2008 Issued Patents
The following U.S. patents were issued to University of Virginia inventors in 2008:
| Issue Date | Patent No. | Patent Title | U.Va. Inventor(s) |
| 01/01/08 | 7,315,377 | System and Method for Remote Sensing and/or Analyzing Spectral Properties of Targets and/or Chemical Species for Detection and Identification Thereof | Stephen K. Holland, Ph.D., Roland H. Krauss, Ph.D., Gabriel Laufer, Ph.D. |
| 01/22/08 | 7,320,870 | Ocular Tear Growth Factor-Like Protein | Gordon W. Laurie, Ph.D. |
| 01/29/08 | 7,323,542 | Bone Targeting Peptides | Gary Balian, Ph.D. |
| 03/25/08 | 7,347,825 | Device and Method for Assessing Asthma and Other Diseases | John W. Vaughan, John F. Hunt, M.D., Benjamin M. Gaston, M.D., Timothy L. Macdonald, Ph.D. |
| 05/20/08 | 6,599,935 | Felbamate Derived Compounds | Timothy L. Macdonald, Ph.D., Christine M. Fandozzi, Ph.D. |
| 05/27/08 | 7,378,094 | Therapeutic Uses of Complement Receptor 2 | Ronald P. Taylor, Ph.D., Margaret A. Lindorfer, Ph.D., William M. Sutherland, Ph.D. |
| 05/27/08 | 7,378,400 | Method to Reduce an Inflammatory Response from Arthritis | Jayson M. Rieger, Ph.D., M.B.A., Donald L. Kimpel, M.D., Joel M. Linden, Ph.D., Gail W. Sullivan |
| 06/03/08 | 7,381,471 | Hybrid Polymers for Functional Tuning of Microfluidic Device Surfaces | James P. Landers, Ph.D., Jerome P. Ferrance, Ph.D., Joy M. Polefrone, Ph.D. |
| 07/08/08 | 7,396,825 | Agonists of A2A Adenosine Receptors for Treatment of Diabetic Nephropathy | Mark D. Okusa, M.D., Joel M. Linden, Ph.D., Timothy L. Macdonald, Ph.D., Alaa S. Awad, M.D. |
| 07/22/08 | 7,401,643 | Heat Exchange Foam | Douglas T. Queheillalt, Ph.D., Haydn N.G. Wadley, Ph.D., Yasushi Katsumi |
| 07/22/08 | 7,402,136 | Efficient Ultrasound System for Two-Dimensional C-Scan Imaging and Related Method Thereof | John A. Hossack, Ph.D., William F. Walker, Ph.D., Travis N. Blalock, Ph.D. |
| 07/22/08 | 7,403,814 | Method, Apparatus, and Computer Program Product for Assessment of Attentional Impairments | Daniel J. Cox, Ph.D., Boris P. Kovatchev, Ph.D., Raina S. Robeva, Ph.D., Jennifer K. Penberthy, Ph.D. |
| 08/19/08 | 7,413,894 | TAG-1 and TAG-2 Proteins and Uses Thereof | Kevin T. Hogan, Ph.D., Craig L. Slingluff Jr., M.D. |
| 08/19/08 | 7,414,078 | Oral General Anesthetics and Metabolitically Resistant Anticonvulsants | Milton L. Brown, M.D., Ph.D. |
| 09/02/08 | 7,419,834 | System for Detection of Nitrosylated Proteins | Benjamin M. Gaston, M.D. |
| 09/16/08 | 7,424,967 | Method for Manufacture of Truss Core Sandwich Structures and Related Structures Thereof | Kenneth D. Ervin, Haydn N.G. Wadley, Ph.D. |
| 09/23/08 | 7,427,606 | Method to Reduce Inflammatory Response in Transplanted Tissue | Joel M. Linden, Ph.D., Kenneth L. Brayman, M.D., Ph.D., Gail W. Sullivan |
| 10/07/08 | 7,432,301 | Use of S-Nitrosothiol Signaling to Treat Disordered Control of Breathing | Benjamin M. Gaston, M.D. |
| 10/21/08 | 7,439,383 | Sodium Channel Blockers | Milton L. Brown, M.D., Ph.D. |
| 10/28/08 | 7,442,681 | Method of Inhibiting Vascular Permeability | Martin A. Schwartz, Ph.D., Rebecca A. Stockton, Ph.D. |
| 10/28/08 | 7,442,687 | 2-Polycyclic Propynyl Adenosine Analogs Having A2A Agonist Activity | Jayson M. Rieger, Ph.D., M.B.A., Joel M. Linden, Ph.D., Timothy L. Macdonald, Ph.D., Gail W. Sullivan, Lauren J. Murphree, Ph.D., Robert A. Figler, Ph.D., Robert D. Thompson, Ph.D. |
| 12/02/08 | 7,459,440 | Ocular Tear Growth Factor-Like Protein | Gordon W. Laurie, Ph.D. |
| 12/02/08 | 7,460,979 | Method and System for Enhanced Resolution, Automatically-Calibrated Position Sensor | Zachary Buckner |
| 12/09/08 | 7,462,019 | Implantable Centrifugal Blood Pump with Hybrid Magnetic Bearings | Paul Allaire, Ph.D., Ronald D. Flack Jr., Ph.D., Michael Baloh, Ph.D. |