Patents by Inventor Robert E. Kelley

Robert E. Kelley 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).

  • Use of arginine as an immunostimulator
    Patent number: 5576351
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the treatment of an impaired human immune response or to reduction of the severity of degradation of the human immune response by the administration of arginine or ornithine, or a functional analog of arginine or ornithine, or mixtures thereof, to humans suffering from an impaired immune response or at risk of suffering an impaired immune response. Such treatment is provided by enterally administering compositions supplemented with arginine or ornithine, or functional analogs of arginine or ornithine, or parenterally administering amino acid solutions supplemented with arginine or ornithine, or functional analogs of arginine or ornithine, to the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 19, 1996
    Assignee: McGaw, Inc.
    Inventors: Norman N. Yoshimura, Adrian Barbul, Robert C. Tao, Michael C. Storm, Robert E. Kelley, Brenda L. Reis
  • Device for cleaning teeth and orthodontal braces
    Patent number: 4524790
    Abstract: A pocket or purse dental cleaning device comprising a substantially square shaped housing for containing fluid, and a nozzle, a thumb manipulated actuator for a pump, and a filling opening all in line on an edge of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1983
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1985
    Inventors: Robert E. Kelley, David Prince