Patents by Inventor Alex De Gasparo

Alex De Gasparo 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: 11377352
    Abstract: The method is for producing porous calcium deficient hydroxyapatite granules and comprises the following steps: (a) subjecting granules of calcium sulfate anhydrous (CSA), calcium sulfate dihydrate (CSD) or calcium sulfate hemihydrate (CSH), the granules comprising interconnected pores with a minimum mean diameter of 3 microns, to a first incubation in an alkaline aqueous solution having a pH-value of less than 10 and containing PO43? ions; (b) subjecting the granules to a second incubation in an alkaline aqueous solution having a pH-value of more than 10 and optionally PO43? ions; (c) filtering and drying the obtained porous granules of calcium deficient hydroxyapatite; and wherein (d) the sum of the amounts of PO43? ions present in the first and second incubation is at least as large as the amount of SO42? ions of the granules used for step (a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignees: Bioventus, LLC, Mathys AG Bettlach
    Inventors: Alex De Gasparo, Noemie Van Garderen, Marc Bohner, Howard Seeherman, Eric Vanderploeg
  • Patent number: 10807869
    Abstract: The method is for producing porous calcium deficient hydroxyapatite granules and comprises the following steps: (a) subjecting granules of calcium sulfate anhydrous (CSA), calcium sulfate dihydrate (CSD) or calcium sulfate hemihydrate (CSH) to an incubation in an alkaline aqueous solution having a pH-value of less than 10 and containing PO43? ions; whereby the granules of calcium sulfate anhydrous (CSA), calcium sulfate dihydrate (CSD) or calcium sulfate hemihydrate (CSH) comprise interconnected pores with a minimum mean diameter of 3 microns; (b) washing with water the granules obtained after incubation of step a); (c) drying the obtained porous granules of calcium deficient hydroxyapatite; whereby (d) the amount-of PO43? ions present in the incubation of step a) is at least as large as the amount of SO42? ions of the granules used for step (a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignees: Mathys AG Bettlach, Bioventus, LLC
    Inventors: Alex De Gasparo, Noemie Van Garderen, Marc Bohner, Howard Seeherman, Eric Vanderploeg
  • Publication number: 20190047862
    Abstract: The method is for producing porous calcium deficient hydroxyapatite granules and comprises the following steps: (a) subjecting granules of calcium sulfate anhydrous (CSA), calcium sulfate dihydrate (CSD) or calcium sulfate hemihydrate (CSH), the granules comprising interconnected pores with a minimum mean diameter of 3 microns, to a first incubation in an alkaline aqueous solution having a pH-value of less than 10 and containing PO43? ions; (b) subjecting the granules to a second incubation in an alkaline aqueous solution having a pH-value of more than 10 and optionally PO43? ions; (c) filtering and drying the obtained porous granules of calcium deficient hydroxyapatite; and wherein (d) the sum of the amounts of PO43? ions present in the first and second incubation is at least as large as the amount of SO42? ions of the granules used for step (a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Alex De Gasparo, Noemie Van Garderen, Marc Bohner, Howard Seeherman, Eric Vanderploeg
  • Publication number: 20190031511
    Abstract: The method is for producing porous calcium deficient hydroxyapatite granules and comprises the following steps: (a) subjecting granules of calcium sulfate anhydrous (CSA), calcium sulfate dihydrate (CSD) or calcium sulfate hemihydrate (CSH) to an incubation in an alkaline aqueous solution having a pH-value of less than 10 and containing PO43? ions; whereby the granules of calcium sulfate anhydrous (CSA), calcium sulfate dihydrate (CSD) or calcium sulfate hemihydrate (CSH) comprise interconnected pores with a minimum mean diameter of 3 microns; (b) washing with water the granules obtained after incubation of step a); (c) drying the obtained porous granules of calcium deficient hydroxyapatite; whereby (d) the amount-of P43? ions present in the incubation of step a) is at least as large as the amount of SO42? ions of the granules used for step (a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Alex De Gasparo, Noemie Van Garderen, Marc Bohner, Howard Seeherman, Eric Vanderploeg
  • Publication number: 20170197833
    Abstract: The method is for producing porous calcium deficient hydroxyapatite granules and comprises the following steps: (a) subjecting granules of calcium sulfate anhydrous (CSA), calcium sulfate dihydrate (CSD) or calcium sulfate hemihydrate (CSH) to an incubation in an alkaline aqueous solution having a pH-value of less than 10 and containing PO43? ions; whereby the granules of calcium sulfate anhydrous (CSA), calcium sulfate dihydrate (CSD) or calcium sulfate hemihydrate (CSH) comprise interconnected pores with a minimum mean diameter of 3 microns; (b) washing with water the granules obtained after incubation of step a); (c) drying the obtained porous granules of calcium deficient hydroxyapatite; whereby (d) the amount-of PO43? ions present in the incubation of step a) is at least as large as the amount of SO42? ions of the granules used for step (a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Alex De Gasparo, Noemie Van Garderen, Marc Bohner, Howard Seeherman, Eric Vanderploeg
  • Publication number: 20170158510
    Abstract: The method is for producing porous calcium deficient hydroxyapatite granules and comprises the following steps: (a) subjecting granules of calcium sulfate anhydrous (CSA), calcium sulfate dihydrate (CSD) or calcium sulfate hemihydrate (CSH), the granules comprising interconnected pores with a minimum mean diameter of 3 microns, to a first incubation in an alkaline aqueous solution having a pH-value of less than 10 and containing PO43? ions; (b) subjecting the granules to a second incubation in an alkaline aqueous solution having a pH-value of more than 10 and optionally PO43? ions; (c) filtering and drying the obtained porous granules of calcium deficient hydroxyapatite; and wherein (d) the sum of the amounts of PO43? ions present in the first and second incubation is at least as large as the amount of SO42? ions of the granules used for step (a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Alex De Gasparo, Noemie Van Garderen, Marc Bohner