Patents by Inventor Katherine Hu

Katherine Hu 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).

  • Publication number: 20240065914
    Abstract: Systems and methods for use by a person lying in a generally prone or generally lateral position on a resting surface are disclosed. A system may include a head-mountable image display device that when used by the person at least partially occludes the person's view of a surrounding environment. The system may further include a support assembly configured to support at least a portion of the person's head in a raised position above or level with at least one of the resting surface and the head-mountable image display device. An opening may be formed in the support assembly that is sized to permit the person, while lying in the generally prone or generally lateral position, to view at least a portion of the head-mountable image display device through a portion of the support assembly. Methods of using such a system in a medical or other procedure are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Michael J. Jung, Katherine Hu
  • Patent number: 9993414
    Abstract: The present invention relates to oral care compositions and methods of inhibiting microbial biofilm formation and/or degrading a microbial biofilm. Disclosed herein are oral care compositions comprising an Amadori compound having a glucose moiety and an amino acid moiety. The Amadori compound has use for inhibiting oral microbial biofilm formation and/or degrading an oral microbial biofilm in the oral cavity of a mammalian subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Zhigang Hao, Ying Yang, Zhiqiang Liu, Katherine Hu, Guofeng Xu, Paul Joseph Vincenti
  • Publication number: 20150328120
    Abstract: The present invention relates to oral care compositions and methods of inhibiting microbial biofilm formation and/or degrading a microbial biofilm. Disclosed herein are oral care compositions comprising an Amadori compound having a glucose moiety and an amino acid moiety. The Amadori compound has use for inhibiting oral microbial biofilm formation and/or degrading an oral microbial biofilm in the oral cavity of a mammalian subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Zhigang Hao, Ying Yang, Zhiqiang Liu, Katherine Hu, Guofeng Xu, Paul Joseph Vincenti