Patents by Inventor Kathleen E. Fischer

Kathleen E. Fischer 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).

  • Patent number: 11931453
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include devices, compositions and methods for the controlled release of therapeutic substances, such as drugs. Control over the rate of release of the therapeutic substances from the devices is achieved by the use of nanoporous membranes in which the pore size is matched to the molecular diameter of the therapeutic substances. Some embodiments of the invention achieve zero-order release by the use of membranes with a pore diameter that is more than five times the Stokes' diameter of the therapeutic substance released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Nano Precision Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam D. Mendelsohn, Kathleen E. Fischer, Tomoyuki Yoshie, Wouter Roorda
  • Publication number: 20210401735
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include devices, compositions and methods for the controlled release of therapeutic substances, such as drugs. Control over the rate of release of the therapeutic substances from the devices is achieved by the use of nanoporous membranes in which the pore size is matched to the molecular diameter of the therapeutic substances. Some embodiments of the invention achieve zero-order release by the use of membranes with a pore diameter that is more than five times the Stokes' diameter of the therapeutic substance released.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: NANO PRECISION MEDICAL, INC.
    Inventors: Adam D. Mendelsohn, Kathleen E. Fischer, Tomoyuki Yoshie, Wouter Roorda
  • Patent number: 11129791
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include devices, compositions and methods for the controlled release of therapeutic substances, such as drugs. Control over the rate of release of the therapeutic substances from the devices is achieved by the use of nanoporous membranes in which the pore size is matched to the molecular diameter of the therapeutic substances. Some embodiments of the invention achieve zero-order release by the use of membranes with a pore diameter that is more than five times the Stokes' diameter of the therapeutic substance released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: NANO PRECISION MEDICAL, INC.
    Inventors: Adam D. Mendelsohn, Kathleen E Fischer, Tomoyuki Yoshie, Wouter E. Roorda
  • Publication number: 20190091140
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include devices, compositions and methods for the controlled release of therapeutic substances, such as drugs. Control over the rate of release of the therapeutic substances from the devices is achieved by the use of nanoporous membranes in which the pore size is matched to the molecular diameter of the therapeutic substances. Some embodiments of the invention achieve zero-order release by the use of membranes with a pore diameter that is more than five times the Stokes' diameter of the therapeutic substance released.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicant: Nano Precision Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam D. Mendelsohn, Kathleen E Fischer, Tomoyuki Yoshie, Wouter E. Roorda
  • Patent number: 9814867
    Abstract: The present invention provides a device including a titania nanotube membrane having a plurality of titania nanotubes on a titanium substrate where the titania nanotubes are open at both ends and capable of allowing diffusion of liquids or solids from one side of the membrane to the other through the titania nanotubes. Methods of making the titania nanotube membrane are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: NANO PRECISION MEDICAL, INC.
    Inventors: Adam D. Mendelsohn, Kathleen E. Fischer, Lily H. Peng, William G. Fischer
  • Publication number: 20140371687
    Abstract: The present invention provides a device including a titania nanotube membrane having a plurality of titania nanotubes on a titanium substrate where the titania nanotubes are open at both ends and capable of allowing diffusion of liquids or solids from one side of the membrane to the other through the titania nanotubes. Methods of making the titania nanotube membrane are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2012
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Adam D. Mendelsohn, Kathleen E. Fischer, Lily H. Peng, William G. Fischer
  • Patent number: 7662113
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, system, and article of manufacture provide the ability to utilize fingertip tracking technology during the course of a medical examination. A sensor is mounted on a fingertip of a finger of a first person. Such a sensor is communicatively coupled to a computer to record measurements. The sensor is calibrated using a known target. The finger having the sensor is then engaged to perform a medical examination directly on a second person. Measurements are obtained from the sensor on the fingertip during the medical examination. Data is obtained (e.g., via calculations or interpolation) based on the measurements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Michael Lawrence Pearl, Joel W. Burdick, Andrew Nicholas Kwok, Steven S. Gao, Kathleen E. Fischer