Patents by Inventor Stephen D. Hall

Stephen D. Hall 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).

  • Methods and compositions comprising R-ibuprofen
    Patent number: 6255347
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the fields of chemotherapeutic treatments. More particularly, it concerns the use of ibuprofen, a non-steroid anti-inflammatory drug, in the treatments of disease. More particularly, it has been discovered that the R-enantiomer of ibuprofen, previously thought to be inactive, may be used as an antineoplastic agent and also in the prophylactic and therapeutic treatment of Alzheimer's and Alzheimer's related diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2001
    Assignee: Advanced Research and Technology Institute
    Inventors: Qian Xiaotao, Stephen D. Hall
  • Method for welding vehicle frame
    Patent number: 5322208
    Abstract: A method for assembling a motor vehicle frame including a rail having a generally planar outer surface and upper and lower ends, and a bracket including a wall portion having a lower end, the method comprising the steps of positioning the bracket against the side rail outer surface so that the wall portion extends transversely to the rail outer surface, and welding the bracket to the rail by providing a weld bead along the junction between the wall portion and the rail outer surface and extending the weld bead along the rail outer surface substantially beyond the lower end of the wall portion to the lower end of the rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 21, 1994
    Assignee: A. O. Smith Corporation
    Inventors: John F. Hinrichs, Michael S. Lasky, Jeffrey S. Noruk, Stephen D. Hall