Patents by Inventor Jane Kuo

Jane Kuo 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 wall plate
    Patent number: 8770424
    Abstract: A wall plate is disclosed for use with a switch that is mounted in a wall receptacle in a wall. A plate that is made from a transparent material has embedded therein a composition of powdered photoluminescent material. The plate includes a front surface, a back surface, and at least one aperture for accepting the switch therethrough and for mounting the plate. The back surface of the plate includes a recessed area for receiving a gasket configured to fit at least partially within the recessed area of the plate. The gasket further includes the apertures therethrough, coaligned with the apertures of the plate. Preferably the gasket is a white, closed-cell foam material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Inventors: David I-Hung Shaw, Jane Kuo Shaw
  • Process for preparing concentrated aqueous micellar solutions
    Publication number: 20090218708
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for preparing supersaturated aqueous solutions of micelles of compounds in which the solubility in water is less than the critical micelle concentration. The solutions can be process to prepare solid micelles which have advantageous properties for drug delivery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2009
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventors: Lawrence Emerson Fisher, Shridhar Hegde, Jane Kuo, Dimitrios Stefanidis, Fujun Li