Patents by Inventor Heinrich Wokalek

Heinrich Wokalek 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).

  • METHOD OF USING GEL SHEETS FOR LASER TREATMENT
    Publication number: 20090062781
    Abstract: A method and combination for performing laser therapy, involving the steps of providing a sheet of clear film of appropriate size and thickness, and placing the sheet of clear film over an area of a skin to be treated prior to laser therapy. The method may further include steps of replacing the sheet with a new sheet of clear film, periodically during the therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: ED. GEISTLICH SOEHNE AG FUR CHEMISCHE INDUSTRIE
    Inventors: Wolfgang Strasser, Heinrich Wokalek
  • Method of using gel sheets for laser treatment
    Publication number: 20030220632
    Abstract: A method for performing laser therapy, including the steps of providing a sheet of clear film of appropriate size and thickness, and placing the sheet of clear film over an area of a skin to be treated prior to laser therapy. The method may further include steps of replacing the sheet with a new sheet of clear film, periodically during the therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2003
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Inventors: Wolfgang Strasser, Heinrich Wokalek
  • Hydrogel sheet wound dressings
    Patent number: 5076265
    Abstract: A hydrogel sheet for use as a wound dressing with capillaries permitting wound exudate to pass through the sheet while not permitting bacteria to infect the wound is disclosed. The total cross-sectional area of the capillaries represents 0.5 to 3.0 percent of the area of the sheet. The sheets do not stick to the wound surface and allow large quantities of wound exudate to be removed from the wound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1991
    Assignee: Ed Geistlich Sohne A.G. fur Chemische Industrie
    Inventor: Heinrich Wokalek
  • Method of transmitting ultrasound into a body
    Patent number: 4905700
    Abstract: An acoustic coupling medium for transmitting ultrasound is disclosed. The medium, which is of use in ultrasonic visualization of the human body, comprises a sheet of hydrogel containing over 90% water, preferably over 95% water. The hydrogel preferably comprises agar, the chains of which are interspersed with chains of polyacrylamide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 6, 1990
    Assignee: Ed. Geistlich AG fur Chemische Industrie
    Inventors: Heinrich Wokalek, Wolfgang Strasser