Patents by Inventor Paul Elkington

Paul Elkington 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).

  • MOUNTING FOR A TIDAL TURBINE
    Publication number: 20180156187
    Abstract: A marine turbine and tower combination in which the turbine is mountable on the tower, The turbine has a co-operating member to interact with the tower to enable the turbine to be mounted on the tower in a pre-determined alignment. In one arrangement, the support tower comprises a substantially horizontal thruster plate mounted on top of the tower. The thruster has a central aperture to receive a downwardly directed stud on the turbine the thruster plate providing lateral support for the turbine. The stud has a vertical reaction interface around a lower part of the stud which is supported vertically by a reaction ring mounted on the tower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Clive ADSHEAD, Peter BROMLEY, Paul ELKINGTON
  • Use of matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors to treat tuberculosis
    Patent number: 9750789
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for treating a subject suffering from tuberculosis which comprises administering to the subject a composition comprising an amount of an inhibitor of a matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) in an amount effective to treat the subject, such that the therapeutic effect of said composition is different than the therapeutic effect attributable to the antibiotic properties of said composition. The present invention also provides a method for reducing or inhibiting destruction of lung extracellular matrix in a subject comprising administering to the subject at risk for such destruction a composition comprising an amount of an inhibitor of a matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) in an amount effective to reduce or inhibit destruction of lung extracellular matrix in the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
    Inventors: Jeanine D'armiento, Paul Elkington, Jon S. Friedland
  • USE OF MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE INHIBITORS TO TREAT TUBERCULOSIS
    Publication number: 20140199289
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for treating a subject suffering from tuberculosis which comprises administering to the subject a composition comprising an amount of an inhibitor of a matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) in an amount effective to treat the subject, such that the therapeutic effect of said composition is different than the therapeutic effect attributable to the antibiotic properties of said composition. The present invention also provides a method for reducing or inhibiting destruction of lung extracellular matrix in a subject comprising administering to the subject at risk for such destruction a composition comprising an amount of an inhibitor of a matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) in an amount effective to reduce or inhibit destruction of lung extracellular matrix in the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Inventors: Jeanine D'armiento, Paul Elkington