Patents by Inventor Jeffrey R. Capadona

Jeffrey R. Capadona 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).

  • NANOPATTERNED SURFACE MODIFICATIONS ON IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200138312
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an implantable medical device with surface modifications to add additional surface area to the surface of the implantable device. The surface modifications create a rough, nanopatterned surface of the implantable medical device. The rough, nanopatterned surface can mimic a natural environment of an area of the subject's body, thereby reducing an immune foreign body response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Evon Ereifej, Pamela Vandevord, Jeffrey R. Capadona
  • Dynamic mechanical polymer nanocomposites
    Patent number: 9260573
    Abstract: Polymer nanocomposites exhibit a reversible change in stiffness and strength in response to a stimulus. The polymer nanocomposites include a matrix polymer with a comparably low modulus and strength and nanoparticles that have a comparably high modulus and strength. The particle-particle interactions are switched by the stimulus, to change the overall material's mechanical properties. In a preferred embodiment, a chemical regulator is used to facilitate changes of the mechanical properties. Methods for inducing modulus changes in polymer nanocomposites are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignees: CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
    Inventors: Christoph Weder, Stuart J. Rowan, Jeffrey R. Capadona, Dustin J. Tyler, Kadhiravan Shanmuganathan, Otto van den Berg
  • Dynamic Mechanical Polymer Nanocomposites
    Publication number: 20130165554
    Abstract: Polymer nanocomposites exhibit a reversible change in stiffness and strength in response to a stimulus. The polymer nanocomposites include a matrix polymer with a comparably low modulus and strength and nanoparticles that have a comparably high modulus and strength. The particle-particle interactions are switched by the stimulus, to change the overall material's mechanical properties. In a preferred embodiment, a chemical regulator Is used to facilitate changes of the mechanical properties. Methods for inducing modulus changes in polymer nanocomposites are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicants: The United States Government as Represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs, CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Christoph Weder, Stuart J. Rowan, Jeffrey R. Capadona, Dustin J. Tyler, Kadhiravan Shanmuganathan, Otto van den Berg
  • Dynamic mechanical polymer nanocomposites
    Patent number: 8344060
    Abstract: Polymer nanocomposites exhibit a reversible change in stiffness and strength in response to a stimulus. The polymer nanocomposites include a matrix polymer with a comparably low modulus and strength and nanoparticles that have a comparably high modulus and strength. The particle-particle interactions are switched by the stimulus, to change the overall material's mechanical properties. In a preferred embodiment, a chemical regulator is used to facilitate changes of the mechanical properties. Methods for inducing modulus changes in polymer nanocomposites are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignees: Case Western Reserve University, The United States of America as Represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs
    Inventors: Christoph Weder, Stuart J. Rowan, Jeffrey R. Capadona, Dustin J. Tyler, Kadhiravan Shanmuganathan, Otto van den Berg
  • Dynamic mechanical polymer nanocomposites
    Publication number: 20090318590
    Abstract: Polymer nanocomposites exhibit a reversible change in stiffness and strength in response to a stimulus. The polymer nanocomposites include a matrix polymer with a comparably low modulus and strength and nanoparticles that have a comparably high modulus and strength. The particle-particle interactions are switched by the stimulus, to change the overall material's mechanical properties. In a preferred embodiment, a chemical regulator is used to facilitate changes of the mechanical properties. Methods for inducing modulus changes in polymer nanocomposites are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2009
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: Case Western Reserve University
    Inventors: Christoph Weder, Stuart J. Rowan, Jeffrey R. Capadona, Dustin J. Tyler, Kadhiravan Shanmuganathan, Otto Van Den Berg