Patents by Inventor Elaine To

Elaine To 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).

  • Therapeutical use of anti-myelin associated glycoprotein (MAG) antibodies
    Patent number: 8017115
    Abstract: A method of promoting oligodendrocyte survival in a human suffering from, or at risk of developing, stroke or other neurological diseases utilizes anti-MAG antibodies or functional fragments of such antibodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Glaxo Group Limited
    Inventors: Elaine Alison Irving, Mary Vinson
  • MULTIPURPOSE IPAD CASE
    Publication number: 20110203955
    Abstract: This multipurpose iPAD case opens to form a light/privacy shade around the iPAD and folds up around itself to create a protective case with a shoulder strap, worn to make the iPAD conveniently portable. It is made of rigid and pliable materials such as padded board and leather or any pliable material. The dimensions and folds of the rigid shell are determined by the iPad size. When opened as sun/privacy shade, the hood fits snugly at a adjustable angle with a rigid pocket to lean on. This pocket is adjusted by cords that pierce the main body of the case, going through the rigid pocket and adjusted with a cord lock for desired angle to view the screen. When placed in the center panel the iPad is slipped into a bottom and top piece of elastic which is sewn to the interior of main body to secure the iPad in position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Inventor: Elaine Fasula
  • METHODS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF BONE DISORDERS
    Publication number: 20110209227
    Abstract: This invention pertains to chemometric methods for the analysis of chemical, biochemical, and biological data, for example, spectral data, for example, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectra, and their applications, including, e.g., classification, diagnosis, prognosis, etc., especially in the context of bone disorders, e.g., conditions associated with low bone mineral density, e.g., osteoporosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Inventors: Jeremy Kirk Nicholson, Elaine Holmes, John Christopher Lindon, Joanne Tracey Brindle, David John Grainger
  • Thermal covering
    Patent number: 8002721
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a thermal covering that delivers consistent therapy to a portion of a user's hand-wrist area, is easy to use and apply to the body, and is securely positionable on the body. The thermal covering can be entirely disposable after one use. The thermal covering can also have a disposable component and a reusable component that can be packaged individually together as a kit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Wyeth LLC
    Inventors: Donald Stephen Bretl, Mary Elaine Freeland, Kyle William Harris, Richard W. Pack, Angela Marie Reed
  • Electrical penetration graph system
    Patent number: 8004292
    Abstract: An electrical penetration graph (EPG) system includes a monitoring device with a buffered and stabilized voltage source assembly and a buffered internal amplifier with switched gain control. The system also includes a head stage amplifier. During the EPG process, the voltage source assembly directs an electrical current through a feeding insect. As the current passes through the insect, the insect's feeding process modulates the current and creates voltage waveform data. A head stage amplifier with selectable input resistance receives and amplifies the voltage waveform data. The data is transmitted back to the monitoring device where it is manipulated and further amplified by the monitoring device internal amplifier assembly. The waveform data is then transmitted to a controller and ultimately to an output device where the data is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Elaine Backus, William Bennett
  • MODULATION OF FIBROBLAST ACTIVITY
    Publication number: 20110201691
    Abstract: The invention includes a method for simultaneously decreasing the amount of TGF?1 and increasing the amount of TGF?3 produced by a fibroblast, the method comprising contacting the fibroblast with an agent which positively modulates ?2-adrenergic receptor; a method for reducing fibroblast differentiation, the method comprising contacting the fibroblast with an agent which positively modulates ?2-adrenergic receptor; and a method of reducing the deposition of collagen in a subject, the method comprising administering to the subject an agent which positively modulates ?2-adrenergic receptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER
    Inventor: Christine Elaine Pullar
  • Human Interface Input Acceleration System
    Publication number: 20110199295
    Abstract: A method and system for transmitting data to and from a hand-held host device are disclosed. An accessory device for interfacing with a host device includes a communication channel designed to establish a bidirectional data link between the accessory device and the host device. The accessory device also includes a storage unit communicatively coupled to the communication channel. The storage unit is designed to store various data. In addition, at least a first data is selectively transmitted from the stored data of the accessory device to the host device through the established bidirectional data link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2011
