Patents by Inventor Richard L. Boyd
Richard L. Boyd 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).
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Patent number: 7572192Abstract: The present invention aids golfers in developing a better golf swing in a quick, easy and effective manner, comprising a āCā-shaped head rest that is positioned across the user's forehead and padded for comfort. The headrest is connected to an extendable shaft that varies in length from 4 feet long to 7 feet long. To use the apparatus, the user or a golf trainer would first position the user in a proper swing stance. Next, the apparatus is placed between the user's forehead and the ground at an outward angle. At this point the user completes his or her golf swing. If their head should stay properly positioned, the apparatus remains in place. If their head should move, the apparatus will fall away to the ground. After a period of time and repeated use, the user will be trained to maintain a proper head position at all times, even when the apparatus is not being utilized.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2006Date of Patent: August 11, 2009Inventor: Richard L. Boyd
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Publication number: 20080199495Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for enhancing the response of a patient's immune system to vaccination. This is accomplished by reactivating the thymus. Optionally, hematopoietic stem cells, autologous, syngeneic, allogeneic or xenogeneic, are delivered to increase the speed of regeneration of the patient's immune system. In one embodiment the hematopoietic stem cells are CD34+. The patient's thymus is reactivated by disruption of sex steroid mediated signaling to the thymus. In one embodiment, this disruption is created by administration of LHRH agonists, LHRH antagonists, anti-LHRH receptor antibodies, anti-LHRH vaccines or combinations thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2007Publication date: August 21, 2008Applicant: Monash UniversityInventor: Richard L. Boyd
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Patent number: 7140090Abstract: A technique for securing a conduit box to a housing of an electric motor is disclosed. The technique includes forming a hollow extension from a surface of the conduit box. The conduit box is placed on a motor frame so that the hollow extension is inserted into a hole in the motor frame that passes into the hollow interior of the motor frame. The hollow extension is plastically deformed inside the motor housing to a greater width than the diameter of the hole in the motor housing so that the conduit box cannot be removed from the motor housing. A stator is placed in the motor housing and wiring is routed from the stator to the interior of the wiring box through a passageway formed by the hollow extension.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2003Date of Patent: November 28, 2006Assignee: Reliance Electric Technologies, LLCInventors: Donald H. Williams, Richard L. Boyd, W. Alan Ewing
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Publication number: 20040265285Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for the treatment and potential alleviation of autoimmune diseases and allergies in a patient. This is accomplished by deleting at least most of the existing T cell population and reactivating the thymus. Optionally, hematopoietic stem cells, autologous, syngeneic, allogeneic or xenogeneic, are delivered to increase the speed of regeneration of the patient's immune system and to supply normal T cells to the patient or to replace existing aberrant T cells. In some embodiments, the hematopoietic stem cells are CD34+. The patient's thymus is reactivated by disruption of sex steroid mediated signaling to the thymus. In some embodiments, this disruption is created by administration of LHRH agonists, LHRH antagonists, anti-LHRH receptor antibodies, anti-LHRH vaccines or combinations thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2003Publication date: December 30, 2004Applicant: Monash UniversityInventor: Richard L. Boyd
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Publication number: 20040259803Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for prevention and/or treatment of disease or illness in a patient by stimulating a patient's immune system through reactivation of the thymus. The patient's thymus is reactivated by interruption or ablation of sex steroid mediated signaling to the thymus, such as through the administration of LHRH agonists, LHRH antagonists, anti-LHRH receptor antibodies, anti-LHRH vaccines, anti-androgens, anti-estrogens, selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMS), selective androgen receptor modulators (SARMS), aromatase inhibitors, or various combinations thereof. Non-limiting examples of illnesses or diseases that may be prevented or treated using the methods of the invention are those caused by viruses, bacteria, fungi, parasites, prions, cancers, allergens, asthma-inducing agents, or “self” proteins and other antigens which cause autoimmune disease.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2003Publication date: December 23, 2004Applicant: Monash UniversityInventor: Richard L. Boyd
