Patents by Inventor Floyd A. Smith
Floyd A. Smith 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: 11035820Abstract: A general methodology for the development of sensitive and selective sensors that can achieve a low cost detection of glucose without using enzymes is disclosed. The method uses carbon nanofiber (CNF) array electrodes for the electrochemical detection of glucose. CNFs grown by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) with diameters ranging from 13-160 nm and a height of approximately one micrometer are preferred. The CNFs have a sensitivity of 2.7 ?A/mM cm2 and detection limit of 2 mM. Also provided are methods of preparing the CNF sensors and kit components. Methods of using such CNF sensors for detecting target agents, particularly glucose, are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2019Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: Tuskegee UniversityInventors: Tamara Floyd Smith, Julaunica Tigner, Jessica Koehne
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Publication number: 20190310223Abstract: A general methodology for the development of sensitive and selective sensors that can achieve a low cost detection of glucose without using enzymes is disclosed. The method uses carbon nanofiber (CNF) array electrodes for the electrochemical detection of glucose. CNFs grown by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) with diameters ranging from 13-160 nm and a height of approximately one micrometer are preferred. The CNFs have a sensitivity of 2.7 ?A/mM cm2 and detection limit of 2 mM. Also provided are methods of preparing the CNF sensors and kit components. Methods of using such CNF sensors for detecting target agents, particularly glucose, are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2019Publication date: October 10, 2019Applicant: Tuskegee UniversityInventors: Tamara Floyd SMITH, Julaunica TIGNER, Jessica KOEHNE
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Patent number: 8959564Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems for creating an overlay application for use within a broadcast communications system are disclosed. A method in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention comprises collecting image data from a computer network, generating at least one selectable area within the image data, associating a function with the at least one selectable area, and selectively displaying the image data on a monitor simultaneously with a broadcast data stream, wherein selection of the at least one selectable area executes the associated function.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2011Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.Inventors: Matthew J. Thompson, Edgar C. Camacho, Manohar S. Gandla, Surya P. Dasi, Floyd Smith
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Publication number: 20120019724Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems for creating an overlay application for use within a broadcast communications system are disclosed. A method in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention comprises collecting image data from a computer network, generating at least one selectable area within the image data, associating a function with the at least one selectable area, and selectively displaying the image data on a monitor simultaneously with a broadcast data stream, wherein selection of the at least one selectable area executes the associated function.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2011Publication date: January 26, 2012Applicant: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.Inventors: Matthew J. Thompson, Edgar C. Camacho, Manohar S. Gandla, Surya P. Dasi, Floyd Smith
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Patent number: 7730769Abstract: The present disclosure describes a viscometer for measurements of both Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids. In one embodiment, the viscometer comprises (i) a storage reservoir to store a test fluid, (ii) at least one drain tube assembly comprising a capillary drain tube, (iii) a collector for collecting said test fluid, and (iv) a detector. In addition, its novel viscosity equations suitable for the described viscometers are provided and illustrated for the application to Newtonian fluids and non-Newtonian fluids.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2006Date of Patent: June 8, 2010Inventors: Kyung C. Kwon, Nader Vahdat, Tamara M. Floyd-Smith, Legand L. Burge, Jr., Paul Jones
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Patent number: 7700628Abstract: This application relates to a compound of formula (I) (or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound or prodrug thereof) as defined herein, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and its use as an inhibitor of factor Xa and/or thrombin, as well as a process for its preparation and intermediates therefor. An example of a compound of formula (I) is (a).Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2005Date of Patent: April 20, 2010Assignee: Eli Lilly and CompanyInventors: Ankush Baburao Argade, Theodore Goodson, Jr., David Kent Herron, Sajan Joseph, Salvatore Donato Lepore, Angela Lynn Marquart, John Joseph Masters, David Mendel, Leander Merritt, Andrew Michael Ratz, Gerald Floyd Smith, Anne Louise Tebbe, Michael Robert Wiley, Ying Kwong Yee
