Patents by Inventor Lowell D. Misner

Lowell D. Misner 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: 8492140
    Abstract: The invention provides systems, modules, bioreactor and methods for the automated culture, proliferation, differentiation, production and maintenance of tissue engineered products. In one aspect is an automated tissue engineering system comprising a housing, at least one bioreactor supported by the housing, the bioreactor facilitating physiological cellular functions and/or the generation of one or more tissue constructs from cell and/or tissue sources. A fluid containment system is supported by the housing and is in fluid communication with the bioreactor. One or more sensors are associated with one or more of the housing, bioreactor or fluid containment system for monitoring parameters related to the physiological cellular functions and/or generation of tissue constructs; and a microprocessor linked to one or more of the sensors. The systems, methods and products of the invention find use in various clinical and laboratory settings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Octane Biotech Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy J. N. Smith, Martin R. Pecaric, Sydney J. Pugh, Rupert Hagg, Roberto Tommasini, Yves Larcher, Lowell D. Misner