Patents by Inventor Robert Berland

Robert Berland 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).

  • Flagellin-based polypeptides for the diagnosis of lyme disease
    Patent number: 5618533
    Abstract: Diagnostic means and methods for Lyme disease comprising B. burgdorferi flagellin polypeptides and antibodies. Compositions and methods comprising neuroborreliosis-associated antigens useful for the detection, treatment and prevention of neuroborreliosis, arthritis, carditis and other manifestations of Lyme disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 8, 1997
    Assignee: Yale University
    Inventors: Richard A. Flavell, Erol Fikrig, Robert Berland
  • Process for producing cooling device for printed circuit card
    Patent number: 4718163
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cooling device for a printed circuit card and to its production process.It is constituted by a parallelepipedic copper frame, to one face of which is fixed the card. The frame is open on two opposite lateral faces orthogonal to the first face.Copper partitions, orthogonal to the first face, define passages through which the liquid or gaseous cooling fluid flows. Gaps can be made orthogonally to the first face for the passage of the fastening clips of the components.Application to printed circuit cards equipping airborne equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1988
    Assignee: Thomson-CSF
    Inventors: Robert Berland, Bernard Dumont