Patents by Inventor Patricia G. Miers

Patricia G. Miers 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).

  • Bear derived isolate and method
    Patent number: 7060300
    Abstract: A bear derived isolate found in denning black bears or black bears from which food has been withheld for at least two weeks when injected into another mammal produces reduced heart rate, reduced respiratory rate, reduced temperature, and a wakeful tranquility not unlike the phenomena of the denning black bear. The isolate is taken from either the serum or urine of such denning bear. The method of the invention involves the steps of fractionating the serum or urine of a denning black bear to produce fractions of varying potency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: Carle Development Foundation
    Inventors: Ralph A. Nelson, Patricia G. Miers, Kenneth L. Rinehart
  • Bear derived isolate and method
    Patent number: 6855337
    Abstract: A bear derived isolate found in denning black bears or black bears from which food has been withheld for at least two weeks when injected into another mammal produces reduced heart rate, reduced respiratory rate, reduced temperature, and a wakeful tranquility not unlike the phenomena of the denning black bear. The isolate is taken from either the serum or urine of such denning bear. The method of the invention involves the steps of fractionating the serum or urine of a denning black bear to produce fractions of varying potency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2005
    Assignee: Carle Development Foundation
    Inventors: Ralph A. Nelson, Patricia G. Miers, Kenneth L. Rinehart
  • Bear derived isolate and method
    Publication number: 20040209851
    Abstract: A bear derived isolate found in denning black bears or black bears from which food has been withheld for at least two weeks when injected into another mammal produces reduced heart rate, reduced respiratory rate, reduced temperature, and a wakeful tranquility not unlike the phenomena of the denning black bear. The isolate is taken from either the serum or urine of such denning bear. The method of the invention involves the steps of fractionating the serum or urine of a denning black bear to produce fractions of varying potency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2004
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventors: Ralph A. Nelson, Patricia G. Miers, Kenneth L. Rinehart