Patents by Inventor Claudia C. Vaz

Claudia C. Vaz 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).

  • Colored suture
    Patent number: 10280532
    Abstract: Suture containing filaments of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMwPE), characterized in that the suture contains a multi-filament yarn that is obtained by a process comprising the steps of: a) Providing a mixture containing UHMwPE, a spinning solvent and a pigment b) Spinning a multi-filament yarn from the mixture by the gel spinning process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
    Inventors: Joseph Arnold Paul Maria Simmelink, Claudia C. Vaz
  • COLORED SUTURE
    Publication number: 20170044692
    Abstract: Suture containing filaments of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMwPE), characterized in that the suture contains a multi-filament yarn that is obtained by a process comprising the steps of: a) Providing a mixture containing UHMwPE, a spinning solvent and a pigment b) Spinning a multi-filament yarn from the mixture by the gel spinning process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Joseph Arnold Paul Maria SIMMELINK, Claudia C. VAZ
  • Colored suture
    Patent number: 9506168
    Abstract: Suture containing filaments of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMwPE), characterized in that the suture contains a multi-filament yarn that is obtained by a process comprising the steps of: a) Providing a mixture containing UHMwPE, a spinning solvent and a pigment b) Spinning a multi-filament yarn from the mixture by the gel spinning process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
    Inventors: Joseph Arnold Paul Maria J. A. P. M Simmelink, Claudia C. Vaz
  • COLORED SUTURE
    Publication number: 20100217317
    Abstract: Suture containing filaments of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMwPE), characterized in that the suture contains a multi-filament yarn that is obtained by a process comprising the steps of: a) Providing a mixture containing UHMwPE, a spinning solvent and a pigment b) Spinning a multi-filament yarn from the mixture by the gel spinning process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2008
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Inventors: Joseph Arnold Paul Maria J.A.P.M Simmelink, Claudia C. Vaz