Patents by Inventor Harold Elbridge Garey, Jr.

Harold Elbridge Garey, Jr. 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).

  • Echogenic Coatings and Their Use in Medical Devices
    Publication number: 20110104068
    Abstract: The present teachings relate to echogenic coatings and medical devices coated with an echogenic coating. The echogenic coating can be prepared from a composition comprising a polymer and an effervescent agent in one or more anhydrous solvents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventors: Harold Elbridge Garey, JR., Andrew Martin Reed
  • Antimicrobial polyurethane resins and products made therefrom
    Patent number: 7772296
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel antimicrobial polyurethane compositions having excellent mechanical and biocompatibility properties, and methods to prepare them. The antimicrobial polyurethane compositions include a homogenous distribution of silver ions by incorporating this antimicrobial agent into the composition prior to the complete polymerization of the polyurethane. In preferred embodiments, the silver ion is associated with a carrier, such as zirconium phosphate or soluble glass powder. The present invention also includes components made from the antimicrobial polyurethane compositions, such as medical devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Advansource Biomaterials Corporation
    Inventors: Harold Elbridge Garey, Jr., Andrew Martin Reed
  • Antimicrobial polyurethane resins and products made therefrom
    Publication number: 20080306181
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel antimicrobial polyurethane compositions having excellent mechanical and biocompatibility properties, and methods to prepare them. The antimicrobial polyurethane compositions include a homogenous distribution of silver ions by incorporating this antimicrobial agent into the composition prior to the complete polymerization of the polyurethane. In preferred embodiments, the silver ion is associated with a carrier, such as zirconium phosphate or soluble glass powder. The present invention also includes components made from the antimicrobial polyurethane compositions, such as medical devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2007
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Inventors: Harold Elbridge Garey, JR., Andrew Martin Reed