Representative Patents
Recognizing that sole inventors, and large corporations alike, can benefit from patent protection, TraskBritt attorneys offer expertise in handling intellectual property matters that encompass a broad spectrum of technologies. The following is a representative list of some, but not all, patents successfully prepared and prosecuted by TraskBritt.
Chemical and Chemical Process
6,010,728 Process for promoting skin healing of freshly dug potatoes
6,006,387 Cold water ozone disinfection
5,955,043 Production of sodium carbonate from solution mine brine
4,904,373 Fossil resin flotation from coal by selective coagulation and depression of coal
Electrical and Electronics
6,367,475 Respiratory flow meter and methods of use
6,309,406 Apparatus and method for inducing epileptic seizures in test animals for anticonvulsant drug screening
6,257,723 Device and method for mapping the topography of an eye using elevation measurements in combination with slope measurements
6,116,907 System and method for encoding and retrieving visual signals
Internet and E-Commerce
5,761,645 System and method for insurance gift
4,787,036 Student enrollment stabilization system
Life Sciences
6,501,549 Method of measuring chemical concentration based on spatial separation and resolution of luminescence
6,500,919 Melanoma associated antigenic polypeptide, epitopes thereof and vaccines against melanoma
6,495,131 Interleukin-3 gene therapy for cancer
6,492,169 Complementing cell lines
5,994,128 Packaging Systems for Human Recombinant Adenovirus to be Used in Gene Therapy
5,935,660 Treatment of Potato Storage Facilities with Aerosols Derived from Solid CIPC
5,712,120 Method for Obtaining Modified Immunoglobulins with Reduced Immunogenicity of Murine Antibody Variable Domains, and Compositions Containing Them
5,650,432 Method of Treating or Preventing Non-viral Microbial Infection
5,648,541 Chiral Reductions of Imines Leading to the Synthesis of Optically Active Amines
5,620,691 Causative Agent of the Mystery Swine Disease, Vaccine Compositions, and Diagnostic Kits
5,548,075 DNA Cassette and Transgenic Organisms Carrying Lytic Peptide-encoding Genes
5,543,136 Sunscreen Emulsions
5,380,668 Compounds Having the Antigenicity of hCG
5,156,846 Percutaneous Drug Delivery System
5,030,425 Biodegradation and Recovery of Gallium and Other Metals from Integrated Circuits
Mechanical and Aerospace
6,454,030 Drill bits and other articles of manufacture including a layer-manufactured shell integrally secured to a cast structure and methods of fabricating same
6,228,687 Wafer-level package and methods of fabricating
6,195,826 Aircraft engagement assembly for aircraft boarding bridges
6,006,844 Method and Apparatus for Simultaneous Coring and Formation Evaluation
5,987,643 Protective Knee Pad and Method of Construction Thereof
5,807,762 Multi-Chip Module and Method of Fabrication
5,663,883 Rapid Prototyping Method
Medical Devices
6,471,658 Respiratory profile parameter determination method and apparatus
6,447,462 Urodynamic catheter and methods of fabrication and use
6,393,311 Method, apparatus and system for removing motion artifacts from measurements of bodily parameters
6,371,943 Spring tip needle combination
6,325,978 Oxygen monitoring and apparatus
6,332,874 Coupling and stabilization system for proximal end of catheter
6,306,098 Apparatus and method for non-invasively measuring cardiac output
6,258,038 Methods of non-invasively estimating intrapulmonary shunt fraction and measuring cardiac output
6,254,589 Catheter connector
6,251,082 Non-invasive estimation of arterial blood gases
6,234,992 Portable Peristaltic pump for peritoneal dialysis
6,149,481 Extended life disposable pulse oximetry sensor and method of making
6,113,572 Multiple-type catheter connection systems
5,984,879 Intrauterine pressure catheter device
5,961,441 Surgical Otoscope and method
5,951,491 Pressure catheter device with enhanced positioning features
5,871,536 Intraluminal vascular graft and method
5,158,543 Laparoscopic surgical system and method
5,156,846 Percutaneous drug delivery system
5,122,344 Chemical sterilizer system
4,973,449 Sterilization method
4,553,960 Peritoneal fluid treatment apparatus, package and method
Optical Technology
6,501,549 Method of measuring chemical concentration based on spatial separation and resolution of luminescence
6,356,676 Lens and associatable flow cell
6,188,507 Variable acousto-optic spectrum projector and method of operation
6,116,907 System and method for encoding and retrieving visual signals
5,969,805 Method and apparatus employing external light source for endpoint detection
5,961,924 Integrated optic waveguide immunosensor
5,961,441 Surgical otoscope and method
5,864,363 Single curvature placido plate
5,836,954 Apparatus and method for photogrammetric surgical localization
5,775,896 Versatile operatory light sensor
5,637,863 Surgical light with touchless switch
5,606,534 Laser-based dimensioning system
5,566,199 Holographic technique for extreme microcircuitry size reduction
5,404,364 Optically pumped x-ray laser and applications thereof
5,339,282 Resolution enhancement for ultrasonic reflection mode imaging
5,097,357 Optical switching system and method
Computers, Software and Information Technology
6,548,883 Reduced RC between adjacent substrate wiring lines
6,546,512 Semiconductor integrated circuit having compression circuitry for compressing test data, and the test system and method for utilizing the semiconductor integrated circuit
6,519,486 Method, apparatus and system for removing motion artifacts from measurements of bodily parameters
6,298,009 Object measuring and weighing apparatus and method for determining conveyance speed
6,116,907 System and method for encoding and retrieving visual signals
6,049,386 In-motion dimensioning system and method for cuboidal objects
5,521,696 Laser-based speed measuring device
5,489,249 Video exercise control system
Materials Science
Semiconductor Materials and Processing
6,541,067 Solvated ruthenium precursors for direct liquid injection of ruthenium and ruthenium oxide and method of using the same
6,238,994 Method of creating a rough electrode (high surface area) from Ti and TiN and resulting article
6,063,705 Precursor chemistries for chemical vapor deposition of ruthenium oxide
Ceramic Materials and Processing
6,521,174 Method of forming polycrystalline diamond cutters having modified residual stresses
6,216,805 Dual grade carbide substrate for earth-boring drill bit cutting elements, drill bits so equipped, and methods
5,952,102 Diamond coated WC and WC-based composites with high apparent toughness
5,580,430 Selective metal cation-conducting ceramics
4,829,027 Liquid phase sintering of silicon carbide
Polymeric and Composite Materials and Processing
6,544,367 Overwrap tape end-effector for fiber placement/winding machines
6,495,259 Rubber-epoxy bonding via an interfacial layer containing acrylates
6,290,799 Method for producing fiber reinforced structure