Patents by Inventor Homer B. Hupf

Homer B. Hupf 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).

  • Instantaneous radioiodination of rose bengal at room temperature and a cold kit therefor
    Patent number: 4298591
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to the radioiodination of rose bengal at room temperature and a cold-kit therefor. A purified rose bengal tablet is stirred into acidified ethanol at or near room temperature, until a suspension forms. Reductant-free .sup.125 I.sup.- is added and the resulting mixture stands until the exchange label reaction occurs at room temperature. A solution of sterile isotonic phosphate buffer and sodium hydroxide is added and the final resulting mixture is sterilized by filtration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1979
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1981
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventors: Harold A. O'Brien, Jr., Homer B. Hupf, Philip M. Wanek