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: Zeemote Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Elaine Chen, Rob Podoloff, Lorraine Wheeler, Beth Marcus
  • ENHANCED PET BED SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110197818
    Abstract: An enhanced pet bed comprises an outer cover having an inner volume, and at least one stuff sack that is preferably porous, for placement within the inner volume of the outer cover. While the inner stuff sack may be filled with a wide variety of stuffing items, the stuff sack is preferably filled with a plurality of items supplied by the owner, and may preferably inherently include a scent that is desirable or comforting to the intended animal, e.g. the scent of a known person or animal. For embodiments having permeable stuff sacks, the entire stuff sack assembly may preferably be laundered, e.g. washed and dried, as a unit, i.e. with the stuffing retained. Since the enhanced pet beds are typically provided without stuffing, the intended waste footprint of the is purchased product is significantly less than that of a conventional bed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2010
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Inventors: Arthur Louis SIMON, Molly Elaine Mundt
  • Nanoparticulate compositions of mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase inhibitors
    Patent number: 7998507
    Abstract: Nanoparticulate compositions comprising at least one poorly soluble MAP kinase inhibitor and at least one surface stabilizer are described. The nanoparticulate compositions have an average particle size of less than about 2000 nm. The invention also describes methods of making and using such compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Elan Pharma International Ltd.
    Inventors: H. William Bosch, Greta G. Cary, Douglas C. Hovey, Rajeev A. Jain, Laura J. Kline, Elaine Merisko-Liversidge, Kevin D. Ostrander, Niels P. Ryde, Stephen B. Ruddy
  • Roof assembly for a vehicle
    Patent number: 7997643
    Abstract: A roof assembly for a vehicle that includes a center roof panel made from a lightweight material like aluminum, a surrounding attachment flange made from a more formable and stronger material like steel, and a junction that connects the roof panel and the attachment flange together. The aluminum-based roof panel may reduce the overall weight of the assembly, while the steel-based attachment flange may improve its metal forming and attachment capabilities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Sanjay M. Shah, Elaine M. Garcia
  • INJECTABLE NANOPARTICULATE OLANZAPINE FORMULATIONS
    Publication number: 20110195095
    Abstract: Described are injectable formulations of nanoparticulate olanzapine that produce a prolonged duration of action upon administration, and methods of making and using such formulations. The injectable formulations comprise nanoparticulate olanzapine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventors: Gary Liversidge, Scott Jenkins, Elaine Merisko Liversidge
  • SURVIVAL PREDICTOR FOR DIFFUSE LARGE B CELL LYMPHOMA
    Publication number: 20110195064
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and materials related to a gene expression-based survival predictor for diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) patients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicants: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Serv, Arizona Bloard of Regents on behalf of the University of Arizona, Queen Mary and Westfiled College, University of London, Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, Oslo University Hospital HF, Oregon Health & Science University, University of Rochester, Hospital Clinic, Universitat De Barcelona, British Columbia Cancer Agency Branch, Julius-Mazimilians-University of Wuerzburg
    Inventors: Lisa Rimsza, Andrew T. Lister, Dennis Weisenburger, Jan Delabie, Erlend B. Smeland, Harald Holte, Stein Kvaloy, Rita M. Braziel, Richard I. Fisher, Pedro Jares, Armando Lopez-Guillermo, Elias Campo Guerri, Elaine S. Jaffe, Georg Lenz, Wyndham H. Wilson, George Wright, Sandeep S. Dave, Louis M. Staudt, Randy D. Gascoyne, Joseph M. Connors, Hans-Konrad Muller-Hermelink, Andreas Rosenwald, German Ott
  • MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR MODULATING SEED SIZE, SEED NUMBER, AND SEED SUGAR CONTENT IN PLANTS
    Publication number: 20110191909
    Abstract: The subject invention concerns materials and methods for modulating seed size in plants. In one embodiment, seed size is decreased relative to wild type seed by inhibiting or knocking out expression of a sorbitol dehydrogenase (Sdh) gene or the gene product thereof. In another embodiment, seed size is increased relative to wild type seed by increasing expression of an Sdh gene or the gene product thereof. The subject invention also concerns materials and methods for modulating seed number or sugar content in plants. In one embodiment, seed number or sugar content is increased relative to wild type seed by inhibiting or knocking out expression of a sorbitol dehydrogenase (Sdh) gene or the gene product thereof. In another embodiment, seed number or sugar content is decreased relative to wild type seed by increasing expression of an Sdh gene or the gene product thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2008
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: University of Florida Research Foundation Inc.
