Patents by Inventor Geoffrey Nichols

Geoffrey Nichols 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).

  • Patent number: 10791799
    Abstract: An oven may facilitate heating, curing, and/or drying processes for manufactured items, such as shoe parts, using multiple groups of infrared sources. Efficiencies of the oven are achieved through a deliberate airflow characteristic, which is accomplished with a configuration of apertures extending through a circulation plate. A higher concentration of apertures is formed in the circulation plate near a center zone relative to zones near an entrance and exit to the oven. Further, the shape of the apertures in the circulation plate aid in improved airflow within the oven.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: NIKE, INC.
    Inventors: Patrick Regan, Shih-Yuan Wu, Geoffrey Nichols, Yu-Shu Hsiao, Min Chuan Chang, Chang Min-Li
  • Publication number: 20170360157
    Abstract: An oven may facilitate heating, curing, and/or drying processes for manufactured items, such as shoe parts, using multiple groups of infrared sources. Efficiencies of the oven are achieved through a deliberate airflow characteristic, which is accomplished with a configuration of apertures extending through a circulation plate. A higher concentration of apertures is formed in the circulation plate near a center zone relative to zones near an entrance and exit to the oven. Further, the shape of the apertures in the circulation plate aid in improved airflow within the oven.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Patrick Regan, Shih-Yuan Wu, Geoffrey Nichols, Yu-Shu Hsiao, Min Chuan Chang, Chang Min-Li
  • Publication number: 20070160619
    Abstract: A disease or condition, such as cancer or an infectious disease, can be treated in a patient by administering a CTLA-4 antibody in an escalating dosage regimen until a partial or complete response is elicited in the patient or a predetermined maximum dosage is reached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventors: Geoffrey Nichol, Israel Lowy
  • Publication number: 20060057626
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for predicting responsiveness of a subject to therapy with a CTLA-4 blocking agent. The methods involve assaying for at least one CTLA-4 polymorphism in the subject and predicting responsiveness of the subject to therapy with a CTLA-4 blocking agent based on presence or absence of a CTLA-4 polymorphic allele in the subject. The methods can further comprise selecting a treatment regimen with a CTLA-4 blocking agent in a subject based upon presence or absence of a CTLA-4 polymorphic allele in the subject. The methods can further comprise administering a CTLA-4 blocking agent to the subject according to the selected treatment regimen. Kits comprising a CTLA-4 blocking agent and means for assaying one or more CTLA-4 polymorphisms, optionally including a vaccine, are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Inventors: Geoffrey Nichol, Michael Yellin, Steven Fischkoff, Jeffrey Weber