Patents by Inventor Elizabeth Davis
Elizabeth Davis 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: 11635890Abstract: An arrangement of alphabet keys is provided in a total of three rows. Two of the three rows have a total of nine keys each, and the other row has a total of eight keys. The vowel keys are grouped together in a vowel group having a symmetric shape in which an imaginary line extending vertically divides the vowel group into a left half and right half that is a mirror image of the left half. The vowel group traverses the three rows and at least two columns, and at least a portion of the vowel group is located at a center of the arrangement. The consonant keys are arranged in alphabetical order from left to right on opposite sides of vowel group. A vowel key in the vowel group is centered along the imaginary line to be at a midpoint of the vowel group in a horizontal direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2018Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Inventor: Gail Elizabeth Davis
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Publication number: 20210394355Abstract: A personal case system with interchangeable touchless tool feature and a method of its use are provided. The system includes a tool having a spine, a distal end and a proximate end. The tool is pivotally connected by the proximate end to a casing at a pivot point. The casing includes a front side, a back side, a sidewall formed by a top side, bottom side and a rear side, and a space formed between the front side and the back side and adapted to receive at least a portion of the tool; wherein the tool can be rotated, relative to the casing, around the pivot point between an open position in which the tool extends from the casing, and a closed position in which the tool retracts into the space of the casing; and wherein the pivot point is located at the top corner of the casing opposite the rear side.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2021Publication date: December 23, 2021Inventors: Christopher Edward Bares, Lauren Elizabeth Davis
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Publication number: 20190187891Abstract: An arrangement of alphabet keys is provided in a total of three rows. Two of the three rows have a total of nine keys each, and the other row has a total of eight keys. The vowel keys are grouped together in a vowel group having a symmetric shape in which an imaginary line extending vertically divides the vowel group into a left half and right half that is a mirror image of the left half. The vowel group traverses the three rows and at least two columns, and at least a portion of the vowel group is located at a center of the arrangement. The consonant keys are arranged in alphabetical order from left to right on opposite sides of vowel group. A vowel key in the vowel group is centered along the imaginary line to be at a midpoint of the vowel group in a horizontal direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2018Publication date: June 20, 2019Inventor: Gail Elizabeth Davis
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Patent number: 9981010Abstract: A method and system to induce bone growth by locally delivering bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) to the target location for a prolonged period without invasive procedures are disclosed. The new bone growth is induced by delivering cells producing BMPs from transduced viral vectors to the target cite. In various embodiments, the cells are encapsulated in hydrogel microspheres that are non-degradable or degradable by enzymes produced during the bone formation process. Various embodiments may be used to induce spinal fusion or repair critical bone defects.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2015Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignees: Baylor College of Medicine, William Marsh Rice UniversityInventors: Alan R. Davis, Elizabeth A. Davis, Kevin Moran, Ronke M. Olabisi, Jennifer L. West, Christy Franco
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Patent number: 9770374Abstract: An absorbent article may comprise a chassis having a front waist region, a rear waist region, a crotch region between the front waist region and the rear waist region, a pair of longitudinal edges, and a pair of side panels extending between and connecting the front waist region and the rear waist region to form a leg opening. Each side panel may comprise a stretch laminate joined by a mechanical bond. The article may bear a chassis graphic disposed on a backsheet and a side panel graphic disposed on a side panel.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2016Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Kuang-kai Liu, Joseph David Lussier, Mary Elizabeth Davis
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Publication number: 20160374870Abstract: An absorbent article may comprise a chassis having a front waist region, a rear waist region, a crotch region between the front waist region and the rear waist region, a pair of longitudinal edges, and a pair of side panels extending between and connecting the front waist region and the rear waist region to form a leg opening. Each side panel may comprise a stretch laminate joined by a mechanical bond. The article may bear a chassis graphic disposed on a backsheet and a side panel graphic disposed on a side panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2016Publication date: December 29, 2016Inventors: Kuang-kai Liu, Joseph David Lussier, Mary Elizabeth Davis
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Patent number: 9445955Abstract: An absorbent article may comprise a chassis having a front waist region, a rear waist region, a crotch region between the front waist region and the rear waist region, a pair of longitudinal edges, and a pair of side panels extending between and connecting the front waist region and the rear waist region to form a leg opening. Each side panel may comprise a stretch laminate joined by a mechanical bond. The article may bear a chassis graphic disposed on a backsheet and a side panel graphic disposed on a side panel.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2014Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Kaung-kai Liu, Joseph David Lussier, Mary Elizabeth Davis
