Patents by Inventor Edwin N. Forman

Edwin N. Forman 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).

  • In vivo assay to determine cancer treatment effectiveness
    Patent number: 5676924
    Abstract: A method of determining the effectiveness of a cancer treatment by sealing tumor cells in segments of semipermeable membrane hollow fibers, implanting the sealed fiber segments in a mammal, treating the mammal with a cancer treatment, and evaluating the effect of the cancer treatment on the cells in the hollow fiber segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 14, 1997
    Assignee: Rhode Island Hospital
    Inventors: Milton H. Lipsky, Justiniano F. Bagtas, Edwin N. Forman