Patents by Inventor Benjamin Watson Barens

Benjamin Watson Barens 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 and device for detecting device colonization
    Patent number: 9228996
    Abstract: Technologies are disclosed for a method and a device for detecting device colonization. Disclosed herein is an indwelling medical device configured to detect a biofilm. The device comprises a substrate configured to contact blood and a detecting material, disposed with the substrate, configured to detect the presence of a biofilm thereon. The detecting material is soluble in blood, removable by kidneys from the blood, and passable to urine by the kidneys for detection in the urine. A method for detecting the growth of a biofilm on an indwelling medical and a method for making an indwelling medical device are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC
    Inventors: George Charles Peppou, Michael Keoni Manion, Benjamin Matthew Austin, Benjamin William Millar, Benjamin Watson Barens
  • Method and Device for Detecting Device Colonization
    Publication number: 20140356901
    Abstract: Technologies are generally described for a method and a device for detecting device colonization. Disclosed herein is an indwelling medical device configured to detect a biofilm. The device comprises a substrate configured to contact blood and a detecting material, disposed with the substrate, configured to detect the presence of a biofilm thereon. The detecting material is soluble in blood, removable by kidneys from the blood, and passable to urine by the kidneys for detection in the urine. A method for detecting the growth of a biofilm on an indwelling medical and a method for making an indwelling medical device are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: Empire Technology Development LLC
    Inventors: George Charles Peppou, Michael Keoni Manion, Benjamin Matthew Austin, Benjamin William Millar, Benjamin Watson Barens