1970-1979 Issued Patents
The following U.S. patents were issued to University of Virginia inventors in the 1970s:
| Issue Date | Patent No. | Patent Title | Inventor(s) |
| 12/25/73 | 3,781,071 | Elastohydrodynamic Bearing Assembly | James J. Kauzlaurich |
| 01/20/76 | 3,934,117 | Electric Fluid Heating Device | Hermann J. Schladitz |
| 04/13/76 | 3,950,344 | Non-Phenol Oxidative Coupling | Solomon M. Kupchan, Andris J. Liepa |
| 06/22/76 | 3,965,261 | Method for Treating Papillomas | John L. Gainer |
| 08/17/76 | 3,975,519 | Method for Increasing the Oxygen Partial Pressure in the Bloodstream of Mammals | John L. Gainer |
| 02/22/77 | 4,009,078 | Detecting the Presence of Microorganisms | Judd R. Wilkins, Glenn E. Stoner |
| 02/22/77 | 4,009,270 | Method for Treating Spinal Cord Injury | James V. Gainer Jr. |
| 03/01/77 | 4,009,685 | Method and Apparatus for Handling Wastes from Small Animal Cages | Nickolas J. Sojka |
| 05/10/77 | 4,022,577 | Automated Radioimmunoassay | Gary Brooker, Wesley L. Terasaki, Michael G. Price |
| 07/19/77 | 4,037,102 | Thin-Film Superconductor Device | John A. Hoyle, Robert R. Humphris, John W. Boring |
| 07/26/77 | 4,038,144 | Method of Increasing Fermentation Yields | John L. Gainer |
| 09/06/77 | 4,046,880 | Method of Treating Hypertension | John L. Gainer |
| 12/27/77 | 4,064,629 | Cavity Liner for Dental Restorations | Glenn E. Stoner, Lyle D. Zardiackas |
| 01/03/78 | 4,066,894 | Positive and Negative Ion Recording System for Mass Spectrometer | Donald F. Hunt, George C. Stafford Jr. |
| 01/24/78 | 4,070,460 | Method for Treating Cerebral Edema | James V. Gainer Jr. |
| 05/16/78 | 4,090,129 | Stopped Flow Reaction Apparatus Utilized in Conjunction with Continuous-Flow Resistive-Particle Counting Apparatus | Adrian R.L. Gear |
| 06/27/78 | 4,096,823 | Apparatus for Metallization of Fibers | Hermann J. Schladitz |
| 06/27/78 | 4,097,624 | Method for Metallization of Fibers | Hermann J. Schladitz |
| 07/25/78 | 4,103,229 | Continuous-Flow, Resistive-Particle Counting Apparatus | Adrian R.L. Gear |
| 08/01/78 | 4,104,026 | Immunoassay Separation Technique | Gary Brooker, Wesley L. Terasaki, Michael G. Price |
| 12/05/78 | 4,128,628 | Automated Immunoassay | Gary Brooker, Wesley L. Terasaki, Michael G. Price |
| 01/23/79 | 4,136,280 | Positive and Negative Ion Recording System for Mass Spectrometer | Donald F. Hunt, George C. Stafford Jr. |
| 02/27/79 | 4,141,864 | Osseous Cement Composition | Arie M. Rijke, Sue McCoy, Robert E. McLaughlin |
| 05/29/79 | 4,156,814 | Apparatus for Producing Ions of Thermally Labile or Nonvolatile Solids | Donald F. Hunt, Jeffrey Shabanowitz |
| 07/17/79 | 4,161,198 | Apparatus for Handling Wastes from Small Animal Cages | Nickolas J. Sojka |
| 11/20/79 | 4,175,234 | Apparatus for Producing Ions of Thermally Labile or Nonvolatile Solids | Donald F. Hunt, Jeffrey Shabanowitz |
| 11/27/79 | 4,176,179 | Method for Treating Arthritis | John L. Gainer |