Patents by Inventor Ralph A. Nichols

Ralph A. Nichols 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).

  • BASKET FOR JAR
    Publication number: 20210024272
    Abstract: A basket member is provided that may be secured within the mouth of a jar. The basket member may sit between the lip of the jar and a lid enclosure. A packet (e.g., humidity control, oxygen removal, humidity removal) may be placed in the basket, thus keeping it separate from the jar contents. A lid member may be threadedly engaged with the jar member when the basket member is secured within the jar member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Ralph Nichols Strayhorn, IV, Emma Marie Lane, William F. Croft
  • Assay using recombinant histidyl-tRNA synthetase
    Patent number: 5663066
    Abstract: Recombinant Histidyl tRNA synthetase produced by non-mammalian host cells is used in a sensitive assay to determine the presence of autoimmune diseases in mammals. Methods for isolating, cloning and expressing rHRS are described. In addition, a kit for determining the presence of an autoimmune disease is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 2, 1997
    Assignees: The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
    Inventors: Nina Raben, Ralph Nichols, Paul Plotz, Richard Leff
  • Assay using recombinant histidyl-tRNA synthetase
    Patent number: 5484703
    Abstract: Recombinant Histidyl tRNA synthetase produced by non-mammalian host cells is used in a sensitive assay to determine the presence of autoimmune diseases in mammals. Methods for isolating, cloning and expressing rHRS are described. In addition, a kit for determining the presence of an autoimmune disease is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 16, 1996
    Assignee: United States of America
    Inventors: Nina Raben, Ralph Nichols, Paul Plotz, Richard Leff
  • Composition and method for removing chloramine from water containing same
    Patent number: 4554261
    Abstract: A composition for treating water to remove chloramine therefrom comprising a zeolite resin having a coating of sodium thiosulfate thereon and optionally having ascorbic acid and methylene blue included in the coating; a method for using the composition to remove chloramine in a single step comprising contacting the water to be treated with the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1984
    Date of Patent: November 19, 1985
    Assignee: Jungle Laboratories Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony J. Gergely, Ralph A. Nichols
  • Process for producing preserved fish food and fish food produced
    Patent number: 4537785
    Abstract: A process for producing a preserved fish food from live fish food wherein the live fish food such as brine shrimp, tubifex worms, earthworms, plankton and the like are placed in an anhydrous liquid desiccant such as propylene glycol and allowed to stand for a sufficient period of time to dehydrate the live fish food to an equilibrium level, and after removing the supernatant liquid, a preservative liquid may be added to the preserved fish food to produce a storage stable, preserved fish food, and the products produced by the process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1983
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1985
    Inventor: Ralph A. Nichols
  • Kink-preventing spine for aquarium air hoses
    Patent number: 4420016
    Abstract: A spine for flexible aquarium air hoses includes a plurality of rib members, each having at least three radially disposed ribs, and each adjacent pair of rib members are connected at the centers by a substantially flexible connecting member. The spine is inserted inside the flexible hose at areas where the hose is to be bent, thereby preventing kinking of the hose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1982
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1983
    Inventor: Ralph A. Nichols