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Patent number: 7666866Abstract: This application relates to a compound of formula (I) (or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound) as defined herein, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and its use as an inhibitor of factor Xa and/or thrombin, as well as a process for its preparation and intermediates therefor.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2005Date of Patent: February 23, 2010Assignee: Eli Lilly and CompanyInventors: Jeffry Bernard Franciskovich, David Kent Herron, Valentine Joseph Klimkowski, Angela Lynn Marquart, John Joseph Masters, David Mendel, Andrew Michael Ratz, Gerald Floyd Smith, Michael Robert Wiley, Ying Kwong Yee
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Patent number: 7615568Abstract: This application relates to a compound of formula I (or a prodrug thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound or prodrug thereof) as defined herein, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and its use as an inhibitor of factor Xa and/or thrombin, as well as a process for its preparation and intermediates therefor (I).Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2004Date of Patent: November 10, 2009Assignee: Eli Lilly and CompanyInventors: Jeffry Bernard Franciskovich, David Kent Herron, Jared Harris Linebarger, Angela Lynn Marquart, John Joseph Masters, David Mendel, Leander Merritt, Andrew Michael Ratz, Gerald Floyd Smith, Leland Otto Weigel, Michael Robert Wiley, Ying Kwong Yee
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Publication number: 20090227566Abstract: This application relates to a compound of formula (I) (or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound or prodrug thereof) as defined herein, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and its use as an inhibitor of factor Xa and/or thrombin, as well as a process for its preparation and intermediates therefor. An example of a compound of formula (I) is (a).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2005Publication date: September 10, 2009Inventors: Ankush Baburao Argade, Theodore Goodson, JR., David Kent Herron, Sajan Joseph, Salvatore Donato Lepore, Angela Lynn Marquart, John Joseph Masters, David Mendel, Leander Merritt, Andrew Michael Ratz, Gerald Floyd Smith, Anne Lousie Tebbe, Michael Robert Wiley, Ying Kwong Yee
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Patent number: 7511066Abstract: This application relates to a compound of formula I (or a prodrug thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound or prodrug thereof) as defined herein, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and its use as an inhibitor of factor Xa and/or thrombin, as well as a process for its preparation and intermediates therefor.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2004Date of Patent: March 31, 2009Assignee: Eli Lilly and CompanyInventors: Jeffry Bernard Franciskovich, Theodore Goodson, Jr., David Kent Herron, Angela Lynn Marquart, John Joseph Masters, David Mendel, Leander Merritt, Andrew Michael Ratz, Gerald Floyd Smith, Michael Robert Wiley, Ying Kwong Yee
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Publication number: 20090062271Abstract: This application relates to a compound of formula I (or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound) as defined herein, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and its use as an inhibitor of factor Xa and/or thrombin, as well as a process for its preparation and intermediates therefor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2005Publication date: March 5, 2009Applicant: Eli Lilly And CompanyInventors: Jeffry Bernard Franciskovich, David Kent Herron, Valentine Joseph Klimkowski, Angela Lynn Marquart, John Joseph Masters, David Mendel, Andrew Michael Ratz, Gerald Floyd Smith, Michael Robert Wiley, Ying Kwong Yee
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Patent number: 7449457Abstract: This application relates to a compound of formula (I) (or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof) as defined herein, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and its use as an inhibitor of factor Xa, as well as a process for its preparation and intermediates therefor.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2002Date of Patent: November 11, 2008Assignee: Eli Lilly and CompanyInventors: David Kent Herron, Sajan Joseph, Angela Lynn Marquart, John Joseph Masters, David Mendel, Gerald Floyd Smith, Anne Louise Tebbe, Philip Parker Waid, Michael Robert Wiley, Ying Kwong Yee
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Publication number: 20080108594Abstract: This application relates to a compound of formula I (or a pro-drug thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound or prodrug thereof) as defined herein, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and its use as an inhibitor of factor Xa and/or thrombin, as well as a process for its preparation and intermediates therefor (I).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2004Publication date: May 8, 2008Applicant: Eli Lilly and CompanyInventors: Jeffry Bernard Franciskovich, David Kent Herron, Jared Harris Linebarger, Angela Lynn Marquart, John Joseph Masters, David Mendel, Leander Merritt, Andrew Michael Ratz, Gerald Floyd Smith, Leland Otto Weigel, Michael Robert Wiley, Ying Kwong Yee
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Patent number: 7163938Abstract: This application relates to a compound of formula I (or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof) as defined herein, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and its use as an inhibitor of factor Xa, as well as a process for its preparation and intermediates therefor.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2001Date of Patent: January 16, 2007Assignee: Eli Lilly and CompanyInventors: David Kent Herron, Sajan Joseph, Angela Lynn Marquart, John Joseph Masters, David Mendel, Gerald Floyd Smith, Philip Parker Waid, Michael Robert Wiley, Ying Kwong Yee
