Patents by Inventor Alison GRACIAS

Alison GRACIAS 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).

  • Bioengineered human trabecular meshwork for biological applications
    Patent number: 9506907
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of manufacture and utility of an artificial trabecular meshwork [TM] that utilizes micro- and nanofabricated materials bioengineered to mimic the structure and function of native outflow system of the eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: The Research Foundation of State University of New York
    Inventors: Magnus Bergkvist, Sara Brenner, Ioannis Danias, Susan Sharfstein, Yubing Xie, Alison Gracias, Karen Y. Torrejon
  • Polymeric micro-cantilevers for ultra-low volume fluid and living cell deposition
    Patent number: 8539905
    Abstract: Polymer-based micro-cantilevers for depositing material onto a surface include, in one embodiment, a body portion, an elongated beam portion sized smaller than and extending from the body portion and having a length greater than about 500 microns. The body portion includes a reservoir and the elongated beam portion having a passageway disposed therein. The passageway has an inlet opening in fluid communication with the reservoir and an outlet opening at a distal end of the elongated beam portion. The passageway comprises a width greater than 10 microns to about 100 microns, and a height of about 25 microns to about 100 microns. Methods for delivering fluid and living cells using the polymer-based micro-cantilevers are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: The Research Foundation For The State University of New York
    Inventors: Nathaniel C. Cady, Magnus Bergkvist, Alison Gracias
  • POLYMERIC MICRO-CANTILEVERS FOR ULTRA-LOW VOLUME FLUID AND LIVING CELL DEPOSITION
    Publication number: 20100119711
    Abstract: Polymer-based micro-cantilevers for depositing material onto a surface include, in one embodiment, a body portion, an elongated beam portion sized smaller than and extending from the body portion and having a length greater than about 500 microns. The body portion includes a reservoir and the elongated beam portion having a passageway disposed therein. The passageway has an inlet opening in fluid communication with the reservoir and an outlet opening at a distal end of the elongated beam portion. The passageway comprises a width greater than 10 microns to about 100 microns, and a height of about 25 microns to about 100 microns. Methods for delivering fluid and living cells using the polymer-based micro-cantilevers are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Inventors: Nathaniel C. CADY, Magnus BERGKVIST, Alison GRACIAS