Patents by Inventor Douglas Hooper

Douglas Hooper 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).

  • Recombinant antibodies and compositions and methods for making and using the same
    Publication number: 20060216300
    Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided for the use of rabies virusneutralizing antibodies for postexposure prophylactic treatment of subjects exposed to rabies virus. Compositions comprising mixtures of rabies virusneutralizing antibodies, as well as nucleotide and amino acid sequences encoding these antibodies, can be used in the treatment of subjects exposed to rabies virus. The invention also provides methods of producing recombinant rabies virus-neutralizing human antibodies in mammalian cells using recombinant expression vectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2004
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Applicant: Thomas Jefferson University
    Inventors: Douglas Hooper, Bernhard Dietzschold
  • Suspension ceiling with integrated openings
    Patent number: 5699641
    Abstract: A suspended ceiling grid system with an integrated aperture for accessories such as lights, air diffusers and like accessories. The system has an appearance ring of suitable size that forms the aperture and that interconnects with runner elements of corresponding suitable length. The ring is disposed at the geometric center of a grid module and the interconnected runners are arranged to provide support for the ring and related accessory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 23, 1997
    Assignee: USG Interiors, Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Tinen, Pawan Singal, Douglas Hooper, Alan C. Wendt