Patents by Inventor Alan David Gray

Alan David Gray 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).

  • Methods for rejuvinating red blood cells
    Patent number: 10898520
    Abstract: Methods and a system for transfusing blood to a mammalian subject. The method includes obtaining a volume of donated red blood cells (RBCs), adding an enhancement composition to the RBCs to form a treated blood composition, incubating the treated blood composition to form an incubated blood composition, and administering the incubated blood composition to a patient. The system includes a functionally-closed, sterile Y-type tube set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Biomet Biologics, LLC
    Inventor: Alan David Gray
  • Methods for producing rejuvenated red blood cells
    Patent number: 10253295
    Abstract: Methods for treating blood. The methods comprise obtaining whole blood from a donor, mixing the whole blood with a red blood cell enhancement composition, and incubating the mixture of whole blood and red blood cell enhancement composition. The method can be performed at a time proximate to the time of obtaining blood from the donor, or after the blood has been stored for a period of time. The method rejuvenates red blood cells. Incubation may be performed for a period of time sufficient to increase the level of a metabolically-significant compound in the RBCs in the leukoreduced blood to a level essentially equal to levels found in fresh blood, the level being greater than the level of the compound in non-leukoreduced blood mixed with the RBC enhancement composition and incubated for the period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Biomet Manufacturing, LLC
    Inventor: Alan David Gray
  • METHODS FOR REJUVINATING RED BLOOD CELLS
    Publication number: 20180250340
    Abstract: Methods and a system for transfusing blood to a mammalian subject. The method includes obtaining a volume of donated red blood cells (RBCs), adding an enhancement composition to the RBCs to form a treated blood composition, incubating the treated blood composition to form an incubated blood composition, and administering the incubated blood composition to a patient. The system includes a functionally-closed, sterile Y-type tube set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventor: Alan David Gray
  • METHODS FOR PRODUCING AND USING REJUVENATED RED BLOOD CELLS
    Publication number: 20180243342
    Abstract: Methods for treating blood. The methods comprise obtaining whole blood from a donor, mixing the whole blood with a red blood cell enhancement composition, and incubating the mixture of whole blood and red blood cell enhancement composition. The method can be performed at a time proximate to the time of obtaining blood from the donor, or after the blood has been stored for a period of time. The method rejuvenates red blood cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventor: Alan David Gray