Patents by Inventor Eric Cotter

Eric Cotter 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).

  • Apparatus for pre-surgical skin treatment
    Patent number: 12702857
    Abstract: A presurgical skin treatment device uses blue light (415 nm) coupled with a real-time, skin-positioned dose sensor to provide precise dosing within a range of eradicating C. acnes while reducing skin irritation. Practical incorporation into surgical procedures is provided by a threshold detection providing an indication that correct dose levels have been obtained and/or in an ambulatory device incorporated into a sterile bandage/shield that can be removed immediately prior to surgery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2026
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Lisa Cotter, Eric Cotter, Brian Foley Grogan
  • Apparatus for Pre-Surgical Skin Treatment
    Publication number: 20250041621
    Abstract: A presurgical skin treatment device uses blue light (415 nm) coupled with a real-time, skin-positioned dose sensor to provide precise dosing within a range of eradicating C. acnes while reducing skin irritation. Practical incorporation into surgical procedures is provided by a threshold detection providing an indication that correct dose levels have been obtained and/or in an ambulatory device incorporated into a sterile bandage/shield that can be removed immediately prior to surgery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Lisa Cotter, Eric Cotter