Patents by Inventor Eric J. Werner

Eric J. Werner 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).

  • Luminescent 1-hydroxy-2-pyridinone chelates of lanthanides
    Patent number: 9556122
    Abstract: The present invention provides luminescent complexes between a lanthanide ion and an organic ligand which contains 1,2-hydroxypyridinone units. The complexes of the invention are stable in aqueous solutions and are useful as molecular probes, for example in medical diagnostics and bioanalytical assay systems. The invention also provides methods of using the complexes of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Kenneth N. Raymond, Jide Xu, Evan G. Moore, Eric J. Werner
  • LUMINESCENT 1-HYDROXY-2-PYRIDINONE CHELATES OF LANTHANIDES
    Publication number: 20140039169
    Abstract: The present invention provides luminescent complexes between a lanthanide ion and an organic ligand which contains 1,2-hydroxypyridinone units. The complexes of the invention are stable in aqueous solutions and are useful as molecular probes, for example in medical diagnostics and bioanalytical assay systems. The invention also provides methods of using the complexes of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Inventors: Kenneth N. RAYMOND, Jide Xu, Evan G. Moore, Eric J. Werner
  • Luminescent 1-hydroxy-2-pyridinone chelates of lanthanides
    Patent number: 8557601
    Abstract: The present invention provides luminescent complexes between a lanthanide ion and an organic ligand which contains 1,2-hydroxypyridinone units. The complexes of the invention are stable in aqueous solutions and are useful as molecular probes, for example in medical diagnostics and bioanalytical assay systems. The invention also provides methods of using the complexes of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Kenneth N. Raymond, Jide Xu, Evan G. Moore, Eric J. Werner
  • LUMINESCENT 1-HYDROXY-2-PYRIDINONE CHELATES OF LANTHANIDES
    Publication number: 20100015725
    Abstract: The present invention provides luminescent complexes between a lanthanide ion and an organic ligand which contains 1,2-hydroxypyridinone units. The complexes of the invention are stable in aqueous solutions and are useful as molecular probes, for example in medical diagnostics and bioanalytical assay systems. The invention also provides methods of using the complexes of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2007
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Kenneth N. Raymond, Jide Xu, Evan G. Moore, Eric J. Werner
  • Apparatus for cutting or shaving
    Patent number: 5351401
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to an apparatus for shaving. The apparatus for shaving comprises at least one blade having an essentially straight and essentially continuous cutting edge. The blade is comprised of a plurality of pliable blade segments aligned adjacent to each other to form the cutting edge such that each blade segment is capable of deflecting in a direction perpendicular to the cutting edge independently with respect to the other blade segments. The apparatus is also comprised of a rectangular shaped head which holds the blade in a desired orientation. Additionally, the apparatus is comprised of a handle connected to the head. Preferably, the head holds the blade such that the blade segments are freestanding and not prestressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1994
    Inventor: Eric J. Werner
  • Apparatus for shaving
    Patent number: 5205040
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to an apparatus for shaving. The apparatus for shaving comprises at least one blade having an essentially straight and essentially continuous cutting edge. The blade is comprised of a plurality of pliable blade segments aligned adjacent to each other to form the essentially straight and essentially continuous cutting edge such that each blade segment is capable of being deflected in a direction perpendicular to the cutting edge independently with respect to the other blade segments by a surface while in contact with the surface during shaving of the surface. The apparatus is also comprised of a rectangular shaped head which holds the blade in a desired orientation. Additionally, the apparatus is comprised of a handle connected to the head. In a preferred embodiment, there can be two blades held in the head in a tandem relationship. Preferably, the head holds the blade such that the blade segments are freestanding and not prestressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1993
    Inventor: Eric J. Werner