Patents by Inventor William C. Nichols

William C. Nichols 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).

  • Method of diagnosing pulmonary hypertension
    Publication number: 20040023280
    Abstract: This invention relates generally to a method of identifying an individual having an increased susceptibility to developing Familial Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (FPPH), as well as to a method for diagnosing an individual suffering from FPPH. The invention also relates to a method of identifying an individual having an increased susceptibility to developing (non-familial) Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (PPH), as well as to a method for diagnosing an individual suffering from PPH.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2003
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Inventors: James E. Loyd, Kirk B. Lane, John A. Phillips, Richard C. Trembath, Rajiv D. Machado, Jennifer R. Thomson, William C. Nichols, Michael W. Pauciulo, Tatiana Foroud
  • Method of diagnosing pulmonary hypertension
    Patent number: 6642002
    Abstract: This invention relates generally to a method of identifying an individual having an increased susceptibility to developing Familial Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (FPPH), as well as to a method for diagnosing an individual suffering from FPPH. The invention also relates to a method of identifying an individual having an increased susceptibility to developing (non-familial) Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (PPH), as well as to a method for diagnosing an individual suffering from PPH.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignees: Vanderbilt University, Advanced Research & Technology Institute, Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Leicester
    Inventors: James E. Loyd, Kirk B. Lane, John A. Phillips, III, Richard C. Trembath, Rajiv D. Machado, Jennifer R. Thomson, William C. Nichols, Michael W. Pauciulo, Tatiana Foroud
  • Method of diagnosing pulmonary hypertension
    Publication number: 20020102576
    Abstract: This invention relates generally to a method of identifying an individual having an increased susceptibility to developing Familial Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (FPPH), as well as to a method for diagnosing an individual suffering from FPPH. The invention also relates to a method of identifying an individual having an increased susceptibility to developing (non-familial) Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (PPH), as well as to a method for diagnosing an individual suffering from PPH.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2001
    Publication date: August 1, 2002
    Inventors: James E. Loyd, Kirk B. Lane, John A. Phillips, Richard C. Trembath, Rajiv D. Machado, Jennifer R. Thomson, William C. Nichols, Michael W. Pauciulo, Tatiana Foroud
  • Guard for a horse's tail in a tail set
    Patent number: 4141197
    Abstract: A guard for protecting a horse's tail while supported in a tail set. Curved metal rods, welded together, enclose an area around the horse's tail and prevent contact between it and surrounding objects. Small cloth strips with buckles fasten the metal structure to the straps of a tail set which holds it in the vicinity of the horse's tail. Loops formed from the ends of the metal rods abut the rear quarters of horse and inform it when its tail approaches a surrounding object too closely. As a result, the horse learns to limit its movements so as to avoid contact between such objects and its tail guard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 1977
    Date of Patent: February 27, 1979
    Inventor: William C. Nichols