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Patent number: 7160878Abstract: This application relates to a compound of formula (I) (or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof) as defined herein, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and its use as an inhibitor of factor Xa, as well as a process for its preparation and intermediates therefor.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2001Date of Patent: January 9, 2007Assignee: Eli Lilly and CompanyInventors: David Kent Herron, Sajan Joseph, Angela Lynn Marquart, John Joseph Masters, David Mendel, Gerald Floyd Smith, Philip Parker Waid, Michael Robert Wiley, Ying Kwong Yee
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Patent number: 7129245Abstract: This application relates to a compound of formula I (or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof) as defined herein, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and its use as an inhibitor of factor Xa, as well as a process for its preparation and intermediates therefor.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2003Date of Patent: October 31, 2006Assignee: Eli Lilly and CompanyInventors: Douglas Wade Beight, Trelia Joyce Craft, Carl Penman Denny, Jeffry Bernard Franciskovich, Theodore Goodson, Jr., Steven Edward Hall, David Kent Herron, Sajan Joseph, Valentine Joseph Klimkowski, Jeffrey Alan Kyle, John Joseph Masters, David Mendel, Guy Milot, Marta Maria Pi{hacek over (n)}elro-Nú{hacek over (n)}ez, Jason Scott Sawyer, Robert Theodore Shuman, Gerald Floyd Smith, Anne Louise Tebbe, Jennifer Marie Tinsley, Leonard Crayton Weir, James Howard Wikel, Michael Robert Wiley, Ying Kwong Yee
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Publication number: 20060100558Abstract: A heated massage ball apparatus has a ball that may be heated retained within a grip that allows for the ball to rotate freely therewithin. The ball may be heated, for example, in a microwave oven, and may be substantially hollow and filled with a liquid that retains heat. The grip is pliable enough to allow the forced insertion or ejection of the ball past its widest circumference. An opening in the bottom of the base may facilitate the removal of the ball from the base, whereby the user inserts a finger therein to force the ball out of the grip. A heating base can accept the grip and ball and provide heat to the ball, such as a heated conductor that extends through the bottom opening in the grip and heats the ball by direct contact and thermal conduction. An electrical circuit may be included that provides on/off and temperature controls, a heating element, a temperature-sensing means, a thermostat, and a display for indicating a target and current ball temperatures.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2004Publication date: May 11, 2006Inventor: Floyd Smith
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Publication number: 20040242581Abstract: This application relates to a compound of formula (I) (or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof) as defined herein, pharmaceuical compositions thereof, and its use as an inhibitor of factor Xa, as well as a process for its preparation and intermedicates therefor.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2004Publication date: December 2, 2004Inventors: David Kent Herron, Sajan Joseph, Angela Lynn Marquart, John Joseph Fishers, David Mendel, Gerald Floyd Smith, Anne Louise Tebbe, Philip Parker Waid, Michael Robert Wiley, Ying Kwong Yee
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Patent number: 6780878Abstract: This application relates to a compound of formula I (or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof) as defined herein, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and its use as an inhibitor of factor Xa, as well as a process for its preparation and intermediates therefor.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2003Date of Patent: August 24, 2004Assignee: Eli Lilly and CompanyInventors: Douglas Wade Beight, Trelia Joyce Craft, Jeffry Bernard Franciskovich, Theodore Goodson, Jr., Steven Edward Hall, David Kent Herron, Sajan Joseph, Valentine Joseph Klimkowski, Jeffrey Alan Kyle, John Joseph Masters, David Mendel, Guy Milot, Marta Maria Piñeiro-Núñez, Jason Scott Sawyer, Robert Theodore Shuman, Gerald Floyd Smith, Anne Louise Tebbe, Jennifer Marie Tinsley, Leonard Crayton Weir, James Howard Wikel, Michael Robert Wiley, Ying Kwong Yee
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Patent number: 6759414Abstract: This application relates to a compound of formula I (or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof) as defined herein, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and its use as an inhibitor of factor Xa, as well as a process for its preparation and intermediates therefor.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2003Date of Patent: July 6, 2004Assignee: Eli Lilly and CompanyInventors: Douglas Wade Beight, Trelia Joyce Craft, Carl Penman Denny, Jeffry Bernard Franciskovich, Theodore Goodson, Jr., Steven Edward Hall, David Kent Herron, Sajan Joseph, Valentine Joseph Klimkowski, Jeffrey Alan Kyle, John Joseph Masters, David Mendel, Guy Milet, Marta Maria Piñeiro-Nuñez, Jason Scott Sawyer, Robert Theodore Shuman, Gerald Floyd Smith, Anne Louise Tebbe, Jennifer Marie Tinsley, Leonard Crayton Weir, James Howard Wikel, Michael Robert Wiley, Ying Kwong Yee