Patents by Inventor Celeste C. Finnerty

Celeste C. Finnerty 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).

  • Apparatuses and methods for forming wounds in cell layers
    Patent number: 9664600
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus for forming wounds in cell layers includes a base that includes a guide track, and a sliding member adapted to fit within the guide track, the sliding member including a scratching element holder adapted to secure a scratching element in a position in which it contacts a cell layer, wherein the sliding member is further adapted to slide along the guide track to drag the scratching element through the cell layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
    Inventors: John S. Bergmann, Celeste C. Finnerty, David N. Herndon
  • Apparatuses And Methods For Forming Wounds In Cell Layers
    Publication number: 20150024425
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus for forming wounds in cell layers includes a base that includes a guide track, and a sliding member adapted to fit within the guide track, the sliding member including a scratching element holder adapted to secure a scratching element in a position in which it contacts a cell layer, wherein the sliding member is further adapted to slide along the guide track to drag the scratching element through the cell layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Applicant: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: John S. Bergmann, Celeste C. Finnerty, David N. Herndon