Patents by Inventor Eric Frank Adams

Eric Frank Adams 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).

  • Skin substitutes, preparation methods and uses thereof
    Patent number: 8097274
    Abstract: Provided herein are skin substitutes suitable for use in a living subject for purpose of repairing damaged tissues, methods of producing the skin substitutes and their uses. A biocomposite membrane comprising poly(?-caprolactone) (PCL) and at least one material selected from collagen and gelatin is provided. In one embodiment, the biocomposite is a 2-component membrane of PCL and gelatin. In another embodiment, the biocomposite is a 3-component membrane of PCL, collagen and gelatin. The bio-composite membrane may be used directly in vivo as a wound dressing, or as a support for cell growth on each side of the membrane to produce an in vitro cultivated artificial skin for future in vivo and/or in vitro applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: National Defense Medical Center
    Inventors: Allan Gerald Arthur Coombes, Eric Frank Adams, Niann-Tzyy Dai, Tsung-Hsun Liu, Ming-Kung Yeh
  • SKIN SUNSTITUTES, PREPARATION METHODS AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20100062041
    Abstract: Provided herein are skin substitutes suitable for use in a living subject for purpose of repairing damaged tissues, methods of producing the skin substitutes and their uses. A biocomposite membrane comprising poly(?-caprolactone) (PCL) and at least one material selected from collagen and gelatin is provided. In one embodiment, the biocomposite is a 2-component membrane of PCL and gelatin. In another embodiment, the biocomposite is a 3-component membrane of PCL, collagen and gelatin. The bio-composite membrane may be used directly in vivo as a wound dressing, or as a support for cell growth on each side of the membrane to produce an in vitro cultivated artificial skin for future in vivo and/or in vitro applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2006
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Inventors: Niann-Tzyy Dai, Allan Gerald Arthur Coombes, Eric Frank Adams, Ming-Kung Yeh, Tsung-Hsun Liu