Patents by Inventor Chris S. Ivanoff

Chris S. Ivanoff 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).

  • Methods and systems combining AC electroosmosis with dielectrophoresis to enhance delivery of active agents into intraoral structures
    Patent number: 9358380
    Abstract: Methods and systems for delivering an active agent into an intraoral structure are disclosed. One embodiment of a method for implementing the subject matter described herein includes generating an electrical signal that includes a first frequency, a second frequency, and a third frequency, and supplying the electrical signal to an embedded circuit contained in an intraoral delivery tray, wherein the embedded circuit includes at least one electrode that includes projections positioned proximally to a surface of an intraoral structure. The method further includes providing the first frequency and the second frequency to the at least one electrode to generate an electrical field that electrically motivates the active agent suspended in a fluid medium contained in the intraoral delivery tray toward the intraoral structure via dielectrophoresis and providing the third frequency to the at least one electrode to increase the uptake of the active agent into intraoral structure via alternating current electroosmosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: University of Tennessee Research Foundation
    Inventors: Chris S. Ivanoff, Timothy L. Hottel, Franklin Garcia-Godoy
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS COMBINING AC ELECTROOSMOSIS WITH DIELECTROPHORESIS TO ENHANCE DELIVERY OF ACTIVE AGENTS INTO INTRAORAL STRUCTURES
    Publication number: 20140162206
    Abstract: Methods and systems for delivering an active agent into an intraoral structure are disclosed. One embodiment of a method for implementing the subject matter described herein includes generating an electrical signal that includes a first frequency, a second frequency, and a third frequency, and supplying the electrical signal to an embedded circuit contained in an intraoral delivery tray, wherein the embedded circuit includes at least one electrode that includes projections positioned proximally to a surface of an intraoral structure. The method further includes providing the first frequency and the second frequency to the at least one electrode to generate an electrical field that electrically motivates the active agent suspended in a fluid medium contained in the intraoral delivery tray toward the intraoral structure via dielectrophoresis and providing the third frequency to the at least one electrode to increase the uptake of the active agent into intraoral structure via alternating current electroosmosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: University of Tennessee Research Foundation
    Inventors: Chris S. Ivanoff, Timothy L. Hottel, Franklin Garcia-Godoy