Patents by Inventor August Heim

August Heim 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).

  • Method for making self-assembling, collagen-based material for corneal replacement
    Patent number: 9517598
    Abstract: A material derived from sea cucumber collagen fibrils is suitable for use in corneal replacements or as an implantable contact lens. To produce material, the collagen fibrils are centrifuged into orthogonal stacks of lamellae comprised of aligned fibrils. The resulting structure is a transparent film of arbitrary thickness very similar in structure to mammalian corneal tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
    Inventors: W. Garrett Matthews, August Heim, Thomas J. Koob
  • METHOD FOR MAKING SELF-ASSEMBLING, COLLAGEN-BASED MATERIAL FOR CORNEAL REPLACEMENT
    Publication number: 20130337149
    Abstract: A material derived from sea cucumber collagen fibrils is suitable for use in corneal replacements or as an implantable contact lens. To produce material, the collagen fibrils are centrifuged into orthogonal stacks of lamellae comprised of aligned fibrils. The resulting structure is a transparent film of arbitrary thickness very similar in structure to mammalian corneal tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicants: Shriners Hospitals for Children, University of South Florida
    Inventors: W. Garrett Matthews, August Heim, Thomas J. Koob
  • Method for making self-assembling, collagen-based material for corneal replacement
    Patent number: 8518306
    Abstract: A material derived from sea cucumber collagen fibrils is suitable for use in corneal replacements or as an implantable contact lens. To produce material, the collagen fibrils are centrifuged into orthogonal stacks of lamellae comprised of aligned fibrils. The resulting structure is a transparent film of arbitrary thickness very similar in structure to mammalian corneal tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignees: University of South Florida, Shriners Hospitals for Children
    Inventors: W. Garrett Matthews, August Heim, Thomas J. Koob
  • SELF-ASSEMBLING, COLLAGEN-BASED MATERIAL FOR CORNEAL REPLACEMENT
    Publication number: 20110217460
    Abstract: A material derived from sea cucumber collagen fibrils is suitable for use in corneal replacements or as an implantable contact lens. To produce material, the collagen fibrils are centrifuged into orthogonal stacks of lamellae comprised of aligned fibrils. The resulting structure is a transparent film of arbitrary thickness very similar in structure to mammalian corneal tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicants: University of South Florida, Shriners Hospitals for Children
    Inventors: W. GARRETT MATTHEWS, August Heim, Thomas J. Koob
  • Self-Assembling, Collagen-Based Material for Corneal Replacement
    Publication number: 20080065207
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a material derived from sea cucumber collagen fibrils for use in corneal replacements or as an implantable contact lens. The present invention also discloses a method for producing the material. The collagen fibrils are centrifuged into orthogonal stacks of lamellae comprised of aligned fibrils. The resulting structure is a transparent film of arbitrary thickness very similar in structure to mammalian corneal tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2007
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Applicants: University of South Florida, Shriners Hospitals for Children
    Inventors: W. Matthews, August Heim, Thomas Koob