Patents by Inventor Geoffrey Baer

Geoffrey Baer 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).

  • Biologically active sutures for regenerative medicine
    Patent number: 9636109
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to biodegradable and bioresorbable materials having a mineral layer on the surface of the material. More particularly, the disclosure relates to biodegradable and bioresorbable orthopedic devices having a degradable mineral layer on the surface thereof that can be used as a delivery vehicle for biological substances. Also provided are various methods of using the mineralized devices in tissue regeneration, including bone tissue engineering, and methods for producing the mineralized devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: William L. Murphy, Jae Sung Lee, Mark D. Markel, Ben K. Graf, Geoffrey Baer, Yan Lu
  • SELECTION OF PLATELET RICH PLASMA COMPONENTS VIA MINERAL BINDING
    Publication number: 20140141047
    Abstract: Mineral coated devices and methods for delivering an autologous biological molecule using the mineral coated devices are disclosed. The mineral coated devices allow for the isolation and delivery of a biological molecule obtained from the same subject to avoid the safety concerns of current biological therapies obtained by recombinant methods and purification from animal sources. Methods for selectively isolating and eluting a biological molecule using the mineral coated devices are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: William L. Murphy, Ray Vanderby, Geoffrey Baer, Ben K. Graf, Jae Sung Lee, Connie Chamberlain
  • BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE SUTURES FOR REGENERATIVE MEDICINE
    Publication number: 20110022085
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to biodegradable and bioresorbable materials having a mineral layer on the surface of the material. More particularly, the disclosure relates to biodegradable and bioresorbable orthopedic devices having a degradable mineral layer on the surface thereof that can be used as a delivery vehicle for biological substances. Also provided are various methods of using the mineralized devices in tissue regeneration, including bone tissue engineering, and methods for producing the mineralized devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2009
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: William L. Murphy, Jae Sung Lee, Mark D. Markel, Ben K. Graf, Geoffrey Baer, Yan Lu