Patents by Inventor Douglas A. Collins

Douglas A. Collins 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).

  • Publication number: 20060170180
    Abstract: A telescoping vehicle step comprised of three slide beams and a step. The first slide beam is shaped to slide within the hitch receiver of a vehicle. The second slide beam is inserted into the first slide beam. The third slide beam is inserted into the second slide beam. A step is attached to the third slide beam. The slide beams and step form a telescoping vehicle step which can be used to facilitate entry into the cargo bed of a vehicle. During use, the beams form a telescopic extension member which positions the step beyond the outer perimeter of a lowered tailgate. When not being used, the beams form a collapsed configuration which holds the step near the opening of the hitch receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2005
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Inventor: Douglas Collins
  • Publication number: 20060166862
    Abstract: An agent, composition and method for the treatment, prophylaxis and/or diagnosis of proliferative disorders, which is highly and efficiently absorbed at the site of abnormal cellular proliferation is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2006
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Inventors: Douglas Collins, Henricus Hogenkamp
  • Publication number: 20060144868
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention include a polymeric container that can rest upright on a horizontal surface but includes a sloped interior bottom surface that causes any liquid contained therein to flow to a particular location in the container wherein substantially all the liquid be withdrawn from the container using a pump dispenser. Other embodiments describe the manufacture of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2006
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Inventors: Michael Brisbois, Kenneth House, Douglas Collins
  • Publication number: 20060074034
    Abstract: This invention is in the area of cobalamin-mediated delivery of nucleic acids and analogs and derivatives thereof to a host to affect gene expression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2002
    Publication date: April 6, 2006
    Inventors: Douglas Collins, Franklyn Prendergast, Matthew Callstrom
  • Publication number: 20050249663
    Abstract: Cobalamin transport proteins are administered in combination with cobalamin coupled to a diagnostic or pharmaceutically active agents to increase the extent of absorption of the diagnostic or pharmaceutically active agent. Cobalamin transport proteins include, but are not limited to intrinsic factor, transcobalamin I, transcobalamin II and transcobalamin III. The combination of the cobalamin or cobalamin derivative with the cobalamin transport protein provides enhanced cellular uptake.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2004
    Publication date: November 10, 2005
    Applicant: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    Inventor: Douglas Collins
  • Publication number: 20050143340
    Abstract: The invention provides food, drink, supplement or other compositions containing a fortifying amount of adenosylcobalamin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2005
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Inventor: Douglas Collins
  • Publication number: 20050104934
    Abstract: Several improvements have been made in inkjet print cartridges to realize 5 ng drop weights at ejection frequencies of 18 KHz. These improvements include small nozzle openings, improved heater resistor efficiency, and better ink supply reliability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2004
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Inventors: Todd Cleland, Robert Maze, Michael Miller, Rama Prasad, Robert Browning, Dale Oughton, Joseph Torgerson, Kenneth Saul, Michael Hager, Douglas Collins, Leslie Field, Storrs Hoen, Phillip Barth
  • Publication number: 20050069493
    Abstract: A compound useful for in vivo imaging of organs and tumors is provided of formula: wherein is a cobalamin, is derived from a corrin carboxylic acid group of said cobalamin, Y is a linking group and X is a chelating group, optionally comprising a detectable radionuclide or a paramagnetic metal ion, and n is 1-3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2003
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Inventors: Douglas Collins, Henricus Hogenkamp
  • Publication number: 20050048458
    Abstract: A method for facilitating academic improvement, comprising the steps of providing a database of students who have qualified for an academic improvement plan in at least one predefined content area, diagnostic testing of the students relating to their respective content area and recording in the database the diagnostic results of the testing in the database, developing and recording in the database at least one intervention strategy based in part upon the results of the diagnostic testing of the respective students or based in part on a standardized testing, monitoring and recording in the database each of the student's respective progress and documenting in the database the successful completion of the academic improvement for each respective student.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2004
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Inventors: Douglas Collins, Steven Beaver
  • Publication number: 20050004010
    Abstract: The invention provides cobalamin derivatives which are useful for medical treatment and diagnosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2004
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Inventors: Douglas Collins, Henricus Hogenkamp
  • Patent number: 6838073
    Abstract: The invention provides detectably labeled cobalamin derivatives which are useful for medical treatment and diagnosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Assignees: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Douglas A. Collins, Henricus P. C. Hogenkamp
  • Patent number: 6806363
    Abstract: The invention provides cobalamin compounds linked to a neutron capture therapy target (e.g. Boron-10 or Gadolinium-157), and optionally linked to a detectable moiety, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and methods for using the compounds in medical diagnosis and therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Assignees: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education & Research, Minnesota, Regents of the University
    Inventors: Douglas A. Collins, Henricus P. C. Hogenkamp
  • Publication number: 20040166059
    Abstract: The invention provides detectably labeled cobalamin derivatives which are useful for medical treatment and diagnosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2004
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Applicants: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Douglas A. Collins, Henricus P.C. Hogenkamp
  • Publication number: 20040162240
    Abstract: The invention provides cobalamin compounds linked to a neutron capture therapy target (e.g. Boron-10 or Gadolinium-157), and optionally linked to a detectable moiety, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and methods for using the compounds in medical diagnosis and therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2004
    Publication date: August 19, 2004
    Applicants: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Douglas A. Collins, Henricus P.C. Hogenkamp
  • Patent number: 6754081
    Abstract: A friction hinge system for a laptop computer is provided. The system allows the computer display to move easily from a closed condition toward various operating angular positions while providing a greater torque for maintaining selected angular orientation. The system includes two or more bands wrapped in the same direction about a common shaft as well as a stop features for limiting the angle of rotation of each band relative to the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Inventors: Edward Rude, Yury Karfiol, Douglas Collins
  • Publication number: 20040087356
    Abstract: The present invention provides a game having a grid with a plurality of rows and columns. The intersection of the rows and columns form grid blocks that represent a defined time in an event An outcome that may occur at the defined time is predetermined and inserted into the grid blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2002
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Inventor: Jonathan Douglas Collins
  • Publication number: 20030163900
    Abstract: A friction hinge system for a laptop computer is provided. The system allows the computer display to move easily from a closed condition toward various operating angular positions while providing a greater torque for maintaining selected angular orientation. The system includes two or more bands wrapped in the same direction about a common shaft as well as a stop features for limiting the angle of rotation of each band relative to the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2003
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Inventors: Edward Rude, Yury Karfiol, Douglas Collins
  • Patent number: 6613305
    Abstract: A compound useful for in vivo imaging of organs and tumors is provided of formula: wherein is a cobalamin, is derived from a corrin carboxylic acid group of said cobalamin, Y is a linking group and X is a chelating group, optionally comprising a detectable radionuclide or a paramagnetic metal ion, and n is 1-3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignees: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education & Research, Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Douglas A. Collins, Henricus Petrus Hogenkamp
  • Publication number: 20030144198
    Abstract: Cobalamin transport proteins are administered in combination with cobalamin coupled to a diagnostic or pharmaceutically active agents to increase the extent of absorption of the diagnostic or pharmaceutically active agent. Cobalamin transport proteins include, but are not limited to intrinsic factor, transcobalamin I, transcobalamin II and transcobalamin III. The combination of the cobalamin or cobalamin derivative with the cobalamin transport protein provides enhanced cellular uptake.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2002
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Inventor: Douglas A. Collins
  • Patent number: D523634
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: Credo Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Hagen W. Dost, Harry Wales, Melvin A. Pendergraph, Douglas Collins, Patrick M. McAuliffe, Margaret Butler, Paul D. Hatch