Patents by Inventor Frank Stonebanks

Frank Stonebanks 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 and method for transdermal delivery of vascular endothelial growth factors
    Publication number: 20060040864
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for transdermally delivering a biologically active agent comprising a delivery system having a microprojection member (or assembly) that includes a plurality of microprojections (or array thereof) that are adapted to pierce through the stratum corneum into the underlying epidermis layer, or epidermis and dermis layers. In one embodiment, the VEGF-based agent is contained in a biocompatible coating that is applied to the microprojection member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2005
    Publication date: February 23, 2006
    Inventors: Mahmoud Ameri, Michel Cormier, Yuh-Fun Maa, Peter Daddona, Frank Stonebanks
  • Apparatus and method for transdermal delivery of natriuretic peptides
    Publication number: 20060034903
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for transdermally delivering a natriuretic peptide comprising a delivery system having a microprojection member that includes a plurality of microprojections (or array thereof) that are adapted to pierce through the stratum corneum into the underlying epidermis layer, or epidermis and dermis layers. In one embodiment, the natriuretic peptide is contained in a biocompatible coating that is applied to the microprojection member. In a further embodiment, the delivery system includes a natriuretic peptide-containing hydrogel formulation. In an alternative embodiment, the natriuretic peptide is contained in both the coating and the hydrogel formulation. In yet another embodiment, the natriuretic peptide is contained in a solid state formulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2005
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Inventors: Yuh-Fun Maa, Scott Sellers, Peter Daddona, Marika Kamberi, Vidhya Gopalakrishnan, B. Silber, Frank Stonebanks