Patents by Inventor Carole Heath

Carole Heath 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).

  • Patterned substrates and methods for nerve regeneration
    Patent number: 6676675
    Abstract: Micropatterned substrates and methods for fabrication of artificial nerve regeneration conduits and methods for regenerating nerves are provided. Guidance compounds or cells are seeded in grooves formed on the patterned substrate. The substrates may also be provided with electrodes to provide electrical guidance cues to the regenerating nerve. The micropatterned substrates give physical, chemical, cellular and/or electrical guidance cues to promote nerve regeneration at the cellular level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Surya K. Mallapragada, Carole Heath, Howard Shanks, Cheryl A. Miller, Srdija Jeftinija
  • Patterned substrates and methods for nerve regeneration
    Publication number: 20020051806
    Abstract: Micropatterned substrates and methods for fabrication of artificial nerve regeneration conduits and methods for regenerating nerves are provided. Guidance compounds or cells are seeded in grooves formed on the patterned substrate. The substrates may also be provided with electrodes to provide electrical guidance cues to the regenerating nerve. The micropatterned substrates give physical, chemical, cellular and/or electrical guidance cues to promote nerve regeneration at the cellular level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2001
    Publication date: May 2, 2002
    Inventors: Surya K. Mallapragada, Carole Heath, Howard Shanks, Cheryl A. Miller, Srdija Jeftinija