Patents by Inventor Catherine A. Doyle

Catherine A. Doyle 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 inoculation device
    Patent number: 5891713
    Abstract: The invention relates to the safe and effective biotreatment of circulating fluids. In one general aspect of the invention, an apparatus (e.g., liver assist system) for circulating and bioprocessing a fluid (e.g., plasma) includes a conduit for circulating the fluid, an oxygenator for supplying oxygen to the fluid, a pump adapted to circulate the fluid through the conduit, a bioreactor unit, connected within the conduit, adapted to process the fluid, and a container connected within the conduit for receiving and releasing a portion of the fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1999
    Assignee: W.R. Grace & Co.
    Inventors: Lee-Cheng Liu, Timothy J. Perlman, Catherine A. Doyle
  • Apparatus for bioprocessing a circulating fluid
    Patent number: 5643794
    Abstract: The invention relates to the safe and effective biotreatment of circulating fluids. In one general aspect of the invention, an apparatus (e.g., liver assist system) for circulating and bioprocessing a fluid (e.g., plasma) includes a conduit for circulating the fluid, an oxygenator for supplying oxygen to the fluid, a pump adapted to circulate the fluid through the conduit, a bioreactor unit, connected within the conduit, adapted to process the fluid, and a container connected within the conduit for receiving and releasing a portion of the fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1997
    Assignee: W.R. Grace & Co.-Conn.
    Inventors: Lee-Cheng Liu, Timothy J. Perlman, Catherine A. Doyle