Patents by Inventor Ingrid Morgenthal

Ingrid Morgenthal 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).

  • Implant
    Patent number: 10709816
    Abstract: The invention relates to implants that are implanted into living beings as temporary implants and that disintegrate in the body through biological adsorption over a period of time, in addition to a process for producing aforesaid implants. The implant according to the invention consists of magnesium or a magnesium master alloy. It is formed from fibers of magnesium or a magnesium master alloy that are connected to one another through sintering bridges that are locally spaced vis-à-vis each other and form an open-pored body. The fibers may be produced with the help of the melt extraction process and may subsequently be sintered with one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignees: Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (MHH), Fraunhofer-Gesekkschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Olaf Andersen, Ingrid Morgenthal, Thomas Studnitzky, Frank Witte
  • IMPLANT
    Publication number: 20140324188
    Abstract: The invention relates to implants that are implanted into living beings as temporary implants and that disintegrate in the body through biological adsorption over a period of time, in addition to a process for producing aforesaid implants. The implant according to the invention consists of magnesium or a magnesium master alloy. It is formed from fibers of magnesium or a magnesium master alloy that are connected to one another through sintering bridges that are locally spaced vis-à-vis each other and form an open-pored body. The fibers may be produced with the help of the melt extraction process and may subsequently be sintered with one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicants: Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (MHH), Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Olaf Andersen, Ingrid Morgenthal, Thomas Studnitzky, Frank Witte