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Publication number: 20040258672Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for inducing tolerance in a recipient to a mismatched graft of an organ, tissue and/or cells. By reactivating the recipient's thymus and providing hematopoietic stem cells from the donor, the previously “foreign” matter becomes recognized as “self” in the recipient and is not rejected. The patient's T cell population is depleted. In some embodiments, the hematopoietic stem cells are CD34+. The recipient's thymus is reactivated by disruption of sex steroid mediated signaling to the thymus. In some embodiments, this disruption is created by administration of LHRH agonists, LHRH antagonists, anti-LHRH receptor antibodies, anti-LHRH vaccines or combinations thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2003Publication date: December 23, 2004Applicant: Monash UniversityInventor: Richard L. Boyd
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Publication number: 20040241842Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for enhancing the response of a patient's immune system to vaccination. This is accomplished by reactivating the thymus. Optionally, hematopoietic stem cells, autologous, syngeneic, allogeneic or xenogeneic, are delivered to increase the speed of regeneration of the patient's immune system. In one embodiment the hematopoietic stem cells are CD34+. The patient's thymus is reactivated by disruption of sex steroid mediated signaling to the thymus. In one embodiment, this disruption is created by administration of LHRH agonists, LHRH antagonists, anti-LHRH receptor antibodies, anti-LHRH vaccines or combinations thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2003Publication date: December 2, 2004Applicant: Monash UniversityInventor: Richard L. Boyd
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Publication number: 20040074081Abstract: A technique for securing a conduit box to a housing of an electric motor is disclosed. The technique includes forming a hollow extension from a surface of the conduit box. The conduit box is placed on a motor frame so that the hollow extension is inserted into a hole in the motor frame that passes into the hollow interior of the motor frame. The hollow extension is plastically deformed inside the motor housing to a greater width than the diameter of the hole in the motor housing so that the conduit box cannot be removed from the motor housing. A stator is placed in the motor housing and wiring is routed from the stator to the interior of the wiring box through a passageway formed by the hollow extension.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2003Publication date: April 22, 2004Inventors: Donald H. Williams, Richard L. Boyd, W. Alan Ewing
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Patent number: 6664682Abstract: A technique for securing a conduit box to a housing of an electric motor is disclosed. The technique includes forming a hollow extension from a surface of the conduit box. The conduit box is placed on a motor frame so that the hollow extension is inserted into a hole in the motor frame that passes into the hollow interior of the motor frame. The hollow extension is plastically deformed inside the motor housing to a greater width than the diameter of the hole in the motor housing so that the conduit box cannot be removed from the motor housing. A stator is placed in the motor housing and wiring is routed from the stator to the interior of the wiring box through a passageway formed by the hollow extension.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2001Date of Patent: December 16, 2003Assignee: Reliance Electric Technologies, LLCInventors: Donald H. Williams, Richard L. Boyd, W. Alan Ewing
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Publication number: 20020117919Abstract: A technique for securing a conduit box to a housing of an electric motor is disclosed. The technique includes forming a hollow extension from a surface of the conduit box. The conduit box is placed on a motor frame so that the hollow extension is inserted into a hole in the motor frame that passes into the hollow interior of the motor frame. The hollow extension is plastically deformed inside the motor housing to a greater width than the diameter of the hole in the motor housing so that the conduit box cannot be removed from the motor housing. A stator is placed in the motor housing and wiring is routed from the stator to the interior of the wiring box through a passageway formed by the hollow extension.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2001Publication date: August 29, 2002Inventors: Donald H. Williams, Richard L. Boyd, W. Alan Ewing
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Publication number: 20010046486Abstract: The present invention provides methods for enhancing the response of a patient's immune system to vaccination. This is accomplished by reactivating the thymus. Optionally, hematopoietic stem cells, autologous, syngeneic, allogeneic or xenogeneic, are delivered to increase the speed of regeneration of the patient's immune system. In a preferred embodiment the hematopoietic stem cells are CD34+. The patient's thymus is reactivated by disruption of sex steroid signaling to the thymus. In a preferred embodiment, this disruption is created by administration of LHRH agonists, LHRH antagonists, anti-LHRH receptor antibodies, anti-LHRH vaccines or combinations thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2001Publication date: November 29, 2001Inventor: Richard L. Boyd