2010 Issued Patents
The following U.S. patents were issued to University of Virginia inventors in 2010:
| Issue Date | Patent No. | Patent Title | U.Va. Inventor(s) |
| 01/05/10 | 7,642,777 | Fast Automatic Linear Off-Resonance Correction Method for Spiral Imaging | Craig H. Meyer, Ph.D., Weitian Chen, Ph.D. |
| 01/19/10 | 7,648,964 | Use of Lacritin in Promoting Ocular Cell Survival | Gordon W. Laurie, Ph.D., Jiahu Wang, Ph.D. |
| 02/09/10 | 7,659,387 | Transgenic Mammals Introduced a Period 1 Promoter that Confers Rhythmical Expression | Michael Menaker, Ph.D., Shin Yamazaki, Ph.D. |
| 03/02/10 | 7,669,799 | Reversible Shape Memory Multifunctional Structural Designs and Method of Using and Making the Same | Dana M. Elzey, Ph.D., Haydn N.G. Wadley, Ph.D. |
| 03/02/10 | 7,670,327 | Catheter System for Delivery of Agents and Related Method Thereof | George T. Gillies, Ph.D. |
| 04/06/10 | 7,691,068 | System and Method for Passive Monitoring of Blood Pressure and Pulse Rate | Robin A. Felder, Ph.D., Majd Alwan, Ph.D., Steven W. Kell, David C. Mack |
| 04/20/10 | 7,699,776 | Intuitive Ultrasonic Imaging System and Related Method Thereof | William F. Walker, Ph.D., John A. Hossack, Ph.D., Travis N. Blalock, Ph.D. |
| 04/27/10 | 7,704,507 | Anticancer Vaccine and Diagnostic Methods and Reagents |
Donald F. Hunt, Ph.D., Jarrod A. Marto, Ph.D. |
| 04/27/10 | 7,705,597 | Magnetic Resonance Method and Apparatus for Generating Different Weighted Images from the Same Magnetic Resonance Echo Signal Evolution | John P. Mugler III, Ph.D. |
| 05/04/10 | 5,245,282C1 | Three-Dimensional Magnetic Resonance Imaging | John P. Mugler III, Ph.D., James R. Brookeman, Ph.D. |
| 05/18/10 | 7,718,222 | Apparatus and Method for High Rate Uniform Coating, Including Non-Line of Sight | Derek D. Hass, Ph.D., Douglas T. Queheillalt, Ph.D., Haydn N.G. Wadley, Ph.D. |
| 06/01/10 | 7,727,225 | Coaxial Cathether Systems for Transference of Medium | George T. Gillies, Ph.D. |
| 06/08/10 | 7,732,484 | Use of Selective Adenosine A1 Receptor Allosteric Enhancers to Manipulate Angiogenesis | Joel M. Linden, Ph.D., Amy L. Tucker, M.D., Richard J. Price, Ph.D., Rebecca L. Youkey |
| 06/15/10 | 7,737,127 | 2-propynyl Adenosine Analogs Having A2A Agonist Activity and Compositions Thereof | Joel M. Linden, Ph.D., Jayson M. Rieger, Ph.D., M.B.A., Timothy L. Macdonald, Ph.D., Gail W. Sullivan, Lauren J. Murphree Mihalcik, Ph.D., Robert A. Figler, Ph.D. |
| 06/22/10 | 7,741,112 | Vector Mediated Organelle Transfection | Shaharyar M. Khan, Ph.D. |
| 07/06/10 | 7,749,765 | Quantitative Detection of Lead in Water | James N. Demas, Ph.D., Wenying Xu, Ph.D. |
| 07/06/10 | 7,749,769 | Simultaneous Sequence Analysis of Amino- and Carboxy-Termini | Donald F. Hunt, Ph.D., Joshua J. Coon, Ph.D., John E.P. Syka, Ph.D. |
