Patents by Inventor Bruce Milthorpe

Bruce Milthorpe 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).

  • Cell separation device
    Patent number: 5763194
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for separation of cells including a semi-permeable substrate to which a ligand is attached to its surface which is adapted to bind a desired cell type. The apparatus comprising a semi-permeable substrate in the form of an array of hollow fibres is provided internally with a ligand reactive to the desired cell type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1998
    Assignee: Unisearch Limited
    Inventors: Peter R. Slowiaczek, Robert E. Nordon, Klaus Schindhelm, Bruce Milthorpe
  • Treatment of collagenous tissue
    Patent number: 4911710
    Abstract: An implantable collagen-based material is prepared by (i) pretreating a collagen-based material with a member selected from the group consisting of fluorescein isothiocyanate, picrylsulphonic acid and nitrous acid, in an amount sufficient to render some of the amino acid side chains of the material unable to bind with a cross-linking agent, and (ii) reacting the pretreated collagen-based material with a cross-linking agent whereby at least some of the remaining amino acid side chains are linked together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1987
    Date of Patent: March 27, 1990
    Assignee: Domedica Pty. Limited
    Inventors: Bruce Milthorpe, Klaus Schindhelm