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Publication number: 20150359852Abstract: A method and system to induce bone growth by locally delivering bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) to the target location for a prolonged period without invasive procedures are disclosed. The new bone growth is induced by delivering cells producing BMPs from transduced viral vectors to the target cite. In various embodiments, the cells are encapsulated in hydrogel microspheres that are non-degradable or degradable by enzymes produced during the bone formation process. Various embodiments may be used to induce spinal fusion or repair critical bone defects.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2015Publication date: December 17, 2015Applicants: WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY, BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINEInventors: Alan R. Davis, Elizabeth A. Davis, Kevin Moran, Ronke M. Olabisi, Jennifer L. West, Christy Franco
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Patent number: 9102465Abstract: Containers and methods for storing animal waste, such as feline or canine waste, human waste, and/or soiled waste products, and controlling associated odor are described. A container having a compressible body with an open top, is provided, the body of the container including a material substantially impermeable to vapor to prevent permeation of odor through the body. Waste is deposited within the container, and a closing member is used to secure the open top of the container in a closed position to at least partially prevent exodus of air carrying the odor from the interior. A filtering member secured within the interior of the container further removes odor to minimize exodus of odor from the container into the surrounding environment. The container can thereby effectively store waste while controlling associated odors, enabling indoor storage, or similar temporary retention of the contained waste until outdoor disposal becomes convenient.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2010Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Inventor: Gail Elizabeth Davis
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Publication number: 20150159135Abstract: The present invention provides an isolated population of perineurium derived adult stem cells and cells derived thereof. The cells of the invention are obtained from the perineurium of peripheral nerves and demonstrate the ability to expand and differentiate in response to BMP2. The invention also provides methods of using the cells of the invention, for example in methods to promote neuroregeneration and bone formation.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2013Publication date: June 11, 2015Inventors: Elizabeth A. Davis, Elizabeth A. Salisbury, Alan R. Davis, Zbigniew Gugala
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Patent number: 8961999Abstract: A method and system to induce bone growth by locally delivering bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) to the target location for a prolonged period without invasive procedures are disclosed. The new bone growth is induced by delivering cells producing BMPs from transduced viral vectors to the target cite. In various embodiments, the cells are encapsulated in hydrogel microspheres that are non-degradable or degradable by enzymes produced during the bone formation process. Various embodiments may be used to induce spinal fusion or repair critical bone defects.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2010Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignees: Baylor College of Medicine, William Marsh Rice UniversityInventors: Alan R. Davis, Elizabeth A. Davis, Kevin Moran, Ronke Olabisi, Jennifer L. West, Christy Franco
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Patent number: 8852717Abstract: In a method for containing a spilled liquid, a mat is provided onto a surface. The mat includes a liquid permeable upper layer disposed above a liquid impermeable lower layer, with a watertight adhesive securing the upper layer to the lower layer. The watertight adhesive defines one or more enclosed regions between the upper and lower layers. A vessel containing liquid can be placed on the mat, accessible by an animal or human, such that liquid spilled from the vessel falls onto the mat above the one or more enclosed regions. The spilled liquid permeates through the liquid permeable upper layer onto one or more enclosed regions, where the liquid impermeable lower layer prevents further vertical permeation of the liquid while the watertight adhesive that bounds the enclosed regions inhibits lateral permeation of the liquid. The spilled liquid is thereby contained in the enclosed regions onto which it was spilled.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2010Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Inventor: Gail Elizabeth Davis
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Publication number: 20140180236Abstract: An absorbent article may comprise a chassis having a front waist region, a rear waist region, a crotch region between the front waist region and the rear waist region, a pair of longitudinal edges, and a pair of side panels extending between and connecting the front waist region and the rear waist region to form a leg opening. Each side panel may comprise a stretch laminate joined by a mechanical bond. The article may bear a chassis graphic disposed on a backsheet and a side panel graphic disposed on a side panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2014Publication date: June 26, 2014Applicant: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Kaung-kai Liu, Joseph David Lussier, Mary Elizabeth Davis
