Patents by Inventor Benjamin Wilke

Benjamin Wilke 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).

  • Two-part wound dressing
    Patent number: 12714831
    Abstract: A sterile two-part wound dressing for surgical drainage tube and chest thoracostomy tubes that is designed to create a seal around the chest tube during tube removal decreasing the risk of air leak and post-pull iatrogenic pneumothorax, to absorb exudate from the wound, and to provide a water-resistant covering to limit contamination of the wound during healing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2026
    Assignee: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    Inventors: Julia Wilke, Benjamin Wilke, Mathew Thomas, Jim Jeter
  • TWO-PART WOUND DRESSING
    Publication number: 20250367409
    Abstract: The subject invention pertains to a sterile two-part wound dressing for surgical drainage tube and chest thoracostomy tubes that is designed to create a seal around the chest tube during tube removal decreasing the risk of air leak and post-pull iatrogenic pneumothorax, to absorb exudate from the wound, and to provide a water-resistant covering to limit contamination of the wound during healing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2024
    Publication date: December 4, 2025
    Inventors: Julia Wilke, Benjamin Wilke, Mathew Thomas, Jim Jeter