    Inventors: Karen Elaine Koch, Sylvia Morals De Sousa
  • Treating renal cancer using a 4-[bis[2-[(methylsulfonyl)oxy]ethyl]amino]-benzaldehyde
    Patent number: 7989501
    Abstract: The present invention features methods of treating a mammalian subject having renal cancer by administration of certain dimethylsulfonate compounds, such as a 4-[bis[2-[(methylsulfonyl)oxy]ethyl]amino]-benzaldehyde. The present invention further features administration protocols and dosing schedules for methods of treating patients having renal cancer and pharmaceutical compositions suitable for use in the treatment methods provided herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Susan D. Mertins, Susan Elaine Bates, David G. Covell, Geoffrey W. Patton, Melinda G. Hollingshead, Rao Vishnuvajjalla
  • Non-zeolite base metal SCR catalyst
    Patent number: 7985391
    Abstract: A method of converting nitrogen oxides in a gas stream to nitrogen comprises contacting the nitrogen oxides with a nitrogenous reducing agent in the presence of a non-zeolite base metal catalyst consisting of: (a) at least one transition metal dispersed on a mixed oxide or composite oxide or a mixture thereof as support material consisting of cerium and zirconium; or (b) cerium oxide and zirconium oxide as single oxides or a composite oxide thereof or a mixture of the single oxides and the composite oxide dispersed on an inert oxide support material, whereon is dispersed at least one transition metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Jillian Elaine Collier, Sylvie Cécile Laroze, Raj Rao Rajaram, David William Prest
  • Camera module with contamination reduction feature
    Patent number: 7983556
    Abstract: A novel digital camera module includes an image capture device, a lens unit including a body, a housing including an opening for receiving the lens unit and positioning the lens unit with respect to the image capture device, and a contaminant trap formed by an isolated annular space between the lens unit and the opening of the housing. In a particular embodiment, the opening of the housing includes surfaces having at least two different perimeters, the smaller of which slidably engages the outer surface of the lens unit. The contaminant trap collects and contains any contaminants before they reach vulnerable components such as the image capture device and/or other optical components within the camera module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Flextronics AP LLC
    Inventors: Lothar R. Westerweck, Albert John Y. Chua, Bahram Afshari, Dennis R. Berube, John W. Toor, Elaine B. Bogue
  • Thread Synchronization
    Publication number: 20110173629
    Abstract: A method of processing threads is provided. The method includes receiving a first thread that accesses a memory resource in a current state, holding the first thread, and releasing the first thread based responsive to a final thread that accesses the memory resource in the current state has been received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Inventors: Michael HOUSTON, Stanislaw Skowronek, Elaine Poon, Brian Emberling
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXPOSING DIFFERENT SERVICE FACADES OF AN UNDERLYING NETWORK
    Publication number: 20110170505
    Abstract: A plurality of service facades are used to expose the capabilities of an underlying telecommunications network in different ways. Each service façade provides a different interface to access a set of functions of the telecom network. The service facades can be accessed by client applications residing externally with respect to the telecom network. The client applications can invoke a particular service façade to send a message to the network and the invocations can be translated to the native protocols used by the resources in the telecom network to carry out the request. The service facades can be deployed on a service access gateway to the telecom network and can include a simple object access protocol (SOAP) façade, a representational state transfer (REST) façade, a service oriented architecture (SOA) façade and a native façade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sharath Rajasekar, Phelim O'Doherty, Boris Selitser, Elaine Peng, Jean Bovet
  • Pet blanket
    Patent number: D641936
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Inventors: Robert C. Simpson, Connie Simpson, Michael Ford, Elaine Ford, John T. Leadbeater, Barbara Leadbeater
  • Sports shorts
    Patent number: D642768
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: DM Orthotics Limited
    Inventors: Leanne Sawle, Elaine Winstanley, Martin Matthews