Patents by Inventor Babara Merboth

Babara Merboth 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).

  • Packaging system for frozen allograft tissue forms
    Patent number: 6854599
    Abstract: A container for storing and dispensing frozen allograft tissue packages comprising: a plurality of allograft tissue packages, a container housing for holding the plurality of frozen allograft tissue packages in a separated stacked array. The allograft tissue packages are of generally planar rectangular configuration with a waterproof coating to prevent the accumulation of moisture thereon with attenuate freezing of same and are provided with a window for viewing the contents therein and a label setting forth the contents of the package on an end wall of the allograft tissue package, the contents of the allograft tissue packages and labeling being viewable when mounted in shelving of the container housing. A plurality of horizontal shelves are mounted in the container housing parallel to each other and a plurality of vertical support members engage the shelves to support said shelves and serve as spacers for said shelves and to align the allograft tissue packages in a vertical and horizontal rows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2005
    Assignee: Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation
    Inventors: Raymond G. Ferrara, Jr., Babara Merboth, Arthur A. Gertzman
  • Packaging system for frozen allograft tissue forms
    Publication number: 20020130093
    Abstract: A container for storing and dispensing frozen allograft tissue packages comprising: a plurality of allograft tissue packages, a container housing for holding the plurality of frozen allograft tissue packages in a separated stacked array. The allograft tissue packages are of generally planar rectangular configuration with a waterproof coating to prevent the accumulation of moisture thereon with attenuate freezing of same and are provided with a window for viewing the contents therein and a label setting forth the contents of the package on an end wall of the allograft tissue package, the contents of the allograft tissue packages and labeling being viewable when mounted in shelving of the container housing. A plurality of horizontal shelves are mounted in the container housing parallel to each other and a plurality of vertical support members engage the shelves to support said shelves and serve as spacers for said shelves and to align the allograft tissue packages in a vertical and horizontal rows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2001
    Publication date: September 19, 2002
    Inventors: Raymond G. Ferrara,, Babara Merboth, Arthur A. Gertzman