Patents by Inventor Michael Francis O'Donoghue

Michael Francis O'Donoghue 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).

  • Method of coating a bioactive substance
    Patent number: 6663913
    Abstract: The invention generally provides a method of coating a material, the method including the following steps: (a) forming a generally elongate coating structure (15), the coating structure having an internal cavity (17) extending at least substantially along its length, and wherein the internal cavity of the coating structure is capable of receiving a core material (21); (b) inserting a core material (21) into the internal cavity (17) of the coating structure (15); (c) compressing the coating structure at a first location (44) along its length so as generally to form a seal at that location; and (d) compressing the coating structure at a second location along its length (45).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Assignee: Scientec Research Pty. Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael Francis O'Donoghue, James Allan Morris
  • Apparatus and method for coating a material
    Publication number: 20020041925
    Abstract: The invention generally provides a method of coating a material, the method including the following steps: (a) forming a generally elongate coating structure (15), the coating structure having an internal cavity (17) extending at least substantially along its length, and wherein the internal cavity of the coating structure is capable of receiving a core material (21); (b) inserting a core material (21) into the internal cavity (17) of the coating structure (15); (c) compressing the coating structure at a first location (44) along its length so as generally to form a seal at that location; and (d) compressing the coating structure at a second location along its length (45).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2001
    Publication date: April 11, 2002
    Applicant: SCIENTEC RESEARCH PTY. LTD
    Inventors: Michael Francis O'Donoghue, James Allan Morris
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COATING A MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20020001667
    Abstract: The invention generally provides a method of coating a material, the method including the following steps: (a) forming a generally elongate coating structure (15), the coating structure having an internal cavity (17) extending at least substantially along its length, and wherein the internal cavity of the coating structure is capable of receiving a core material (21); (b) inserting a core material (21) into the internal cavity (17) of the coating structure (15); (c) compressing the coating structure at a first location (44) along its length so as generally to form a seal at that location; and (d) compressing the coating structure at a second location along its length (45).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 1999
    Publication date: January 3, 2002
    Inventors: MICHAEL FRANCIS O'DONOGHUE, JAMES ALLAN MORRIS
  • Hypoglycaemic peptides
    Patent number: 6048840
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel insulin-potentiating hypoglycaemic compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2000
    Assignee: Monash University
    Inventors: Milton Thomas William Hearn, Frank Man-Woon Ng, Victoria Marie Jane Robson, Michael Francis O'Donoghue, Ian David Rae