Patents by Inventor Douglas Gregory

Douglas Gregory 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).

  • Patent number: 7947835
    Abstract: At least one chemical entity chosen from compounds of Formula 2 and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, chelates, non-covalent complexes, prodrugs, and mixtures thereof is described herein. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising at least one chemical entity of the invention, together with at least one pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle chosen from carriers adjuvants, and excipients, are described. Methods of treating patients suffering from certain diseases responsive to inhibition of Btk activity and/or B-cell activity are described. Methods for determining the presence of Btk in a sample are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: CGI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: David R. Brittelli, Kevin S. Currie, James W. Darrow, Jeffrey E. Kropf, Seung H. Lee, Steven L. Gallion, Scott A. Mitchell, Douglas A. I. Pippin, Peter A. Blomgren, Douglas Gregory Stafford
  • Patent number: 7684939
    Abstract: A method for designing an absorbent article. The steps of the method are generating a physical spatial map of saturation of a fluid within an absorbent in a physical test environment, generating a virtual spatial map of saturation of a fluid within an absorbent in a virtual test environment, identifying absorbent-fluid interaction properties for the absorbent such that the virtual spatial map of saturation approximates the physical spatial map of saturation, inputting the absorbent-fluid interaction properties into a virtual model of the absorbent article to produce a representation of at least one feature of the absorbent article, evaluating the virtual model of the absorbent article to determine the performance of the at least one feature of the absorbent article, modifying the design of the absorbent article in response to the performance of the at least one feature of the absorbent article determined from the virtual model of the absorbent article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Mel Allende-Blanco, Brian Bert Anderson, William Handy Hartt, IV, Paul Martin Lipic, Mattias Schmidt, Douglas Gregory Stevens, Bruno Johannes Ehrnsperger
  • Publication number: 20080183450
    Abstract: A method for determining absorbent article effectiveness of a virtual absorbent article. The steps of the method include providing a virtual body model, providing a virtual absorbent article model, providing virtual simulation software, running a virtual simulation of deformation of the virtual absorbent article model in proximity with the virtual body model, running a virtual simulation of the fluid balance of the virtual absorbent article model in proximity with the virtual body model, coupling the virtual simulation of deformation of the virtual absorbent article model and the virtual simulation of the fluid balance of the virtual absorbent article model, and determining absorbent article effectiveness of the virtual absorbent article model in proximity with the virtual body model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2007
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Inventors: Matthew Joseph Macura, Paul Martin Lipic, Mel Allende-Blanco, James Kenneth Comer, Douglas Gregory Stevens, Bruce William Lavash
  • Publication number: 20080046202
    Abstract: A method for designing an absorbent article. The steps of the method are generating a physical spatial map of saturation of a fluid within an absorbent in a physical test environment, generating a virtual spatial map of saturation of a fluid within an absorbent in a virtual test environment, identifying absorbent-fluid interaction properties for the absorbent such that the virtual spatial map of saturation approximates the physical spatial map of saturation, inputting the absorbent-fluid interaction properties into a virtual model of the absorbent article to produce a representation of at least one feature of the absorbent article, evaluating the virtual model of the absorbent article to determine the performance of the at least one feature of the absorbent article, modifying the design of the absorbent article in response to the performance of the at least one feature of the absorbent article determined from the virtual model of the absorbent article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2006
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Inventors: Mel Allende-Blanco, Brian Bert Anderson, William Handy Hartt, Paul Martin Lipic, Mattias Schmidt, Douglas Gregory Stevens, Bruno Johannes Ehrnsperger
  • Publication number: 20080046189
    Abstract: A method for measuring the partially saturated fluid transport properties of an absorbent. The steps of the method are generating a physical spatial map of saturation of a fluid within an absorbent in a physical test environment, generating a virtual spatial map of saturation of a fluid within an absorbent in a virtual test environment, and identifying the absorbent-fluid interaction properties for the absorbent such that the virtual spatial map of saturation approximates the physical spatial map of saturation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2006
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Inventors: Mel Allende-Blanco, Brian Bert Anderson, William Handy Hartt, Paul Martin Lipic, Mattias Schmidt, Douglas Gregory Stevens, Bruno Johannes Ehrnsperger
  • Publication number: 20070137730
    Abstract: A fuel system includes a fuel tank filler neck, a filler neck closure, and a filler neck closure location monitor associated with the fuel tank filler neck and the filler neck closure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2006
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Applicant: STANT MANUFACTURING INC.
    Inventors: Dennis DeCapua, Douglas Gregory
  • Publication number: 20070051724
    Abstract: A filler neck cap includes a vacuum-relief valve member that moves from a normally closed position to an opened position when exposed to certain vacuum conditions to open a vent aperture and allow atmosphere to flow therethrough. The filler neck cap also includes a pressure-relief valve member formed to include the vent aperture that is closed normally by the vacuum-relief valve member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2005
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: Dennis DeCapua, Douglas Gregory
  • Patent number: 4368415
    Abstract: Solar energy is collected by collector means supported in space by geostationary satellite and directed to an air buoyant intermediate platform at a position within the upper atmosphere. The laser energy is there converted to microwave energy and beamed down to earth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1980
    Date of Patent: January 11, 1983
    Assignee: British Aerospace
    Inventors: Ross A. Henderson, Douglas A. Gregory