Patents by Inventor Michael Dukes

Michael Dukes 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: 20050165081
    Abstract: The invention provides the use of anastrozole, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in the preparation of a medicament for the reduction of the rate of recurrence of cancer in a woman having early breast cancer. The invention further provides the use of anastrozole, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in the preparation of a medicament for the reduction of the rate of a new contralateral primary tumour in a post-menopausal woman having early breast cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2002
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Inventors: Paul Plourde, Anthony Rogers, Bent Vose, Michael Dukes
  • Patent number: 5784871
    Abstract: The invention herein provides an improved machine for mobile harvesting vegetables comprising a frame adapted to be connected to a tractor, and a collection bin mounted to the frame for collecting vegetables as they are harvested. The improvement comprises an automated control system for moving the vegetables relative to the frame in accordance with the position and amount of vegetables collected and for controlling the speed of such movement. Movement of the vegetables may be accomplished in a variety of ways, including moving a movably mounted collection bin or by moving an internal conveyor located in a collection bin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1998
    Assignee: University of Delaware
    Inventors: James Glancey, Keith Carlilse, Michael Dukes
  • Patent number: 5183814
    Abstract: The invention relates to a therapeutic product comprising an oestrogen and a pure antioestrogen for simultaneous, sequential or separate use in selective oestrogen therapy of perimenopausal or postmenopausal conditions; to a process for the manufacture of said product and to a pharmaceutical composition containing said product. The invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising an oestrogen and a pure antioestrogen and to a process for the manufacture of said composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1993
    Assignee: Imperial Chemical Industries PLC
    Inventor: Michael Dukes