Patents by Inventor Florenzo G. Omenetto

Florenzo G. Omenetto 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).

  • Artificial Brain Tissue
    Publication number: 20190382731
    Abstract: The present invention provides, among other things, powerful new tools for therapeutic and research uses in the central and/or peripheral nervous system. The present invention provides, inter alia, compositions including a plurality of human nerve cells, a plurality of glial cells, and silk fibroin, as well as methods for making and using such compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: David L. Kaplan, William Cantley, Volha Liaudanskaya, Disha Sood, Yu-Ting Dingle, William Collins, Florenzo G. Omenetto
  • INTERFACE CONTROL OF SEMI-CRYSTALLINE BIOPOLYMER FILMS
    Publication number: 20160089854
    Abstract: The present invention provides, among other things, compositions including a first silk fibroin layer, and a second silk fibroin layer, wherein at least a portion of the first silk fibroin layer is directly adhered to at least a portion of the second silk fibroin layer to form a silk-silk interface and methods of making the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Applicant: Tufts University
    Inventors: Florenzo G. Omenetto, Mark Brenckle, Benedetto Marelli, David L. Kaplan, Hu Tao
  • SILK-BASED NANOIMPRINTING
    Publication number: 20150368417
    Abstract: Protein-protein imprinting of silk fibroin is introduced as a rapid, high-fidelity, and/or high-throughput method for the fabrication of nanoscale structures in silk films, through controlled manipulation of heat and/or pressure. High resolution imprinting on conformal surfaces is also demonstrated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Florenzo G. Omenetto, David L. Kaplan, Mark A. Brenckle