Patents by Inventor Gary Lickfield

Gary Lickfield 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).

  • Biological lubricant composition and method of applying lubricant composition
    Patent number: 7867985
    Abstract: Fluid compositions and methods for lubrication of mammalian joints are disclosed, including both natural and artificial fluids. Synovial fluid acts to lubricate the bearing surfaces of bones and bone-like structures which are held in frictional contact within biological joints. Such fluids may be used to treat arthritic, injured, and diseased joints. Synovial fluid containing a dextran-based hydrogel with lipids provides enhanced rheological and tribological properties of such a fluid. Phospholipids are particularly useful in dextran-based compositions for synovial fluid. One phospholipid that can be used advantageously in synovial fluid is dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine (DPPC).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Clemson University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Julie-Anne Mason Burdick, Martine Laberge, Gary Lickfield
  • Biological lubricant composition and method of applying lubricant composition
    Publication number: 20050164981
    Abstract: Fluid compositions and methods for lubrication of mammalian joints are disclosed, including both natural and artificial fluids. Synovial fluid acts to lubricate the bearing surfaces of bones and bone-like structures which are held in frictional contact within biological joints. Such fluids may be used to treat arthritic, injured, and diseased joints. Synovial fluid containing a dextran-based hydrogel with lipids provides enhanced rheological and tribological properties of such a fluid. Phospholipids are particularly useful in dextran-based compositions for synovial fluid. One phospholipid that can be used advantageously in synovial fluid is dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine (DPPC).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2004
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Inventors: Julie-Anne Burdick, Martine Laberge, Gary Lickfield
  • Biological lubricant composition and method of applying lubricant composition
    Patent number: 6800298
    Abstract: Fluid compositions and methods for lubrication of mammalian joints are disclosed, including both natural and artificial fluids. Synovial fluid acts to lubricate the bearing surfaces of bones and bone-like structures which are held in frictional contact within biological joints. Such fluids may be used to treat arthritic, injured, and diseased joints. Synovial fluid containing a dextran-based hydrogel with lipids provides enhanced rheological and tribological properties of such a fluid. Phospholipids are particularly useful in dextran-based compositions for synovial fluid. One phospholipid that can be used advantageously in synovial fluid is dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine (DPPC).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2004
    Assignee: Clemson University
    Inventors: Julie-Anne Mason Burdick, Martine Laberge, Gary Lickfield