Patents by Inventor Donald J. Mettenburg

Donald J. Mettenburg 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).

  • Patent number: 10793816
    Abstract: A dual chamber bioreactor for producing complex, multilayer tissue, organs, organ parts, and skin replacements has been developed. The bioreactor is modular and incorporates a removable tissue culture cassette. By rotating the dual chamber bioreactor along the horizontal axis, different populations of cells with different growth requirements can be cultured on the different surfaces of the tissue culture cassette that are exposed to different media reservoirs. Culturing different populations of cells on different surfaces of the tissue culture cassette enables the production of multilayer tissue and organs. The tissue culture cassette can contain one or more discrete tissue culture sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
    Inventors: Paul M. Weinberger, Frederick A. Rueggeberg, Donald J. Mettenburg, Tanner Mobley
  • Publication number: 20150065588
    Abstract: A dual chamber bioreactor for producing complex, multilayer tissue, organs, organ parts, and skin replacements has been developed. The bioreactor is modular and incorporates a removable tissue culture cassette. By rotating the dual chamber bioreactor along the horizontal axis, different populations of cells with different growth requirements can be cultured on the different surfaces of the tissue culture cassette that are exposed to different media reservoirs. Culturing different populations of cells on different surfaces of the tissue culture cassette enables the production of multilayer tissue and organs. The tissue culture cassette can contain one or more discrete tissue culture sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Paul M. Weinberger, Frederick A. Rueggeberg, Donald J. Mettenburg, Tanner Mobley