Patents by Inventor Eric H. WHITING

Eric H. WHITING 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).

  • Publication number: 20200205961
    Abstract: A bioreactor system includes a bioreactor container having a first compartment, a second compartment, a first membrane separating the first compartment from the second compartment, a third compartment, and a second membrane separating the third compartment from the first compartment or the second compartment and the system further includes a tissue scaffold integrated with the bioreactor container in the second compartment to form a single bioreactor unit. One or more fluids can be added to one or more of the compartments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Eric H. WHITING, Seth A. WINNER, Emily Y. HO, Peter D. GABRIELE, Jeremy J. HARRIS
  • Patent number: 10610347
    Abstract: A textile engineered prosthetic includes a continuous tube and at least one band of increased thickness formed over a portion of the continuous tube. The continuous tube includes a body portion and a bifurcated portion. The band of increased thickness forms a biomimetic surface. A bioreactor system includes a bioreactor container including a first compartment, a second compartment, a first membrane separating the first and second compartments, a third compartment, and a second membrane separating the second and third compartments. The bioreactor system also includes a woven textile prosthetic integrated with the bioreactor container in the second compartment to form a single bioreactor unit. A furcated textile article includes a continuous tube having a body portion and a furcated portion bifurcated N times from the body portion. The furcated textile article is a continuous woven piece formed from N shuttles of a shuttle loom, where N is at least two.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: THE SECANT GROUP, LLC
    Inventors: Eric H. Whiting, Seth A. Winner, Emily Y. Ho, Peter Gabriele, Jeremy J. Harris
  • Publication number: 20160270897
    Abstract: A textile engineered prosthetic includes a continuous tube and at least one band of increased thickness formed over a portion of the continuous tube. The continuous tube includes a body portion and a bifurcated portion. The band of increased thickness forms a biomimetic surface. A bioreactor system includes a bioreactor container including a first compartment, a second compartment, a first membrane separating the first and second compartments, a third compartment, and a second membrane separating the second and third compartments. The bioreactor system also includes a woven textile prosthetic integrated with the bioreactor container in the second compartment to form a single bioreactor unit. A furcated textile article includes a continuous tube having a body portion and a furcated portion bifurcated N times from the body portion. The furcated textile article is a continuous woven piece formed from N shuttles of a shuttle loom, where N is at least two.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Eric H. WHITING, Seth A. WINNER, Emily Y. HO