Patents by Inventor Daniella C. van der Merwe

Daniella C. van der Merwe 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).

  • Articles comprising reversibly attached screws comprising a biodegradable composition, methods of manufacture thereof and uses thereof
    Patent number: 9974585
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an article comprising a first screw and a second screw, the first screw being reversibly attached to the second screw such that a longitudinal axis of the first screw coincides with or is parallel to a longitudinal axis of the second screw; the first screw and the second screw each comprising a biodegradable composition, the biodegradable composition comprising a metal or metal alloy comprising magnesium, strontium, zinc, calcium or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing. Methods of making and using the article are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
    Inventors: Michele Viola Manuel, James F. Schumacher, Emily Hester, Daniella C. van der Merwe
  • ARTICLES COMPRISING REVERSIBLY ATTACHED SCREWS COMPRISING A BIODEGRADABLE COMPOSITION, METHODS OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20180008328
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an article comprising a first screw and a second screw, the first screw being reversibly attached to the second screw such that a longitudinal axis of the first screw coincides with or is parallel to a longitudinal axis of the second screw; the first screw and the second screw each comprising a biodegradable composition, the biodegradable composition comprising a metal or metal alloy comprising magnesium, strontium, zinc, calcium or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing. Methods of making and using the article are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Michele Viola Manuel, James F. Schumacher, Emily Hester, Daniella C. van der Merwe
  • Articles comprising reversibly attached screws comprising a biodegradable composition, methods of manufacture thereof and uses thereof
    Patent number: 9795427
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an article comprising a first screw and a second screw, the first screw being reversibly attached to the second screw such that a longitudinal axis of the first screw coincides with or is parallel to a longitudinal axis of the second screw; the first screw and the second screw each comprising a biodegradable composition, the biodegradable composition comprising a metal or metal alloy comprising magnesium, strontium, zinc, calcium or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing. Methods of making and using the article are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
    Inventors: Michele Viola Manuel, James F. Schumacher, Emily Hester, Daniella C. van der Merwe
  • ARTICLES COMPRISING REVERSIBLY ATTACHED SCREWS COMPRISING A BIODEGRADABLE COMPOSITION, METHODS OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20160270833
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an article comprising a first screw and a second screw, the first screw being reversibly attached to the second screw such that a longitudinal axis of the first screw coincides with or is parallel to a longitudinal axis of the second screw; the first screw and the second screw each comprising a biodegradable composition, the biodegradable composition comprising a metal or metal alloy comprising magnesium, strontium, zinc, calcium or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing. Methods of making and using the article are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Michele Viola Manuel, James F. Schumacher, Emily Hester, Daniella C. van der Merwe