anaerobic/anoxic conditions for the degradation of pollutants present in brine solution used in waste water management, in industrial waste brine solutions and in waste oil field brine solutions, especially waste brine solutions contaminated with perchlorate and nitrate. A culture capable of reducing perchlorate and nitrate in spent ion-exchange regenerant brine containing at least 30 g/L NaCl under anaerobic/anoxic conditions was used to demonstrate the process. A stabilized brine solution is also disclosed in which a culture capable of degrading a given pollutant can be proliferate.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2004Publication date: November 29, 2007Inventors: Deborah Roberts, Dennis Clifford, Xiaohua Lin, Thomas Gillogly, Lee Aldridge, Stewart Lehman
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Publication number: 20070086935Abstract: A water treatment composition includes an oxidizing component and an absorbing component, wherein one or both of the oxidizing component and absorbing component comprise nanostructured materials. The water treatment compositions are useful in at least partially removing contaminants such as metallic or cationic arsenic, lead, chromium, and/or mercury from water.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2006Publication date: April 19, 2007Inventors: Huimin Chen, Meidong Wang, T. Xiao, Dennis Clifford
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Patent number: 5728302Abstract: A method is provided for reducing the concentration of radioactive materials or other trace contaminants in fluids withdrawn from subterranean reservoirs and also fluids in reservoirs. The method involves deposition of sorbent solids including, but not limited to, fine ion exchange resins, within the reservoir matrix surrounding a production well to act as an in-situ filter for dissolved radionuclides or other contaminants present in reservoir pore waters. For this purpose, the sorbent solid is either a) precipitated within the reservoir matrix by the reaction of ions or molecules of two or more carrier solutions or b) directly introduced into the reservoir as a solid component of a solid-liquid slurry using high-pressure injection techniques.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 1996Date of Patent: March 17, 1998Assignee: Groundwater Services, Inc.Inventors: John A. Connor, Dennis A. Clifford, Philip T. King
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Patent number: 5196124Abstract: A method is provided for reducing the radioactive material content of fluids withdrawn from subterranean reservoirs. The method involves deposition of sorbent solids within the reservoir matrix surrounding a production well to act as an in-situ filter for dissolved radionuclides present in reservoir pore waters. For this purpose, the sorbent solid is either a) precipitated within the reservoir matrix by the reaction of two or more carrier solutions or b) directly introduced into the reservoir as a solid component of a solid-liquid slurry using high-pressure injection techniques. Thereafter, fluids produced by the well contain significantly lower concentrations of radionuclides (e.g., principally radium and uranium ions), as radionuclides are removed from the inflowing reservoir fluids by means of ion exchange, adsorption, chelation, chemisorption, or coprecipitation with the in-situ filter medium.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 1992Date of Patent: March 23, 1993Assignee: Groundwater Services, Inc.Inventors: John A. Connor, Dennis A. Clifford, Philip T. King
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Patent number: 4084274Abstract: A turning bed which can be tilted mechanically to turn the occupant from side to side, comprising a tilting assembly pivotally secured to a bed frame of known type. The tilting assembly consists of a mattress frame longitudinally divided into at least three parts: a center section with an outer section(s) pivotally connected adjacent each longitudinal side of the center section. The pivotal connection is such that when the center section is tilted, the outer section(s) adjacent the raised side of the center section is/are tilted as one with the center section, and the outer section(s) adjacent the other side of the center section pivot(s) relative thereto. The center section is pivotally supportable from the bed frame, and can be tilted by a lever secured at one end to the center section, the other end of the lever being moveable (by suitable means such as a screw-and-nut arrangement) to tilt the center section.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 1976Date of Patent: April 18, 1978Assignee: Betstone Industries LimitedInventors: David John Willis, Dennis Clifford Stevenson, William Bettle