Patents by Inventor Terry Butters

Terry Butters 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).

  • GLYCOLIPID INHIBITION USING IMINOSUGARS
    Publication number: 20160075651
    Abstract: The application provides iminosugars with a high activity and specificity for inhibiting ceramide glucosyltransferase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicants: Unither Virology, LLC, The Chancellor, Maters and Scholars of the University of Oxford
    Inventors: Peter LAING, Raymond A. DWEK, Stephanie POLLOCK, Nicole ZITZMANN, Terry BUTTERS, Dominic ALONZI, John KIAPPES, Urban RAMSTEDT
  • AGENTS FOR INHIBITING OSTEOCLASTOGENESIS AND/OR OSTEOCLAST ACTIVATION
    Publication number: 20110136868
    Abstract: Agents, which are both ceramide glucosyltransferase inhibitors and glucosidase inhibitors, may inhibit osteoclastogenesis and/or reduce osteoclast activation and, therefore, may be useful for osteolytic activity and bone loss in subjects with conditions, such as multiple myeloma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Inventors: Anastasios Karadimitris, Nikki Horwood, Amin Rahemtulla, Anne Dell, Terry Butters, Raymond Dwek
  • Clamping member
    Patent number: 7850140
    Abstract: An improved clamping mechanism for clamping a dock support frame having a hollow recess and a U-shaped cut-out to a vertical support member has an anvil clamping member comprised of extruded aluminum. The anvil clamping member has an arc-shaped clamping surface and is fixedly disposed inside the hollow recess in the support frame. A hammer clamping member comprised of extruded aluminum and having a corresponding arc-shaped clamping surface is adjustably attached to the anvil clamping member such that the vertical support member can pass between the hammer clamping member and the anvil clamping member and through the U-shaped cut-out of the support frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Max Manufacturing
    Inventors: Tom Jacobs, Jason Whipple, Terry Butters
  • Clamping member
    Publication number: 20070248420
    Abstract: An improved clamping mechanism for clamping a dock support frame having a hollow recess and a U-shaped cut-out to a vertical support member has an anvil clamping member comprised of extruded aluminum. The anvil clamping member has an arc-shaped clamping surface and is fixedly disposed inside the hollow recess in the support frame. A hammer clamping member comprised of extruded aluminum and having a corresponding arc-shaped clamping surface is adjustably attached to the anvil clamping member such that the vertical support member can pass between the hammer clamping member and the anvil clamping member and through the U-shaped cut-out of the support frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2006
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Applicant: MAX Manufacturing, d/b/a Marine Aluminum Extrusion , a Michigan Corporation
    Inventors: Tom Jacobs, Jason Whipple, Terry Butters
  • Use of N-substituted imino sugars for appetite suppression
    Publication number: 20060025449
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for treating obesity. In particular, this invention describes the use of imino sugars, such as N-butyldeoxynojirimycin (NB-DNJ) for appetite suppression, thereby causing weight loss.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2005
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Inventors: David Priestman, Aarnoud Spoel, Terry Butters, Raymond Dwek, Frances Platt