| 07/06/10 | 7,750,537 | Hybrid Dual Layer Diagnostic Ultrasound Tranducer Array | John A. Hossack, Ph.D., Travis N. Blalock, Ph.D., William F. Walker, Ph.D. |
| 07/13/10 | 7,754,703 | Cycloalkane-Containing Sphingosine 1-Phosphate Agonists | Kevin R. Lynch, Ph.D., Timothy L. Macdonald, Ph.D. |
| 07/20/10 | 7,761,144 | Method, Apparatus and Computer Program Product for Stochastic Psycho-Physiological Assessment of Attentional Impairments | Daniel J. Cox, Ph.D., Boris P. Kovatchev, Ph.D., Raina S. Robeva, Ph.D., Jennifer K. Penberthy, Ph.D. |
| 07/27/10 | 7,763,125 | Non-Ferromagnetic Amorphous Steel Alloys Containing Large-Atom Metals | Gary J. Shiflet, Ph.D., S. Joseph Poon, Ph.D., Xiaofeng Gu, Ph.D. |
| 07/27/10 | 7,763,472 | Methods for Identifying and Measuring S-Nitrosothiol Bonds in Heme-Containing Cells and Molecules | Allan Doctor, M.D., Benjamin M. Gaston, M.D. |
| 08/10/10 | 7,774,050 | Method and Apparatus for the Early Diagnosis of Subacute, Potentially Catastrophic Illness | M. Pamela Griffin, M.D., J. Randall Moorman, M.D. |
| 08/31/10 | 7,786,173 | Tetralin Analogs Having Sphingosine 1-Phosphate Agonist Activity | Kevin R. Lynch, Ph.D., Timothy L. Macdonald, Ph.D. |
| 09/28/10 | 7,805,176 | Exchange-Weighted Xenon-129 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance System and Related Method | Kai Ruppert, Ph.D., John P. Mugler III, Ph.D., James R. Brookeman, Ph.D. |
| 10/19/10 | 7,815,569 | Method, System and Computer Program Product for Evaluating the Accuracy of Blood Glucose Monitoring Sensors/Devices | Boris P. Kovatchev, Ph.D., Linda A. Gonder-Frederick, Ph.D., Daniel J. Cox, Ph.D., William L. Clarke, M.D. |
| 10/19/10 | 7,815,802 | Grafted Photo-Polymerized Monolithic Column | Jian Wen, Ph.D., Jerome P. Ferrance, Ph.D., James P. Landers, Ph.D. |
| 10/26/10 | 7,820,703 | Lysophosphatidic Acid Receptor Selective Antagonists | Kevin R. Lynch, Ph.D., Timothy L. Macdonald, Ph.D., Brian H. Heasley |
| 11/23/10 | 7,837,997 | Compositions and Methods for Prevention and Treatment of Uncontrolled Formation of Intravascular Fibrin Clots | Ronald P. Taylor, Ph.D. |
| 11/23/10 | 7,838,490 | Methods and Compositions for Inhibition of Vascular Permeability | Martin A. Schwartz, Ph.D., Rebecca A. Stockton, Ph.D. |
| 12/14/10 | 7,850,455 | Anatomical Model and Method for Medical Training | Shayn M. Peirce-Cottler, Ph.D., Bradley W. Kesser, M.D., Brian B. Hughley, M.D., Meg G. Keeley, M.D. |
| 12/28/10 | 7,857,771 | Method and System for the Derivation of Human Gait Characteristics and Detecting Falls Passively From Floor Vibrations | Majd Alwan, Ph.D., Robin A. Felder, Ph.D., Steven W. Kell, Siddharth Dalal |
| 12/28/10 | 7,858,087 | Enhancing the Efficacy of Immunotherapies by Supplementing with Complement | Ronald P. Taylor, Ph.D., Margaret A. Lindorfer, Ph.D., Michael D. Solga, Adam D. Kennedy, Ph.D. |