Patents by Inventor Donald Mettenburg

Donald 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).

  • BIOREACTORS FOR TUBULAR ORGANS
    Publication number: 20140273222
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a bioreactor includes a cartridge adapted to deliver growth media to inner and outer surfaces of a tubular organ scaffold, the cartridge having a container that includes a first passage adapted to deliver a first growth medium to the inner surfaces of the tubular organ scaffold and a second passage adapted to deliver a second growth medium to the outer surfaces of the scaffold, wherein the first and second growth media are different media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: GEORGIA REGENTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
    Inventors: Paul Weinberger, Hunter Faircloth, Donald Mettenburg, Frederick Rueggeberg
  • HEATED DENTAL PLACEMENT AND CARVING INSTRUMENT
    Publication number: 20070212660
    Abstract: A dental instrument for working with composite resin includes an elongate handle and at least one tool attached at an end of the elongate handle. The tool is heated and/or vibrationally driven, and used to engage and work dental composite resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2007
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Inventors: Frederick Rueggeberg, Donald Mettenburg