Patents by Inventor Eugene J-M. A. Thomar

Eugene J-M. A. Thomar 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).

  • Cartilage matrix and in vitro production of transplantable cartilage tissue
    Patent number: 6451060
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a transplantable cartilage matrix and a method for its in vitro production. In accordance with the method, chondrocytes are cultered for an amount of time effective for allowing formation of a chondrogenic cell-associated matrix. Chondrogenic cells, each with a cell-associated matrix, are recovered and cultured on a semipermeable membrane for a time effective for formation of a cohesive cartilage matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center
    Inventors: Koichi Masuda, Eugene J-M. A. Thomar, Michael Hejna
  • In vitro production of transplantable cartilage tissue
    Publication number: 20010012965
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a transplantable cartilage matrix and a method for its in vitro production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2001
    Publication date: August 9, 2001
    Applicant: Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center
    Inventors: Koichi Masuda, Eugene J-M. A. Thomar, Michael Hejna