Patents by Inventor Aaron T. LEDGERWOOD

Aaron T. LEDGERWOOD 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).

  • Publication number: 20220249760
    Abstract: A device for removing fat from a body can include a pair of nested hollow members that each has at least one opening and an adjustment means for adjusting the orientation of the nested hollow members from a first configuration to a second configuration to change an amount of overlap between openings in the nested hollow members. The nested members can be deformable to change the shape of the openings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: University of Pittsburgh - Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: J. Peter Rubin, Arielle A. Richter, Aaron T. Ledgerwood, Jessica C. Huynh, Kacey G. Marra, Stephen Holland, Mark J. Gartner
  • Patent number: 11338077
    Abstract: A device for removing fat from a body can include a pair of nested hollow members that each has at least one opening and an adjustment means for adjusting the orientation of the nested hollow members from a first configuration to a second configuration to change an amount of overlap between openings in the nested hollow members. The nested members can be deformable to change the shape of the openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: J. Peter Rubin, Arielle A. Richter, Aaron T. Ledgerwood, Jessica C. Huynh, Kacey G. Marra, Stephen Holland, Mark J. Gartner
  • Publication number: 20190231942
    Abstract: A device for removing fat from a body can include a pair of nested hollow members that each has at least one opening and an adjustment means for adjusting the orientation of the nested hollow members from a first configuration to a second configuration to change an amount of overlap between openings in the nested hollow members. The nested members can be deformable to change the shape of the openings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: University of Pittsburgh - Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: J. Peter Rubin, Arielle A. Richter, Aaron T. Ledgerwood, Jessica C. Huynh, Kacey G. Marra, Stephen Holland, Mark J. Gartner
  • Patent number: 10286126
    Abstract: A device for removing fat from a body can include a pair of nested hollow members that each has at least one opening and an adjustment means for adjusting the orientation of the nested hollow members from a first configuration to a second configuration to change an amount of overlap between openings in the nested hollow members. The nested members can be deformable to change the shape of the openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: J. Peter Rubin, Arielle A. Richter, Aaron T. Ledgerwood, Jessica C. Huynh, Kacey G. Marra, Stephen Holland, Mark J. Gartner
  • Publication number: 20150297810
    Abstract: A device for removing fat from a body can include a pair of nested hollow members that each has at least one opening and an adjustment means for adjusting the orientation of the nested hollow members from a first configuration to a second configuration to change an amount of overlap between openings in the nested hollow members. The nested members can be deformable to change the shape of the openings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: J. Peter RUBIN, Arielle A. RICHTER, Aaron T. LEDGERWOOD, Jessica C. HUYNH, Mark J. GARTNER, Kacey G. MARRA, Stephen HOLLAND