Patents by Inventor Gottfried Lemperle

Gottfried Lemperle 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).

  • Naso-pharyngeal tissue engineering
    Publication number: 20070102010
    Abstract: Methods to stiffen nasopharyngeal structures such as the soft palate, the anterior palatine arch, the posterior palatine arch, or a combination thereof are provided. In one embodiment, the present invention involves the injection, through a conventional needle, of PMMA microspheres that induce a fibrotic response to strengthen and stiffen nasopharyngeal structures. Methods of the invention are useful for the treatment for upper airway conditions such as snoring, obstructive breathing and sleep apnea in a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Inventors: Stefan Lemperle, Gottfried Lemperle, Christopher Reinhard
  • Life-like anatomic feature for testing injection of soft tissue fillers
    Publication number: 20070077544
    Abstract: Provided are life-like anatomic features, including face masks, for the practice or demonstration of injection of soft tissue filler and methods relating to same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2006
    Publication date: April 5, 2007
    Inventors: Gottfried Lemperle, William Seare, Russell Anderson