Patents by Inventor Eric Scott Epstein

Eric Scott Epstein 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: 12458082
    Abstract: An anti-fogging facemask for preventing fogging of the wearer's glasses or goggles is described herein. The anti-fogging facemask includes an outer facemask and an inner facemask. The inner facemask is attached to the outer facemask. The inner facemask provides a barrier to prevent exhaled air from traveling through the upper end of the facemask. The inner facemask directs exhaled air downwards. The outer facemask forms a seal at an upper portion of the wearer's nose. The facemask may be configured to serve as a CO2 concentrating mask for temporary relief of allergic rhinitis symptoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2025
    Assignee: TearDX LLC
    Inventors: Eugene Orloff, Paul V. Braun, Eric Scott Epstein
  • Publication number: 20250230483
    Abstract: An ocular insert containing one or more reporters is described. Each reporter is bound to the ocular insert via a peptide sequence selectively cleaved by a targeted protease. Each peptide sequence is hydrolytically stable in tear fluid for at least 30 minutes in absence of the targeted protease. A biocompatible fluid container containing one or more sensors is described. Each sensor contains reporters bound to one or more surfaces contacting the biocompatible fluid and released from the surface when exposed to specific pathogens. A wearable ocular insert directly capturing biomarkers for ocular disease is described. The biomarkers are detected either once released from the ocular insert or directly onto the surface of the ocular insert. A lateral flow device comprising a modified Schirmer's strip and at least one test region is described. The test region comprises immobilized peptides, antibodies or aptamers, and a lateral flow device weighing no more than 4 g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2025
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Inventors: Eugene Orloff, Paul V. Braun, Eric Scott Epstein, Jay Taylor
  • Publication number: 20240424738
    Abstract: A computer system for dynamically controlling a thermoset printer (100) may comprise one or more processors (210) and one or more computer-readable media having stored thereon executable instructions that when executed by the one or more processors, configure the computer system to perform various acts. The computer system may receive a thermoset printing data packet that comprises an indication of a desired final material property of the target object to be printed. The computer system may also receive an indication of one or more thermoset materials (250a,250b) that are available to the thermoset three-dimensional printer and access a material attribute dataset that describes different material properties. Based upon the material attribute dataset, the computer system may determine a particular mixture configuration for the one or more thermoset materials and generate a command to cause the thermoset three-dimensional printer to implement the particular mixture configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicant: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
    Inventors: Kerianne Merceline Dobosz, Bryan William Wilkinson, Cynthia Kutchko, Michael Anthony Bubas, Eric Scott Epstein
  • Publication number: 20240342996
    Abstract: A computer system (110) for controlling a thermoset printer (100) to create desired material attributes comprises one or more processors (210) and one or more computer-readable media (220) having stored thereon executable instructions that when executed by the one or more processors configure the computer system to perform various acts. The computer system may receive an indication of one or more thermoset materials that are to be used by the thermoset printer (100) to print a target object (120). The computer system (110) may also access a material attribute dataset that describes different material properties of the one or more thermoset materials during printing. Based upon the material attribute dataset, the computer system determines a particular extrusion configuration for the one or more thermoset materials and generates a command to cause the thermoset printer to implement the particular extrusion configuration while printing the target object (120).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicant: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
    Inventors: Kerianne Merceline Dobosz, Bryan William Wilkinson, Eric Scott Epstein, Michael Anthony Bubas, Cynthia Kutchko
  • Publication number: 20240336011
    Abstract: A computer system for dynamically controlling a three-dimensional printer may comprise one or more processors and one or more computer-readable media having stored thereon executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the computer system to perform various acts. The computer system may receive an indication to cause a three-dimensional printer to print a non-planar surface. Additionally, the computer system may calculate multiple different bead sizes for creating the non-planar surface using components of the three-dimensional printer. The computer system may also create a command to generate the multiple different bead sizes at locations within a printing area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Applicant: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
    Inventors: Kerianne Merceline Dobosz, Eric Scott Epstein, Bryan William Wilkinson, Michael Anthony Bubas, Cynthia Kutchko, Minh Anh Tong, Leslie Owen Archuleta
  • Publication number: 20230180863
    Abstract: An anti-fogging facemask for preventing fogging of the wearer's glasses or goggles is described herein. The anti-fogging facemask includes an outer facemask and an inner facemask. The inner facemask is attached to the outer facemask. The inner facemask provides a barrier to prevent exhaled air from traveling through the upper end of the facemask. The inner facemask directs exhaled air downwards. The outer facemask forms a seal at an upper portion of the wearer's nose. The facemask may be configured to serve as a CO2 concentrating mask for temporary relief of allergic rhinitis symptoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Eugene Orloff, Paul V. Braun, Eric Scott Epstein
  • Publication number: 20220295919
    Abstract: An anti-fogging facemask for preventing fogging of the wearer's glasses or goggles may be described herein. The anti-fogging facemask include an outer facemask and an inner facemask. The inner facemask is attached to the outer facemask. The inner facemask provides a barrier to prevent exhaled air from traveling through the upper end of the facemask. The inner facemask directs exhaled air downwards. The outer facemask forms a seal at an upper portion of the wearer's nose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Eugene Orloff, Paul V. Braun, Eric Scott Epstein
  • Publication number: 20210338211
    Abstract: An ocular device for insertion into the eye (for example, into a lacrimal punctum or a conjunctival sac) are described herein. The ocular device may continuously capture specific analytes from tear fluid. Several embodiments of the ocular device may have one or more open channels and pores that enable tears to drain naturally through while capturing specific analytes. A mechanism of detecting analytes in bodily fluids using materials comprised of DNAzymes and/or aptamers are described herein. Aptamers are oligonucleotide or peptide molecules that bind to a specific target molecule. DNAzymes are designed to catalyze a number of biological reactions (i.e., RNA cleavage, DNA cleavage, ligation, or phosphorylation reactions). A number of ways an ocular insert may capture analytes in tear fluid in vivo for subsequent in vitro analysis are described herein. Additionally, a specific mechanism for colorimetric detection of analytes using aptamer- and/or DNAzyme-crosslinked hydrogels are described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Eugene Orloff, Paul V. Braun, Eric Scott Epstein