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Publication number: 20140178293Abstract: The present invention includes embodiments for methods and compositions that identify the presence of or risk for developing heterotopic ossification, particularly prior to mineralization of the bone. In particular embodiments, MMP-9 and/or MMP-2 agents comprising dual imaging moieties are used to identify patterns of MMP-9 and/or MMP-2 localization, respectively, that is then predictive of heterotopic ossification.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2012Publication date: June 26, 2014Applicant: BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINEInventors: Elizabeth A. Davis, Alan R. Davis, Eva M. Sevick-Muraca, Sunkuk Kwon
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Publication number: 20140127672Abstract: The present disclosure relates to disease detection in plants. In particular, it provides methods, compositions, and devices for the detection of diseases in plants.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2012Publication date: May 8, 2014Applicant: The Regents of the University of CaliforniaInventors: Cristina Elizabeth Davis, Oliver Fiehn, Abhaya M. Dandekar, Alexander Aksenov, Weixiang Zhao, William Cheung, Federico Martinelli, Kirsten Jean Skogerson
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Patent number: 8663184Abstract: An absorbent article may comprise a chassis having a front waist region, a rear waist region, a crotch region between the front waist region and the rear waist region, a pair of longitudinal edges, and a pair of side panels extending between and connecting the front waist region and the rear waist region to form a leg opening. Each side panel may comprise a uniformly colored stretch laminate. The stretch laminate may comprise a colored elastomeric member and a first substrate joined to the elastomeric material. The side panels may be joined by a mechanical bond which may form an informational indicia.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2005Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Kuang kai Liu, Joseph David Lussier, Mary Elizabeth Davis
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Publication number: 20130017228Abstract: A method and system to induce bone growth by locally delivering bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) to the target location for a prolonged period without invasive procedures are disclosed. The new bone growth is induced by delivering cells producing BMPs from transduced viral vectors to the target cite. In various embodiments, the cells are encapsulated in hydrogel microspheres that are non-degradable or degradable by enzymes produced during the bone formation process. Various embodiments may be used to induce spinal fusion or repair critical bone defects.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2010Publication date: January 17, 2013Applicant: Baylor College of MedicineInventors: Alan R. Davis, Elizabeth A. Davis, Kevin Moran, Ronke Olabisi, Jennifer L. West, Christy Franco
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Publication number: 20120053548Abstract: The present invention relates to a disposable absorbent article comprising a chassis defining a front waist region, a rear waist region, and a crotch region disposed between the front waist region and rear waist region. The article includes front and back ear panels that are joined at opposing side seams. The side seam can include an initiation region, which can be bonded or unbonded, and a propagation region. The initiation region and the propagation region have a resistance to user-applied opening forces. The resistance at the initiation region is less than that of the propagation region. The seam can further include additional regions. The article can include a tab member that can be engaged by the user to facilitate opening of the seam.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2011Publication date: March 1, 2012Inventors: Gregory Ashton, Mary Elizabeth Davis, Alan John Edward Cucknell, Colin Dennis Ager, Robert James Wilkinson
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Patent number: 8066687Abstract: The present invention relates to a disposable absorbent article comprising a chassis defining a front waist region, a rear waist region, and a crotch region disposed between the front waist region and rear waist region. The article includes front and back ear panels that are joined at opposing side seams. The side seam can include an initiation region, which can be bonded or unbonded, and a propagation region. The initiation region and the propagation region have a resistance to user-applied opening forces. The resistance at the initiation region is less than that of the propagation region. The seam can further include additional regions. The article can include a tab member that can be engaged by the user to facilitate opening of the seam.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2006Date of Patent: November 29, 2011Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Gregory Ashton, Mary Elizabeth Davis, Alan John Edward Cucknell, Colin Dennis Ager, Robert James Wilkinson
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Publication number: 20110192419Abstract: In a method for containing a spilled liquid, a mat is provided onto a surface. The mat includes a liquid permeable upper layer disposed above a liquid impermeable lower layer, with a watertight adhesive securing the upper layer to the lower layer. The watertight adhesive defines one or more enclosed regions between the upper and lower layers. A vessel containing liquid can be placed on the mat, accessible by an animal or human, such that liquid spilled from the vessel falls onto the mat above the one or more enclosed regions. The spilled liquid permeates through the liquid permeable upper layer onto one or more enclosed regions, where the liquid impermeable lower layer prevents further vertical permeation of the liquid while the watertight adhesive that bounds the enclosed regions inhibits lateral permeation of the liquid. The spilled liquid is thereby contained in the enclosed regions onto which it was spilled.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2010Publication date: August 11, 2011Inventor: Gail Elizabeth Davis